About The Northeast Georgian. (Athens, Ga.) 1872-1875 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1875)
0orij)cast Georgian. PUBL'SHCD ON WEDNESDAY MORNING BY H. H. CARLTON & Co., Proprietors. H. K. CARLTON, Kditnr. WEDNESDAY MftRMXft, APRIL 14, (jeorgla Railroad. Elsewhere will be found a strong and sensible letter front a stockholder I*Roi*nfcsY:—If the gardens and elrly vegetables escape being killed by frost until the 20th of this month, we among tiie numerous friends who, up to this time, had stuck to him “ closer than a brother,” exclaimed, it is earl-y orer-by , ■ in the Georgia Railroad, to the Augus-! predict that the dtnger will be over. Thus ended the initiative day ofjta Constitutionalist, upon the present I The Cotton War still waxes warm Occure. “ Long may she waive !* and management of said road. The points ‘ ^ ween the Atlanta Dailies.” Go may her newly elected officials realize in this letter are well taken, and should : . n j )rot j, er journalists, “the longest many happy returns.” arouse the stockholders to take such ; gets tlie persimmon. steps in their convention, to be held in *—' General Local and Traveling Agent. Capt. .T. E. Ritcii, la the tlulr jrathorlced A;ent of the NuRTM-Kaht Gxorqian. Capt. Kimi t* aW th<**luly authurlrotl kgmt of that Wi*t?klv, the* '* Suuoy South.'* Notice to Subscribers. From and after this issue of the Northeast Georgias, we will de liver the paper on Tuesday, at the houses or places of lupines* of all sub scriber# living in tlie city, and who have heretofore taken it at this Office or at the Athens Post Office. As we arc endeavoring to correct and perfect our subscription list, and as this new arrangement may cause us, for the time being, to unintentionally overlook the names of some, we earnestly re quest every subscriber, who ninv at any time fail to get his papers from the “Carriers,” to notify us at once, Agricultural Prophesy. From all the information we have beeu able to gather, there has been, at least in this section if not throughout the whole State, a larger purchase of fertilizers this season than in 1873, or any previous year. Should the udomet- rical science or theory which allows only so many inches fall of rain per annum ! prove true this year, then, according to the rain gauges, we have received already the largest portion of this al lowance, which must necessarily bring a dry summer. Now, with the soil heated and stimulated wfth the various ammoniacal and phosphatic guanos, which have been so largely used this season, creating an unnatural amount of thirst in the land, with an exceed ingly limited supply of rain to meet the demands and necessities of growing crops, is it not to lie apprehended that great will be the calamity visited upon the country next fall from short crops? It is admitted by all, that land stim ulated by the present system of fertile that the trouble may be remedied. We hope, under this new system of zation, suffers more during the seasons May next, as will bring back the for mer prosperity of the r<sid, and (hr the lack of which it is now languishing. The writer might have gone a little 1 further in his review of the affairs of this company, and inquired into the necessity of keeping a purchasing agent for the road in the North, upon a most liberal salary, or with such commissions as makesit a most profitable position, a regular sinecure. Again, it might have been asked, what power, in con vention, have the attending stockhol ders, under the present system of vot ing by proxy, the largest portion of which proxies are always handled by the Board of Directors? Would it not be well for every stockholder in the Georgia Road to be present at their next convention, and as some reform seems necessary in the manage ment of the affairs of this road, secure such ns will bring back that wanted prosperity, making sure at least of their former 8 per cent, dividends, if not an increase thereupon ? delivery, to get the Georgian* to our subscribers quiie soon after it is issued, and with their co-operation in perfect ing the same, trust it will prove more convenient to them and advantageous to the Georgi an. The Northeast Georgian. Having secured as Foreman of our Office, Mr. JamesT. Powei.i„ a native cf South Carolina, hut who has been for the past eight years engaged in the Job Printing business in the City of Washington, I). C\, and having taken steps to furnish our Office with<41ew type, presses, and all necessary outfit, we will l>c prepared, at an early day, and promi.-e our suhseriliers to present them the Georgi an in an entirely new dress, and we trust, through our earn est and untiling efforts, with a genera! improvement in many respects. Mr. Powell having spent a num ber of years in the printing business, having had ample opportunities for perfecting himself in all the latest and most improved styles of American printing, and having made a specialty of Job Printing for several years, be ing the senior member of the Book and Job Printing firm of Powell A Ginck, of Washington City, we propose to make a specialty of that class of work iu our Office, and promise to do as tasty and elegant Job Work as can be done anywhere, aud at as low if not lower rates, than the same work can be obtained even at the North. We also hope, with his valuabie assistance, to make the Northeast Georgian a First Class Family Newspaper in all respects. We cordially invite all who are in terested, to nil and examine Mr, Powell’s specimens of Job Printing, and judge lor themselves. Small Pox.