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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: DECEMBER 25, 1877. OEORGIA L VND GRABS. !!<iw tin* Malt* ami Ihf Land fltinrn arr Both Swindled bj I lie Sharks. Marietta, Ga., N«v., ‘29, 77. Editors Constitution—There is •i great wrong now going on that every paper in the State should pub*! iish, and try to get t he Governor to pat a stop to it.' Now, here comes the text: State of Georgia, Fulton county— Gy W. L. Goldsmith, Comptroller- General of said State: To all and singular, the sheriffs of said State, erecting: You, and each of you. arc hereby commanded to levy "p,„, and sell according to law lot of wild land the sale once more, until a meeting of the Legislature, and many a widow and orphan would be made happy. I will, however, suggest that, should the Governor submit to a sale of these lands, that lie keep control of the State's fi. fas. and have these amis advertised in every county in the State, that all parties may see what numbers may be sold, and when and where, that they may bring their valsc. I think there are over ten thousand lots. They ought to bring a hundred or t wo hundred thousand dollars it fairly pat upon the market; and, in all conscience, I must say, in conclusion, that should tl eState take them from the widows and orphans, No. 912, district 4, section 1, county let the tax-payers of Georgia have of Dawson, so that you cause to he I the benefit, and not land grabbers. The Eastern Question. TURKEY RESIGNED TO ITS .mmOACH ING KATE. T made the sum of Oli-lOO dollars, the same being the State and county tax on said lot. for the year 1875, with lawful oust. And have you, ?.t the Comptroller General's office, in At- laiita, Georgia, within sixty days, -ai l sum of mr.m-y and this writ, w ith your actings ami doings thereon. Given under mv official >ignnture :his li»s day of October, 1877. {Signed ] \V. L Goldsmith, Coiiiptrolh r-Gt neral. On the b n-k r f said fi. lii, it lias inis endorsement: “ Con.plroller- General’s Office, Atlanta, Georgia. October 1, 1877. For value received, I hereby transfer an l control the w.ih.u wild l..ud tax ii. a. la W. A - dersou, W. L. G I owe. and bv some a<—uie>' 1 was in *le- tanlt. I paid the taxj six cents, and fifty ei ill * for thee si of issuing fi. fa. There is nothin.; wrong in making every man pay his tax, hut here is the wrong: Any man can go to the Comptroller G-neral and get just as in mv of these fi. las. as he has mon-y lo pay for. whether he o-.ru* the land or uoh For the phi- la! sum ol* from >ix cents np lo a do!- . lar-or two, the State gives ihe control , tl f kiT 6. fas. to a man who hfct »« liiisrc nterest JiiyJwth^n tihs-j 1 WM. P. Andkrsox. A Pathetic Parting. While on onr way to Lii coin last week wo witness d a most pitiable sight, viz: that of a man with shack les on iiis feet, and a wife and five children, ranging from two to three months to ten years, clinging to him. The circumstances are as follows: A short time ago an emigrant wagon was wending its way with its load of living freight toward Colorado, and one night went into camp near North Platte. It appears that H J. Smalley, the prisoner, and head of a'fimily. a 1 f 0„V o-enty. [Signed ] I his ,,n » ,1,er » ® beardless youth of per- ,, ... I, ~ .... jhaitsui u-teen war-*, hud started Goldsmith, Goinptroilcr-1 * and there to swmdSTYlHS tmi* of the land and the State. Iffthe ■Comptroller General had refused the ■control of these fi. fas. to any one, uud only accepted the amount cf the dues tVjiu the true owners of the land is satisfaction of saifl fi fas, and liter, marked them satisfied, and all of the fi. fas that were not so pai 1 and satisfied placed them in the hands of the different sheriffs of the State, the several hundred lots would have brought iuto the Treasury of the State, at Sow figures, over a hundred .thousand dollars. The •control of these fi. his. to any who pays the tax, will defraud the Slate out of thousand- of dollars, be sides putting the true owners of the land to a world of trouble. If I find -that one of my lots has been adver tised, at .d I go to the Comptroller and say to him 1 want to pay the tux, of land ber, taking with them the prison vi*s faih.ly. About the lime they reached Not th they had some r trouble, and the prisoner " anted his ’ brother to leave and go by himself. Bat. the boy did not intend to go without money, and took, during the night, from the prisoner’s pockct- bo«>k, which contained about sixty dollars, the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents, and left. In the morning, when the taking of the money was discovered, the prisoner went after the b»y, Jind caught him about ten miles fnyn camp and brought bint they imc tfmore trouble, ajijtl tile pris oner shot the boy with an old musket which had in it a heavy charge of liuckshot, blowing the boy’s head to fragments. Smalley is a simple, inoffensive looking man, and innst have been in an awful passion t> commit such a deed. Tire sheriff from North Platte, front whom we learned the facts, stated that if his wife and children had not staid by him faithfully he would have been hung. It seeins that on tlieir account his counsel was e act of giving ab,e to " ork ,, I K,n ,he sympathies of fas. to any one 1,10 W to . s,,cb :ln cause them to bring in murder in the second degree, which places a man in a liv ing grave for the balance of his days. Although he had committed the most horrible deed in the catalogue of crimes, it was impossible to look ntt | moved on the scene. A man taking Constantinople, Dec. ^The news of the fall of Plevna wa9 received here with calmness and fortitude The journals urge resistance, to the last! The Turkish parliament was opened to-day by the Sultan. AH Turkish dignitaries and foreign embassadors were present. The speech from the throne was reserved in tone- and al ludes neither to place uor mediation No overtures for mediatiom^ave yet been mad- t-> any fureign^Ttuhassies here. Cbakir Pasha who^was ap pointed to displace MehemeS^di, has. resigned his command on. account of ill health. i Edingukgii, DecemW*r-\3.—The Scotsman’s London corresps^ent tel egraphs as follows : Frjytv flie most infiuential quarters a suggestion has been laid before the BritfeJv<Cabii et that Constantinople be mane a free city, under the guaranty withe Euro pean jiowers. London, December lgjphg^eTurks seem to have renewed offensive opera tions in the neighborho^of Rusts- chuk. A report prevailed^ Constan tinople last night that a great battle has been fought between Methcl ka and Rust chuk, the resist/of which was unknown. Thus favr however, uu fit ’a’ reports..-frrmi Turkish head quarters only nieution aq affair with .-ix Rus.-i.in bat Ini wild. ^ A Per# dispatch ilawd yesterday, says, the fall of PlevauPi- still un known to the Turks generally, so it is impossible to estimate tli^eflect upon the population, which However, will probably maintain its usual calmness. Chicago, December*!?}.—The fol lowing appears in tansy’s Chicago Tribune: Loudon.' Preember 13, further reports from Plevna do not materially differ from tuy account cabled Monday night At three a. m. Monday the Russian iiue^ from Radi- chevo to Breseovex, «n& ordered for- ward. The 1’ouma-uQgis being also tion is regarded as ominous of war, or at least very decided action on the part of Great Britain. Lord Beconsfield went down to Windsor Castle by a special train previous to Council and spent two hours with the Queen. It is believed (hat he favors war at once, although the most of his colleagues and country at large are not prepared to go so far. Hence prorogation of Parliament im plies that the National Representatives are not to he allowed to exprese their Seutiments in Parliament until the Premier has had more time for such individual executive action us may make war unavoidable. he simply looks to his book and says 4olm Doe, Richard Roe, or some •other land shark, has bought the fi. .hi. against that lot, uni I have given ■him control of it. Well, now, l.rnv tun I to pay the ti. fa. uiul release my laud ? I may live in Savannah ; my land may be in Hahershant, Ilall or Union, ami Jotm Doc, Richard Roe, or whoever has the fi. fa., .may be in New York, New Orleans, or even •somewhere in Georgia. How am I to find him and get that fi. fa. settled? How cm I. kee;» him from holding it sintil ha t n see some way lo swindle sue? Now, I propo-c a way out of this difficulty. Parties who own lands and have paid ff. fas. against them, that settles it. Those who have paid fi. fits, and do not own the land they are against, should be ordered