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THE H0RTHEAS1 GEORGIAN
GEORGIA ITEMS.
Rome wants a new Episcopal Church
The horse malady is disappearin'' from
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, 1 Atlanta.
The street cars in Augusta have resum-
BY T. W. & T. L. GANTT, 1 cd their trips.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
PHOPRIETORS,
AT TWO DOLL IRS PER AWCII,
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
OiUcc, llroi'l Street, Granite Row
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY.
A geographical survey of the State
of Georgia, has become almost, if not
quite, a necessity. We cannotjexpect
much emmigration to our State until
its mineral, as well as all other proper
ties, are tested and put on record.
The Legislature will soon bo in session,
and wo hope they will take this matter
There is a serious drouth in Albany
and the Mirrounding country.
“Bill Arp’’ cnlls the Rev. W. P. Harri
son the Beecher of Atlanta.
Two Forsyth lmys killed a fox which
they took to l>c a squirrel.
Candidates in Gainesville election
eer by making presents of apples.
A little nigger ran around Alacou
last Sunday without any tig leaves on.
A Twenty-eight year old cat has died
in Thomaston . It. was a gentleman car.
George II. Snyder, the poet, is a deni
zen of Rome. lie drinks beer with Col.
William Arp.
An Elbert county boy, seventy-eight
years of age, eloped with his sweetheart
the other day.
Mrs. Manley, of Elbert county, died re
in band, employ a thorough geologist, | cen tiy ) aged one hundred and fourteen
find put him to work. Let him make
a map of the State, discribing all its I Cuthbert’s new fire engine has arrived,
properties, and deposit one in tho office ail d the l»oys now want a little Boston
of every immigrant agent. Foreigners conflagration to test it.
read descriptions of Georgia, its fine I a bloodless duel between two South
climate, production soil and mineral Carolina editors came off near Augusta
wealth. They are pleased with the | the other day.
Dr Hicks retires from the editorial
The reply is, | chair of the Macon Enterprise in a very
raccful valedictory
Two Forsyth females used sheir barlow
description, step to an immigrant office,
and inquire for a map.
there is none- -there has never been a
survey, and we arc consequently set
down ss a set of savages. We hope 1 blades upon each other with much vigor,
tho press will urge this matter on the recently.
Legislature.
Mr. Greeley’s Daughters.—
Gabrielle, the youngest daughter of
Tiie depots o( the Macon and Western
Railroad in Macon and Atlanta, arc
crowded with accumulations of freight.
. A fortunate firm in Macon has opened
Mr. Greeley, whom lie was fond of the Christmas festivities by presenting
calling Pussy, was iu attendance on the Enterprise with a handsome editorial
her father duringhis illness but her grief | chair,
was so great and uncontrollable that
A colored gin house burner resisted an
her uncle brought her with him to his I officer in Hancock county the other day.
home in New \ ork city on Thursday j The incendiary is now picking the shot
night. His daughter Ida was with
him night and day. So violent did he |
out of his shoulder-blade.
The Grand Jury of Bibbeounty recom-
become that it was found necessary to I mends that gambling establishments nnd
remove most of the furuiture from the
room. At one time he tore the watch
presented to him by the employes of
houses of ill fame he licensed in Ma
con.
The North Gcorgi:i:Conferencc of the
Greeley’s life was insured for $100,000.
Prof. Agassiz has been fishing in the
Savannah.
A Philadelphian lias invented “water
proof baptismal pants.’
Seventy agile Leavenworth girls arc
tumbling in a gymnasium-
Mnrk Twain is named Samuel Long-
hornc Clemens.
Chinese smugglers buy pretty Corcan
girls for a measure of millet each.
Capt. Kendall, the inventor ot circular
saws- died in Maine the other day at the
age of 89.
A sister of Spurgeon is preaching with
great success to the working people of
Cambridgeshire, England.
One half of the false hair worn by Ameri
can women comes from prisons find lu-
natic asylums
One of the most unique uses to which
oxen have been put is to tow canal
boats. If anything will hurry up steam
that will.
Horace Greeley’s daughters decline to
accept any contributions from the press
of the country for their support.
Ten days before his nomination at
Cincinnati, Horace Greeley said : “ I have
not had a sound sleep in fifteen
years.”
The memory of Thomas Paine is to be
perpetuated in Boston by the erection
of a building to be called Paine’s
Hall.
The proudest day that Chicago ever
knew was that on which she found .out
that Boston’s boasted conflagration was
not equal to hers.
Mr. George Washington Bassett, a
New York painter, was knoceed down a
few nights since and robbed of a diamond
pin worth fifteen cents.
The famous Stanton ruby, which has
been represented to be worth $250,000,
was tested yesterday at San Francisco by
lapidaries, and proved to be a soit garnet
worth about $100.
“Kentucky farmer uses dead bats, which
lie gets in the caves around, to fertilize
his farm.” There are a good many dead
lieats in tho coutry who might be used
for the same purpose to some advan
tage.
A dog team carries the mail daily
between Hayncsville and Ashland, O-
The distance is eight miles, which is
accomplished in au hour and three quar
ters.
