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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: NOVEMBER J3, J877. University of Georgia. [ComminicateJ. j To Dr. 11. H. Carlton : Editor Georgian—In my brief article on tlie University, published in the Georgian during yonr recent absence, I hold myself alone respon sible. I attacked neither the personal character, honor, honesty of purpose, or religious faith of either t he Chan cellor or any member of the Board of Trustees, and I assure you that, the motives which prompted me in writing the same were neither selfish or unkind; for, on the contrary, in this controversy, I have nothing per sonal to gain, and I certainly have no desire to offend the Board of Trustees or any individual member thereof, for in that body, I have inary warm personal friends. I did, however, reflect upon the seeming indifference of a portion of the mem bers of this body, and pointed to the very small number of students now in attendance upon the University (les- than one hundred) as one of the results of the unfortunate legislation which lias characterized the action cf the Board for the past few years. For this action on my part, I have no apology to make. All that I have ever written or said in regard to the Univi rsitv of Georgia has been solely for the advancement of my Alina Mater, and it was only when I fully realized the fact that its earliest and able Professors were lecturing to | Trustees) at once nominate their sue* ' cessors in office. Second—The organization of a New Board, to consist of the appointees of the old Board and the Trustees al ready elected by the Alumni Society, (who shall serve out their respective terms.) Third—The resignation of both the present Board of Trustees and the present Chancellor. Fourth—The new bo.ard to fill by- election the vacancies now existing in the Faculty. Fifth—A thorough reorganization of the Alumni Society, embracing every alumnus throughout the South, and securing hi* influence for the ad vancement of our State University. Is there patriotism and energy suf ficient in the present lloard of Trus. tees to make one last effort in behalf of our University ? Let us wait for a response. What says the venerable Charles J. Jenkins, who, on the very thresh- hold of his c:\recr, exhibited the inoral courage to advocate the justice of the Algerine law, when he knew it was a measure unpopular or even odious in his own community? Will lie make a nomination? W'lliam Walton, F. H. Miller, Gregg Wright or Dr. DoSaussiire Ford are all gen tlemen either of whom would wear his mantle with honor. Tlie veteran Trustee, Hon. Mark A. Cooper, lucd not fear in making a selection between either almost empty benches, that tli Alum ii .-foci tv was praetieallv d« a l, „„ . ... »- . j Gen. Young and Dr. Felton, of Car- nn I that tno o re prosperous Umver-J * ’ «iv had 1 » n : J iat ' a 1 ^ ^ville, or Dr. llillyer, of Borne. “ Athens College ” that I was forced j Co1 Wm - L - Mitcl, ^ l « " hi!sl stUI JiS a.. A’.imnus to speak out, and that 1 ret! iining his position of Secretary in terms unmistakable. It has been | University and .i . . t . , his Professorship of Law, might easily more than tweutv years ginvo 1'-ad / ’ ® J i .* * , | compliment lus relative, the able Hue itouoi to ‘.eiuivi; from the veil era- j 1 „ . T i rp;i . Doctor Church my diploma as a graduate of old Franklin College, ■ and my love and devotion for this j cherwhed Institution of Learning fia- I iiut been diminished by time “ The chain lies only been lengthened, not j look on. - i self by nmniraliiig Col. Henry lawyer of our city, Judge Mitchell, or bis talented young friend of the same name at Thomasvillc. Col. D. W. Lewis having achieved great reputation as the President ot ihe'North Georgia Agricultural Col- !