About The Northeast Georgian. (Athens, Ga.) 1872-1875 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1873)
|oitti-|asf |cj commit. SPECIAL NOTICES. ENCOURAGING. "1 ^ the resid-'nec of Hip bride's father, by Bov. J. ^ \b'Mnllan, on the 30th inst., Mr. 1). E. MANN, r fy:i»ert county, and Miss SARAH E. DUNCAN, Ham county, <Ia. Ofliec of County Judge. ttt>~ A? required by section XX of •• \ n Act to create a County Judge in each county 0 f the stale of C.eorgia, » \ce|»t certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 10, 1872,’* n- tice is hereby given that the office of the County Judge f.f Clarke County is located on llroad street, in ihacity of Athens, next dt-»r above the office of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company. ft 2s-2 A. L. MITCH ELL, County J udge. Superior Court—February Term, 1873. GEORGIA, CLARKE COUNTY- Ordered, that an Adjourned T«rp> oftl.o ( " irt t,«- held «i>;thc SKCON I» MOS- j,AY hi July next, ami that the Grand Jury and Special Jury.i-i Joe RIddley’s Idea of the Expense of Living. i led, id mijo . Jiir and serving as ■Court, do give their atton- •1 Term of this Court, to ). I>. RICE, Judge 8. C. the Minutes of the Court A true extract fro February Term, 1873. I*. W. HUTCHERSON, Jr., fcb21->l Clerk S. C. Clark Co. LOCA L. X KW S. PICTURE FRAMES — Picture Frames! at AV. J.. Wood it Co’s Furniture Store COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council Cham her, ) Athens, Ga, February 24, 1873. j A called meeting of Council was held this evening. Present: His Honor the Mayor and Aldermen Xickerson, Tnlmadge, Palmer, Lamp- kin, Pope and Lucas. The Mayor appointed Aldermen Pope, Nickerson and Lumpkin a com mittee to examine the returns of the election held on the 20th inst., “to determine whether Ronds of the city to the amount of §25,000 bearing 8 per centum interest, shall be appro priated to the. University to he used in the construction of a building ior the use of the State College of Agricul ture and the Mechanic Arts.” The Committee reported the vote as follows: Ronds 310 No Ronds 258 'l'lie following bonds, redeemed and cancelled, were burned by order of Council, to wit: Issue of 1805 one $50 bond. Issue of 1869—Numbers 19, 44, 56, 40, 28, 25, 6. Issue of 1870—Numbers 37, 8, 7, 46, 2, 35, 36, 1, 33, 6, 11, 9, 12, 34, 38, 10. Communication from the Trustees of the Congregation Children of Israel, inking leave to establish a cemetery, vns read. Rules were suspended, and on mo tion of Alderman Nickerson, Council signified their assent to the Mayor of the petition, and instructed City At torney to draw an ordinance to he act ed upon at the next regular meeting of Council. The resignation of A. L. Mitchell Clerk of Council was read and receiv ed. On motion of Alderman Palmer, a vote of thanks were tendered the re tiring Clerk for efficient performance of duty. Rules were suspended, and on mo- don of Alderman Pope the salary of tlie Clerk of Council was fixed at Seventy-five ($75) Dollars per month, and all the fees of the office hereafter to he paid into the City Treasury. • hi motion of Alderman Nickerson the ■natter of Clerk’s fees was referred to the Ordinance committee. On motion of Alderman Nickerson, Council went into an election, by bal lot, for Clerk of Council; William A. Gibelaud received 4 votes. •T. A. Crawford received 1 vote. W - R. Pruitt received 1 vote. AA illinm A. Gilleland was declared duly elected Clerk of Council for the unexpired year. Rules suspended, and on motion of Alderman Nickerson, .Sec. 190 of the ordinances was amended by inserting the word •' railroad” after the word “ street” in the second line of said sec tion. On motion of Alderman Palmer, the salary due A. L. Mitchell, as Clerk of Council, was ordered paid. Council Adjourned. A. L. Mitchell, Clerk. ome time since, Dave Rryant, a vagabond, loafing negro, was up be fore Mr. Reus.se, then Mayor of Athens, upon a charge of vagrancy. Dave insisted that he was no vagrant, for lie occasionally did a small job for which lie received enough to support himself, ilesaid “De niggewarnt like white folks; dat day didn’t dig um grave wid day teeth. Dat he could prove be made at least fifty cento a week, and be could live well nuffon dat.” He wanted them to ask some of his own race as to what amount was requisite for his support. The Mayor had Joe Riddley sum moned, and the following conversation ensued: Mayor—Joe, wliat amount of money d i you think it would require to sup port a man a week. Mind you are on your oath, and must tell the truth. Joe—White man or nigger, sah ? Mayor—A colored man. Joe—Dat, sah, pends wery much upon sarl.umstances, and how he liUe. If a man live close, and ekonomical— real close—I expect it will take nigh on to twenty-five cents a week. If he live well, and have extras, such as chicken, and cake,' it would den take about seventy five cents a week. Joe’s evidence was sufficient, and i a e was discharged. Tlie smile that illuminated the coun tenances of the many spectators who, for the first time learned the small amount required for a support, was beautiful to behold. They no longer looked forward with dread to the dull days of Summer, when business was dull and money scarce. They could make their twenty-fire cents per week, any how. Awful.