A man will die for want of air in five
minutes, for want of sleep in ten days,
for want of water in a week, for want of
food at n varying intervals, dependin
on constitution, habits of life and the
circumstances of the occasion.
Trial for Aiwon.—Last W dnes
day, Mr. B. H. Yerby, of this < inty,
brought suit against Patrick
colored, for the above offence,
pears, from the testimony
the occasion, that Mr. Y. ha<i :
house on his place burnt son:
since, and seeing certain tracts
from towards Pat’s house to the scene
of conflagration that resemb d his
(Pat’s) foot, and having other
for suspicioning the plaintiff,
him arrested and tried for the
The evidence, however, was no of suf
ficient force to convict, and t 3 pris
oner was discharged.
sasons
e had
ffence,
New Advertisements.
CHRISTMAS
Christmas!
the Tribune apart, <iml again he threw Methodist Church embraces n total mem-
the kerosene lamp on the floor, setting hership of forty-six thousand four hun-
thc roonron fire and narrowly escap
ing being burned to death. As his
died and forty-seven.
A drunken negro endeavored to
whet
strength loft him be Jjecame more quiet, hii barlow blade on Mr. William Lynn
but did not show signs of consciousness
until about an hour before his death.
the other day. Mr. Lynn retorted with
enough vigor to lead to a jury ot in
quest.
Not THE One Wanted.—Pitts-I In a case of seduction, tried in the At-
burg has had a modern comedy of I •antn City Court on Friday, the jury gave
errors. A young wife suspected her
lord of too great an intimacy with the
comely mulatto cook, and so one night,
when he acted suspicious, she laid for
him. Sending the cook off, she covered
her head with a shawl and waited in
the kitchen for the confirmation of her
suspicions. Some one rapidly entered,
shortly after, and she Jfelt an arm
around her waist and warm kisses on
her lips. Then she threw off her dis
guise to transfix the villain on the
spot, but instead of her husband, she I ted hiu»to “blow his dose.”
$2,100damages t.o the plaintiff, the moth
er of the women alleged to have been
ruined.
From our Georgia exchanges wc
gather that the “Epizootic” inis invaded
every locality where a horse or mule
may be found. In some places it
is light ; in others severe and fatal.
The cpizuoty privails even among the
young men in Blakely. One of them, in
response to a question from a lady friend
replied : “Do, Ba’ni: I debber dud zuch
u hig id by life.” Whereupon she reques-
beheld the biggest, blackest negro in
all the city. It was the cook’s sable |
“ particular,” and be had kissed her.
A son of our friend, Thos. Cunningham,
of the Valley, has made eight bales of
cotton this year, and built a buggy
Oh! She no longer suspected her bus- w!iecl t> ic otl 'cr day without a hub.
baud.
The Northeast Gforgian.—
Messrs. T. W. & T. L. Gantt have
commenced the publication of a paper
in Athens with the above title, which
presents anything but a gaunt appear
ance, being a large, well-filled and
neatly-printed sheet. Tfie junior is
well known to the craft in this city,
having worked some three years on the 1 with cotton seed and plaster fertilizer,
So reports the Tulbutton Standard.
Let him take out a patent for his
wheel.
The Savannah News urged electors
from this State to cast their vote for cx-
Governor Charles J. Jenkins, as a com
plimentary vote, and supported the sug
gestion by an eloquent eulogy of the vet
eran Governor.
A Wilkes county man took forty-eight
acres of worn-out land, dosed it well
Morning News. Wc wish our former I
fellow-laborer all the success which
and raised forty-seven bales ol cotton
He is now strenuously endevoring to wear
iudustry and enterprise such as hia are I out ®D of his land.
sure to
Mirror.
merit.—Savannah Evening
Harter & Bins, to Purchase
The Tribune.—A report is afloat
that Harper & Bios, are discussing
a project for purchasing the TVi-
bune and making George William
Curtis editor-in-ehiet; and it is under
stood that they arc ready to offer
$1,000,000 for the establishment as it
now stands. The last sale of stock in
the Tribune was on an estimated value
of $1,000,000, and shares are still held
at that figure.
Ireland.—The cause of the menta-
blc condition of Ireland is at last mown
Mr. J. B Barnett, a Hebrew fiiolar.
writing in the Jewish Crouicle, < ntends
that the Prophet Jeremiah, w h the
remnant of the tribe of Judah, ■igrntert
to Ireland, and was no other man the
celebrated Irish reformer and l»w-givcr,
Ollum Folo. The predict brought
with him the Lia Fail, or Stone Destiny,
which was subsequently civeyol by an
Irish prince to Scotland lor coronation
purposes, ard centulries afterwards re
moved to Wesminster Abb:y by King
Edward the Third, since wfich time nil
the king and queens of Eniand down
to Victoria, have been crivned upon
it. The stone, Mr. Barnett bays, was
that which was orinally kcjft In the
sanctury of the-first temple at’Jerusalem,
and was known as’ “Jacob’s Stone,”
being none othca than the stone directly
apnsijoqhized by King David as “the
stor.e which the builders rejected,” put'
which was destined for peculiar honors.
