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VOL. 6. NO.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 2, 1877.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 56
X«a.CT XTOTXCES.
J 8. DOHTCII,
ATTORNEY AT 1A.W,
Carnesville, Ga,
•pis-ma-tf
JACKSON Jtc TIIOMAH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athena. Ga.
OfBoa South West Corner of College Avenue
and Clayton Street, alao at the Court Ilonse.
All parties desiring Criminal 'Warrants, «m get
them at any time by applying to the Conuty
Solicitor at this office.
declfi-1874-tf
c
I>. HILL,
ATTORNEY
AT LAW,
Athena, Ga.
Prompt attention given to all business and
the same respectfully solicited. janll-1 y
Pops Harrow. T>. C. Bar now, ju.
JJnrrotv Itros.,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athena, Ga.
OiBoe over Tnlmadgc, Hodgson & Co.
.Joaliriy ■
g is. tiihahiieh,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsviile, Ga.
Offioo in former Ordinary’s Office.
janj»-W6-ly
P ( Ct. THOMPSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
3peclal attention paid to criminal praot
For reference apply to Ex-Qov. T. 11. Wutts
and. Hull. David Cloptou, Montgomery, Ala.
Office over Past-Office Athena, Ga.
fobS-1875-tf
JOHN W. OWEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Toeoa City, Ga.
Will practice In all the counties of tho West
ern Circuit, Hart and Madison of the Northern
Circuit. Will give special attenion to all claims
entrusted to hia care. oct20-1875-ly.
Lamar Cobb. Howell Gobb.
g & II. COBB,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athens, Ga
Office in Denprec Building,
fob22-1876-ly
The Era of Good Feeling.
The adtninistration of President
Monroe inaugurated an 44 era of good
feeling” throughout the country which
so entirely consolidated tho whole
American people in the support ot
hon -st, constitutional government, as
to well nigh obliterate party lines.
The strongest evidence of this wax
given l>y the manifestations with
which Mr. Monroe was received du-
ring his presidential tour through the
Southern States in 1819, especially in
Georgia.
The administration of President
Hay vs, so far, promises an “ era of
good feeling’’ throughout the country
which will tend to consolidate the
whole American people in the support
of honest, constitutional government,
which the President must needs, re
turn to in order to sn-tain his admin
istration, and which will prove ulti
mately the annihilation of the Repub
lican parly. The strongest evidenqg
of this was given by the manifestav ;
tions with which Mr. Hayes was re
ceived during his recent presidential
tour through the Southern States,
especially in Georgia.
Then, with the similarity in some
respect-, and the dissimilarity in other
respects between tho circumstances
surrounding the administrations of
these two Presidents of the United
States, and the profitable lesson that
might have been taught by the com
parison, how unfortunate that the
seized upon,
Gov. Colquitt’s Speech
Welcome.
of
Andrew J. Cobb.
Alex S. Erwin.
J>RW1N & COBB,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athena, Ga.
Offico on Corner of Brood and Thomas street#,
over Childs, Nickel*on & Co.
feb22-187«-ly
AM. COCHRAN,
ATTOSITEr AT LAW,
Gainesville, Ga.
' Real Estate and General Laud Agent forthe
B iase and sale of Mineral and Fanning
s in Hall, and the other coanticsof North
east Georgia. Mineral ore# tested and titles to
y invi
opportunity was not
ar.d lire following sentiment proposed
at the recent banquet in Atlanta:
** President Monroe—the Country’s
first Pacificator—whose administra
tion inaugurated a period known in
t’ie history of the United States as
“ the era of good feeling,’’ an era so
much needed "now, and for the re-
inauguration of which tho American
people now. so hopefully look to
Pre idem Hayes, the Country’s sec
ond Pacificator.’’
property investigated. Special attention given
' >t<ie purchase and s>le of city property,
may;—8m J N. DORSEY. Attorney.
^SBDRY O. MoCCRRY,
Attamay at; Law,
Hartwell, Georgia,
Will practice in the Superior Courts of North-
itieoigia
Ang 8.1876 tf
and Supreme Court at Atlanta.
