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T H E E A L E .
Friday Morning,-February lfi, 1877.
.1. F„ KEDWINE, Editor.
,T. If. BUTT, Associate Editor.
We are happy to announce that we
have seemed the services of Mr. Geo.
AV. Norman, as general traveling agent
for the Eagle, and commend him to
the kind attention of our friends. Mr.
Norman will solicit subscriptions, make
collections and arrange for advertising,
and any assistance rendered him by
the friends and well wishers of the
paper be duly appreciated bv the
proprietor.
Democratic Convention Ninth Congression
al District.
Barrettsville, Ga., Feb. 10, 1877.
I hereby notify the Democratic par
ty of the Ninth Congressional District,
and the committee men of the differ
ent counties in the District, to hold
their primary meetings or elections,for
the purpose of sending delegates to
the Democratic Convention, to be held
in Gainesville, on Wednesday, the 28tli
day of February, 1877, to nominate a
candidate lor Congress, to 1111 the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Hon. B. H. Hill. Desiring the true
expression of the District, a full dele
gation, either in person or by proxy,is
earnestly requested.
John Hockeniujll,
Cbm. Dem. Ex. Com. 9th Con. Dist.
Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 10, 1877.
The Democrats of Hall county are
respectfully requested to hold a meet
ing at the Court House, in Gainesville,
on* Saturday, the 24th inst., for the
purpose of selecting delegates to at
tend the nominating convention to be
held in this city on the 28th inst, to
nominate a candidate for congress to
till the vacancy occasioned by the res
ignation of Hon. B. H. Hill. A full
turn out is requested.
H. S. Bradley,
Chin. Dem. Ex. Com. Hall Cos.
Mr. Stephens’ health continues to
improve, and he appears more hopeful
than at any time since his recent
severe illness.
Congress sent out investigating com
mittees. Cuibono? There are eight
members of the commission who knew
what their party wanted, and this was
enough for them.
And still the average city editor is
inclined to “bulldoze” the Spitz dog.
The poor Spitz is bound to have a
hard time of it, as his very name is
'.M • Well
“give a dog a bad name, ol'J "v®,
__—--i
It appears to be generally conceded
that the decision of the commission
in l,he Florida ease indicates their fu
ture action in all eases. It looks as
though the eight Republicans are
going for party in spite of the Consti
tution, the laws, the truth and their
oaths.
Gov. Yance, of North Carolina, has
appointed several colored men to office
in that state. The colored people are
becomiug more convinced every day
that the Democrats of the South are
their best friends, and as a conse
queuce are coming out iu troops on
that side. No wonder the Radicals
now talk of difranchisiug colored men.
The closing hours of the Mississippi
Legislature, which has just adjourned,
were marked by the colored Republi
cans on the floor of the two Houses ris
ing and pronouncing sentiments of
the most comraendablo character in
favor of the economical and just gov
ernment of the Democrats.
Maddox, too, is a man of blood,
though not as fierce as Wells. He
killed his antagonist, Lieut. McPher
son, in a duel at Mier during the Mexi
can War. Ho has this advantage of
Wells, however, he is disposed to tell
the truth, and did not go around with
pistols and a thug knife to “protect
himself,, from those who were trying
to worm the truth out of him.
Among the reasons given by those
Democrats who voted against the Elec
toral Commission, is one of consider
able forco, to-wit: The hand was bound
to be stocked, eight Republicans and
seven Democrats. Eaton, Knott & Cos.,
were satisfied that it would be poor
policy to bet against a man’s own game,
especially when the man was a well
known “sharper” and had the shuffling
of his own cards.
The bloody minded J. Madison
Wells, so far as is publicly known, bus
killed outright but one man, though
he has long thirsted for the gore of a
brother, and from the way he was
loaded with weapons, while being ex
amined before the Commission, he was
no doubt seeking to embrue his hand
a second time iu the blood of a fellow
mortal. But the pistols, rifle and
bowie-knife were taken from him, and
J. Madison has to refurnish his armory
before going again on the warpath.
The following is the oath taken by
each member of the Electoral Commis
sion: “I do solemnly swear that
I will partially examine and consider
all questions submitted to the Commis
sion, of which I am a member, and a
true judgment give thereon, agreeably
to the Constitution and Laws—so help
me God.” That Morton and Garfield
should violate such an oath would cre
ate no surprise, but that Justices of
the Supreme Court of the United States
should do so, under the party lash, is
enough to shock every houest man iu
either party.
The Heutral 'Assembly.
