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'§nm% feint.. y ROB’T S. HOWARD, Editor. JEFFEBSON, Q-A -IStIEMY Narrh 10, IHHO. —Augusts, had a big fire last week. —The citizens of Augusta have decided by vote to subscribe fifty thousand dollars to the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad. —The Daily Jtanner takes advantage of these dull times, to prod the lazy man of the Chronicle npon his scientific knowledge. —We hear nothing of the Clement Attach ment now, we guess the “ boom” in that di rection is settling down to active business. —A Kentucky paper tell us, that we are indebted to George Washington for the in troduction of mules into general use in this country. —Atlanta, is to have a public hospital. The house has already been purchased and will soon he ready for the reception of pa tients. It will be under the charge of the Sisters of Mercy. —The Census Supervisors for this State wi.l not he allowed to make any appointment of enumerators, until the Simmons matter is settled in the Senate. Up to our latest ad vices this had not been done, but we may ex pect to hear from it in a short time. —The Queen of England, has dissolved her Parliament, and ordered anew election to bo held immediately. The reason for t his course grows out of a desire on the part of the present ministry to know if their pol icy is in accordance with the will of the people. —The Railroad Commission has at last pro mulgated the great reform in railroad rates. They have made an exhaustive schedule of rates but whether it will do any good remains yet to be seen. Some railroads are charg ing more than the rates and some are charg ing loss. —The committee on ways and means in the House of Representatives which has full control of the tariif question have decided t' make no change in the present tariff rates during this session ofCongress. This knock* the repeal of the tax on paper and railroad iron higher than a kite for tho present. —We published last week the views ef a correspondent to the Gainesville Eagle in regard to politics in Jackson, Ilall and Banks. We had intended to say then that we thought he was shooting at random and we still think ho. Our ideas about politics in this county, at present is that they arc badly mixed, we are in a state of uncertainty that is truly re markable. —Matters are getting serious in San Fran cisco, the peaceable citizens have organized n protective association, to quell any dis turbance that may arise from the action of the discontented workingmen. The United States Government, has ordered the concen tration of an nnusual body of troops, so that they may be on hand if needed. The whole luss grows out of the Chinese question. —Uncle Samuel Tilden, has stated au thoritatively that he will be a candidate for the presidential nomination at Cincinnati, von know that up to the present Uncle Sam has been rather uncommunicative upon the subject even as much so as Mr. Grant. Now that Mr. Tilden, is in the race, we may see some lively wire working done, he ha? a strong following in this State, and will we think secure most of the delegates from the -Southern States. The decision of the Supreme Court, affirm ing the judgment of the Superior Court, in the Hill case, was rendered by Judge Jack son, on Tuesday, and the unfortunate man goes to the penitentiary for life. Hill was interviewed in iiis cell by a Constitution re porter, and we extract the following para graph : “ I will never go to a penitentiary. If I cannot go out of these doors a free man, 1 will go out feet foremost. lam a gentle man. I believe in blood. You can’t makes a game-cook out of a dung-hill rooster, or a racer out of a scrub horse. lam not a hyp ocrite or a sneak, and I never wronged any man in my life—not excepting John Sim mons. iam a convict in the eyes of the law hut I do not feel it in uiy conscience, and fhev have martyred me on false testimony of rogues and harlots. I would rather they had hanged me than given me a life sentence. It was no mercy to me to recommend that instead of death.” The new bill to organize a “ national mili tia” ptovides for the enrollment, understate and territorial laws, of all ablebodied male citizens between the ages of eighteen and lort3 r -fivc, to be divided into