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ROS’T S. HOWARD, Editor.
JSFPEBSON, CcJ±.
FSSUVVY sSS>*ff*€!, 21, 1880.
—-At the Stockholders’ meeting of the
Georgia Railroad last Wednesday in Angus
t;i, Gen. Alexander resigned the President;}'
siod Mr. C. 11. Phinizy was elected to the
vaeani-y, witu a full board of directors.
The reports of the officers show the road
to be in a prosperous condition. Gen
Alexander will remain a Director and Vice-
President.
—When Washington was elected he was
57 years old ; John Adams was 62 years old ;
.1 ctlerson.od years old ; Madison. 58; Monre,
5J ; John Quincy Adams, 58; Jackson, 65;
Van Liurea, 54 ; Harrison, 68 (and he died in
a mouth); Tyler, 51 ; Polk, 50; Taylor, 64
(and he died within sixteen months); Fill
inore. 50; Pierce. 48; Buchanan, 65 ; Lincoln,
52 ; Johnson, 50 ; Grant 40 ; Hayes, 54.
—A most distressing accident occurred
0-! the 12th in Atlanta at DeGivi’s Opera
House. Some of the young people of that
city, gentlemen and ladies, had prepared a
s?)cetaouiaf of “ Paradise and the Peri,” for
tn. bene.it of St. Luke's Church, and were
getting ready to appear in a tr.atinee, when
j*i ' Im fore the curtain rose, several young
ladies who were dressed as angels in some
Pgid gauzy material, were congregated in a
and re-sing room and one of them unfortunately
pelting too near a gas jet, caught fire. The
tUines soon communicated to others and in
a minute iive of them were in a blaze. They
lushed from t-lic room, some to the front of
the stage, others to the street, and after a
t ime by the heroic efforts of several gentle
men the fire was extinguished, but not until
Ml the Indies were severely burned. Mrs.
Abide Hammond, Misses Maggie Chapman,
Madge Kilis, Katie Magrant and Minnie
Bellamy were the victims. The first two
were fatally burned and died the next day.
The others were severely injured, hut will
recover. It was one of the saddest occur
fences that ever happened in the State, and
no only is Atlanta plunged in grief, but a 1
who have heard of it par icipate in the sorrow
and sympathy called forth by the dreadful
misfortune.
—A writer in the Augusta Chronicle
Constitutionalist by the name of Wilkes
makes the following points on Gov. Colquitt.
No one can deny to Gov. Colquitt a perfect
integrity of character, and all those charming
attributes of gentility that have been so well
transmitted from a noble sire to a worth}'
eon, He is pure, honest, a Christian, and
was a gallant soldier. In these virtues lie
is the peer of any, but may we not find in
sinm owe else a happy combination of these
iovelv elements with an executive ability
ami a far-seeing statesmanship, to which
Gov. Colquitt is a perfect stranger. Won
ders have been claimed for him, and the en-
Hm-iuslie worshipper—scenting some small
llice attar off- —delights to apotheosize him
as a tinaiveial Moses, who has led our grand
old Slate out of tiie wilderness, and who has
by the incio dictum of his }wtent will, en
hanced the value of her bonds, diminished
her debt, and reduced her taxes. Is this
declaration tenable? What has the Finance
Committee of the joint Houses to say in
answer to this presumptous statement?
M il! they tell you all this was due to our
far-seeing and prophetic Governor, or will
they say that under the provisions of the
new Constitution these results were a legiti
mate sequence to a compulsory duty, and
that the taxes were reduced against the pos
itive protest of the Governor. No doulit his
judgement approved his protest and in his
mind’s eye lie saw the train of evils that
would follow his depletion of the State Ex
chequer. All great men are not financiers,
and the hisiorian delights to point as a
happy illustration to the “god-like” Daniel
Webster, wh*> was utterly incapable of man
aging his own cash account and sometimes
gave a hundred when one dollar would have
paid the bill. So, with such distinguished
company, the Governor needs no apology or
defence.
Widespread Conflagrations-
The serins of disastrous fires in the North
ern aim Middle States, which have been
c'.ironi; ler in the past two or three days, is
quite remarkable, both from the wide dis
tribution, the number and the destructiveness
<5 the conflagration. Ohio, Virginia, New
Yurk, New .Jersey, have all been visited by
those fires, and* the losses must be counted
up in millions of dollars. The village o!
Stuyvesant, on the Hudson, was burned on
Thursday, supposed by the act of an incen
diary, with losses aggregating $300,000.
