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THE EAGLE.
J. E. REDWINE, I
HENRY JONES, j Editois.
I'riday Morning, October 4, 1878.
DEMOCRATIC NOMIN AT ION
FOR CONGRESS:
JOEL A. BILLUPS.
of Morgan County.
(01. Billups’ Appointments.
Hiwassee, Towns county, Tuesday
October Btb.
Clayton, Rabun county, Friday
October 11th.
Nacoochee, White county, Mon
day October 14.
Beliton, Hall county, Tuesday Oc
tober 15.
Duluth, Gwinnett county, Wednes
day October IC.
Speer gets further in the rear every
day.
Speer looks lovingly at Haber
sham. He wants to retain at least
one county.
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Our efficient reprentative Hon. H.
P-Bell is doing good work for Col.
Billups who will be his successor.
What a unanimous Democratic
congress wo would have if every
Democratic candidate were as sure
of success as Col. Billups.
Judge Augustus lteese’s card in
another column is just what one
would expect from that pure-minded
gentleman and accomplished jurist.
The canvass in the fifth district iH
getting warm and lively, but “Farm
er” Arnold hasn’t yet seduced many
Democrats from their party allegi
gianco.
A. Alpeora Bradley, signing him
self “The Old Wahoo of the Ogee
chee,” is on the war path again in
Savannah. He should enlist as one
of Corker’s workingmen.
If the Georgia Military Institute is
to bore-established, and nothing ex
cept hard times ought to prevent,
there is no better place for it than in
the old public buildings at Milledge
ville.
The LaGrauge Reporter copios one
of our editorial notes and credits the
Marietta Journal. Foster’s Demo
crat, published at Dover N. H., ap
propriates three and gives no credit
at all.
Reuben Arnold says he can't be
read out of the Democratic par
ty. Little need for reading a man
out of a party, when as a candidate
for congress, he is fighting it as well
as he knows how.
The Sentinel, the fiat money organ
of the Massachusetts Butler Green
backers, is no more. Why didn’t it
print, “This is Ten Dollars’’ on three
or four hundred pieces of paper and
so pay its debts in full.
Thurman’s particular friends and
organs are fond of referring to the
“venerable” Samuel J. Tilden. As
Judge Thurman is older than Mr.
Tilden, they might style the Ohio
Senator, the “ancient” Allen G
Thurman.
The Radicals don’t propose to of
fer a candidate for congress in this
district. Speer and Potash Farrow
have buried the hatchet and are
prepared, with all their forces, to
support each other through thick
and thin.
The Tilden-Robinson wing of the
New York Democracy last week nom
inated its candidate for Judge of the
Court of Appeals, the only officer vo
ted for this fall. Tammany, though
admitted into the convention, had
its candidate for Judge defeated.
The Chicago Tribune says that all
the Generals, Colonels, Majors, Cap
tains and Lieutenants that can do so,
are lleeing to the North from the
yellow fever. It doesn’t complain,
but by way of variety, would like to
see one plain Mister among the refu
gees.
Many Democrats no not object
now that Beast Butler Is not the
Democratic candidate, to see him
elected Governor of Massachusetts.
They are willing the disgrace should
fall on that ancient common
wealth but not on the Democrat
ic party.
Independent and Greenback can
didates for congress are running in
the first, fourth, fifth, seventh and
ninth districts. Republicans are in
the field in the sixth and seventh
districts and are spoken of in the
first, second, fourth, and fifth. This
is a nice time for Democrats to be
running after outside candidates and
stray chickens.
We have received the first number
of The Evening Sentinel, of which
Messrs. Walsh and Wright a-e man
agers. We presume it is published
at Augusta in the State of Georgia
but whether issued in that pleasant
city or one of the yellow fever dis
tricts, does not appear from an in
spection of the paper itself. It is a
handsome five-column sheet, howev
er, full of news and lively reading
matter and contains all the associa
ted press dispatches. As Mr. P. A.
Stovall will devote his whole time to
it, there can be no doubt of its con
tinuing and increasing popularity.
Jo Democrats Only.
Leaving out the Gordon-Bullock
race in 1878 and the Greeley foolish
ness of 1872, the Democratic majori
ty in Georgia, since reconstruction,
has ranged from 26,863 on congress
men in 1870, to 79,536 for Tilden in
1876. The latter figures are facti
tious to a large extent as thousands
voted for Colquitt and Tilden, who
were at heart opposed to the Demo
cratic party. They had that year
no special inducements to act other
wise, as certain defeat awaited them.