by a proclamation of the governor to re turn them and gijht tlieir money. Il it is not done, the State will be swindled out of thousands of dollars, and our citizens much annoyed by these fi. las. I am not prepared fully to say w hether it is best for the State to sell these wild, unclaimed lands. They are mostly owned by w idows, orphans, idiots and lunatics, who are not fairly represented; and if I was Governor of this great Slate, I would postpone final leave of his family in utieh a case is indeed an effecting sight. As the train neared the station he took his children each in turn, from the oldest, a girl of ten, to the baby, in his arms, and, with tears streaming down his face, gave each a farewell caress, and held them to his bosom for the last time. Then, handing the baby to his lit tle girl, he took his wife, who had been faithful till this worse than death, in his arms, as a fond lover might his lady. With her head pillowed on his shoulder, they neared the station, where they must j»art forever. Such is the faithfulness of a true woman, whose marriage vows are to her something more than a form of words that will give her a home. In the face of these facts, who dare say that a woman is 'iilse or fickle ?— HicJcol/s County (Nielh) Herald. Cold, piercing winds and driving rains seldom fail to bring on a cough, cold or hoarseness at this season, and Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup should be kept in every house. For sale by all druggists. Girls who nrn not handsome hate those who are, while those who are hrnd8ome hate one another. Which class has tho best time of il? The Queen ami the Mother. Vlrtnrla** Rrspon-e lo Mr*. Staunton’- Appeal for fcrr Children. The Lon Ion Touchstone, a new theatrical-journal, is responsible for the following^tory in connection with the reprieve of the Staunton brothers who had l».*en sentenced to death tor the Penge murder: On the Sunday preceding the Tuesday, the day fixed tor the exe cution of the S muttons, the mother of the two nirti traveled alone to Balmoral in order ;•> obtain «:i inter view with the Qiecn, and beseech clemency for her wretched seas. On 'reaching Rallater, after leaving Ab erdeen, the last station, some twelve miles from Balmoral, the poor wo. mau sought Bootc co-itcyancc lo lake her the remainder of the journey NotIt'iig 1-o dd bv* obtained, an*l the people, o.i hearing tin- melancholy mi-sion of tiie iiulorrunaie mother, showed their sympathy by obtaining her a seat on the mail-bag in the little cart, which contained only one seat for the driver. The mail-bag „was thrown into the cart, and thu poor woman was allowed to seat herself upon it. She traveled through the cold and dismal ni-jrht the twelve dreary miles to Balmoral. On reach ing the li-xi formidable difficulty that met her was that of obtaining an audience nf.t ! e Queen. tuned the reprieve which she had traveled so many miles to obtain. Such is a simple account of tut epi sode in the life of the Queen, well harmonizing with ali that her sub jects already know of her. :—_o— Rows on the Rio Grande. The Jli-xtcsn* Frying to (Jet l*p s Run on the Tex** Frontier—Art ion nt the fulled Stall* An- thoritie». Washington, December 15.—The news of troubles in Elpaso county, Texas, and the telegram of Governor ilubhatd to the President, calling for assistance from United States troops for the purpose of r •m , ’I1'u * invasion of Texas territory by the Mexican force, caused some excitement in this city, but the advices in possession of our Government do net warrant the impression that any difficulties, other than merely local troubles have pre sented themselves. There is no idea whatever, that the Mexican Govern ment is making any possible demon stration, but so far as can be learned, the'tinfriendly movements aie of the same nature as those made the sub ject of attention at the War Depart ment some months ago when qu s- licns of the proprietorship of certain salt pits in Elpaso county caused much disorder in that section. The Government does not consider that the troubles reported to-day are in any degree international. The dis | paid e- were, however, promptly re- i ferrod to the Secretary of War, who, | after consultation w tli General Slier- j 111:111. gave directions for the muster ing of our forces in Texas in such positions as to give whatever aid may be necessary to preveut assaults upon American citizens or their property. Havana, December 15.