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@>ta $ ami ihh%. •> ROB’T S. HOWARD, Editor. JEFFERSON, C3--A-. PKIIA V MOKAIAG, April 23, IAM. GIIOKGM AKWS. M*r. John L. Laratnore, of Lee county cut hi* wheat on Friday, the 10th inst. llis <cro,i averaged about ten bushels to the acre. The Walton County Vidette says the Wal ton Railroad, from Social Circle to Monroe, is an assured fact, and the work will soon toe commenced. It has been ascertained by these investi gating the affair that the defalcation ef Hoyle the Fulton county Tax Collector, is little more than $41,000. The Oglethorpe Echo says that after the storm last week, a hail-stone was brought to Maxcy's that measured 0 inches in circum ference. Another was found in Bairdstown *tlat weighed two pounds. Crops were not injured. A correspondent writes from Kosciusko. Mississippi, to the Atlanta Constitution, that James —. Jolly, the alleged murderer of M iss Norris, of Decatur, has been captured and will be brought to DeKalb county for trial immediately. A young lady in Americus, while eating her dinner on Saturday last., swallowed a tri angular piece of glass, from which she expe rienced great pain. Immediately a doctor was called in, who fortunately .succeeded in promptly removing the glass, thereby afford ing her immediate relief. But she made a very norrow escape. The Oglethorpe Echo comes out in quite a lengthy article strongly advocating Colo nel R. K. Lester for Governor. After extol ling him in the highest terms as a man, a soldier, a lawyer and a statesman, it remarks : “ lhe people of Southern Georgia are mov ing in earnest to make him Governor, and it is time their claims were respected. We hope to see the movement in his favor spread till it is coextensive with the boundaries of • the State, and we venture the prediction that the p-mp'o of Georgia will never regret having called to the highest office in their gilt the noble, true and gifted man whose virtues we have here but feebly expressed.*’ TThe Meriwether Vindicator says that last Jfi&mday the dwelling of Mrs. Phillips, an aged lady living near the Chalybeate springs ..caught afire and the house and contents were ’Qlktnrely consumed. Mr. John Dunham, who diwo-i close by, says he saw the fire bursting nroir. the house and soon afterwards Mrs. JPliilVps emerged from the building with her iclotblng’in (James. She fell to ground .‘andrtttcmpted to extinguish the fire by roll 4iQg.oii.the ground. Air. Dunham ran to her wsOwHttaoe,.tout she was so badly burned that deattomsim] ied the next day from her injuries. The fine js.supposed to have caught from the fire-plaae. CWraasilti ng on the statement recently made by the Augusta Chronicle that Mr. Ntepheu* ;is s-o popular with the Republicans of his district that if he were to run for office against any one of them he could easily de feat him. tLe Albany Advertiser remarks : "We do not sse how Mr. Stephens can rel ish a popularity that is won by abandoning his friends and the friends of his friends. He certainly knows that the course which se cures trim ap planse and support of Repub licans ds just ex.tctly the course best calcu lated to weat* from him the approval and confidence of .Democrats. Jeffersonian De mocracy as illustrated by the invalid of ' Liberty Hail’ is losing cast, and if it wants recognition ns distinct from Great Bepubli can into, it will hove before Ung to find a new w 4 • fretler example than * Little Aleck*’’**’ BelUon’s Sensation. AWssft ibaat Cliristinjus, Prof. J. S. Williams came to .this place, claiming to be a minera logist a<3 -spiritualist. Wiiile in the town, he w*s antnoduced to a young lady—the daughter of one of our most worthy citizens spiritualist. He professed an imanediate attachment—“ love at first sight.” To gain his point, he claimed to he immensely wealthy—a regular big bonanza for any f*a triage able lady. The spirits came to hishelp, and soon the coveted prize was won the marriage taking place one month after they firsit met. The happy couple continued to reside with the bride's father, th'o profes sor spending most of his time prospecting for mines in the immediate section. About three weeks ago a gentleman stopped off here for supper, and recognized the professor and made inquiry concerning him. When told that he (the professor) had but shortly married in