They voted Democratic tickets, more
for the sake of being on excellent
terms with their Democratic neigh
bors than for any love of the Demo
cratic \>arty or its nominees. In a
straight party contest, in which Re
publicans would take an active and
decided interest, we could not expect
to beat them over 40,000 in the State,
while in 1872, stimulated by the
Greeley candidacy, they polled with
in 13,806 of our vote. To overcome
this majority and give the State to
the opposition party, 21,000 Demo
crats, about one in seven, must vote
with it. This is a pretty large per
centage, it is true, but in Maine last
month, one Republican out of six de
serted his party colors and in lowa,
the State which gave Hayes his
largest majority and where the
Democrats and Greenbackers have
“pooled their issues,” two Republi
cans out of every eleven mu-t vote
with the combination to make it suc
cessful and there seems a fair chance
that they will. It will take, in our
judgment, a less per ceutage of
straight Democratic voters in Geor
gia to change its politic-', than of
Republicans in Maine or lowa to
change theirs.
While therefore wo can afford and
expect to lose every Radical sympa
thizer, sorehead Democrat, fiat
money Greenbacker and factious In
dependent, and still hold the State
by a good majority, it is absolutely
necessary for us to retain in our
ranks every true and honest Demo
crat. To them we would say a few
words. Ever since the close of the
war we have been trying to overcome
the Radical party all over the coun
try. By hard and constant labor
we have succeeded iu electing Gover
nors in 24 of the 38 States and con
trolling 20 legislatures. Slowly but
persistently and surely we havo trod
den on their heels in the United
States Senate until our little band of
10 in 1869 increasing to over 40 in
1879, will control that body. The
House of Representatives, Republi
can for sixteen years, has been twice
carried by the Democracy and the
third and most important canvass is
progressing. We even elected a
President of whom we were deprived
by lhe vilest frauds that ever dis
graced a Republic. During all these
many years, however, our party has
never been able to pass a law and,
for the last three years only, has it
had the power to even check its op
ponents. Yet because of its increas
ing strength and courageous action,
its influence has been felt all over
the land. Every change for the bet
ter has been due to the Democratic
party. Had it not been for this
grand old organization, these South
ern States would to-day be under
the rule of Radical plunderers sus
tained by the iron hand at Washing
ton; Credit Mubilier frauds and whis
ky rings conspiracies would still be
participated iu by “honorable’’ legis
lators; post-traderehips and navy
contracts would continue to be sold
by cabinet officers; foreign ministers
would now be using their official in
fluence in furthering dishonorable
speculations for their own benefit
and extravagance iu expenditures of
the people’s money and rascality
iu general would at this moment
exist as iu the ten years following the
surrender.
Many are the changes which have
taken place with only a promise of
Democratic rule. How many more
will come to pass when the entire ad
ministration of the government
passes into Democratic hands, as it
ought in 1881, can hardly be estima
ted. Does not every Democrat look
forward with eager ging to
the inauguration of a Democratic
President ? Is there one good Demo
crat in Georgia who would knowing
ly retard so desirablo a result or
willingly encourage our Radical op
ponents in the slightest degree ? Is
there a Democrat in this district
who, as he looks back upon the rec
ord of bis party for the last thirteen
years, is not anxious to complete and
make it perfect in 1880? The only
sure way for Democrats to keep what
they have won and gain what re
mains, to wit* the Presidency, is for
them to vote this year as since the
war they have voted, for regularly
nominated Democratic candidates
If any other course is pursued the
Democrats of Georgia will find them
selves before they know it, as badly
defeated and demoralized as '• he Re
publicans of Maine discovered last
month they were, after uninterrup
ted victories for nearly twenty-five
years.
What a trilling little demagogue
an editor is who writes that Speer is
working in the interest of the wool
hat boys and Billups for the aristoc ■
racy and bloated bondholders.
What sort of cattle does such a man
suppose the voters of the ninth dis
trict are?
A Republican before Bpcer.
Many of Mr. Speer’s supporters
say that he is as good a Democrat
as Billups and his election will be
just as satisfactory to the Democratic
party of this district. Those who
thus express themselves have certain
ly an incorrect idea of the issue.
If Col. Archer was now the Republi
can candidate, as he was in 1877, his
election would be much more accep
table to Democrats than Mr. Speer’s.
Col. Archer (we use his name by
way of illustration merely, as he was
the last candidate; any other honest
Republican, however, will do as well)
is a consistent Republican and upon
all political questions would vote
with bis party. It would be expec
ted of him by his political opponents
as well as his friends. In his politi
cal action he would be obliged to
conform himself to the platform of
the Republican party and to vote
against the Democrats every time.
On other questions it would be his
duty to faithfully represent all per
sons in his district fairly and impar
tially, though politically representing
only Republicans. Further than
this, Democrats could expect noth
ing, nor will Republicans ask more
of Col. Billups than a fair and im
partial representation, except on po
litical questions when he will answer
for the Democracy'alone
Now this is fair and honest poli
tics. There is no double-dealing
about it. It deceives nobody. If
the Republicans were in a majority
in this district they would send to
congress a representative upon whose
party politics they could safely rely.
