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iMortli Georgian
RELLTON, GA.. JULY 14, IHM.
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JOHN T. WILBON, JR., Editor.
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VERY LATEST!
Dispntchs from Washington up to
1:30 Wednesday night say tl.at the
condition of President Garfield is of a
more encouraging nature, than at
any time since he was shot, and that
every indication points to his ultimate
recovery.
Hon Emory Speer was married to
Miss. Elendora Morgan, of Washing
ton, 1). C on the 14th inst.
W, . '
Guiteau restsand sleeps well. Prob,
ably no sane man in the country is so
lit tle disturbed as he by the consequen
ces of his terrible crime.
Among the personal effects of the
late Vice President Wilson, sold last
week at Natick, was a photograph of
General Grant, which brought just
the price of a drink—fifteen cents.
The Postmaster General now com
mands a much larger force than our
combined army and navy. Including
the postmasters, city carriers, clerks,
route messengers and local and spec
ial agents, the post office army now
number 65,000 persons, and is increas
ing at the rate of 5,000 a year.
Howard Roberts, the Philidelphia
sculptor, has finished a model of the
statue of Robert Fulton, which is to
be placed in the House of Represen
tatives at Washington. The State of
Pennyslvania pays for this statue,
which will represent Fulton asa work
ingman reflecting over a piece ot ma
chinery.
'Die Nashville American is proud to
notice the rapidity with which Ten
nesssee is wiping out the reproach
that there are more people in that
State unable to read and write than
in any other State of the I nion, ex
cept probably two. She is making
noble advanced in educational matters
and has now some of the finest
schools and colleges in the United
Stated.
The evidence altogether in the case
of Guiteau is to the effect that while
he is cranky and erratic, he is by no
means an irresponsible lunatic. A
fellow who can borrow money right
and left, and sponge hotel men and
boarding-house keepers out ofa living
may be set-down as a firstelass dead
beat, but not as crazy enough to es
cape banging for murder.
Guiteau, who has suddenly acquired
fame in much the same style as Eros
ratus, was the hero of two libel suits—
having sued the New York Herald for
8100,000 and the Chicago Tribune for
820,0(0,forcalliug him a fraud. They
provided it in both instances, and
Guiteau was compelled to leave New
York on account of the showing up
of the Herald.
It often happens under the prevail
ing system by which 'be government
offices arc dispensed ns reward for
partisan service, that high officials
possess fewer qualifications for the
work in their departments than the
lowest clerks in their employ. In the
New York post otlhe, it is said, I’osl
masied General James ordered com
petitive examinations, on account of
the difficulty he met with in procuring
efficiency in the clerkships, and the
result was that one of the lowest
clerks in the establishment was ad
vanced to the chief clerkship.
There may be, says the .Vemphis
Avalanche, no direct connection be
tween the assassin’s crime and the
stalwart war on Mr. Garfield, but the
two events will naturally be associa
ted more, or less together in the mind
oftho American people. Assassina
tion is not an extraordinary crime,
but perpetreted upon so good a man
as Garfield the crime is invested with
uncommon attributes. Thereis noth
ing extraordinary in a faction waging
warupon an administrationofitsehoice
hut this war makes men slop to think
when it is evident thutthe uuscuplous
leader of a faction have no object but
plunder, and pursue that object with
a vindicativencßs calculated to breed
a crop of assassins.
Th" recent movements of France
in relation to her army are a little
puzzling. With a standing army of
neatly half a million it is not neces
sary for her to mobilize one hundred
and twenty thousand more in order
to protect her North African posses
sion and interests. There is no ex
cuse for her if she attempts to pick
a war with anyone, yet it must be
said that the tone of M. St. Hilaire’s
circular is belligerent and. ns it were
offers a chip to be knocked oil her
shoulder by any power which may
object to French mobilization. Sure
ly France cannot mean to dare Ger
many yet under the circumstances the
proposed measure and the circular
look that way.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE 1
We are told that our President may
possibly recover, ami is seems as if
heaven and earth were conspiring to
bring about that result. But whether
he lives or dies, the crime in its real
character is the same, and it. is right
for us to ask On whom rests the res
ponsibility of originating that murder
ous deed? The answer al the first view
may seem very easy. We may be
told that one Charles Guiteau, a
wretched, half crazy fanatic, is well
known to have committed the terri
ble crime, and even boasts < f what he
has done. Like most men of his class
by some strange absurdity, he claims
that he did righlalleging that he “con-
sidered it a politicial necessity to re
tire Garfield, and thus save t he repub
lican party,” saying : What I did I
was forced to do by an inspiration ,
from God.” He had, as he asserts, no ,
murder in his heart—but did it “for
politicial purpose” and “through pa- ,
triolie motives,” with a good deal ,
more of a similar character.
But of course no declarations of the
crime legally considered, upon anyone
but himself. And if the courts dis
cover no one else whose active aid.
assistance or encouragement can be
traced they will simply deal with the
poor wretch now in prison, and dis
pose of him in such way ascivit justice
and law may seem to demand.
And yet to many of us the question
returns with strange and startling sig
nificance, Whois piimarily and more
immediately responsible for that
murderous act? And to this question
we receive an answer very different
from the one given by common, or
statute law.
So closely are we conjoined in nil
we say and do notonly in our outward
words and purpose, that no one per
son can be justly regarded as alone
wholly responsible for what appears
to be his Individual act. A subtle,
potent and all-prevaditig influence is
continually flowing out from .’he cen
tre toward the circumference of every '
community, affecting, more or less di- i
rectly, event though unconsciously,
every one who comes within its sphere. !
