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THE EA6L E.
Friday Morning, January 3, 1879.
Col. Thcmas C. Sullivan, an- old
resident of Bibb County, died recent
ly in Macon aged 75 years.
The war betwen England and Af
ghanistan is virtually over and this
puts another feather in the cap of
Beaconsfield.
According to the New York Times
Senator Bayard’s chances for the
democratic nomination in the 1880
are much better than those of anyone
else.
The elections yesterday seems to
have been quite lively all over thc-
State with plenty of contestants for
each office. The hard times have
given the county offices an impor
tance that they did not formerly
have.
Two democratic members of the
house of representrtives have died
recently, Major Beverly B. Douglas
of the first Virginia district and Gen
eral Alpheus S. Weliiams of the first
Michigan, which reduces the demo
cratic majority io seventeen.
Governor Harfcranft, of Pa., who
went out of office January Ist, Gen
eral N. P. Banks who failed to be
nominated for the next congress and
ox-Uuited States cenator John B
Henderson of Missouri are candi
dates for the German mission, left
vacant by the death of Bayard Tay
lor.
Anew species of scandal has turned
up in England. A larly of lank in
London undertook to pay a trades
man’s bill by presenting his wife at
court, an honor of which she was
most ambitious. At the last moment
the Chamberlain found out who she
was and refused to receive her. The
lady says she performed her part of
the condition. The tradesman hs
sued for his bill.
That old fraud, Foote, who has
been toadying to, and slobbering over
every radical administration from
Andy Johnson down to Hayes, has
at last got a bone. He is Mint Su
perintendent at New Orleans, and
went through the Senate with only
four votes (Radicals) dissenting.
Most of the democ ats refrained from
voting, which is to be regretted, if by
bo doing they could have defeated his
confirmation.— A. W. 11. in Macon
Telegraph.
An extraordinary session of the
council of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Dioeeso of Louisiana
has been called to meet at Trinity
Church, New Orleans, on January
29th, for the purpose of electing a
Bishop for that State, now vacant by
the death of Bishop Wilmer. Rev.
S. S, Harris, of Chicago, Rev. W. F
Adams, of Vicksburg, aud Rev. John
T. Gerault, of New Orleans, are
prominently spoken of for the vacant
Bishopric.
The Cartersville Free J’ress and the
Atlanta Independent aud somo few
other papers are not satisfied with the
committee’s report on Governor Col
quitt’s action in endorsing the North
eastern railroad bonds. We do not
believe, brethren, that such men as
Preston, Humber, Hamilton, Cox,
Northern, and others would have
shirked their duty in the promises. If
such men be dishonest, where will we
turn to find honest legislation. —Old
Capitol.
We publish this week the recent
acts of the legislature ou the subject
of appeals in Justices’ Courts and
the revision of the jury law's. We
consider both a great improvement
on the present systems and believe
they will prove of very great benefit
both in the expedition of trials aud
in keeping the juries free from incom
petent and dishonest persons. Under
the new plan of selecting jurors, five
of the most competent men in the
county are charged with the duty
aud they are required to select only
the most experienced, intelligent and
upright men as grand jurors, and in
telligent and uprignt men as traverse
jurors. All will acknowledge the
improvement.
The Columbus .Enquirer-Sun con
cludes an admirable article on Geor
gia’s financial standing abroad with
this paragraph.
Our present legislature is one that
wi 1 add to the States’financial stand
ing. It is not a body that can be
bribed or bullied. The members have
not done much that is new, but they
have killed much that would have
been harmful. The main work has
been accomplished in committee
rooms, and many a bill has been
killed in them. Taxes have been re
duced and the treasury more closely
guarded. They have provided for
the issuance of small bonds, bearing
four per cent, interest for the pay
ment of $500,000 principal and in
terest falling due in the next two
years. If the United States can
place its four per cent, bonds, surely
Georgia which ean pay out of debt
at any time by the 3ale of her prop
erty, can do likewise. We have
heard on good authority, that one
Atlanta bank will take $25,000 of
them, and the people will subscribe
to them largely as a safe investment.
Tt will be a signal vindication of
■Georgia’s credit, if success attend
■he effort in placing a four per cent.
H>an at par.
ith this first issue of ihe year
I I have taken a place on tn eE Ls
! editorial staff. Instead of r. n. uv
i promises usual to such occasions ana
which are rarely fulfilled, I prefet
merely to say t hat I shall <■ n‘ i- me
ray best time and talent to the col
umns of the E.jgle and u-e . en
deavor to make it equal to the m -
papers in the State of :t3 class and
acceptable to its readers. W: Ling
one and all a happy New Year, I am
very respectfully, W. E Ste’. :■
The Wild Lands.
