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TVox-tli Georgian.
Bellton, Ga., Febrnnry 12,1880.
Senator elect George, the Missis
sippi jurist, used to drive an ox team
in his youth. He is in Congress now,
and will attempt to drive something
harder and more bull-headed than a
pair of yellow oxen -Aug. News.
The Walton Vidette says: “A per
fect ground swell is growing all over
Georgia, in favor of Gen. L. J. Gar
trcll, of Atlanta, for Governor, and it
would not surprise us at all if he was
nominated by acclamation when the
convention meets.”
There was more businem done in
the commercial and financial circles
of this country during November,
1879, than during any month before
in the history of this country. The
bank transactions of several cities for
the month foot up the enormous
aggregate of $4,360,255,523.
The Charlotte Observer reports
good news for the Mexican veterans.
It says that Judge Mackey of South
Carolina, has just returned from
Washington, and says that he is con
fident the Mexican soldiers’ pension
bill will pass Congress, and that it
will be worth $2,000,000 to the .South.
We hope this will turn out as prophe
sies!.
When Jim McCool, conductor on
the Atlanta and Charlotte Railroad,
reaches Tugalo river, he yells out:
“Tugalo river—dividing line between
South Carolina and God's country.” .
Somebody asked him who got aboard 1
at the last station: “Three drummers
and one gentleman.” Whenever Jim
gets killed, we are going to publish
his biographyw—Hartwell Sun.
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The Supreme Court refused Ed.
Cox, who killed Col. Alston, a new i
trial. Judge Bleckley delivered the •
opinion, with Judge Jackson assent-I
ing; but Chief Justice Warner dis
sented, saying in conclusion that he
believed Cox did not have a full, fair
and impartial trial, and no power on
earth could make him judicially assent!
to an affirmation of the judgment.
An organization called the Demo- I
•cratic Union has been formed in New |
York for the campaign of 1880. It
already numbers in its ranks many
leading Democrats who have hereto
fore been identified with one or the I
other of the Democratic organiza
tions in that city. The object of the '
union is to secure, harmony in the I
Democratic party,even at the sacrifice
of both Tilden and Kelly, if necessary. I
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A special from Washington says
Mr. Stephens, before the committee
on the Simmons matter, said that he
heard that Senator Gordon favored
Maj. Smythe for the position. Gen.
Gordon demanded the author. Mr.
Stephens refused to give it, when
Senator Gordon denounced it a will
ful, malicious and unwarranted false
hood, and “put it on Stephens,” until
the latter gave his authority for his
statement.
A shocking scene of misery, the
most impressive of all the temper
ance lectures, was revealed by the
Brooklyn, New York police, one day
last week. In a wretched tenement
in that city, a drunken husband, was
found. IDs wife, in an unconscious
condition, was near by, ami four chil
dren lay shivering in a comer, famish
ing for want of food. The wife was
sent to the city hospital, the children
to the orphan asylum, and the father
to jail. What more striking admoni
tion would the devotees of drink need
than this?
A movement has been inaugurated
to erect a monument to Dr. Lovic
Pierce. The people of Georgia, re
gardlcss of creeds, owe him a debt ol
gratitude, audit is but right that such
a tribute should be paid to the mem
ory of the grand old hero, who labor
ed so long and earnestly, for the ad
vancement of Christianity throughout
the State. He preached more ser
mons in the State than any m in living
or dead. He was conciliatory and
kind, made no enemies, antagonized
tin one, and his splendid intellect,
magnetic fire, and tireless energies,
were so directed as to accomplish the
greatest possible good.
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A correspondent of the Brunswick
Appeal. from Covington writes ns fol
lows: The gubernatorial question
seems to occupy the public mind not
a little, Gov. Colquitt has several
warm friends here, but the current ot
opinion is decidedly in favor ot Gen.
Lucius J. Gartrell for the next chief
magistrate of Georgia. The popular
sentiment in this direction is all the
more marked in the adjoining county
of Rockdale, where the people are
almost unanimous. “AllforGartrell!”
was the onlv reply I received to my
questions whenever 1 inquired about
the Governorship. Gen. Gartrell
would certainly make a epiended Gov
ernor. His manly traits of character,
eminent legal ability and statesman
ship, would adorn the highest position
in the gift of the people.
A TRIP THROUGH THE COUNTY.
