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COUNTIES OK
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(forte, Oglethorpe, Elbtr, Ha j£j* aU '
Madison, Jackson, Jiabun, Banks,
jrdbcribdm, Fronton; Putnam,
Greene, lVatton, Towns,
Morgan) Lumpkin,
Whlfk, Won,
Gwinnett,
i n j & General Circulation
Throughout the State*
important
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M EllC HANTS
BUSINESS MEN,
AndEvcrybody
REDUCTION
LOCAL NEWS
Oct op Towk—The Epizootic.
'Longer.—The days after the 21st.
of Decdrtlber.
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duR Street Cabs ale again pro
pelled by mules.
Snow covered the ground during
the whole of Christmas week.
A Welcome VisitobNow-a-Dayb.
The Northeast Georgian.
Hogs.—Very few droves of bogs
have visited Athens this
In the Wrong Hands.—A newly Organization ^P"* Lodge op s-The Paper for Families.—You
married man of Athens recently left a Negro Odd Fellows.—A Lodge of aan introduce the Northeast Geor-
letter written him by a former “ flame" Odd Fellows, acting under the Eng
lish charter, was organized in this
town, one night last week, and: the
following officer^ elected:
Thomas Dillard, P.G.> 1
Mit Davis, N. Gi
Base Dickerson; Vs'ffc J
where his “ better-half* got hold of it
He sayd he dbn’t think there is any
necessity for him having -his hair ent
again sbon.
OF
50 Per Cent.
The New Dress Color With the
golden tinge is called “ Aurifero."
Broad street was fruitful in slip-ups
—or, rather, slip-downs—all the week.
Awful Discovery.—One of our
young clerks wears ladiesT hose. So
a knowing young lady says.
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Merchants would do well to ex
amine our advertising rates, which we
have reduced fifty per cent.
The Market.—The only change in
our market report of last week is in
cotton, which is selling at 18 cents.
Auction.—Messrs. Gailey & Barry
sold at auction, on Wednesday last, a
large lot of furniture and house-fur
nishing goods.
GIAN infoyoor families Without fear—
it is moral and high-toned.
solution;—By reference td ojff
KATES OF ADVERTISING
NORTHEAST GEORGIAN
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Dishonest Cows in our city enjoy
themselves by eating fodder out of
wagons left in the streeisby our unsus
pecting country friends.
Clerk’s Ball.—This ball came off
Wednesday night last in Deupree Hall,
which was well attended by the beauty
and fashion of the city.
The North-Georgia Herald is
the name of a new paper to be started
at Clarkesville, about the first of Feb
ruary, by David F. Mills & Co.
Concmdrum.—Why is a panic in
a dry goods market like an Athens
street crossing for the past week ? Be
cause there is a rise in crinoline.
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Rates of Legal Advertising
6*r letter* of Guardianship 55 00
Citation f.»r letters of Administration 5 00
Application for Letters of l>ismission Adm’r... 5 00
Application for Leit.-r* of D.am’on Guard 5 00
Appl cal ion for Leave to &dl Lands 5 00
Notuc to IkeUtorb and Creditor* 3 00
foies of Land, Ac., per square 5 00
, bale* I’erUWable l’roperty, 10 days, jilt *q 1 50
| &»tray Kolkws, 30 days 3 00
P#UientTSales, per levy o! 10 lines or less 2 50
I 4Sh(*iff Mortgage tt. fa. Sale* per square- 5 00
• Tex Collector’s Sales per square 5 00
foiecloAure Mortgage |>er squ&ie eatli time 1 00
Exemption Notices {in advance) 2 00
Rule N isi’s, JK.T square, each time 1 00
Runaway Match.—Mr; Hart and
Miss Mary Garrison, beihg unable to
obtain the consent of the " old folks, b
quietly Sloped on Monday evening;
taking the train. Mr. Hart wtts em
ployed in the Candy Manufactory of
Messrs. Gailey & Barry;
** Making SAJck.* 1 —Messrs. Grif-
feth & Cfatie had doors closed on Tues
day, as they were opening s new stock
of those elegant goods and groceries Al
ways kept by them. They are ready
now for customers, with a superb lot of
goods ih their line.
Ball in the Check Factory.—
Mr. Bloomfield gave the operatives of
the Check Factory, on Christmas Day,
a ball, which lasted from eleven o'clock
in the morning until dark. Every
thing passed off pleasantly, and each
one present enjoyed themselves “ huge
ly.” _____
TheDickson Compound.—Messrs.
Milton Mathews & Son, of Jackson
county, last year planted twenty-three
acres in cotton, fertilized it with the
Dickson Compound, and on the twen
ty-three acres made twenty-five hales of
cotton. Messrs. England <fc Orrare
the Agents in Athens.
