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THE ATHENS GEOHGlAK OCTOBER 23, 1877.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
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foreclosure Mortgage, per squam, each time. 1 00
Simptlo* Notice* (in advance)————- | *
Me Matt*, per square. each tdm*. . ..- 1»
sor The aboTO legal rates corrected by Ordinary
rrf Clarke county.
Hates of Advertloing.
Adrertlsement* will be Inserted at ONE DOL-
LA H per square tor the first Insertion, and FIFTY
CENTS per aouare for each continuance, for any
tiau under on* month.
For
IT.
tr periods* lib*
ten line*, solid.
Notice* In local column, leas than a square, 20
oenualiu*.
|t%ns #cnrpri.
H. H. CARLTON, - Editor.
University of Georgia.
There is a probability of a final set-
dement being made between citizen*
ot Penfifld and the Trustees ot Mercer
University.—Chronicle and Consttiu•
tionalist.
If the above settlement is not per-
fe tiy satisfactory to
IJniv SK iiy J «#«tKjrprSu easily furnish
Serwitha Chancellor and a few worth*
less Trustees.
For the information of the people of
Georgia end the members of the
Alumni Socie’y of our State institu
tion, we mention, the fact that as the
result of the mal-ndministration of the
present Board of Trustees, the Uni
versity of Georgia now contains let*
than out hundred. students, and of
this email number, few than fifty PV
tuition.
Editor Fuo. Tkm. Georgian. |U
Patterson's Defense.
Donest Jeha Speaks Out in Court—'the Habeas
Corpus tew la Washington—Hampton’* Gir-
• rrnmrut Aa Illegal One—Not a Fugitive
how Justice—Other I*m* Defense*.
Washington, October 17.—Seua-
tor Patterson’s habeas carpus case
continued to 31st. The case ot the
State of South Carolina vs. John J.
Patterson was called to-day, before
Judge Humphreys, of the District
Court. General James Connor, At
torney-Genoral of the State, and Mr.
James Lowndes appeared ior the
State of'South Carolina. Messrs.
Shcllabarger, Cook and Pelham tor
mmuuo Senator Pjltewon; The defense of
Mejcfflr ” the senator Patterson, as stated in the
pleadings, rcstR on the following
grounds: First, That Hampton is
Georgia Railroad vs. North
eastern Railroad.
One of the most prominent direct
or* oi the Georgia Railroad remarked
to oue of our must prominent citizen^
while hr Atlanta during FaV^c^H not apply; and the act of Congress
that the Georgia Railroad Mended
to break down the Northeaster? tjibjk,
road and then bug it. What doeji:
this mean, merchants of Athens, citi-
sens .»t Athens? Have you thought
Of u seriously ? It not, go to work
with ail your energies in the full in
tercut cf the Northeastern Railroad.
Have you thought of freight being
25 vent* per huudred from Louisville,
Ky. to Atlanta, and 85 cents per
iiumlnnl ou some g*ods from Atlanta
L<> Athens? These are facts, before
the completion of the Northeastern
R tilroad, and such will be the case
a min if we, the whole people of
Athens, lail to put our shoulders to
the wheel and give to the Northeast
ern Rail toad our whole business and
all the influeuce we can bring to bear
in her interest. Our cotton market
will lie gene; our mercantile interest,
as a distributing point, lost forever^
and our business confined to a narrow
local trade barely sufficient to sup
port one-third rate establishments;
1 "WAodLwpBnd to death bv
a add hearted
and
monopoly. Competite n is the life of
-all business, and so lung as we have s
compering tine of railroad, so long
will our business increase, our mer.
ahants prosper, and At bens attain the
position as a business point. This,
ahe is justly entitled to, and with
anything like fair dealing o« ih * part
of onr railroad (the Northeastern)—
f«>r it is ours—w;- will astt-nish the
«‘lives. Merch .u s ina. ufacturcrs,
ami p oplo ol At ticus, Lis question
rests with you. 1'atmain* mid mj-
«ain to the last letter the Northeast-
arn Railroad; don’t be dupetl or suit-
snide ed by designinj; speculators,
individually or collectively. They
are stamiing ready to engulf you aid
your interest, and us *o-*i a* the op
portune moment . arrives, yoti and
jo*»r business interest, and that of
Athens, are lost for all rim to come.