On last Saturday, in company with
W. F. Findley, Esq., of Gainesville,
we took a trip through the country,
around by Homer and home. Our
route lay via Mutton Ridge church to
near Middle River postoffice, in this
i county. For the first ten miles, the
country is as poor as Hart county,
I but then we burst upon the Hudson
I river valley, which is one of the rich
, cst and most productive in this sec-
■ lion. The farms are in such a high
state of cultivation, that they remind
one of gardens on a large scale. We
had scarcely ceased to feast our eyes
upon this attractive valley before, we
burst upon the famous Mountain creek
valley, which is one of the richest in
Northeast Georgia, extending from its
continence on the Hudson to the Chat
tahoochee ridge, a distance of about
■ four miles, perfectly straight, averag
ing half mile wide, all in the highest
state of cultivation. Upon the stream
lives a host of the beat farmers of the
county, all well to do, and making
money rapidly from the cultivation
of this charming valley.
From here we crossed over to Mid
dle River, to the scene of a recent
revenue raid of Sheppard and Gaston,
and saw our first blockade still house,
or what had been one. How we got
there, we shall not attempt to des
cribe, for we could not find the way
with a guide who was familiar with
the premises. We found the still
house full of beer and mash, which !
had been cut down by the. officers,
and several gentlemen of the neigh
borhood there killing the hogs which
the blockndcrs had fattened and the
revenue men were kind enough to
leave unmolested. Col. Findley was
the attorney for the two Ausburns,
who were captured by the officers and
carried off to Atlanta for running the
distillery ; and we left him there with
the gentlemen, as he had some bonds
to make for his clients, and hied for
Homer, in good order and ns rapidly
as a mule could carry a buggy and a
lank newspaper man,and thence back
to Bellton.
We were much pleased with our
trip, and saw more of our county than
we ever had before, and pronounce it
one of the best, ns well as the most
prosperous in the. State. With such a I
county and soil, we see no reason in i
onr people violating the revenue, laws, ,
as it is no trouble to make a good liv-:
ing by working half the year upon
their farms, where, there is no moles
tation by anybody and no prisons
awaiting them for this kind of labor.
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The Engle snys (he grading of the '
Gainesville and Dahlonega Bailroad
is progressing rapidly. The force is
approaching the Chattahoochee, and
if the weather shall continue favor
able for a few weeks, the first four
miles will be ready for the super
structure. W. L. Johnson, the con
, tractor, is pushing forward the work
as rapidly as the means at his com
i mand will warrant and the uncertain
ly of winter weather justify. In the
' meantime the pillars for the bridge,
which will be of the most substantial
! masonry, arc going up, and will he
completed, it is thought, by the time
the grading can be finished to that
i point. When the river is crossed, all
, the heavy work of the first ten miles
I will be passed. The balance will be
plain sailing. Col. Price, president of
' the road, who has been in New York,
j returned last week. His mission was
J eminently successful. He stated that
’ the iron - and rolling stock would be
■ on hand by the time the grading of
j the first tour miles is finished. The
, road is now an assured success, and
all that is required to hasten its com-
I pletion, is for all its friends every-
I where to stand squarely up to the
: enterprise.
Mr. William Lanier, who lives two
i milesfrom Hatcher’s station, is eighty-
I two years old, and his wife is seventy
six. They have raised seven children,
i four boys and three girls. There are
twenty-one grand and great-grand
children, and what is so remarkable
about the family is. there never has
j occurcd a death in any of the families.
The old man is active and stout, can
walk, plow and reads w ithout glasses.
Mr. Lanier ami his wife have been
consistent and orderly members of
the Baptist church for the last fifty
years. Their children and grandchil
dren, as soon as they are of sufficient
| age. attach themselves to the church.
I Truly an honored and Christian fam
! ily.—Cuthbert Appeal.
"Aunt Patsy Sparks” informs the
| Oglethorpe Echo that she canremem
: ber several winters as mildas this. In
11818, she says, there was no cold
J weather until April, when there were
a few flays of sleet, and it cleared otf
. warm ami continued so. It was a
I good crop year.
i The donation to the poor of Ireland
I by the New York Herald, Sl0t),00b,
is the largest sum ever contributed
since the creation of the world, by a
newspaper.
It is doubtful whether the Cox ease
will go to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
THE RIGHT MOVE.
The Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line
Railway, with that far-reaching fore
sight, which has always characterized
the management, has inaugurated a
movement that will redound to the
good of this section of country, and
' largely increase the traffic of the road.
The management has determined to
secure some of the immigration from
Europe to this country, and have on
foot a plan that will be obliged to
succeed. See plan in another column.
Our Piedmont region is healthier,
lands much cheaper and capable of
growing a far great variety of pro
ducts than the West. In addition we
have timber of every variety, and
enough to supply the United States
for the next century, to say nothing
of our various and exhaustless min
eral deposits.