Our Atlanta correspondent gives a
pretty full synopsis of the proceedings
of the Legislature for the past week.
In the House of Representatives, on
Wednesday, the following bill was
passed: “To authoize the issue of
state bonds to the amount of $2,298,
397, to exchange for endorsed bonds
of the Macon aud Brunswick railroad
to the amount of $1,950,000; bonds of
the North and South railroad $240,000;
bonds of Memphis Branch railroad,
$34,000; accrued interest, $74,397.
Bonds run 12 years and bear G per cent
interest. This exchange of bonds at
reduced interest will save $23,000 per
annum and $280,000 in the 12 years.’’
We have a suspicion that there is a
“big job’’ in this measure, which the
people of Georgia will find out to their
sorrow when it is too late. The save
ing of one per cent per annum of inter
est looks plausible ou its face, but
when it is remembered that bona fide
Georgia bonds are selling iu the mar
kets at from par to small premium,
and that these Railroad endorsed
bonds, are worth only about sixty
cents in the dollar, it will not seem
strange that the holders of the endors
ed bonds should be willing to exchange
them for the bonds of the State bear
ing six per cent interest. The trade
would put eight or nine hundred thou
sand dollars into somebody’s pocket,
for no equivalent whatever. This sort
of financiering would be a “ten strike”
for the holders of these endorsed
bonds, but we fail to see where the
State is to be benefited by a change of
the original contract -
Better to sell the roads for what
they will bring—taking in payment
these endorsed bonds, and then should
there be a deficit for which the State
is really liable, let it be equitably ad
justed. In this way, we have no doubt,
the roads would bring nearly, or quite,
twice as much, as they would if sold
as the property of the State for cash.
While on the subject of bonds, we
will state that from the maneuvering
which we bavo seen since the Legisla
ture has been in session, we are led to
believe that if a Covontion is not called
to settle at once, and forever, the ques
tion of fraudulent bonds, the people
of Georgia will soon have saddled on
them a debt, under which they, and
their children, will groan for genera
tion to come.
Mr. Speer’s Letter.
By request we publish this week a
communicatiou from Emory Speer,
Esq., on the basis of representation in
the Congressional Couventions in this
District. We do tLTo+o give Mr. Speer
a hearing, but without endorsing bis
position. Indeed we 4 T we could
de uonstraUi that, ly . ,di of* repre
sentation that lias prevailed heretofore
is about as equitable any that could
be adopted. The letter is au artful
atteinpt, to_ diasatjufs/the people with
Conventions aud "to encourage dis
organization.
District Convention.
We publish in another column Maj.
Hockenhull’s call for a Congressional
Convention to assemble at this place
on the 28th inst., to nominate a can
didate to fill the place made vacant by
the resignation of Hon. B. H. Hill.
The time is short, hence we urge upon
the people of the District prompt ac
tion, that delegates may be selected
who will reflect the views and carry
out the wishes of their constituents.
Iu this way harmony can and will be
maintained, and the organization of
the party preserved intact.
Gen. Pleasonton thinks he has dis
covered a panacea “for all the ills that
flesh is heir to.” Blue Glass is the
“king cure all.’ The man who thought
ho had discovered the fountain of per
petual youth was mistaken. The land
of Utopia is still terra incognita. The
spring of life and health still eludes
the search of those who wish to drink
therefrom and be immortal; but Gen.
Pleasonton has found the next thing
to it. Glass of cerulean tint will do
the work. Old age and disease in
every form, in man or beast, as well
as the imperfections of the vegetable
world, are all to be healed and
remedied by this simple application
of blue glass. Its wonderful curative
powers is from henceforth to reiuvig
orato the weak, restore the sick and
rejuvinate the old.
The doctor’s occupation’s gone.—
“Throw physic to the dogs;” ffy to the
life-giving rays of blue glass and live
forever.
Atlanta is to havo another daily
paper, to be called the Picayune, and
the company proposes to issue it at an
early day. We are unable to see why
a city of JO,OOO inhabitants, a great
railroad center and having daily inter
course with a large number of thriving
villages and densely populated com
munities, cannot support two first-class
dailies. We believe it can, and judg
ing from what we have learned of the
parties who have the enterprise in
hand, we are satisfied that the Pica
yune will prove a success. We shall
look with a great deal of interest for
this new candidate for public favor,
and bespeak for it, in advance, a liberal
patronage at this point and along the
Air Line Road. Hurry up your horse,
gentlemen, the field is open. Brains,
pluck and enterprise, backed by a rea
sonable amount of capital, as a send
off, will be sure to win
There are 1,209 lawyers in the State,
98 of whom live in Fulton; Chatham
and Richmond have each 58. The
State also contains 1,588 doctors, Ful
ton leading off with 67,while Richmoud
has 35 and Chatham 33.