Presbyterian Church.—The reg
ular Gon!mttfli<M sefvidBS At this
Church will be celebrated on next
Sunday, January 5th, 1873. The
preliminary service will be held on next
Saturday, at 11 o’clock, A. M. Preach
ing by the Pastor, Rev. C. W. Lane.
Stalled Architects have examined
the plastering and find it perfectly
safe.
A SAD AFFAIR
THE DROWNING OF MB. E. I
ON omusTMAa eye.
Hot several days last Week our riti-
advertising columns, it will be sden J* 2113 "ere «“ a<2h exited over the sud-
£ . * — - - - den disappearance of Mr. E. W. Carr,
a clerk at the Athens Depot. The
&|Mr. VTPL/Wmtl
out his interest lit the
itdggins & ditto the senior propri- ,a3t 88611 of him was on Tuesday eve*
etd?, Who will hereafter conduct the
business in his own name alone. Thu
is one of our best add 'most reliable
firms, and both partners were thorough
business men in every sense of the
word. We bespeak for Col. Huggins
a continuance of the liberal patronage
keretofore given the old firm.
A Colobed Amazon.—A* negro
woman, on Tuesday last, on Broad
street, becoming enraged at another
pusson of color,” of the male variety,
foi some unknown cause, proceeded to
pummel him in a most determined
manner. Sambo tried to defend him
self the best he could, hut in spite of
all he could do, his wool began to be
scattered pretty thick upon the ground.
But luckily, enforcements arrived in
the shape of a couple of colored men,
who took the euraged woman in charge
and carried her off.
The Gin-House of Mr. George W.
F. Ivey, of Jefferson county, was acci-
dentally burned last week, together
with his entire crop of cotton. No. 62.
Christmas.—As everybody else,
and his cousin, took Christmas on the
order of “ half-seas-over,” we con
cluded to take ours on the “ half-
sheet.”
Look Out.—The young people who
were feeding themselves, dove-fashion,
over a gate-post, the other evening,
had better be a little cautious in the
future.
nUI.ES FOR LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Sale* of land by Administrators, Kxccuiors <
fiuardians, are required by law to be held on the
first Tuesday in the month, between the hour* of
ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at
the Court House in the countv in which the prop*
my is situated. Notice of these sales most be
uiven In* putdic gazette forty days previous to
the day of sale.
Notice to debtors and creditor* of an estate mutt
mi bo published 40 days.
Notice for the sale of j»ersonal property must be
g.TAii In like manner, lo days previous to sale day.
Notice that app'icatiou will be made to the Court
of Ordinary for leave to sell land must be publish
el four weeks.
Citations on letters of administration, guard!*
an'hip, etc., must be published 30 days. For dis-
xuission from administration, monthly, for three
UK’Qths. For dismission Crum guardianship, 40 davs
Rule* f.»r the lorccloss** ot mortgages must be
published monthly, four months. For establish'
in* lost papers, for the full space of three months.
For compelling titles from executors or adminis
trators, where bond has been given by the deceas
ed, th • full space of three months.
dheritT* sales must be published four weeks.
KuleNisis, monthly, four months.
Lsirsjr Notices, two weeks.
Publications will always be continued according
to tne legal requirements, unless otherwise
or-itreA
Rev. Mr. Lucas.—This distin
guished Divine has been summoned to
take charge of the Episcopal Church
at Milledgeville. Truly, “ Our loss is
their gain.” .
Mules and Horses.—A fair de
mand is springing up, and prices are
looking up a little. Mr. Holman
has an excellent supply on hand in
Athens.
Cotton.—Notwithstanding the mis
erable weather we have had for the
past week, our farmers continue to
bring in their cotton, and business has
been quite brisk.
Wood has been very scarce
Athens during Christmas week, and
consequently, demanded high prices.
We saw a one-ox load of green pine
sell for 83.50.
Skating.—During the cold weather
prevalent last week, Carr’s Pond was
frozen about two inches, and several
of our young £men enjoyed them
selves by skating over its smooths sur
face. Our friend who tried it for the
time, said he found it much more
pleasant the next day to stand up than
to sit d^vn.
Startling Discovery.—We un
derstand that a certain young lady of
Athens is now using gun cotton in the
preparation of her toilet mysteries.
We earnestly warn a certain young
man to be discreet, and keep his dis
tance. An affectionate embrace might
be followed by an explosion too hor
rible to contemplate.
No Go.—Tom Harris, a well-known
colored Democrat, attempted to mount
a wagon load of wood, which was
standing on College Avenue, but miss
ing his footing, fell backward on the
ground, and was badly hurt. We
hope he will soon iecovcr, and be able
to vote the Democratic ticket a hun
dred years longer.
