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THE OGLETHORPE ECHO. FBIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1874. !■ ♦ T. L. GAMTT, Editor and Prop. SALUTATORY. With this issue we commence the publi cation of The Oglethorpe Echo—a paper which will never cause the cheek of an honest man to mantle with shame at its politics, or fear its entrance into his family on account of its contents: for we will, at all times and under all cir cumstances, stand firmly by the South and the Democratic party, anti battle for their ascendancy; and while we will give all the news of the day, will, at the same time, abstain from entering into detail of the mass of immoral and corruptive trash, the publication of which has cast a blemish upon the exalted mission of the press. We will not attempt to publish a pa per that will please every one (fcueh being an impossibility), but hope to meet the approbation of all good men ; and if, in the distant future, we should err, we trust that our readers vill cast upon our shortcomings a lenient eye, and attribute them to the brain and not the heart. As the name of our paper denote, we intend to echo the news of the entire county, and to publish a paper for and in the interests of all of Oglethorpe—not any particular town or section. Returning our sincere thanks to our public-spirited citizens for the liberal patronage already guaranteed us, and pledging ourself to strive to make each issue of the Echo an improvement upon its predecessor, and make it worthy the proud name our county bears, we unfurl our banner to the breeze, and cast our fortune with the good people of Ogle thorpe, whether for weal or w oe, time can only determine. A Good Showing. This year, at least, the Southern cot ton States have shown their capacity to produce food for their own consumption, man and beast. The crop is safe, for it is made, but it is more than ample. The fact marks an era in our material history. It is the starting point of agri cultural independence and a general prosperity. It will save these States fifty million dollars of expenditure for living. When we reflect that-the cotton crop for the last several years has sold from two hundred and fifty to two hun dred and seventy millions per annum, and that out of that $50,000,000 had to be abstracted for bread, some idea may be formed of the value of the present grain crop. It is a lesson that has taken long years to teach the Southern farmer, and this result should make the lesson a permanent one. We are greatly in debted to the grange influence for the teach ing. _ Time of Holding Elections. For Congress. —The election for mem bers of Congress will be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in No vember next, which will be the 3d day of November. For County Officers. —The election for county officers will be 1 eld on the first Wednesday in January next which will be on the 6th day of January. Opening and closing of the polls. —The polls open at the Court House at 8 (/clock in the morning, and close at 6 o’clock in the evening; and open at the precincts at 8 o’clock in the morning and close at 3 o’clock in the evening. Stephens on the Situation.—Mr. Stephens made a recent speech at Greensboro in which he gave his views on current political topics. He opposed the Civil Rights bill for two reasons— -Ist, because it was unconstitutional, and 2d, because it provided for mixed schools. The words of Mr. Jefferson, that “ all men are born equal,” means no more than they have “an equal right to jus tice.” Carry out this principle, he said' and there will be no conflict of races. With regard to Louisiana, his sympa thies were with the people, but he thought they ought not to have taken up arms except in the last resort. Con gress and not Grant, he thinks, are to blame for the present troubles in Louis iana. Caution.—lt is a thing not generally known, that in voting for members of Congress if any other name appears upon the ticket than that of the candi date for this department, it can be exf cepted to as illegal and thrown out. Let every one see to it, that they vote a ticket with no other name upon it ex cept the candidate for this position. The party cannot afford to lose a vote. Bear this in mind and vote certainly and let your vote go in right. Louisiana is quiet. The people ara again conquered. When the Federal troops demanded the surrender of the State government, McEnery and Penn had no alternative but to surrender. THE ELECTION. GLORIOUS NEWS Brown Coaldii't Hurt Patman or Hutcheson Much. The Rads Badly Beaten. WHITE MEN SHALL GOVERN OLD OGLETHORPE. Farewell Forever to Ignorance and Rascality. I > ai , tial Returns. 