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®!t? fours! fltlns. 'tT ROB'T S. HOWARD, Editor. JEFFERSON, C4AV. * M) tV JTnnfmrV 1. I**o. *—‘Athens lias a circulating library started. —The negro exodus stands in need of a Moses. Elbertou’s Temperance boom makes hor a little independent of Grant and Sherman. —Tahuage’s sermon on tho Tay disaster is being used by tramps as an argument in their favor. —The Gwinnett Herald says that Win. J. Born killed a hog last week weighing 500 lbs., net. How is that for pork ? —When it comes to “ making ills weight in gold.” Mr. Stephens can beat any lawyer in the State.— Washington Gazette. —The sound of the brass has induced Prof. Gurecht to employ the remaining talent of Elberton in blowing out their brains. —The cotton shipped from Washington, Ga., this season, has amounted to 0.000 bales, and the Gazette says that more cotton is still in the county. —Alfred Adams, of Elberton, Ga., was se riously cut last week. M. B. Herring se verely stabbing him in the back and in the upper right arm. —Wilkes is one of the best counties in the State for emigrants to turn their atten tion to.— Gazette. And only their attention. —Joe Drown and King Cole relieved gs- V'uinuh in her travail of expectation in a few hours when their diagnosis revealed an am ple harbor entrance. —T a Image's belief that there is no hell, and yet that some of the excursionists from the Tay mishap will be burned, presents an anomaly iu credence which psychology will not adjust. —Fioiii S2OO, Elberton has raided her tax on tiie retailing of liquor within the city limits to SI,OOO. The Council having been petitioned to that effect by a majority of the tax-payer3 of the place. —-The erection of the Sibley Manufacturing Company’s mill will give an impetus to real estate that will amouut in dollars and cents to far more than the cost of the iactorv.— § * Chronicle & Constitutionalist. —The corporators of the Sibley Manufac turing Company will meet to-morrow after noon at half-past three o'clock, at the Augusta i actory oilice, for the purpose of organiz ing.— Chronicle ty Constitutionalist . —Athens had a social demonstration of the “selection of the fittest” in the shape of Leap Tear party. To which, the Banner says, each young lady had the novel pleasure oi escorting the gentleman of her choice. —Augusta has earrned a reputation of the sporting centre this week. Augusta ill Georgia and Augusta in Maine have seen more fun this week than all the balance of the Republic.— Chronicle <s• Constitutionalist. —A number of hands emplo} 7 ed in digging a well, at Suwannee depot, engaged in a fight at the bottom of the well, about thirty feet down, when thoy struck blood instead of water. Who will say that the day of miracles arc past P The Atlanta Constitution is taking the lead in considering men generally as gentle men, and not mincing the fact with some ambiguous title that seems rather an apology for the acquaintance than a genuine confi dence in ones identity. Prof. Edison, in discoursing upon the possibilities that await the future of electric ity, says even hash mills iu boarding houses can be worked with lightning, and re volving hair brushes in barber shops will form no exception to the rule. —Savannah is, from the very nature of things, the terminus of King Cole's route to the sea, and, without a Mississippi, the long line of steel rail may yet make her the New Orleans of Georgia. She lias at least one of the prerequisites already—yellow fever. But that only comes from the West Indies in ship's ballast. l’iie Sunday Gazette, of Atlanta, predicts that this State has never seen so unanimous a vote as the one by which Alfred 11. Colquitt will be re-elected to the office lie now holds —not even when he went into it backed by HO,OOO majority. And it is equally certain that Governor Colquitt will never see another such majority, if Conference will allow the people a showing. “In referring to the report of the Atlanta Board %f Health, the Const it at ion says : *' Sanitary science must level mountains of ignorance and cross oceans of prejudice. For this reason sanitarians are now making an effort to educate the people to a just and proper appreciation of the essential laws of health, and it is for this purpose we deem it prudent and timely to publish the annual re port of the City Board of Health.” —lion. A.O. Bacon has written a long letter to the Curouicle iy Constitutionalist. in which appears this key-note to our future politics : “ It is also evident that a party cannot main tain an efficient and successful