Many Planters are in the city
looking up a force for next year. As
is usual, bands are hard to get at any
thing like reasonable rates. Solution,
and hear the conclusion of the whole
matter: Original Africa has a few
more loafers and dead beats on hand
who are not drawing wages. One
hundred cargoes can get permanent sit
uations in Georgia.
Sheriff Sale of the Lands of
W. M. Gathbight.—By a slight
typographical error, the sale of the
above-named land, was made to read,
1st Tuesday in January, 1883” in
stead of “1873.” The above error
was ours, and not the fault of Sheriff
Duke, who is a first-class officer, and
one who never makes mistakes. The
correction has been made in this issue,
and parties who wish to invest in an
excellent piece of land, in one of the
best counties in the State, should net
fail to attend the sale next Tuesday.
Accident.—Mr. Sisson Parr, of
this city, accidentally shot himself in
the thigh, with a pistol, which inflicted
a very serious wound. Mr. Parr, who
is a Good Templar, had jnst returned
from the Lodge, on Tuesday uigbt
last, and was pulling off his pants,
when the pistol, which was in the
pocket, exploded, entering the portion
of his leg named above. The ball
penetrated so far into the limb that,
up to the time of our going to press, the
physician had not succeeded in getting
it out.
Kniqhtb of Jericho.—At the
regular meeting of this organization,
the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing term :
Dr. Wm. King, Chief.
E. J. Christy, Vice-Chief
J. A. Grant, Marshal.
John Dottery, Herald.
Miss Mary Christy, Preceptress.
I. M. Kenney, Chaplain.
J. H. Dorsey, Secretary.
W. C. Orr, Treasurer.
J. A. Medlin, Guard. ' ■
E. L. Harper, Sentinel.
L.' ScheveUell, Past Chief.
The Wheeler & Wilson Sewing
Machine.—We are glad to see this
first-class Machine has become so pop
ular aniong our citizens, for, besides
being one of the beat ever advented, it
is represented in our city by two very
clever and popular agents, Messrs,
Brown & Schaffer. They are the
right men in the right place.
Mr, R, H. Neal, general Inspector
for the Company, was in oiir city a
few weeks since, and we understand
that he was very mnch pleased-with
the manner the agency was conducted
at this place. But how could he be
otherwise, as we ate sure no person
ever labored more faithfully to exhibit
to our citizens the great merits of an
article than did the representatives of
the Wheeler & Wilson here.
tun charge for Local, Special or Buaineu
N.lirv*. Advertisers cau select any portion of
the taper for osk prick.
Marriage Notices or Obituaries, not over ten
line., will he inserted without extra charge, when
eent by a subscriber or patron. Over ten lines,
charge,! for at regular rate*.
A SQUARE is onp inch in depth, or twelve lines
of nonpareil.
H»W Squares counted aa inch, and DOT aa whole
squares.
Partin can rafei to the abo.s tattle, and aea
axaCTLT what their advertisement will coma to
before they have it inserted.
Thanking our many friends for their
liberal support, we now commence the
New- Year under the most flattering
;iu'*jjlct*i. ' We can now boast an un-
Sad Accident in Hall County.
A young lady, named Miss Ella Sitton,
of Greensboro, fell in the fire at Gaines
ville last Saturday night and was se
riously burned. \
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THE JEFFER80N HANGING.—The
negroes found guilty of rape at the last
term of Jackson Superior Court, will
be hung, without fail, at Jefferson, on
Friday the 10th day of January.
Good.—One planter in Oglethorpe
county, Ga., has made $396 per hand
another $494; a third $405. Lands
in three years have increased from
three to eight and ten dollars per acre.
Mayors’Court.—Strange to say,
surpassed circulation among the beet, there was only one case up before His
men of Northeast Georgia. Our sub- , Honor on Monday last, which was that
_-_.sT.2s: of Zack Harris, colored, for fastdriving.
This speaks well for Christmas week.
Superstitious.—Several parties re
fused to pay accounts piosented on
Wednesday, because it was New Year,
and they considered it bad luck to pay
out any money on the first day of the
year.
scription list has more than doubled
the former circulation of this paper,
and is increasing daily. Our paper
circulates among men of worth and
character. Every man to whom we
send our paper is reliable. We, in
making up our subscription list, cast
from it the names of all unreliable sub
scribers, and ceased to send them our
l»per. We did this for two reasons:
first, tre did not wish to lose by such
subscriUrj, and second, we did not
wish to subject our merchants who
were generous enough to make use of
ear advertising columns, tothepatron-
a g«.°f m,!n by whom they would lose
more than titey would make.
•n' re *® rence the above table, it
will lie seen that we have reduced our
advertising rates fifty per cent., which
°? a es ^ Northeast Georgian the
S a ^ ver tiaing medium in the
• out ^ \\ e hope our merchants will
Patronize us to a sufficient extent to
eua * e Ui 10 continue our reduction.