We publish in another c . at
article from the Atlan i Su:
zelle, which presents the La
points in regard to the wild c-o
versy, in a clear, concise and ! ,
light, and to which we direct i.-
tention of those of our i cadets v .
wish to know the facts upon this
subject.
As the law has stood for several
years past, no more dolic i*.e or diffi
cult duty Las devolved upon any p <b
lic officer, than that im) < and upon
the Comptroller General of this state
by the crude and defective wild land
law now upon our statute books
the law requires the tax rereiv sof
the several counties to make cut di
gests of wild or unreturned land.; and
report them to the Comptro -.. G n
eral. From these digests thai. officer
is required to search out M o
turned lands and to issue n fas.
against them for the taxes due L re
on. To do his effectually, each di
gest, and each lot on each digest
must be compared with every 'her
digest in his office. This would La a
delicate task if each Tax Receiver
did his duty, and faith:n y
those lots, and those lots only, no
returned for taxatien by the o
But when it is re
many of the tax receivers u
carelessness or efficiency of- ■ ’ rt
lots that have been given in on u .ir
regular digests, and as -OiL •
altogether lots that shon-J i; re
turned as wild lands, some of t i dif
ficulties with which the (Jo .■• :o h r
General is environed in the execution
of this law will be apparent Wt
know from a personal investigation ci
this subject, that in every ca e .vh re
ti. fas. have been issued ag -in h lots
that had been returned by ihe ow n rs
the mistake was made by the Tax Re
ceiver, aud not ia the wild land
office.
The legislative committee charged
With the duty made a ucit-clu mg in
vestigation into the mode and man
ner of enforcing the wild la: 1 law
and this committee was thoroughly
convinced that every act M•bo ' r>-
trollerGeneral bearing up ntl o whole
question had been in stale--Lj .5 ,ee
iw, and that oi
hardships to the ci: z-m, grow in * out
of the enforcement of -hi }. -ve
resulted from defect Li L ■ ; jfc
self, or were chargeable to -rs
wholly di c imi< cted
smith’s office.
In his annual reports, Mr. C bi
smuth has time and ryiiu ..-.l
the attention of Ui ; u: to
defects in the wild laud .w -.
tl i- same m ;
ges as would h m tLn ..
ted the very < vils now :ouj mb
The legislature fail in to t: ct, I
Goldsmith was left r-r Loica but to
enforce tho law as it s. ;*ot
Senator Bill Inter?.owed
The Baltimore Gaxl
published what pii jM h-d . or an
interview between its i>j
Washington city and 8 -a • 13. H.
Hill, on the subject of the Uyb’a ve
committee reports on ihe NorL-eas
ioru railroad bond inve -t; v *Lio< . If
Senator Hill is con ct'y reported in
this matter he is accumulating a la.-go
amount of unpopularity and placing
himself in a very unenviable position
with the people of the State v, lieu
has honored him. He attacks Gov.
Colquitt is a most wanton and sinis
ter manner and tries to brand him
with corruption in the face of the fact
that the legis’ xture has declare ! him
entirely innocent. Tire houorab;
gentleman a.so sets himself up in tv -
position to the whole general assem
bly which we tako to bo the height of
impudence and temerity,
Senator Hill should rememb: r that
Governor Colquitt is quite as popular
as he is aud that the people will
sustain him as long as nothin.; move
damaging is brought agamst hi-a
than was developed by the inset tig -
lion. No, the se(
is that Senator Hill has allowed i ,
antagonism to Wr.Murphy to warp Li
discretion and he is ready to c r e- .
and fight everybody wno do not
share in that antagonism. We hope
the Senator has been misquoted and
that he will go slow in this matter
aud let the courts settle thu difficulty
between him and Murphy.
Georgia s Blew Bonds.
While the new bond bill was u -dv.
consideration by the iegisL: are, one
of the leading arg meats u- od b - the
opponents of the measure Vas that
the State's credit was then good—
her bonds being worth a small pr, -
mium in the money markets, and
that by tampering with it, public
confidence would be shaken and the
State’s credit damaged. Again it
was insisted that bonds bearing only
four per cent, interest could notffie
sold at par, as required by the bill.
The people it was argued would not
invest iu securities bearing so low a
rate of interest. Now lot us see how
these predictions have been verified.