* ge at Dahlonogn, would honor liini- I or my present purpose—the man , . ...... . Nichols, ot Nneooclice. gnration ot a new administration n> i o. . c * ...... . i ... What say «»ur United States Sena- the affairs ot the University-I pro- 3 ,,»»• to d«l«ith .W not. lh ' confidenco of Mt. 1.11 U-for «. »ll renit.ml.or it, «»J j yould oo. t* ,n oom.oonng hisflftirv. The unhappy rupture between the Board of Trustees and Dr. LeRoy Broun in regard to the application ot the Agricultural fund and the great ca lamity which befell the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts by bis resignation ; the loss ot tlie great and gifted scholar, Dr. Lipscomb, and at a later day, that of the accom plished Pro essor Morris. Tiie intense excitement among the citizens of Athens upon the enforce ment of the Sumptuary Law; the anxiety and humiliation of the Pro fessors during the discussion by the Board of Trustees of the “one year” tenure in office, and last, but not least, tlie indignation of the students of the University upon the passage of the law against “secret societies” in terfering thereby with their innocent, social and literary relations, and as a result, driving the students of our University and the youth of the Sta-e of Georgia to other institutions of learning throughout the South where such societies are allowed, and where they are more fully understood and appreciated. All the other sad reminisenoes cf the University are well known to the citizens of Athens, if not to the Alumni of this institution and to the people of Georgia. The practical question of the present hour is, what plan of recon ciliation and compromise can lie pro posed which will bind together oil the friends of ctlucuti<m throughout the State and make our University whal it should lie tor all time to come? I respectfully offer the fol lowing, and ’confidently believe, if accepted, and accepted at once, by the Board of Trustees in the same generous and patriotic spirit in which it is tendered, we can have and will havs a University which every Georgian may be proud to call his own: First—That the several members of the present Board of Trustees (with the exception] of tlie Alumni his talented son and name sake, B. H. Hill, Jr., as Lis honored successor. Nor would Gen. Gordon tender a more deserved compliment to his eldest son, Hugh Gordon, than to offer him his robe of office as a trustee. Can Ex-Gov. Brown find it in his heart to forgive the Athenians all the “rough things” they have said about him i.i regard to his enforcement of the “Sumptuary Law,” bury the hatchet forever, and nominate his talented son, Julius Brown, Esq, to succeed him as a trustee. ” I am sure that Judge Jackson would be proud of Capt. Harry Jackson as h : s successor on the Board of Trustees. General Toombs could honor him self by nominating bis gallant suc cessor in the Army of Northern Vir ginia—General DuBosc. Col. Yaucy has, in the successful young lawyer in Rome, Hamilton Yaney, a son worthy in every respect to be his successor. “ Judge Vason, the genial, can find in either Allen Fort or J. R. Mc- Cleskoy an Alumnus worthy to sue-, ceed him in the board of Trustees. Col. Seward could find no difficulty in selecting a worthy representative in either Dr. Sam Jones >r Judge W. H. Fleming. Bishop Pierce lias two noble nephews, either' of whom would do him honor. Judge Crawford has a brother and a son, both worthy members of our Alumni Society- Col. Billups, with honor to himself, could mention his friend, Col. W. C. Bibb, of Madison, or, Mr. T. B. Gresham, of Macon. Col Hall could honor his talented friend, Col. A. O. Bacon. Col. Barrow, in either his two wor thy sons of the well known law-firm, of Barrow Brothers of our city,conld make a satisfactory selection. Col. Thomas could easily mention his eldest son, W. W. Thomas, an accomplished gentlemen. Bishop Beckwith can certainly find some classical scholar in Savan nah willing to wear his mantle. I am sure Dr. H. V. M. Miller the able physician is sufficieqly patriotic to compliment a grand-son of one tlie founders of** old Franklin CpUego— Capt.. John Milledge. Major Lamar Cobb has certainly achieved glory sufficient in'*the suc cessful management of the Limy Cobb Institute, to be willing to nominate his brother Howell Cobb, one of na tures noblemen, to be his successor. Judge Gresham can surely find some accomplished gentleman in his section to succeed him, either Col. C. C. Kibheo, Dr. \V. D. Ilolt or Dr. J. S. Baxter. Ex-Gov. Smith can no doubt find some gentleman worthy of his name and fame—Col. P. W. Alexander or Judge Pou. Judg * Y. L. G. Harris can honor one of his own name, in the person of the genial and talented Cob Samp son W. Harris. Col. Screven lias already^on his lips the name ot the accoTnplised lawyer and scholar—-Judge Chisolm. General Lawton has in his son, the young Alumnus an nccorifplishrd gentleman and in his friend, and brother lawyer