?" pap®r has now a large sub
scription list in Oglethorpe and Elbert
l°t U w * lcre Ihe paper never circu-
ated before. These counties are now
P SS th r Pfttr ° nage t0 Athens.
■ advertising medium
A Queer Race.—The other night,
as the train was going at full speed, just
before it reached Lexington Depot,
the attention of the engineer was at
tracted to a rabbit on the track, that
was goiug at “full tilt.” “Cotton
tail” kept ahead of the locomotive for
some time, but was finally overtaken
and run over.
Symtoms.—Slight pain in the ride,
the skin and eye assume a thick yellow
coat, digestion is impaired, an unpleas
ant sinking sensation at the pit of the
stomach, is experienced, the bowels
are irregular, the mind fretful, the
memory weakened, sometimes a slight
cough, coldness of the hands and feet,
sometimes loss of appetite and at others
unnatural craving for food, dizziness
of the head, depressed spirits feeling of
uncertainty, of having left something
undone bat can’t tell what it is. Take
Simmons' Liver Regulator, it will re
move all unpleasant feelings and make
you well.
New Sign.—Messrs. Gailey &
Barry have placed in front of their
store a very handsome new sign. We
wonder where they procured it, as we
did not suppose their was a sign painter
Athens. There is no announce
ment in our advertising columns to
that efiect How long will our busi
ness men continue to “ keep their
light under a bushel.”
Won’t Live There.—Mr. Eng
land requests us to say that he has no
idea of quitting his present handsome
residence and moving above the new
store he intends building on the site of
the Yeronee House. He says that
Mr. Orr and himself intends building
a fine store house, one of the largest
in the city, which they will stock with
goods from cellar to garret, but they
wont live in it.
School Notice.—By reference to
our advertising columns,' it v#ill be
seen tlmt Madame S. Sosnowslti’s cele
brated Home School, in this city, was
resumed on January 2d, 1873. Mad
ame S. has brought this school to great
perfection, and it now most justly
ranks among the best Institutes for
female education in the South. We
cheerfully recommend the 41 Home
School*; to thr patrons, and assure
theto that, if they wish to educate their
daughters thoroughly, they could not
do a better thing than to put them
under the management of Madame
Sosnowski and her accomplished
daughter. , .
Personal.—The family of Mr. S.
A. Atkinson, former proprietor of this
paper, left for • New York last week.
They will move to Mount Vernon,
where Mr. A. is engaged on the Chester
County Democrat.
Complimentary.—A young lady
of our city, who was sick in bed, sent
to us for a copy of the Nobtheast
Georgian, as she wanted to see our
local columns, and said she thought if
anything would cure her it would.
Another New Firm.—Our hand
some young friend, Mr. W. A. Weath-
ly, has withdrawn from the firm of J.
H. Huggins & Co., and will now form
a copartnership with his brother, and
carry on a thriving business in the
Dry Goods and Groceiy line, at the
stand now occupied by Davis & Hun
ter. This firm will be composed of
first-doss business men, and we fed
confident they will receive their full
share of the public patronage.
Athens’ Belles.—The Nashville
Union and American, in its account of
the marriage of,Col. Cole and Miss
Russell, says:
* Among a bevy of Georgia’s lovdy
daughters who accompanied the couple
on their bridal tour, we were particu
larly attracted by the radiant beauty
of the Misses. Harris, Hull and
Thomas, of Athens."
The City Printing.—We were
waited upon by Aldermen Moss and
Lampkin, of the new Council, to as
certain our bid for publishing the pro
ceedings of Council. We informed
them that we would publish them or
any other matter of local importance,
gratuitously. We are determined to
keep our readers fully posted In regard
to everything that is transpiring, in or
out of the dty.
Overboard.—One of our young
friends (who, by-the-way, is a Knight
of Jericho,) went up the river in a
canoe, on Christinas Eve to hunt
duds, and succeeding in getting three
duckings. We congratulate him upon
his great success. He said it was the
hardest thing in the world to stay in
the boat at all, and the only solution
he can give of the problem is, that he
had » jug of Bcusse 4 Moon’s old Rye
along,..
THE COMITY ELECTION.
The following is a full result of the
election Wednesday, from all the pre
cincts.
Everything passed off quietly, and
CITY COUNCIL.
MEETING OF THE OLD COUNCIL AND
INAUGURATION OF THE NEW.
ADDRESS BY MAYOR PITTARD—ELEC
TION OF CITY OFFICERS—THE NEW
POLICE—COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
We Can Beat It.—The Eufaula
News boasts that Barbour county has
at least one former who has not bought
a bushel of corn nor a pound of meat
in sixteen years.