—Among the many freaks practiced by old Roreas yesterday, was the taking off of a young lady’s bon net off, on Rroad street, and separat ing it into three parts— The flowers flew east. Tlie feather flew west. And the hat flew iutoa certain young lawyer’s nest. Whether she recovered it or not we did not learn, but rather think she didn’t. It was very amusing to watch some of our bulky merchants, who would weigh about 250, following their hats down Rroad street, at full tilt. Myer Stern.—Our friend Myer still keeps on hand plenty of that good Lager of his. At his store will also be found fine liquors, cigars, and many other good things. We cheerfully re* commend this saloon to our friends, who will find an orderly, qniet house and good drinks. Give him a call. C. H. Taylor.—We again call the attention of our readers to the card of this gentleman, who proposes to tune, repair and regulate all kinds of musical instruments. Mr. Taylor brings with references from the first men THE COLLEGE APPROPRIATION. Mortifying.—A certain young man in this city, whose happiness ill life is largely contributed to by min gling in the charming society of the fair sex, has of late betrayed a marked pre ference for a particular one. That his affections were becoming centralized, was evident from the peculiar habit his eyes had acquired of following her whenever she wandered within his vision,—from long drawn breaths com ing apparently from the region of his boot straps, whenever she indulged in such cruelties as smiling on some other mane than he. Also, from the fre- qent occasions on which his manly form might be seen propeling itself toward her place < f residence. Said occasions lieing twice a week, Sunday and week day evenings. Rut one night—how many remember just such a one, though not at all attended with such embarrassing circumstances as this— with an orange blossom and a sweet verbena artistically arranged into a nosegay of lauhess proportions; with tlie ethereal down beneath liis nose waxed to its utmost capacity, he turned his footsteps toward the sainted place where his bursting heart was to he soothed and quieted by her accept ance ol Ins proposal to wed. She “met him ai tlie Uoor love,” as tlie clock struck nine, and lo tlie parlor they went, lie in a state of paroxism ana uc-perutlon, which caused linn ludul plainl inameuvers, resembling mule with colic. lhe AA'e nre sorry that a wrong impres sion was made upon onr minds last 1 111 week, when we stated that the opinion j government of our citizens on the question of dreamy-eyed spiritual Typhena, drop- whether or not the city should appro-! pod tier lairy lor in upon the sola he- priate $25,000 to the College of Agri- sale him, and lor a long hour not a euhure and Mechanic Arts, was about equally divided. We formed our idea from the fact that while we were at the polls (which was not more than a lialf-lioar, the voters trrre.about equal ly divided. We returned to our office, and in great haste wrote an article, stating that fact. Since writing it, we have conversed with many of our prominent citizens and largest properly holders, and find that at least nine- tenths are decidedly in favor of the ap propriation. Many of those who voted against it did so, not because they were opposed to the appropriation, hut for the reason they thought the ques tion was submitted at an inappro priate time. Sinee it has been car ried, they are strongly in favor of abiding by tlie decision of the majori ty. We also learned that grocs voted “ no bonds,” being property holders, did not ex press the views of the people. THE NEW TEMPERANCE MOVE MENT. word was spoken. Finally the ice winch bound the fountains of his over charged heart was loosed, and he knelt to lell his love with all that ferver natural to lips unused to cold reason. She answered not, aud mistaking liei silence for mute approval, impressed a passionate kiss upon her small white lingers. Again he plead for a single syilabee as a seal of her acceptance. Emboldened bv the manner in which his appeal had been received thus far, he aspired to steal just one kiss from her lips, and raised his eyes, which hitherto hail been bent from modest diffidence, to liers, when lo ! he discov ered, in mortification and chagrin, that she was fast asleep. him wherever he has worked, all of which highly recommends him. He will be pleased to show them to any one call ing on him. County Judge.