This is no speculating scheme of the
Air Line, but a libera) and munificent
offering to our people to sell their sur
plus lands to a white and industrious
people, without fee or reward, and the
only benefit that it derives is the build
ing of the country through which it
passes, and the consequent increase of
business.
We. hope our people will respond
promptly, and furnish lists of their
lands nt low prices. The remainder
will be worth twice as much ns soon
as the tide of immigration is turned
to this section, and our country will
be made to blossom as the rose, and
become what nature intend >d it -to
be—the garden spot of the world.
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WHAT WILL A COTTON FACTORY
COST 1
This will, of course, says a corres
pondent of the laiGrange Reporter.
’ depend upon the amount, of work it is
intended to do. As a unit stnrting
point, we will suppose we use one
lapper. This lapper will prepare
three bales of S(H) pounds each for the
cards per day. This amount will run
1,800 spindles. The machinery for
making yarns, including shafting,
beltings and all findings, will cost
sll per spindle, making 819,800—this
outside the cost of the motive power
and the building. It will require 25
horse power for every thousand spin
dles, so we might say for the 1,800
I spindles nearly 50 horse power.—
| These 1,800 spindles will require
■ 5,000 sqtinre feet of floor, which
j might be one floor 100 by 50. or a two
story building 50 feet square. The
pitch or height of the room or rooms
must be at least eleven feet. Twenty
I hands will run this factory. Counting
1313 working days in the year the sac-
I lory would consume 939 bales. A gin
i with self feeder could be attached to
i this factory, thus practically carrying
i out the idea of the “(’lenient attneh
j nient,” so that a large number of
i bales could be ginned.
i Now let us estimate the full cost
i for fitting it in running order :
; Machinery as above estimated... .Stti.soo
I Factory building 2,000
Motive* power—so horse engine.... 2.500
$24.:
Bales of yarn are ns ready sale as
bales of cotton.
From the Ist of October to the Ist
i of March—five months—cotton could
i be bought for daily use and the pro-
I duets sold almost daily, so it would
be only unnecessary to buy about
■ seven months supply or about 550
I bales to hold as supplies from first of
March to first of October This would
i make the spinning capacity a little
! larger than Troup factory. Should it
! be intended to do weaving, the above
I spindles would supply about forty
; looms. This would, of course, neces
: sit lit e an increase of .he motive
■ power. But. it is believed that it
? would pay us best to only spin. The
demand for yarns can hardly be sup
plied. particularly coarse varieties.
The writer of this article is fully
in favor of starting a small factory,
something like the one indicated
above, fully believing it will very
materially benefit our community,
and at the same time be a safe ami
profitable investment of capital.
The Kansas Freedmen s Belief As
sociation arc making efforts to divert
the tide of colored immigration from
that to other States. They find it im
possible to maintain the hundreds of
immigrants who are constantly arriv
ing there.
The New York “ scratchcrs” have
issued a manifesto,declaring that they
will oppose either Grant or Blaine if
nominated. They have not yet passed
upon the cases of Messrs. Sherman,
Garfield, IVashburne ami other Re
publican candidates.
The production of Bessemer steel
rails in this country since IB*i7, when
they were first made, has increased to
a marvelous extent. In 1807 it am
ounted to only 2,555 tons, in 1872 to
j IH.IXK) tons, and last year to 570,000
: tons.
Gen. Garfield says the action of the
Harrisburg Convention “winds up
Grant.” We hope not. We would
rather have that operation postponed
j till November next.
Cotton factories are an immense
■ success iu Arkansas.
LAND REGISTRATION.
The managers of the Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Line Railway, feeling
the importance of encouraging immi
gration from other sections and foreign
countries, have appointed Dr. J. W.
Moorman as registrar of lands. The
object is to record all lands adjacent
to the line of this road, that may be
offered for sale, and by moans of ad
vertising and foreign emigrant agents,
induce, from other sections, direct set
tlements on said land. To accomplish
this the company will have to become
a party to it, in order to give confi
dence and concentration to the move
ment. All that will he asked as
compensation for advertising and reg
istering will be five per cent, if sales
are made; if not sold, then nothing
will he demanded by the company.
Land owners will bear in mind that
this registration is done by the com
pany, solely with the view of populat
ing the country on the line of the road,
expecting to receive compensation in
the way of freights on products and
passenger fares produced by the in
crease. All individuals, newspapers
and organizations throughout the
country ase equally interested in the
success of this movement, and as it is
for the common good, it is hoped that
all will unite in making it public, and
rendering every facility to advance it.