As the Democrats have the majority
here, they propose to elect a con
gressman who, politically, will repre
sent the Democratic party, and that
party alone. Every good Democrat
is bound to vote with them for such
a man. But Mr. Speer does not pro
pose to represent either the Demo
cratic or Republican party. He is
under no party obligations to start
with. He may vote for a Republican
Speaker ajnd Clerk or a Democratic.
If he votes for a Democrat, his Re
publican supporters cannot complain,
because he does not run as a Repub
lican; if he votes for a Republican,
he can say to Democrats, “I owe you
nothing, I was not the Democratic
candidate.” If, however, he makes
a bad record Republicans can and
will throw it at us, because Mr. Speer
has been a Democrat in good stand
and claims to be at this moment,
though ignoring the party entirely.
In politics, as in everything else
it is far better to have an honest and
plain spoken opponent than a pre
tended friend whom nobody can
count on or trust. Iu this canvass
Mr. Speer is neither Democrat nor
Republican, Greenbacker nor Na
tional, but a political guerrilla, here
to-day and there to-morrow. Re
publicans know where to find Billups
and Democrats would have no diffi
culty in placing Col. Archer or any
other straightforword Republican,
but there is only one man in the
ninth district who knows (and even
he may be in doubt) upon which side
Mr. Speer can be found, if elected, in
the House of Representatives.
Independents And The Presidential Elec
tion.
The election of an Independent
Democrat can not hurt the party in
Georgia or the country, is the stand
ing cry of the supporters of Felton
and Speer. We can easily show
that it can and may. If Felton wins
this fall by a majority approaching
that received by him in 1876, he will
be, his friends say, an Independent
candidate for Governor in 1880. Of
course it will be as proper for him to
run against a regular Democratic
nominee fur Governor ; s for con
gress. Our gubernatorial election
will occur in October 1880 one month
in advance of the Presidential elec
tion. If Dr. Felton as an Independ
ent should beat a Democrat for
Governor in October, a Democratic
Persident could not be elected in No
vember. An Independent victory in
a State which gave Tilden the larg
est majority received by him in any
State, would be as demoralizing to
the Democratic party of the country,
and as destructive of its hopes, as
the October elections heretofore have
been in every Presidential year from
ISCO to 1872.
If the Democrats can not carry
Georgia in October 1880 and elect
their regular nominee for Governor
over all opposition, they can not elect
a President, and it is as certain as
taxes that if the Independents suc
ceed this year in their congressional
aspirations, thoy will try their ut
most to elect a Governor of their
own stamp in 1880. Let us beat
them now.
There are two Republican papers
in Atlanta, both bitterly hostile to
the Democratic party, but they dif
fer as to the mode of assault upon it.
Clark’s paper supports Felton in the
seventh district, believing that course
most injurious to the Democratic
party, while Bryant's sheet favors
Holtzclaw the Radical candidate-
Which plan is most hurtful to the
Democracy may be a question of
doubt, but every supporter either of
Holtzclaw or Felton is doing it all
the damage he can, while the Holtz
claw men are very much the more
honest and candid.
The Savannah Recorder became an
evening daily last Monday.
The Breenbaekers’ Only Chance.
For fifty years and more, no par
ties have had control of this Govern
ment except the Democratic, Whig
and Republican. The Whig party
is dead, the Republican is badly di
seased,while the Democratic has sur
vived all political organizations and
is as vigorous as ever. Through it
alone, all needful reforms can now
be worked out. He is an enthusiast
in polities who supposes that the
National-Greenback party can ever
obtain possession of all the depart
ments of the government without
which no legislation can be had; but
as all the practical ideas of Green
backers are Democratic as well and
a material part of the platform, they
can be made into statute law as soon
as the Democratic party has full pos
session of the government.
If we work together, all this power
will come to us iu March 1881, after
which, we can legislate in a manner
satisfactory to Democrats and all
honest Greenbackers. But if we di
vide our forces and contend with
each other,the debauched Republican
party, the enemy alike of all Demo
crats, and Greenbackers, the oppo
nent of all popular legislation, the
author of all troubles, will step in
between us iu 1880 and bear away
the glittering prize, leaving us in a
Worse condition thOT—’StflT have been
since the war. Let honest and prac
tical Greenbackers tbihk of these
things and work for their ends in tiie
Democratic party.