Independent Candidate.
In the Athens Watchman of the 13th
inst. we see that Emory Speer, Esq.,
has, in obedience to the call of a few
of his particular friends and admirers,
announced himself as an independent
candidate for Congress in this district.
Mr. Speer comes with the same old
cry against conventions, so long used
by political aspirants, who are so ex
ceedingly anxious to serve their coun
try. These conventions are great
“cheats and humbugs,” especially when
they are not likely to be controlled for
the benefit of some favored locality and
for some aspiring politician. We are
of those who hold that the only way to
obtain a fair expression of the people
is by a convention properly organized;
and it does appear immodest in Mr.
Speer, to say the least of it, to even
insinuate that the people of the Ninth
District have not intelligence and pa
triotism enough to hold a convention
that will give a full and fair expression
of their wishes, as to who shall repre
sent them in Congress, and at the
same time preserve the time-honored
method, heretofore adopted to preserve
intact their party organization. If
Mr. Speer’s policy is adopted, a gen
eral scramble will result, aud someone
whose political principles are not in
accord with those of the people he
professes to represent, will be elected.
Unless we are greatly deceived, Mr.
Speer will find that he has reckoned
without his host in this malter, and
that the people of the Ninth will show
that they are capable of bolding a fair
convention, harmoniously nominating
a candidate, and intelligently and pa
triotically supporting the man of their
choice.
The House was engaged all day on
the 13th in debate on the report of the
Florida Investigating Committee. The
majority report declared the Tilden
electors duly elected, and the minority
the Hayes electors. There was but
little interest in the debate uutil Pur
man, of Florida, arose, and after cen
suring bis party associates in the
North for the indifference which they
had shown to the result of the election
in the South, and for the blunders it
bad made in refusing to admit Pincli
back into the United States Senate as
Senator from Louisiana. He declared
that, though a staunch Republican, he
felt it his duty to say that the Tilden
electors had been duly elected in Flor
ida, and he charged the canvassing
board of that State as a bold, unscrup
ulous, fraudulent body. His speech
elioited much applause from the Derh
acrats, who gathered around him, and
paid close attention to his reiparks,
with- the understanding that a vote
should be taken tomorrow upon its
resolutions of the committee.
. The Savannah News says: Frac
tional currency was perishable stuff
and the government has reaped a
handsome profit out of its wear and
tear. Nearly the whole of the fraction
al currency redeemed duriug the past
month was of the last issue. The ten
millions of the first, second and third
issues were mostly worn out and lost.
Of the fourth and last issues only
about seventeen millions have been re
deemed, although it all might have
been re leemed ten months ago. The
government has thus turned a dishon
est penny by the mutilation and wear
ing out of fractional notes to the
amount of some eighteen millions of
dollars.
Messrs. McDonald and Jenks made
stirring speeches before the Commis
sion, and there was apparently an im
pression made. Mr. Jenks concluded
by asking the commission to let the
truth shine upon the whole transac
tion. If you do, said ho, there cau be
but one single result; the wisest of
men, the stongest of men can’t make
the false true. No false god should
be set up. If you attempt to blind the
eyes of this mighty nation your edict
will be void, for history will know the
truth and record it! No, we want to
clear out all this pollution, and to
purge the nation of disgrace of the
fraud of this vice of returning boards.
On Sunday last we quoted the New
York Sun’s distrust of the Electoral
Commission, which ended thus; ‘The
gain to the Republicans in this Electo
ral bill is immense and unparalleled,
while the Democrats have been sign
ally circumvented. The Democratic
House of Representatives had the de
termination of this great question in
their own hands, and now it is in the
hands of Joseph P. Bradley.’ We are
in peril of realizing Gen. Toombs’
illustration that when a fellow holds a
full-handed he is a fool to bunch the
cards.
The President recently appointed
Judge Settle, of North Carolina, to be
United States District Judge for Flor
ida. The Wilmington, (N. C.; Star
says: ‘Judge Settle Las been to Wash
ington and had a pleasant interview
with his very special friend, President
Grant. He reports the opinion of that
august official ou the present political
situation to be that there is not the
slightest doubt that the Electoral
Commission will count Samuel J. Til
den in.’
