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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 • • i) ; i V) ■ ll v V ;'i • As Cheap as they can he done in any city iu tho South. Tho Work men iu our Job bepartraeut cannot be surpassed in Excellence and Flr lsli. ft3»Give us a c."d W our old stand. Broad street, Athens, Ga.