Jama B. Ltlb, Alex. S. Erwin,
Watkinsviile. Athens.
J^YLE & ERWIN,
ATTORN Era AT LAW.
Will practice in partnership in the Superior
Court of Oconee County, and attend promptly
to all boslneaB intrusted to their care.
jan8-8m.
STJSENESS CASSa
j^ A. WINN,
W1M-
6RQ0KER, STUBBS & CO,,
Cottaa Factor# sad fleaeral Commission Merchant#.
Savannah, Ga.
Bagging, Ties, Hope and other aapptiea fur
nished. Alao, liberal cash advances made on
oousignments for aale or ahipmeut to Liverpool
•r Northern ports. may 80-1876-tf
Ijt^ A. ILF.R,
Wa*bebdaasJB9r & Jaw;lor.
At Miebael’storc, next door to Reave- & Nich-
slnon’s, Bros) street, Athena, Georgia. All
work warranted 18 months.
aeptlS-tf.
SCHAEFER,
COTTOXT
BTTgSSt,
Toeoa City, Ga.
Highest #ea*Ii price paid f<> *
for Winsbip’# Gins and I’reas.
K. LITTLE, —
cotton. Agent
oe8'M875-tf
yplS-1878-tf
ATTORNEY A T LAW,
Carnesviile, Ga.
> ‘ Wa»te.i.
EMPLOYMENT eltiiar ah-d Tanner,,Engi
neer, otCnrpeuL r. Goo-1 n-f<- r. ma s v-iyeu, su’d
vr.ljei reacui ii) •*. A I Ires.-, j. II. K., care of
Athens Gonnr'um, A be.-. G« mj 22 tf
President Monroe in Athens
We extract the lollowiug rnnt the
Angus:a Chronicle wul Georgia
Gazette • f June 4ti,. lx 19.
The president of the United Slates
was Received in Aliens with lit.
usual demonstrations of respect and
hospitality. The R.-v. Dr. Waddell,
President elect of the Uuiveirity, de-
l.vered an appropriate address on the
occasion, wlu-h was answered by a
su table reply. The name of this
little village gave rise to 8 une pleas
ing retrospections, which were hap
pily blcuded with the feelings of the
moment, and expressed with an af
fectionate solicitude, feelingly alive
to the happiuess and prosperity of
the country:
“ The name of your village, brings
forcibly to my recollection, the great
incidents oi the ancient Grecian city,
after which it was called, whose in*
habitants were renowned for their
learning, eloquence, and skill in the
:, ris, and likewise for their love of
liln-rty, and manly effortsto support it
That small republic left a name which
slu-ds a lustre on the ancient world,
i ml docs more honor to mankind
kind than the conquest of the Mat e-
dniiiati hero. May yon equal that
city in renown, in every circumstance,
in which it was great. A better fate
cannot tail to attend you, because
your liberty is secure under the pro
t etion of a gn at nation, composed
of many confederated reppublics, ot*
one of which yon are a part, and all
of which are founded, mi the equal
rights of the people, bound together
by a national government, finuded
on the -a e principles, and endowed
'with sufficient strength to accoui-
p ish' sifKlio crivat ol-jedfe 1or which
it was ins.itnied.”
Mr. President: In behalf of the
people of Georgia, I bid you and
vonr companions, who are present, a
cordial welcome. [Applause.] We
are in the habit of opening our hearts
and our gates to strangers who come
among us from beyond our liorders,
and to ns the virtue of hospitality is
its own exceeding great reward.