Georgia is doing as well as could be
expected under the circumstances.
She enjoys a State tax of only five mills
on the dollar,, she meets her obligations
promptly anil her bonds are above par.
The people are far more prosperous
than in either South Carolina or Lou
isiana, and all this under a Democratic
majority of 81,000. —Maine Starndard.
Letter from Atlanta.
Atlanta, February 12, 1877.
Editors Eagle: The sixth annual
report of the State School Commis
sioner is a very instructive and impor
tant one. From it we learn that the
entire school population of the State
is 394,037; the average attendance for
the past year was 179,405; the amount
of the State school fund raised for that
year was $291,319, and there were col
lected by local taxation in counties and
cities under local laws $142,727 63
add this to the State school fund and
it makes $434,046 63. Jf‘ Te ‘ amount
expended in the State for tlyl support
of schools in the year 1876, the entire
amount paid out for supervision aud
instruction ]>er capita, is as follows:
On school population $1 10;" on enroll
ment $2 42; on average attendance
$3 77. The school fund of the State
is made up by half of the rent of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, $150,-
000 00; tax on shows and exhibitions
$3,139 92; dividends on Georgia Rail
road stock $3,720 00; poll tax, $1 each,
about $291,319 00. The number of
persons between the ages of 10 and 18
years, unable to read, is very large,
and I might add a shame teffhe State.
To give you an idea, I will give the
number in three counties only: In
Banks there are 65 whites and 79
blacks, between 10 and 18 years of
age, and 48 whites and 80 blacks over
18, making a total of 262 unable to
read: In Hall there are 650 whites
and 297 blacks, betweeu ID and 18,
and 287 whites and 419 blacks over
18, making a total of 1,651 that can
not read. In Jackson there are 329
whites and 692 blacks, between 10 and
18, and 369 whites and 792 blacks over
18, making a total of 2,182 illiterates
in the county. Add these totals and
we find that there aro 4,095 persons
over 10 years of age in one Senatorial
district unable to read, and of this
number there are 1,748 whites. In the
entire State there are about 50,000
whites and 248,000 blacks, making a
total of 300,000 illiterates in Georgia
over 10 years old.
The above will interest those of your
readers who favor the education of the
children, and I give this brief statisti
cal information with the hope of adding
something in the way of arousing the
people generally to the great import
ance of sustaining the public, schools
in county and towns, and educating
their children as thoroughly as possi
ble, and wliero public schools cannot
be had get up private schools. Let the
education of the children be the para
mount object, “first, last and all the
time.”
Qttr Stat,e*is surely liking in two im
portant particulars, to-wit: The educa
tion of her children aud iu manufac
iiifv Hhfl must foster these to a much
aCgflSlitt: - “ Ai> 3
would Xeep pace wit” hel* pton 't
sisters. Eighteen.
Tlie People Protest Agaist*tCe Decision
in the Florida Case.
An objection is interposed by the
undersigned senators and representa
tives to the decision made by the com
mission constituted by the’ act entitled
“au act to approve and regulate the
counting of the votes for president
and vice president and the decision of
questions arising there from for the
term commencing March 4, A. D.
1877, as to the true aud legal electoral
vote of Florida on the following
grouuds:
The decision determined that the
vote cast by C H Pearce, F C Hum
phries, W H Holden, and T W Long,
as electors of president and vice presi
dent of the United States in and for
and behalf of the State of Florida, is
the true aud legal electoral vote of the
said State, when in truth and in fact
the votes cast by Wilkinson Call, J E
Young, Robert E Hilton and Robert
Bullock, is the true and lawful vote of
said State.
For that said committee refused to
receive competent and material evi
dence tending to prove that C H
Pearce, F C Humphries, T W Long,
and W H Holden, were not appointed
electors iu the manner prescribed by
the legislature of the State of Florida,
but were designated as electors by the
returning board of said State corrupt
ly and fraudulently, in disregard of
law, or with intent to defeat the will of
the people expressed in the choice of
Wilkinson Call, J E Young, R C Hil
ton, and Rebert Bullock, who were le
gally and regularly appointed electors
by the State of Florida in the manner
prescribed by the legislature thereof.
For that the commission refused to
recognize the rights of the courts of
the state of Florida to review and re
verse the judgment of the returning
board of canvassers rendered through
fraud, without jurisdiction, and reject
ed and refused to consider the action
of said courts after their decision that
Pearce, Humphreys, Holden and Long
were not entitled to cast the electoral
vote of the State of Florida, which said
decision was rendered by a court of
said State, lawfully brought before said
court, which court had jurisdiction
over the subject matter thereof, and
whose jurisdiction over the said
Pearce, Humphreys, Holden any Long
had attached before any act was done
by them as electors.