—This disease is disap pearing from onr county with the ap proach of warm weather. We learn there is now only one case iu the neigh borhood where it has been prevailing. Atlanta has had a “ Spelling Bee.j It was a regular “ buzzer,” and as the newspaper men were the principal “ bees,” no more will orthographical errors mark the journalistic pages of Atlnnta. Numbering the Stores.—We would respectfully suggest to our City Council, the propriety of having the Stores in Athens all numbered. It would cost hut little, and be of great advantage and convenience to all. Crops.-The wheat crop, as well as all small grain crops, are exceedingly back ward in this section. Indeed, all farm ing operations are behind. The uni versal cry among the farmers, is too much rain and backward farms. of drought, than those cultivated un der the old system. We do not pro pose to decry the use of fertilizers al together, but we are frank to say, that our farmers are pursuing a ruinous policy in their indiscriminate use of these crop stimulants. A proper and judicious application of fertilizers, doubtless advantages in crop raising, but it cannot be questioned that the extravagance which has been exhibited by onr agriculturists of late years iu their reliance upon artificial agencies in their farming 0[>crati ins, while it ru..j flatter and encourage, for the time being, will eventually prove their ruin iu short crops and impoverished lands. The experience of many has already proven this result, and we are only astonished, that profit and greater judiciousness has not grown out of our heretofore non-remuncrative and un* prosperous agriculture. From all the facts before us, great fears must he en tertained of short crops the coming fall, and though serious will lie the result, yet it is to be hoped that sad experience will at last teach the necessary and all important reform. Oconee County. While spring, beautiful spring, has returned all garlanded with the fairest flowers and freshest buds the earth brings forth, giving to the breeze her scented wings, and trotting out many a “ Gentle Annie,” it has likewise bloomed into full existence the new County of Oconee, and trotted out candidates, each with patriotic ambi tion to become “ pater palriie,” and as numerous as •• Thu swallows who bring us the season of vernal delight; With their hacks all of (able, and their bellies of w hite.” Well, the voice of the majority has brought-happiness to certain popular and amliHious “Ocr.nceitcs,” by select ing them to discljarge the honorable and responsible official duties of their coun ty for jieriod of two years, while that same mighty power has caused a great er number to regret the tangles of elec tion conflicts, and doubtless “ to creep into some still cavern deep, there to weep and weep and weep,” over the merciless and unchnritable defeat of honorable nnd laudihle ambition. The 7th inat. was indeed propitious; lieiug one of those lovely spriug days, with a clear blue sky shedding its ethereal mildness over the large as sembly of voters with such softening and subduing effect, as to caute the must perfect quiet and good order to prevail throughout the entire election. As the green days of spring wide flush the fields, so did this innugura- tiv:> ejection crowd the different pre cincts with votes as numerous as the green leaflets which peep forth ’neath the April showers. Public spirit ran high, and rr-ultcd in bringing out a larger vote perhaps, than was ever be fore polled by that people. So intent was each candidate and his supposing friends upon securing success, that no time was given for those “ wool pullings" or pugilistic en tertainments so common on such occa sion*, and which are so graphically presented iu the Georgia Scenes. The only thing occurring during the day to amuse or relieve the monotony of t ie steady voting, was the wily move ments of a certain voter, who, to se cure the favors and attentions of the Hon. A. 0. Karon. The Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel of the 9th inst., announces that Hon. A. O. Bacon of Bibb county, has beeu mentioned as a candidate for Guberna torial honors in the coming campaign. Should Major Bacon become a can didate, he will make a strong race in the contest, as to who shall be our next Governor. He is one of the rising men of Georgia. Having for several years past, most ably represented Bibb county in tile House of Representa tives, being now one of her members elect, and Speaker pro. tern., havin been the able, efficient, and most pop ular Speaker of the last House of Re presentatives, not only has he had au experience which eminently qualifies him for office of high trust, but has won for himself such a wide spread popularity as will make him a most formidable contestant for the Governor ship of Georgia. It is with pride that we have watched the course of this rising young statesman, during the period of his public service, and from a familiarity with a goodly portion of his public life, we can safely assert, that not only his popularity as a man, hut his usefulness as a legislator, has been altogether due to his honesty of purpose, aud the conscientious convic tion of being right in the discharge of his public and official duties. Though in his position upon certain questions as to the States or the peoples best interest, he may have differed from us as well as many others ; yet, never was a legislator freer from partisan or selfish policy iu his views or positions; never was one possessed of sounder or stronger convictions of right, than those which influenced the opinions and votes of Hon. O. A. Bacon. With no aim but his country’s weal, he spurned nnd despised that which might have been used for self aggrandizement, or the securing of “cheap reputatiou, ever maintaining for himself an unex ceptionable purity, ms one of Geoigia’s younger statesmen, aud winning the picud and just reputatiou of being one of her r>. 