active and in active militia, the term of enlistment of the former to be three years, the number not to exceed 750 in each Congressional district, and the regulation to be those of the regular aimy. An annual appropriation of SI,OOO. 000 is to be expended by the Chief of Ordi nance of the army, under the direction ofthe Secretary of War, according to the Congres sional districts, and all arms, ammunition, etc., issued are to remain the property of the United States. All railitiaorganizations are to go into camp five days each year, and each man is to receive $1 a day for his services li'om the United States. Officers of the reg ular army are to make the inspection ; rifle ranges are to be established, prizes given for competition in rifle practice, etc. The bill provides too much Federal control, and for that reason we do not believe it will go through. —Savnrnnah Morning Neivs. Shrewdness and Ability. llop, Hitters so freely advertised in all the papers, secular and religious, are having a large sale, and are supplanting all other medi cines. There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of these Hitters have shown great shrewdness and ability in compounding a Bitters whose virtues arc so palpable to every one's ob servation.—Exchange. Thousands of soldiers and heirs are entitled to Pensions, with payment from date of dis charge or death, if applied for before Janaury 1 1st 1880. Wound, accidental injury or disease entitles to a Pension. Bounty and back pay collected. . Increase of Pension secure. This firm established in 1866. Address, enclosing stamp, Kdson Bros. U. S. Claim Attorneys', 711 0 Street, Washington, D. C. UiPCows, sold pretty well at the estray sale last Wednesday. Be Caotious. From the amount oir guano that has been sold and the extensive area of land that is being prepared for cotton, we judge that the farmers of this county intend to make a big crop of that staple,so far as it rests in their power to control the matter,in this determina tion Jackson county is not alone, upon all sides we hear of tho same extensive prepara tion, purchasing of supplies, fertilizers &c. So that the speculators are already calculating upon the idea that this years crop will be the largest one ever made in the United States, provided no disaster befalls it. Tiie idea we wish to impress is that the occasion or the circumstances does not warrant an extraordinary risk in this direction at the present time. It is said that the good price the staple has been bringing of late is the cause of the increased area for this crop, wc hardly think that this is the cause, but we must confess that wc cannot give the true reason. That the high price is not tho cause we think, because tho farmers have been fooled often enough in the markot to have learned experience in that line by this time. Tho farmers can only expect in the future to get a fair return for his labor, and money ex pended in making a crop, from the simple fact that the supply about equals the demand and will always do so, unless another war was to break out in some of the cotton pro ducing countries of the world. This alone would make cotton reach war prices, and make the selling price far exceed the cost of production, that this state of affairs is to he desired no one who passed through the late panic will admit. Granting that the price will be better next fall,will not everything to make it with be proportionally higher, your mules cost you more this year than they did in 1879, labor is higher, meat and corn have also increased in price, cotton is up it is true, and so is everything else. Last year if our farmers had made a good crop they would have made money out of it. Since tho crop was made when everything was low down, and brought a good price most of the season ; but this will not he the case the present year, the inflation of prices will not reach much higher, in a great many things there will be a fall, among this class cotton stands foremost, especially if a big crop is made, in that event we may see a big crop made at a heavey ex pense sell at a low and unremuncrativc price which will put the farmers in debt. These are tho solid facts in the case as we seo thorn, and we seo but ono way to get out of the difficulty and