At Lae time this bill was under cor.-
. i leration, Georgia six per cents
were quoted at 1.01, her seven per
cents - t 1.02 and her eighty per cent -
al 1.021; to 103. Two weeks after
this bill had become a law and ha 2
been discussed and criticised by the
leading journals of the country
Georgia’s credit took a bound up
ward almost without a parallel in
S: ate securities. Late quotations place
Georgia six per cents at 1.07, sevens,
at 1.09 and eights, at 1.12 to 1.13.
that the action taken by the Icg
isiature to reduce the rate of interest
on the public debt and thus liglff r
the burthens of the people, instead
ot damaging the State’s financial
standing, has largely appreciated
our securities and placed Georg:
credit higher than any other South
ern State and equal to that of any
State in f he Union.
T .e other objection urged, to wit:
Tnal these bonds cannot be sold at
oar, will prove to be equally ground-
Les. We are informed on the very
oest authority that already quite a
number of orders for these bonds
have been received by the treasurer
in sums ranging from $5,000 to SSO,
000.
The Election.
The election for county officers on
Wednesday passed off quietly
throughout the county—none save
the candidates themselves and a few
special friends showing any special
interest. Below wo give the official
vote:
snE:E:ii.j?.
J L. G.lnes (no oppo itioa) 1,466
Cl'-.BK SUP -'.IOR COURT.
. - . Pick-ell 4SS
' ' .-idilock 210
TAX COT..T-JOTOB.
lietij Hawkins 70 j
N B. Clark 608
J. M. CDa jblee 127
Latbem 132
A. B. Danagan 79
VAX BEC FIVER.
M 0- Sewell 1,143
J. ff. H. Lock 435
COUNTY TCiiASUUeR.
11. 0. Young 932
B. W. Heed. ‘.V. CO7
COUNT! aUEV.GYOr..
M. P. Caldwell 779
G. Harrison.... 442
McDonald 93
AboGuiton 229
CCBDNEB,
E. Lowery 862
13. Tevi-y 86
J. E. Simp .on 149
Z. Hudgins 45
An act to carry into effect Article Gfch,
Section 7tb, Paragraph 2d of Ihe
C mstuution of this State as to ap
peals ia Justices’ Courts aud there
f-'ora.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
; • id Assembly of the State of
(-eorgia.. That in any civil case in a
n cos' Court, either party dissat
-iic'l with the judgement of the Jus
ice may, as of right, eo ran appeal
to a jury in said Court, under the
same rales as now regulate appeals
to the Superior Cori Provided,
That by coosent of parties, such a ca-.e
may'be pas ed to the apoeal before
judgment of the Justice without giv
bond for t-.o eventual con dein c
lion money.
Section 2. Be it fu- ther enacted bv
tho aut-ho iiy aforesaid, That where
the sum claimed exceeds fifty doff.
■he law of appeals from a Ju ce
rt to the Superior Court, shall
•a ame as contained iu lue Code
1873: Provided, That in any case i.
mired to in the first and second c
oils of this Act, appeals in forma
ivperis may take p’ace under sue ■,
gffiafc'onsas now exist for appe.Js
•a fmma pan per is and subject to sue .1
! may be pas : and concerning
• act edings in forma pauperis.
Section 3. Be it further enacted by
man ... ity aforesaid, That all ap
o. pt 3 shall be tried be "ore fcb. Jus
■ ’co 0 the Peace or Notary Public, or
both, and five jurors drawn, impan
elled and sworn as fellows, to wit:
The Jus : ee of the Peace in each dis
trict. s ! all, once in every two years,
make out a list of all persons liable
to serve as jurors iu the Superior
court, who may reside iu their
respective districts, and shall write
t... air names on seperate pieces of pa
per and deposit them iu a box
marked No. 1. Said Justices, or one
of them, in public, on a court day,
in conjunction with a consta
ble, shah, if au appeal is pend
. g O ’ notice thereof g ; veu, draw,
anev shat'ug the box well, five names
the e Yom, which names, after being
recorded on a book, shall be deposit
elin a Lor. marked No. 2. After all
the names are drawn from box No. 1,
then the drawing shall commence
mi box No. 2, and so on, alternate
ly. Tiiejovors so drawn shall try
the causes pending in the appeal in
said courts, and shad bo summoned
by tho Constable of the district, or
(•h-.:r lawful officer, a* - least five days
before the court at which they are
called upon to serve, and if there
should baa deficiency of jar rs at the
;rial, the Constable, by direction of
the court, sbaff complete the jury by
talisman.