That said decision excludes all evi
dence tending to show that the Sate of
Florida by all the departments of its
government—legislative, judicial And
executive—had decreed as fraudulent
all the certificates of Stearns, governor,
as well as that of the state canvassers,
upon which certificate the said can
vassers had acted, and by means of
which the true electoral votes of Flor
ida have been rejected and false ones
substituted in their stead, and
8. For that the count of the votes
of Pearce, Humphreys, Holden and
Long for president and vice president
would be a violation of the constitu
tion of the United States.
Signed by Senators Jones, Cooper,
Barnum, Ivernan, Saulsbury, McDon
ald, and Representatives Knott, Field,
Holman, Tucker, Thompson, Jenks,
Finley, Sayler, Morrison, Dewitt and
Springer.
From the Capitol.
Atlanta, Feb. 14, 1877.
Editors Eagle: I regret my inability
to inform your readers definitely in
reference to the Convention bill. It is
tost from one hou e to the other like
boys playing at ball. It is now before
the Senate the second time. It first
passed the House, directing the Gov
ernor to order an election for delegates
without referring the question to the
people. The Senate amended it, allow
ing the people to say whether they
wanted one or not. The House con
curred in this and' added another
amendment, submitting the question
of Atlanta or Millodgeville as a site
for the capital also to the people.
WhethdV the Senate will concur, or
what the final action of the two houses
will be, no one seems to know. Some
think that a conference committee will
be raised, and an agreement will be
reached—others think the bill will fail
altogether. The “hitch” is over the
reference of the question to the peo
ple. The advocates of each position
contend that the people are on their
side of the question.
The committee on reduction of the
Judicial Circuits, reported that the
number of cireuits could be reduced
to sixteen. A bill to this effect was
read the first time and referred to the
Judiciary committee. It abolishes the
Augusta, Albany, Oconee and Rome
Circuits. The Western remains as be
fore, except that Walton county is
stricken and Hart comity added.
It is recommended that the office of
compiler of public laws and superin
tendent of public works be abolished;
that the State house clerks salary be
reduced to $1,500 each; that the re
porter of the Supreme Court recoive
no pay from the State; that the cleri
cal force is unnecessarially large and
expensive, and the cost of public print
ing in excess of &hat it should be.
The tax act has passed the House
and transmitted to the Senate. In
addition to the/*sual tax heretofore, it
taxes watches ‘and jewelry at their
market value. It puts the aggregate
State tax at 50 cents on the hundred
dollars worth of property. 1
An amendment was offered to tax
the owner of a dog or dogs one dollar
for each dog, but it was defeated by a
large vote —so the pet measure of the
Atlanta Constitution has gone up for
this session.
The committee on the academy for
the blind, reports • rat institution in a
good condition. Speaks well of Prof.
Williams, who is in charge, and recom
mends an appropriation of $13,500 to
the institution.
A bill to appropriate $1,500 to the
assistant instructor of the Military De
■ , J i.t<i:l with the North
*e igia College, at Dahionega, passed
,rhi House.
. \ bill to give the chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners the
poww to imprison all delinquent par
ties who refuse to work the road, or
pay the regular road tax, passed the
House.
Also, the bill to authorize Judges of
Inferior Courts to appoint a reporter
to take testimony in criminal cases,
passed.
The bill to authorize the issue of
State Bonds, to the amount of $2,298,-
397, to exchange for past due bonds of
the Macon and Brunswick railroad,
the North and South road, and the
Memphis Branch road, with accrued
interest, was passed in the House; the
new bonds to run twelve years and
bear six per cent, interest. This is
Mr. James’ measure.
The appropriation act is now under
discussion in the House. Retrench
ment and reform were not so popular
when they reached their own pay.—
They have voted themselves $7 per day
and 25 cents milage—a large sum for
three or four hours’ work. They vote
the Governor $4,000 salary; the Sec
retary of State, Comptroller General,
and Treasury, $2,000 each; their clerks,
$1,500 each; Judges of the Supreme
Court, $3,500; Judges of the Superior
Court, $2,500; Trustees of Lunatic
Asylum S3OO each; Principal Keeper
of Penitentiary, $2,000; Deaf'and
Dumb Institue, $12,000.
