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THIS fcuUTjtihON. ;*T" — -- " ' ■' 1 ' Tuesday Evening, October 4, 1881. The Press Convention, which was to meet next Thursday, will not con vene at the exposition buildings until the 12th. Stirring events may be looked for in the next few months. The trial ol Guiteau and that of the Star Route rogues will be full of interest to the public. Kansas, Nebraska, lowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, have been visited with heavy wind storms and .torna does during the past week. Much damage to property and crops having been done. D. J. Alexander has sold the Pike County News to E. T. <fc i. E. Pound. Dorse says he “does not know where he will go or what he will do.” We can tell him that he will be in some other newspaper enterprise in less than a month. Mrs. Mary McElroy, the coming mistress of the White House, is a sister of President Arthur, and is said to.be a very amiable and accom plished lady —not fond of display but greatly devoted to her two children, a boy and girl. M rs. Garlield will probably leave h;r Mentor farm and go to Cleveland, where she can better look after the education of her children. Grandma Garfield is quite feeble since the funeral of her James. Poor old lady— she will not long survive her baby, as she loved to call our dead president. A gold memorial medal of the late President will ssln be issued from the Philadelphia United States mint. There will be two sizes, a five dollar medal, which will be hail an inch m diameter, and a ten dollar medal, an inch in diameter. On one 3ide will be a medallion of Garfield, on the other Lincoln. Tiie Charleston News says that an erroneous idea has heretofore pre vailed at the South to the effect that a newspaper was public property and belonged to everybody except the man whose money was invested in it. This idea is gradually disappearing, and as a natural result Southern newspapers are better and brighter than thev were before. To get even with the good Queen of England aud her .sympathizing in demonstrations of respect for the memory of President Garfield, it is proposed at the Centennial anniversa ry of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown that it shall be arranged to salute the English flag. The sug gestion is a good one. The past bit terness toward England has gone out of the hearts of the American peqple. It is only a recollection now. We learn from the Athens Banner that Hon. Emory Speer has been asked by Dr. Phillips to take charge of the defence of his son, Charles D. Phillips, Jr., who is charged with the murder of the convict Mathews. Mr. Speer is one of the best criminal law yers in the state, and if he accepts the charge, young Phillips will cer tainly have the best possible defense in his trial. - Also that the people of our sister city Is waking up to the necesity of a railroad from there to Jefferson’ Pitch in gentlemen and whoop her up, without delay. Shut your eyes and go it blind, build the road and count the cost afterwards. Arthur's organ, the New 7 York Com mercial Advertiser, lias this signifi cant paragraph: “The Federal offi cers, from the collector of the port down to the night watchman, may rest their souls in peace. There will be no removals tor political reasons, and no Hayes civil service humbug ging policy- will be canned on in the custom house. Men who are capable, honest and efficient officers will not be disturbed in their places, even if they have been engaged in defaming Gen. Aithur. The President is just the man to rise above snch things. He will be found favoring that policy which is for the best interests of the country and the success of the Re publican party. There will bo no Hayes prescribing.” Governor Colquitt said in his last canvass, at our court house, that the reason be did not renew the insurance on the Agricultural College at Dah lonega, was because it was not a state institution, and therefore he had no right, nor was It his duty to insure it We tried in our humble way at the time to convince the governor and his wild followers, that ha had neglected in this case a well defended doty, but to have flirted a feather against a cyclone would have had about as much efieet. Now the leg islature comes to the rescue of the constitution of the state and says we and it are right. Which ought to be abolished, the constitution, legisla ture or Colquitt for such expensive mistakes and so many of them. STILL SHE WAVES. '"Lie Southron did not sell to day at sheriff sale, enemies fondly hoped and its . friends had reason to fear. Her independent banner still waves over an independent head, and after days of uncertainty we sleep peacefully for a while again. Now the late defunct execution was levied s ) as to sell the first of this mouth, as we believe, under the idea that as nobody had much money at this time of year, we would be cleaned up and the Southron’s batteries silenced forever; but thanks to some friends, we have been temporarily relieved, and we appeal again to our subscri bers “without reference to race, color 0: previous condition of servitude” to come in or forward us by the “safest means and quickest route,” what they are owing (and about one year in advance.) This will only re quire a small amount from each friend of the Southron and place her as firmly as the rock