that is, make all you can at homo, buy nothing that you can grow on your own farm, let your cotton be a surplus crop. It is our opinion that for the last three years our farmers have been making some clear money, they have at ieast kept out of debt we know, during this time they have been economical, made the most of their supplies at home, and risked but little upon cotton. Why then abandon that policy now. why not stick to the safe, and sure plan for none other will do. The day when cotton planters made cotton at ten cents, and sold it for twenty and twenty-five cents is past, it was an unnatnal profit, and in the end made us poor. We have great faith in the natural shrewdness, and thrift of the Jackson county farmers, and his natural ability to take care of himself, and wo hope he will not lose wits in the present instance. tiKOKtill NEWS*. It is reported that since the consummation of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad lease real estate has largely advanced in value in Brunswick. The Rome Tribune states that the contract for building the Lookout Mountain Railroad from Rome to Chattanooga, has been per fected and signed by the parties who are to undertake to build it. The road is to be completed in twelve months from date of the contract. Says the Dahloncga Mountain Signal: “ A huge rattlesnake took possession of a tun nel on a mine in Dawson county, belonging to Bev. A. Martin, Esq., sometime last sum mer, and to-day holds it undisputed. All efforts to get him out proving unavailing. Bev. is now taxing his legal lore and scutch ing all the authorities to make out a case against his tenant and oust his snakeship. “We learn,” says the Rome Tribune ‘‘from Col. J. R. Towers, that a Airs. York, who lives between Van Wert and C'edartown, mysteriously disappeared some two weeks since, and up to date no account of her ot her whereabouts can be given either by her husband or any oflier neighbors. Her dis appearance is wrapped in deep and dark mystery, and foul play, it is feared has been done.” The Excelsior (Bulloch county) News says : “We are informed by Rev. W. G Chester that a negro was found by the roadside near B. L. Lane’s, in Emanuel county, some days ago, bv another negro, with his tongue cut out. The negro who found him went off for help, but when he returned the wounded ne gro was gone, and as lie was unable to walk from the loss of blood occasioned by the wound, it is feared that he was taken off by some unknown parties and foully murdered.” The Dublin Gazette says a man named Stoke 9, while fishing for shad at the ferry in that place, caught at one haul the other day two fine shad, one opossum and a plow stock. The Gaxette says the shad can very easily be accounted for, but as for the opossum and plow stock, it is rather at a loss to under stand how they got there; j T et, says that paper, “ it is every bit true, and vouched for by the most reliable men in the county.” The Madison Madisonian reports that since the scrap iron trade commenced in Georgia, people in that region of country are compelled to lock up their plows and trace chains, and nail staples over their gate hinges to prevent them from being stolen by negroes and sold. It learns that one man in Morgan county has shipped about two hundred thousand pounds of old iron from Madison to Atlanta within the past few months, and the demand still continues. It says; “Quite a snug little amount of money has been paid for old scrap iron sold here.” Tqe Georgia Baptist convention, repre senting 2,063 churches, 219,728 members meets in .Savannah on April 22d. It has been almost a quarter of a century since the convention met in Savannah. Railroads have agreed to pass deligates at half fare. On the 26th the merchants have arranged to furnished the convetion a free excursion to Tybee. This convention was organized at Powelton in 1822. Rev. Jesse Mercer was the first moderator, and was annually elected to the office until 1840, the year of his death. Since then the moderators have been as fol lows : Rev. B. M. Sanders, first president of Mercer university, for six years ; Hon. Thom as Stocks, for ten years ; Dr P. H. Mell, for seventeen j'ears; and Hon. I). E. Butler, for four years. Dr. Mell is now the moderator. The