-The steamship City of Merida brings tbe following advices: City of Mexico December 5.—Mexican troops con tinue to inarch to the Rio Grande. More than one thousand cavnlty are between Sam Luis Potosi and Saltil lo, and others are following in the same direction. Several battalions Ahead of .AH COMPETITION «. 0. UOMNSON H as jsct returned from a visit union gthe Principnl l’lANO nnd ORGAN factories in New Yyrk, Deaton and other citics- lmvii)<! arranged for the Largest nnd most com, plute assortment ever offered South, et prices ABSOLUTELY BEYOND COMPETITION! U P m l.B jji.it ~ 3ales. Musical Instruments OF EVERY VARIETY. Sheet Music end Music Books oosly. Osman Paslm beA$ a inoffensive movement towards thl north, intend ing to pierce the line at Atrppni, with 2,000 picked men. Hie success at first was very encouraging. Two lines of earthwork) were carried, but the stubborn resistance by the Ros sian grenadier guard# enabled the reserves to meet the Turkish onslaugh, and soon Osman was surrounded What followed was almost exactly a cuunlcapart of Sedan: Plevna had already been surrounded on a level plain, while the enemy's guns poured death upon them from every hill. To continue fighting was madness, hut still they fought. About two o’clock Osman was painfully, but not serious ly wounded, and gave the order to cease firing, and surrendered his sword to General Gravetsky, saying, “ It is to.the Emperor, through you, that I surrender my sword and army. On' being informed that Osman had sur rendered the Czar remarked: “ But the war is not thereby ended.’’ A report conies of a great battle between Ali Suleman Pasha and the Czarwitch between Kutschuk and Metchka, hut details can’t .be learnedias yet. It is probably an effort of Suleman to de feat the Russians before reinforcements car come from belore Plevna. In Vienna there is no expectation that peace is at hand. Count An- drassy's speech last Monday, shows that Austria has no intention of inter fering with the Russian plan, and even ServU will he allowed to declare her independence without any diplo matic remonstrance. A dispatch from Berlin is to the same effect, that Russia will be per mitted to do as she pleases. The Russiau demands are said to include the transfer to Russia of Up* l>er Armenia, including Kars, Bayazid and Batoum, the free passage of Dais denelles and Bosphorous, the destruc tion of the Danube fortresses, the autouomy of Bulgaria as a vassal of the Porte, and a iedification of Servi an and Montenegrin frontiers A meeting of the British Cabinet Council was held at Windsor Palace to-day, and the Parliament has been prorogued to January 17. This ac- > THE LATEST PUBLICATIONS. Musical Merchandise, A 4 everything jH-rtuiiiiiig to it First Class Music House. TUNING AND REPAIRING, PIANOS, Church, Pipe and Reed Ortrnrm, and all kind* of Musical Instruments Tuu4d and Repaired .by Mr. C. H. Taylor, the best skilled and one of the most thorough workmen Scsth. Mr. Taylor devoted nearly fifteen years in the construction of instruments iu some of the best factories in this country, and is the only authorised 'inner for the AOfcUSTA MUSIC HOUSE. G. O. ROBINSON & CO., ■263 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. After ex;* ining the pl.j ct of her ■wiL.t^ -he T1 . iyf infantry are.-on the road to the rview —ofi-Uwuijm UIUU1MWI' TKfliL-. v —. last, obtained an interview with Sir Thomas Bidd. Iph, who, after pa tiently listening to what she had to say, promised to let the Queen irn mediately know the object of her being at the castle. With little de lay, the Queen, setting aside all eti- quitte and formality, enterted the apartment iu which Mrs. Staunton was seated, and, with a true sover eign’s and woman’s heart, listened to the appeal and humble prayer of one of her subjects in her deep distress. The poor petitioner prayed for mercy, and ihat the lives of her children might be spared, TI:o Queen, no doubt with aching heart, could only explain that she was entirely iu the hands of her responsible Minister The painful interview ended, the petitioner, grateful for the conde scension and sympathy of her sover eign, sought how to return to Bul- later, heart-broken