A motion to adjourn nine die next
Saturday was lost by 19 yeas to 79
nays. This vote indicates they will
the session beyond the alloted
40 day's. The truth is, they ought to
have .ffljpnrnod at least two weeks ago.
The Convention and Appropriation
bills, and the Tax Act, are the only
ones of any general importance that
has been before them—all the others
were rnorely of a local character, and
many of them could have been dis
pensed with. They have talked much
and loudly of the importance of re
trenchment-and reform, but they have
not yet. put the reforming-knife to
themselves or their pay; however a
motiou to reconsider their per diem is
now being discussed.
The Marietta A North Georgia Rail
road tiill was reconsidered, and an
effort will be made to put it through
the House to-night or to-morrow. It
is to be hoped that this bill will pass.
A bill has also been introduced to
endorse the bonds of the Northeastern
railroad, to the amount of $0,500 per
mile. This ought also to pass. This
latter road is entirely in the Ninth Con
gressional District, and the former will
run ihroiigh a portion of it That sec
tion of the State has long been neg
lected, and has not shared as liberally
in the way of State-aid, as other and
less important sections.
The Electoral Commission has re
ported that Florida should be counted
for Hayes and Wheeler; and the Lon
isiaua case has been submitted; a hai
fight is,expected over this state. A
H. Stephens is reported as saying that
he “has always considered Oregon the
stronger c.t Be for the Democrats, and
he still thiuks it invincible.” The lat
est Washington dispatches say that his
health is now improving.
• Eighteen.
Jiews Items.
The railroad pool is endeavoring to
bulldoze the Air Line Company into
terms.
Reports from the coffeo trees planted
in California four years ago announce
complete success.
Correspondents report favorable pro
gress in the negotiations between Tur
key and Servia and Montenegro.
Stolen—The four electoral votes’ of
a sovereign Slate. When last seen
they were in the possession of one
Rutherford B. Hayes.
If fraud clothes itself in the forms
of law, there is no power in the laud
to prevent its consummation. So say
three United States Supreme Court
J udgor.
At the meeting last week, the trus
tees olected Professor Little (State
Geologist) to the vacant Professorship
of Agriculture in the University of
Georgia.
The republicans should have iusisted
upon J. Madison Wells’ giviug them a
clean title to the vole of Louisiana ho
tkey paid him the price for the vote of
the State.
The estimated net loss to the city of
Savannah and the State of Georgia,by
the yellow fever of last summer and
fall, is given by Dr. Ely McClellan, an
experienced surgeon of the United
States army, at $5,009,857.
A charter of a railroad from Law
renceville to the Air-Line has been
prepared and forwarded to the Legis
lature, to be introduced at this ses
sion. The leading property holders,
directly interested, are taking a deep
interest in the matter.
The closing hours of the Mississippi
legislature, which has just adjourned,
where marked by the colored republi
cans on the floor of the two housesris
iug and pronouncing sentiments of the
most commendable character in favor
of the economical and just government
of the democrats.
There is a Chinese firm in San Fran
cisco consisting of seven members.
They keep their money in a safe on
which there are seven locks, and the
funds can be reached only by unani
mous consent, as each partner has a
lock to himself.
The case of the United States
against Gen. Belknap was dismissed
on motion of the District Attorney, by
direction of the Attloruey General, for
the reason that the evidence would not
sustain the prosecution. This action
was taken by direction of the Presi
dent.
‘Wells’ villainy,’ says the Boston
Post, ‘may well be styled the centen
nial shame of the American people.’
Hardly (hat, either; rather, the crown
ing infamy of the Republican party.
The American people have had yo
hand in the roguery.
Dispatch to the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue from Agent Cham
berlain, dated Cartersville, Ga., reports
that a raid had been made in the north
ern part of the State, and thirty-three
stills destroyed and eighty-four ar
rests made. Lieut. Mclatyre, of 2d
Infantry, was killed in Log moun
tains by 30 illicit distillers, who attack
ed the government force under cover of
night.
The Atlanta Custom House prom
ises well. The basement, built chiefly
of stone from Stone Mountain, is com
pleted, and the irou girders for the
floor above have already been placed.
It is located just across the street from
the capitol, and is 135 x 75. Above
ground it will be three stories of conve
nient heighth, and built of brick with
stone trinmings. Although Stoue Moun
tain is iu sight, with a railroad running
by its base, the stone for trimming is
to come from Maine. It is being receiv
ed now. The idea of an underground
railroad by which cars could be run
into the basement of the custom house
has been abandoned. The bid of the
Maine firm for furnishing the granite
for the building was $9,000 less than
the bid from Georgia, which explams
the fact above mentioned.