'blest sons. Yale aud Pinccton Colleges. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette gives some interesting details concerning Yale and Princeton Col leges. We quote: STATITT1C8 OF PRINCETON. Whole number of graduates 4.C03 Whole uumber died 2,079 Whole number remaining 2,535 Whole number ministers of religion 883 Whole nuintKT doctors of medicine. 433 Whole number civil magistrates... 286 PROFESSIONAL COMPARISON WITH YALE. Professions. Princeton. Yale President of the United States 1 Vice Presidents of United States 2 Members of the Cabinet 15 Judges 137 148 Presidents of Colleges 40 56 United States Senators 52 48 United States Representatives.. 141 146 Foreign Embassadors 14 14 We should like very much to see similar statistics compiled for our own State University at Athens. It has been the alma mater of many illustri ous men, nnd tables similar to those recorded of Yale and Princeton would prove very acceptable to thousands of our people. — Tele, ct* Messenger. In the able and interesting address of Dr. H. H. Tucker, Chancellor of the University, delivered before the Gene ral Assembly during its late session, will lie found similar statistics, com paring most favorably with the above of Princeton and Yale. As the ad dress of Chancellor Tucker, giving much of the history of the University, is now being published for distribution, and os we are afraid to trust our mem ory on statistics, we will await the re ceipt of this valuable publication, when we will give them to our readers cor rectly and in full. Gatnsville Nominating Convention. This, the 14th instant, is the day set apart for the convening of the conven tion to nominate a candidate for Con gress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the talcr.tcd and lamented McMillan. From all indications, the race will be between Hons. B. H. Hill aud H. P. Bell. We trust that such honesty and fair play will mark the convention as to preserve that harmony and good feeliug which is so essential to demo cratic success. There may be great difference in opinion and preference as to who should be chosen to represent our district in Congress, but as wc have stated and urged before, let us Election in Oconee tonnly. The following is a consolidated re turn of the election held in Oconee County, on the 7th inst., for County officers: Sheriff. W. W. Price, 314 Aarou Crow, 254 S. L. Davenport, 85 D. W. I.ocklin, 219 Ordinary. J. R. Lyle, 517 W. T. Lowe, 355 Clerk Superior Court. J. M. A. Johnson, 433 E. F. Anderson, 258 S. J. Hardigree, 157 Tax Collector. R. K. Murray, 367 W. B. Haygood, 312 J. II. Lowe, 197 Tax Receiver. D. M. White 335 G. W. Anderson, 237 D. R. Richardson, 105 G. W. Sims 183 County Treasurer. T. Booth, 557 M. L. Durham, 296 County Surveyor. Wm. E. Elder 807 Corner. James Mauldin 481 M. Dicken, 148 Paul Durham 137 W. T. Watson, 30 Scattering 22 1 he Connecticut Election. The figures show that the Democracy have doue splendidly in Connecticut— much better, perhaps, than they them selves expected. Ingersoll’s (Demo crat) majority over Greene (Radical) for Governor, is 9,482; over Greene and Smith. (Temperance) 6,684. In 1872, Grant carried the State by 4,218 majority. Last year Inger- boII’s majority over Harrison, ( Radical) was 6,782, and over Harrison and Smith (Temperance), only 1,809. Iu one year, therefore, the Democrats have increased their majority 2,700 votes. On the Congressional vote in 1873, the Radicals had 1,092 majority in the State. This year, the Democratic ma jority on that vote is 3,432—a gain of 4,524. This signal gun of the “ Centennial Election” from “ the land of steady habits,” is gratifying to the whole na tion, and builds anew the hope ol the people of a return to Constitutional government in 1876. Jury Commissioners—The Jury Commissioners for Ocoua-<p>unty h;ive been requested by Judge. Rice to meet him at Carnesville next week’ that they may be qualified and receive proper instructions for the organization of their court, to be held in Watkinsville next month. Explanation.—In our last issue we stated that daily services would be conducted in the Methodist Church during the past week. We should have stated during t’ris present week. Ser vices are now being held in that Church every afternoon at 4^ o’clock, ami every evening at a quarter to 8 o’clock. Interesting to TnE Farmers.— Read President Broun’s scientific lec ture upon the Moon, delivered before the State Agricultural Society, at Thomasville, Ga. It will be found on our first page, nnd will prove highly interesting to the farmers, and enter taining to all. Train Stopped.—The night train on the Athens branch of the Georgia Railroad has been discontinued by or der of the Board of Directors. This train was n great convenience to our people visiting or trading at Augusta and Atlanta, and we hope soon to see it restored. Beautiful Plume.