1 t > The election for members of the Leg islature, on Wednesday last, resulted in an overwhelming victory to the Demo crats, when we consider that the blacks are so much in the majority in our coun ty. Everything was conducted with fairness, each man voting as he choose. No intimidation was employed by either party. Time forbid our giving as ex tended notice of the various events of the day as we should like. The follow ing are the returns received by us up to the hour of going to press: LEXINGTON. For Representatives. Hutcheson 573 Patman.... 570 Brown 414 Hurt 390 For County Treasurer. Pace 5 66 Sanders 377 Both the members elected as Repre sentatives are true and able Democrats, who will reflect honor upon our county, and in whose hands we feel sure the in terests of Oglethorpe will not suffer. Both candidates for County Treasurer are Democrats, the negroes making no effort to secure that position. We detained our paper until 11 o’clock waiting for full returns, but could not hear up to that hour. It is a settled fact, however, that the Democrats have carried the county by between 400 and 500 majority. CLARK COUNTY ALL 0. K. Over 400 Majority for the Whites. GREAT REJOICING AMONG THE PEOPLE. We are indebted to Mr. Galloway for the following returns of the election in Clark county. The Democrats will carry their ticket by at least 400 majority. There was great rejoicing among the cit zens when the announcement was made. The following are the partial returns. The other precincts have gone largely Democratic. ATHENS. Democrats. McDaniel 946 Carlton 943 Wilson 940 Radicals. McComb 677 Johnson 677 WATKINSVILLE. Democrats 253 Radicals 340 DARK CORNER. Democrats 116 Radicacs... . 1 4 Three cbeers for Clark county, and one hundred and sixteen for Dark Corner. A Louisville merchant lately received the following apology from a Southern debtor: “ The firm of busted up February 2, 1874. I supposed Mr. H., who was carrying on the business, bad paid yoiL up. Mr. H. has left here; gone over into Georgia. For myself, I am unable to pay anything, not hardly able to live through the summer. lam now nearly barefooted. The seat of my pants is worn out and I am unable to buy any more, and a big family to take care of. Yours, respectfully.” A Plattsburg paper speaks of a gentle man in that vicinity who recently sold his wife and children to one of his neigh bors for a coat, a pair of seeoad-hasd pants, and $5 in cash. A professional gambler in Chicago re cently “bucked the tiger” for fifty straight hours, without a pause for sleep or refreshments, and managed in that time ta lose $11,900,. CHARLEY ROSS WITH HIS MAMA. The Story of the Kidaspping all a Ham bag—A Family History. Correspondence of the Rending Eagle. Germantown, Sept.^4—the Ross case, like all things transient, is gradu- i ally disappearing from Ug public mind; j but before giving it a final good-bye allow me to offer you a theory, which thus far I have not seen preSPhted. I am a neighbor of Chistian K. Ross, and we neighbors have our thoughts and opin ions on the subject of the child’s disap pearance which I think should be pre sented to the world. About ten years ago, when Christian Ross was making his mark, when his business was in the most prosperous condition, he married a Western lady, of a good family, and very wealthy. He had two children of the marriage, Walter Ross and Charles Brewster Ross. For a long time this was one of the hap piest families in all Philadelphia, but a few years ago Ross began to lead the life of a debauchee; he sought other compa ny than his wife’s, his began to decrease, and he became a bankrupt. To a refined and delicate woman like his wife, this was a crushing blow, and she fled from the man, leaving the children in his care, and sought the protection of her friends. To my knowledge no di vorce ever took place Welwyn, the par ties, and a short time after the flight of the wife, another woman took her place in the family, who still occupies it. The