Yon and the interest of Alliens i»
the last consider.!lion with .them,
ao long as they can can farther their
own scTish ends by filling their pock
ets from yonr hard earnings. - Be
warned in time; iigo .any compro
mise o ’bred; give your whole and
m order that she- may prosper,
thereby making you andltko whole in
terest of Athews prosper; for the mo
ment she is lost, you are gone beyond
redemption as a business point.
Freight rates on your merchandise
will drive your business away to other
points, and .you. will be utterly pow
erless to help’yourself. Think of
this, fellow-citizens of Athens, in all
seriousness, and in a business light,
and don’t foil to profit by it. “A
word to the wise is sufficient.”
V ;. “Athens Interest.”
not Governor; second, that there
was no legal grand jury and duly
elected Jndge; third, that the Chief
Justice (Willard), who ordered the
speviai term, was not the legal Chief
Justice; fourth, that the General
Assembly which appointed the com
mittee of investigation was illegal;
fifth, that Chief Justice Willard,
Judge Kershaw, aud the grand jnry
conspired against the rights and
liK.«nies of Patterson, and that the
indictments were the results of the
conspiracy; sixth, that he was not a
fugitive fjrom justice; seventh,that
the Constitution oidy allowed a State
to demand a fugitive from a State,
and that the District of Columbia not
being a State, the Constitution did
authorizing the Chief- Justice to sur
render fugitives was unconstitutional
and void. Ko exemption on the
ground of Senatorial privilegi
claimed, one of the indictment* being
for statutory felony,' which takes the
case out of the constitutional exemp
tion. After the papers were read
General Conner requested the in
struction of the Coart as to who
would be entitled to the opening
reply. After argument by Messrs.
Shellabarger, Cook and Counor, the
Court decided that the State of South
Carolina was actor and entitled to
the opening reply. The Court fur-
ther stated that in view of the im
portance of the case, it would require
full argument, which the engage
ments of the Court would not permit
this week. Connor stated that his
official engagements would not per
mit his attendance next week, and
the case was fixed for the 31st.
Wm. Hope Hull.
Yesterday, in the Superior Court,
anti-progresHive jnsimiiueJadae Gibson bad charged
the Grand jury, Judge WmTT.Gould
mid he had s motion to offer before the
grand jury withdraw. He had been
-called upon several rimes as the senior
her of the Bar to announce the
death of some of its members. He was
again called upon to do this and prob
ably for the-last time* . During the va
cation of the Court one of the most
distinguished nietnh-rs of the Bar an
exemplary and worthy mao, had been
called to bis last account. He now
moved as a token of respect to the
memory of William Hope Hull that
•he Court do now adjourn for the day.
Judge Wm R. McLawg said he
arose to second the motion of hi* dis
tinguished brother, whom he hoped
Providence would spare tor many
years to come. The Bar had lost by
the death of Wm. Hope Hall one of
its brighest ornaments. In every ca
pacity he shone forth as a great intel
lect. His mird was cayt in the proper
mould to make a great lawyer. Ills
legal style was a model for all lawyers.
has been gathered to his fathers
but he has left us a valuable legacy.
His name and fame belongs to the Bar
of Georgia. It is true they belong to
the whole people of Georgia, but the
Bar has a special lien upon them.
In conformity to the motion, Court
undivided business to your own road 'adjourned until this morning.
' Alt Im portant Decision.
It will be remembered that some
days ago weaHuded to some important
Guano cases that were 15eing tried
before Judge Hillyer, in DeKalb co.