this burg, lie made a disclosure not altogether pleasant to our new citizen of such immense wealth. It was in substance that the professor of mineralogy had one wife over in Cherokee county. Williams got wind of tins and left. Nothing more was heard of him until last Monday night, when his father-in-law found him setting on his front steps. He was immediately arrested and kept in custody until yesterday, when Ue was brought before Justice Echols for trial. Mr. Claud Estes, of Gainesville, rep resented the prisoner, and Mr.C. B.Thrasher the State. As soon as the case was called, it became apparent that the Justice was de termined to let the prisoner go, in spite of all evidence that might or could be intro duced. lie ruled out all the written evidence but one telegraph dispatch, and in his decis ion gave that no weight. Mr. Thrasher con tended with zeal and ability—though not a lawyer—for the cause of good morals and Justice. The court proceeded according to his fixed purpose anil let the prisoner go. The community felt outraged at the decision. The professor left immediately for “ new fields and pastures green.”— Bellton North Georgian. The “Rebel” Yell [John Shermans Ohio Speech.] The rebel element now controls that par ts; in evert' Southern State where alone it is cure in its political power. The triumph element is the disgrace of American civilization. It will read strangely in Ameri can history that the very men who waged an unsuccessful war against the Union, who were the cause of the loss of five hun dred thousand men and five thousand mil lions of treasure, are now so nearlv in pos session of all the powers of the Govern ment, and only want success in the elections next fall to enable them to rule the Govern ment they sought to destroy and disregard and reverse all the guarantees won by the Union annie9 with such costs, ff they carrv this election the rebellion of 1861 is a success. The Law In The South. [home and farm] There is considerable interest manifested over the effort now being made in some sec tions of the South, to abolish the old unjust law whereby each farmer is compelled to fence his fields ; and to compel instead, the owners of stock to confine them. When ever intelligence becomes widely dissemina ted, the injustice and folly of the present law is recognized, and the oppression of an enactment by which a farmer is compelled to build and keep expensive fences to pre vent the depredation of other's cattle, be comes realized. In no civilized portion of the world is the farmer required to protect his fields against stock ; and it is a sad evidence of old fogy ism, general ignorance and backwardness of agriculture in the South that such a law as that now iu force can exist. When the country was very sparsely settled, farms few and timber very abundant the present law was enacted, and. like many laws and cus toms, it has outlived its usefulnes ; and from being for the greatest benefit to the greatest number, it has become operative fur their greatest injury. A few facts regarding the expense of fences will demonstrate the wastefulness of the system. The average size of farms throughout the seven Southeastern States is about 2UO acres, and yearly tendency is to further reduce the average size. Now the ac tual first cost of a rail fence around such a farm, where good pine timber is abundant, is about $2.50, or $1.2.3 per acre; but where [line is scarce, and oak is used, the cost more frequently rises as high a $2 per acre. The actual statistics obtained from every county and published by the government at Washington, show that the number of acres in farms in the Southeastern States is about 93,028,000, and that the actual first cost of the fencing for these farms was $177,200,000 —an average of over $1.90 per acre; and that the value of all cattle, sheep and hogs is about $37,000,000. From these fig ures it appears that, tor every dollar’s worth of stock, about $3 are expended to keep them out of the fields. Many of us have heard of the foolish boy who invested ten cents in a candle in order to look for three cent piece he had dropped. The annual cost of repairs to a rail fence is known by all farmers to be about one-tenth of the fence ; thus the amount spent everv year by the farmers of the seven Southeast ern States must approach $17,000,000. Now, upon tny