following is the theory of those who know the family, and who are ac quainted with Ross personally: 5 Some months before the kidnapping Mr. Ross received letters from the first and only wife asking and'demanding the children. It will be recollected that even up to this time he "had refused to show any of the letters he received, with the exception of the blackmailing note, and it will also be borne in mind that the attempt was made to steal both the children. It was not until three days after the kidnapping that the fact was made public, and at that timd the child, was safely in the hands of its mother or her friends in the West. We think Mr. Ross knows now, and always did know, where his child is, but refrained from making it public for family rea sons. As regards the advertisements, the blackmailing note, etc., wc think they are all forgeries, written either by Ross himself or his friends, intended to divert public attention from the facts. •G. When a snail’s head is chopped off, he often sprouts anew one. There are over 14,500,000 children of the school age in this conntry. An Ohio jockey furnishes horses with false teeth to conceal their age. A German chemist has succeeded in making first-class brandy out of sawdust. A Newbern, S. C., naturalist believes that the catfish is the male and the eel the female of the same species. The most serious charge ever made against Beecher is that he was the first man to offer a chromo to subscribers, whether money is contained in them. Don’t send money in letters unless the same are registered. An expert in handling letters can tell in a moment The number of Jews in Jerusalem at the present time is said to be 19,000, thus forming more than half of the entire population. The clerks of the post office say there will he no post office clerks in heaVen, unless the girls quit directing their let ters “catti-cornered.” Dr. Glenn, of Colusa'eounty, Cal., has about 30,000 acres in wheat, from which he expects 25 bushels to the acre, ma king a total of 750,000 bushels. Now that the cotton crop has been cut so short, it is a matter of congratulation that our people owe much less for fertil izers than at this time last year. A Richmond newsdealer wants a hun dred thousand Confederate notes at twenty-five cents per Jiundred notes. Same price for $1 and SIOO bills. Getting born costs the people of the the United States $220,095,000 annually ; getting married, $250,000,000; getting buried, $73,830,450; tofcl, $543,984,450. Upon inquiring at slaughter-houses iu New York, it is found that there are nearly two hundred persona who are in the habit of drinking blood flowing warm from oxen and cows, for strength ening purposes and for the eure of cer tain diseases. Deaths take place in the world at the rate of one every two There is a sense of profound relief in the thought that every time a man goes out of the world, a baby and a half comes in. Our village last week did its full duty toward increasing the “ light infantry” of this mundane sphere. One of the new-com ers is said to have turned a summersault before it was two hours’ old, and the father is now’ erecting a cross-bar and trapeze for it to practice on. LATE GEORGIA NEWS. Toecoa has some half dozen stores in the course of erection. There is now only one Radical paper published in Georgia—the Gainesville I Advertiser. The Athens Watchman prints rumors of the existence of a rich gold mine in Madison county. Mr. Benjamin Tutt, one of the oldest citizens bf Lincoln county, died lately at the age of 82 years. A severe storm prevailed at Savannah on Monday last, during which a number of casualties occurred. The annual fair which was to have ta ken place on the 13th inst., at Greens boro, lias been postponed to the 27th. The Hawkinsville Dispatch states that many of the farmers in that section are holding their cotton in the hope of a rise in prices. A number of the active young men of Elberton went to work with coats off and fixed uj) a town hall that does credit to their Ambitious desire. s Eclat was given a colored revival in Terrell, county, recently, by the arrest at the close of the services of the officiating pastor, on the charge of larceny. A Madison county man has been ar rested in Atlanta for adultery. He says it’s mighty rough to lie in jail while Brother Beecher shoves the lusty croquet ball. The Radical negroes who assaulted two colored Democrats in Baldwin have been elected members .of the chain-gang. Their term of office expires in twelve months.,, A ; negro who was arrested, in Lee county last Monday on the charge of ra ping his step-daughter, and who was being .carried to Leesburg, by a= .bailiff and guard, attempted to escape and was shot dead; 1 Last Thursday w T eek, a disastrous fire occurred at Acworth, G.