Section -L Be it further enacted
by hue authority aforesaid, That the
following oath shall be administered
to ihe jury, to-wit: “You shall well
and truly try the causes depending
between the parties at variance and
-; ;u verdicts give, according to equi
\ and the opiuiou you enter ain of
the evidence produced to you, to the
b tof your skill aud knowledge,
without favor or affection to either of
the parties; provided the cas9 or
cases submitted shall not bo with
drawn from your consideration. So
help you Go i!’’
Sec ion 5. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That in ail
c- > j where the Justice of the Peace
. Luc regular term of the Court, shall
from any cause tail to draw a jury, it
shah b : lawful for said Justice in con
junction with the Constable, or any
two freeholders at any time, to draw
a jury, who shall serve, on being sum
moned as aforesaid.
Section G. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said j
'Justices of the Peace shall have the j
poo, er to impose fines and issue exe-1
cations against all defaulting jurors
who refuse to obey the summons. I
without a good legal excuse. Sad 1
fi e shall not exceed five dollars, ancl
hail hi- cm -cted by the Constable
in.< : s- the absentee, by n:xt courK-!
fi - ilia excuse under oath, or
it in open court, to be passed upotj
i either cu.-m by ihe -Justice of thj
Texes. ,
Section 7. Beit further enacted oy
said, That iu all
c sus tried in the Justice Court, either
party snail L vs the right of review
in the Superior Court by writ of cer.-.
tiorari.
Section 8. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That in no
e-.se wnere appeal shall have been
entered from tho decision of a Justice
of the Peace to a jury in Justice
1 there be an appeal from
the verMct of such jury to the Supe
rior Court.
Section 9. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved December 16, 1878.
An act to carry into effect Para
m 18, Article G, of
the Constitution of 1877, so as to
provide for the selection of the most
experienced, intelligent, and up
right men to serve as Grand Jurors
and of intelligent and upright men
to serve as Traverse Jurors; and
for the drawing of Juries.
Sect.-on 1. The general assembi*
O' the St .te of Georgia do enact?
1 5 Ord in ary, together
with the C ok of the Superior Courit,
and three commissioners, in eacj
court y in tlffi State, appointed by the
of the Superior
Court, stituting the Jury
: , .LI wise tho jury
rom the books
of the Tax Receiver upright and in
re as jurors, anu
shall wri .ho names of the persons
5, as required by
law, it shall be the duty of said Jury
C ioners to select from these a
L r, not exceeding two
fifths of the whole number, of the
most experienced, intelligent, and up
xs Grand Jurors;
and the jurors loft after such second
selection. - 1 11 constitute traverse
jurors.
; 2. Be it further enacted by
iresaid, That said
Jury C ners shall place the
i-ickois containing the names of Grand
-Juvo : in a box to be provided at the
public c hich box shall con
. marked number one
vhich grand jurors
?hall be drawn, as now provided
law.
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
Thai said Jury Commissioners shall
■ 1 ■ iaieg the names
>rs in a seperate box,
to-wit: now in use, or
ocaci' u.indar box, from which traverse
jurors shall bs drawn, as now provid
ed by law.
on it further enacted,
That 1 Superior Court,
shall au!;, iu a book, lists of the
vely, contained in the
jury bos, and in the traverse
jury box sally arranged,and
place said book iu his office, after he
lists th vo been certified
by the Ordinary, Clerk and Commis
sioners, to contain, respectively, all
tho nnines p-.uoed ia nw.id jury*!i*'aC
Section 5, Ba it farther enacted
n it Jm Commissioners of each
county in ihe; Slate shall meet at the
court-house on the first Wednesday
in January A. D. 1879, and revise the
jury li grand jurors and
- a ding to the pro
act; and after such
revisioi ion, grand jurors
and L. shall be drawn to
next fcei m of the Superior
Court, in the manner provided by ex.-
JsCijg 1 ws for the drawing of grand
on. Where the pre
idi Fudge said court fails to
draw such jurors at any regular term
of said, court, rad the jurors so drawn
shall be summoned and shall serve at
the nex f said court whe her
verse jurors have
existing laws at
nof said court
hel iinL. 3 ye-it 1877, or not
L it fourther enacted,
Chat wl siding judge of
he Su* rior Court shall fail to fw
juries reguh r term of said
court, the ju: commissioners may
draw traverse jurors at the same time
nner as grand ju
in such cases under
existing laws.