The New York Times, the most in
fluential Republican paper in tho
United States, referring to Georgia
politics, says, “the Independent
movement, however, is a direct blow
at the Democratic organization, and
furnishes opportunities which moder
ate men should know how to turn to
account.” This is just the sizs of it,
and none are better aware of it than
‘‘moderate men” like Speer and his
allies who are doing all they c m to
break up the Democratic party.
Colonel Seward is going about the
second district howling out anathe
mas against rings, packed conven
tions, etc. Such belly-wash has loDg
since played out, the Colonel had
better linger awhile longer in the
shades of private life. He needs rest
and bleaching —Old Capital. As Col.
Seward is no longer a candidate, the
above is not applicable to him, but it
furnishes just the text for an editori
al on the Independent candidate in
the ninth district.
•
It will be an undisguised blessing
to the Democratic party of Georgia
to have all the R idicals, fiat money
Greenbackers, Independents and all
the rest of its enemies slough off and
form an opposition party. We shall
never be sure of our footing, unlq
every secret foe- of the Democracy
marches over to the enemy and
aligns himself with these with whom
he is in sympathy.
Fifty-five persons who actively as
sisted in stealing the electoral votes
of Florida and Louisiana for Return
ing Board Hayes have been reward
ed by his Fraululency directly or in
directly, with government places, at
salaries aggregating nearly $200,000
a year. This is civil service reform
as practiced by Hayes. What a
miserable fraud he is.
A Card from Judge Reese.
Madison, Ga , Sept. 26 ’7B.
To Inquiring Friends: —That my
position in relation to the Judgeship
of the “Ocmulgee Circuit” may not
be misunderstood or misrepresented,
I have thought it due, by means of
this card, to define that position. If
the “General Assembly,” in their
wisdom, should deem my election a
fit and proper one to be made by
them, I will gladly accept the of
fice.
I shall not enter into any despisable
combination to advance my election,
nor be guilty of the unmanliness of
depreciating the merits of any gen
tleman who may aspire to be electel
to the same office.
In view of the obligations prescrib
ed by the constitution of 1877, to be
taken by every member of the “Gen
eral Assembly”—Art. 3, Sect. 4, Par.
5, (and a very different oath from
that prescribed by any Constitution
Georgia has ever had) viz; “I will
support the Constitution of this State
and of the United States, and on all
questions and measures which may
come before me, I will so conduct
myself, as will in my judgment, be
most conductive to the interests and
prosperity of this State,” and iu
view also, of the provision against
Lobbying, as contained in our “Bill
of Rights,’’ I shall not approach
any member of the “General Assem
bly” by letter, or otherwise, with a
view of soliciting or importuning for
his vote; nor shall I be in Atlanta
when the election comes off, to over
see the proceedings.
Ido not propose to tread these
devious and unclean ways—my self
respect and the respect I entertain
for the.members of the General As
sembly alike, forbid such a course on
my part. Ido not mean by anything
herein contained, to reflect upon any
gentleman who may differ with me
in theory or practice, but simply to
say, that it has ever been my habit
to regulate my conduct by by my own
views of propriety. With these views
expressed, I consent that my friends
may use my name before the General
Assembly as a candidate for the
Judgeship of the “Ocmulgee Circuit.”
Augustus Reese.
George Lutter knocked down a
wooden Indian in front of a cigar
store on Broadway, New York last
week, because he wouldn’t answer
questions. George, who was slightly
tight or more so, went to the island
a month for licking the untutored
savage.
Among Oar Exchanges
No decrease iu the yellow fever.
The Atlanta Cadets have disban
ded.
Thirteen deaths in Augusta last
week.
Milledgeville is to have anew ho
tel at once.
Lord Beaconsfield has an acute at
tack of gout.
Gordon county ships black walnut
logs to New York.
The Thomasville Guards have con
solidated with the Cadets.
Bibb’s primary election for county
officers comes off November 23d.
Hayes stayod at Washington one
day and then went to New York.
The Atlanta Daily Post made its
first appearance last Monday aftor
noon.
The Democrats of Houston and
Crawford counties are unanimous for
Hammond.
The Brown House at Macon will
be ooen for guests before the State
Fair begins.
Dean Stanley preached last Sun
day in St. James Episcopal church
Philadelphia.
Regular trains have been for some
time running on the Elberton Air-
Line Railroad.
Charles G. Burton is the Republi
can candidate for congress iu the
sixth district.
The Atlanta Constitution came to us
Tuesday looking exceeding handsome
in its new dress.
Langley, who was shot at Duluth
last Saturday by officer Echerbon,
died on Monday.
The Democrats and Greenbackers
of Nebraska have united on J. W.
Davie for congress.
Dr. Carver, the celebrated marks
man will give four exhibitions at the
State fair in Macon.
Sir Charles Whethern has just
been elected Lord Mayor of London
for the ensuing year.