Very good for Barbour, but our
neighbor, Elbert county, can beat that
all hollow. Mr. Jo3. P. Deadwyler,
one of her most successful planters,
has never, in his life, bought a bushel
of corn, pound ot bacon, or any kind
of promsions that he can raise. Until
witiiinAhe past year, ka, never bought
a mule or horse, he raising his own
stock of every kind. There is no man
in the State who lives better than he
does. We have often taken meals at
his house, and speak from experience.
ning before Christmas, and after that
nothing more could be beard of the
missing m&n,
........ MYSTERY..
His disappearance was wrapped in
mystery until Saturday last, when
Mayor Beusse took upon himself the
solution of his fate. No one doubted
but what be had met with his death in
some way. Fears were expressed by
some that he had been foully dealt
with, but a majority suggested the
Oconee to be his fete.
the last seen of him
was on Tuesday evening, about dark,
when a wagoner, in crossing the lower
bridge, noticed a man answering the
description of the deceased, outside of
the railing, where one had been bro
ken, near the middle of the bridge, on
the lower side, holding on to a post,
where he had thoughtlessly got to
keep out of the way of the wagon.
Mayoy Beusse, upon this informa
tion, (which he obtained Saturday) at
once arrived at the very reasonable
conclusion that the missing man
had, as soon as the wagon passed, lost
his balance and
FALLEN INTO THE STREAM,
and, being in a condition to render
him utterly helpless, had drowned.
THE RIVER DRAGGED.
Mr. B. immediately went into the
city, and summoning a squad of young
men, procured iron hooks, and com
menced the work of dragging the pond
for the body. They met with no suc
cess until about three o’clock in the
afternoon, when Mr. Charlie O’Far
rell, one of the young men engaged in
dragging, felt his hook strike against
something which he at first mistook for
a brush, but when he drew it up it
proved to be
THE BODY OF THE MISSING MAN.
The spot it was found was in the mid
die of the stream, about fifty feet be
low the bridge.
the corpse
was immediately carried to the shore,
and laid on the side of the street at
the foot of the bill. A doth was then
thrown over the body to protect it from
the gaze of the curious, who bad al
ready assembled in large numbers.
A gentleman was immediately dis
patched for
coroner wilkerson,
who, in an incredible short space of
time, bad summoned a Jury of Inquest
composed of the following gentlemen:
Mr. S. C. Reese received, it will be I. T Bl * er ’ ’ Pa ‘ Ebc . r '
- . . . . , . hart, J. L. Franklin, Green Dough-
seen the very flattering majority of try, J. A. Moore, B. F. Culp.
1215 votes for Cpunty Treasurer over 5 The Coroner, after administering
his opponent. j t jj e usua j oa ths, directed the Jury to
Goods at Cost-A Rare Oppob- thorou S% examine the body, and see
tunity.-As will be seen by reference if there werc mftrk » of vloloDC ?
to our advertising columns, Mr. A. L. u P° n * 1 ' 9 pe rson - L. thorough investi-
Dearing is now offering his entire stock, was mat i*» end the Jury ex-
consisting of Staple and Fancy Dry Pressing themselves perfectly satisfied
Goods, a full stock of Groceries, and that the deceased was in no way bruis-
all articles usually kept in a firsfoclass «* or otherwise injured, returned the
Dry Goods store, at costi Mr. W- | foUowin S -verdict:
ing is determined to change ibis busi-1 ** ^.j e deceased came to his death by
, , ..." accidental drowning in the Oconee
ness, and hence the alarming sacrifice r j vcr •>
he is making. The goods. must be J appearance of the deceased.
closed out during this month,^ and j Tlie deceased was dressed in a neat
parties who love bargains (and who is ^ 0 f black, bad his pants run into his
there who does not ?) should call at I boots, and gold studs in his shirt, which
once. To any one wishing to buy the taken out by some friend present
entire stodk, additional inducements . stunted to the family. The
will be offered and time given. Here looted quite natural, and was
is an excellent opportunity for Some very litt i e swo ]l en , considering the
merchant who desires to lay in a stock. h eng th of time it had remained in the
of first-class goods to make an invest- water> whic b was from Tuesday until
ment. He can purchase goods from I Saturday.
this gentleman cheaper than he can in J jjj searching the fockets,
New York or elsewhere. Mr.- D. is a I jbey were found to be filled with nuts
perfectly reliable gentleman, and just I an( j toys, which he was carrying home
what he says can be counted on. Go ^ put ^ the stockings of his little
and see, and you are sure to be suited. ] ch ildren that night, as the next day
There was not
no disturbance occurred.
Athena Wat. Sal. Jack’*.
Love*. Age.
Ordinary—
Jackson 843
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54
1335
Clerk, a. c.