Section 7 Be it further enacted,
fha t ts of laws in
0 -of this act,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Ap. Decei xber 19, 1878.
THE WILD LATEST
cions of a Conspiracy.
The Best lit it o?i —i heEnsi
tion of the Com ts*oller-general—Some
Soun (at Wasn’t Taken—And
i h.iCs W iiy wc r.ve Having Trouble.
[Atlanta Sunday Gazette.]
For s u une t there has been
a good tic;.; ot uneasiness in regard
to the di: position tnat is being m4de
of the wild lands of the
has been charged that there is a
great “ring that is getting posses
sion of lands, at such low
• -- ‘ such quantities, as to
demand speedy legislation.
AX EXPOSING STATEMENT.
Id the Constitution of last Wednes
d a full statement
of the case, which it was shown
over 434,000 acres of
tnese lands have fallen into the
hands of a few speculators. It is
claimed that in many cases these
1,; ler incorrect lev
• - it the knowledge of
the i>- i an astonishing
1 ii it is true, as we
presume it is, it certainly calls' , for
reform.
- sued is simply this:
mat the comptroller general shall
himseir be empowered to get up
r “ e list l wild land*; that
they shall be taxed in the county
in wiiic th o situated, and that
transfer of tax
h i;iS shall amen ed as to ex
- - - - • 1 lands. As the
law now stands,
KEFOIIM la SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE.
Ine tax uais -re sent up to the
comptroller-general from the vari
ous receiver*, and he has n-jibing to do
lists. All er
rors are therefore due to the tax re
ceiver or the citizen. Mr. Gold
smitn nas nothing to do with it, and
can have noth The great trou
ble about tile speculators has arisen
from this fact, the law requires that
ii any person Cjmes in and pays the
amount ot tax uue on a fi fa, the li fa
shall be transferred to the person so
•eying. Under this law certain per
sons have gone io the comptroller,
Bid taken up the fi fas covering
Bousauds of acres of land. The
"omptroller-general, at first, did not
consent to make these transfers. He
determined if possible, to avoid mak
ing the transfers, and therefore ap
pealed to the attorney-general for an
opinion upon the subject.
Upon this point the comptroller
general says in his lnreport:
“Whenever any person, other tin. 1
;he person against whom the same
aas issued, Bhall pay any execution
issued for State, county, or muni
cipal taxes, or any other execution
issued without the judgment oi a
court, under any law, the offieet
whose duty it is to enforce said exe
cution, shall, upon the request of the
party so paying the same, transfer
said execution to said party; and
the said transferee shall have the
same rights as to enforcing said
execution and priority of payment
as might have been exercised 01
claimed before said transfer.” Code
1873, §B9l.
The honorable attorney-general
gave it as his opinion that this law
embraced wild land fi fas issued b;
Ihe comptroller-general. Under the
1 xw, as construed by the honoi able
attorney general, I have i-'ansfeacJ
most of the fi fas to parties who
came forward and complied there
with. I had no option in the mat
ter, as the law was mandatory, “shall
transfer,” etc , but it was my sworn
!uty to execute the same, tdo no ;
think it right. I believe the Si - I
should keep control of all such fi fas.
The transferee can hold the Iran 5-
ferred ti fas until the dull siimm: :
months, and seriously impair the
bidding thereon. This is about the
only evil effect I can see likely to
grow out of such transfers, as I have,
by instruction to sheriffs, thrown
around such sales all the safeguards
I thought the law gave me,
I embrace the first opportunity to
respectfully recommend the modi
fication of this section of the code,
so as not to include wild lend ii
fas.
HOW SHOULD THE REFORM BE MADE ?
It is, therefore, plain, that as the
law now stands there is no escape
from this enormous speculation.
The law should be changed. This i
plain. But we find that the co: p
troller has already recommended the
change. Indeed, to show how re
peatedly the legislature has been
warned on this subject, we quo
from the report of Comptroller Macb -
con Bel!. It says:
Extract from comptroller-goner a; s
report submitted to the governc
January, 1870:
“Entertaining the views that I do
in reference to the perplexing sub
ject of wild lands, I would feel that I
had been derelict inofficial duty were'
Ito withhold the expression of my
couvictions that the wild land law of
1860 ought to be repealed.”