Augusta Chronicle correspondents
are claiming that the city biidge over
the Savannah is rotten.
Out west, newspapers are used in
many schools instead of reading
books. Not a bad idea.
The Atlanta Republican thinks the
Republicans of the fifth district can
elect Judge Lawson Black.
Judge John I. Hall will probably
go to the legislature from Spalding
county, with no opposition.
Yellow fever deaths in New Orleans
to last Tuesday, 2,845; in Memphis
2,G48 and in Chattanooga 28.
The British Government has or
dered several of the East Indian
regiments to prepare for active ser
vice.
The steamship General Whitney
now loading at Savannah, is said to
be the largest vessel ever iu that
part.
During the week ending Septem
ber 21st, nearly 345,000 passengers
were carried on the New York Ele
vated Railroad.
Negotiations for consolidating the
Greenback and Democratic State
tickets in lowa were completed last
Monday night.
The report that Montgomery had
quarantined against Atlanta is au
thoritatively denied by mayor Moses
of Montgomery.
It takes only two minutes in Paris
to bring two criminals to the guillo
tine, butcher them in succession and
carry out the remains.
The Cochran Observer proposes to
enlarge to an eight page paper in a
week or two. It will regret the
change, if it makes it.
The last quarterly meeting of Jef
ferson circuit will be held at Har
mony Grove on the second Sunday
in October and the Saturday be
fore.
The Attorney-General of the
United States decided that silver
coin less than one dollar is legal ten
der only to the amount of five dol
lars.
The first death sentence in Fair
field county, Conn, for nearly sixty
years was imposed on Edward Hoyt
last Monday, for the murder of his
father.
Thirty thousand people attended
divine service at the Indiana yearly
meeting of the Orthodox Society of
Friends held last Monday at Rich
mond, Ind.
Ex-Congressman Andrew Sloan
is spoken of as the Republican can
didate for congress in the first dis
trict. With Corker’s help he may
be elected.
The suit of Gelpeke against Quen
tel has been twenty years in the Su
preme Court in New York City, and
is no nearer a final result than when
commenced.
Three new mail lines from Canton
this week. One to Dallas, Polk
county, via Cherokee Mills; one to
Jasper, via Sharp Top and one to
Hickory Flat.
The wholesale business of A. T.
Stewart & Cos. will, before long, be
removed from Chambers street block
to that next to their retail store cor
ner Tenth street and Broadway, New
York.
The Democratic eompaign in the
seventh district will close Saturday,
November 2 l with a grand barbecue
pt Cartersville. Gov. Colquitt, Gen.
Gordon, Gen. Gartrell aud Judge
Lester will be present.
The many friends of Hon. James
L. Seward will be pleased to see
that he has withdrawn from the con
test in this district. His letter ap
pears elsewhere and speaks for itself.
This action of his, not only receives
the cordial endorsement of his per
sonal friends, but it will be hailed
with pleasure by the Democratic
party in every county in the district.
Col. Seward has done effective work
for the party in this county and dis
trict in the past, and had he been
nominated by the late convention we
should have given him the same ac
tive support which we now give to
the Hon. Win. E. Smith.— Thomass
ville Times.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. __
llall County Sheriff Sales.
Y|/ ILL BE SOLD, oti the first Tuesday in
W November, 1878, before the courtho se
door, in the city of Gainesville, Hall coun
ty, Ga., withiu the legal hours of sale, the
following property, to-wit:
Thirty acres of liud, more or less, in Hall
county, Ga., adjoining E D Cheshire, Char
ley Cheshire, A ML Jackson, and A J Davis,
the same being fully described iu a deed
from A J Davis to Wm II Hendetson, dated
September 24. 1878, tiled and recorded in
the office of Clerk of Hall Superior court on
Book N, page 48 Levied on as the prop
erty of Wm H Henderson, by virtue of a
Hall Superior court ti fa iu favor of A J Da
vis vs Wm H Henderson, for the purchase
money of said land.
Also, at the same time and place, one lot
or parcel of land iu flail county, Ga., south
of the Air Line liailroad, lying on the cor
porate limits of Gainesville, partly within
and partly without said corporate limits,
bounded on the east by the new street
leading from the residence of Theodore Mo
reno to A M Jackson's residence, on the
south by the old ridge road leading from E
D Cheshire's place to James Clark’s late res
idence, on the north by '4' Moreno’s lot, on
the west by W,L Mai ler’s east line,and a pro
lougluion of said Marler’s east Hue north to
the railroad,and south to said old ridge road,
containing fifteen acres, more or less, where
on M D Hudson now lives. Levied on as
the property of E W Merritt, by virtue of a
Hall Superior court fi fa in favor of Y J
llariingtou and J T Galley, administrators
of C H Harrington, Property pointed out
by plaintiff’s attorney.