The merchant* in selling the guano
now take notes with a wSShmr of the
implied warranty. The guano is 8<>ld
on the inspector’s brand itod the faith
of the analysis. In .the notes that is
made the condition or basis ot the sale
is an expreis covenant-Tie defend
ants tried to go behind the notes arid
resisted payment on the ground that
the Guano did nut benefit them. This
Judge Hillyer ruled they could not do,
and in substance decided that if oue
signs a note of this character, without
being misled, deceived, overreached
and defrauded thereto as to the terms
and stipulations contained ra such note
or could by the use of ordinary dili
gence and prudent action have covered
or ascertained the content*- ard con
ditions specified in the note,' then they
are concluded by its terms andestopped
from pleading or setting up that the
guano did not beuefit.them. He
further held that if one by his own
mistake or omission failed-to read the
writing, that would not excuse him.
Th's is an important decision, and
made by an able lawyer- ■ Judge
Hillyer is giving universal satisfaction
on the bench. He is liked by all
classes. Hedispatehes business very
promptly and rapidly. Notwithstanding
the crowded condition of the Atlanta^
docket, he is working it off rapidly.
Possessed of a quick mind of fine
ability and excellent health, Judge
Hillyer will never let the docket get
behind, and all his decisions will be'
models of justice.—Constitution*
A Row ata Seance.
AX MTriTIMTOX’S 8ERI0CS PROPOSALS IX.
DMXAXTLY REJECTED.
. At a spiritualintic seanee given by
MH. Maud E. Lord, at 222 West
Thirty-seventh street, last evening,
Mr. Charles F White, oTNew York,
who Has been working 16 prove so
called spiritualistic- manifijatatiou a
fraud, attended. Twcnty^liaihi were
placed in a circle, and the company
were seated, man and woman, alter-
nately. Then Mr. Whtle examined
the room, but did not disoover any
thing suspicions. After the door had
been locked, the gas was turned off.
Mrs. Lord sat in the centre of the
circle. The Sun reporter touched
both of her feet with his feet, as she
said, to make certain that she did
■at move. She kept patting he:
hands to prove to the company that
she did not use them lot produce the
manifestations. There was the usual
guitar playing, a palm leaf fan agi
tated the air, so-called spit it hands
touched the people, and whisperings
were heard. Then strange phos
phorescent lights apimared. J
Mr. White proposed that Mrs.
Lord allow the reporter to hold her
hand daring the imuii
This sho refused to do.. Tin
White offered to advance the
to pay Mr*. Lord for a seai
which fifteen persons of bis o
lection should attend. He
could produce the name
tions that she did, and he would not
invoke.the aid of spirits. Mrs.! Lord
again declined. Instantly tlierd was
an uproar.'' Mrs. Lord*'angrily told
Mr. White that he had spoil, d the
seance. Several of WtrsL L>rdv
friends upbraided Mr. White, ca ling,
him “ no gentleman,” etc. H i re
plied that he only meant to mat e an
honest investigation. She said that
his proposed tests were not fair, and
that she would not submit to t tern.
Mr. White and his friends then in
dignantly withdrew, saying that the
seance was a fraud. Mr. White told
the reporter that Mrs. -Lord did not
pat her lianils, but that sho slapped
some part of her body with one hand,
while her other hand was frite to play
the guitar and touch &he different
persons 'sitting around'the circle.
The'spirit lights were produced with
phosphorus- boiled in bit, contained
ih a bottle. He said there wero no
manifestations, produced which it
would not be possible for any > mart
girl to perform under the same con
ditions.—New York Sun.