After giving his reasons for asking
the repeal of the wild land law of
18G6, he proceeds:
“I believe, therefore, that justice
and economy require the repeal of
iiho law, and that returns of land
should be made in the manner and
form prescribed before its passage;
that is, to return by district, number
and section, when practicable, and
if not practicable, then by -such des
ignation as may be practicable to the
tax payer.”
On July 20, 1871, the following
letter from Madison Bell, comptroll
er-general, to Governor Bulloe . was
published in the papers and laid be
fore the legislature.
“If these lauds were brought to
sale, and speculators would f ire
rings and cliques to purchase them
and these lauds would pass from the
hands of of the innocent and unwary
to the possession of speculators fee.
merely nominal sums, inadequate
perhaps to pay the taxes; and thus
the sales of these lands would inure
to the benefit of real estate dealers,
without benefittiDg the state or me
terially increasing the revenues.”
But there was still further war
ning. Comptroller Goldsmith made
plainly the same point in his report
of *77, as see below:
Extract from comptrolles-general’s
report of 1877.
“I respectfully recommend that the
present law. approved February 28,
1874, be so amended as to allow the
comptroller general to make up a
list of all unieturned wild lands, and
upon these issue fi. fas. We have
thousands of acres of wild lands in
Georgia which are not returned for
taxes, and which can, with some
trouble, be required to be returned
for taxes, or sold, and then returned
by the new purchaser. Much just
complaint has been made that fi. fasj
from this office are against lands
which have been regularly returned
and taxes paid thereon. I issued
the fi. fas. on the list of unreturned
lauds sent up by receivers, and either
citizen or receiver ha3 committed the
error.
“If the law is changed a3 above
suggested, then the responsibility
will be placed on this office. It is
hardly right to require an officer to
adopt the work of another and act
thereon, and hold him responsible
for the errors, mistakes, etc., resul
ting thereon.’’
The law of 1878 is substantially
the same as that of 1860.
But there was yet another war
ning. In his report of 1878 Comp
troller Goldsmith again put the mat
ter before the legislature, and again
urged the repeal or amendment of
the obnoxius law. He said:
EXTRACT FROM COMPTROLLER- GENERAL**
REPORT OF 1878.
“I respectfully call your attention
to my report submitted to your ex
cellency on the first of January last,
and to the recommendations therein
contained; and especially, to that
one in relation to amending aud per
fecting the present imperfect wild
land law. I hope that this law will
receive the attention of the legisla
ture at its ensuing session.
“In this connection it is proper to
remark that, in some parts of the
state, I have been censured for the
manner in which the wild land law
has been executed. Errors and mis
takes have occurred and inconveni
enced many citizens. Some good
people blame me for these disagree
able troubles. The transfer of wild
land fi. fas. under section 891, of the
code of 1873, has been regarded by
some as unwarranted by law. In
view of the above, I earnestly re
quest the legislature to appoint a
committee to look into this matter to
ascertain i u- - m 1 law has
been corrt Ai > - . ’ . y execu
t r I am to
,ilame for e v- - n.l mistakes
which have be :x ma- ■ .'
A JUST tN'D . PET, EEP ART.
Et is * *
port of the committee oi the legisla
tor,- a---; v ' : ■ ,ui6 the
iu ■ slration
of th( >mptr( oald n>t
v - the .
fcrolle j for a rt -
p< tl c ■ bancs
of all re.v. ■ j-c u-. .Gore, the
'•ommifcb ■ - id:
RE Pc R T
Mr A. .V her .ci, elniuti an oi tb
commi , s übi. -. <3
he folio .ing >v
Mr. Sj .ike —TI > i-.sk assigned
1“
one. The bm.-ed roue they have
nt t > {er
■
inv stigal ic pi and in
resolu ion c-. ■ o cLte: e by the
gentleman from C nch. Wo find
the comp- 1 .. UuS issued
tax fi. fao. to tko a none of several
thous-nd f" ;vs a;/:-,nst wild lanos
in -.be con ies of this sta e.
file i ■ ■
1 t oti ■ c ■ of
the co ii a i . wl o --.i 1 lies to
f them
have
- it to
make oi them. Uid er
jhe ] >lalic mentioned,
yo ". , sulred to as
. . and 1(
gall is
shoul - i Y< - 'J comptroller-
OT-i'Pi • ; ,{J Oi j ill"
plained o: m . .mg as ao did with
and , when < id
tion the at he was actinguiader
\v O doubi. sf it i tu-3 iUltJi uuu o.
the fram< v-. ; i oi 18 1 4 That
they shoul LI .. when
taken is ... cod it
was not an - ■ const c
fcion < b law (in out o; ■ j
Yo i sati fled
.... . otained
in the cots md ths
'
several of th : fi]
fas., besides c- her witnesses. The
information ’ed from these
wither e y ,- . • .dd rye
],l I a nd
coin pi
clerk from eve:.: u.e sr-picion oi
fraud upon th- r pa : .