W. D. Hardin, a scholar of rare attainments. Col. McIntyre can make no mis take in the selection of his eldest son, for he is a gentleman in every respect worthy of his noble sire. v in the reorganization ofthc Alumni Society, Henry W. Grady, A. W. Reese, P. A. Stovall :u>«t other “knights ot the quill’’ throughout our State who are Graduates of our University shall take high rank, and become the most useful of our mem bership. Will not the members of the old Board of Trustees favor the Uni versity of Georgia and the Alumni Society -with a visit each commence ment, mill keep an eye bn the “Young Americas” of the New Board ? They will ever be welcome to Athens. For the sake of peace and harmony’, our Chancellor can surely imitate the lolly patriotism of our Trustees. Can he not obtain his own consent, and bless humanity by pledging the remamdtjr pjVilis life to the cause of the Gospel ? a mission for which lie is so thoroughly pre pared and so eminently adapted. He is jti uly a wonderful logician, a pro found thinker, and a great preacher. As a minister and a citizen he will ever be cherished by' tlie people of Athens Towards him, personally, the writer, as he knows his own heart, has never entertained the slightest unkind feeling. Let it be his last official act, to use his influence with the Trustees in behalf of the students of the Univer sity, for the repeal of the “Secret Society” law, so as to allow those yet to come, the privilege of selecting and enjoying their own harmless col lege associations. In conclusion, should the present Board of Trustees at once accept and adopt the above suggestions, and the New Board select such a presiding officer for our University as General Joseph E. Johnston, or one even younger, possessing the same great powers of organization and discipline, the rapid increase in tuition would easily furnish him a vei l y handsome salary, and our State Institution would soon claim four or five hundred students instead of the small number now in attendance. As a Georgian I have but two am bitions to realize, to witness the com plete success of our State University and the continued prosperity of our Georgia State Agricultural society. With the latter our Slate College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, should be on the most intimate rcla«> tions, and the two hound together by mutual interests and by the strongest sympathies. At this point, permit ine to suggest to our “ City Fathers ” the propriety of tendering the hospitalities of our city to the officers, (President, Vice- presidents Secretary, Treasurer ard Executive Committee) of our Geor gia State Agricultural Society, during the Commencement exer cise of the University next August. I am proud to kuowr that in this movement, there is no politics. The From Washington. CONGRESSIONAL—NEWS AND OOSSIt*. above suggestions are. all my own. I am no politician, but belong to the commercial world. Should the above plan of conciliation and compromise be Wasiiinoton> Nokc.nWr 5.-Col. at once adopted and fully carried out, Blackburn> of Kentucky, declinesdhe {shall then be the proudest «u£ hap- place on the p^ifi^ Raffmad^om^ piest citizen of Georgia. A... i... .1. But gentlemen of the Trustees, I ask for immediate action, it will not be sufficient to allow our University to drag out an existence till next Com mencement, What." is.id bo done, must he done quickly. The New Board should meet in Atlanta aTnTbe Ahead of All ifi 'full organization licfbrd t^ie 1st day of January 1878. Editor Pro. Tkm. Georgian. Round About Plevna. >' CONFLICTING BEPORIsTuOH Tilt. SCENE OF WAR. London, November 3 —A dispatch from Bucharest says it is reported that the Russians are forming an army of seventy thousand men, with which it is designed to cross the Balkans and advance upon Adrianople without wa : ting for the fall of Plevna. A Vienna correspondent telegraphs as follows: “It is said that there are still from 25,000 to 30,000 regu lar troops in and around Constanti nople. The council of war has order ed these troops to start immediately for Orchanie and Sophia to relieve Osman Paslia.” Constantinople, November 3.