Also at the same time and place, lot of
laud No. 78 iu the Bth dist. of Hall county
containing forty seven and a half acres more
or less beginning -at the oiiginal corner
thence N. 34, W. 42, to a stake on the road
near flat creek ehuicb, th- n>-e with said road
N. 62,E 2 50,thence N. 80, E3, thence S. 71
E, 0 thence S. 46, E 11, thence S. 22£, E 6,
thence S. 35J, E 7.50, thence S. 56, E. 18.1
to the beginning corner the same pointed
out by defendant’s attorney. Also lot of land
No. 75 in the Bth dist. ot Hall county con
taining two hundred and fifty acres all iu
posession of John E. Odell and Elender E.
Odell levied on as the property of Elender
E. Odell one of the defendants, to satisfy
two fi fas from Hall Superior Couit, one iu
favor of J. B. Estes, the other iu favor sf J.
F. Langston, vs. John E. Odell and Elender
E Odell and Andrew JJMunday, security on
appeal and now controlled by said Munday
agaiust his principals.
Also at the same time and place a lot or
parcel of land in Hall county, south of the
Air-Line Railroad, partly within and partly
without the corporate limits of Gainesville
bound and on the east by the new stree t lead
ing from T. Moreno’s residence to A. M.
Jackson’s residence. On the south by tne
old ridge road leading from E. D. Cheshire’s
place to James T. Clark’s late residence.
On the north by T. Moreno’s let. On the
west by W. L. Marler’s east line aud a pro
longation of said line north to the railroad,
and south to said old ridge road, containing
fifteen acres more or iess whereon M. L>.
Hudson now resides. Also all that tract or
body of laud iu said county lying four aud a
half miles from Gainesville at the fork ol
the Athens and Caruesville roads, whereon
John N. Merritt now resides, containing by
estimation one thousand acres more or less,
bouuded by lands ot Ira Gaines aud Ezeki
el Fight on the east, Jno. Bennett on the
north,E Fight and A M Brooks ou the west,
John W. Thomas and Sallie Hawkins on
the south, embracing all that body of lauds
now iu posession of John N, Merritt. Lev
ied on as the property of E. W. Merritt to
satisfy two fifas i.-sued from Justices court
of the 411th district G. M., iu tavor of W.
P. Smith, vs E. W. Merritt. Levy made
and returned by ©bed Smith L. C.
Oct. 4 tds. JOHN L. GAINES, Sh’ff
Slieriff’s Mortgage Sale.
Will be sold before the court house door
in Gainesville, on the first Tuesday iu De
cember next, within lawful hours of sale, a
lot of land in the city of Gainesville, Hall
county, bouuded on the south by the new
Baptist church Jot, west by Maple street,
north by Lawrencevillo street, east by Main
street, on which there are two cottages.
Said lot having been laid off to Alvah Smith
as a homestead, aud being fully described in
a plat of the same on the Record of Home
steads, page 131, Clerk’s office Hal! Superior
court. Sold as the property of Alvah
Smith, to satisfy a mortgage fi fa from Hall
Superior court in favor of Mary J Fechuer
(now controlled by Banks & Brother) vs Al
vah Smith, being the remainder of the
property heretofore levied on under said fi
fa not sold on the first day of January, 1878
JOHN L. GAINES,
oct4~2m Sheriff.
Administrators’ Sale.
Georgia, Hall County.
By virtue of an order from the court of
Ordinary of said county, will be sold at
public outcry, withiu the legal hours of sale,
on the first Tuesday iu November next, be
fore the court house door in Gainesville iu
said county, the following real estate be
longing to Sterling M Roberts, deceased:
1. A tract cut off from the late home place
of deceased, iu said Hall county, and
known in the survey of said home place as
the Ivey tract, comprising parts of lots 65,
66, 76, and 77 in the Bth district of said
county, containing one hundred and forty
two acres. There are thirty-five acres in
cultivation. A good tenant house and out
buildings, also a good apple aud peach or
chard on ihe place.
2. A tract cut off from the home place,
known in the survey of home place as the
“west lot,” comprising parts of lots 76 and
77 iu the Bth district of said county, and
containing one hundred aud fifteen acres—
twenty-five acres in cultivation. Both the
above tracts good farming land, suitable for
wheat, corn and cotton.
3. A tract of land within two hundred
yards of the Air-Line Railroad, in said Hall
county, consisting of one hundred and five
acres off the north half of lot No 160 in the
Bth district of said county, all woodland
and well timbered.