own farm, which is situa ted in one of the heaviest timber sections of the South, I find that the annual cost of re pairs to my fencing is about fourteen cents per acre; in other sections, where pine is scarce and oak is used, the annual expense is doubtless much greater. Moreover, the extent of land wasted under a rail fence amounts to two acres on a farm of 200, or one per cent; equal in value to about ten cents per acre annually. A farmer owning a farm of 200 acres grumbles loudly at being compelled to pay a State Tax of about nine cents per acre, but without any disquietude submits to an annual imposition, under the present fence law, of an unjust tax equal to not less than twenty-four cents per acre. The small farmers pay a proportionately heavier tax to the fence law imposition than the large, for it requires more rails per acre to inclose a small farm than a large one, as is readily demonstrated by tho fact that, while one acre requires 850 feet of fencing, four acres require, not four times as much but only twice as much, say 1,700 feet. Thus’ the poorer the fanner, and the smaller his planting operations the heavier is the rate of his tax ; while the richer the farmer and the more extended his undertaking, the lighter is his of taxation. Even if the present system of fencing is considered with regard to oumnsoa honesty, its grass iajustic# is squally jnaaifsst. Tbs land outside of the farm is as muoh tbs pro perty of the farmer as that he may cultivate and truly in essential justice no stock of others’ has any right thereon, without his express permission. With justas much equity may the law give all the world a legal per mission to steal a farmer’s corn out of his barn, unless it is locked, as it does now to other s cattle to destroy his crop, unless lie fences it in. In addition to the oppressive injustice of the fence system, the experience of the civilized world has clearly demonstrated it to be a useless and wasteful one. Wherever farming has been brought up to the high condition it deserves, and to which it must be brought to be profitable, the law regarding fences is directly contrary to that in force throughout most of the South. When farm stock is restrained, and the re sponsibility for their depredations is thrown on their owners, capital is released from the very unprofitable investment of fencing, and made available for farm improvements. One of the very first effects is the improvement of the stock ; only the good ones are kept, and the inferior are killed or sold off. All the manure, instead of being wasted, is saved, and the way prepared for the steady improve ment of the soil. None of the land is wasted, and the fields are cultivated down to the edges of the roads. < The beet proof of the advantages of the abolition of fences is found in the fact that no section of the country that has abolished fences for crops is willing to return to the antiquated system, now oppressing the agricultural industries of the South ; and if the farmers of the South would think care fully of this matter, and discuss it with the lights of actual, experience, instead of stub born!}' closing their eyes to facts, and hugging tlieir antiquated prejudices, they would soon see where their own interest lies. A “ new” cereal, said to be more nutii tious than either corn, oats or rye, is finding much favor in Western Kansas and New Mexico. It is called Egyptian corn or pam pas rice, and was originally brought from Southern Russia. Thus far it has been un affected by drouth, worms, grasshoppers and other pests, and it can be cultivated with less care than almost any other grain. There is doubtless some exaggeration in the ac counts given of this cereal, but such a mass of favorable testimony from such a variety of sources as this candidate for public favor inspires could hardly be commanded by an article of merely ordinary merit. —Savannah News. The Greatest Blessing. A si tuple, pure, harmless remedy, that cures every time, and prevents disease by keeping the blood pure, stomach regular, kidneys and liver active, is the greatest blessing ever conferred upon man. Hop Bitters is that remedy, and its proprietors are being blessed by thousand who haye been saved and cured by it. Will you try it? See another column. Fancy Dry Goods, of all descriptions. PRINTS, MUSLINS, GINGHAMS, DOMESTICS. Ac.. and