of Gibraltar among the best weeklies of the state, where she can wave her Independent banner to the end of time despite all the narrow contracted old shyloeks (if they had sense enough) or sher iffs in the universe. THE RAILROAD QUESTION. The Gwinnett Herald, of last week, contains an editorial in which among other things it says that the Gaines ville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad Company “have formed some sort of connection with the Central Railroad Syndicate, now eontroling the Geor gia road,” the effect of which will be to divert the trade, and travel now coming to Gainesville and the Air Line to the Georgia Railroad, and finally to Augusta, &c.” All the reply we have to make in this matter is simply to say that we know from the lips of those having control of our road, that no sort of a gument or arrangement either for the present or future has been entered into up to this present moment by which the Central, any other road or Syndicate gets control of the Gaines ville, Jefferson and Southern, and ♦ if such a thing transpires no one has any idea at present what it is or when it will happen. The peo ple here are the friends of the Air Line, and could not be otherwise, with any kind of reason, as this great road made this great section and our people what they are—a prosperous people—surrounded with all the ap pliances oi modern cmiization to gera cTT short yea*? ago, POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES. It is now w 7 ell understood that Mr. James will retain his position at the head of the post office department, at least until the star route frauds are fully investigated. We should be v.-ry glad, personally, if Mr. James could be retained in his present posi tion for tw*o reasons: First, he is a practical man of long experience among the mail bags and has proved himself competent in all the details of the mail service. Second, he has had the courage to tackle one of the best organized frauds against the government and will bring the per petrators to justice if allowed to do so, besides saving to the service for honest purposes one and a half mil lions per year. For these reasons we feel sure President Arthur will keep Mr. James just where he is, at present at least. EXTORTION There is a great hugh and cry about the proposed extortion in prices of board and every thig else in Atlanta during the Cotton Exposition. We hope there is no reality in the charges, but if there is, our railroad people have it in their power to break up the fraud by running out excursion trains to the various towns along their lines every evening and in on the next morning at low rates with full trains. Gainesville can take care of one thousand guests at from $1.50 to $2.00 per day, and we hope those interested in the good name of the state will not forget it. Let our Air Line Railroad make a note of this fact and put on their extra trains. THE ASSASSIN. It is due to humanity and to the memory of the late murdered Gar field, the proclamation of President Arthur, and other high officials, that Guiteau, the murderer, should be brought to a fair, open and speedy trial. The sooner lie is punished, in the most public manner for his helli ons crime, the sooner will the exam ple begin to work good in the cruel hearts of other bad men, who no doubt are this moment contemplating wicked fame for assassinating some other great mau. Thus depravity must he checked by breaking the necks of a few scoundrels, who con eeive such crimes to be the short way tc notoriety which they are too low born to acquire in any other way. The Color and Lustre of Youth are restored to faded or gray hair by the use of Parker’s Hair Balsam, a harm less dressing highly esteemed for its perfume and purity. FENCE OR NO FENCE. Our people have for years been agitating the question of turning out crops and fencing up stock, and a few years ago an act was passed,which is incorporated in the code of Georgia, from Section 1449 to 1453, inclusive, authorizing the people of any county by r complying with certain conditions to test the will of the voters on the subject. The last legislature passed tvvo very 7 important laws on this sub ject, that we this week present to our readers. One, it will be seen, simply amends the fence law contained in tiie code, making it possible for the people to vote oftener on the subject, while the other provides for militia districts to vote on the question all to themselves. Our readers are aware that we are heart and soul with the advocates of “no fence.” Never can our people expect to have other than “scrub stock” so long as the stock is allowed to roam at large among the seed ticks, wild grass and browse contained on our hill sides. What we want is to fence up the stock and sow grasses, clover, etc., for them to eat, in addition to what can be gath ered in the sedge fields of the country. The fence law will finally do for North Georgia what the Southron has labor ed in its humble way to do for years —make it a grain and stock growing section. When this is done, pros perity' will shine forth here in all its beauty, and guano and provision liens will be things of the past. We understand that Wilson’s-distrlct, of this county, will in all probability vote on the question at an early day, and for the good of the good people of the bailiwick, we hope