Mr. Barnett's essay has at least the merit
of being very curious and very learned
Writing Desks, , t $u. 2 5 to $12.
Work Boxes, at SO eta. to $12.
Glove <£ Handkerchief Boxes
Christmas Paperleries r
Vases, Toilet Sets,
(Elegant Gift Books,
"Beautiful Juvenile
and Toy Books,
Games, in endless variety. , -
Mechanical Toys,
Tin 2'oys,
Sarine/s Banks,
Hot Mir 2ovs,
Brums, Toy 2ea Sets
CHINA WAX DOLLS,
From Five Cents to Two Dollars.
too numerous
And HUNDREDS of other things
to mention,
For Sale at how Prices by
BURKE & HODGSON.
IS COMING,
And to those friends and patrons who have not yet paid their
accounts we want to speak a few kind words privately:
We beg that they will remember the trying days of
Summer, when we did all in our power to aid
them. Friends, come forward and pay us
between this and Christmas. Don’t
pass the threshold of a New Year
with an old debt hanging
over your heads.
OIJR BOOKS MUST BE SQUARED
By the First Day of January.
THIS IS NO JOKE—WE MUST HAVE OUR MONEY.
Jttarblc Work
On the 28th of November, by the Rev.
Benjamin Thornton, Mr. P. H. Bowers
and Miss Laura A. Baker. All of llart
county, Georgia.
A New Idea.—The Methodists of
Bay,View, Cecil county, Md., have
determined to build a now church, but
being scrupulous as to the manner the
ii.oncy is to be raised for the purpose,
the building committee has adopted
the following: “ Resolved, that in
building this church, wc make use of
no means which have the least resemb
lance of gambling or chance work of
any kind whatever."
A Topeka clothes line thief wa very
much disgusted the other day, after he
had returned home with his haul, lo
find the shirts were made with abrevi-
ated legs, fringed around the bottom
nnd buttoned at the waist. He thinks
the tailor who made them was a first-
class fraud.
Mr. E. F. King, a portrait-painter of
some reputation living at Atlanta, took
420 drops of laudanum last Friday
night, anil died the next morning. He
hud been drinking very freely for several
days.
A Macon man, assisted by Watson, of
the Telegraph, is engaged in civilizing a
pair of opossums. Thu most fervent
manipulations of these eminent Profes
sors have failed to make hair grow
on the tails of the unfortunate ani
mals.
Recently there came through the Sa
vannah city post office a registered letter
from some foreign country, containing
£20,000 worth of diamonds. The gentle
man to whom the letter was addressed
voluntarily took it to the Custom House
and paid the legal duties upon it.
A book-keeper of M. P. Stoval, of Au
gusta, checked out $4,000 from the bank,
went home, took a nap, and uftenvards
found that he had lost over three-fourths
of the money through a hole in his 'coat
p >cket. Of course he was not happy, but
believes that the money will be recover
e<l.
It is announced that Mrs. Westmore
land, ot Atlanta, author of “Heart Hun
gry,” will have a new novel out in Jnnu.
ary, entitled “Clifford Troup.” The Jlcr-
alil says it is a decided improvement over
the author's first effort, nud the extraor
dinary statement is made that the pub
Ushers print it at their own ex
pense.
An ambitious Atlanta lxiy challenged
a man the other day for some trifling
occurrence, and was taught a pretty seri
ous lesson. The man excepted the ernr..
lengc, and fell dead the first fire. The
young man left in double-quick, and has
not since been heard from. The dead
A drunken negro w>.s recently nrrest
cd at Covington, Ky, with his pockets
full of dried toads anil grasshoppers,
which he carried for luck. He was
undoubtedly a reader of Shakespeare’s
Macbeth:
Three more human bodies have been
discovered in the debris of the burnt
district in Boston—making six bodies,
that have been taken out from one partic
ular locality, and the laborers are digging
for more.
No man knnweth what a day may
bring forth. Mr. Day, of Springfield, Ill.,
was impressed with the truth of that an
cient saying a short time ago, when Mrs.
Day surprised him with a present ot trip
lets, weighing thirty pounds in the aggre
gate.
Grant is one of the few men known
who can afford to be President for $25,
000 a year. While most men would be
come bankrupts or beggars on such a sal
ary, he has contrived every year to save
at least a quarter of a million out of it.
On yesterday the negro Legislature of
South Carolina elected a man named
John J. Patterson. United States Senator,
and immediately after he was clapped
into jail on a charge of bribery. And
this in the land of Calhoun, Mc
Duffie and Ilaync ! poor South Caroli
t
Hon. James L. Orr, of South Carolina
lias been nominated by the President.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni
potentiary to Russia, a position gained,
doubtless by affiliating with the, adminis
tration party against the confidence, the
needs, and the interest of his native State,
The appointment. If coufinncd, is a mag
nificent reward lor service rendered, and
South Carolina will not weep over the
event.
On Mr. Greeley’s Weatern tour three
attempts were made to assassinate him.