Boykin’s Depot, on the Seaboard and Roan
oke Railroad, in Virginia, was also burned
Thursday, with heavy loss. This fire, too.
was the woi kof an incendiary. The Brad
ford oil region is still the seat of disastrous
fires, raging through the woods and from oil
tank to tank, destroying a great deal of valu
ably property. The Clearfield region, in the
same Sta >\ is swept by the flames, while in
New Jersey half the pine and swamp sections
of the State, with some of the intermediate
settlements and towns have been burned
over, causing immense loss. In Vineland,
twenty or thirty buildings were consumed,
'"here was $200.00 lost on Thursday bv
factory fires in Wisconsin and Indiana, by
which, also, a great many men were thrown
out of work. On the same day halt the town
of West Liberty, Ohio, including thirty-five
business blocks, was swept away. The loss
by this fire i-3 estimated at $200,000. In the
Pennsylvania coal regions the forest fires
have attained almost as large proportions as
in New Jersey. Every mountain top around
the Pocomo mountain is reported to be burn
ing like a crater, many dwelling houses
having been consumed, and much destruc
tion is feared in railroad property. At Milton,
Pa., a fire broke out Friday, in the car works,
and a heavy wind made it impossible to save
the place. The entire business part of the
town, including , 400 buildings, all the
churches, places of amusement, shops and
factories was consumed. Two hundred and
fifty families lost their homes, several lives
are known to have been lost, and an urgent
appeal for food and clothing and other aid
has been sent, abroad. These fires, various
in their origin, unquestionably owe their
destructiveness to atmospheric causes, the
long drought and the peculiar dryness of
s*% and frame structures of all sorts, as well
"'st undergrowth, tending to promote
'he flames where ever a
‘h Morning News.
GiiostGii
Georgia has 6,864,654 acres of wild land
returned for taxation. The average price is
twenty-four cents per acre.
Ed. Cox was taken last Tuesday to the
Dade Coal mines to begin his term of life
service for the killing of Alston. He will
be given light labor.
A festival and banquet was given to the
inmates of the Lunatic Asylum at Milldge
ville on Tuesday last. It was a great suc
cess, and the poor unfortunates seemed to
enjoy themselves to the utmost.
The Enquirer-Sun says it is reported very
positively in Columbus that ” Colonel Wnt
M. Wad ley, President of the Central Rail
road has, on account of health and age, ten
dered his resignation as President of the
Centra 1 Railroad and Banking Company,
and that he recommends General E. P. Alexan
der, of the Georgia Railroad, as his success
or. *
The Indian Spring Argus tells of a very
sad accident. It says that a little child of
Mr. Samuel Freeman, of Monroe county,
wh'ch had just commenced to walk, was
caught out in the rain of last Friday and fell
in a pit which was made in the ground for
the purpose of scalding hogs. This was soon
filled with water and the little one was
drowned.
Albany Nevis: ” It i9 now a pretty well
settled fact that the oat crop of Southwest
Georgia is a failure. The great question is
what caused the failure. Some planters think
there is no doubt but that rust is the trouble
while others say it is anew pest—an insect
which lias destroyed the crop. It is esti
mated that not more than one-third of an
oat crop will be made.
The Oglethorpe Echo says that Mr. T. J.
Edwards, of this county, recently contracted
with Mr. A. S. Dorsey, of Athens to bore an
artesian well, the price agreed upon being
$l5O as it had to be drilled through rock.
Mr. Edwards expended S3OO on it and had
gone 140 feet when he struck such a bold
stream that b}’ night the water had risen to
within seven feet of the top and threatened
soon to overflow.
On Friday last in the Richmond County
Superior Court Robert Rulfin was sentenced
to ’.hi penitentiary for life for the crime of
murder, and Anderson Jones, colored, was
sentenced for the same crime, to be hung on
the 9th of July next. Ruffin killed a man
named O'Hara, in Augusta, about two rears
ago while he was sleep in a saloon, and Jones
murdered for robbery, a young man named
Haralson, December last, at Mcßean’s sta
tion while he also was asleep. Both men re
ceived their sentences without manifesting
the slightest emotion.
Mr. llinton A. Helper, of the Brunswick
Appeal , has been traveling along the line of
the Macon & Brunswick Railroad, for the
purpose of investigating the timber and lumber
busines of that portion of the State. He
writes that it is estimated that this business
in Georgia, for this year, will amount to 300,
000.000 feet, and will exceed in value $5,
000,000. No industry in the State has as
sumed such proportion in the same period as
has this in the past four years.