they' will largely favor “no fence.” With their geographical position, they can “close in” from the outside world at a small cost. The Chattahoochee fences one side. A good portion of the Law renceville road, from the three mile post, near John Sisson’s, to the cor ner of the district, this side of Mrs. Young’s, is fenced, and we under stand that the Mud Creek line, and the line from the McClesky gold mine to the Lawrenceville road, can be fenced at a moderate cost. Under the liberal provisions of the bill, the tax payrnrs can pay their taxes in work, and for these reasons vve can - not see why every voter in the dis trict should not be heart and soul for the project. If Wilson’s district adopts the law—mark the prediction —it not be two years until her farmers can get all the renters wanted, wreed in self defence, to follow suit. Reforms never move backward. Raw ride traces gave way to chains; the old wooden plow stock of the father’s, is fast being superseded by 7 the more economical and serviceable iron foot ed plow-stock, and fences must go the same way—they too much valuable land; the material out of which they are made is too expensive, while the nJuscle exerted in their erection should be used in feeding, clothing aud educating the children of this country. Reform has decreed it, aud the fences must go. CHARTERS GRANTED. The following railroad charters were granted by the recent legisla ture, all of which are of interest to and significance to our citizens, and those who contemplate making Gainesville their future home: The Gainesville, Biairsviile and State Line Railroad, chartered under a bill drawn by General James Longstreet—(who means; busines); the Kingston, We laska and Gainesville Railroad; The Gainesville, Cartersville and Rome Railroad. One of these last mentioned will certainly be built and form a part of our Air Line from Norfolk via to Memphis and westward. A Washington dispatch says: “The sub-committee ol the Senate Judicia ry Committee, appointed to consider the subject of a national bankruut law, has determined to abandon its purpose to visit the different commer cial cities and confer with the busi ness men in person. This has been caused by the call for an extra ses sion of the Senate. The committee, however, expect to obtain the views of representative men and bodies in writing, and will be glad to receive suggestions. They hope to be able to frame a measure for submission to the full committee by the time for the annual meeting of Congress in December.” A Northern exchange concisely sums up the situation in these words: “The North has the money, the South lias the mines. The South, too, has her great forests with an endless variety of valuable timber; hero un rivalled water powers and sites for manufactories; her fruitful fields; her fine, salubrious climate; her mag nificent bays and harbors, and road steads and rivers. In fact, in all that pertains to everything contributive to progress, prosperity and power, t his great southern land of ours is unsurpassed if not unrivalled in the vvoild. Recognizing this fact, North ern money and Northern men arc at last looking, not westward altogether, but southward as well.” STOP THE LEAK. When the farmers of our present Constitution provided that members of the General Assembly should re ceive four dollars each day, and ten cents per mile for each mile traveled by the nearset route in going to and returning from the eapitol, and that sessions of the General As sembly should last only forty days and be held only once in every two years, they thought they had legisla tive expenses down to a fineness, so that every farmer could sit quietly at home and make a calculation very nearly approximating his yearly ex penses for legislative purposes. But the Solons of that (thought to be) wise conclave, fell far short of their expectations in this, as in other par ticulars, and we, the common people, can only stand with our eyes distend ed and see our money scattered lav ishly for pretended services, while we wonder what use a constitution is, any way. The average legislator, no matter what may be his circum stances at home, so soon as he reaches the eapitol, commences to look round for some means to pay expenses. The more risky 7 ones invest in cotton futures, but those of smaller capacity and more religious scruples, drop on what is known as the “committee dodge.” This consists in getting on all the committees possible, and vis iting the various penitentiaries, luna tic asylums, blind asylums, and deaf and dumb asylums. Now every rail road in Georgia, furnishes legislators free tickets, and ninety 7 nine case out of an hundred they are “wined and dined” free of charge, and still at the end of every session the legis lature passes a bill to pay legislative committees “expenses” while on these trips, This opens the flood gate, and every 7 committeeman sits quietly down and makes out a bill against the state he has sworn to protect, for railroad expenses, meals, etc., while on these trips and walks down to the treasury and draws his “extra” pay! The lunatic asylum committee that visited Gainesville, Toceoa, Canton, Carrelton and other places, “looking out” a place for a branch asylum(!) we are told, all charged railroad and hotel expenses, when every one of them were armed with free tickets and were given