—Wo notice in the Show window of Messrs. L. Schevencll A Co’s Jewelry Store beautiful white plume, which is tole presented to the best drifted soldier in the Athens Guards. The contest will take place sometime during the present month, of which due nqfice will le given. Tn.vT Spelling Bee.—The Spell ing Bee entertainment on Monday night, was a splendid success; a mag nificent buzz. The evening was in deed enjoyable, the proceeds were libera!, inducing the comfortable ex pression : “ ITow doth the little spelling lice Improve each needful hour. And gather money all the while From every opeuing—pocket-book.” As our time and space will only al low a mere mention of this most in teresting occasion, wc will give a full account in our next issue. [Fdr IIm NortUeMt Georgian.] Augusta Presbytery. This body has reccutly been in ses sion in our city, having met on Wed nesday, the 7th inst., and adjourned on the 10th. It is composed of Min isters and Elders from thirty-nine Pres byterian Churches scattered over twen ty-five or thirty counties, in the North eastern and Eastern quarters of Geor gia. There are four other Presbyteries in Georgia, which, together with the Presbytery of Florida, make up the Synod of Georgia. In the Presbyte rian form of Church Government, Church Sessions make up Presbyteries, Presbyteries make up Synods, and all the Synods from Maryland lo Mexico, make up the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church, which this year meets at St. Louis, and will meet there next month. In all mat ters of discipline, an appeal can be made from each of these four Courts to one next higher—the decision of the General Assembly being final. Augusta Presbytery at its recent session, received reports from its va rious Churches and arranged for the supply of the vacant Churches and des titute fields, by appointing Rev. R. W Milner as Evangelist or Home Mis sionary for the Presbytery. Measures were also initiated for Missionary work among the colored population. Du ring the meeting, night service was held at the Presbyterian Church, atul the pulpits of four of our city churches (the Presbyterian, Baptist, First and Second Methodist) were filled by min isters of the Presbytery on. the Sabbath. Rev. Henry Newton was minister of the Ixidy. llev. Dr. Irvine, of Au gusta, and Col. J. A. Billups, of Mad ison, were chosen Commissioners to the General Assembly. An interest ing and appropriate close of the exer cises was a Missionary sermon on Sabbath afternoon, by Rev. L. H, Wilson, of Clarkesville, a son of Mis sionary parents and born in India. The abundant aud excellent preach ing, it is hoped, will vi^d great aud permanent results among our people. L. The committee retired, and after re turning, recommended the appoint ment of the following gentlemen for Delegates, viz: James C. Wilson, B. H. Overby and Henry Jennings, and for Alternates, E. F. Anderson, Wel don Lee and J. F. Jackson. On motion of J. W. Stroud, the Convention went into an election, by ballot, for the three Delegates and the three Alternates, which resulted in adopting the recommendation of the committee. On motion, the Convention then adjourned. J. P. MAYNE, Chairman. Henry Jennings, Secretary. Gainesville Engle. This handsome aud elegantly gotten up weekly, is quite a welcomed visitor to our sanctum. Always fresh, vigo rous and abounding iu valuable and various candidates as long as possible that our present as well os future dem and then to declare himself on the ' ocrtic supremacy is dependent upon winning aide, postponed exercising his! uninterrupted party organization. Let elective franchise until the very last i the arbitrament of the convention, hour. Then, being seized by two can-i which is but the voice of the people, be rafters w ho were on the alert for every j adhered to, and let the nominee, who- floater, was Cfrti-d to the polls, ami j ever he may be, receive the unanimous as ho reluctantly performed that duty, j support of the democrats ef the Ninth •whMi.tfe* to lose him his importance Congressional District. ’ not lose sight of the important fact, i interesting news, of both a local and general character, it is beyond doubt one of the best£fhmily weekly news papers in the State. We greatly trust that the success and prosperity of our ootemporary’s in their journalistic sphere, may be commensurate with that most deserving energy and enter prise which is to be seen iu every issue of the Eagle. Reese A Lane.—Mr. Reese, the senior member of this firm, has just returned from New York, where he has been making the spring and summer purchases for this house, aud they are now exhibiting one of the most elegant and select stocks of goods ever before brought to Athens. Their lino of La dies and Gentlemen’s Dress Goods can not i,e surpassed. Their Hats, Caps, Boots and -Shoes are of the latest styles. Their Crockery and China Ware, as may be said of aft of their goods, has been selected with excellent taste. Call and see this superior stock of goods, at No. 1 Lester Block. They having been purchased at low figures, are now being offered at correspondingly low prices. Madame Louis’ Soiree, which came off at her Dancing Saloon, No. 2 Lester Block, a few nights since, was indeed quite a success. The perform- aucc of the little folks was beautiful, showing nut only much care and pains taking on the part of their instructess, but that youth is tho period for acquir ing grace and elegance. The Madame has shown much skill in her art of teaching, and deserves great credit, es pecially for having taught some ot our older triends how to manage their un tutored limbs, and throw grace into their—tan yards. All ol' our young geutlemen who are as yet unskilled in the management ot their pedal extrem ities, will find much benefit from Mad ame Louis’ instruction in the terpsico-' rian art. We bespeak for her full classes during the spring and summer months, and greatly hope she will find it to her interest to repeat often these entertaining soiree’s. A Pleasant Occasion.