Macon Herald: “ A day or two since a lit
tle colored boy, a son of Champ Bryant, who
lives in Collinsville, died from inflamation
of the brain, caused by a blow from a stone
thrown at him by another small darkey,
whose name we have not learned. He suf
fered from the effects of the blow about a
week, when inflammation took place and caus
ed his death. Owing to the extreme youthful
ness of the slayer, no steps have been taken
in the matter by the parties concerned. Se
rious accidents occur frequently in the ‘rock
battles’ indulged in by small boys, and pa
rents should 9ee that their little sons keep
out of such dangerous play.”
The Atlanta Constituion thinks that a clue
has been found to the DeFoor murder mystery.
It says: “The mystery of the DeFoor
murder still furnishes a study for the detec
tives. The long imprisonment of the negro,
Asa Gunn, has grown monotonous, not only
to him, but to the public. As yet, no proof
against him has been made public that justifies
his further detention without trial. The
decision of the court to bring him to trial in
July, has caused the statement to be cautiously
made that by that time anew trail, or rather
one that has been followed for some time by
a shrewd man, will have led to a conclusion,
and will probably reveal the whole mystery
and cause the arrest and conviction of the
real guilty parties. It is said that thus far
the investigation is favorable, and the theory
being worked permits every circumstance of
the murder to have its weight and place in
the progress of the villainous tragedy. We
trust all this istrueaud will be fully realized- - ’
The Quitman Free Press saysWe learn
that a inajarity of the boys brought to this
county about two weeks since, through the
medium of Georgia’s immigration agent, and
assigned to homes with the very best people
in the county, have left, four or five taking
the gravel train in the direction of New
York. These boys have been kindly treated
and looked after here, no hard work has been
imposed upon them, and everything was done
hy the people with wiiom they wers placed
to make them contented. We learn that
they make terrible complaints and have
written to the man who brought them here
charging that he had deceived them. The
experiment has not turned out as we antici
pated, for we thought these nice boys would
remain with their employers at least four
weeks. The return of these young gentle
men to the North will be as big a tiling in
the way of political capital as the Radicals
want. Our citizens are satisfied with the
experiment, and no more vags can be dis
posed of in this market.’’
Macon Telegraph: “ There are in the a 33*.
lura at Milledgeville two singular cases of
persons suffering from lunacy. One of them
is an old man, the other a boy sixteen years
of age. being violent at times these two
unfortunates are confined in separate cells,
the floor of which are thick Georgia pine, the
walls of brick and two feet thick, cemented
on the inside. Strange it ma)- seem, two or
three nights since the boy picked splinters
from the floor and with them—in one night
—picked an opening through the wall large
enough to admit his bod}'. lie was caught
halt way out of the hole. There are upon
the walls three places which have been re
paired, all opened in the same wa3 r . The
old man keeps himself perfectly naked. He,
too, has picked through the walls in the
same manner. The nails from his lingers
are worn away, and he has hut two teeth
left in his head, the others having been bro
ken out in his efforts to draw nails from the
floor after he had picked the wood from
around them. The holes were all made in
one night with splinters obtained from the
floor.”
Fancy Dry Goods,
of all descriptions. PRINTS, MUSLINS, GINGHAMS, DOMESTICS, &c., and a full line of
DRESS GOODS of every variety; NOTIONS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, &c. My assort
ment of
Ready-Made Olotlxin.gr
is complete, embracing all the latest styles and all grades, and in full suits, for men. I have also
in stock every variety of
Family Groceries, Hardware,
CUTLERY, GLASS WARE. CROCKERY, &c., &c. 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
N. B.—No trouble to show goods. Call, even if you don’t buy.
BUGGIES and WAGONS! WAGONS and BUGGIES!
D. C.HURLEY,
WITH TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE BEST SHOPS NORTH AND SOUTH
Now Located on Clayton Street and College Avenue, Athens, Ga.,
WHERE I WILL MAKE AND REPAIR
Carriages, Buggies and Wagons.
Horse Shoeing. • Horse Shoeing.
THE BEST THE CHEAPEST!
PLANTATION WORK, MILL PICKS, &C.
I use the best material and employ the most expert workmen. My work all guaranteed, or mo
ney returned. Save money by seeing me. i>. C. EH I{LEY,
Cor. Clayton St. and College Av., (Opposite Talmadge, Ilodgson & Cos.)
oct 10-3 m ATHENS, GA.