free hash and lodg ings here, we know. Now is this honest dealing? Is it fair? Wo ask the old horney-handed sons of toll? We answer by saying that in our judgment every-* county should send of the money paid their representa tives, and where they have received these “extras” they should be “whooped up” before an indignant community and hereafter left at home, where their betters serve for nothing and board themselves. FRANK L. HARALSON, ESQ. It is a source of great pleasure to the hundreds of friends of the above named gentleman, to note his rapid rise in the legal and political world. Our firm friendship for him prompts us to make more than a passing no tice of his recent confirmation by the senate to be state librarian, for the next four years. Mr. Haralson moved here four years ago a stranger to the community. Governor Col quitt appointed him librarian. By a strict attention to the onerous duties of the office lie made a firm friend ot every man who ever had any business in his department. He so dignified the office that the present legislature made it one of I‘olir years duration, the encumbent to be confirmed by the senate. As soon as the law passed, Governor Colquitt sent to the senate the name of Mr. Haralson for their confirmation. He was unanimously confirmed—a faint tribute to his worth as an officer and a citizen. In addition, Mr. Haralson is a law yer, equaled by no man of his age in the state. He has given evidence of it in representing the defence in a Humber of trials for murder, and bis name appears on the supieme court docket as arguing a number of civil cases involving large interests. The office he now holds will give him plenty of time to study, surrounded as he is, by all the law books of any consequence. We know his friends throughout the state will be as glad as we are at the good fortune that attends him.—Atlanta Gazette. MAULDEN’S MILLS. Ed. Southkon. —We are all busy picking and hauling our cotton to the gins and realizing cts. lor it. We can •hardly live at that price. Gins and saw mills are all busy. Syrup making is also going on in all directions. Corn and potato crops are good. Our people ure making their arrangements for the next crop year. John Maddox lias sold his farm for $1,050. 11. C. Bucket is likely to sell his adjoining. Dock Cooper thinks lie has the best cotton patch in the district, but I think Mr. R. C. Sloan can beat him. R. T. Wofford is working right along in his blacksmith and wood shops. A. A. Maulden’s mills are busy grind ing and he has a good stock of dry goods, etc., at his store. Upon the whole, this section is getting on very well. Kit Kakson. THE FLORIDA SOUTHERN NAR ROW GUAGE RAILROAD. This road which was chartered from Macon, Georgia, to Tampa, Elorida, will be under contract within ninety days. Forty miles of the road are already completed from Palatka to Gainesville, Florida, and the grad ing is going on rapidly from Gaines ville southward by way of Miconopy and Ocala, and northward by Lake City* to Dupont, in Georgia. About live hundred men are at work on this road in Florida, where the public lands donated wtti be amply sufficient to construct the road through that state; and when it is known that such men as Wrn. H. Astor is one of the directors, no one will doubt for a moment that the work will be speedil} r completed all along the line. We call attention to this line of projected rail road because it is narrow guage and penetrating such a vast extent of country south of us; and to show that the day is not far distant when the system comuienced at this point will be extended north via Ball Ground to the Tennessee system, and south to connect with the Florida Southern. Everything now points in the direction we indicate and will certainly be consummated at no very distant date; then our little moun tain city will take a leap in growth aud commercial importance that will astonish the present inhabitants beyond their most sanguine expecta tion and brightest anticipation. We advise our Athens friends to cooper ate with us and assist in pushing the line from Jefferson to this city. THE HAND-BOOK OF FORMS “The Hand-Book of Forms,” pre pared by Silman <fc Thompson, will be issued from the press in a few daj-s. The work has been examined with great care by several eminent lawyers, who pronounee it a most desirable work, not only for attorneys at law, ordinaries, county commis sioners, clerks, sheriffs, coroners, justices of the peace, and others en gaged in administering the law or in executing its process; but, also, busi ness men in general. Judge L. E. Bleckley, after exam ining the forms, paid the work a higlf compliment. The joint committee of the iegisl lature, appointed to investigate the manuscript, reported as follows: The joint committee of the senate and house of representatives, appoint ed under the resolution of December 81880, tQ examine And reportjjpon the 'Haud'Book ot Legal Forms, pre pared b) r Messrs. Silman & Thomp son, of the county of Jackson, sub mit the following report: The manuscript was presneted to the committee after the commence ment of the present adjourned session of the general assembly. It was divided by the authors into live parts, one of which was thoroughly and critically examined by each member of the committee, after which the whole work underwent such examin ation as the limited time and oppor tunity would permit. The committee are satisfied from this examination that the forms con tained in this volume are safe and sufficient, as well as concise and ac curate, and therefore adapted to the general wants of those who wish to use legal lorms. 