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\/ * Trsnb~5£sffi OLD .SERIES, TOT,. 56 ' i, ,V: i "v >■■ ' 'I - . f 1 ■■■;, J t ». DORTCH, , -j Carneaville, Go. . jm-teptr 1L JACKSON & THOMAS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ‘ ^cot Comer of 1 College Avenue oloo at the Court Roue, imlnol Warrants, can get . applying to the County office. dccl6-1674-tf J (j D. HILL, . ATTOR^Y AT LflW, Athens, Ga. Prompt attention given to all business and the same respectfully solicited. janll^ gsamaiaii “ r ‘ ATTORNEY^ Al* LAW, ( WHAT THE jForarH omgp' w $ vr.fi.: j A Swsii.llke n*ad, a Forked and a Snppostltloos Sittaqoeoas Steatw h.. [From the New Y«& World.] It!.came to the ea§j of a World * isea serpent, id, bad seen reporter yesterday more or-less long recently been .several officep of land, without the which magnifies i which distorts!' •iTJdfft !. ;}J fV. it.<i P er PW as well I ;sidered ishisidiity id-ocean by '><t Umiuvsal ATicjitofiK Watkinsville, Ga. A pG. THOMPSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,* Office over Post-Office Athene, Go. l'ebS 187Mf JOHNW ^WIJN,)^ O O * ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tocoa City, Ga. ■ - Will pnetlce in ali.the connUeaPf j^e West ern Circuit, Hart and Madison of the Northern Circuit. Will give specie] attenion to all ohdma entrusted to his cere. octS0-1876-ly Lamar Cobb. ;<5oa Howell Cobb. - "‘i 1 ‘ Office in Denpreb Building, febSa-U7f.ly -« ""1 Sirs.' Alex S. Erwin. ' Andrew J. Cobb. JtRWIN A COBB, ATTORNEY:' AT LAW, Athens, Ga Offioe on Conier of Biud and Thomas sheets, * over Childs, Nickerson <S? Cd.* * feb22-1876-ly % 1- : u_l_ ^ COCHRAN, *-a.TToxti7Err at baakt, Gainesville, Ga. jKeul Estate and General Land Agent for the purchase and sale of Mineral ana Fanning Lands in Hall, and the other counties of North east Georgia. Mineral ores tested and tltlfes to property Investigated. Special attention given to the purchase and sale of cityproperty. may»—On 1 . J. N. DORSBY. jgtomev. ^8RURYG. MoCURRY,.. Attomojr a-fc Law, Willpractice inThe Si^rior^nirts east Gcoigia and Supreme Court flt Atlanta. Aug 8. 1876 tf ' . Alex. S. KrtwiN, ip Hoi spyvglASs Wine-glass truthful item igatetho rwild asser- "mst jgy steam&fc Holland, MMpd *t the’ National tin* d«ok,-h6 liobtsined permission to board bet*; air'd totohed found,b«ye|f f tfce'_ c<?ptfi y qf aeircle of courteous yellow-bearded drip's officers, who, learning t Iho < his ,visit, closed their lips veiy tij tW*.mo* nl *. “» jw#wCW } { m ^irtp^8 r ^, of thesnake^n their pockety tyieyin- tended to . keep it to themselves, “I dou’t s^e wbythere need bo this lack of confidence. between us, , .You happened to discover, the sea ser pent j if, the serpent had jdiscoyered you tfcrt would have been another affair, and I should have interviewed the serpent.” j This argument appeared to have some effect, but there was evidently a strong reluctance on the part of opy one to father the important discov ery. At juncture, however, .there .prune strolling'dqwp the deck a handsome man, whose' uniform and bearing proclaimed him to be chief officer, and who, learning what was wanted, turned with considerable austeritey to one of the group, sav ing^ “Why, Mr. Downer,. I am quiU^urprised at you; ’pon my soul, now, yon know this isn't right. Tliis (turning to the reporter) is. Mr. Downer,, fourth officer; he discov ered the angle-worm of the sea off the banks of Newfoundland. Come, TV f | . *J f I ‘ 1*1 # ( 1 * Downer^ let's have all about it; what was tlfe color of tiio beast’s eyes? Vi... Mr. ’Downer is a little fo- v *0^ hdii^ it; ! al);W bvoke in Tbe ship's diictor,' {jLfog Ills' long beard an impatient pull, •* whht’s the n$£6f dragging in pay name, I ain't a seaman, and! dori’iknow about such things', but the Captain told me”-—- ' “ Is the Captain on board ?” hastily interrupted the reporter. “ For pity’s sake letme see the Captain.” “ Donl go-near him, shnn him, if fefUfibr W™ snake to nim. n •_ , .; U'tVIV ■»» U.l ocean sn the old theory of whale. .