Ilutdiesun.. 451
20
96
49
•13
Slier iff—
Browning.... 841
356
32
97
52
1378
Tax Collector—
Johnson..;..'. 406
m
19
8
39
770
Bitch J 443
0!
9
S3
15
61S
Receiver—
Boon 66
52
* 1
11
2
132
Lyle 377
210
12
2
9
610
Sims 400
93
10
91
45
645
Cljr Treat.—
Itccso 820
340
2S
57
52
1297
Preston 25
12
0
45
0
82
Coroner—
Wilkerson... 842
348
23
100
63
1370
Cty Surr’y—
Lumpkin.... 837
313
20
99
52
1357
A Haunted Room.—A young
man of this city, who never indulges
in the “ardent,", informs us that’he
has frequently been aroused from his
■lumber by some one walking over him
in bed; and, also, he at times feels the
form of something lying by him. But.
upon examining the room, nothing
can be seen or heard. He rooms to
himself, and no one is in the house
with him. An old gentleman died
very suddenly in the apartment some
years since, and our young friend
thinks it his spirii who thus disturbes
his repose. If it was us that room
would be advertised to rent in no time.
We suppose it is nothing but • very
strong force of imagination.
Later.—Since writing the above,
the gentleman informs us that, last
night, several empty bottles, setting on
the mantle piece, suddenly bursted
without bring touched, as also a bowl.
Another gentleman also witnesses
the last phenomena, and says there
is no mistake About it
Wo will keep our reader* posted in
week
regard to n j. s
to week.- ♦NlwsSCWx brought toa great success.
Christmas Presents.—Messrs I would be Christmas.
Gailey & Barry, with that generosity a man P resent who did not feel sad
which characterizes all their dealings, when he thought of the little orphans
laid on our table, as a Christmas 1 ^ or whom he had intended these arti-
present, four well-filled packages, C * C3 > an< ^ th* great blow which had
which, upon being opened, proved to 80 suddenly fallen upon them,
contain the following: I , b urial.
First. A package of those No. 1 The body was taken in charge by
Cigars, of which .they keep on hand a I Masons of this city, of which order he
full supply. They are- a first-class I was a member, afkd, on Sunday even-
article, and can’t he beat any where. I iug> buried with Masonic honors.
Second. Four plugs of that genuine 1 HI8 family.
chewing Tobacco, we used to have be- \ The deceased leaves an aged father
fore the war, but, now-a-days, it is I oud two orphan children, (his wife be-
looked upon as a thing of the past. J in S dead some years,) to whom we
But it is not the case, for these gen- tender our heart-felt sympathy in their
tlemen have a large stock of the genu- 8udden bereavement.
ins on hand, which they are selling This is the second person who^witk-
very low. So cheap, in feet, that it is in a few ha * raet h “ dcath b 7
privately whispered around, that they I irom this bridge into the river.
must have “/ound” it to be able to re- The Atlanta Herald.—Our great
tail it out so very low. It matters not, ^ ^ week u us
though, they have it on hand at mar- Wi8hi £ prospectus of this
vellous low prices. Call on them and £ but it wU1 ^ its appearance
see for yourself. - . v £imue. In the meantime,
Third and fourth. A large supply of we wiU gi ve our readers the following
choice Confectionery, which was cer- J t0 digest:
tainly delightful. The candy was of ^ Nereid is one of the best dailies
their own manufacture. We found all j Q tbe
kinds, and flavors. So parties wish- Tb Heacdd contains as much (or
ing to buy cqndy, could not d ° moro ) reading matter as any paper in
better than to give these gentlemen a j ^ g tatfc
call. They sell the pure article. ^ Emdd ^ QQQ of the of
Messrs. Gailey & Barn’, although a 0UP exchanges,
new firm, are doinga flourishing busi- xi* Herald is one of tbe best print
ness, and we are sure no one deserves «i and neatest dailies in the State,
it more—for they are reliable, gentle- The Herald has an unsurpassed
manly, liberal, honest, and. besides, I editorial corps,
have one of the finest assortments of Th° spairf4mpain«nr mnmy
goods in their line in the State. to m ake itself a suooess.
They have; also, in connection with The Heralds Sunday edition is worth
their business, an Auction and Com- a year's subscription,
ipission Department, which they have! Mr. E. FL Jones is the Agent in this
On Wednesday last, the day which
was to raise Athens to the dignity of
a city, was one of the most delight
ful ones we have had for some weeks.
The sky was clear, and the sun shone
with that genial warmth so appropos to
the Southern nature and climate. We
hope it is a happy omen for our future
dty, which is destined to be, at no dis
tant day, the leading metropolis of
North Georgia.
The old Council met at 4 o'clock,
all the officers being present, with the
exception of Alderman Briley.