Albany Advertiser reports that on the evening of the 7th inst. a most diabolical crime was committed near Baconton station, sixtoen miles below Albany, in Mitchell county. It seems that Mr. W. C. Withing ton. a prosperous and estimable farmer, wa9, on the night in question, suddenly called out from his house by the discovery that his fencing was on fire. During his absence a man, whether white or colored is not known came to the house and called to Mrs. With ington, saying that her husband had sent for a bucket of water. As Mrs. W. opened the door to hand the bucket to him, he struck her a fearful blow on the head, knocking her senseless, and then proceeded to rob the house, but fortunately 7 failed to find much tiiat was valuable. There is no doubt but ho fired the fence for tho purpose of carry ing out the robbery. Tim Americus Recorder records the failure of the peach crop in that section as follows: “ It has been remarked in and about the city for a week or more that peach trees this spring arc very late blooming. A thought suggested by two facts —one that they are usually at this season of the year in full bloom, the other the advanced state of all other kinds of vegetation. Udon an exami nation yesterday it appears that the buds arc dead. So, very lew peaches may be expected in our section this year. It is a little strange that in a winter as mild as the past has proved, the buds of fruit trees should be killed, but such is the fact. This is owing to the extremely mild weather pro ceding Christmas, which caused the buds to swell and begin opening early in January. At this time most of these were killed by the cold snap which followed it. It is known to pomologists that it requires a year’s time to mature a fruit bud, whereas a leaf bud will mature in a few weeks; hence, if the former is killed, all hope of a crop is gone until the succeeding season ; if the latter, anew leaf but will soon come. Piece out your peach crop with watermelons, cante loupes, etc.” ileip Hffoertiseuiciits. NOTICE TAX-PAYERS! I\\ ILL be at the following named places and dates, for the purpose of receiving your tax returns for the year 1880. Randolph’s, April sth, 20th, and May 17th. House's. April Oth, 27th, and May 18th. Chandler's, April 7th, 28 and May 19th. Santa Fe, April Bth, 20th, and May 20th. Clarkcsborough, April 9th. 30th, and May 21st. Jefferson, April 10th, May Ist and 22d. Nicholson, April 12th, May 3d, and 24th. Marmony drove, April 13th, May 4th, and 25th. Deadwylcr's Mill, April 14th, May sthand26th. William Griffbth's, April 15th, May Oth, and 27th. Human's Store, April 10th, May 7th, and 28th. Jefferson, April 17th, May Bth, and 29th. There is great and just complaint both by the Comptroller General and the last Grand Jurys of this County, that property is not equally returned. Therefore 1 hope you will give in your property at its true market value, as my books will be closely inspected by the next Grand Jury. I will make three rounds this spring, and have appointments at the precinct’s only. 11. C. APPLEBY Tax Receiver Jackson County. List of Dead Letters. I IST of unclaimed letters remaining in this J office March Ist, 1880 : Mrs. Mary L. Roland. J. W. Willard. T. M. Wilbanks. Edward Say. Miss Jane Mason. J. Jackson. David A. Hughey. Warren Drake. J. S. Porter. J. L. Catlett. M iss A. McLender. F. M. Long. - A. 11. BROCK, P. M. Northeastern Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Superintendent’s Office, \ Athens, Ca., Oct. 11 IS7O. J ON and after Monday, Oct. 6th, 1579, trains on the Northeastern Railroad will run as follows. All trains daily except Sunday : heave Athens 3.50 p.m. Arrive at Lula G. 20 p. m. Arrive at Atlanta (via Air-Line)...10.30 p. in. Leave Atlanta (via Air-Line R. R.)