‘‘Whei >W Gen. J.'-Mi'L serpent, said lie, ^ he pditeljr. coriJ *<9* agbthsb < da^e.d the vo l ) ^tfit‘.. to .the gang- Ljgabdrkksj of luduma, and General plapk, “ remember * says:' Thethre^er And has a < With which, t He often wl were crosswg^a^^ot ^diyard. Mr.I>owner 1 '. f r3t V O he ( pi^fed^p .to..havea,l9oKa> Jakes R. Ltlx, WatkinsviUc. T^te n %C J^TLE A ERWIN) A TTQUJSETSA f fA. W ta , Will praolioe in partnership in the Superior J OUt Court of Ooonoo County, and attend promptly *,* to all business intrusted to theif (Sub. - , •, juMu. ° f th ® ^ beau-1 »n w?plriflg nioeferj because of its - d ^ W0 ulibe for^ot- am soriw to n8 olffigeH to sav, the roc"o®™™® 0 ® wRoove. pdMhrimwfeMi;ariw—tt^kmdtuUs 1 >»nwwin' CT —that. tb;a man.ahauU gYQni<|>,t?e torgot- 'iov *i> JTttMi.t-uu:« -:ttlj‘i . . i. “ Rehftld’tfii’VhnWn^i. son RoWiont.” . I nr ,t vli* f-w.f like the propeller wheels?” propeller whqejs. Mr. o*" yoa tel\,this geutfe- *Hfjp mich atrodoas stotifp^ and the chief officer, who had approached, looked sternly at his. subordinate. “Here,’’ he oontinoed, holding oat a piece of paper, “is an.a^urate draw ing of the creature, made on thp spot by his able discoverer, Mr. Downer.’’ “O come, now, this is too bad, now, you know, I didn’t draw that picture, for publication;" and Mr. Downer attempted to securi sketefi^*^^ “ Never you mind, Mr. Downer," continued the chief officer, “ it’s good picture; though how the devil you ever managed to draw that por tion of the creature which appears here below the water line I’m blessed if I know.’’ So saying, Mr. Robinson handed to'Oie reporter a neatly exe cuted pen and ink Sketch, in which the plain of the sen was represented with a huge forked tail rising twenty feet (as was indicated in figures) above it at one point, and a long swan like neck appended to a seal like head, in which was a large, ex pressive, melancholy eye, elevated'to about the same height, at a proper interval' from the tail. Between the two was depicted, below the surface of the' Water, the long snake body p t<) 1 I '-*"'" :i‘.‘ ‘ iW“ - t., hWPSI? explainable upon ^yeatffeavens, Ifffll ; the thr^sher^andj buamry* •Leach told weeks ogb that* Governor TKomad A. ilfpU seaman knows, ■whale.” emento., the poet [ Matt. W. Raiufom, of North Carolina, were his .ohoioefbri President arid Vice-President. on the Democratic side in 1880. A stronger ticket it would be difficult to select.—Golds boro Messenger. :• All right, if they can get a chance, •1 v. i-ri^jiHtinku niL i: (l •»»'■ 1 amounts to much. Hayes hhd Hamp- :\ ,t v-rfi •.? ..uhq*. [ton will probaW^be nthe ticket— <Jt will be remembered byi t^e peo- r&Aadotte JDemodraL ^ i ]■- *> <! pto-jof r.Caiplif aj that, the Jadies yf Really) we. can hardly make bur Colombia, in ^htriotip-vocogriitjoix of minds, that the above from the Denuh tkri noble services vendeTodbyr^ena-^ erat is notapMce ofdwlierithaisony-4- tor J. B. Gordon, of Georgia, at a | a-refined -piece -of. sarcasm,;ifl “the time when the liberty of South-Caro- [mope, poignant and i catting When Iris was. trembling ip . ithe- balance, I coming from Onmdd^reliable, literal, djsriepnir.ed present 1 his infant saber-sided, but maiah esteemed con- daughter “Cri^ri^a” with some token temporary at Charlotte, t.Tfbt of thAr high sense, of. grati-1 . 