—The pre sentation of « beautiful set of Officers Chairs to Mount Vernon Lodge, A. F. M., by Howell Cobb Lodge Knights of Pythias, last Thursday evening, was an event that will be long remembered by the members of both fraternities. The attendance of both Orders was veiy full, and the best feeling charac terized the two brotherhoods. Mount Vernon Lodge having been closed at about 8£ o’clock, the members of Howell Cobb Lodge entered the Lodge room, and were welcomed In a few appropriate remarks by W. M. 6. C. Dobbs. Gen. Wm. M. Brown, on the part of the Knights of Pythias, then presented the chairs in one of the neatest and most felicitous addresses we have ever heard on a similar occasion* They were received, on th« part of Mt. Vernon Lodge, by Capt. A. S. ErWin in'his usually eloquent style. Other addresses were made, what, with|Ice Cream and other refreshments, the eveniug proved to be truly “a feast of reason and a flow of soul," long to be remembered by every one who par ticipated in it. [Fur tho Nortuu-ist Georgia.] Public Heeling iu t’lurke County. A meeting of the Democratic party of Clarke county was held at the Court House iu Athens, on Tuesday, the 6th instant. Dr. Joseph B. Carlton in the Chair, and T. A. Burke acting as Secretary. On motion of T. W. Rucker, Esq., Gen. John W. Stroud, of the County of Oconee, was invited to a seat on the floor. G. II. Yancey, Esq., moved that a Committee of three l>o appointed to report suitable names to the meeting, as delegates to the Congressional Nom inating Convention, to be held at Gainesville, on the 14th instant. Hou. A. L. Mitchell moved, as substitute, that all mendiers of the Convention have the right to make nominations, and that the Convention select by ballot, from the names thui presented—the three highest to be the delegates, aud the three next highest alternates. After sonic discussion, the substitute was adopted. Judge Mitchell introduced the fol lowing resolution, which was unani mously adiiptfiPr * ' ' IX n Resolved, That the Hon. Benjamin II. Hill is our choice above all others, for Representative from this District in the 44th Congress of the United States, and the delegates representing the Countv of Clarke iu the Conven tion to be held in Gainesville, on the 14th instant, are hereby instructed to vote for Mr. Hill’s nomination. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for delegates to the Convention, with the following result: Delegates, Major Marcellas Stunley, Hon. A. L. Mitchell, Tinsley W. Rucker, Esq. Alternates, Rev. John Calvin Johnson, lion. Jefferson Jen nings and Capt. J. E. Ritch. On motion of Capt. C. G. Talmadge, the nomination was made unanimous. Ou motion of Maj. Stanley, any one of the regularly appointed delegates unable to attend the Convention, was empowered to select a substitute from the three alternates. On motion, the meeting adjourned. Joseph B. Carlton, Chairman. T. A. Burke, Sec’y. [For the ^Northeast Georgian.] ‘ RATIFICATION ME El ING. Franklin County Heard From Again. On the 20th of February last, a public meeting was held in Franklin couuty, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Gainesville Conven tion. to be held on the L4th instant. A considerable number of citizens were present, and resolutions were unani mously adopted, pledging the support of the Democracy of the Couuty to Hon. B. II. Hill, and instructing the delegates then appointed, to support Mr. Hill before the Convethion as long as there was a possibility of his nomination. In consequence of complaints raised by the friends of Hon. II. P. Bell, a second meeting was held to day. Dr. A. W. Brawner was called to the Chair, and J. G. Dortch appointed Secretary. After the object of the meeting had been explained, the fol lowing resolution was offered: Resolved, By tho Democracy of Franklin county here assembled, that the action of the meeting held in this County on the 20th of February lost, be, ana the same is hereby ratified and confirmed. Jjhero were about one hundred per- dbus present in the Court House, par ticipating in the meeting, from differ ent parts of the County, almost every neighborhood beiug represented by one or mote citizens. The resolution was carried by a ma jority of about niuety-soven, there beiug but three dissenting votes. J. G. Dortch, Sec’y. April 6th, 1875. [For tbo Northern Georgian. PUBLIC MEETING IN OCONEE. Watkinsville, April 7,1875. A Convention of the citizens of Oconee County assembled, at the Court House to-day, aud organized hv call ing James P. Mayne to the Chair, and requesting Henry Jemiiugs to act as Secretary. The President explained the object of the meeting to be the appointment [From tho Augusta