organization based upon questions limited to theoretical abstractions and issues which are dead or dormant. Principles are enduring, and should not be abandoned even though the psacs in which they were involved may be past ; but if such issues no longer present wtu. questions, the party while still holding to its opinions upon t em, if it would maintain tne spit it and active interest of its members, nui>i, march lor ward to an alignment upon tuobv. questions winch are now practically i itai, uu.i v\ Inch affect our every day life.” Washington Letter. [From our regular Correspondent.] Washington, 1). C., Jan. 12th, IS7O. Congress has not furnished much excite ment or many new subjects to talk and write about since it reassembled, yet I think we shall get something lively before very long. The House agreed before the recess to take up the report of the Committee on Rules when it re-convened, and to continue tire con sideration of the subject from day to day until disposed of, but the absence of Mr. Frye, who is in Maine, and Mr. Garfield, who was look ing after Ohio, delayed the work, so that little has been done at it this week. It was the understanding that all members of the committee should be present while the rules were under consideration, but these two had their hands pretty full at home—especially the gentleman from Maine. Gen. Garfield had an easier time of it, and comes back the choice of his State for the Senatorship. Prob ably he comes nearer, in point of ability, to filling the seat vacated by Senator Thurman than any of the other candidates, yet there is a vast difference in the two men. Even Gar field can rattle around a good deal in the place filled by his predecessor. And the loss will be not alone Ohio's, but the nation's as well. The action of the Supreme Court in re fusing to advance the legal tender case on the calendar is something of a disappointment, to Congressmen especially, yet it is not an unreasonable result. While members of Con gress are anxious to have a decision of the Court that would relieve them of responsibil ity, it is not unnatural that the court should decline to go out of its way to grapple with the troublesome questions involved. The Court has once passed upon the legal tender qualities of the greenback, and the remaining question as to the duration of their necessary existence will perhaps settle itself if letalone. Anyhow, Congress must answer to the peo ple for its course in the premises, without any assistance from the Court. Considering the uncomfortably mixed condition of the Con gressional mind on the subject, this may be a misfortune in which the business interests of the country will have to share. The refer ence made by the Court to the fact that there was not a full bench corroborates the opinion here that every effort is making to force Jus tice Hunt to resign. All reports of his in tended resignation have come from members of the Administration and from members* of the Court. Avery strong pressure has been brought to bear upon him to make a vacancy for the Administration to fill. This is not the first time that constitutional questions have gone over owing to hi3 illness, and the Court has before made the same announcement as that made in the legal tender case. But Jus tice Hunt will not resign unless Congress re tires him on full pay, and a Democratic Con. gress will hardly do that for the sake of get ting another radical partisan on the bench. The census bureau is another place where the Republicans are working hard to secure some partisan advantage, but the present in dications arc that they will substantially fail. Superintendent Walker is honestly disposed to take the matter entirely out of politics, and lias referred the appointment of supervisors to the Congressional delegations from each State. Great pressure has been brought to bear upon Mr. Haves to interfere and appoint Republicans exclusively, but I understand ho is not disposed to do so. This obstinacy has given rise to curses loud and deep, for the radicals see that if the work is done impar tially, it wili probably cause a decided shrink age of the immense gains in Congressional representation that they have so loudly boast ed the census would give them. _ It certainly would be a great public wrong and a positive injury to have any partisan manipulation of the census st atistics, and Superintendent Wal ker says that if any supervisor is found to bo engaged in political management lie will be dismissed from the service, whether he is a Republican or a Democrat. Nobody doubts that Gen. Walker