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ABSOLUTELY A2tt>
lnpurc lil-Carb !?oda I<j of a
wligliily dirl y tvhlUi color. It my
oppear wl i 'c, rxaiula'd l>y
but a. COMP.' It XS O H WXV Ii
012 T* Xi. C -fc CO.’S “ SI M AN I)
IIAUX3SEU” EaA-O will show (ho
ilLTcren-ce.
fico Ihnt your nriklna; Poln lit
am! FUKE, os slsoul.f X. 1.1,
fJliillix/xZI. fc'UIjSSIY-.XCI'S ascii fur
r&oii.
Housekeepers who prefer bread ir.rdo with
Tcart, tt‘!l hupr-'ye its QUiiliry, niche it riso
Letter ci.d proven .i t from isouri-ug. by ad-Un
Mio-liaii*teaspoonfsl c-f l hunli & Co.’s f-'otia or
K-Jcrsu,!. * Eo euro aad not use too much. T*-i
lisoofthij vitk s<mr milk i: preference to
P-Mne' Powder, raves twenty times its cost.
See oco pound paeksyo tor vluallo intonnar
!ion and read carefully.
®mi THIS T 9 YOUR 080GLR.
ENCOURAGE HOME MANUFACTURES.
Maysvillc 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 are prepared to make all kinds
oftinework. We w r ork the best material in the
most popular styles, and
Warrant our Worh Equal to
any Goods on the Market .
We 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 Boots and
Shoes. BROWN & RILEY.
Maysville. Ga.
JSST'We also keep constantly on hand a select
stock of Groceries and Provisions, Bacon, Lard,
Sugar, Coffee, Syrup and Dry Goods, &c., &c.
CIRCULAR.
Dr. f. P. DeLAPERRIERE
Tenders thanks to his friends for their liberality
extended to him professionally, and hopes by his
past success, and with the active experience of
nearly six years closely applied, and by watching
after every possible interest of patients, to Still
Merit the favor of those in the community.
Having just furnished himself with a complete
SET OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. And a
stock of THE PUREST MEDICINES, and with
a GALVANIC BATTERY for the purpose of
applying to his patients, that most powerful
remedy ELECTRICITY, which has always been
unsurpassed for its effects in RHEUMATISM,
PARALYSIS, SPINAL AND NERVOUS AF-
SECTIONS, and many other chronic diseases,
being associated with his brother Dr. J. C.
DeLaperriere, can say that he is much better
prepared THAN EVER BEFORE.
SPECIAL ATTENTION given TO SURGI
CAL CASES, and diseases of FEMALES and
CHILDREN.
Prompt attention given to urgent calls such as
acute fevers, PNEUMONIA, BRONCHITIS,
BILIOUS FEVER, TYPHOID FEVER, and its
COMPLICATIONS. One or the other of us can
always be found about the office, when not absent
on professional business, Let me say in justice to
myself, and injustice to patients, DO NOT PUT
OFF sending until too late, for many cases are
cured by applying the proper means in time, that
are otherwise lost.
CHARGES REASONABLE.
Respect,
W. p. DeLAPERRIERE, m. and.
The Voltaic Belt Cos., Marshall, Mich.
Will send their celebrated Electro-Voltaic
Belts to the afflicted upon 30 days trial.
Speedy cures guaranteed. They mean what
they say. Write to them without delay.
TO STOCK RAISERS
Parties desiring to raise tine stock should
patronize my horse WOOLWINDER. For terms
and particulars call upon the undersigned.
J. R. THTRMOND.
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,
ATHEISrS, GkA..
October 24th, 1879.
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'CHEMICALLY BURJT.
ATHENS
PHARMACEUTICAL COMP’NY,
YWVB.'WKCASAS,
Corner College Arenne and Clayton Street,
ATHENS, GA.,
T> ESP EC IFULLY invite the attention of the
J-V people ot Jackson and the public generally
to their LARGE and FRESH stock of
iSPixir© Dn,i.gs,
Medicines, Chemicals,
Fancy Goods, Toilet Articles,
ETC., ETC.
We 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, Ptariacentical Graduate.
The only GRADUATED DRUGGIST in this
section of the State.
Our Motto : PURITY, ACCURACY AND EXCELLENCE.
BARGAINS IN SEED!
January 30th, 1880.
UST A A LIMITED num-
W JL JfmiJaLp ber of active, ener
getic canvassers to engage in a pleasant and pro
fitable business. Good men will find this a rare
chance
TO MONEY.