Hidden Gold.
m BUSIES TREASURE OF THE uW
rexrcRER act. - - •* - -1 v
A correspondent, writing fron At
lanta, Ga, says:
“ Ever since Jeff. Davis was< cap
tured in Georgia, it has been believed
that the treasure, by which is meant
the specie, of the dissolving Confeder
ate Government was buried somewhere
in the State. A sort of tradition has
located the hiding-place of much of
this treasure in the neighborhood of
Washington, Wilkes county, the home
of Gen. Bob Toombs. A great deal
of ground has been turned over in the
hopeless search for this supposed mass
of gold, and an eneineer, high in posi
tion in the Confederate army, spent
months, some years ago, in Northern
Alabama, trying to locate a point at
which be claimed a large amount of
specie had been buried.
A few days since a loquacious bar
ber in Washington asked a easterner
how much a bar of gold was worth.
The customer, in astonishment, asked
him why he asked such a question.
The barber replied that he simply ask
ed for curiosity. The customer at
once suspected that Evans (the barber)
had discovered the hiding-place of the
Confederate treasure. The mere sue-'
picion made Evans a hero. He was
feasted, petted, and pnmped. He
never said a thing, however, beyond
confessing that be did have some bars
of gold to sell. He was tied up one
night arid forced to name a spot at
which the treasure could be found.
Hi* CHptors released him and made for
the designated locality, where they
dug for honrs, but to no purpose.
Evans has been perpetually attacked
on the vubject, but has remained stub
bornly silent.
A surprising thing in connection
with this mad search occured in Au
gusta. A negro man named Booker
Hill was sitting in the yard of the
Central Hotel, in the broad daylight,
on a box, dozing the boorsaway. He
was suddenly seized by three men,
who entered the yard from the. hack
way, and doubled up and hustled nut
of the yard. JHe screamed lustily,
despite tlteir attempts to choke him
down, and the police and people
swarmed into the lot. When the kid
nappers raw that they were so hotly
punned they dropped their victim,
dipped through the gate, and jumping
into a carriage, drove off *o rapidly
that they could cww he captured. The
reason for this daring attempt at ah
duction was simply that Booker h*,»
been to Washington, and had fcw»n
seen in close and confidential con versa
tion with Evans, the mysterious harher
of tbatcity. There is little doubt iha»
an indefinite amount of money or gold
bars was secreted at this point, or some
where near it, during the last davs oi
the Confederacy, and it is possible that
the present search may eventuate in
something. It will certainly get the
Auguste kidnappers in jail if they can
be caught.’’
— # *
Gen. Gordon to be His own
Successor.—The Hawkinsrille Dis
patch gets off the following stirring
paragraph, to which the |M;op!e will
utter a hearty amen:
“The people are beginning to feel
an active interest in the election <>f
United States Senator by the* Geo
eral Assembly next winter! Up.-n
every side there is a shout for tien-
eral John B Gordon, who has so aim
and honorably filled the position to.
the last five years. There j* in* j*.
ability—aye, scarcely a pos-itedi
for-any man to beat Gordon i**r *
seat. His re-election is as sure as Uu
course of the sun. It would be ti e
basest ingratitude to elect another
man to succeed him, with bis splendid
record and brilliant services before
the people. The Dispatch was among
the first papers to advocate his elec
tion to the Senate a few years ago,
and we are stronger Gorden men to
day than when we first hoisted his
name. We believe that Gordon is
ono of the purest and best pnblio
men we have, and we are in favor of
his re-election to the United States
Senate over any man in Georgia. It
would bo extreme folly for any man
in the State to enter the race against
Gen. Gordon.”
478,} .480 and 482 Broadway New
Beg T o Offer T 3i r o u g in
M. G. & J. COHEN,
THEIR SOLE AGENTS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA,
A CHOICE SELECTION OF THEIP. FAMOUS * ,
CUSTOM MADE CLOTHING
“ HVToxl ana
The high reputation-which their goods have attained, furnishes
sufficient guarantee, that none
But the Best will he Exhibited to the Public.
Before purchasing elsewewhere, calj and inspect these goods
NO. 5, BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GEORGIA.
oct2-lm.
CBANB OFE2THTG!