Under any circmnstimces, the hospi
tality of which we trust Georgians
may justly boast would make the
president of the United States heart i
ly welcome upon our soil. [Great
cheers.] But you, sir, come into our
jmidst not as president only. The
vast interests over which you pre
side, the stupendous power which
you wield ns chief magistrate, the
dignity with which your name is in
vested by that power—are not the
sole ideas which move us in this
►reeling to-day. Applause.] But,
hat which is most prominent in our
minds, higher and greater than every
oilier distinction is the character yon
hare illustrated, [applause]—that of
peace maker betwecen brethren es
tranged. [Immense cheering.] It
is enough to fill the measure of the
loftiest ambition, to remove fear and
suspense from the hearts of twelve
million of people—your fellow-citi-
zens—[great applause] and restore to
them a sense ot respouse and securi
ty. [Applause.] If the agencies
which lately brought forty millions
of (jjpqde into fearful and tmhappy-
conflict excited the attention of the
whole world, the moral purpose, the
firm will of the fortunate magistrate
who is first to ccntrol and calm the
spirit which raised this mighty strife,
will attract the admiration and
plaudits of the good everywhere on
earth where good will to man pie-
vails. [Great, applause.] H«»w
strange—how passing stnuige—’hat
men, brethren, of the same political
heritage, can differ or doubt as to tin
beneficent effect of so holy an under
taking! [Applause.] We invite y<m,
Mr. President, to the closest serini
ny. We are not mistaken, we do
not deceive ourselves—we do no:
intend to deceive n.hers, when we
say we mean peace; we mean union ;
we mean good government; we mean
to give a helping hand to any and to
all who shall honor, bless and dignity
the common county. [A] pi ttise.]
The great moving cause of these
hearty demonstrations which have
Senator Thurman.
Hb Optnlag SpffdCor tke Ohio f«ap>EgR-Tkc
Topic# of tln» n»y Dlmnsgfd.
Hon. A. G. Thurman made his
opeuing speech in the Ohio campaign
at Marion on Saturday afternoon.
Great interest was manifested, and a
large audie,.ceof representative Dem
ocrats and many Republicans were in
ttendance. \ Senator Thurman spoke
two hours. His remarks covered the
questions: >
1. Relative * to the disputed Presi
dential elcy^on. Mr. Thurman
claimed the fair and undoubted elec
tion of Samuel J. Tilden to tho Pres
idency ; that the count by the re
turning boards of Lonisiana and
Florida was. fraudulent, and the
methods by which the final resnlts
were arrivedpt in these State 0 clearly
illegal under the law which created
the returning boards, to say nothing
of the unconstitutionally of the act
itself. He claimed the Electoral
Commission^ in refusing to hear the
evidence ofwant of jurisdiction in the
returns of Lonisiana and Florida,
were clearly in error. He warned
the people of the danger of closely
contested elections if such proceed
ings did not 1 receive their severe and
Immediate condemnation.
2. Senator Thurman claimed that
tho policy of President Hayes was
precisely that which he (the Senator)
had contended for during the past ten
years. He contrasted this policy
with the speeches of Republican pai
tisaifs laetlyi-er, and drew the con-
dttrion/TOht the Democracy**were
right, as the result in the Smith
had proven.
3. He showed "the necessity of re
form in the adminis'ration of the
government,and call d up the speech
of Hon. uohn Sherman’in evidence,
■ lOwingMiv his speech that an array
• •f useless relatives bad been fed upon
the government for years, drawing
pay for no sorvicita whatever to the
amount ot tiearly 82.h00.000 in a por
tion of the customs service andTreas
ury departments, and claimed that
this indicated extravagance in all the
’epartments of the government, and
that reform in the full* st sense of the
word eonld only beseemed by a coin
plete chain, e of administrati-m and in
all t be departments and subordinate
po-iiions by placing men who had no
interest in concealing and covering
up the wrong doing of the past.
In reference to the depression of
business and the want of employment
Driven Wild by Thirst.
A SAD SUICIDE IN ONE OF TBE TRACKLESS
CALIFORNIA WASTES.
greeted you sii.ee
southern soil is to be found . in the
generous confidence you lwve ex
tended to our profession. We know,
Mr. President, that yon lieii* ve what
we say, and your magnanimous trust
exates no cringing, no servile guar
antees. [Applause.] Differ though
we may in party affiliations, y t with
out thinking of complications, or
caring for them, we can assure yon of
the sympathy and support of this
good old commonwealth iu all your
efforts iu behalf of constitutional
go.erntucnt, and the complete re
storation of good will and fraternity
between the states of this urion
[Great cheers.] Again, sir, lot me
a-sure you of the p'cam re which yo r
pre-enee here to-day gives us, and of
our ardent d«*sir<- to make your v.sit
and that of your companions pleasant
while you stay with us. In this
spirit, and iu the name of this people,
I bid you and your noble wile, these
gentle ladies and honored gentlemen,
a most cordial welcome. [Great ap
plause.] -
Wanted—ever'* one tea be free from
Pimples, Blotches, Boils, etc.; which
can be <doi»« by .purifying the .Mood
with Dr fiiiUVfibiod Mixture. Used
every when*.