At Louisville a brick was thrown into
his carriage by a negro. It missed its
mark and struck Ex-Governor Randolph,
ot New Jersey, who sat l>C3ide him. At
Cleveland a stone was thrown through a
car window. The missile struck a mau
wearing a white coat. Afterwaul an
attempt was made to throw the train oil’
the track, but this, too. was unsuccess
ful.
Athens’ Retail Prices Carre n
FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECESDEI IS.
Corrected by England & Orr, General
Commission Merchants, Broad Street,
Athens Georgia.
Cotton.— per. lb.
Provident*.—Flour, Fancy, per bbl..
HOUSEKEEPERS
A RE RESPECTFULLY in
formed th»t we keep constatly on hand
Knight's Flavoring Extracts,
v OF EVERY KIND.
COLMAN’S EXT. MUSTARD
In Square Cans; also.
Spices ground at the store.
Liquid Rinnett,
Gelatine,
And all other articles generally required
by Housekeepers.
It. T. BitUMBY & CO.,
Bnsffffisls and 'Pharmacists,
COLLEGE AVENUE.
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H. 1>. WILLIAMS. , s . „ IlOTf .
WILLIAMS & ROWLAND
WHOLESALE AND ni'.T.UI. *
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Commission Hou#
43 Jackson Street, Augusu,
Grain, Hay , Fodder Corn and Cm t
rfaiHlv ««n hand, in any quantity.
Consignments solicited.
JV&TICR.
H AVING sold an interest in .
Root: nnd Stationary bu v, \,n .
LIAM H. HODGSON, (i f da,,.,r,l n i!
will becnuductcd hereafter under :| ;e fi nu
Burke & Hodgson *
in order tlrat tl.e book,, may be
Thankful to my friends for their Vrae'™,.
ronage during the lass two yean, I solicit!* ui"
new firm a continuance of the same “*
T. A.'BURKE.
eST Pont fail to call on us, loth to settle old accounts and to buy more Goods.
ENGLAND & ORB.
MSS. 1352
Extra Family,
u
00
Family,
10 00
Superfine
9 00
Corn -.per bush.
90
to 1
10
Peas “
90
to 1
00
Meal “
1
00
Wheat “
1 50
to 1
75
Bacon sides, per pound
10% to
12
“ shoulders, “
to 9
“ hams, 11
13
to
20
Lard “
14
to
16
Potatoes, country, pr bush, 1 00
lo
—
“ Northern, **
2 50
to
—
Potatoes, 41
50
to 1
20
30
to
35
Chickens, grown, 50ct Frying20 lo
25
Butter per lb.
20
to
2»
—Sugar, Crushed per lb.
17
to
13
“ A 44
15
to
16
44 B 44
14
to
16
44 C-. - 44
14
to
16
41 Dcmarara, 44
15
to
15
Cofi'ce, Rio, 41
25
to
30
44 Jaiguini, 44
23
to
30
44 Java 44
33
to
37
Tea, IIysen 44
1 50
to
—
44 Gunpowder, 44
2 00
to
—
“ Illack ••
1 50
to
—
Onions, per bush.1 00
to 1 5C
Syrup, Sorghum, per gal. 60
to
75
* 4 Cane 44
75
to 1 <KJ
Cuba Molasses. “
40
to
50
Candies, sperm... per lb.
40
to
5
44 Adaman, * 4
20
to
2-*
44 Tallow, 4 *
15
to
2C
Cheese, State 44
20
v to
2s
“ Eng. Dairy, “
25
to
3(
Crackers, soda,... 44
15
to
2
44 butter, 44
15
to
21
44 sugai, 44
20
to
3<
44 cream, 44
20
to
3
Candy,plain per lb.
18
to
4
44 fancy 44
50
to
G
Soda “
12
to
1
Black Pepper 44
35
to
4
liif, Feed and Sill Stable, SEW FIRM & SEW GOODS
ATHENS, C3-A-.,
GANN & REAVES....PROPRIETORS
WILL BE FOUND AT THEIR
f Y old ptand, rear Franklin House building,
Thomas street. Keep always on hand good Turn
outs and careful drivers.
.Stock well cared fur when entrusted to our care.
Stock on hand for sale at all times. uecl3-tf
The undersigned having formed a partnership, under the name atul style of
& BABE¥.
mm,
For Sale or Rent.
rjHIE HOUSE AND
JL Lot on Hancock street kw
as the residence of Mrs. General j
Smith.
Also, the Tenement near the Methodist Church,
known as the Brown House. Apply to
J. S. WILLIFORD,
Real Estate Agent, over the Dost Office.
Dec 1 2i <l
creased their capital and established themselves at Barry’s old stand, corner*Broad and Jackson
streets, will be pleased to see their customers and sell themU'oodsut flic LOWEST PRICES ever before
ottered in tho city.
The old “Lamp Man,” Mr. .T. W. BROWN, superintends the department of
Crockery, Glassware, Lamps and Looking Glasses,
Ihea-Neetar. A Pure
CHINESE TEA.
The best Tea imported.