—We congratulate our young friend, A. L. Mitchell, Esq., upon his promotion to this honorable position. Mr. Mitchell has been for many years Clerk of Council for this city, the duties of which office he has performed faithfully and correct ly. He, while in that position, made friend of all who came in contact with him, by liis gentlemanly deport ment and kind, accommodating man ner. In his resignation, the city bis lost a most excellent officer, and the county gained a J udge of rare ability. O’Keli.ey & Taylor. These artists enjoys the well earned and merited reputation of being the first in their profession in this city. In every department requiring the most delicate and accurate perfection in the art, they have every facility, instrument and ap paratus necessary to secure the most satisfactory results to their patrons. Their pictures of every kind known in the art of photography are mode's of beauty, splendid in detail and perfect ion of actual life-like representation. In every point of excellence that makes a perfect picture, Messrs. O’Kelley & Taylor does superior work. Hence, from our own knowledge and examina tion, we assure those interested, that they will find their work, attractive in every feature of beauty, handsome positions, elegant style, clearness and purity of expression, and as enduring as oil colors on ivory. AT TALMADGE, HODGSON & CO’S, AN liEKE to Buy Something Good Some days tiuce several of the good lames oi Athens were discussing the , rd llmes - One said she never in her 1 ° Fa " ‘ l hard to find something to eat Oiut there was nothing at * m tlie market but beef, aud she "as heartily sick „f . - - — thnt. Another ■ 9 uic kly spoke up and said “ Yes, 1 l01, £ht that once, hut now I have nothing to do hut take up the North- AST Georgian, aud read Talmadge, odgson ^ Go’s advertisement, and I am sure to find something that is rare a ml good. Ibis speaks well for our Jiends of that enterprising firm. But >ej do keep always on hand some- tU *i t!,a - tf,ni P l the appetite of 1 n ' nt 'est invalid, and satisfy the greatest epicure. * Received, at Mandeville’s a Handsome assortment dver Ware, Wedding __**«• ll ’ Handsome Jewelry, at Luckic & i aneey s . A F’resh Supply of thoso nice Sau sage Just received. Cranberries! Cranberries ! at Tal- madge, Hodgson & Co’s. Smoked Salmon and Halibut at Tal- roadge, Hodgson it Co.’s. Bass’s Rale Ale, for invalids, at Talmadge, Hodgson & Co’s. A Capital Breakfast Dish.— Our “ Sugar Cured” beef, for broiling. To Arrive—Two ear loads of choice AVhite Seed Oats, for Talmadge, Hodg- on & Cos. McEwnn’s Sparkling Ale and Ilib- bert’s London Porter at Talmadge, Hodgson & Co’s. Something Nice.—“ Reef a la mode,” Nothing ever brought to this city Can Excel it. Send to Talmadge, Hodgson & Co. for your meal and Hominy, fresh ground every day. Talmadge, Hodgson & Co. take the lead in low prices on Sugar, Coffee, Meats and Molasses. “Gilt-Edge” Goshen Rutter, Choice Cream Cheese and Maccaroni, at Tal madge, Hodgson it Co's. New layer Raisins, Currants, Cit- erons, Prunes and Figs, just receivd by Talmadge, IFodgsou it Co. Talmadge, Hodgson it Co. keep the famous “Pee Dee” Hams, used by all the first-class Hotels in the country. Choice New Orleans Syrups and new hulled Buckwheat Flour, always on hand at Talmadge, Hodgson & Co’s. Just Arrived—A fresh stock of newly canned Tomatoes, Corn and Green Peas, at Talmadge, Hodgson & Co’s. A large arrival of “ Early Rose,” “Early Goodrick,” and “Jackson White” Potatoes—expected daily, at low prices. A Hint to Housekeepers.—If you want the whitest, sweetest, and purest Lard ever used in your kitchen, send and Try our “ Snow Flake” Pas try lard. AVe keep the “ Great Pee Dee”— the Charming “ Magnolia,” and the “Celebrated Cumberland Cut” Hams —Nothing on the great western market can excel these Hams for delicacy of flavor. The Electro Galvanic Specta- many nc- cles.—We are under obligations to who not JL'aliuadge & Dorsey for a pair of these valuable specks. They are said to restore the sight. After using them for some time we will report our ex perience. We find various testimoni als from editois and others as to their utility. Attached to these patented Spectacles are two scientifically constructed Gal vanic Batteries—unseen when worn— delivering through tlie nerves of the head a soft and continuous stream oi electricity, vitalizing aud giving healthy action to the entire beautiful system of those parts, absolutely and certainly curing partial paralysis of the optic nerve, week or uiseased vision, neural gia of the head or face, nervous twit ches in the muscles of the face, noise in the head, loss of mental energy, and a host of nervous diseases arising from depression of the nervous energy ol the system. Contributing in a most astonishing degree, to life, vigor and health, by the means of the soft and flowing stream of electricity, giving brightness to the eye, quickness to the ear, and energy to the brain. They are set with lenses of the finest manu facture, to suit all sights, aud with glasses for those not needing spectacles to read with, but desiring the benefits to be derived from wearing the bat teries. AVe already find them to be very soothing to the sight, aud, after reading, the eye does not feel iritahle and sore, as is frequently the case of of spcct icles. On the contrary, the organ feels refreshed, and biighteued. LIST OF FREIGHT SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY Unclaimed freight now at the Office of the Southern Express Company, Athens, Georgia : 1 Truss .1 Billups, Athens. 1 Haw Jl K Cromer, Cromer's Mills. I I’kg Miss I* E Cochran, Athens. 1 l’kg J N Covie, Athens. 1 Collar England & Orr, Athens. I I’kg II B Everet, Athens. 1 Pci Dr. C M Gibbs, Athens. 1 C Bag Miss A Garrison, Athens. 1 Pkg P II Harden, Cartersville. 1 Pkg W C Howard, Jefferson. 1 Pkg W P Holman, Athens. 1 Pkg W Hudgins. Athens. 1 Budl I IV Ilallam, Athens, t Pci Dr Hudgins, Athens. 1 Pci T J Jackson, Athens. 1 Box J W Lord, Harmony Grove. 