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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: AUGUST 28, 1877.
OX THE EVE OF BATTLE.
THE TURK-: AFRAID TO ATTACK.
KctrtMhlB* oa all KMeo-Rasalaaa Anittl**K*-
IsflxrtMtNtx- A Ucaeral oadaanht AnUHjnUS
—Tka I erka on the Alert and ArUf «.
Vienna, August 19.—A Bucharest
telegram rays: Gtueral Gourkho de
clares that the Russian positions from
the Danube to the Shipka Pass arc so
etrong4baL,the -Turks do not dare to.
venture an attack. Both armies are
constantly eutrenching themselves
The Turks especially hold a wonder
fully strong position at Pleona, but
Osman Pasha is nevertheless in a
difficult situation, because tho numer
ous cavalry attached to the 80,00 Rus
sians confronting him completely cut
off his communications with Joplta and
capture his convoys of ammunition and
provisions.
Tho Russians will not undertake
operations until the whole guard ar-
rive from ft'. Petersburg. This sig
nifies a pause of a fortnight or three
weeks.
St. Peters m;ro, August 19.—Offi
cial dispatches received here state th «t
the Russian lotteries at Giurgcvo
silenced the Turkish batteries at Rust*
chuk, on the 15th inst. There was
slight successful fighting on the 16tli,
on the right hank of the river, near
Rustchuk.
Bucharest, August 19.—Eight
.vessels landed ^prks in the Dobruds-
eha on Friday. The Russians are
marching to oppose them.
While Sulphur Springs.
Th. bread Ban fur the Benefit of the Lee Reatorl-
si
Wade Hampton, Geo. Joseph E.
Johnston, Lieut. Gen. Stephen D.
Lee, G»v. Kemper, of Virginia, Gen.
Jubal Early,' Gov.' Matthews, ex-Gov.
Gilbert C. Walker, of Virginia, and
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson are here
participating in’the great ball for the
benefit of the $100,000 fund for a
monument to the memory of Robert
E Lee.
In the history of the south no single
assembly has ever comprised s# much
of the wealth, beauty and chivalry
below Mason and Dixon’s line. As i
write, fully one thousand seven hun
dred {tersons are in the main ball
room, while the drawing-io >ms and
parlors aio also crowded with the
merry-inakers. F our of the best bands
i in the south luruish tho music. Sup-
i per was served for 1,938 guests,
j I have been here since Saturday. I
I have put the gimlet of interrogation
into nearly every prominent character
here, and-am .-able to state .definitely
that no political significance attaches
to this immcusc outpouring of the
representrtive men of the South. On
the side of an adjacent mountain, the
white outlines clearly defined in the
moonlight, are the tents of the First
Virginia battalion, a splendid body-of
citizen soldiery. Men and officers are
in tlic ball room in full regalia, and
milling much to the brilliancy of the
Constantinople, August 19.—, „
„„ . . ... . spectacle. Yesterday morning, after
\\ ink is progressing vigorously on the ' ..... ,
• ... . | a grand review bv tho notabilities and
tortifacatmns of Gallipoli, and the} arc , , , ,„ oa
, , . , , ‘ everybody else, the battalion was
already in a forward st-te of preparation J • . 1T
drawn up facing the piazza. Hero
Political Matters.
SECRETARY SBERlAI’n SPEECH ON THE RE
CENT TROUBLES.
Washington, August 20. Secre
tary Sherman’s speech makes no allu
sion to the remonetization of silver.
Discussing the. labor question, - he
seems to think there should be legis
lation by which great railroads, when
in combination, shall -not be able to
cripple commerce, nor, when in oppo
sition, be allowed to starye their em
ployees.
OrgMlntlM of Um W0TklN*»f p«rt y IN Miry-
UNd—lhe KnolBtloim Adopt'd.
Baltimore, August 20.—At a con
vention of workingmen, composed of
delegates from nineteen of the twenty
wards of the city, held to-night, after
the report of the Commiyec on Cre
dentials and Permanent -Officers, a
resolution was adopted requesting a’I
officers to wiihdraw their connection
with any political party before assum
ing official position in the convention.