MISS AlsGiARTME ^
Begs to notify her numerous friends and
n - - . pairoD* that on
2%urs(2ay, Oct, 25ih y
Shew! 1 ’ have on exhibition'the finest Btoak'of
Ever displayed in Athens. A cordial invitation
is expended to alb
oct28tf.
9, A, MAririXV,
Gene-al Insurance Agtnt,
2TOb SSrosdSt, Ahhxtam, Gk .,
Insores' GINS, Dwellings uad Merchandise,
ip .he *V or count’.y. Respectfully solicits a
share o r yonr palmnoge.
laTRepresentsfiTK class Companies enly. ’
XTotioof
We have sold eut our entile stick of BW-
wore to T. Fumxso & Sox, who w'>' cary oa
the bnti-ess si the oldjitana, Dupree Braiding.
Tbank.ul for posv '-vare-we hope the same
liberality will b* estfeded to onr euecoseo e.
Very resoectfullv,
' BEuL&CO.
and BELL- FLEMING <& CO.
1> »t let to bosineee oud low p-Icta.
we tope to sh*-e * good portion of your trede.'
^EMING 4 SON,
octSStf. . ,j‘ T'Suc«?MwrstoBeE*Ce.
Herb's Lois Sum
Every two and * half pounds of!
ed to make one oornd or Lint. P.
bushel. All o de-* 'e.Y at A. 8.
Will leoeive prompt attention. ■ .
D. W. ANDkRSON,
octSS.lm. Crawford, Ga.
attorney at law,
Harmony Grove, Jackson f’ouuty, Ga.,
Will practice in the Superior Courts ot Jack-
son^ Madison, Banka and C'a’-ke counties.
Special attant'on given to collection of claims.
Refers to Jndge A. M. Speer. Griffin, Ga.,
and Hon. J. T. Spence, Jonesboro’, Go.
oct9-tf. • '
Athens Wool Factory.
I am now turning out. tlaily a 'algo quantity
of RolIa ii the best of style. Jluviug secured
the services of * No. 1 Carder, I »m better than
ever prepared to give satisfuctlon to'ell. Bring
<y» your wool. Ad carding done ou abort no-
t.ce. Also, .a good..lot of wool bat* kept on
hand. ■ HEDGE FoWLER,
Poot of Brood Street,
octe-tf. Athcas, G*.
J^ITKRT AND SALK STABLE.
Carriages, Buggies A hones
for hire. Terms reason, bio.
E. M. WHITEHEAD,
Washington, Wilkes county, 6a.
totll-lffte
ITotico.
t All pe’sons having certificates of stock in
Athena Street Bailroad.’Wiit plows preset (them
to James H. Hoggin* tor record, so that the
proceeds of the sale of property of said rood
may bo delivered among ’.he stockholder* on
the first day of November. Tiiia October 7tb,
1877.
JAMES H. HUGGINS,
B.-K. REAVES,
ABD.. T.llv
oet9-lm.
J. D. PJTTi
Seed warrant-
’nto, g5.* '0 per
8. DORSEY'S
Millinery Opening!
MISS O- JAMSS
I
Will open a select assortment of
DPATTEUEtaST HATS,
Ha 24th and SSIh October,
And all the novelties it. New York Miilinei.v
and .Ladies Ncckweur.
LATEST STYLE BUSTLES.
Best Berlin Zenhcr at 15o per yard, Cauva.-
Pcrforsted Card board, Crochet Needles Ac.
Special adeuikm given to orders. Culi earl\
id be convinced, at
AfZSS O- JAMES,
oct28-2m Atbius, Georgia
To ilo Tax Payers of Ue Co,
My hooks are n6W open for the collection of
State and County Tax lor the year 1877. Office
~ Mathews «fc Jacksons’
ike Co.
No. 1, Broad Street, over
Store. F. B. LUCAS,.
octSS.St Tax Collector Clai
PLANTERS’ HOTEL,
ATTGhTTSxA, GA.
The IiOading Hotel of the City.