means all this, and if he can strictly enforce in the next census will be an honest and valuable exhibit. It is pretty hard, however, for a party that resorts to so many desperate expedients to retain its hold on power to forego such an opportunity as the census would afford. In my haste last week I overlooked one ol tlie \\ bite House scenes on New Year’s day, which is worth recording. Over a year ago I wrote something about the case of Col. Henry DcAhna, who was appointed collector of Alaska at the begining of Mr. Hayes’ ad ministration and then recalled under very trying circumstances. Col. DcAhna is a Gennan-American and served with distinc tion in our late war, and came out poor. When given the appointment; to Alaska he had to borrow money to pay the heavy ex penses of himself and family to his post of duty. After his arrival there he discovered some of tiie crookedness of the Alaska Fur Company which has exclusive privileges from the Government, and proceeded to re port them to headquarters. But this was not what John Sherman wanted. It is said the Secretary of the Treasury, who controls the matter, .has an interet in this thriving company, whose profits are so large that they buy up every Government agent, and keep a well paid representative here in Washington to prevent Congressional action. Secretary Sherman caused DeAhna to be recalled, and he returned here through the assistance of fricn.la in San Francisco. He has been here ever since trying to get justice at the hands of the Administration and the pay due him. His family are destitute, and were on the day before New Year’s turned out of their ! boarding house, al! their effeet.s being held for arrears. On New Year's day the Colonel, with unshaven face and sullen look, driven by sheer desperation, went with the throng to the M hite House. When he halted in the line before the President, and refusing the proffered hand, drew himself to his full height, there was something manly in his ap pearance. and something touching in his voice, as he said : “ Mr. President: For eighteen months I have in vain endeavored to get justice from you, and what lyings me here to-day is to tell you that if Divine Providence should re solve to inflict on yon the one-hundreth part of all the disgace, hardship, suffering, sick ness, grief and want that you have managed to inflict on me and my American-born wife and children, for the last two years, you would never have a happy moment again in your life.” That was all. It was over in a minute, and Col. DeAhna was .ejected from the man sion to take his place among the forty mil lions of people outside. Piiono. —A petition, numerously signed by the ladies of Lawreneeville, Ga.. requests the citizens to elect a Town Council that will regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the vihaee. iys—at Fleming & kiiderson’s! XKWB. Dalton claims over 4,000 people. Atlanta now wants a walking match. Albany h as green peas and new Irish po tatoes. Sumter county reports a collard 9 feet high. Fourteen prisoners “received” in Hall county jail. Katonton has received 8,101 bales of cotton this season. Nat Statham, of Wilcox count}", aged 84, is cutting his third set of teeth. Near Griffin is a peach tree which blooms every month, and yields some fruit from some of those blossoms. Father Williams, of Cartcrsvillo, who died recently in that place, was ninet}’-nineyears, seven months and thirteen days old. Commissioner Henderson says Georgia is making arrangements to use fully 140,000 tons of guano another }’ear. This is over 1,000 tons to the county. Augusta News: Augusta possesses the champion modest young lady. When she hangs out stockings on the clothes line she puts veils over them. Near Camp's Mills, in Gwinnett county, Christmas night, M. Y. Pepper stabbed L. R. Bagwell, and has been bound over for as sault with intent to murder. In accordance with a determination arrived at some time since, the publication of this paper is suspended for a few weeks, from last issue, the 7th inst. — Northeastern Progress. By instructions from Bishop Gross col lectors will be placed at the doors of the Catholic Churches in Georgia, next Sunda}\ to receive subscriptions for the suffering people of Ireland. The Walton county Vidette says : “ Farm ers are making active preparations for a big crop the coming 3’ear in this section. All unprecedented amount of land is being broken up preparatory to the coming Spring.” The Irish of Macon are taking active steps to raise funds for the of their distressed countrymen in the Emerald Isle. On Sun day last the St. Vincent de Paul Society of that city donated SIOO to that worth}" cause. The Columbus Enquirer says: “Quite a sensation was created yesterday by a report that a large sum of money had heed found in the cemetery, and that there was reasons to believe that the money was the property of the late murdered Mr. Gammon. We hear that it is proposed to invite Hon. Charles Stewart Parnell, President of the Irish National Land League, who i9 now in New York, to visit Savannah. He undoubt edly would receive a warm reception from our Irish fellow-citizens.