a full lino of DRESS GOODS of every variety; NOTIONS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, Ac. My assort ment of Read.y"3M[a,d.e Olotliins' is complete, embracing all the latest styles and all grades, and in fn'l suits, for men. I have also in stock every variety of Family Groceries, Hardware, CUTLERY, GLASS WARE. CROCKERY, Ac., Ac. In a word. I have everything good to eat or wear or do almost anything else with, all of which I propose to sell .as cheap as first-class goods can be bought anywhere. Thankful far former patronage, I hope all my old customers and many new ones will call on me before purchasing elsewhere. F. M. BAILEY X. B.—No trouble to show goods. Call, even if you don't buy. 11 1 " ■ ' ' —'W ■ ■■■■■■■ ' ■H..W.M. ■ ■■ ■ a ■ ._E L. 'LL ■ ■ 1,1 11 ■ 1 "W. M. FITTJVIAJNT, JVC EIFIC 3ST TANARUS, I have just opened in the stand on Clayton Street, formerly occupied by Mr. L. J. Lampkin, a full assortment of * FANCY & FAMILY GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, TIN-WARE, &c„ And in fact, everything needed in the Home Circle. 1 keep only the Best of Goods, and sell at the Lowest price, for Cash or Country Produce. The farmers of Jackson and adjoining counties, will find it to their advantage to give me a call. A liberal share of the public patronage respectfully solicited. C. W. DUPRE. Tlie pronounced leader in low ."Prices in Gainesville, is the only Merchant who went to New York this season for SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, llis Stock, which is twice that of any of his previous purchases is now in his spaeious Store Rooms and has no equal in this section, llis stock of DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, LACES. CORSETS, RIBBONS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, ZEPHYRS, SILK TIES Ac., is all.that could be desired by the most fastidious and, his prices on each and every article guaranteed as low as the same goods can be bought in any city in Georgia. His stock of MENS AND BOYS CLOTHING is the largest and most varied in Gainesville. MENS SUITS ranging from $3.00 to S3O. His stock of OENTS, LADIES and CHILDRENSSHOEs, SLIPPERS &c., is unsurpassed in any market—all styles and grades at the very Lowest Possihlo Prices. lie has also, the most COMPLETE LINE of STRAW and FUR HATS for Gents and Bovs, pretty HATS for Young Mon. He has opened in CONNECTION with his DRY-GOODS a First-class Millinery Department under management of Miss Mary Hendon, a Lady of unquestionable taste and, who lias had large experience in the larger cities. IK this department is to he found the Largest Stock of millinery Goods, HATS, BONNETS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, and HAT TRIMMINGS GEXER ALL\ any where this side of Baltimore, ami a uniform line of Low Prices on everything sold. A visit to this sterling House will repay you. Good C3rOod.si, Low Prices, quick sales and small profits, and polite attention to all are some of the standing rules of C. W. DUPRE. WHITE LEAD AND OILS, Varnishes & Colors, DRUGS, MEDICINES and CHEMICALS, Grass and Clover Seed. For any of above, or anything in the Drug line, call on E. C. LONG & CO., Wholesale & Retail Druggists, ATHENS, OVA. October 24th, 1879. IRON BITTERS, A Great Tonic. IRON BITTERS, A Sure Appetiser. IRON BITTERS, A CoßpUta 9trn(lhMr, IRON BITTERS, A Valuable Medicine. IRON BITTERS, Not Sold as a Beverage. •IRON BITTERS, far Delicate Femalee. Highly recommended to the public for all dis eases requiring a certain and efficient TOXIC/ especially in Itulif/es lion, Duspepaia, Intermittent Ml - *, leant of Ap petite , Loir* of Strength, I.nck of Energy, etc. It en riches the blood, strengthens the mus cles, and gives new life to the nerves. To the aged, ladles, and chil dren requiring recuper ation, this vnluahle remedy can not he too highly recommended. It nets like a chnmt on the digestive orsans. A teaspoonful before meals will remove nil dyspeptic symptoms. TRY IT. Sold by all Druggist*, THEBROWICHEIKALCB. BALTIMORE, Md. ATHENS PHA ItMACEUTICAL COMP’NY, Corner Colic® Afcmie and Clayton Street, ATHENS, GA., RESPECTFULLY invite the attention of the people of Jackson and the public generally to their LARGE and FRESH stock of lIPSLajro .