that the last hope of saving her wretched sons had failed her. The s rvauts inquired how -he intended getting back the twelve miles to Ballater. There was no conveyance, ami they painfully saw the poor woman was quite inca pable of walking the distance. Again the Queen w;ts informed of the cir cumstances, and with that con idera- tion so characteristic of her nature, she ordered that one of her carriages should bo got ready to take Mrs Staunton "back Scarcely had the poor mother left the castle, when the mail bag containing Her Majesty’s letters and dis]mtehes were opened, and, to the gratification and relief of the Queen, the Home 8»cretary*a dispatch recommending the reprieve was among the number.. The lonely mother went on her way back worn out and dejected. With the instinct of kindness and charitab e feelinr* the Queen nt dice instructed a spe cial messenger to proceed on horse back and tnko the glad tidings to her sister in sorrow. Such deeds require no comment, but raise the monarch to the highest eminence. Mrs. Staunton on reaching Ballater was j 7 '®.T7 . instantly informed of the glad tidings, out of a tight placc had ^ a and that the mail bag on which she 1 . - W. LONG. E. C. LONG. pn&ncf ittfnD- trv and some artillery wifi be sent by sea from Vera Crnz to Matauioras. Troops are said to be well officered, and armed with improved guns. Beautiful Alegory. Crittendon, of Kentucky, was at one time engaged in defending a man who had been indicted for a capital offence. After an elaborate and pow erful defence he closed his effort with t’ e following striking and beautiful allegory : “ When God iu his eternal council conceived the thought of mams creation, lie called to him the three ministers who wait constantly! upon the throne—Justice, Truth and Meicy—ami thus addressed them: “ Shall we make ?” Then sa«d Jus tice: “Oh, God, make him not, for he will trample upon the laws.’’ Truth made answer also: “Oh, God, make him not, for he will polute thy sanctuaries.*’ But Mercy, dropping upon her knees, lookjng up through lu-r tears, exclaimed: “Oh, God, make him, 1 will watch over him with my care through all ihe dark patiis which he may have to trend!’’ Then God made man, and said to him: “ Oh man, thou art the child of mercy; go and deal with thy brother.” The jury, when he had finished, were drowned in tears, and against evidence, brought in a verdict of not guilty. It is said that the kind mothers down East are grown so affectionate that they give their childfieD chloroform previous to whipping them. Near Roubnix, France, lost month, a deliciously fattened rabbit, carefully fed up for a coining fast day, excited the evil gastronomic j assions of a neighbor, who made a raid ’one night and captured it. The owners, find ing their cherished dainty gone, were in ‘despair at first, but cheered up when they found that the thief had dropp-.nl in tho straw his purse, con taining thrice the value of the animal. C.W.L0Rg(k, D TTGGX3TS, Gfe6BOIAr4 We offer a large and well (elected atock of Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Varnishes, Oils, Anilines, Dyes, Patent Medicines, Hair and Tooth Brushes, Perfumery, Lily white Rouges, Colognes, Extracts, etc., For Sale "’STery Cheap FOB CASH, Either at Wholesale or Retail, We call yonr atttentien to onr COLOGNES, BAY RUM, HAIR OIL, E1V aepll-ly CITY MILLS. Having made arrangements tor n steady a rival 3t pure kmucKY UNO Tennessee Wm, I guarantee to tho public the following branJ* of fionr, equal or superior to any In the Tuu. ket, at corresponding pnees: Saow Flake, White Rcse, Family, Double Extra, Graham Flour, Bolted Meal, ! Unbolted Meal, Grits, Horse Feed, Oow Feed, Chicken Feed, etc., etc. Shorts and Brin Orders Led at J. 0. Wilkins’ Will be attended tr Cff*Casli paid for good WHEAT aiiH CORN at mil). Public grinding promptly attended to-. W. c. KEMP ft CO. deitl-3:n had sat with a bleeding heart con- low minutes before wiping his mouth in a drinkirg saloon. J. R. CRAWFORD HAS OPENED A COMMODIOUS Wagon YTard, One Mile front Athens, On the Ditnieisville road, where Corn anil Fodder can-be had on Reasonable Terms. Also ~ * — - Beddii _ nSMm' Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, etc. Furnished nt Fifteen cents per head. Toii WORK OF EVER? eJ seriplian done at this office j