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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN NOVEMBER 6, 1877.
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H. H. CARLTON, - Editor.
Commissioned.—Mr. S. M. Her
rington of this city lias just received
Iris commission ns United States
Circuit Conn Commissioner in and
lor the Northern district of Georgia.
This is a tine appointment, one which
will give great satisfaction to the
people, and secure just and honest
service to the government. Mr.
Herrington has the entire confidence
of our i>eople, has made a got d and
efficient officer as justice of the peace,
and we unite with many friends in
congratulating him upon his appoint
ment.
Capt. Pope Barrow.
Elsewhere in this issue appears the
card ot Capt. Pope Barrow, declining
to become a candidate far the Legis
lature. However much Capt. Bar-
row’s services might have been
desired by Iris numerous and enthu
siastic friends, still, from the statement
contained in his communication, all
must commend him for the most
honorable and high course which ho
has pursued in this matter. Capt.
Bartow would, beyond question,
make an able and most efficient legis
lator ; one who our people would
delight to sue in public position, and
the manly course which he has
evinced on this occasion will only
tend to strengthen him with the
good people of old Clarke, who, re-
•numbering this . el if justice to an
honorable competitor, and regarding
as l*e does harmony in his party and
county paramount to personal honors,
will in the future award to him that
honor and preferment which his meri
torious conduct so richly deserves.
A. G. McCurry.
We are gratified to notice the suc-
«'f our young friend, A. G.
McCurry, >» lhe P ,il »» r y Geo
it ion of Hart county, for a candidate
40 represent that county in the next
House of KepiVscutativvH, This is a
&BC se *y ol i OI , Mr. McCurry is quite
a capable young man; indeed, of more
than < rdinary promise. We bespeak
for him equal success in the election
to be held the 5th of December. Let
the people of old Hart rally to Mr
McCurry, tiie regular nominee of the
Democratic party, and maintaining
its organization and its true principles,
do honor to a most worthy young
man who will reflect credit upon him
self, his people, his county and his
Stale.
The Editor Pro tem. of the
Georgian and the South
ern Watchman.
The editor pro tem. of the Geor
gian and who is solely responsible
for the article which has drawn forth
the caustic reply of Alumnus, as well
as that of some one else, writing un
der editorial guise in the last issue of
the Southern Watchman, is absent at
tins time from Athens. We suppose
these gentlemen will receive due
attention at the hands of the editor
pro tem. upon his return.
We are sorry the controversy over
ihe College has again been opened.
Iu an editorial some weeks since we
declared our iutentibii to dismiss the
subject from our columns, and we
regret that the editor pro tem. during
our absence saw fit to again mention
it in the Georgian. We still more
regret that he should have selected to
reopen the subject in so impolitic and
severe a manner. But since the sub
ject is again before the public we are
fully persuaded that the best course
uow to pursue, is, to sift the whole
matter ot the unmistakable decline in
the College to its very bottom, and
thus ascertaining the true cause,
furnish the means of restoring the
previous and now much wanted pros
perity to our State University. The
extent to which we shall again dis
cuss this subject, will be governed
alone by that sense of duty which we
feel due to ourselves as well as other
public journalists, who have in the
discharge of their public functions
seen fit to notice the irregularities in
the College and its government, by
way of defense against the most un
just charge that the decline in the
University is due to “ insidious news
paper attacks.” If bad management
has characterized the College, if its
government has been or is detri
mental to the true interest of the in
stitution dues it not become'thc duty
of public journalists to speak out on
this subject ? And if there be those
who havo had the independence to
speak forth and fear not, should they
then lack the independence to defend
t^ciuseives ivlteil the faults of others
are sought to he fastened upon them ?
By what law, custom, usage, justice
or good sense can a State Uni vers
Mr. Stephens and The Sex
ton.
Athens and Its Future.
The future of Athens is, beyond all
question, exceedingly bright. No
town ©r city in this section of Geor
gia can boast such prospective inter
est. Commercially, there has been a
great look up in Athens this fall.
The trade, especially in cotton, has
been largely increased; making the
estimated receipts for this year at
least thirty-five thousand, -bales
Furthermore, as almost every mer
chant in the city is a cotton buyer, it
is for this reason a better market
than eitlicr Augusta or Atlanta.