The following preamble ami resolu
tion were adopted:
Whereas, The aim anJ object of
this movement of the workingmen of
tho State of Maryland has-been mis
represented in various ways, through
the press and by several pronounced
politicians; and whereas, the prosper
ity of the workingmen means the
prosperity of all the people, including
capitalists; and whereas, the Repub
lican and Democratic ami Reform
parties having failed in the past to
secure this ri suit, have thus lost the
confidence of the . worktp**- people;
therefore,
Jiesoh'eJ, That wo hereby declare
The Famine in India.
A Slight iNHWiwrt In the Mrickea Rrctoa-
An I
London, August 17.—A dispatch
from the v oeroy of India, dated Au
gust 15, says that the general im
provement in crop prospects in
Madras, * Mysore, Bombay and the
northwest, was maintained tho past
week. __ Rain is still . much needed in
the Panjab, Rajpootana, and the wes
tern part of the north west provinces.
Prices of grain continue exceedingly
high throughout the famine districts,
but in Madras they are slightly easier
than the week proceeding, and are
still lower in every part of that presi
dency than in the worse parts of
Bombao and Mysore. The question
of grain, stocks and supplies continue
to cause anxiety. The gram trade at
Calcutta is exceedingly active: 9“,0i'0
tons of shipping-are engaged. The
condition of Mysore continues criti
cal.
The governor of Bengal telegraphs
concerning the condition of Bombay
that prices of grain are slightly easier,
but are.Btiii very high. An improve
ment on the situation is retarded by
want of general rain. The people
are feeliug still more the pressure of
high prices. The difficulty in Bombay
is aggravated by the state of Madras
and Nizam, and of the inability of the
railways to bring forward grain-suffi
cient for the great demand. There
has been a further increase ia Madras
of th * 189,000, making 385,000 in
crease in the last fortnight. In My
sore the laborers on the works are
decreasing and the charitably re
lieved increased. In Bombay the
One hundred heavy Krupp guns have j J ’ ' ourse.ves independent of-all past po- ' -
teen sent there front hero, on,I large !**“•• ( ' e “- Stephen U. Lee nddreued „J„, U L, oocnmng, but there B
quantities of provisions and itaiy j tbe sold,era and ctv,bans. H,s speech
stores are being lorwarded. Th. work i «“ »”'> «* “» rkcd ^ntOeanee. Gen.
is hept op night nod day without in- i L ” '« ™ ;ht ' *“»<' l n~ ” f
(ermissi.m, nnd the plane will soon be I “tdltaty beutherner. Kntcnng the
in „ thorough state of defense. : »’"<e,len.tc as <*
Lost,os. August lb.—A dispatch | lw >'’ ■* fooght his way step hy step,
that the Turkish j ” nl1 " l,en o“™po”o<lf»‘« *» «” "»
surrendered a general's corn-
diplomats, that the Forte would not j nian ^-
make an exception in faver of an/j
from Vienna states
ministers have declared to the foreign ! moro *
litical affiliations nnd that wcMvill not
accept or entertain propositions from
any jholitk-al party looking towards a
compromise or endorsement of their
cnndiilntes.
The platform of the mas^ meeting
of workingmen held at Reeh'abit Hall, | 265,0.10 on lIlL . works
August Gth, was endorsed and -*ulop-1 charitaDJy relieved,
ted. The convention decided
slight, general increase in the totals
relieved. In Madras there are 983,-
000 laborers on the works and 1,001,-
600 charitably relieve; in Mysore,
45,000 on the works and 164,000
charitably relieved ; and in Bombay,
119,000
In his address yesterday, he spoke
foreign iiowcr, in regard to tho (tassage. ?« ™ ™
of ,the jptmlnnnlllllv Tha i? miA*^ Snbe^hi^ cliaracteri
'stooll to-Jeter to theTumored mtentron “ _ " as * a Cl * r
of England to send ships of war to the
Dardanelles with a view to prevent
massacres of Christians, in case of a
popular outbreak.