„ .... of labor, he said that, without refer
you touched . . .. , .
ring to the destruction of property in
the civil war and the peculiar circum*
starves to which the war gave rise,
there were three great ■ causes that
deserved notice: First, the effect of
improved labor saving machinery
second, of exorbitant taxation; third
of the appreciation in value of the
currency, that is in the purchasing
power of th* dollar. He spoke at
seme length of the effect of each of
these causes, and in reference to the
last said that however desirable a re
turn to a sonnd basis for onr curren
cy might be, it could not be denied
that it was a severe operation upon
people or governments in debt, and
that experience showed that we were
reaching the specie basis as fast as a
just regai d to the interests of the
country would p -rmit, and that to
force resumption was neither just nor
politiu. He feared that resumption
could not be maintained, but thought
without arbitrary measures resump
tion wonld take place in a com ura-
[San Bernardino Letter to the San Francisco
Alta, September IS.)
After leaving here the party in
search of W. It. Cornntan, who re
cently was lost on his way from San
Bernardino, proceeded to the forks of
the road, and thinking he had proba
bly taken the new stage road, chose
that for their route and traveled, it to
Resting Springs, where they found he
had left on Wednesday, morning, the
15th ultimo. Tho retraced their steps
to tho station, seven mites, and mak-
ing inquiries, found that Cornman had
remained there over night, and had
inquired about the road of a man
who was stopping there, and through
whose ignorance he was mbdirected,
and started upon the Bitter Creek
road instead of the new stage road,
as intended. Following the road he
had been sent the party found traces
of him at Salt Springs, about twenty
miles this side of the station, and
again about five miles further on this
ride, where it was evident ho had
stopped and sat under a bush to rest.
No further traces we e found until
they had traveled about twenty miles
turther, where they found he had left
the road and ridden up on a point of
rocks, with the apparent intention of
looking around to see if there were
any signs of water. At thi« point he
left the road entirely and (Marled
down a wash where there were bush
es groing and other indications of
water. Finding - no- watet*, he en
deavored to retrace his steps and
return to the road, but had lost it.
From this place he was traced some
twenty miles further, wandering to
wards and away front the road, evi
dently wilhort knowing where he
was or in what direction hu was go
ing. He then made towards a canon
which he hoped would furnish him
water, but was again disappointed,
ami here he rode his horse tip another
mountain for the purpose of recon-
m usance, but no water was within
reach. He then returned towards
the mouth of the canon, stopping
about one mile up, took the bridieoff
his horse and gave it a feed ot barley,
and lay down under a rock fair the
night. In the morning he wandered 1
about a mile further down the canon,
apparently wiilumt any defined pur
pose. as his s eps indicated that lie
was not iu a sane state of mind. At
this point lie sat down again under a
bush, and fully realising the horrible
hopelessness of bis position (a terrible
lingering death, from which there
was no )M>ssihility of escape), he put
an end to his sufferings hy shooting
himself in the temple. Here he was
found hy the party, ns he foil, not
having be* n mutiated by wild beasts,
ai d was temporarily buried, until
they can return and bring the body
to town for burial.
The horse had become so gaunt
from long fasting a<*d fatigue that
the snddlehad slipped from his back,
and the tracks around his dead master
showed that the faithlnl beast bad
remained with him until hi- own
necessities had driven him to seek
water, and he started out on t he
desert, to perish from thirst. I !! the
papers and personal effects of th
deceased were found on him, hut no
word was left explaining his situation.
Communicated.