Cottou is now being received in
Athens from Union Point and within
a few miles of Madison, Morgan
county. The Northeastern Railroad
has given a great impetus to Athens
in its every interest. That road is
now doing fully seventy-five per cent,
of the entire business of the town,
and is besides drawing a largely in
creased business to our midst. All
that is necessary now lor Athens to
become one of the most important
trading points in the State, is for our
people to seize hold of these advan
tages, and cviucing an ente. prise
commensurate with our present and
increasing facilities, make their city
the great commercial mart of North
Georgia. Let Excelsior be our
motto; let industry and enterprise bo
our watchwords, and the day is near
at hand when our commercial, agri
cultural and manufacturing interests,
coupled with onr cdtuxr iunal advan
tages, will make Athens one of the
important cities of Georgia.
Not Allowed to Meet in the
Court House.
We are requested by Dr. J. B.
Carlton, the chairman of the district
executive committee for this county,
to state that lie has been notified by
W. Bailey Thomas, Esq., County
Judge, that the mass meeting of the
democratic citizens of Clarke county,
called for next Tuesday, the 6th inst.,
cannot meet in the Court House mid
that the meeting will be held in the
Town JInll,
Is it possible that the citizens ot
Clarke county are not permitted to
hold a public meeting in their, qwn
sity, which is public property, and ^ ourt H° use . built with their own
During the recent pretty weather
with which the extra session of Con
gress has been favored, lion A. H
Stephens invited a party of friends to
ride with li’in. After taking his
friends to many points of interest in
and around Washington, he then
paid a visit to the Congressional
burying ground. Upon arriving at
the gate, the party was met with a
notice that no vehicles were permit
ted to enter the grounds. One of
the party suggested that if the Sex
ton knew Mr. Stephens was in the
carriage he would perm't him to
drive in. So the Sexton was notified,
when he immediately threw open the
gate and told them to drive in
Upon . leaving the gronuds, the
Sexton, a Mr. Smith, desired to know
and shake Lands with Mr. Stephens
of Georgia. He was of course pre
sented, and seizing the “ great com
moner” by tlic band, remarked:
“ Gc d bless you, Mr. Stephens; I
am glad to know you and take yon
by the baud. May the good Lord
yet spare many days unto yon, in
which to do your country’s service.”
To which Mr. Stephens made some
pleasant reply, when the Sexton again
grasping him by the hand, added:
“ God bless you, I am glad to have
seen you, Mr. Stephens; I have long
hear 1 and known of you, and I must
say, though yon are mighty little,
there’s a heap in you.”
If you want Boots and Shoes and
Stap e Dry Gopds, go to Hood &
Stephens, at Barry’s .Corner,
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its trustees, who are public servants,
claim to be exempt from the review
and criticisms of the public and
the papers? All experience goes
to prove that where the government
is good and efficient these criticisms
arc invariably commendatory, and
where the government is otherwise
they are, if just, condemnatory.
Are there those, who are so foolish
as to believe that if the State Uni
versity in its management was all
that, could be asked or desired, news
paper criticisms could damage or
break it down ? This proposition is
too absurd and ludicrous to present
to an intelligent public. Those who
are silly enough so to state are simply
from partisan or other motives going
beyond the facts, while those who are
foolish enough to credit such state
ments, would do well to investigate
the subject for themselves. Again, it
is claimed by some, that the hard
times have given cause to the falling
oft’ in the University. Well, then
how do you account for the full at
tendance and prosperous condition of
almost all the other institutions
throughout the country ? This sta - e-
nieni is a mere subtifuge and alto
gether as fallacious as other reasons
given for the unfortunate condition
of the Uuivcrsity.
No, that the College is on the de
cline aud still declining, is a painful
recognition with all its friends
throughout the State. Then, while
partisans and newspapers which are
subservient to partisan purposes, are
disposed to write up their side, and
cry out against all others, who de
sire to make a true, just au impartial
presentation of the matter, as unpa
triotic, impolitic and antagonistic to
the College, let the true friends of
onr old- institution tear not, but,do
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money and for their own conven
ience ? This is the only county iu
this State or any other State that we
ever heard of forbidding public meet
ings of its citizens in the Court House.
Every where else it is the place for
holding public meetings, and is it
forbidden in Clarke county because
our Court House is better than that
of any other county ? Suppose the
city council should notify Dr. Carlton
that the meeting cannot be held in
the Town Hall, and the council has
the same right to forbid the citizens
from meeting in the City Hall, that
the Grand Jury or County Judge
have to forbid them meeting in the
Court House, then where would the
public meeting be held? Under
such a condition of affairs, the citi
zens would simply have to rent a hall
in which to hold their publio meet
ings. This is a matter which should
receive the attention of the people of
the county, since the continuance of
such an arbitrary rule must necessa
rily work both their great inconven
ience and great injustice.