4. Also, at the same time and place, one
undivided half interest in a tract of land in
Forsyth county, Ga., comprising lots of
land 992. 993, 994, 966, 967, and thirty
acres of No 914, in the 14th district and Ist
sectionjof said Forsyth county, containing
two hundred and tnirty acres in all Good
farming land, improvements consisting of
dwelling house and out-buildings. Avery
fine peach aud apple orchard on the p'aee.
The other half interest owned by Alonzo J
Chastain. This tract advertised also in the
Baptist Banner, published at Cummins, Ga.
The four tracts above mentioue 1 will all
be sold as the property of said Sterling M
Roberts for purposes of distribution, and
sold free from the widow’s dower, her entire
dower having been assigned aud accepted
by her in other lands. Deeds and plats of
the above can be seen at the office of Marler
& Perry, Attorneys at Law. Property will
be pointed out by either of the undersigned.
Terms of sale, cash. Oct. 1, 1878.
JAMES S. ROBERTS,
HUMPHREY P. ROBERTS,
oct4 Admrs. of Sterling M Roberts.
Sale.
Georgia. Hall CouNty.
By virtue of an order of the court of Or
dinary of Hall county, will be sold before
the court house door in Gainesville, said
county, between the legal hours of sale, on
the first Tuesday in November next, the
following property, to-wit:
Lot ot land No 5, in the 11th district of
Hall county, containing 250 acres—about
ten acres of uncleared bottom land, 12 or 15
acres uplaud cleared, with a house on the
premises. Also, part of lot No 8. in the
12th district of Hall county, adjoining the
above-described lot, containing 135 acres,
more or less; metes and bounds described
in deed of Harrison Thomason to John Ram
sey, dated October 25, 1852 This tract has
about 30 acres of good bottom land cleared,
about 69 acres upland cleared, with dwelling
house and out-buildiugs, Little River run
ning through it. Also, 3 acres of lot No 22,
in the 12th district of said county, near
Dewberry church. All sold as the property
of John Ramsey, deceased, for the benefit
of his heirs aud Creditors. Terms cash.
W. H. QUILLIAN,
Admr. de bonis non with Will annexed of
oct4 tds John Ramsey, dec'd.
Georgia, White County.
Calvin Cantrell has applied for exemption
of persoualty and setting apart the same,’
and I will pass upon the same at 11 o’clock
a. m. on the 25th day of October, 1878, at
my office in Cleveland, in said county. Sept.
26, 1878. ISAAC OAKES,
oct4-td Ordinary.
OC Fancy Cards Snowflake Damask- As
sorted in 25 styles, with name, lucte. Nassau
Card Cos., Nassau, N. V.
FALL, 1878.
W. M. Keilwine & Cos.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AND DEALERS IN
Groceries, Provisions, Grain, Tobacco, Etc.
I V I I, V> I WINTER.
We are now receiving our large stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS!
Dry Goods, Boots, SLoes, Notions,
And a very large stock of
Men’s, Boys’ and Youths’ Hats and Clothing.
Hardware, Tinware, Woodware,
SADDLES, BRIDLES, STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, ETC-
We guarantee goods and prices.
Call, see and price our goods before buying elsewhere.
W. M. REDWINE & CO.
sep27-3m
“ SOMETHING lEW. 7
I would respectfully announce to the people of
NORTHEAST GEORGIA
That I have now on hand and am daily receiving, from Northern aud Eastern markets,
one of the largest and best selected stocks of goods in my line,
Ever Brought to this Market,
CONSISTING OF
STAPLE DRYGOODS,
FAMILY GROCERIES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, READY MADE CLOTHING, DRESS G00D3., Etc.
I am also agent for several
IvEIX-jT-jS,
And keep coustaut’y on band the best grades of flour, suited to the
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA
ALSO,
BAGGING, TIES. NAILS HOLLOW-WARE.
I am also prepared to buy and sell
CORN, OATS, WHEAT, RYE, BARLEY, ETC.
Having added to my business a large aud commodious
FIRE-PROOF WAHEITOUSE,
Extending from my store to Clayton street, lam prepared to buy or make as liberal
advances on cotton and other country produce as any house in Northeast Georgia.
Special attention is given to tire
JOBBING TRADE,
And I can say to the people of Hall and adjoining counties that I can sell everything in
my line as cheaply as the same goods can be purchased m Atlanta or any other place in
Georgia; and further, that freights can be
Laid Down at Gainesville
On as good terms as if brought from Atlanta. All I ask from the people of the mountain
counties is a trial. Thankful for past favors,
I Promise to all Fair Dealing,
AND
FELL RETURNS FOR ALL MONEY SPENT WIT 3 ME.
And respectfully solicit a shar l of patronage.
S. C. DOBBS.
Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
sep2P-3m
WIL.EY F. HOOD,
-A.t Corner,
CORNER BROAD AN I) JACKSON STREETS, ATHENS, GA.