Warranted to suit all taste*.
Put up,in our trade mark half
pound and pound package*
only 30and 60 pound boxes.
For sale at wholesale only bj”
The Great Atlantic A PaciffiC
a Go., P. O. Box. 5503 N. Y .
C. II. TAYLOR,
Tuner, Regulator & Repairer
-OF—
Pianos, Organs, Melodeow
And all kinds of Musical Instrumtcu.
Twenty years practical experience-
HaTir.g located at Athens, I respectfully M |.
orders from town and country. i
Orders left with Prof. 1, W. liallam wiU rece t , |
prompt attention. d»t
The Chicago Farm Pumps
Patent Portelain-Lined Iron CjUnJerPimjf
For Cisterns and Wells of any Depth,
Hart Sheriff’s Sale.
TYTILL BE SOLD BEFORE
V Y the Cuurt House door, in the town of
Httitwell, Hurt county, Ga.,onthe FIRST TUES
DAY IN JANUARY next, 1S73, the following
property : An ISLAND situated in Tugnlo river,
at Hatton’s Ford, said to contain One Hundred
Acres of Laud, more or less. Also, Five Hundred
nnd Ten Acres of LAND, more or less, lying in
said county of Hart, on the public road leading
from Carnesville, Feaukliti county, Ga., to An
derson vi lie, S. 0., known as the place whereon Ob.
Brown lived when lie resided in Hart county,
adjoining lands of Sampson Bobo, George Grant
and others. There is a Farm «*n said Laud in cul
tivation, some twenty-five acre* of Bottom Land,
the balance in original forest and well timbered.
AH levied upon as the property of Oh. Brown, to
satisfy a fi. fa. Issued from the Superior Court of
Banks county, founded on a judgment obtained a,
the Aprii Term, 1867, *f said Court, in favor of E.
H. Borders vs. M. Estes, Ob. Brown, M. Sanders
security. W. A. HOLLAND,
dec!3-td sheriff II. C.
In which can l»o found all the I^te.-l and Best styles of Goods.
CHINA, f«»r the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
Also, a beautiful assortment of FANCY
IN THE AUCTION and COMMISSION DEPARTMENT
lie largest consignment of HOLIDAY GOODS ever receive*I in Athens, consisting
f ail sorts and sizes; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, and a TOY to please each and
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We have received the 1;
in part of DOLL:
And a fine lot of OIL PAINTINGS and CHP.OMOS.
Will keep constantly on hand, at wholesale and retail, a full line of
Candies, Nuts, Raisins, Lemons, Oranges, Crackers, &c.
OIGrARS xVND TOBACCO.
Ginger '
Starch
Tallow 1
Dried iVachef', pealed, *
** “ unpealed, 1
Dried Apples ‘
Bice
>!ackcrel, kits,
bbl «...
Sardines, _...._ per box, ?3
Salt _..persack,2 15
2 50 to 3 00
10 00 to 12 00
RF.CF.irE to Make a Fashionable
Woman.—Take ninety-nine pounds of
flesh and bones—but chiefly bones—
bore holes in the ears and cut off the
small toes; bend the back to comfort
to the Grecian Bend, the Boston Dip,
the Kangaroo Droop or the Saratoga
Slope, as the taste inclines, then add
three yards of linen, one hundred yards
of ruffles, seventy-five jards of edging,
eighteen yards of dimity, one pair of
silk or cotton hoes, sixty yards of flan
nel, embroidered, one pair of Balmoral
boots, with heels three Inches high,
four pounds of whalebone in strips,
two hundred nnd sixty yards of steel
wire, half a mile of tape, two pounds
of cotton or two wire hemispheres, fifty
yards of silk or other dress goods, one
hundred yards poiut lace, four hundred
yards of silk or other dress goods, one
hundred yards of poiut lace, four hun
dred yards of fringe nnd other trim
mings, twelve gross of buttons, one box
of pearl powder, one saucer of carmine,
one busbel of “store” hair frizzled a la
maniaque, one quart of hair pins, ono
pound of braiii3, one lace handkerchief
nine inches square, with patent holeer.
Perfume with otter of roses and musk
and “clear the track.”
The above is taken from a Yankee
paper. That may be the receipc for
making their girls, but we will let
them know that the young ladies of
Athens are composed of more substan
tial ingredients.
“ Scotch “ 60 to -
Cigars, Am.......... per 1000 30 00 to 50 CO
11 Havana.... 11 75 00 100 00
Ammunition—Tovrdcr -.peril). 40 to 50
Shot “ 12 <0
Lead “ 12 to 15
Cops per box, 10 to 40
Wooden Ware.—Pointed Buckets, do* 2 75 to 3 00
CedaT « “ 0 00 to 12 00
White Pine, “ “ 7 00 to 8 oO
Sieves, “ 3 00 to 5 00
Liquors.—Corn Whisky .good per gal. 3 10 to —
A Boston gcutleman who could not
waltz, offered a young lady $100 if she
would let him hug her as much as the
man did who had just waltzed her. It
was a good offer, and showed that
money was no object to him, but they 1 P ar *y g«» l “P "hen the other disappeared,
* , nn<] i*vi*rv InkIv linrl h(>«rtv n l«mvh Th«
put lum out of the house so hard that
his eyes were quite black.