[For the Athens Geoigtau.j
Mr. Editor: In my former com
munication I stated that the State
Treasury notes were issued by laws
passed by the Legislature of Georgia
in regular annual sessions, during the
years 1861, *62, ’63, ’64; and by ref
erence to the pamphlet laws passed
in these years, it will he seen for what
purpose these Stale notes wereissued.
They were paid out as money at the
Treasury, for all claims against the
State, including tho daily pay of the
members of the Legislature, and the
salarips of all the public officers. In
1864 they were receivable for taxes;
and small bills were authorized to be
issued for the convenience of small
change. The amount issued for war
purposes, were redeemed attheTreas-
ury and burnt—as well as reference
to the official report of the Treasurer
and Comptroller General. The un
redeemed State Treasury notes there
fore, stand as a legitimate legal claim
asainst the State. The faith and
honor of the State were pledged for
their redemption. It is this just
claim against the State that this new
constitution seeks to repudiate. Who
can sanction and approve by their
vote, such an outrageous fraud?
Look at the false assertion in the
preamble to this new constitution—
“to insure juslict to all/* There
wonld be more truth in it, if it said,
“to insure injustice to all.” I have
heard that some public man, in prais-
• 5 ....
ing the new constitution, said “ it
has harmed no man but it has
harmed thousands of women and
children; hecau e it renders valuless
the money which was'"received fer
their property when it was sold at
; saleg, _ J^. harmed
thousands of persons who sold their
property and took State Treasury
notes in payment. The same nt.,n is
reported to have said—if the pi oplc
don’t like r, “pour it back in the
jug.” Well, we don’t like it. It
has a big, black repudiating bug in
it. We can’t swallow that. Pour
ti back in tlie jug; for it is said there
a good many empty jogs about the
Co veotion Ilall.
A new counterfeit five dollar note
on the First National Bank of. Tath->-
qna, Pennsylvania, lias b* en discov
ered. I: is very finely executed; the
lively short time, and would be m«in- i engraving -is arid l»v experts to l>c
tained. He explained the acts of. superior to *be genuine. It is safe to
Congress demonetizing silver, and reje.-t all fi't*Th»llar notes •»*» that
advocated the remonetizating of the brink which nrf* n«.t printed on fibre
dollar of our fathers, as an act of pupiiv, and which do not have the
riinfile justice, as well as of good pol- nuini Mr 1,-1H in briwni, red type in
lev. Iivo plac#*s on tiie face.
A Profound Mystery.—A very
mysterious affair ocelined at. the res
idence of a tanner named H Saxer,
living about three miles south of
Leavenworth, Kansas, on Tuesday
ifiglit. All of the family were absent
at ihf time, wi»h the exception of a
boy, about twelve years of age, and
an infant. While the boy was absent
from the house-in tho wood shed,
attended to some chores, leaving the
baby alone, he heard the report of a
gun. Upon rushing back to. the
house again, he found the baby lying
upon ti e floor dead, with a portion
of its head blown away by a load of
slmt. Who fired t he gun, and wheth
er the murder was accidental or in
tended is a profound mystery, and is
being worked up, but there seems to
be no due whatever whereby the
murderer can lie traced. The ex-
uitement is great. No one seems to
be suspected.
Ask Yourself these Questions.
—Are you a despondent sufferer from
Kick Headache, Habitual Costiveness,
Palpitation of the Heart ? Have you
Dizziness of the .Head ? Is your Nerv
ous System depressed? Does your
Blood circulate badly ? Have you a
Cough? Low Spirits? Coming up
of the food attei eating? &a, &c. All
of these and much more are the direct
results ot Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint
and Irdsgeetioii. . Queen’s August
Flower is uow acknowledged hy all
Druggists to be a (xiritivo cure. 2,-
400,0U0 bottles were giveu away in
the U. S. through Druggists, to tbs
people os a trial. Two doses will
satisfy any person of its wonderful
quality in curing all forms of Indiges
tion. Sample. bottles.lO cts. Regular
size 7-5 cts. Sold positively by nil
first class' Druggists - in the United
States. R. T. HicuMBY &'"<?«.