Constitutionalist.] THE GEORGIA RAILROAD. Mu. Editor :—As there seems to be, just at this juncture, a disposition among the stockholders of the Georgia Railroad to criticize the management of the road, and us no one certainly has a clearer right to do so, I venture, as one of their number, to offer you a few suggestions on the subject. I do so tho more willingly since, within the last few days, an order lias been issued by those in authority reducing salaries of employes 12.V per cont., whether as cause or effect it does n< t appear, but certaiuly at a time suggestively near the annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the company. I would not. for any consideration, suggest, Mr. Editor, or even insinuate by this, that gentlemen so high in po rtion as the managers ot this great corporation would commit an act of such enormity as to reduce the wages of the employees of the company, in order to save themselves from the virtuous indignation of stockholders. only know that the Board of Direc tors of the company passed a resolu tion aliout twelve months ago, orilering this very reduction. I want to know why it has been carried out just now! Why was an order ot so much import ance suffered to lie so long in the capa cious pocket, or still more expansive recollection of some high official ? The State Road lessees made a larger re duction than this a year ago, and these gentlemen are members of the lease. \V hy was it not done here? The mere taking away of a part of the wages paid to employees, will not of itself remedy the evil of which the stockholders justly complain. The road employs too many unnecessary men—we don’t want them paid at aft. If, however, it appears that the wiges were higher than were necessary to secure efficient men, as a matter of course, reduce them. The real trouble is inefficient and incompetent manage ment, and, consequently, enormous waste in every department ot tiie ser vice. Will you hear with me long enough to mention some of the great est of them? I pass over the remarkable fact that there is scarcely an important office of the road, which it is not deemed nec essary to fill by two men, and beg to call attention to the car service of the road. This apartment is rendered un usually expensive, by the grossest care lessness. The Georgia Railroad cars are used promiscuouply and unscrupu lously by every connecting road. They may be seen on every railroad from St. Louis to Norfolk, and the master ear builder of the Georgia Railroad ha3 been heard to sav, “ Our car; go off and run all over the country until they are unfit for service, and then come here for repairs." To such an ex tent is the company preyed upon in this way, that I venture to assert that at the present moment, there is not an officer of the company who can tell you the whereabouts of more than four-fifths of the cars owned by the road. Of what benefit this sy-tem nmv be to the business of the road iu advc'tising, I cannot say, but it would stem to a stockholder, to have no other merit. Then, there is the “ Greasing” De partment. This is a bureau, sir, of no slight pretentions. Its chief is au offi cer of authority, and draws a consid erable salary for superintending the issue of the grease to the men who do tho work. The ** greasers” themselves are paid more than twice us any ordi nary laborer. Why could not this service be performed by others in the Car Department, and laborers at la borer’s wages? Again, there is the Motive Depart ment—a hydra with three heads ! Can any one point to another railroad in the world which requires three master machinists for sixty locomotives? Then there are the “ holsters.” It may not he known to the majority of those who may chance to read these lines, what a “ holster,” in railroad parlance, means. I will define: When an engineer comes into the depot at Augusta (and I suppose at Atlanta, too,) he delivers his engine to a man whoso sole duty is to run the locomo tive to the round house nnd place it in its appropriate stall. This man is the holster, aud they are in uumber not a few. Why could not the engineer himself perform this duty, which re quires perhaps ten minute? time ? The Road Department, too, is full of abuses, and teeming with unneces sary men. The “ sections” on the road vary from five to eight miles in length, am told, aud have each a section master aud from five to six men. This service is performed on other roads of acknowledged efficiency by the same number of men on sections of twelve miles, and that, too, in low countries with numerous streams, and not where the road is built on tho summit of an elevated ridge, and therefore in the best possible situation for cheap and easy maintenance. Then the Purchasing Department— does the sums paid for supplies, evi deuce economy and diligence? The service is performed by an officer, whose duty theoretically is* jp pass upon the purchases and not dp the purchasing. The Clerical Department seems to have been acknowledged by the recent order as too large, but even there, the reduction is very small. These, Mr. Editor, are some of the more prominent and notorious evider. ces of mismanagement.