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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 33 x: P33KTS33B. 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, -A- INI O OONTi.NTJFi TW 13 TST T W Pi 13 i- : O 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. I 8 7 7 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : :: :: 1 8 7 7. 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.