% Two brick stores, with their contents were burned. • Loss about $3,000, exclusive of all the buildings. - The contents of the post office were all burned. The champion opium eater Of Georgia is a 1 lady living at Reynolds, Taylor county, who is said to : have consumed the contents of fifty-six one-eight ounce morphine and fifty-one ounce laudanum vials this year, and cries for more. The \vood workers of Louisvjlle con sider the pine timber of Georgia worth from five to ten dollars a thousand feet more than the Mississippi pine. The latter is coarse, brittle and “bushy,” while the former is strong, durable and compact in texture. The final arrangements have been completed for the Georgia State Fair, at Atlanta, beginning October 19. Ar rangements have been made for half fare tickets from Baltimore and all Southern and Western cities to Atlanta. The Ag ricultural Exposition will be the grand est ever held South. Great excitement was created in Daw son on Saturday last, by the report that the grangers were about to establish a store of their own and would sell goods at cost, allowing their agent only a com mission for his trouble. The merchants put their clerks to work at once, and there was a general marking down of prices, whereupon the people purchased largely and were happy. The Macon Telegraph says: “ The Radicals of the Athens district have nominated J. W. O’Neal, of Hall county, as their candidate for Congress. O’Neal represented Lowndes county in one of Bullock’s Legislatures, and is distin guished for having had more tussels with the jim-jams than any man of his age in the State. He has been known to see five thousand monkeys in five minutes.” On Thursday last a desperate negro, named Alex. Webb, who had been em ployed on the farm of Mr. Geo. W. Johnson, in Butts county, made an at tack upon that gentleman with a cotton hook. Mr. Johnson responded promptly with his knife, and the jury rendered a verdict of justifiable homicide. Webb had been quarreling with some of the hands on the place, and when ordered to leave by Mr. Johnson, attacked him, with the results stated. A Floyd county farmer, on the Rome road, has beguu to save fertilizers for next year's use. He puts up a board pen on the grounds where his cattle do their lounging, and already a large quan tity of the home fertilizer is collected 5 within it. If all the farmers would thus save from wasting the very cheapest manure, their indebtedness to commis sion -merchants would not be making such a - hole in their pocket-books when the yearly settlement day comes round; The Houston Home Journal says: “ We have on our desk ,an alligator egg which is quite a curiosity. Dr. Culier obtained some from a negro who found fifty-eight .in v ne,st, arid he has them ‘setting.’ . He does not know whether they will hatch. Nests have been found in thi§ cojunty containing over one hundred eggs. Negroes say each egg hatches two alligators. They are about the size of a turkey egg, but longer, and are covered with many very , , small specks,” The editor of a Kentucky paper bas discovered an old man who for many years past has carried about with him, wherever he traveled, the bones of his dead child, to whom he was passionately attached. They aTe contained in a neat casket, and he never allows them out of his sight. FREIGHT LIST. The following is the names of persons having freight remaining in the depot at this place up to the morning of publica tion. We are indebted for it to our young friend, Dish Rowland : LEXINGTON. O. 11. Arnold, Arnold & Rarrow, M. T. Bell, T. D. Biggs, J. Bell, Pope Barrow, J. V. Collier, Z. H. Clark, A. Dozier, Al>el Eberlinrt, .1. S. Gilbert, John Goolsby, F. G. Glenn, H. Hall, H. A. Hays, T. H. Hawkins, J. G. Jones, L. M. Johnson, J. S. Sims, J. R. Stevens, 5V . M. Tiller, J. Wiseman, Ilaire &X-, . 