- There are many more, the enumeration of which would be tedious and tiresome. The case is a bad one, but not hopeless. Let the stockholders make a change in the management of the’road,, and even with its present business, it will pay atleast ten percent, dividends to its stockholders. Suppose the road was managed for 60 per cent of its re ceipts, as many others are, and had a t many things mu9t be done fore the full fruition of such an event can be reached. When the roadjis managed by men of ability, who will look only to the interests of the com pany ; when it can be run without the necessity of two Presidents, and two Superintendents, nnd three Muster Machinists and a Greasing bureau; when its cars are kept at home and do their own work ; when its track is kept in order by an efficient force, and not as now, in miserable plight bv an army of men; when its expenditures for supplies are scrutinized and checked by an efficient officer, when an occasional passenger will pay his fare and all sea son and thousand to !•■ tickets are abol ished ; when all these things are done, Mr. Editor, the road will pay hand some dividends, and we will hear of no such awkward attempts at retrench ment, as the reduction of wages, and the price of cross-tie9. Look at the records of the company itself. For the five years following the war, 1866 to 1870, inclusive, the ope rating expenses ranged frofll 51 to 55 per cent, of the gross receipts. Du ring this time, 100 miles of the road and all its bridges were rebuilt, nl! its machinery and cars had to be repaired from the effects of the war; new en gines and cars purchased and built, und yet, when all these stupendous works were completed, when the road and its rolling stock had been thor oughly renovated and perfected, the operating expenses in 1871 went up to 67 per cent, of the receipts, and have kept in that vicinity ever since. These ia<-ts arc unanswerable, they are overwhelming. Let the stock holders in convention assembled, see to it that a reform is instituted; let them send for Hercules aud bid him cleanse these Augean stables. Still Another Stockholder. AN ACT To regulate the weiohi»„~\-, rioe, and other agri~„n^. “H®*, in this State, am?t 0 prescribf^' 1 ^ ty for a violation of the a Section 1. Be it el **’ General •Assembly of th * Georgia, That from n»d a( v ,f ta of f sage of this Act, it s„ ; ,ll i tor auy salesman, or other n SWtu! ' any of the cities, towns, or vilL^'’ in this State, to weigh any bale hf* of packages of cotton, tierce ' ^ 8 ’. or tierce, of rice, or any other’a r “ produce disposed of by weight . of out first taking and sub.scrihi 3 , W ‘ lh ‘ 2 person l oiitli, before some by law to administer it, that "h 1 ^ justly, impartially, aud without dJ*' 11 tion, weigh a:l such cot on, aud y other articles of produce d’ispoJ,i * by weight, that may be shown'to i^ for that purpose, and render a count thereof to the party, or concerned, if so required. ^ Sec. 2. Bo it further euaetec Th such oath, when taken, must l* ^ in tho office of tho Ordinary 0 f ^ county, and a minute made thereof- and if such person weighs such p ro !. ducc, without having taken and file,) such an oath, he and the factor, 0 r person who may emphnr him, -hall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as prescrib/l in section 4310 of the Code of Georgia of 1873: Pro. vide.1, That the penalties herein pre- scrilied, shall attach only to parties weighing said articles for sale, and not to persons weighing their own pro. ducc. Sec. 3. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved March 2, 1875. no governor elected by the peo. PLE IN RHODE I8I.AND. Providence, April 8.^Lippitt, supported by the Liquor Dealers’ League, 7,084; Hazard, Independent Republican, supported by Prohibition- ists, 7,560; Cutler, Democrat, 4,345. No election hy the people, and thj Governorship depends upon the sup. plemental elections to the Legislature. The law, however, shuts Cutler from the contest before the Legislature. [From the Index end Baptist.] STA TE SUNDA Y-SCHOOL CON VENTION A1 UNION POINT. Programme of Exercises. Friday, May 21. 9:30 gates. A. M.—Enrollment of dele- vention, which assembles at Gainsville on the 14th instant, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the Hon. Garnett McMillan. On motion of J. W. Stroud, a com- ( mittee of five was appointed to prepare ' business for the meeting. 10 a.m.—Prayer. Song—“Rescue the Perishing.” Welcome address— by the President. Response—by the Rev. P. B. Robinson, of Greensboro 11 a. m.—Poem—“ Of Such is the Kingdom ” Miss M. L. Eve. Augusla. Essay—The “Religion Needed”— M iss Anna C. M. Blackburn, Barnes ville. Essay—Aliss Anna M. Barnes, of Atlanta. 12 M.—Appointment of Committee on Organization. 2:30 p. M.—Election of Officer? 3. p. m.—Why should Parents at tend Sunday-School?—Hon. W. D. Anderson, Marietta. 4 P. M.—How to promote Catholicity among Sunday-School workers—Rev Henry Quigg, Conyers. 4:30 p. M. to 5 r. M.—Disscussion of topics presented. Question Box 7 p. M.—Complete Sunday-School Idea in the Bible—Rev. W. II. Craw ford, Atlanta. 8 to 9 p. m.—Discussion of topics presented. Saturday, May 22. 9 A. M.—Our Dear Children— what shall he done tor them—Rev Knowles, ot Madison. j 9:30 A. M.—The relation of family government to Sunday-Schools—Dr. J. W. Osliu, West Point. 10 a. M.—Elements of a good Sun day-School—Hon. Join: II. James, Atlanta. 10:30 a. M.—Selection of next place of meeting. 11 A. M.—Jesus the model for Sun day-School Teachers—Rev. D. B. Hamilton, of Rome. 11:30 a. m.—Singing in our Sun day-Schools—How can it lie made more appropriate and devotional, and what is its relative value ns an anxili- iary in tho work—Rev. L. B. Fish, Atlanta. 