The Oconee County Fair.
The Fair held in Oconee county on
Thursday, the 1st inst., was a won
derful success. The exhibition was
entirely impromptu, only a week or
ten day’s not'ce being given, there
fore no extra preparation was made,
and consequently it was altogether
aw exposition of what was the real
condition of the county in those par
ticulars, which are sought to be de
veloped by agricultural and industri
al fairs. The exhibit in field crops,
root crops, and other products of the
farm were unusually good. The stock
show while small, still demonstrated
the fact that the people of Oconee
were fully alive to the importance of
improvement in this interest of their
county.
The ladies’ department, needle
work, fine arts etc, was exceedingly
creditable and indeed would have
done credit to any fair which it has
ever been our pleasure to attend.
We were particularly attracted by
the floral exhibition, which was cer
tainly one of the beautiful and at
tractive features of the occasion.
The exeibitiou which was held in the
Court House concluded at 12 o’clock.
When after the crowd had partaken
of their basket dinners, they repaired
to the race track, some mile from the
town ami witnessed amid much en
thusiasm several interesting test of
speed between the trottiug aud
running horses. The entries were
small, hut the quality and speed of
the horses entered were very good
indeed.
As yet, we have not been able to
produce the premiums awarded at
this fair, but will do so in another
issue. We regret that our time and
space in which to notice this most
interesting occasion is so 1‘mited. It
was b .yond doubt a demonstration
on the part of Oeon*e county, which
justly edtitles it to all praise and
commendation. This style of fail’s is
iu accord with our views. They are
a sure means, in the absence of false
or superficial exhibits, of bringing
out the roal, true And material
standard of tlm agricultural, indus
trial and other interests of the coun
try. We repea■, the people of Oconee
have shown in this exhibition ‘a most
commendable degree of industry,
enterprise and progressiveness and
we trust that this is but the inaugura
tion of a system of annual fairs, which
will undoubtedly bring much of profit
and interest to this good aud pro
gressive people.
10 TIMES LARGER!
THAN ANY SHOW EVER SOUTH.
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ADMISSION, 50 GENTS; CHILDREN, 25 CENTS.
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Athens, Thursday, Nov. 15th.
POSITIVELY ONLY TWO PERFORMANCES, AT 1 & 7 P. M.
COMING ON 3 SPECIAL TRAINS!
Fifth Tour of the Continent by Railroad, .
A CONGRESS OF BEWILDERING ATTRACTIONS!
10,000 SEPARATE AND DIST/NTCT NOVELTIES!
The Earth, the Sea, the Sky, are all represented in a
VAST WILDERNESS OP EXHIBITION TENTS.
ONE TICKET ADMITS TO ii.LL.
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FUNNY
CLOWNS,
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OF FAMILY
SOCIALS.
A Panoply.
OF
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mW & ©BEATEST SHOW m EABTH
ZOOLOGICAL AND EQUESTRIAN
A Mammoth Museum! A Stupendous Menagerie!! A Famous
W. W- COLE SOLE PROPRIEEOR.
Circus!!
The Proprietor of this va-t nnJ nnpi.a'Vled consolidation of ial^resting and attractive teaturr*
is for the season of 187/, th ough a lljfe-lon# experience and fi lavish outlay of money, the pieas-
r all I
has for tUe season of 187/, tt 1 ougli a i.te-lonqr expel
uie of placing; bofore ti.-c public the GRAND E-T EFFORT OF HIS LIFli, by procuring all the
attainable novel-ies o* ti e BRUTE CREATION lroin all quarters of the world, and in connection
therewith will be for-id the most co spicaon* Riders, Gymnasts, Grotesques and Acrobatic,
Male and Female Artists, to be found : n any part of the world. This grand and classic enter
tainment is wholly exempt f, om the inelcgvucies and coarseness too frequently permitted in
most of tent exhibitio is. ' in this Great Show there ia nothin# ever presented that a gentleman
would hesitate to bring bis family to witness, or the most exacting take exceptions to.
our superiority over any other snow in America.