‘O.'jT'oigg'i®, Medicines, Chemicals, Fancy Goods, Toilet Articles, ETC., ETC. We call especial attention to onr 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. Ihe Prescription and Compounding De partment is under the personal supervision of JOS. JACOBS, Pharmaceutical Graduate. The only GRADUATED DRUGGIST in this section of the Stato. Our Motto : PURITY, ACCURACY AMD EXCELLENCE. BARGAINS IN SEED I January 30th, ISSO. ENCOURAGE HOME MANUFACTURES. Maysville Shoe Factory. We manufacture all kinds of .‘titoEg; mens’ Brogan's and Roots, ladies’ High and Low Quar tered Shoes, childrens’ Shoes, HARNESS and BRIDLES. AYe are prepared to make all kinds of fine work. AYe work the best material in the most popular styles, and W'arrant our Work Equal to any Croods on the Market. AYe have experienced workmen employed, for both coarse and fine work. As we defy competi tion in quality, prices and service, we hope to have the pleasure of supplying you with Roots and Shoes. BROWN A RILKY. Maysville. Q*. BIST"We also keep constantly on hand a select stock of Groceries and Provisions, Bacon, Lard, Sugar, Coffee, Syrup and Dry Goods, Ac., Ac. 1880-SPRING SEA80N~188(j NEW SPRING GOODS! AT PENDERGRASS BRO. & CO. Trimming Silks, in the latest, and most desirable patterns LACE TIES and BEAUTIFUL SII K Tr Stock of Gros Grain Satih, and plain RIBBONS in the most elegant designs ever shown ' ‘ S Large Stock of Prints, in the Most Beautiful #f Figared lake*, Lmwtm, Piqa*, ttinghams, Cambrics, and different kinds of whit*, and figured goods lor spring, snd summer wear at popular prices. * Parasols Different Prices, from 25 cts. up Ruching! Rucking! Ruckino-; A nice stock of these goods in the most elegant styles as cheap as ever HOSIERY. Toadies fancy, Brodequin and Silk, clock hose Childrens plain and fancy gents from f BUTTONS. All, and the latest novelties in dress buttons. Dress Shields for Arm Holes, and Skirts Corsets, Napkins, Table Linens lace Curtains &c. COTTONADES, Pants Linen, CASSIMERS, and DOESKIN. SHIRTS !o llni i r , Unlaundried, COLLARS, Towels. TOWEL CRASH, from five cents up. UNIN AND SILK Handkerchiefs, HAIR ORNAMKNTS SCVp ' PINS Ac. SHOES, Mens, Ladies and Childrens, of all kinds All styles from a hrogan to a Josaphino Sandal at prices to defy competetion. Keep cool ! FANS, all kinds and sizes, from five cents up. A Well Selected Stock of Mens Summer Clothing Mens Straw, wool and fur hats. The Largest Stock of Millinery ever brought to Jefferson. This is the place, to get floods Cheap, With Cash. They have got the goods and are Going to Sell Them, as Cheap as any Body. A Pril 2nd. CARRIAGE SHOPS, Main Street, Gainesville, Georgia, MANUFACTURER OF Phaetons, Buggies and Farm Wagons I respectfully invite the people of Jackson county, and the public generally, to calDiul eua my work hofore purchasing elsewhere. As I AM STILL IN THE CAKKIAGI with GOOD SLOCK. GOOD WORKM EN, and CLOSE ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, Imm pared to offer them anything in my line at RocLl Bottom Figures! So send on your order* and work. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Repairing Bone in All of Its Branches! Respectfally, Feb. 6th, ISBO. G. W. WALKER. BUGGIES and WAGONS ! WAGONS and BUG Gift WITH TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TIIE REST SHOPS NORTH AND* 1 Now Located oa’Clayton Street and College Avenue, Athens, Ga., AY HERE I AYILL MAKE AND REPAIR Carriages, Buggies and "Wagon* Horse Shoeing. Horse Shoeing. THE BEST THE CHEAPEST! PL ANTATION WORK, PLOWS, MILL PICKS, & I use the best material and employ the most expert workmen. My work all guaranteed ney returned. Save money by seeing me. !>.<'. IIL'IIMIL Cor. Clayton St. and College Av., (Opposite Talmadge, Hodgson A" ... oct 10-3 m M ° ATHEM, 3VEARBLE ! MARBI^ A. R. ROBERTSON, DEALER LIST MONUMENTS, MARBLE § GRANITE BOX Tos HEAD AND FOOT STONES, CWKAYL'E. 'VOWftS, SA.VSS OV VLL 8^ ®f‘iY*'Specimens of work on hand and ready for lettering. Jan 2 80 A. R. ROBERTSON, Athens, JUDSON’S MARBLE WORKS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA MANTTFVCTTRER AND DEALER IN l’ ITALIAN AND RUTLAND MARB^ MONUMENTS, BOX TOMBS, HEAD and FOOT STONES. Iron Railing for Grave Enclosures, Grani* 6 ’ OFFICE and WORKS on Corner LOYD and ALABAMA STREETS, Opposite Georgia Railroad Depot, t Orders Solicited and Promptly Filled. Prices Terms Cash. t „ jr—-. Address D. N. JTJTSON.