Noted for its’dejmlinv.^. ami the excellence
' ' of.iu :*Ue. :...
RATES—gS 0O l’RK DAY.
The Proprietor Miicite.irci.ru :i;c citizens of
Athens a continuance of i itbcnil introuage
they have heretofore g>v.,i. •• .->•
S- F. sa J WKT,
wrieio. Proprietor
WILSON
Bankers and Brokers,
Dealer* in block : rivi; •
and M'n-etiliUe"
U.>. Bonds, Cotton
>t curities, etc.
• wer before offered
-:*i investment of200
t i- amounts invested
> , can be trebled in
Tho groiUi'-t opportu
for investment.
i.UOO do lur- made f. •
-dollar* in So days. Sm ,
will {my iu proportion.
luvcatmeuts, I„rge or s
30 days. '
We **ll or parefciM os uiMred 5 shares of
stock* and upward ou mi*; . ot from one to
iwo percent. *
J^“Letters of Cred > and D its payable in
any part of Europ and America, ssued for the
convenience o. tr • elers
Full •ufortn.diotx eit n application.
wxziSoit xSc
35 and 37 Broai ?♦.,
P.O. Bo, 2489, NENTORC.
Near Gold uni fctook xobahge.
oeUS-Jm.
ohas. o. soxxa, m.
JONHS
X. S. STB.
sc srvsi,
mmm and eoDmioR atlas
SIBLEY'S NF.W BUILDING,
241 PROAII JST-.t-.i4. ill.!-.!A, G.'.mUA.
CHARLES P. STUBBS,
(Sncceesor to Groover, Stubbs A Co..)
COTTON FACTOR
—AND—
General Commission Merchant,
AGENT FOR THE
Quitman Factory Yarns,
#4 BAY STREET,' ’
Savannah, Cx eorgia.
Bogging, Ties, Rope and other supplies far*
lushed. Also, ltberai cash advance* mode on
consignments for solo or shipment to Liverpool
or Northern ports.
• Mr. A. A Wlmr, Cashier and Correspondent
of the late firm of Groover, Stubbe & Co., boa
an interest in the business. aug21-tr.
WOOL CARDING.
giied, hv
The uudereigited, having newly fitted xp hi*
Carder. neVCr Il.irmony Grove, is now prepared
to card W«<fl in a very superior manner. He
will famish oil, etc., and card at 10 cents per
pound. Wool left anywhere at Harmony
Grove will be token to the carder and returned
•free of charge. Country produce takan in pay
ment f»r carding. R. C. WILHITE.
Octtelm.
FRESH MEATS.
J. J. Heard & W. F. Hoed,
Corner Foundry and Oconee Streets.
FRESH REEF, MUTTON, PORK, and SAU-
#ag3,( Fresh and BolognaBimsugc). 'Our So
licitor is always on tho street ready to supply
the wants of the citizens of Athetjf- Please
give on your orders and we will guarantee per-
tect autiKt! etiot.. The highest market prices
paid for Beaves, Sheep, Goats and Hogs.
june20.U86.ly. J. J. HEAD <t CO.
MABSLHJ!
A.R. ROBHRTSOH,
Dealer s Monuments
A ND.TOMB STONE?, CRADLE TOOMB*,
XX Marble jtnd Granite Box iuombn.
k Great Reduction In Prices,
Specimens of Work always on hand and forsuii
1‘rico.- slid designs furnished on application ft
the Marble Yard, adjoining Roaves <fe Nieh-
olsonV cotto.i warehouse, A.ucns, Ga.'
june90-tf.
MARTIN JSTITUTE.
FOSTFOKEMEKTI
FaU Term of 1877,
Wr'I open on the 29th of August. The price
of Br.arrt, with Tuition in .the highest class,
will he about $52, r.’toording to Dividend.
ISrSend ftw i.iroular to J. -W. GLENN,
Principal, or J. E RANDOLPH, Seeretury et
Board. *ept4-4<*.