Reports of officers were read and ap
proved, and the usual busines transac
ted.
The new Council now coming in,
InL Beusse administered the oath Of
office to our newly elected Mayor, J.
D. Pittard, who in turn, qualified the
new board Aldermen, all of whom
were present
Upon being called upon, Mayor Pit
tard responded in the following very
appropriate address, wh ; ch was deliver
ed in an eloquent and forcible manner:
Gentlemen—You have been chosen
by the people of the city of Athens tc
superintend and manage the business
of the city for the year 1873. You
being the first board of Aldermen elect
ed under the new city Charter, you
will have to commence upon the foun
dation to shape and build the city gov
ernment.
We enter upon our duties under ad
verse auspices. We find much to do,
and nothing to do it with. The treas
ury is empty, the streets, sidewalks,
crossings, bridges and public property
are all in need of repairs. The neces
sity of employing a Police force for
security and good order is urgent. The
Town government having subscribed
one hundred thousand dollars to the
Northeast Railroad, you will have to
issue bonds to meet the payments. It
is important that you should make
provisions for the payment of interest
on bonds at maturity, and to give the
public assurity that the city debt will
not be increased until those bonds shall
have been paid. Such assurance will
cause the bonds to meet with ready
sale, at good prices. On the other
hand, if you should further expand the
city debt, I fear the bonds will not meet
with ready sale, and will only bring
carpet-bag prices. Tbp people*of Ath
ens are not accustomed to paying large
Municipal taxes, having never paid
more than one-fourth of one per cent,
upon their property. You will have
to increase the taxes, but I think five-
eights of one per cent., with econo
mical government, will be ample to
pay interest on the bonds and the ex
penses of the city. And should 1 the
Assessor follow up the recent advances
on property, one-half of one per centum'
would suffice. It is plain that the
great majority of the people expect
more than can be accomplished dicing
the brief period of our incumbency.
While we duly appreciate the honor of
having been chosen to commence the
city government, we likewise feel the
peculiar responsibility resting upon ns,
and I hope that each one of us will
strive to be worthy of the confidence be
stowed upon us.
Qn motion, the following city officers
were elected to serve during the ensu
ing year: .
Mayor, pro tern.—R. L. Moss.
Clerk of Council—A. L. Mitchell.
City Attorney—"E. P. Lumpkin.
Clerk of Market—Jas. D. Frierson.
Chief of Police—M. P. Davis.
Policemen—Thos. F. Baker, Wm.
Shirley, B. F. Culp, Jas. O’Farrell.
Magazine Keeper—A. 6. Dorsey.,
Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment—A. T. Lnckie.
The offices of Secretary and Treas
urer of the Fire Brigade were consoli
dated, and T. A. Burke elected to fill
the position.
The election of Lamplighter was de
ferred. <y>
The following special Committees
were appointed:
Committee on License—Moss, Nick
erson and Hunter.
Committee on Salaries—Palmer,
Talmodge and Lampkin.
The bond of Clerk of Council was
fixed at $10,000.
Bond of the Chief of Police at $1,000,
Council decided to light the city by
gas, and appointed a committee to
wait on the Gas Company and make a
contract for the same.
Council adjourned to meet on Mon
day next
CHRISTMAS. -
How it was Celebrated—Service? h
at the Various Churches—G* '
the Streets—;The Restaurants ' £ •
and Bars—All Quiet..
Christmas 1872—The loug lookod
for—anxions festival, the day if joy I*
andche?r, when Christendom celebrated**
the anniversary of a Saviour’s birth, .
has come and gone. Here, the day . -
broke on us with a snow storm, to us,
real old Christmas like, which increased
as the day advanced, until about 2
o’clock, when hail and rain set in, ac
companied with a furious gale, Which, - '
continuing through the night seemed
to gather with each hour strength and
fury. It was freezing cold at the same
time, and as the rain fell, it became
sleet. In all, it was a day such as one r
would wish, and n night such as one it
might desire to spend his Christmas iu
doors, where, before the blazing hearth
and round the well supplied table the
family could gather and havetheir -
Christmas joy and Christmas cheer. It
was a day also that could temper our ! -*7
exhuberant joy—cool it, if we might
so express it, by bringing to the reedN 51 -'
lection of thosesurrounded with plenty^ **
the wants and the needs, the hunger-;yj
and poverty of the poor in their midst, ■
and reminding them of a duly they.w.T
owed to their fellows, bidding them go-’
forth and alleviate in some slight man-
ner the misery and suffering of the’
stitute.
the churches. . utibammfl
At all the churches appropriate,^
services were held, and discourses .^
suitable to the occassion were delivered*!