Vienna, August 19.—Information
has been received from a reliable source
that Suleiman Pasha has succeeded in
effecting a junction with Mehemet Ali
betweeu Tyersarora ami Bcbrooa. '1 he
Russians are pushing up their rein
forcements, and preparing energetic
ally for a general onslaught on the
Turkish position. The Turks are also
very active, and it is not thought
probable that a general battle can he
delayed beyond Tuesday or Wednes
day at tbe furthest.
(SIEGE AT HAI.ONICA—CHANGE OF GEN
ERALS.
London, August 18.—A dispatch
from -CouBtaurinople says: - Osman
Pasha has advanced within twenty
miles of the Sistova Bridge, a state of
aiegc has been proclaimed in Salnnica.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
General MelikofF, the Russian com
mander, has been removed and Gen
eral Minkv has heen appointed to
aucoeed him. A dispatch from Buch
arest says the bombardment of Rust
chuk continues.
London. August 18.—A dispatch
ju-t received from Bucharest says the j
Russians announce that Osman Pasha
bus fallen back on Lovatz. The Cz ir
still remains in Bulgaria
Constantinople, A ugu-t 18.—The
to and. for the South. A more hope- • ,,, d^t.t*.c ofliieis.
_ W"^“ ili-irit 'I
to l
mdidates „* "’~ , rt!Hcipal
onL,
ries for the noniination 'of voMjfftilates
for imtnicipal offices An Executive
Committee was appointed. nud also a
characterized no'Southern
leader. Surrounded as he was by
Hampton, Johnston, Early, Kemper,
Matthews and goodly array of judges, commiuce ot ' tivu , to l’ rL T art ‘ an a<1 ‘
senators, congressmen and soldiers.; ^ ross tu workingmen ot AIary
there was inspiration in the atmos
phere. Gen. Lee rose to the occasion.
(Taking no heed of-the cause of the
i war, he grappled the present coudi
| linn, and from this argued continued
unity nnd national prosperity. He
complimented the military of the State,
and found in the recent riots a happy
application of this particular theme.
llis allusions to the Confederate
dead were of the most eloquent and
imp essivc character. Holding up a
jacket, he said: **Before the war
gray was gray; now it is Confederate
gray’’ Combined with the sight ef
the jacket, the epigrammatic sentiment
produced a vburst.of enthusiasm that
raged for several moments. The sol
diers sainted, the ladies waved their
Handkerchiefs, and the mute moun
tains of the Alleghenies towering above
us became vocal with answering echoes.
No allusion was made to' Hayes and
his policy and from beginning to end
Gen. Lee addressed himself to the
topics affeting the ophnilding of the
south.— Cincinnati Enquirer.
hundred and ninety
ty
Decidedly Rich.—* 4 Pat, can you
| tell me what is a v : rgin ?’’
I “To lie sure, I can, Jimmy.”
“Well, then, will ye be after
doin’ it?”
“Yes, j.si, it’s a woman that lias
Ottoman Bank has succeeded in plac- j 1H , Vt . r be ,„ marric . 4i at aI , »
mg a loan which will net the Porte' „ K
§12,000,0 0. |
Madrid, August 18.—7,20u men •
will go to Cuba between now and Sep
tember 20.
Bucharest, August 18 Tho seat
uf government of Bulgaria has been
moved from Tirnova to Sistova
London, August 18.—Se'qral cot
ton mills at Blackburn commenced
running on short time yesterday. It
is expected that the movement will
become general throughout the Black
burn district within a few day&
Tho most pleasant pros|iect from a
high mountain, ia to :ook back and
Tbe Russian Government las called ' see tho rugged way by which*we have
oat its reserve forces. I come.
Be ye in earnest, Pat i”
“ Yes, Jimmy.”
“The saints in Heaven be praised,
then, my mother is a virgin ; my fa*
tlier never married her at all, sure.”
The depreciation of tho value of
real **state in the three States of New
York, Pennsylvania and O Go, during
the past eight years, amounts to a
sum sufficient to pay off our entire
national debt.
land. Adjourned 111 Thursday night.
Useful Knowledge.
A man walks three miles and hour.
A horse trots seven.
Steamboats run eighteen.
Sailing vessels make ten.
Slow river flow four.
Rapid river flow seven.J
Storm moves thirty six.
Hurricanes, eighty.
A rifle ball one hundred
hour.