'Wheb the day comes on which the tude and affection. With this lauda- Democratic party can: bwinduced to W» ead-iiii view an association was J.put4he nameofRutherfiMid B. Hayes famed and a committee appointed Upon ita ticket, then we want to see ho Select a teffirioonial and to devise a that Very hour seal the -destruction plan fos Hs execution. After consul- of the Democratic partyifor all time triUon thh oemmittec decided upon to come. It will be unworthy to lrye procuring a massive silver vessel, through-tmbther campaign; St A will which it was tlieir iatention to pre- be ntterly, fidse to its history, iteprin- sent as a baptismal font. The style ciples; its adherents-r-ridse to the was fixed upon and the execution of American people, whom it alone, of the work was placed in the hands of all factions and party organizations Mr. Jas. Allan, a prominent jeweler that have had an existence since the of this city. 1* T foundation of the government, has On Saturday last the : work was been capable of representing. .When completed and the font Was exhibited the Democracy took up Horace to a few frienrtL at the store of Mr. Greeley in. >1872 they merited the ilatrin ‘‘Last evening failure which followed the move- it was shined to Columbia, by ex- ments, along with ridicule and com press. It is one of the handsomest passion for their short-sightedness. a pieces of silver ever exhibited in Should they be drawn into an advo- Charleston, and is certainly & fit caoy of Hayes they will deserve the testimonial ‘tp the dipitareated pah l defeat • «md ruin which will inevitably triotism of the gallant Georgian. It overtake them, along with the scorn, is wrought of solid sterling silver and I destination and contempt of every stands from base to rim twelve man who Jays claim to a fair, share of inches in height, and measures in [ honor and integrity. That this man diameter, across the top, ten inches, [rr-who, wherever he goes, carries the The interior is heavily lined with .[brand of fraud with him; who holds gold, which is highly and beautifully the. office of President of the United ornamented with engraved patterns States by the patience and forbear showing the' bright silver beneath, ance of an outraged people, and not The shape of the front is novel and by any shadow of right of his own exquisitely beantifnL From a solid who comes from the shedding of square base rises a column upon tears and. pious osculations at the Which the bowl proper rests grace-1 bedside of Morton, and the kjssing folly, j The exterior is satin finished,, of thp bloody shirt in the Northern ornamented,'on the shank, with deli- j districts to indulge in.;sentimental cately engraved tracery. itegg*---'-' 11 land during "the last forty years^ .and that the pape? mouey of the banks daring that time has been equal to ;cld.' In. regard, to fire insurance companies; .there is no such thing as failure on reoord, and while the rate! of insurance does not average more than half of one percent., the companies are in the most flourishing condition, realizing twelve to sixteen per cent per annum. First class railroad travel is only one cent, per mileyand yet the roads pay igood'dividends. Pilfering offi cials are scarcely ever heard of; when they, shock'the nation by 1 turning up they are 1 very severely punished and forever disgraced! No. free passes granted,mod. managers and di rectors have no power to pass any body Over the' -roads free. All-must | lay'thfr £ubfW : rates! Dishonesty of icy kind or failure in business‘mfeans public dishonor, and ntterly bars the dishonest - Tfroih' any future public confidence or tolerations Four mil lions of peSple live within an area of 2<y,000 square miles, ’a feet unpre cedented in. any other country, and all appear to 'bo Jiappy;.