* The total vote for President and'
Vice President, as far as can be accu
rately ascertained, is for Grant and
Wilson, 3.556,115, for Greeley and
Brown, 2,800,089; scattering 21,828;
shewing a popular majority for Grant
and Willson, of756,026.
nnd every body had hearty a laugh. The
ordnance was charged with powder only
The Milledgcville Union and Recor
der mentions the trial of aa Univer-
sitl Plow invented by Dr. Snead of that
place. With two mules it turned up
furrow ten inches deep and eight inches
Wide in ground trodden almost ns hnrd
as a brick. The stock is so made that
any kind of a share con be attached with
out moving a tap.
Osnaburgs, per yd.
IS
to
20
y g Shirting, “
12
to
15
1- 4 44 44
14
to
20
k. .—Prints, '
J1
to u'A
Delaines, “
25
to
so
Bl’ched Shirting, “
10
to
30
Bed Ticking, “
20
to
50
-Common, per lb
._ 50
to
CP
Medium 44
... 60
to
75
Fine. “ —
. 1 00
to 1 50
Smoking, 44 ... ;
. 60
to 1 00
Snuff, Mstccaboy, per lb,
1 00
to
—
JACKSON COUNTY.
Postponed Sheriff’s Sale.
BE SOLD ON THE 1st
TUESDAY IN JANUARY' next, Iftsswit! -
the legal hours of sale, before the Court House
door, in the town of Jefferson, Jackson county,
the following property, to-wit: A certain Tract
or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in
county, on the waters of North Oconee River, con
taining Two Hundred and Fifty Acres, more or
less, adjoining the lands of Wilkins, Hayne and
Jackson, and the place whore W. M. Gathright
now lives. Said Tract of Land is known as the
John C. Itathright place, and contains thirty or
forty acres River Bottom, ten or twelve acres in
cultivation, sixty or seventy acres upland in culti
vation and In old fields, balance in woods. There
arc two small cabins on the place.
Said tract of Land levied on as the property of
YV. M. Gathright, to satisfy five executions issued
from the Superior Court of said county, against
the said IV. M. Gutliright. one in favor of H. J.
David, one in favor of Wilkins Haynic, dne ir
favor of W. J. Haynic, one in favor of M. T. Wil
hite, and one in favor of M.T. Wilhite for costs
for the officers of Court.
Written notice given according to law. Levy
made, and notice at time of levy given by B. </.
W. Rose, former Deputy Sheriff.
M. N. DUKE, Sheriff.
Docembcr Ttb, 1872. deci:»-td
Kc*«pcctfiiSlj A*U Your Atte ntion to n Full Lino of the JFoIIo\» lug Goods
which will he Mold as Low ns any other IKoiikc 2
CARPET DEPARTMENT.
nglish Velvet Carpets,
nglish Brussels Carpets,
' rec Ply and Ingrain Carpets,
net inn Carpets,
heap Carpets,
lo*»r Oil Clothes,
able Oil Cloths.
Stair Carnets and Rods,
Mattings, Druggets A i*oor Mats.
Carpets, Oil Cloths
NOTICE.
2’ite Interest Bite on the
SEW BOXDS OF CLARKE COUNTY, iTuo
January 1st, 1873, payablo in coin, will bo cashed
the National Hank when presented.
docC-lt S. C. REESE.
County Treasurer.
Vick’s Floral Guide.—This ele
gantly illustrated and beautifully
printed periodical, for 1873, has been
received. It is published quarterly,
and exhibits the forms and hues of
flowers os finely as it is possible for art
to represent them. It has also cl
garden vegetables. Those who d<
to see how elegantly flowers
vegetables can be represented shi
send for a copy of the Guide,
price is 25 cents. Address James
Vick, Rochester, N. Y.
Chapped Hawds, face, rough akin, pimple*,
ringworm, salt rheum,ami othar cutaneoua afflic
tion* cured, and the akin uido toft and smooth,
by lining the Ji'XiPKB Tab Soap, made by Cas
well, Hazard A Co., New Y'ork. Be certain to
get the Juniper Tar Soap, as there are many
worthies inttaUm mpj* with oommow tir-
•* common, 44
1 25
to 2 00
Feach Brandy, good “
4 00
to
“ medium, “
3 00
to —
“ common,!;”
2 00
to —
Apple “ good, “
4 00
to —
44 44 medium, 44
3 00
to
** 44 common, 44
2 25
to —
French 44 .........t*. " 4 **'
+«0 -to-10 00
Holland Gin “
*po
to 8 00
American Gin - 44
3 00
to 6 00
Jamaica ltum “
6 00
to 8 00
American Rum “
300
to 6 00
Bourbon Whiskey. - 44
2 00
to 4 00
Wines, - 44
3 00
to 10 00
Drugs—Copiwras - per lb.