—A dispatch from Sophia says: “Fight ing continues on the Orchanie and Plevna road. Chevket Pasha occu pies a posiiion commanding ti.e junc tion of the Orchanie and Plevna and the Orchanie ami Lovatz roads. The Russian advance has been repulsed with heavy loss. Reinforcements are arriving rapidly. An attempt to re take Telisehe will he made immedi ately.” Chevket Pasha telegraphs that on Thursday he repulsed the Russian ad vance 011 Orchanie on the road to Plevna. The Russia:; loss was very heavy. London, November 3—The Daily Telegraph prints a semi-official con tradiction of the Times’ Berlin dis patch, which stated that England is souuding the Powers as to the praeti-, cability of fnt.,rc mediation on the basis of the programme of the late Constantinople conference. CLOSING IN AROUND PLEVNA AND ERZEKOUM. London, November 4.—A Russian official dispatch, dated Bogot, No vember 2, says Gen. Kanzeff an nounces the capture of Dao Tetewen, northeast of Orchanie where there were seven large and thirty small fortified positions. The Turks left upwards of 1,000 dead on the field Our loss is insignificant. We seized a large quantity of provisions and tools for intrenchineuts, cartridges and a herd of cattle. Thu Grand Duke Nicholas y« ster day inspected the position we have occupied at Gorney, Dubrisk, from which the Turks, 011 the approach of the Russians on the 31st, withdrew during the night to Plevna. Thus this important point has passed into our hands without fighting. The same day we advanced from Dubrisk two versts nearer to Plevna. \jfe a.ie also entrenching in new positions toward Vichaine. Our infantry oc copied Lukowitz, and the cavalry made a further advance. Chevket Pasha is retiring without fighting to ward Orchanie. Another Russian official dispatch, dated Visinkoi, Annania, November 2, says, after an almost unresisted oc- mittee made vaOmt l»y the resigna tion of Mr. Potter. The committee ot Foreign Affairs of the House considered the appro priation for the Paris Exhibition. Some Washington specials repre-. ■awnt... SaniiloiL very serious. > , , / .„?T Colonel French, the Sergeant at- Arnis, had the Senate Chamber and its approaches handsomely decorated with emblems of mourning in respect for Senator Morton. In the House there were 190 bills introduced to-day under the call of States, among them one by Whit- thorn, of Tennessee, authorize *■ a treaty with Mexico for the protection of American capital and labor in connection with Mexican railroads, two for reclaiming the alluvial lands of the Mississippi river, and one for the final adjustment of land claims in Florida and other States. A bill iO authorize the free coinage of tlie standard silver dollar and to restore its legal tender character, introduced by Bland, of Missouri, was passed under a suspension of the rules, 163 to 34. The bill to repeal the resumption act was, under a sus pension of the rules, 143 to 48, taken out of the morning hour and made the special order from to-inorroW to Tuesday the 13th, when the vote is to betaken. fo •; Mr. Evarts, Secretary of State, desires $225,000 for the Paris Exposi tion, and that the bill should provide for the transportation of exhibits from the interior to the seaboard. The Committee on Forcigr Relations of the House will continue its ses sions until some bi!l is matured. Mr. Hewitt, who is said to have groomed Mr. Tilden during the Presidential campaign, is championing the meas ure. General Schelley, of Alabama, in troduced a bill to appropriate the alleged illegal cotton tax to odnn*. tional purposes in *’ States. Baltimore, November 5.—Col. Geo. P. Kane assumed the mayoralty of the city to-day. The Colonel was the most handsome and popular of the State prisoners at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, during tlie war. He vacated his position as Marshal of Baltimore for a plr.ee in that institu tion. It is one of the most tender and dreamy recollections of this par- agraphist’s life, that he had his hair trimmed there by Marsha 1 Kano. ANOTHER FINANCIAL PROJECT. St. Louis, November 4.—The Journal of Agriculture and Farmer, of this city, has forwarded to Mr. Buckner, Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency, a fann ers’ petition, measuring 127 feet in length, and containing 5,513 names. The memorialists ask for a financial system independent of a mctalic basis. They insist that the whole theory of specie resumption is unphilosophical and unsound ; that values being rela tive, the only thing which can be said to be a standard of value'neces sarily is tiie mean relation of all commodities; that money is simply a creature of law—an instrument of commerce—.