11. D. McDaniel, \V. P. Price, J. B. Estes, Pope Barrow, Henry llillyer. Lady Beautifiebs. — Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy cheeks, and sparkling eyes with all t.ie cos metics ot France, or beautifieis ol the world, while in poor health and noth ing will giv3 you such rich blood, good health, strength and beaty as Hop Bitters, A trial is certain proof. ■ lIiMJIHI-W 111 MUM 11 'I 1 IMITl'miM I m'w.mw -iftfPrjg-AIILI.I I . .*^l.l— A. LILLY & GO., Manufacturers anti Wholesale Dealers in TOBACCO AND CIGARS. SOLE PROPRIETORS OF !. s limn u nn. Goods sold at our Gainesville House at Factory Prices. FREIGHT ADDED. Merchants South visiting the Atlanta Cotton Exposition will flml a full line of Samples of our Goods, from which they can select and order. LOOKOUT FOR “THE GOLDEN SIGN/ ’ And call and see us at our Stand on the Grounds. Yours Truly. C. A. LILLY & CO. XSOMFtEU jmKFORO, ATHENS, .G-j£l. 9 SUCCESSORS TO REAVES, NICHOLSON & CO., Are now receiving their immense hall Stock of JDxzr o-OOds, Q-rocerles, Boots Siioes, HATS AND CAPS, CLOTHING, PIECE GOODS, YANKEE NOTIONS Every style and kind. LEATHIE rn SHOE FINDINGS. In short, every department of our immense Supply House is full, an will be kept so of fresh goods, which we intend to sell at BOTTOM PMCEjS. We have also arranged to sell cotton for our customers free of charge, and will take pleasure in doing so for the very highest market price, when ordered sold. aug3o 2m “ PAINT YOUR ROOSS. Tj. T>. YEARWOOI), ' GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, Is Agent and Superintendent for this section, in putting on C. 11. Lane Co’s, Memphis, Tenn., FIRE AISD WATER PROOF CEMENT PAINT, All Roofs, Iron Fronts, Fences, Etc., painted with it are warranted to give entire satisfaction. READ WHAT THE'TpEOPLE SAY. We, the undersigned, having tried all kinds of Roofing Paints for the past'twenty years, and having found none of then* tint would* answer, we had- our roofs painted by Messrs. C. H. Lane & Cos., with their Fire and Winter Proof Cement Paint, in 1878, and we find them in as good condition December sth, 1579, as when first put on. [Signed.] Sledge, McKay & Cos.; Cub bins <fc Gunn, Machinists; R. C. /Brinkley;, John Cubbins, President of Water Works; John Overton; Dr. Sarner, Jewish Rabbi Congregation B. E. E, Memphis, Tenn. k We, the undersigned, had our warehouse room roof painted some six ; months since by Messrs. C. 11. Lane & Cos., with their Fire and Water Proof ’ Cement Paint, which has come up fully to our expectations and to what they recommend. We take pleasure in recommending it to the eonsidera tion of all who may have iron or tin roofs to paint, as we think it the best we iiave yet seen or used. [Signed.] Dußois & Cos.; Mrs. M. K. Jones; M. Banks, Trustee State University School of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and mayy others. LULA TO THE FRONT C. "W. A.sl.3iiry, SUPERINTENDENT FOR J. 11. IIUGGINS, OF ATHENS, Is now receiving the largest Stock of Goods ever seen in Lula, which will be sold as cheap as in Athens, Atlanta, Gainesville, or anywhere else. He keeps full lines ot 3Dr37- OfoocLs, Olotlh-Im.gg', BOOTS, SHOES, YANKEE NOTIONS, GROCERIES, And everything else kept in a first-class Store. In Groceries and Family Supplies He has Bacon, Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Teas, Spices, Rice, Grits and all sorts Shelf and Bottle Goods. Also, Drugs and Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Etc. All goods sold at cash prices, and merchantable barter taken in exchange at the highest market prices ang3o-3rn DT_ S. Dealer in General Merchandise, FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. I wish the Public to know that I am still to be found at the Old Stand, with a fully supply of all kinds of 3VE ercliandise, From a Cambric Needle to a car load of Flour, and I don’t intend to be undersold by anybody in Georgia. Call upon me before making your purchases, and if I can’t please you, I will direct you elsewhere, as l want you to make the best possible "bar gains in your purchases. aug3o-3m Prank GB ZOsuTrie, FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA. Dealer in Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, YANKEE NOTIONS, CLOTHING, Boots, SHoioes and Hats, ALL KINDS OF GROCERIES, FLOUR, MEATS AND PROVISIONS, TOBACCO, CIGARS AN D GIG A R ETT ES IMPORTED and DOMESTIC WINES ana LIQUORS. lam also prepared better than ever to handle Cotton this Fall, hi and will pay the highest market price in cash at all times; or will store and make reasonable advances upon it. I desire my customers, who are going to pay up their Guano notes in cotton, to do so as early as possible. NEW STORE AT BILLTON. 3. Eria,2a.t Is keeping one of the nicest little Family Supply Stores in upper Georgia His stock of Meats, Flour, Meal and all kinds of Groceries and Staple Dry Gooas Are purchased fresh every week, and therefore are always nice and cheap No old stock to shove off. Call and examine his goods ‘before purchasing Satisfaction guaranteed. aug3o 3m