1
to 10
Indigo 44
2 00
to 2 50
Madder.. 44
20
to 35
Ex. Logwood - “
25
to 40
Epsom Salts “
15
to 20
Alum 44
15
to 20
Sulphur 44
15
to 20
Ragcing and Ties—Bugging- “
18
to 22
Ties “
9
to 11
Itope, cotton “
40
to SO
Rope, grass - “
25
to 30
Hardnare.—Iron, Swctyie... **
9
to 10
“ Country bar “
7
to 6
“ English...... “
8
to 0
“ Castings,..— “
7
to 12
Nails —ft. “
9
to 10
Steel, cost...... 44
25
to —
Steel, plow— •*
12
to —
Cotton Cards, per pair, 75
to —
Wool “ “
50
to —
Weeding Hoes
.... 60
to 75
Ames* Shovel*, apiece, 1 40
to —
“ Spades, **
1 50
to —
Trace Chains, pair
75
to 1 00
Leather, Ac.—Boots, Northern...
..4 00
to 0 00
Boots, Southern
..10 00
to 12 00
Shoes, Northern.....
... 2 00
to 4 00
Clcrk’s Office, Superior
Court.
CAEORGIA, CLARK COUNTY.
jJU I do not with to issue Executions against
plaintiffs for costs, for which I have so long and
r ktientW waited, but if not paid by tho 20tli inst
shall 1k5 compelled so to do.
JOHN CALVIN JOHNSON.
TX ... CLERK.
December 5th, 1872. 3t
Solo Leather, per lb— 35 to
Upper Leathers “ S5 to
Harness Leather, “ 40 to
Calf Skin, per do*-. 40 00 to 100 00
Kip Skins 50 00 to 75 00
Dry Hides, per lb.._
12
to
Green Hide* ” ......
’«
to
FlaaarUl.—Gold, buying— -
1 11
to
“ selling......
1 14
to
Silver, buying—
1 03
*>
M atdllnv—
1
to
Ot- HAUSER
MANUFACTURER OF & DEALER IN
Choicest Brands of Cigars
ALSO, KEEPS CONSTANTLY OS HAND
Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, Snuff,
Pipes of all kinds, Cigar Holders,
Walking Canes, <£c., <Crc., <£c.
Store situated on College Avenue, one door
south Wheeler «&. Wilson Sewing Machine Agency.
JAY O. GAILEY
JOSEPH M. BARRY.
1 r*' '•Y. rj
Iti) ©
205 BROAD
Are Cheap, Durable aai Efficient
CyVEiB 100,000 301^
EVERY PUMP WARRAHTFPVj- f |
aa; fKcsa Gas Sat Ties.
CHILDS, NICKERSON & CO.,
General Hardware Dealers,
novS-tf AGENTS.
STilEKT, AFSIESTA. tiEOP.GIA,
Cl'UTAIX DE I’.VKTjlEXT.
Curtain Materials,
Cornices and Bauds,
Lace Curtains,
Muslin Curtains,
Window Shades, all sizes,
Hair Cloths, all widths,
Wall Paoers
and Borders,
Beautiful Chromes.
a nil Curtains
short notice.
GBOCEBT DEPARTMENT.
Choice Family
Groceries,
received weekly,
Duffieid limns,
English Crackers,
Dyspeptics’ Food,
Brooms and Brushes,
Baskets, of all kinds, Wood Ware
Plantation Supplies.
made and laid ai
NOTICE.
TTAYING SOLD mv interest in
L.JL- the BAR AND BILLIARD SALOON on
Jackson street (to date from December 1st, 1872,)
to D. BEUSSE and ISAAC .S. MOON, it will be
conducted hereafter under the firm name of
BKUSSE A MOON.
All persons indebted to the firm of D. «£ II.
Beusse are earnestly requested to make immediate
payment, iu order that the old business may be
closed up.
Thankful to my friends for their genorous pat
ronage during the past sixteen years, I solicit for
the new firm a continuance of the same.
dec6 HENRY BEUSSE.
I LAMAR COBB, A. S. ERWIN, HOWELL COBB
COBB, ERWIN & COBB,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
ZW* Office in the Dcupree Building.
Hew Bim and Moods!
HUNTER & BEUSSE,
H AVING formed a copartnership,
will open on the first of Janu* ry next, at
the old stand of PITNF.R & HUNTER, corner of
Broad and Thomas streets, Deupree Building, a
large stor k of
BBY GQ6D2, GROCERIES,
M9arthcarc,
Saddlery, &°c.
They will continue lo keep the large 1TUE-
TKOO'F WAREHOUSE formerly kept by 1‘itner
A Hunter. <lcc6
SAMUEL P. THURMOND
•lilorney at JLatv,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Office over Barry’s Store, Broad Street. "5»
Will Practice in the Omiitics of Clarke, Walton,
Jackson, Ranks, Franklin, Madison amt Hall.