Sound seven hundred and
Light, one
thousand.
Eelectricity, two bun
thousand.
A barrel of flour weighs one hun
dred and niuety six pounds.
A liarrel of pork two hundred.
A liarrel of rice eix hundred.
A barrel of powder twenty five,
A tub 6t butter fifty-six. <
A firkin of butter eigthy-four. '
• Wheat, beaus aud clover-seed sixty
pounds to the bushel.
Corn, rye and flax seed, fifty-six.
: Buckwheat fifty two. .
Barley forty-eight.
Oats thirty-five.
Coarse salt eighty-five.
Sixty drops make a drachm.
Eight drachma an ounce.
Four ounces make a gill.
Sixty drops a teuspooiilull, one third
of an ill nee.
Four thousand eight hundred and
forty square yards make an acre.
A square mile, six hundred and for
ty acres.
To measure an ane: Two hundred
and nine feet on each side, making a
sipuuc acre within itn'iucli.
There arc two thousand seven hun
dred and fifty languages.
Oue person dies at each pulsation qf
the heart.
A generation is fifteen years.
Average of life, thirty one vears.
—
Serenade: *' Home, Sweet Home,
dah am no place like home.’’ Colored
lady at the window—“ Well, you jes
better git along home, or I’il fn>w
•otoefiu.”
Popping the Question,
v t7ne Sf the ^Danbury young
men,
who has oecasionaly escorted a young
lady homo on Sunday evenings and
went in tor lunch, after performing
both services last Sunday night, sud
denly said to her:
Do you talk in your sleep?
Why—no, she answered in surprise.
Do you walk in your sleep ? he uext
inquired
N.i sir.
lie moved his chair an inch closer
and with an increased interest, asked :
Do you snore ?
No, she hastily replied, looking un-
■ asily at him v “
By this re* ly his ey< s fairly spai 11 <t
His lips eagerly parted, and as he gaye
his chair another hitch in, he briskly
inquired:
Do you throw combings from your
h«ir iu the wash basin ?
What’s that ? she masked, with a
blank face.
lie repeated the question, although
with incre- aed nervousness.
No i don’t, she answered, in some
haste.
Again his chair went forward, while
bis agitation grew so that be could
scarcely maintain his place upon it, as
be farther asked:
Do you clean out the comb wl in
you are through ?
Of course I do, >-he said staring at
him with all her might.
Inau instant he* was on his kie<a
before her, his eyes ablaze with fianto
and his hands outstretched.
Oh, my dear miss, I love you, he
passionately cried. I give n:v whole
heart to you. Love me and I will l»e
your slave. Love me as I love, ami I
will do everything on earth tor you.
OI>, '• i 1 you tako me to ho y«>ur lover,
vour husband, your protector, your
everything ? It wits a critical, nu •
ment for a young woman of her years,
-but she was equal ta the emergency,
as a woman generally is, and she scoop
ed him ib.
THE GEORGIAN FOR 1877.
With increased facilities for canying on the publication of our paper
for the New Year, the Georgian will he found, as heretofore,
Strictly Democratic,
Aud will endeavor to supply its readers with the most careful, com
plete and trustworthy accounts of current events. It will
remaiu its usual size, eight pages, and has
Mere Readied Matter In its Celumns
Thao any two weekly papers iu the State. We navo the largest
bona fide subscription list in Northeast Georgia, and we
intend to iuako it, aa heretofore, an interesting
FIRESIDE COMPANION.
Connected with or.r newspaper, we have a
Qottreli & Babcock Press,
The finest Book and Job Press, together with the best selection
Y
of Job Type, all new, and ordered within the last .six month*,
and are prepared to do all kinds of
An old dar&ey u.mi.u- »»u a wharf
at Galveston was heard talking to
the fish lie saw swimming around his
line in this fashion: “ Gim me a bite,
honey. Do children am a cryin’
down to my house, aud I tell you it’s
fi-h or uuffiu’ in dal ’slablisiimout.”
With a new supply ot Rules aud Figuros, wo aro prepared to turn
out ali and every kind cl i
Railroad Blanks, Abstracts, Tags,
WAY BILLS, ETC., TOGETHER WITH
I • •
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