Whether Grant’s term expires on
the 4th of March or the sth, there is
j a satisfaction in the thought that only
four more weeks remain of his leaden
ring. The long, gloomy night is near
ly over, and day is beginning to break;
the night of rings in all the govern
ment departments, in the custom
houses, internal revenue and Indian
agencies, in the-post-traderships, in the
lobbies and in committees in the se
cret service—everywhere. The era
when Schenck and Sickles represented
us abroad; when Belknap, Delano,Wil
liams, Taft and Z. Chandler represent
ed us at home; when Boss Shepherd,
Ci vil Grant and Babcock were tb e
powers behind the throne, and when
the threads of every tangled web of
villiainy led straight to the White
House—this era is passing rapidly
away. The number of corrupt men
who have been crushed or driven into
retirement during the past two years is
a hopeful augury of the future. A
bettor time is coming.—Baltimore Ga
zette.
Frank Josephs, one of the Hon.(V)
Radical electors from Louisiana, has
served three years iu the penitentiary.
Who will now dare to say LhaL Josephs
is ineligible to office under the Radi
cal programme. But few can show a
better record on which to predicate a
claim for preferement than he, and no
doubt, in addition te the honor of cast
ing a ballot for Hayes and Wheeler,
will, if Hayes is counted in, stand a
chance of being promoted. This is the
sort of material they are looking for.
THE CELEBRATED
“EUREKA” <4l 4*0!!
Having taken the Agency of the above named Celebrated
FERTILIZER,
I am prepared to furnish it to luy Planting Friends in such
qualities as may be desired, on tlie following very liberal terms:
#60.00 Per Ton,
Payable first of November, 1877, in good merchantable cotton, at 15 cents per pound.
PHEIG IX T CAS IX .3
To prove the value of the “Eureka,” I deem it only necessary to submit the following
certificate from Mr. David Dickson, the most successful plauter of the ago:
Wm. G. Crenshaw, Esq., President Dear Sin: I have sold tor the last four years over
two thousand tons of the “Eureka” Ammoniated Super Phosphate ok Lime, which has
proved the best Standard Fertilizer I know of ; and have used it myself for the last
five years, and find it to be the best 1 have ever used. Yours truly, DAVID DICKSON.
Before purchasing be sure and call on me.
.TAMES F. EAW, Agent.
Gainesville, Ga., January 19, 1877.
GAINESVILLE COLLEGE,
GAI \ ESA IE I jE, GA.
1877. 1877.
Spring Term q _ This School, under the
Commences Monday, Jan. __ fostering care of the City
29th, and closes Friday, f /i"\ / Council, is devoted to the
July 6th— 24 weeks. ( . .T-y.r- \ / . thorough < o education
Fall Term J C /// rimUr f ■J’w t *"' ® KXES ou fbo plan
' Commences Monday, Sep- , J ! •t- */ of the best modern schools
tember 3d, and closes Fri- \ ''MtUr ■ of Europe and America,
day, December 3d sixteen i'L t- v'y, VWjm'F, ( The intention is to make
weeks. ; v 4—, ' sj >J £? ■ it one of the leading schools
Students should enter A. ./ S' f, ■ ol Georgia, and the l’resi
promptly ou the first day ; L*& 'dent of the institution ear
of each term. f JF neatly solicits the co-opera-
Tuition is charged front V rij' |Bri tion ot his friends through
the first of the scholastic jyiy' ollt *•“' Btate, and of the
mouth in which the stn- 1 citizens generally,
dent enters to the end of , Discipline,
the term -one-half due The discipline will lie
advance; the remainder at laM&i.ff rffislpv kind, impartial and strict,
the close ot the session. W? ' Faithful study and thor-
No deduction for lost time 7 flnmr ~ oughnessin recitation mas t
nor occasional abseuct [ ” 1 ho attained by each stu
except in cases of sicknesslMpWSgry-— ’’ ' • dent to retain connection
protracted over one month— with the College.
FEKrA-LTIES.
1. Reproof. 2. The Rod. 3. Suspension. 4. Expulsion.
REV. C. B. LaIIATTE, FRESIDFAT.
The Teachers of the Different Schools of the College will be Carefully Selected, -fes
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Tuition. Per Month. Spring Term. Kail Term*
Primary School SI.OO $ 0.00 $ too
Common School 2.00 12.00 s 00
High School 4.00 24.00... 7 . lc.'oo
College Classes 5.00 30.00 2(100
Music 5.00 30.00 20.00
Rent of Instrument: 50 3.00 2.00
Board $lO to sl2 Per Month.