„.3.30 p. m. Leave Lula 7.46 p.m. Arrive at Athens 10.00 p. m. The above trains also connect closely at Lula with Northern bound trains on A. L. R. R. On Wednesdays and Saturday the following ad ditional trains will be run : Leave Athens 6.45 a. m. Arrive at Lula 8.45 a. m. Leave Lula 9.20 a. m. Arrive at Athens 11.30 a. m. This train connects closely at Lula for Atlanta, making the trip to Atlanta only four hours and forty-five minutes. J. M. EDWARDS, Supt, “encourage home manufactures. " Maysville Shoe Factory. We manufacture all kinds of shoes ; mens’ Brogan's and Boots, ladies’ High and Low Quar tered Shoes, childrens’ Shoes, HARNESS and BRIDLES. We arc prepared to make all kinds of tine work. We work the best material in the most popular styles, and Warrant our Worh Equal to any troods on the Marhet. We have experienced workmen employed, for both coarse and tine work. As we defy competi tion in quality, prices and service, we hope to have the pleasure of supplying you with Boots and Shoes. 8R0W57 & RILEY. Maysville. Ga. also keep constantly on hand a select stock of Groceries and Provisions, Bacon, Lard, Sugar, Colice. Syrup and Dry Goods, &c., Ac. A CHOICE NEW BOOK I For Everybody! Also, ‘-Hill’s Social and Business Manual.” Both selling rapidly. Agents wanted. Wm, Shepard, 96 Fulton St., N. Y. BOOKS Any book, magazine or newspaper, sent post paid at the publishers lowest price, with a valua ble premium. W e give a line 14 xlB view of the Capitol building, the most magnificent structure in America, also splendid views of the White House. Treasury Building, Smithsonian Institute, Patent Office, Mt. Vernon, and other points of interest in and about the National Capital. Orders taken for the large Capitol engraving or for sets of the views, and cabinet photographs of leading statesmen, at cost prices. If you want any book or to subscribe for any periodical, or to renew an old subscription, send stamp for a copy of the LITERARY BULLETIN containing book-notes, notices of new publications, catologuc, prices, etc. NATIONAL NEWS BUREAU, Lock Box 29, or 930 F. Street. Washington D. C. ; OLD AID RELIABLE, i Da. Sxktoud's Um Intzoohavob ! is a Standard Tamil j Remedy lor I [and Bowel* —lt is Purely | ; Vegetable.— It never | Debilitates —It is I I ; ! Cathartic and w| pfi ( ! T o n i o. jrl I § , ; 'o* o v' 9 o'^n' by the public,; ; p |i'y| for more than 85 years, | ’lf with unprecedented results. | SEND FOR CIRCULAR. 1 ; S. T. W. SA3 FORD, K.D., t -A-TPrCEKTS PHARMACEUTICAL COMP’NY, A'UVS.WKCYS AS, Comer College Aveane aM Clayton Street, ATHENS, C-A., RESPECTFULLY invite the attention of the > people of .Jackson and the public gcnerall}’ to their LARGE and FRESII stock of 3P"ulx~o lO2ro.gr®, Medicines, Chemicals, Fancy Goods , Toilet Articles, ETC., ETC. Wc call especial attention to our assortment of Patent Medicines, rare and standard. Also, to rare and standard Medicines and Chemicals. No matter how com mon, or exceedingly rare, we have at least a little on hand. The Prescription and Compounding De partment is under the personal supervision of JOS. JACOBS, Plarmaccntical Gradnate. The only GRADUATED DRUGGIST in this section of the State. Our Motto : PURITY, ACCURACY AMD EXCELLENCE. BARGAINS IN SEED! January 30th, ISBO. f&Sif M THE WOULD ! .p ABSOLUTELY AJJD Inspa-o J3I-Cr.rb Soda. £.*j c.f e. sllghUy Hrly white color. It may appear white, ficmined by itself, brat & COMPAIIISO3 WITH cnuacii <s co/s “itsr an n IIAMIUEIt” BIIAr.D will show the difference. See that yonr Dakinz Soda fa wbito £intl PURE, na tiiorabl be ALL S3IEIL.AH SUBSTANCES rased for Toad, Housekeepers who prefer bread made with veact, will improve ita quality, make it riuo Letter and prevent it from souring, by adding one-hmf t spoonful of Church A Co.’s Soda or Ealeratut# Bo euro and not use too much. The nso of this with sour milk, in preference to Baking Powder, raves twenty times its cost. See oao pound for valuables iufoxiaa- Uon and read carefully. Zm\’i TANARUS!!! TQ YOUR GROCER. Notice to Land Layers. I HAVE a small farm in about one mile of Jef ferson, on the Athens road, that I oiler for sale on good terms. For particulars, apply at this of fice, or to E. J. Sharpe, or to the undersigned. Feb, 27th, 1880, N. W. CARITIIERS. 09 f\f\ A MONTH guaranteed. 