^prosperous and . contented. The secret of this prosperity liee in the feet that 411 live within -their income, and * that indus* try arid hqnesty are principles so firmly establisbed. that their violation is looked upon as an outrage on the national characteristics. M ' Behold liib’Dbwh^r sea serpent,' smd ?0i8^. TAHW BtrSZSTSSS CARDS. rjl A. JLEU, Wa At Micliacl’at^rg,' nlkt fiuiOTt^Reavaa & Nich- oUou’a, Broad str^ctj Athene, Georgia,, AH work warranted 13 months. '• TVT" ; ■e;.tl2-tf. ''”' *** p SCUACFER, ...X6':,.cl. * COTTOIT BETTER, Tocoa City, Ga. Hiirliest cash price paid for cotton. Agent s ‘ —ns ana Press. oc20-1875-tf With Sitting Ball. the Savage Warrior Rejecting the Comulnlon’e Oflfcr of Peace. Chicago, October 22.—A Times* special from the Sitting Bull Com- mWsion, dated Fort. Walsh, British Northwest Territory, Oct 17th, via. Fort Benton, Oct. 21st, received early this morning, says the Commis sion has met Sitting Bull and has ut terly feiled to obtain any satisfaction or terms of settlement from him. he>, correspondent describes Sitting all as a swarthy, beardless, pure- blooded savage, with an air of judi cial gravity and intelligence. Ho continually fears treachery on the E art of the_Americans, and distrusts is own tribe when they are near. He refused to shako hands with the CohUnistioners, and said he wanted them to sit out in full view and behind tables. They complied, and General Teiry addressed them, stating the object of the visit, namely, that the President wished' hostilities to cease forever for the sake of all parties. If the.Indians would return and refrain frpfl 1 l»9 s tile acts aga|nst, the United States Government, a free pardon On one | gus]i among tips people, to whom it, would bejjiven ^foi* all nast acts; no A —ade-to ior VVinahip’s Gins It. LITTLE, «plS-1878-tf ATTORNEY AT LAW, Carnoaville, Ga. TRTeua.'fcecL- EMPLOYMENT eitUer^s * Tanner, Eugi- Athens Georgian, Athena. G* if myVa-tf TIVERT AND 8ALE STABLE. Otrrlasos, Xtusslos & Dorses for Lire. T.™.r*TjKwH iTEHju:D , Washington, Wttksa county, Ga. -xovSS-iaJS-tl V-> ILL HEADS AtyD I^ITKIV; Q Heads done on short not|ce. T nm ^ bid country‘'&onV.a^reciate' these things, and they have a'Hva^of run-, f nake # O/jjWlpmw.yiiu^^outdn’^^r- rupted .Mr. Rpbinspn; ;t was quite P5Jr 8bo I u ?tj 8e ® deed, sir^ttejhave named hiin the Downer serpent.” At this, there was a general laugh, which seemed to inspire Mr. Downer with confidence, and, arising with considerable dignity, ho said: “Egad* 1 it’s all very fine for you to laugh now, we’re in sport, yon know, but there ain’t one of you but swore to seeing the fish at the time. And yon, Mr. Lindsey, you said his head was as high as a ’ousc.” It was now Chief Engineer Lindsey’s turn to look very serious, as the re porter quickly turned upon him. “ So you saw the serpent, too ?” said the Tatted “ tVell,” begun Mr. Lindsey, “I must confess I did sec something queer-looking which the second officer, Mr. FairfulL'(Mr. Fail-foil at once stopped laughing,) it, beo&me very serious, and admitted ‘saw as well as L” ' ' *' ^ ^ *' 1 “* " punish forgot- romised. say, tnat all other Indians had now attempt ■ Would be nn • rl I ffimtMH H'.giift JWIJ thft tifully engraved tho