IrLioicltsAXtcAl Pees SI Per Term, iax Advance.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
1. Primary School Course. —Spelling, Reading, Writing, Primary Arthmetio and Geogra
phy, Slate and Blackboard Exercises.
2. Common School Course. —Geography, Arithmetic, History, Primary Grammar, Elocu
tion, Slate and Blackboard Exercises.
3. High School Course. —Geography, Arithmetic, Grammar. Histury, Composition, Dicta
tion, Elocution, Elementary Algebra and Geometry, Slate and blackboard Exercises.
4. -College Course.- Elocution, History, Geouo 'w, Latin, Creek, French, Trb'otiouit.ti v
Surveying and Engineering, Chemistry. Botany, Physiology, (bnlogy, Rhetoric, Logie, Arith
metic, (most advanced), Algebra, (most advanced), Evidurn-. s Christianity, Etc , !Ue.
5. Extra. Book-keeping by Double Entry, Drafting, Coloring, Etc., $30.(10 per course.
SASUN ' GAP HIGH SCHOOL
Located iu the Beautiful Valley of Head of Tennessee,
RABUN COUNTY, GEORGIA.
w. A. CUHTIH, 3?i inoipal.
TWO SKSSIONS ANNUALLY
Open on the Third Monday in January and July,
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RATES OF TUITION, PER TERM:
SPELLING, KKADDIG, WRITING, and PRIMARY AKITIIIIIKTK , ( ;.oo
ANALYSIS, HKIMAItV UliOlillAl’H V, and INTERIIIKDIATE AKITIIDIS TK 8.00
ENULISII UKAM JIA It, COMPOSITION, LOOK' and Alt II'IIMIOTK KMX)
RHETORIC, ADVASICEI) ARITHMETIC, ADVANC ED GEOGRA l-II I , l i,K-
M KATA It V ALGEBRA and PHYSICAL SCIENCES , >
A DVANCED ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY and LANGUAGES I ~no
Youjir men preparing lor ttio Ministry, irrespective of denomination, will Is- admitted free of tuilo.i.
Contingent Fee, each Student, r,U cents. Contingent Eu.i and one-iliird ot Tuition „ ~,„ivd in advance,
and balance promptly at close of Session.
No Student will be admitted lor a less time than the balance oft c Session, from date ~f entering.
No deduction will be made lor absence except iu cases of protracted sick ness, of the student of not J. •
Mian two weeks duration.
The course oi instruction will be thorough and practical. and discipline firm but mild, and such that any
student of pure and elevated motives can not object to.
Healthful location, pure water, salubrious atmosphere, mild climate, and attentive and devote J i, a,
render the school attractive, pleasant and instructive.
O
Board in Good Families at $5 to $6 per Month.
AU- The Board of Education in each county of North-east Georgia is respectfully ri-rpiesli-d to upp mt
deserving young gentleman or lady, over fifteen years of age, of industrious habits and good moral character
who will be received for not less than one year in this school, free of tuition charges, if tarnished with aim
titicate signed by the President and Secretary of the Board. Address
W. A. CURTIS,
jaus-tf II E A I OK TKNN ESSE E P. ~ .
TV A O <> O O II II 10
MALE AND FEMALE 111 (Ml SCHOOL.
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Spring Term Opens January ‘Mil, fo Continue Siv Mouilis.
FACUL r P y :
Rev. J. J. METHVIN, Principal.
Miss AMELIA STARR, Assistant.
Miss M. B. BTJTT, Music Teacher.
Tuition ami irk: 5.00 Per .Month,
Munic #o.OO Mon I 11.
Board in Good Families at SG.OO to SIO.OO Per Month.
Cabins near School Room, where Pupils can board (liemselves at a mere nominal sum.
Those wishing these rooms will please apply early.
Young men preparing for the Ministry, the children of Clergymen who live by the ministry,
and indigent children of deceased Confederate soldiers, will lie admitted free of tuition.
As mauy as iifteen pupils, unable to pay regular tuition, will lie admitted for not less than
six months, upon payment of $5.00 entrance fee.
No deduction for loss of time except in ease of protracted sickness. Discipline firm.
Contingent fee 50 cents per term, in advance.
For further particulars, apply to
t> X, .1. AXE Til \l\ ,
janS-fim Nacoocliee, Ga.