812 a -9 f9 \ 9 at ome ma( l e by the indus- trious. Capital not required; we will start you. Men. women, boys and girls make money faster at work for us than at anything else. The work is light and pleasant, and such as any one can go right at. Those who are wise who see this notice will send us their addresses at once and see for themselves. Costly Outfit and terms free. Now is the time. Those already at work are lay ing up large sums of money. Address TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine. junel3 SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY THE BEST! THE undersigned respectfully informs the citi zens of Jefferson and surrounding country that he has just received from New York a hand some stook of French and American Calfskins. Persons wishing work done (of any kind) in the Boot and Shoe line, will find it to their interest to call and see him before going elsewhere. All work warranted, and done with neatness and dis- P a V*: J. B. MARKS. Jefterson, Ga., March sth, 1880. lm G. W. WALKER'S CARRIAGE SHOPS, Main Street, Gainesville, Georgia. MANUFACTURER OF Phastons, Buggies and Farm Wag 0 m I respectfully mrfte the people ef JackAon county, and the puhMc renemTly, W ©an my work before purchasing elsewhere. As I AM STILL IN THE CARRIAGE with GOOD SLOCK, GOOD WORKMEN, and CLOSE ATTENTION TO BUSINESS! pared to offer them anything in my line at ’ 1 Rock- Bottom. Figures; So send on your orders and work. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Repairing Bone in All of Its Branches! Respectfully, Feb. Gth, IS BO. G. W. WALKER, Thanking our friends for their very liberal patronagek the past , we again offer them the following well hnon Fertilizers: SOLUBLE PACIFIC, CUMBBRIiaJNrD, rACI FI C ACJI). AND MONARCH. For several years past we have soM the three first named brands, and the fact that our pales be increased from a FEW TONS the first season to HUNDREDS last year is ample proof of their ej. cellcnce. Parties who bought only a fow sacks last year have this early given us their orders for several Tons. To those who want “ Acid Phosphate,” we say try the “ Pacific Acid,” and if itdoes uot please you. yours will be the first case that wc have ever known since we have keen handiinr it. The “Pacific Guano Cos.” own an Island oft'the Coast of Carolina, where they get the best sub. plies of Phosphate at the least possible cost, and no company can make a good article of Acid Ride phatc for less money than they. We have this season anew Guano, called HA& o kt J&. k o h ? Which wc confidently recommend as being second to none. It is a HIGH GRADE AMMONU TED GUANO, made of the best materials, and in such proportions as to guarantee the hatmult We ask you to try it, snd our word for it you will find it is all we claim for it. To those whobn never tried our Fertilizers, wc say call at our office and see analysis, samples, Ac., and to thew who have used them heretofore, ft is sufficient to say that they ARE KEPT UP TO THE OLD STANDARD. Our prices will be as Cheap as any Standard Fertilizers, and cheaper than some. Don't buy until you see us or our Agent. WE PAY THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOE COTTON ALWAYS. FTIICES. PACIFIC ACID 300 lbs. Cotton for one ton and freight $4.00, “ or 3SO lbs. Cotton for one ton and no freight. SOLUBLE PACIFIC,) CL MBERLAND, [ 4G7 lbs. Cotton for one ton and no freight. MONARCH, J Respectfully, Athens, Ga., Jan. 30th. ORR & HUNTER. BUGGIES and WAGONS! WAGONS and BUGGIES! D. C. HURLEY, WITH TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE BEST SHOPS NORTH AND SOI TO- Now Located on Clayton Street and College Avenue, Athens, Ga., WHERE I WILL MAKE AND REPAIR Car riages, Buggies and Wagons* Horse Shoeing. Horse Shoeing. CHEMICALLY PURE. > THE BEST THE CHEAPEST! PLANTATION WORK, PLOWS, MI3L,Xj PICKS, I use the best material ami employ the most expert workmen. My work all guaranteed, or®-" ney returned. Save money by seeing me. i>. c. iii;ri.El', Cor. Clayton St. and College Ay., (Opposite Talmadge, Hodgson & Cos. oct 10-3 m b ATHENS, OA. IMCiLRBXjE! MARBIiE 1 A. R. ROBERTSON, 33EAL.ES. X3NT MONUMENTS, MARBLE $ GRANITE BON ToMs> HEAD AND FOOT STONES, 'WWSS, VBCO BMB OY WL SWSS. of work on hand and ready for lettering. Jan 2 80 A. R. ROBERTSON, Athens, BENSONS .6ABCINE Mr. jx&fd&r n back ache is at om i: ci;re by BENSON’S CAPCINE POROUS PLASTERS. It is the Only Known Remedy that Never Fails. , Over 2000 Druggists have signed a paper stating wf- Physicians say they are in every way Superior to the or nary slow-acting Porous Plasters used for this purpose SEIBI’RY A Phvrmaceutfcal ChcmislH, Mew York, PRICE •••••••••*•••••••••• • *•••••••••••• , mtim • • • * MM I POROUS PLASTER