— Savannah News. The Hawkinsville Dispatch says that Bryant Edmondson, of Houston county, aged 80, has made 21 bales of cotton, 800 bushels of corn, 400 bushels of oats, and quantities of peas, potatoes, etc. His plow stock con sisted of one mule 22 years old, one 40, and a mare aged 25. The town council of Elberton at its last meeting fixed the license to retail spirituous liquors in that town at $1,000; quart license scoo ; gallon license $250. This amounts to prohibition. The temperance party are re joicing. Much indignation is expressed b} T the opponents of the measure, and it will be carried to the courts. The City Council of Augusta have unani mously adopted a resolution authorizing the Mayor to institute legal proceedings against the Charlotte, Augusta and Columbia Rail road for SIOO,OOO damages, because of the discrimination in freight made against the merchants and business men of Augusta, in violation of the contract between the read and that city. Albany, January 9,—The dwelling house of Mr. E. P. Rawson, an old and respected citizen of Albany, was destroyed by fire yesterday, with all its contents. Its only occupant at the time was Mr. R. himself, who was confined to his bed sick and almost totally helpless, and having no one near by to aid him. very narrowly escaped with his life. The fire was accidental. Forsyth, January 9. —Our new town council “ Drew” the blue ribbon over the liquor dealers here }’esterda} r , in the way of a tax of three hundred dollars per annum for license. There are seven bar-rooms here, and if they all resolve to wear the ribbon reversed, the town treasur} 7 will be hand somely augmented by the neat sum of twenty cue hundred dollars.— Five boys have been added to the population of Forsyth this year already and among them is a T. O. J., jr. Thomasville Times: On last Tuesday morning, at 9 o’clock, Bishop Beckwith con firmed a class of seven in tho Episcopal church. Five of the class were baptized by the rector, Rev. Mr. Il2id. Arranged in front of tho chancel, with a warm flood of light streaming through the gothic window in the rear of the church, on the beautiful clear January morning, tho candidates stood with bowed heads and took upon themselves the solemn vows of tho church. The}' were alt young, just entering upon the active arena ol life ; the currentof their lives were changed, their aspirations and desires purified and re fined by the impressive and earnest pledges wnich they made. A large congregation witnessed the solemn and impressive cere monies. Father is Getting Well. My daughters say, “ How much better father is since he used Hop Bitters.” lie is getting well after his long suffering from a disease declared incurable, and we are so glad that he used your Bitters.—A lady of Rochester, N. Y. 31eio ildoectiscuieuts. List of Dead Letters REMAINING in the Post Office at Jefferson, 1 Ga., December 31st, 1879 : John Owen. W. F. A. Anderson. J. J. Watson. Mrs. Martha M. Mote. 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Do not allow other plaster to be palmed off under similar sounding names , with the assurance that it d? same thing or as good. Bear in mind that the only object such vendor can have is th f that they can buy imitations at half the price of the genuine , and they hope by this suJn tion to gain a small additional prof t. " x ' WSL4.I6! S!% & •90SI'\.S01\, Pliarmaeeutieal Chemists, York WHENEVER THE PEOPLE OF Jackson, Hall, Gwinnett, Walton, AND ADJOINING COUNTIES, VISIT ATHENS TO BUY GOODS NO MATTER WIIAT YOU WANT, CALL AND SEE JAS. H. HUGGINS No. 7 Broad Street, Athens, Ga. Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco, Flour, Bacon, Lard, Molasses, Salt, Mackerel, Meal, and evervthinr in the Grocery Line, at the VERY LOWEST figures. And now for Bridles, Saddles Col lars, Harness, Upper, Sole and Harness Leather. Any of these goods furnished at BOTTOM prices. Our motto is to NEVER miss a sale. All kinds Staple DRY GOODS. 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