ON THE STREETS;
Notwithstanding the show aiid tii^'
fain, the hail and the blow, laigo,^
numbers were on the streets, and many..,
Were under the influence of liquor***?
mixed and umuixed. A11 however ap.-,
peared to be in a most .delightfully
cheerful condition, and though riiany'
were tangle-legged, they seemed to’ f
navigate in the snow and sleet without ‘ .
many up and downs. The town-iyaa^ *
in an uproar throughout the previous
ni&ht with sporadic toot* and explffl*'-'^
ions, but during the day an epideib'fc'
of noise swept over the entire city/ *.
The fish horn was supreme and seeing
to hold undisputed sway. The . pop- ^
cracker and the bomb were no wlfri^>
compared with the noise of the born,
and from the evidence presented us qj;
Christmas, we don’t wonder that,cer; ,
tain well directed blasts of these instri-
ments ripped up and scattered tha
mighty walls of Jericho.
THE RESTAUR AN .8 AND UAKtf
did a lively business. The night bq-oj
fore an insight of what might be ; ex*> J
pected had been given them, and thfl ‘ -
bright glare from their windows shone'’*
out on the street all through the stormy/j
night Every counter had its crowd, w
and egg-nogg appeared to be the favorteU
ite, the taken* seeming to be eight fq®*
two/ out of every fen calling for driet«.? !
Some who had already stood -up nobly
to the fight, were at last compelled to* -
sit doWn, and rest from the conflict.
Marshal Shirley infer his us that ho *
^ , - Jil
made but one arrest during the wlp^. k
week, (which was a. negro for riding-
fast) and that he has never,- iu his life'/ i
I'city. ; v
Hunting Him Up.—Wednesday
night last, as the train reached Lex
ington Depot, it was 'boarded by an
enraged woman, with pistol in hand
who said she was in search of the
scoundrel who bad riolen her daughter,
and intended to shoot him on sight.
She approached Conductor Moore, and
accused him of being the unfortunate
Son-in-law, but he very quickly assured
her had that he never invaded her house
hold, or so much as seen her dsughter
but not liking the bellicose appearance
of the woman, he ordered our “ small
friend, Bill Argo, to “ pull the bell
and put the train in motion. It is said
^jiat the baggage master, fearing he
might be mistaken for the miscreant,
barricaded his door with trunks, and
oould not be induced to open it until
he arrived at “ the Point” We have
not yet learned whether she has
44 caught up” with the happy couple
or not, but we are sorry the groom
should be deprived of the society of
such a charming mother-in-law.
seen a more quiet Christmas. **
Outrageous Conduct t(t.\V
ville.—Sonic weeks grace, Mr. \f m.
Starks, a one-legged, man living at-thc
Six Mile Station,- received $1,000 and 4
placed it hi his h<Jute. ChristfhM
night, some unknown parties came to
his house about niue o’clock, and de
manded admittance, which w^srefused,
whereupon they attempted to -force an
entrance by breaking down the door,
which they not succeeding in accom
plishing, tried to hoist tha windows.
The family kept a large fire burning all
night, which probably kept the mis
creants from accomplishing their,eje-
signs. They remained around- tha
house until the arrival of the mqrnihg
train, when they quietly' withdreErtv'
They evidently had heard of MiC^.*"
receiving the money, and their iuteu : '
tion was to rob him.
EDEN FIELD’S
The Original Cheap PitorodRAFH
and Ferrotype Galway iw
Athens.
The Way to Make Money.—
We saw on our streets yesterday, a
man who had actually drove • six-
hone team thirteen miles oat of his
way to sell an opossum he had cap
tured, for which ho obtained 65 cents.
We would again call the attention bf
our readers*to the above Gallery, situ
ated on College Avenue, opposite the
Post Office—Mr. Eden field came, to
this place an entire stranger, and before
making any inquiry as to prices/ at
6 .her Galleries, ga ve us his prices, which
we thought exceedingly low, and also
stated that they wereos low ashe could
work at and do justice to both himself
and customers. The prices were as
follows, viz:
Photographs at Savannah prices, and
eight Ferrotypes for only $1.00.
We, therefore, ask of the citizens of
Athens and vicinity, in the behalf of
Mr. Edenfield, to extend to him a
liberal patronage, his beingthe “Orig
inal Cheap Gallery.” We might
mention that during the past few weeks
that he was forced to snfier many to
leave his Gallery without taking with
them what they wished—their pictures
—as he was so much crowded for want
of assistance—but his assistant, Mr.
Pughsley has recently returned, and
we trust that they may continue to be
crowded at all times. Call and ex
amine their work for yourselves.
Hunter & Beusse are now receiv
ing one of the finest stocks ever brought
to this market. They are having their
fine store thoroughly overhauled and
cleaned out, and all hands are busy re
ceiving new goods. ..