Such will please answer this advertisement by
letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what bu
siness they have been engaged in. None but those
who mean business apply. Address
FINLEY, HARVEY & CO.,
june 20 Atlanta, Ga.
CM (J% f\ A MONTH guaranteed. sl2 a
C* jl PI I at home made 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. june!3
1880-SPRING SEASON-1880
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 Bros Grain Satin, and plain RIBBONS in the most elegant designs ever shown ,
Large Stock of Prints, in the Most Beautiful of Patte'^
Figured latice, Lawns, Piques, Ginghams, Cambrics, and different kinds of
white, and figured goods for spring, and summer wear at popular prices. * aier l,
Parasols Different Prices , from 25 cts. up
Ruching! Rnching! Rnehiagt
A nice stock of these goods in the most elegant styles as cheap as ever
HOSIERY.
Ladies fancy, Brodequin and Silk, clock hose Childrens plain and fancy gents from fh
BUTTONS.
All, and the latest novelties in dress buttons. Dress Shields for Arm Holes, and Skirts
Corsets, HXTapliinS,
Table Linens lace Curtains &c.
COTTONADES, Pants Linen, CASSIMERS, and DOESKIN. SHIRTS Laundr; ,
Unlaundried, COLLARS, Towels. TOWEL CRASH, from five cents mr , ,
up. LINEN AND SILK Handkerchiefs, HAIR ORNAMENTS. SCAR } i
PINS &c. SHOES, Mens, Ladies and Childrens, of all kinds
All styles from a brogan to a Josaphinc Sandal at prices
to defy competetion. Keep cool ! FANS, all
kinds and sizes, from five cents up.
A Well Selected Stock of Mens Summer Clotlini^.
Mens Straw, wool and fur hats.
The Largest Stock of Millinery ever
brought to Jefferson. This is the place, to get
Goods Cheap, With Cash. They have got the goods
and are Going to Sell Them, as' Cheap as any Body.
— Apr ' ! 2nd *
G. W. WALKER’S
CARRIAGE SHOES,
Main Street, Gainesville, Georgia,
MANUFACTURER OF
Phsetons, Buggies and’Farm Wagons,
I respectfully invite the people of Jackson county, and the public generally, to call and examini
my work before purchasing elsewhere. As 1 AM STILL IN THE CARRIAGE BUSINFSS.
with GOOD SLOCK, GOOD WORKMEN, and CLOSE ATTENTION TO BUSINESS
pared to offer them anything in my line at ’ r
iß.ocls, Hottom. IPigrcures!
So send on your orders and work. Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Repairing Done in All of Its Branches!
Respectfully,
Feb. 6th, IS SO. G. W. WALKER.
C. W. DUPRE.
The pronounced, leader in low Prices
in OainesiriHe,
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 spacious Store Rooms
and lias no equal in this section, llis stock of
DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS,
m?tK° TDERrES ’ LACES * CORSETS, RIBBONS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, ZEPHYRS, SILK
lIES Ac., is a!l that could be desired by the most lastidious 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 DOTS CLOTHING
is the largest and most varied in Gainesville.
MENS SUITS ranging from $3.00 to S3O. llis stock of
GENTS, LADIES and CHILDRENS SHOEs, SLIPPERS
is unsurpassed in any market—all styles and grades at the verv Lowest Possible Prices. He
also tho most COMPETE LINE o/s'riUlV.„,l FURhItS forGents Z ilo/s p“>'
nLI . g . !cn 'i H * ias °l >encd ' CONNECTION with his DRY-GOODS a First-class Mill® 1 ;
ha,f lUao b!TT MS , ry ! lea,len ’ a L <ly of unquestionable taste and, who®
na<l Jargo experience in the larger cities. In this department is to he found th<. T arrest Stock
millinery Goods, HATS, BONNETS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, and HAT TRIMMINGS GEM 1 ;'
A vtaTt sterlillg HoJse wni repaTyoT * '' nif ° rm ° f Low Prices
Good GS-ootis, Low T^ricoSi
quick sales and small profits, and polite attention to all are some of tho standing rate •'
C. W. DUPRE.
JUD SON’S
MARBLE WORKS,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
ITALIAN AND RUTLAND MARBLE
MONUMENTS, BOX TOMBS, HEAD and FOOT STONES,
Iron Railing for Grave Enclosures, Granite, & c
OFFICE and WORKS on Corner LOYD and ALABAMA STREETS,
Opposite Georgia Railroad Depot,
Orders Solicited and Promptly FiUed. Prices Reasonable
Terms Cash.
Address and. N. JUDSON, Atlanta.