Coat of^Arms of j hypocrisy—that this man^should.ybe ten., This, the i'n South CaroUna, and on’’the opposite. tolera^qd| Ri..iift Southern - town is' He'went on To'sa; side the coat of arrtfl' of Georgia. l strange, and offers a T®o.pd,erful proof hostife- tribes of IV ^ Aroubd the rim’^ire ’’iiisCribed the ! thaVthe people whom,bqand his once ■u|' r ®|fdfi i edto-thoUnited'StateSAu- -woMfflotHampton’is dispitch'to-Gof: attempted,to., ejstQrrainato as. ; rebels me ut whatever, 1 but hjfdbeenm 0 ^ j can never be forgetftlof as friends. They bad jeceurefl. or ► ■ *iM.-tTrTJhftHBn •Tf.hfiwnT' ttlffif^SfibiR’UBgT&tall^I^MB [foe demands of hospitality and cour* of the troori3 flWBL ,,i, matter liotv f of their horse, and arms, had be Ids characto aud how & M jfil^L-ffiifi! 1 'UrtHabtoAtip »«Wmoat of arms of Democratic side-aWjSLa^ie sava ^ «^ed broa^ily-atthe maire de snakol’ which lie pretented to say was the French for sea ser-. pent.’* “ Mr. Downer is right,’’ said one of the officers, “ Captain White certain ly did see the serpent, and if you could find him, I don’t doubt you would be able to learn the color of his eye, which Downer neglected to observe.” ! i •'.< 1 • i f. f 1 ' i ■ • ' : l The reporter being still somewhat uneasy in mind-, managed to get the chief officer to one side, and appealed to him asa : man and a brother to clear up this mystery if he were able to do so. Mr. Robinson, thus put to fat pursued the rfeportej^^ ^ that he was below at the time of the diicovery, and didn’t see anything; *hitit"he r 'thbhght this and all bther Ow the *■ tide beneath the ‘coat of aims- of j gest the name of tho fraudulent, Pres- Georgia, are inscribed ■ the" wbfds: I ident as a nominee of the party—• “TtaTwomiBti to Ua Gordon.” princely gentleman, illustrious patriot The untimely death of Gen. Gor-1 and heroic soldier, Wade Hampton— don’s Infent daughter defeats in a ^ a m{lrve i w hiclv passes onr compre- measure the purpose of the Columbia, hension. ladies, but tbe testimonial will never theless be presented to General Gor don, and will be doubly dear to him, The Thrifty Dutch. linking, as it does, the sacrod mem-1 A P " pI# W,i0w C °" IU,n,M oriesof domestic affliction with'the J . ’ ~-'t~ noble pride of successful patriotic Was^ngton, October 20.—The zeal in "behalf of a doyru-ti'odden Department of fjtat'e IkU received a State;— 2 Charleston Heics and Cou- report on the social and political con- tier, vi ' n-< f ■-:'!•! : 'H ditiOn of the Dutch] from the 1 Minis ter of' the United States to the . Atianta hasw-street car mule so Hague. As an inustratibn of the cash-box, he .nearly kicks out of the Dutctr, the MiVnster sajs that there I bas not been a Wik failure in Hot- £ir atnwv Mh Pi I barncsb. in*ri.ot torn tved fit mention of suiteuder, The’ speech produced no effect, and the offer of peace was rejected. .The council broke 1 up, and the Commissioners fumed their faces homeward Ottawa, Out., October 22.—OflL deal information received by the Government to-day fully confirms tho statement iii the press dispatches this morning, of the meeting of the United States Commissioners and Sitting Bull at Fort Walsh, and tho con temptuous rejection by the Sioux Chief .of tbe terms offered. The receut victories of the Turks have put a quietus on the war move ment in the East. . The Russians be gin to comprehend thqf the cooking of the Turkeys is not a mere break fast spell. , : ’’ l- ffi" ' iV^ t&mrnm General Sheridan is reported to have : said, “ When^it comes to a race for life, tbe fellow who is being pursued can, always go a jiltle the