Is still at the old stand, and is prepared better than ever to attend the
WANTS OF HIS CUSTOMERS.
Crockery, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Cigars, Tobacco, etc., etc.,
Can be found at my house, in as large and varied lots as at any other store in Athens
My motto is
“TO PLEASE,THE PEOPLE,”
and I invite all to call aud see me when they visit Athens
I want all the cotton brought to Ath ms, aud will pay the highest price for it.
J. J. Head and Prof. Halwick, the “rope-walker,” will be pleased to see their friends
at my Store.
WILEY F. HOOD.
ATHENS MIRK & MAUI WORKS.
ATHENE, GEOKGIA.
Founders and IViacljinists, Palterij Work, Smilhiijg and Repairing.
Having an extensive collection of Patterns, manufacture
IRON AND BR&SS CASTINGS, MILL AND GIN GEARING,
Mining and Mill Machinery,
STEAM ENGINES AND SAW MILES.
Have on hand for the season a full supply of
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY,
Macjic, Farmers' and Victor Cane Mills, Cook's Celebrated Evaporators
PORTABLE ENGINES, ETC., ETC.
For Descriptive Circulars and Price Lists, address
11. NICKERSON, Agent and Sup’!,
sep2o-3m ATHENS, GA.
Sheriffs Sale of Wild Lands.
Georgia, Dawson County.
Will he sold before the court house door
in the town of Daw oeville, Dawsou county,
Ga., within the legal hours of sale, ou the
first Tuesday in November, 1878, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following de
scribed lots of land, situated in said coudy
and known as wi.d land; levied on under
and by virtue of fi fas now in my hands of
the State of Georgia vs said lots respective,
ly, and issued by the Honorable Comptrol
ler General ot said State, for non-payment
of (axes due the State for J 1877, the amount
of tax due on each lot being 5-100 dollars.
Said lots pointed out iu said fi fas, aud con
taining forty acres each, more or less, lo
wit:
Lots of wild land Nos 1135, 1110, 1144
1097, 1162, 1163, 1180, 1181, and 1218, in
the sth district and Ist section of said Daw
son county. Also, lots Nos 9, 70, 95, 96
110, 180. 221, 239, 240, 316, 377, 420, 453*
454, 554, and 284, in the so tb half of the
13th district and Ist section of said Dawson
county. Also, lots Nos 239, 256, 312, 370,
395, 427, 491, 492, and 486, in the north
half of the 13th district and Ist section of
said Dawson county. Also, at thg same
time and place, lots of wild land Nos 8 120
228, 262, 268, 275, 328, 337, 338, 348 374’
396, 418, 556, 474, 624, 671, 811. 839, 893
991, 1049, 1083, 1106, 1120, 1144, 1212, and
1214 in the 4th district end Ist section of
said Dawson county. The same being sold
under and by virtue of certain fi fas issued
by W L Goldsmith, Comptroller General of
the Smte of Georgia, on the 20th day of
July, 1878, against said wild lots of land for
unpaid taxes for the year 1877, and trams
ferred to H M Scott, of Fulton county
Georgia. R. E. BURT,
oct4-tds Sheriff.
FOR sale:
A house and lot on Spring street, belong
ing to Mrs. Jane Cochran, now occupied by
Col. Phil. R. Simmons. Titles perfect.
Apply to | W. S. WILLIAMS & CO.
sep2o-3t
Administrator’s Sale.
Georgia, Hai-l County.
By virtue of an order of the court of Or
dinary and a decree of the Superior court
of said county, will be sold before the court
house door in Gaiuesville, Ha 1 countv
withiti lawful hours, on the first Tuesday
in November next, the following property to
One woods lot of land containing forty
o,Lo.x f s^^r? t £ o r s wi b ef. 8 f s
county, adjoining Mrs. Tanner’s dower, M
road ‘ Also’ fhT* 7 and Air Line liail *
loaa. Also, the one undivided fourth interest
Srt& e J'i ot ,’" r * ho ' s oa
All L ]astla rear ot Johnson’s store.
Tanner f m P , ro P ert y °fthe estate of David
banner deed., tor the benefit of the heirs
018 ° f the estate ’ Ter “s cas£. e
oct4-tds G. W. TANNER. Adm’r.
State of Georgia, Hall County:
r hmi D üßtrat ° r ° U the t
S estate?
same wfl K 8 108 of Baid leave, .tee the
oary of saul county. Sept. 30, 1878.
ocl4td ’ M ’ WIN BURN, Or, inary.
Oth?nT ke T UGy faster at w rk for ua
han at anything else. Capital not re
quired; we will start you. sl2 per daJ
ai home made by the industrious M e „