1 Box A Morgan, Harmony Grove. 1 Pkg J Mabry, Athens. 1 Pig F Moore, Athens. 1 Pkg J G McLester, Athens. 1 Pkg Mrs G L McClcskey, Athens. 1 PkJt T A Neal. Athens. 1 Rck Dr M McClcskey, Athens, t Pkg W H McCurry, Athens. 1 Box Miss Sul Ituss, Athens. 1 Pkg Miss Randolph, Athens. I Pkg S W Smith, Athens. 1 Pkg L M Shankle, Harmony Grove. 1 Pkg W B Tilton, Athens. 1 Pkg A Thornton, Athens. 1 Box C L Williams, Nacooeliec. 1 BoxER White, Hartwell. 1 Box R J Willingham, Athens. 1 Box T A Ashid. Athens. 1 Gun Z W Aaron, Dauiclsville. 1 Box T J Bowers, Athens. 1 Box T B Echols, Athens. 1 Box W S Crow, Athens. I Pel T S Davis, Currahec. 1 Roll E DeKay, Athens. 2 Boxs J F Edwards, Hollingsworth. I Pkg II T Greenwood, Athens. 1 Pel N L Jones, Currahce. 1 Pci N L Jones, Currahce. 1 Box Mye & Chitwood, Hollingsworth. 1 Pkg A McKinley, Athens. 1 Box R M Meroncy, Daniels vill. 1 Box O'KclIcy & Taylor, Athens, 1 Pel II Tyler, Hartwell. 1 Budl Weatherly «fc Co. Athens Athens, Ga.. Feb. 27th, 1873. Wm. Caft. Williams, Agent, An Open Question.—Two of the most intensely exciting books ever pub lished, were “The Cryptogram” and “Cord and Creese.” This new book, by the same author, rivals them in interest and will have a heavy run. Price 81.00. Burke & Hodgson have it for sale. Fine AVhiskey.—AA T e return our thanks to Messrs. Talmadge, Hodgson & Cos for a bottle of that Genuine Old Bourbon AA’biskey kept by them. AA’e, reluctantly, tried it. and take pleasure in recommending the article as No. 1 in every respect. These gentlemen keep a large stock of liquors on baud, comprising brandy, whiskey, wine, ale, rum, gin, and everything else that is good to drink. Their liquors are all first-rate, for they won’t keep an inferior article about them. So if you want a bottle of real good whiskey, go to Talmadge, Hodgson & Co’s., for there you will find it. Clerk of Council.—Upon the re signation of Mr. Mitchell, Council elected Mr. AVm. A. Gilliland to fill the vacancy. Mr. Gilliland isamaimed Confederate soldier, who did gallant service for his country in the late war, and has richly won the position. He is spoken highly of by every one ac quainted with him, and we have no doubt but what he will make a superior officer. AVe, ourselves, do not think our city fathers could have made a better appointment. Editors North-East Georgian: In recent numbers of your valuable paper, I have read with some surprise, several notices of the new Temperance movement—the Friends of Temper ance— which are coupled with an at tack on the Independent Order of Good Templars—implying, if they do not di rectly charge, that the latter Order is a negro-loving organization, &c. It was only last week that my attention was attracted by the following philanthro pic paragraph from a correspondent, to AV. H. Searcy, who signed himself “W. R. L.,” and whose letter in full found its way into the columns of your paper: “This Council needs no foreign con nections, or artificial plumery to sustain it. Its outward association is for the gfodit does to others, not the good it reives. This is evidenced by the fact p»t, an interregnum following its t^sion from that Yankee concern, the Independent Order of Good Templars, has witnessed its steady advance in ■ qjpmhers and in, influence.” The italicised words in the above are verbatim as they occurred in the para' graph, with the exception that they ftave been placed in italics, that their meaning might be more impressive. Now, I do not desire to make an at tack on any temperance organization. On the contrary, I am heart and hand with any and every one who is honest ly and truly engaged in the movement, whatever be the modus operands of at taining the desired end. But if the new movement shows the good it docs to others by working upon the preju dices of the people in daubling the Good Templar organization “a Ian- tee concern,” I can say to them that their philanthropy is too thin to engage iny services. No man, woman or child, who is honestly laboring for the Tem perance cause in Georgia, would desire to tear away the prosperity of Good .Templarism, for it numbers in its ranks some of the best men in the State, and has a roll of ten to fifteen thousand members. In answer to the implied attack con tained in the flaunting “white ba.-is of union,” I can say that the Grand Lodge of Georgia is supreme within her jurisdiction, as was evidenced by Its last session at Romo, when she placed the membership in Georgia upon a white basis, and gave the most con clusive recognition of this principle of supremacy by refusing to secede from the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the world, because Massachusetts desired to regulate her internal affairs in her own way. The most eminent states men of our noble Southern land have never sought and never desired to reg ulate the affairs of any- Northern State, but only asked that they might be left alone to regulate their own. But the men in this new movement consult their prejudices,go considerable further, and because Massachusetts won’t let them regulate her internal affairs, se cede from the Grand Lodge of Geor gia, and start out with an implied at tack ou all other Temperance organiza tions, and the beautiful word suprema cy, in the face of the fact that