11. Kinnebrew. * * S. W. Almand, Blackwell & Son, W. 11. Clark, J. M. Carter, S. N. Carpenter, J. E. Campbell, J. If. Duncan A Bro., M. G. Deadwilcr, H. C. Edmunds, S. H. Fortson, H. K. Gardner, R. Hall, J. J. Heard, T. J. Herndon, J. D. James, J. H. Jones, H. P. Mattox, N. J. Swift, 11. P. Sipis, Swift A Arnold, Tate & Almand, ... A. B. Thornton, Mrs. E. A. White. > MARKET REPORTS. . " -- - ■•’ Cd’‘ { CRAWFORD, Octoberß, i874. Cottov $ I2i@ ,13 Flouk, per bbl 8 00 @ll 00 Cqkn, per bjn 1 40 Peas, “ 1 25 Wheat, “ l 50 @ 1 75 Oats, “ i: '7s @1 00 Rye, 1 00 1 Sweet Potatoes, per bu,... ~ 75 Bacon—Sides, per lb , 17’@ 18 Shoulders 16. @ 17 Ham 5....?..... 18 @ 20 Lard, per 1b...;.....'...... 1 ... 18*@ 22 Bagging 18 @ 20 Ties ; 9 @ 11 Chickens 25 Eggs 20 Bitter 25 Syrup, per gal 75 @ 1 25 Molasses... 50 @ 75 MISCELLANEOUS. STOVES GRATES, AND TIN WARE! To lie had Cheap for Cash at J. C. WILKINS & CO S, Broad St., Athens, Ga. OPERA COLOGNE. AN ELEGANT PERFUME. rpiIIS COLOGNE IS MANUFACTURED A from Pure Materials, with the greatest care. Prepared only by K. T. BRUMBY A CO., Druggists and Pharmacists, Athens, Ga. IW. THOMAS, ATTORNEY AT J. LAW, Athens, Ga. Office with Judge A. M. Jackson, Ordinary of Clark county. Strict attention given to ail business entrusted. Collections and searching of records a specialty. 50,000 SUBSCRIBERS WATNTEI) FOII THE OGLETHORPE ECHO. LUCKIE & YANCEY, DEALERS A>’D KEPAipEBS OF” Mies, Jewelry, Etc. No. 3 Broad St., Athens, Ga. oct$ —ly i ATHENS Marble & Granite Yard AR. ROBERTSON, DEALER 45^. . in Monuments, Head Stones, Cradle Tombs, Marble and Granite Box Tombs; also, Vases and Mar- rfij-Tj' • | ble Tops for Furniture. Persons desiring work of this kind would YflLjQh: do well to examine my designs be fore purchasing elsewhere. Prices ™ * ***^6 moderate. MERCHANDISE AND DRUCS. THE QUESTK)^ WHERE CAN WE BUY GOODS CHEAP Has long been agitating tiif. minds of the citizens of Oglethorpe and adjoining countit*. It need no longer trouble you, for it is settled beyond all controvert that Man & Maly's is the place. You will find there EVERY THING usually kept in a FIRST-CLASS RETAIL STORE! And you will MISS a good chance if you leave Crawford without visiting their store. Articles are too numerous to mention, hut rest assured that you will find ’WHaItVEEWOU want (if they have it.) They will be found in the HojseFormerly Occupied by Martin & Cos. *tar BE SURE AHD CALL OH THEM BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. oet9-tf R. T. BRUMBT 4 Co7 DRUGGISTS AND PHARMACISTS, DEALERS IN Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, DRUGGISTS* SUNDRIES, Paints, Oils, Lamps, Glass Shades, Chamois Skins, Sponges, Etc., Etc., College avenue, between Bonk Store and P. O. Athens, Ga. Special attention given to Prescrip tions at all hours. oct9-tf MISCELLANEOUS. AS NATURAL AS LIFEI '• —— -e ■ n The National Copying Cos. W. T. HANCOCK, Ageni, CRAAVFORD, GA., Are prepared to enlarge all kinds of PlCTUßES—Photographs, Am brotypes, Fereotypes, Miniatures, etc., etc. We guarantee a true copy of the Picture sent us to enlarge, and a return of the same small picture. Our Pictures will he either FRAMED or net, Colored, and given a life-like expression not to be found in anv Photograph. We also give WATER and OIL PICTURES, lile size if desired. Prices Extremely Low. AGENTS wanted, to whom a liberal commission will be allowed. Apply to W. T. HANCOCK, Agent, I • S.—W ill also REPAIR allJiinds of Jew* elrv, atches, Clocks, etc. .Nil work war ranted. SUPERIOR ORIENTAL TOOTH POWDERS! T/OR CLEANSING THE TEETH AND J- Purifying the Breath. Prepared by R. T. BRUMBY & CO., Druggista and Pharmacists, Athens, Ga. JOB WORK EXECUTED WITH Neatness and IDispatch AT TIIE ECHO JOB OFFICE. The American Printer. A t OF T YPOGRAPHY > XX. A AIHJA G complete instructions for be ginners, as well as practical directions for managing all departments of a Printing Oflice ~,; LT , ?’ efnl tables, Schemes for iml ''anety, Hints to An thors and Publishers, Instructions in Proof- Eatenstee Tabies of Abbreviation, and of Foreign Phrases, etc. Bv Thom ns McKellab. 336 PP . 12mo. Price *1 50 By mail, $1.70. ’ WHAT IS SAID OF IT. * “ Most successful of the books of this class ,htAnhi ° . Any ’"tfH'gent person will find this work of Com •a Y m reauß °f intelligent research and con. 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