• standard of payment. Thcv claim mat those who hold the G. 0. ROBINSON H as just returned from a visit among the Principal PIANO and ORGAN factories in New York, Boston and other «itic9- iiaving arranged for the Largest and most coin, plete assortment ever offered South, at prices ABSOLUTELY BEYOND COMPETITION! Lw P Qoio. S # ALES. iusieil Instruments OF EVERY VAKIETY. Sheet Music and Music Booh: S| TIIE LATEST PUBLICATIONS. Musical Merchandise, A..J everything pertviniug u> a First Class Music House. TUNING AND REPAIRING, PIANOS Church, Pipe aud Reed Organs, and all kinds of Musical Instruments Tuned and Repaired bv Mr. C. H. Taylor, the best skilled and one of the most thorough workmen South. Mr. Taylor devoted nearly fifteen years in tlie construction of instruments in some of the best factories in this country, and is the onlv authorized Tuner for the AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE. G. O. ROBINSON & CO., 263 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. C. W. LONG. E. C. LONG. 6. i. Long & €0., DRxraciiSTS, ATHENS, GEORGIA. \\ e offer a large and well selected stock of Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Varnishes, Oils, Anilines, Dyes, Patent Medicines, Hair and Tooth Brushes, Perfumery, Lily white. Rouges, Colognes, Extracts, etc., r’or Sale "Jery Gliea.p FOR CASH, Either at Wholesale or Retail. We call your atttentior. to our COLOGNES, BAY RUM, BAIT C'j. ) 4 j sepll-ly Medical College of Georgia The Medical Department or the i’niversitv Or Georgia. The Forty-sixth Session of this Institution will commenceat Augusta on the FIRST MON DAY IN NOVEMBER. Apply lor Circular to DESAUSSURE FORD, Dead. For Catalogues of Academic Department, apply to Wm. Henry Waddell, Secretory of Faculty, Athens, Ga. oct2-lra. To the Tax Payers of Clarke Co, My books are now open for the col lectio-, of State and County Tax tor tlie year 1877. OSci No Broad Street, over Matliews & Jacksons’ Store. F. B. LUCAS, oet28.6t Tax Collector Clarke < <. WOOL CARDING. *... . , (v , lu , Tho undersigned, having newly fitted up his ' ‘ . | Cardct. near Harmony Grove, is now prepared real collaterals, as improved farm-, I toI card Wool in r. very superior manner. He must have the privilege of borrowing money from the public, treasury on enpation of Kuprikoi, on the 28th of j equal terms to those v» ho hold bonds. October, when Gliazi Mukhtar mid Ismael Pasha’s rear guard ha- re treated to Hussttn Kulch, cur cavalry continued the pursuit, aud two hours after midnight attacked the enemy’s bivouac. After a short skirmish, we entered tho bivouac, cut down a hun dred men, and compelled the. others to lake flight. The pursuit was continued six versfs wlie.i it was discontinued because of the eytrciRA fatigue of the men and horses. At 5 o’ulock a. m. our cav alry occupied Hussan Kulch ; in the meantime other cavalry arrived near Kitrudjnk, eighteen versts from Erzeroum. Generals Heymaun and Teriiukasooffs columns are concentra ted near Dert Bayoure, where the enemy are encamped. London, November 4 —Lord Loftus Is about u> proceed, as special Envoy to the Russian headquarters. A dispatch from Bucharest says tho n>nH Russian corps for the invasion of Iioumala are coneeutrating at ■ Tir- nova. Constantinople, November 4.— The Sultan has invited Midhat Pasha to return to Mitylane prior to his recall to Constantinople. , A Woman may not be able to shar pen a pencil or hold an umbrella; but she can pack more articles info a trunk than a man can into a one home will famish oil, etc., and card at 10 cents per pound. Wool left anywhere at Harmony throve will bo taken to tkv carder and returned free of charge. Country produce taken in pay ment for carding. R. C. WlLIIiTE. octl6-lm. MEDICAL NOTICE. At tlie solicitation of many „f mv farmer pat ins, I resume the 'Sjgtf.: ■ Practice of JMedicine from thia date. I will pay especial attention to the disease of Infants and Children, and the Chron* Disea^-*; ot Females. WM. KING. M. D. ’une 16 1375—33-ly Notice to Tax Payers! I will be fonnd at the following places, upon dates given: ' V ATUEN3, until November 9th. BRADBU BIT SHOP ..'.... November 10th. S AYE’S MILL:.......... November 12tb. WINTEEVILLE.........November 14th. GEORGIA FACTORY...November 15th. F. B. LUCAS., Tax Collector Clarke County