Ti ey ha ou >a 1 ffs
law, hi . :
which >w< • uad with
whit ) t :
have. had ■■ ■ "■ , aucl the fidelity
with which l y -'v: vuLciu.d tr.o
state’s in; : ( ■ s ve • inunda
tion at o;i. ids
Bi±t VV ii..’-’ : .L A I Lsl
Halil C. a . .I:df;3.
WILL IT.
V F e b ...
rtapr, in th < of Gai ille, Hall coun
ty, Ga., wulxir. • ' he, the
following p ,
bna ]: of : ur-<> - A • :iv.. In lb*
eight di
two hundred r.wd or less
land now in poss< aion c E. Odell and
E lender Odell. A : t N 68 iu
the eight dist of said county it being the
son;i: half of said lo lit by
John E ( The
abo - ■ cl ribed as
tko prop* . o . Elender
E Ock 1:, ' •. •• •: l
fi. fas, one in 1 tvor ol j. in
favor of J P Langston, cc itro'ed by AJ
Monday.
A1 so ty
acres of la: ... more oi part ot
lot No. 160 in the tenth and it. ol Hall coun
ty, Ga., b •• : ■ ■ ui -at
'ie head ot th b-ancii, f_enco down tho
meanderii: o- a : i: > a:i old iino
at, or nea er, W al >ng
.id old line t-s ’ i. ro . I, thenue . .°a!ci
oad to tise b . i ■ . a .. ti h: Inf
the bran ;dj ; Mrs Mary
Hulsey, Jui. • ; mis yan • G in, 1 vied on
• ied,
i a the hand < n t inHtra
trix will the will
Hall Super: i iror .
Wiley, Tei 3 1 . L
Will ■ ■ ■ -
adi
by Edward Gob -.
jau3-tds. J( ..
mayM - ■ m
DUUitiaii i-j b. > i.Hfji i.
PUBLIC S' ; U -■t .5 ' - -V 1 : .-A.
DE / L'uEß IN
Ge . andise.
We keep tf Good
Hi 5 .. .
ny-
L
They are the best, uiost conif or la bio, dur
able, and theehea- -. n: '- : u :' e
~V% r 1.0 I. © O© 11 ?. 11ry,
SIX ] MONTHS,
Yt t. 1 --j '
MAI EBIA . ; ,
apr26-tf
(
IVte '-ro Ac kfro.
hai just
Geutf>' I . ~.0 - - 1
Hats, .
1...
of Whitehal ...
octlß-tf.
RO3JERT KOEI
So.
WHOLES iLE
Fail cy vino . - Aon
lli North Pry
AT LAO iA, - - - Gi. JiioiA
LATEST NEWS
j, R. BARNES St CO.
Are now receiving from Eastern markets the largest stock of
GOOD DRY GOODS
Ever brought to Gainesville, and for a proof of their being the cheapest, we only ask yoa
to call and examine quality and prices.
Ladies’ Dress Goods
In an endless variety. We have the very finest, and offer them at the lowest price. Also
a full line of
Fancy Silk, Silk Fringe, Worsted Fringe,
And a full line of other trimmings.
LADIES’ CLOAKS AT BOTTOM PRICES.
All styles of Ladies’ and Children’s Crocheted Shawls, Sacks and Scarfs. Also, a large
stock oi Ladies’ Hats, and other Millinery Goods, We keep the best
CUSTOM-MADE SHOES,
And a large-variety of Shoes and Boots, lower than ever offered before.
WE DEFY NORTH GEORGIA
ON
Men's and Hoys' Olotllill.gr
For we have a larger stock than we have ever kept before. Ladies’and Gent’s Kid
Gloves iu a large variety. Our notion stock is larger than ever before. These goods have
been bought at bottom prices, and we are determined to sell them as low, if not lower,
than they can be bought elsewhere. Thanking our friends for their liberal patronage in
the past, we respectfully ask a continuance of the same.
J. R. BARNES & CO.
octlS
~ WILEY F. HOOD,
_A_t Barry’s Corner,
CORNER BROAD A\ f} 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 ami 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 mat to is
“TO PLEASE THE PEOPLE,”
and I invite all to call and see me when they visit Athens
~ :-T-1 want all the cotton brought to Athens, and will pay the highest price for it.