Dr. Moorman will commence the
registration at Charlotte, Fehrimrv
19th, and wili give due noti e of the
time he can be met at the station
nearest the home of the party desir
ing to register lands. Only one oppor
tunity will be given, therefore it will
be to your interest to inquire of the
rnilmndagent when the land registrar
will be at your station, and be there
promptly at his appointments. By
this means thousands-of unoccupied
acres can be brought under cultiva
tion, and thousands o£ enterprising
citizens added to our population.
Saturday. February 21st, there will
be a presentation of an American flag
by the company to the King’s Moun
tain Centennial Association. As large
numbers are expected to he present,
an opportunity will be given to re gis
ter. Come, with an abstract statement
answering tlic following questions:
1. State of: 2. County <>f: 3. Town
ship or district: 4. Neighborhood; 5,
Population of county: 6. Direction nnd
distance from railroad; 7. Direction
and distance from county site; 8. Dis
tance from find name of nearest vil
lage : 9. Distance from ami name of
nearest railroad station; 10. Distance
from and name of nearest postoffice:
11. Located on what public road: 12.
Number of acres in tract: 13. Number
of acres in cultivation; 14. Character
of soil ; 15. Adapted to what products;
16. What improvements: 17. Supply
of water, spring or well; 18. Lime
stone. freestone or mineral : 19. Lo
cated on or near what water course ;
20. Mill sites or water power; 21.
Estimated capacity of power; 22.
What growth of timber; 23. Minerals;
24. Convenience to schools, churches:
25. Adaptability to fruit culture; 26.
Number of fruit trees on tract.; 27.
Price per acre; 28. Terms; 29. If not
sold will rent at cash per acre:
30. If not sold, will rent at what pro
portion of the crop, lessee furnishing
stock, implements and seed ; 31. I f not
sold, will rent at what proportion of
the crop, lessor furnishing stock, im
plements and seed.
Let your prices be low, remember-
ing you arc coming into competition
with the West, her cheap lands and
inlluenlial emigrant agents, and to
succeed it wiil require a large liberal
ity on the part of land owners. lam
not at liberty Io make public all I
know on this subject, but I can assure
the public that prompt action ami lib
eral prices will command attention
from the outer world. Memorandum
blanks can be obtained from the rail
road agents; but to insure proper reg
istration. nil parties interested must
be present at appointments, prepared
to sign contracts.
W. .1. Houston. G. P. and T. A.
North Carolina farmers arc making
improvements in their methods of cul
tivation.
• The New Orleans cotton seed oil
factories are said to be reaping a rich
harvest.
The Atlanta Weekly Constitution
has the largest circulation of any pa
per in the south.
Senator-elect George, of Mississippi,
believes in hard money, and agrees
with Senator Bayard in all his finan
cial theories.
The supplying of maimed confeder
ate soldiers with arms and legs will
1 cost at least 575.000, but nobody grum
bles at such expense.
Chicago packed last year 5,100,000
hogs, being an increase of 10 per cent
over 1878. nnd 75 per cent over 1877.
. Over 10.1K.M1 men are employed.
A French chemist asserts that if
tea be ground like coffee, immediate
ly before hot water is poured upon
it. its exhilarating qualities will be
. doubled.
The Middle Georgia military agr
icultural college has been iu operation
I only three weeks, and has three hun
dred students. The legislature ought
to congratulate itself.
GUANO! GUANO!
J. >l. Coggins,
HKIA.TON, O-A...
AGENT FOR RUSSELL COE’S
Ammoniated Bone Sujerphosphate,
ANDJTHE CELERRATE D
CHESAPEAKE GUANO.
Cotton Option 1 .“><•.
A LX O ]) E A E It I.V
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
A .V D XE L L
PKOVINIOUN OXTIMIi
vuepaked irv
PIEDMONTGUANO
■mi mimi,
Baltimore, Md., and Culpeper, Va.
E’AltMEttS TAKE NOTICE, and don’t you forget it, that we hav • on hand three
*- good brands ol Fertilizers, the <• •lebrated
PIEDMONT, EMPIRE,
Ami our old stand-by, the
>J4 bi j:
. /'• ,'“”t interest, an I call and seen.- before inak'.lig votir purchase Our
prices will be as low as any tirst-class g •.>•! . e m b • sold.
J. C. QUILLI AN & BROS., Agents. Bollton. Ga.
Gkohgia. Hanks Uocntv.