WANTED,
rpo LEARN PRACT&ALLY,
_L correctly and thoroughly, the Druggist's
nnd Apothecaries’ business, an active, industri
ous, intelligent, well-bred boy, between twelve
nnd fifteen years old. To such a boy wo otfer a
situation in our Drug Store, anil promise as a
compensation for six months careful and diligent
instruction. Apply to
K. T. BRUMBY & CO.,
nov22-3t Athens, Ga.
DANIEL’S MAGIC OIL.
A SURE IXUK FOR ltHKl’JIATlSM.
Certificate from the Rev. Mr. Sanders.
Clrrclantl, Whitt County, Ga., Nov. 7, 1872.
I hereby certify that twelve months ago I had a
severe attack of Rheumatism in my legs, with
which I suffered severely. I was requestei bv my
father to try Daniel's MAGIC OIL, which I'did,
and using it three or four limes, 1 was entirely re
lieved. and have had no return of the pains. I
have also used it in my family for other pains, and
in most of cases It lias afforded relief. I can safely
say that no person will regret trving it.
nov22-tf BRITTON SANDERS.
MULES AND HORSES
FOR SALE.
w. s
HOLMAN will keep
during the Winter seas^u good
SULES and HORSES, for sale at
Mi
TONS OF
Dicksons
COOPER'S LIVERY STABLE.
A S MAN DE VILLE
. DEALEBIN
mb kmiim
DISSOLUTION.
r piIE FIRM heretofore existing
I under tlio name and style of PITNER «
HUNTER, will lie dsisotved, by mutual consent,
on the tirst day of January, 1873.
Ail persons indebted to said firm are earnestly
requested to come forward and settle up at once,
and those having claims against the same will pre
sent them. The notes and accounts will be turned
o- re to an officer for collection alter the first of
January uext. TITNER & HUNTER.
Clocks, Jewelry, Silver & Plated Ware,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
Sporting Equipments of all kinds.
am- REPAIRING AND ENGRA VINO -Wl
Done with care, and warranted to give satisfaction
Oppoailc Ibc College, Athena, tin.
OLD GOLD A NO SIL VER taken in exchange.
SOLE AGENTS FOB
PRATT’S ASTRAL OIL
AND DIAMOND SPECTACLES.
decC-Iy
To Editors and Publishers.
A Printer, of more than thirty-
five years experience, would like to get a
aituation as compositor, or if necessary, as a gene
ral Job and newspaper hand in a country office.
■Satisfactory references given. Steady emplc
the prime object in view. Address 1*
S. E. Georgian office, Athens.
ipioyment
RINTER,
TO TRESPASSERS.
A LL PERSONS ARE WARNED
JL A_ not to Trespass upon anv of the I-ands of
nov22-lm
upon
Mbs. FANNIE S. THOMPSON,
Or, Mrs. V. E. MAYNE.
R. T. BRUMBY & CO.,
and Pharmacists
)
Dealers in rugs Chemicals, Patent Medicines,
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES.
Special attention given to Prescriptions at all hours
BOOT & SHOE SHOP.
A DURHAM resjiectful- Bj Livery Stable
lj informs the citizens e>f^ 1L J • %/
Alheus that he has opened on ihscor-^*!!^^ J
uer opposite tho Episcopal Church a I
EJRSr-VLAtiS ROOT ANV SHOE SHOP, and j
will guarantee satisfaction to all who may favor I
him with a call. A No. I workman has boon etu- I
ployed* Give me a trial. Repairing of all kinds
promptly uud neatly done. dccO-tt*
Santa Claus Depot
Is Opened for the Holidays,
At 1U9 Bread Street, Augn.ta, Ga.
~jV/TRS. ZINN respectfully informs
-LVl hor friends and the public generally that
she has returned from tliu North, and, as usual,
has a large and carefully selected assortment of
handsome Toys for the Holidays, consisting of Tin,
Chiua and Mechanical Toys, Pianos, Magic lan
terns, Drums, Wagons, Carriages, Chairs, Dressed
Wax Dolls, India Rubber Dolls, Games, Tables
J HAVE A LIVERY STABLE
On Thomas Street,
whore Horses will be FED and cared 4 for. Also,
WAGON YARD.
I am prepared to Feed Droves of Horses and
Mums. Parties will do well to call*
J! Z. COOPER.
SOLD THIS SEASON.
This Shows what the Plan
ters Think of if*
MORE OF IT USED THAN ANY j
FERTILIZER IN MARKET.
Planters who used a few
this Msufoti have tdready put is ^
orders for a few TONS for next-
j-yR.
Look to your own 1 ntercst, snd buy »
TIL1ZEK that Is made in your own State, 1
you know is good.
Eveiy Sack is Warranted GenuiK
Its. Wo have now on hand, and will ,,
keep a GOOD STOCK, so that farmers c»n »»
away before the busy season.
(Payments on Time, Pt/rchcA (i
not due until Hovew
ber 7sl, 7S73.
«C- WE CAN ALSO SUPPLY "W
CHEMICAL-
TO THOSE DESIRING TO
Make their Own Fertile
Those Buying Now iciU get on as
Icrms as those who Buy
the Spring.
England 4* ^
AGENTS.
MORRIS & FHf
novlMy
Agents,
Carnes’