.7. J. Head and Prof. Halwick, the “rope-walker,” will be pleased to see their lriends
at mv Store.
p 2 0 .3 0, WILEY F. HOOD.
WJjSTE NO MONEY 282,812
Machines Bold in 1877
COUNTERFEIT sjtVrl
SUES IS M&traiS Ipr-yIF) sjp er Co
sof the Genuine \k^?o £ Than in any previous year
f-rl’PffflV ilf > Notwithstandign the greatde
vAi ccii/iy i UIIULGU pression in business.
No “Singer” Machine is genuine without the above Trade Mark on the Arm of Machine.
Ot2**BETTER STILL ! During the months of January, February, March and April,
1878, the sales of our Genuine Singer Sewiug Machine W9re Sixty per Gent, greater than
iu:ing the corresponding months of last year. Could there be stronger evidence of the
hold these unequaled machines have taken upon the public esteem ? Waste no money on
inferior counterfeits. Send for Circular.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.,
Principal Office, 34 Union Square, New York.
CENTRAL OFFICE FOR GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA
AND FLORIDA, 42 MARIETTA ST., ATLANTA, GA.
f Augasta, Ga.; Macon, Ga.; Savannah, Ga.; Columbus, Ga.;
BitANCII OFFICES Thomasville, Ga.; Gaino3villa, Ga.; Rome, Ga.; Charleston, S. 0.
fcu3o-fiia ( Jacksonville, Fla.
18T8. 18T8.
IAIIBVILLI conn.
GAINESVILLE- GrA_.
IfcEV. 0. B. LaHATTE, President.
JE3*“The Teachers in the different Schools of the College will be carefully selected.
Thisj.School, under the fostering care of .the City Council, is devoted to the
Thorough Co-Education of the Sexes,
On the plan of the best modern Schools of Europe and America. The intention is to make
; one ot the leading Schools of Georgia, and the President of the Institution earnestly so
licits the co-operation of his friends throughout the State, and of the citizens geneially.
THE FALL TERM
Commences Monday, September 2, and closes Friday, December 20 sixteen weeks.
Students should enter promptly on the first day of each term.
Tuition is charged from the first of the scholastic month on which the student enters
t the end of the term—one-half due in advance, the remainder at the close of the session.
No deduction for lost time or occasional absence, except in cases of sickness protracted
ver one month.
I MBCIPHNE.
The Discipline will be kind, impartial and strict. Faithful study and thoroughness
i a recitation MUST be attained by each student to retain connection with the College
PENALTIES : 1, Reproof; 2, The Rod; 3, Suspension; 4, Expulsion. °
EXPENSES.
TUITION. PER MONTH. SPRING TERM. FAIL TERM
Primary School S 100 $ 600 $ 400
Common School 200 12 00 ... era
bgh School 400 24 00 !!!! in no
' liege Classes 500 SO 00 . 20 00
C 3 00 18 00 12 00
Lieut of Instrument 50 300 ” 200
*
Board ton to twelve doilars per Month.
INCIDENTAL FEE ONE DOLLAR PER TERM, IN ADVANCE.
aug23-Gm
’ NACOOCHEE lit Gill SCHOOL.
1178. ALE MID MALE. 1878.
Situated in the Beautiful and Historic
VALLEY OF NACOOCHEE , aA.
FALL TERM OPENS FIRST SEPTEMBER,
FACULTYs
Rev. J Methmn, .... Principal.
Atm Amelia Starr, - - - .
Music Teacher to he employed.
expenses.
BOARD EIGHT TO TEN DOLLARS PER MONTTT
TUITION ONE TO THREE DOLLARS PER MONTH
INCIDENTAL FEE FIFTY CENTS PER TERM *
Bv messing together, expenses of pupils mav not exceed frm,
t small cost, rooms near Academy furnished pupils wishing to form™ P&r month ; and
.: .rough education at the smallest cost can be obtainfd here F A most
*■ METHVIPi, Nac„chil"ff
A USEEDLHOLIDAYPREBENf
Give'your wife, daughter or “fiiend’\one of those New Light-Running
SINGER FAMILY SEWING MACHINES.
rrices Greatly Reduced. Agencies Almost Everywhere.
SSNm FOR CIRCUI_|AR
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.,
Principal Office. o A 1r •
‘ Union Square, New York