they, themselves, voted at the last session of the Grand Lodge of Georgia for the very measure placing her membership on a white basis. These are facts, and challenge any of the leaders who were Good Templars to deny them. AVhv, it would not be surprising to hear that some of these men had commenced to prosecute all our Christian denomina tions for allowing the colored people to meet in Churches called after the same names as the white Churches. I can say to the leaders of this new move ment that the enemies of the South are strong enough now without their aid in furnishing them with a new ar gument with which to play upon the prejudices of the Northern people and thereby keep alive the fire of sectional hatred, to say nothing of the power you give them to control the colored people of,the South. Some of the Good Templar Lodges have been seduced from their allegi ance by the argument that there are negro Good Templars, but I honestly believe that had they understood the facta of the case their action would have been different AVhen these men D Moore, L Martin, .las Griffin, J A «?e this argument they forget to say Smith. M F Hunter, J E Wells, W » .they are, and they forget to say Teasley, T_ A King, It A Moon, John A tiiat they deny a principle of government for which the South has struggled for fully thirty years, by de M^ing to control the matter in any other State but Georgia. Let the Lodges of Georgia remain firm as their obligation is firm. The act ion of any other State on this ques tion does not affect her. It is suf ficient for her to know that the Right AVorthy Grand Lodge recognizes her as supreme without her own jurisdic tion, and let the origin of the Order be what it may, the cause in which we are engaged, is a good one. Her rep resentatives have in session apponted a committee to prepare a seperate and distinct ritualistic service, with the name of colored Templars for the col ored people, but in doing so they only propose to set on foot a new movement designed espescially lor the black peo ple, and have only acted as become men who had the material advance; ment of the South at heart. In conclusion, Messrs. Editors, I can honestly say that I am sorry that have felt it my duty to reply thus pub licly in a seeming attack upon the new movement Their attacks through the newspapers, and the sending of circulars to every Lodge of Georgia members, and attempting to seduce all of them form their allegiance, has called forth this article. As a last remark I would remind them, that in their work for good to others that Christ if taken as an exam ple, and his remark while on earth that he came to save sinners, not the right eous, be pondered* that their footsteps be guided in the right way. J. O’F. A large invoice of Musical Instru ments just received, at L..ckie & Yan cey’s. NEW BOOKS. For the North-East Georgian LIGHTNING BODS. BY MAJ, B. B, DENNWTON. Forster’s Life of Dickens, in two vol umes. 84. How I Found Livingston: Stanley’s great book—with maps aud illustra tions. Price 85.00. Hints on Hoitsehold Taste; by Chas. L. Eastlake. Elegantly illustrated. Price $5.00. Oliver Tunst; English Household Edition. Profusely illustrated. Price 81.25, Dadd Copperfield; English House hold Edition. Illustrated. Price SI.75. 1 lhe Pharmacopoeia of the United States; Edition of 1873. Price 82.09. Maryatt's Novels; Elegant standard edition, in 13 vo’s., steel plates. Price $13.00 San Domingo: Past and Present— with a Glance at Hayti; by Samuel Hazzard. AVith inajs aid illustra tions—a beautiful book. Price $3.00. Middlemarch; George Elliot’s last and best novel. In one volume, paper. Price $1.50. Kenneth, My King; An exceedingly interesting and exciting new novel by Miss Sallie A. Brock. A novel that will take rank with the very best works of American fiction. Price $1.75. Dyncror Terrace, Or the Clue to Life; A new edition—two volumes in one— of this beautiful story by the author of the “Heir of Radcliffe.” Price $1.50. "‘Not Wisely but Too Wellby the author of “Good-bye, Sweetheart.” Price $1.50. Madeline: J 2ale of Auvergne; by Julia Flavanagh. Price $1.25. All of the above and many other new books for sale at Burke & Hodg son’s. A few more of those superior spoons left. Price from 50 cents to $60 per dozen. Luckie & Yancey. Picture Frames—Picture Frames, A t AV. L. AA’ood & Co’s Furniture Store. GEORGIA RAILROAD. Unclaimed freight now at the Athens Depot, Athens Georgia. M R Calaway, Osborn «& Tucker, House it Bush, It C Arnold, W II Rum ples, ,T B Howard, George Dcadwylcr, W \V Jackson. Mrs Mary Turner, Garrett & Cannon, M P Alexander, H Middlebrooks IV H & A R McCurry, J W Langford. J D Powers, It N,’.J Fraver, C W Hood, C N L, E M Thompson, S T Austin, A Deadwyler, C L Sorrell. H P Howard, W N Bush, Brown, A Faber S Mabry, M F Adams, \V D Shields, F F Wilson, G M Smith, U AV Maxwell, AV B Smith, J D Johnson, T C AVilliams. Thomas O Bryant, R B Thornton, J E Rose, J M Owens, II R Howard, VV A Morris. A. Grant, Agent Stephens’ History—The ScnooL History oe the United States— By Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, is fast supplanting all others in public favor. It is already used generally in the South and in many Northern States. Burke & Hodgson are prepared to sell it to teachers and merchants as low as they can buy it anywhere. A copy will lie mailed postage paid, to any teacher for exami nation who will remit them $1—retail price $1.50. Picture Frames.