McM. N. Ha-ily. adniai-strat »r. <lo bonis
non, of Mary Tapp, late of si<l comity,
ileceaseil. applies to inc for leave to-ell
all tile real estate belonging to the estate
of saal .leeea-e.l ;
N>i» ! Ce is hereby given that said leave
will !»»• granted the appl eant at the
March firm of the Court of OriFmiry of
comity, to be held on the first Moudav
of said month, unless good cause to tile
contrary be then shown. F b. 2, tsso.
T F. HILI.. Ordinary
Gsoimn. Banks Cocntv.
Whereas. I'aui F. M. Furr, jdmiirstra
tor of E. M. Smith, late of Mil / oiinty
deceased, applies to me for leave to sell
all the real estate belonging to said de
ceased :
Therefore “all persons concerned, arc
hereby notified that -aid leave will be
granted tin- applicant, at the Marell term
of the Court ot Ord'narv of said enmity,
to be held on the first Monday in Mandi
next, unless good cause to the contrary
be then shown. Jan 27. 18S(>,
T. F. HILL. Ordinary.
G KtrKtst a. Banks Cot ntv.
It. J. Dyar, administrator of the estate
of William Dodd, late of said conntv. de
ceased, applies to this Court for discharge
from said admin stratum:
Therefore, all persons concerned, are
hereby notified that said discharge will
lie granted the applicant at the March
term of the Court of Ordinary of sa d
county, to be held on the first Monday
of said month, unless good cause to the
contrary lie then shown.
Deel, 1871*. T. F. HILL, Ordinary
WM. H. SIMPKINS,
AT TO R V E 1’ A T L .1 ll',
HARMONY GROVE,
JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA.
EWTHFUL ATTENTION given to
.1. Collections and all other Business.
Clients’ money never spent, but prompth
forwarded. aprl7-fim ‘
a. .Fshaffek \i7o7
PUWUCIAX A XI) .SCRGEOX
GAINESVILLE, GA.
attention given to diseases
cnniinon to woiiicii. I wiil guarantee a
radical cure in all cases of Dr<»p#v. after
examining patients. inayl-ly
a ’ ’ n •'” ,:r own <“">>• Te rms
'P’JtJand *5 out tit free. Address,
H. H allett & to., IV Hand, Maine.
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ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIR LINE
RAILROAD.
No T— MAIL TRAIN—EASTWAIIfi.
Leave Atlanta xa) ~ ~
Arrive at Ih-lltiHi ( ;g7 j,
Nil. 2—MAU. TRAIN— Wt.-TM AKI>.
Leave ( liarlotte pj p ;l
Ari ve at B- llton 8 I , a m
NO. .I—IIAt rAHSKNURH KtsTWACIr.
Leave Atlanta. 4j,n »
Arr vo at Hcllton , t
. hr 1 ’" '‘'ssknikk—wkstwvuh.
Leave < Il irlotte 10 42 am
Arrive at tiellton. 7. j> Iu
No. 5— L<H AL EKF.IUHT— EAMTWM .
Leave Atlanta 7, ( t!n
Arrive at Wilton 12.3 L i» ni
N<». »>—-LOC AL FRKIGHT—WESTWARD.
Leave < vntral ,
Airive at Bellton a ua
oKI ’ : - v ‘ ,iK » Hein ral Manager.
x\ J. Hovmton,
Pawnger and Ticket Agent.
v OR THEA STERN RA ILROA D.
(hi and after M<»ndar. October tith, IH7‘.i,
trans on th s Road will run as follows,
daily, except Sundav:
Leave Athens .’ 3; . w ~ ni
Arrive at Lu1a......,,,,.,,,,,., t>;2U p m
Arrive at Atlanta 10:.W p m
Leave Atlanta .tgto p
L. ave Lula. 7;Pi p m
Amve at Athens ..1(1:011 p ln
1 hr above trains also connect# closely
at Lula with Northern hound train# on
Air Line Railroad.
On XX ednejolay# and Saturday# the fol
lowing additional train will be run:
Leave. Athens ti 4.’ a in
Arrive at Lula 8:45 a ni
Leave Lula...’ !»:i) a ru
Arrive at Athena ll:.*W)am
This train connect# closelj at Lula for
Atlanta, mak ng the time tn Atlanta only
four hours and forty minutes.
A M EnwAR.iM, Superintendent.
~TIxcEiNARDr
PROPRIETOR
ATHE XS, GA.
lEr' Board, $2.00 per day. apr24-tf
F ulTo’n house?
54J Decatur street, thirty yards from
Car Shed, Atlanta, Ga.
< lean Beds. Goods Meals.
New. Hates *1 per day.
A. A. HAMMETT.