The Wonders and Beauties of Nature ! Ten Thousand Ocean Marvels! The Gnnebo Horse
men of .he Pumpos! Superb Disp'ay of Anemic Prowe**! Monarch* of the Rivers und Jungles
of India, Africa uud South America.
their full duty, that the l eal evil may
be discovered, ana the sure remedy
applied, -j .‘I
We decline to say more on this
subject until, the editor-pro-tem shall
have answered the article of tfw
Watchman of the UOtlvnlt. ‘
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The Maxshalship.
The telegrams of last night state
the nomination of Col. O. P. Fitz
simmons as Marshal of Geoigia
being sent in to the Senate. We
unite our testimony with that of al
most every paper throughout the
State, as to the fitness of Col. Fitz
simmons tor this most responsible
office, and in behalf of the people of
Georgia, and more especially of
North Georgia, heartily commend
this appointment. We have advices
which satisfy ns that little or no op
position will be .made to his confirma
tion. CoL Fitzsimmons is a thor
oughbred gentleman, aotive, honest,
capable and fearless, and will make
an efficient* just and faithful public
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ofijeer. We congratulate you Col
1 one!, aqd, when commissioned., wdr
come you 'to the discharge of the
dutift/pf ybur new] and responsible
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I Challenge the World to Equal rry New and Great Show
100,000
Worth of GUdeii Tauhitvtu tars and Chariots, like Mountains ot
Burnished tioll i-i Su:.light.
Hon. A. E. Cochrane.
We notice with mueh pleasure the
announcement of the name of Hon.
A. E. Cochrane, of Blaeksbear, Pierce
county, in connection with the State
Senatorship of his district. It is not
our purpose or province to interfere
in the slightest with the affairs of the
3d Senatorial district, but having had
the honor and pleasure of serving
with Mi. Cochrane in the legislature,
we cannot refrain from expressing
our great gratification at seeing his
name thus made prominent for an
honor he so much merits. While Mr.
Cochrane was the youngest member
of the House, he was far from being
in the back ground as a useful and
successful legislator. The position
he took in the House would have
done credit to one who could have
boasted more years and experience
on his side, and ser/es hut an earnest
of what his constituency may expect
of him, if th-y will but honor him
with a seat in the State Senate. Mr
Cochrane is young, autive, watchful
and with an' intellect, whose vigor
peculiarly fits him for a legislator,
and believing ns we do, that merit
should be rewarded, and that the true
interest of the people would be best
subserved by continuing young men
so eminently qualified, in tire publio
service, we hope to see onr young
friend sent to the Senate, where we
are sure he will, reflect credit upon
himself and his constituency, and
dd
Philadelphia passed out qf thq .,Qcn
tennial year with : li*hlHtie3 l ai1(iAut^ij^
nearly $73,600,000. 8he hopes to
make it as kg as the nirtiodali ^bliga-
tion jp a.few years --V-i*
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EXTK 'ORDINARY FEATURES JUST ADDED :
Ziiving Alaska Oceanic Ziions-
(The only specimen of Real Fit" Seals ever upon Exhibition.)
Baby Elephants, Baby Drouiednri- a,
Den or Monster Serpent*. ( some 50 feet loiij.)
A Drove of Buctriun Camels,
Baby Lions, Baby Leopards, Baby Camels,
B. by Monki-vs, Baby Tigers, The Walrus
Baby Sea Lions, a Sea Elephant,
— 1 South Sea.)
30 Cages, Dens aud
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A Herd of Elephants, A 3*0,0*«> It npnpotmnus, (O iptnred in the South bea.)
Trained and performing Wild Beasts, (a specially iu this Great Show.) 30 Cages, Di
Corrals of Rare and Carious Animals.
THE MOST GORGEOUS STREET PAGEANT EVER SEEN.
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ADMISSION AS USUAL TO CIRCUS, MENAGERIE, AVIARY,'MUSEUM, .AQUARIUM,
ANIMAL EXiUBITIp^G ot WONDERS.
** VMt Cudiionod, Opnra>8«;,t<. Ranaemoerl Only One
Tnkerreqnirqd fbt aR a<l>vuit4*u<l.exhibit oil* ot the ,
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. ( hOF» THE fciREiYIL SHO^V OF THE WOULD-
-m o.T vutur.WLL AWfttoKXiURiT AT;GREENSBORO NOVEMBER U. -/.f .. . ,
ADMISSION FIFTY ^€EN IS,// G1 jiLOKEN TWISNFY FIVE CEWJ
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