—Messrs. AV AVood & Co. are now prepared to do any kind of framing. They have beautiful lot of moulding on hand, which they will make up cheaper than any one we have yet seen. You can get neat framing done at only seven cents per foot, and deep rosewood frames, very handsome, at thirty-five cents per foot. AVe challenge the State for lower prices. So just collect up your chromos and picture, carry them to AVood, and have handsome parlo ornaments made of them. The North-East Georgia Fur niture Emporium—Messrs. AV. S. Wood & Co. have now in store, and are daily receiving, oue of as handsome assortments of Furniture as can be found any where in the State. Their ware-room, in the old Franklin House Building, np stairs, is filled to over flowing with the handsomest kind. They have chamber setts of all styles and prices, from the plainest make to those magnificent marble top black mahogany setts, worth $175. They also have some beautiful Mohair parlor suits, from $90 up. In bedsteads, can be found all styles, from tlie plain but neat cottage, worth $4.50, to those raised mahogany ones, worth as high as $60. In fact, you can find just any kind you want. Before going in just count your money, and we bet AA’ood can suit, not matter what the size of our pile. They also have nice safes, for the housekeeper, chairs, tables, sofas, lounges, rocks, cradles, cribs, mattresses and everything else in their line. Their pricos will compare with those of any city in the State, for they buy direct from the manufacturers, and consequently avoid all the cost aris- front passing through one or more hands. This firm also carries on the busi ness of undertakers, and keep always on hand inelali ccoffius, as also plainer coffins. AA’e cheerfully recommend this firm to our friends, who will find prices low, articles good, and clever men. Give them a call and examine their stock, and you will find that they will do as well by you as furniture dealers in Augusta, Atlanta, Savannah,or any where else. In the light ol true science a Light* ning Rod is simply a rood by which the condensed electricity of a cloud es capes into the water of the earth, with out injury to life and property. This road, like the road for conveying any thing else, must have sufficient capac ity be free from obstructions, and adap ted to the article to be conveyed. It must be a road which electricity will seek and freely travel on. The de structive effects of lightning are very simply explained. During a thunder storm, large quantities of positive elec tricity are generated in the clouds. The earth being negative, the positive elec tricity ot the clouds is discharg ed downwards at intervals, to re store the requilibrium. In pass ing to the earth, a charge of elec tricity seeks the line of least resistance, or, in other words, follows the bes, conductor in its course. Dwellingst barns, and other buildings, being higher than surrounding objects, and lietter conductors of the electric fluid than atmosphere, tlie discharge of lightning is naturally drawn towards them in its passage. But as the mate rials which compose these structures, although better conductors than air, are nevertheless very imperfectly adap ted for the passage of the subtle fluid, the result is generally disastrous. The object of a lightning rod upon a . , .... , building is merely to furnish one or 10 a unless t more conductors, whereby the elec tricity discharged from a thunder cloud, may freely escape into the water of the earth without causing injury. It is in fact just as simple a matter as cutting ditches, or putting in drain tiles, to carry off the super-abundant moisture from a piece of wet laud. Both serve as conductors, to remove harmlessly an injurous element. Hay ing determined the maimer iu w! lightning rod protects a building, important question arises, how the conductor be constructed and plied, so as to best secure tlie object for which it is designed ? The many facts which science has developed, and ex perience confirmed, enables me to an swer this with perfect confidence. Rods must be composed of metal. They must have sufficient capacity to discharge the heaviest stroke to which they may be liable. They must be uni form, free from all joints or other ob structions or imperfections. They must be tipped with sharp points (one only) to receive, not scatter, the electic fluid with facility. They must have ample contact with moist earth or water to enable them freely to discharge all currants received. They must be strong, durable and continuous, and erected in such a manner, and with such number of points as the height, size, and form of the building to be protected, may render necessary. AA r c are far from denying the utility of all the various lightning rods, ex cept the kind spoken of as continuous. On the contrary, lives and property in calculable have been preserved by their influence, poor and insufficient as they are, in many emergencies. Often it is that an inferior conductor, by silently conveyingelectrcity to the earth,proves of