2:30 p. M—Duties of church mem bers to Sunday-Schools—Major Camp bell Wallace, Atlanta. 3 i*. M.—The Sunday-School a Nat ional Defence—Hon. A. M. Candler, Decatur. 3:30 p. m.—Our one Text Book— the Bible—Rev. D. E. Butler, Madi son. 4 p.m.—How to bring children to Christ—Hou. Robert Hester, Elherton. 4:30 p. m.—How to teach a Bible lesson—Rev. T. C. Boykiu. Answer Box. 7 P. M.—Mission Sunday-School— F. M. Richardson, Atlanta. 8 p. M.—Discussion of topics pres ented. 9 P. M.—Hand-shaking. Sunday, May 23. Sunday-School exercises in the morn ing and afternoon, conducted by Rev T. C. Boykin, Superintendent-in-chief, and Rev. L. B. Fish in chatge of music. The programme of exercises will be announced on Saturday. Adjacent Sunday-Schoolsare invited to attend every day, and participate, selecting their own songs in advance, and will be allowed time to sing during the exercises. The railroads Iti the State will bring delegates for half fare—full fare com ing, and return free. Sunday-Schools of all evangelical denominations, are invited to send delegates in the ratio of one to every twenty mcmlters. It would lie well for Schools to notify tho Secretary, W. J. Houston, Atlanta, of the number of delegates they design sending. No fear need be entertained that Union Point will not aooommodate as many as attend. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens has written a letter to the Savanuah News in answer to a communication and an editorial which recently appeared in that paper. Mr. Stephens denies, d ; s- fnctly and emphatically, that he “e ej upheld, supported or detended any act of usurpation by General Grant or any body else, either in low or high official position, lie declares that his life has been devoted to the “ maiutetance of right against wrong—theVight* of indi viduals as well as the rights of States— igainst all abuses of power v hich tend to oppression and tyranny.”—UftK-iicle and Sentinel. •** of Delegates to represent the County ^ in the Congressional Nominating Con-lgrosa income of say SI,500,000, which sum has been surpassed for two vears, the net profits would be $756,000. Add to this the receipts from bonds and stocks held by the company, and dedaet tho interest on her own and other bonds due annually, and you will have a sum notsfar from $600,000, or 15 per cent, on the capital stuck. ' . ' b l ■ . V. COURT OF CLAIMS. Washington, April 7.—The Court of Claims has just decided that a full pardon and amnesty to those concerned tn the late war, while it blots out or throws into oblivion all personal offen ces, does not restore the proceeds placed iu the Treasury from confisca ted property sold. Tbo word pardon must, the court says, be construed ac cording toils weaning, as found in the English statute law at the time of the formation of the Constitution. The King had no power to restore estates, except those In which he might be per sonally interested, besides the proceeds of the confiscated property being cov ered in the Treasury, it could not be drawn therefrom, except by virtue of a law passed in conformity with the Constitution. Advertiselpte®fhr®jf!t0ry. Reese & Lane, *' } ‘ 1 Fancy Dry Goods, No. 1, Lester Block. Talmadge, Hodgson k Co., Provisions and Groeries, No. 1, College Avenue. F. W. Lucas & Co., Fancy Dry Goods, No. 2, Granite Row. SCUEVENELL & Co., Jewellers, No. 3, GnniteRow. M. G. & J. Cohen, Fancy Dry Goods, No. 4, Granite Row. J. II. Huggins, Provisions, Groceries and Dry Goods, No. 7, Granite Row. Dr. Wm, King, Druggist and Apothecary, Deupre* Block. R. T. Brumuy & Co., Druggists aud Apothecaries, Colli gs Avenue. T. A. Burke, Bookseller and Stationer, Cormr College Avenue |& Broad St. Longs & Billups, j Druggists and Apothecaries, Broad Street. W. A. Talmadge &Co., Jewellers, No. 2, College Avenue. Dr. T. A. Sale, Dentist, No. 4, Lester Block, Lp- Stairs. G. H. Hope, Agent Singer Sewing Machine, No. 4, Lester Block. G. Hauser, Cigar Manufacturer, College Aven c. Kalvarinski & Lieblek, Dealers in Cigars, Tobacco, &c., College Avenue. Charles Stern, Fancy Dry Goods, Broad Street. C. W. Davis, Photographer, Broad Street. Miss C. James, Fancy Millinery Goods, Broad Street. Du. R. M. Smith, Druggist and Apothecary, Brotd Street. Mrs. T. A. Adams, Fancy Millinery Goods, J3rotd St. J. M. Barry, . N , Fancy Groceries, Cor. BroadA Jack- son Streets. Snead & Co., Boots, Shoes and Hats, Broad St. J. C. Harms & Co., Groceries aud Provisions, Broad St. J. C. Wilkins & Co., Stoves and Tin Ware, Broad St. Hutcheson, Summey & Bell, Hardware Dealers, Deupree Block. Cobb, Erwin & Cobb, . Attorneys at Law, Deupree Block. Hunter & Beusse, Groceries and Dry Goods, Deupee Block. -/ Weatherly & Co., Groceries and Dry Goods, Corner Thomas & Clayton Sts. J. W. Collin, Dry Goods, Groceries, Ac., Thomas Street. S. C. Dobbs, , Groceries, Dry Goods, Ac-? Broad Strrek Orr & Co., - „ , s , Dry Goods and Groceries, Broaden. Childs, Nickerson A tkl., Hardware Dealers, Broad Street. W. A. Jester, , Franklin House Hotel, Broad ot, Sharp little Katie Doyle, of Pits- burg, got out of patience with her bash ful lover’s backwardness and so brought matters to a favorable climax by saying to him, “ I really believe you are afraid to ode me to marry you, -for you know I would say yw.” Gann A Reaves, Livery Stable, Thomas 8h ^^y^ods and Groceries, Block, Thopjas St.. J. M. Upshaw, , iA-winE