inestimable value. The old rods of Franklin were of great utility, and al though science is progressive, and val uable improvements have since been made, yet, we regret to say, a large number of rods in present use, possess not one tenth of the value of those erected one hundred years ago. The original Franklin rod was a bar of iron made perfectly continuous from end to end by welding, and although clumsy, liable to corrode, and otherwise object ionable, yet it answered an excellent purpose. The real ohjei t of a light ning rod has been dieregorded for prof- it, and the numerous jointed affairs, now so common in use, has been the result. To any person having the slightest knowle dge of the laws of elec tricity, the defects of any kind of a jointed rod, are obvious. AA’hf n charge of lightning pas es along a rod, it naturally, by reasons of its high re pulsive energy, spreads out to the ful lest capacity of the surface of the con ductor. If this conductor is not uni form of size, or if it is joined by sinks, burrs or rivets, the current passes over these inequalities of surface is liable to explode, or leap from the rod. An other and perhaps a more frequent cause of the failure of jointed rods, is from the fact that the continuity < the conductors, is always, more or li imperfect at the joints. Being of such eminent authorities as Sic Humphrey Davy, Arg>n r Far*lay. Harris, Brewster, Lardoer, Bache, Biot and Henry. The evidence is su> direct am) positive and conclusive, ns to, in feet, settle this quolim beyond a cavil. The necessity of tlie perfect commu nication of a conductor with the mois ture of the earth is alHmportant in t te erection of conductors. This impor tant point is frequently overlook* 1. No matter how perfect the cmiductor may be, if it has not at its lower term ination a considerable surface in con tact with permanent moisture, it will be of little value. The deeper you go the more sure aud certuin you make the conductor. Much discussion has been indulged in of late, with reference to the propri ety of insulating lightning rods, sone claiming it as a matter of perfect ind.f- ference, and others that it is a positive evil. The latter idea is urged by those interested in the fiat strip and tabular conductoi s, w hich are nailed directly t> the building. It is argued thnt by bringing the conductor into imniediat i contact, with a building, we shall guard agniist a gradual accumulatio i of electricity in the boos* it-el 4 '. Thar • might be some truth in this if the buildings were generally instated from the earth, but tlie fact is t iat houses are struck because they are connected with the earth, aud partake of its elec trical condition. Lightninggoes 'lirough a building to get into the gro .nd, and it is absurd to suppo.-e that i ny appre ciable amount of electricity cun collect e are larje masses of metal contained in it. It it further said that by non-insolatiow, you protect against tlie ascending or “upstroke.” The existence of such a stroke is denied by many, and it rarely, it ever, occurs. But supposing it was common, what do we gain by having the rod applied directly to the building/ If the stroke follows the rod trom tlie ground upward, it will best pa s o 1 if rod be insulated, but if it era-lies rough the building to find the 'ductor, then it will cau<e as much ruction as if the red did not exi-t. A charge of lightning is c mi posit) of electricity ot very high repu’sive e.i- ergy, and in its passage along a lod, this intense repulsive force between the atoms of the fluid teitils to throw it off in spnrks to neighboring bodies. Now, if the conductor, receiving a discharge, is attached directly to the building, there Is danger that a p irticn of the fluid will be given off to the nu merous metalic substances, such as nails, bolts, etc. By placing the rod several inches from the building, and insulating it with glass cylinders, we avoid all danger of this kind. Anoth er advantage of this method of attach ment will he found in tlie increased durability of the rod so erecte 1. Where conductors are nailed directly to tho building, they corrode rapidly, owing to the moisture which collects under them. In case of brick buildin<;s, or where the roof is shingled, the damp ness does not readily evaporate from under the roil, but it is retained to such an extent as to rust it to pieces. Be side on framo buildings, when the rod is from the building, there is no diffi culty in painting, and to paint a light ning rod destroys most effectually iti efficacy. Observe then these rules in lightning rods. Obtain a perfect con tinuous conductor free from all joints or rivets—place it upon your buildings with a sufficie.-.cy of points to cover the radius—have it well adjusted to the building with insultation—have the most perfect connection at its terminus with permanent moisture—keep the painters from it, and mark my words for it, in the words of Prof. Joseph Henry, of the Smithsonian Institute, “In a house properly provided with lightning rods, however many dis charges may fall upon it, we are well assured from full experience, and es tablished principles, no damage can en sue to the building, or its occupants/ That’s all. Off the Skf.lligs—This new novel by Jean Ingelow, is wonderfully popu lar. Price $1.75. Burke & Hodgson have it for sale. JEFFERSON COURT. On Monday last, we left Athens and wended our way to Jefferson. AVe found the Court thinly attended, we suppose in consequence of bad roads and worse weather. His Honor, Judge Rice, presided; Emory Speer, Esq., .Solicitor. The Judge was, as usual, pushing business forward. The course he is pursuing gives general satisfaction, and every oue is pleased with him. He is a dignified, courte ous gentleman, firm and decisive, pre serving good order iu Court, and is precisely what a judge ought to be. AVe heard but oue criminal case tried —the State vs. Crawford Norwood, (colored) for rape. He was found guilty aud we suppose will, in due time, suffer the penalty imposed for his offence. He was defended by Mr. Reid, of Lexington. AVe were glad to see Mr. Reid in examining the Prose cutrix spare her feelings as much as he could. The Bar was well represented from the surrounding country. Mayor’s Court.—Four cas/s were before His Honor, this week, for dis orderly conduct, each of whom were playing upou the prejudices of our fined. Only one was white. structed a cheap aud careless mail the joints soon become fiilled with rust, while the frost and wind is likely to crack the burrs and disconnect the joints. No doubt many accidents have occurred w here rods have thus lain disconnected on the roof, without the knowledge of tlie owner. Elec tricity tends to pass at the surface of a conductor, but it does not follow from this that every increase of surface, the quantity of metal being the same, will tend to diminish the resistance of the conductor to tlie passage of a discharge. Many persons have supposed that merely flattening the lightning rod, and thus increasing the surface, would tend to increase the conducting power; but it must lie evident from the principle of repulsion, that in diminishing tlie distance between the flat surface, we tend to increase the re pulsion between the atoms, which would pass parallel to the axis along the mid dle of each flat side, and thus, though the surface isdnereased by flattening a round bar, the conduction is diminish ed, and a greater intensity is given at the edges, tending to increase the lat eral escape of the fluid. Aud further, there is no law of electricity which would lead us to suppose that by re moving the metal from the interior of a rod, we increase its conducting ca pacity. On the contrary, when the charge is very great iu proportion to the size of the conductor, it is probable that the charge penetrates through the entire mass, and therefore we cannot suppose that a thin tube will conduct better than a solid rod of the same di ameter, but that it must be effectually broken or destroyed. AVhen a man purchased lightning rods for his build ings, he does so not for a temporary purpose on an ornament. His object is the permanent protection of life and property, and when he pays his money he wants an equivalent in an article, combining durability with Jhe highest efficiency. It is not reasonable to sup pose that any intelligent person who has given the subject the slightest at tention, should entertain doubts as to the efficiency of properly constructed lightning conductors, in preventing damages from strokes of lightning. No one assuredly gainsay the tes imony Tlie contest now existiug between the different Sewing Machine Compan ies is probably caused by one of the Companies exerting more energy to promulgate the interest of the Com pany they represent. Every person can see at a glance of sworn statistics that the “ Singer” is the popular ono in the South, and by all means tho most desirable for family use. AVe as Merchant Tailors in tho city Athens, Ga., having had years of ipericnce in the use of Sewing Ma- ines, can safely say to families in Northeast Georgia, and the entire world, that the Singer Sew mg Ma chine is the best and most durable machine, best adapted to family use, for light and heavy work and we con sider the Singer to be the best, without an equal in the market. Thos. Morris, P. E. Tresxon. Higher.—AA’e learn that tiiere was a considerable rise in dress goods yes terday—that is, those that were ready made. If you want your Jewelry nr.d AA’atches elegantly repaired, go to Luckie & Yancey’s. Hymenial.—Last evening, in the Methodist Church, by Rev. Mr. Evans, Miss Lizzie P. Hodgson and Mr. R. H. Mrue. The Church was handsomely illumi nated and the many lady attendants looked beautiful. The bride is one of the most intelligent and popular young ladies of Athens, and her pleasant face will be sadly missed by her many friends and associates, when 1 er hus- b ind carries her to his distant home. AA’e wish the young couple a pleas ant journey through life, without a single care. Our limited time prevents our giv ing a more explicit account of the affair. Too Soon.—A policeman, this week, arrested a countryman* and had the poor fellow fined $27.50, which was rather hard, taking the time of ar rest into consideration. For further particulars, see Ben. Culp. Clifford Troup—Mrs. AVestmore. land’snotv novel—said to be superior to “Heart Hungry.” Price $’.75. Fo sale at Burke & Hodgson’s Book Store. vtiwmiigiM. i ...j lutiLfcii.»■« ■i-L«mu j As