And for some reason it always bap-:
pens that certain persons, oftenvvy ;
few comparatively, appear to oe over-:
charged with the power of creating
the positive and prevailing sphere of
sentiment and thought, by which ev
ery one is more or less influenced. |
even though entirely unconscious of
it while in many cases that preva-j
ling sphere absolutely controls weak !
passive and unbalanced minds.
When that sphere is a calm, earn
est and w'sely directed effort to con
trol, arrange ana guide the forcesthat i
give substance and form to social and
civil life, in such away that the high- |
est good of ali may be attained, there ,
is, what seems to be a controlling and I
restraining hand firmly placed upon i
those members of society who have 1
no rational self-government of their '
own.
But such unhappily has not been
the prevailing politicial sphere in this
country since the commencement of
the present administration, already j
and so soon darkened by the shadow !
ofa great and terrible tragedy and
crime. Almost from the hour when
our President entered upon the duties
of his office, factions, strifes and op
posing interest have been engender
ing and strengthening a sphere of
thought and purpose directly titled
and calculated, even though not con-,
seiously designed, to produce just such
a result as the one now before us.
Instead of standing firmly by the
newly inaugurated President, and !
holding up his hands while entering
! upon the administration of an office
I involving cares, duties and respousi
| bilitics, perhaps more complicated
! and embarrassing than any other, a
i considerable number of the men who
I should have been giving him their
I sustaining power and support and en
: deavoriug to secure to him the fall
■ measure of that respect and honor to
: to which his office justly entities him.
have evidently been plotting, plan
ning ami devising schemes for cm om
passing theirown seltish. an ambitions
( purposes and ends. So that although
’ the wretch whose hand has none this
' tiling may be the only one whom the
; law will reach or deal with, still that
i ü ßb' question returns and willeomin
ue to return. The blood spot will not
go out. By whom was that murder
ous deed committed?
And if that question is pressed, the
true answer must be, that every man
who, for his own seltish ends, or for
any other purpose, has cherished, en
couraged, and emleav' red tostretigth
cn a sentiment of hatred and ill-will
against the President has, by 4 tlie lull
extent end measure of that effort,
done his part toward procuring and
‘inflicting that deadly assault.
The Supreme court ofMi-souiia has
decided that a draft or bill of exchange
demanding payment of a sum of mon
ey “with exchange,” is not negotia
ble paper, because of the uncertainty
of the amount for which it calls, the
rate of exchange not being specified.
To make it negotiable in that State
such a bill must be drawn without
exchange must be stated therein.
European nations, after centuries of
neglect, seems to t e turning their at
tention to the conquest of Africa.
All the country north of the Sahara
was long held by the Romans, but af
ter it passed into the possession of the
Mahometan powers it remained for
ages secure against conquest. The
decay of the Ottoman empire leaves
North Africa a wery to the freeboot
ing nation of Europe, and it will not
be long before it is conquered and di
vided up.
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The average weight of brain in va
rious races is said to be as follows;
English and American, 45,7 ounces;
French, 44.6 ounces; German, 44.1
ounces; Italian, 41 ounces; North
American Indian, 44.4 ounces; Hin
doo, 42.1 ounces; Kaffir (African), 45
ounces; Negro, 40 5 ounces; and Ma
lay and Oceanic race, 39 to 43.7 oun
ces. This nice computation may b;
correct., but it is worth while to re
member that the quality of a man’s
brain is as important as its quatiity.
“A little farm well tilled,” especially
if originally fertile, may be, more pro
ductive than a big plantation natural
ly ile and tic gleeted.
Mr. 11. I. Kimball, Director Gener
al of the Atlanta Cotton Exposition,
announces by circular that, the finan
cial success of this great internation
al enterprize is assured beyond a
doubt, by the liberal subscriptions
that have been made to its stock, by
the large number of entries already
made, and by the certainty of an im
mense throng of visitors. In this
connection it is proper to make spe
cial mention of the fact that nochaige
will be made against exhibitors for
floor space, but on the contrary the
most complete and free allowance of
room will be provided. The Direct-
or General has left nothing undone to I
secure the greatest facilities to exhib- ,
itors and visitors, and wc have no I
doubt that his efforts will give entire
satisfaction.
One go >d, at least, the wretch Gui
teau has done. He Ims, says the St. j
Louis Uepublican. set astrong current i
running counter to the mawkish senti- I
nient which has developed so much i
sympathy for murderers of late. Es- i
pecially lias bis ad illustrated the j
danger of too readily accepting the
plea of insanity as excuse for crimes I
where there is no real insanity more |
than any unusual fi iemlshipness or >
passion indicates. That sort of in- '
sanity that prompts murder is much I
more often better treated by the gal-1
lows than the rulings of courts, the
finespun theorizing of medical experts
and the findings of juries would indi-■
cate. Society needs to be educated
up to an appreciation of the fad that ;
the highest object of the law is pro
tecting to the community, and that it
has really nothing to do with punish
ing criminals except in so for as pun
ishment is a measure of sell-protec
tion. There are times when society
cannot afford to give life to an insane
murderer :my more than it e.m to a
mad dog. These lunatics ca.i ad
visedly be sent to the baiter to make
an example that will impress similar
insane temlences in other lunatics.
FAIH XU TICE.
All persons arc hereby warned not
to tn spas upon my enclosed larni,
either by Fishing, Hunting or in any
other way. whatever, and all persons
I caught will be prosecuted to Hie Idl
est exteii t oi the law
J. W. I*l.Et KEIt.
Geokgia—Banks Coi n it,
W. V. Presley has applied to me
. for exemption ot personalty ami set
ting apart Hie same, and 1 will pass
' upon the same ai my office in Homer,
on the-lih dav of July. next, ai 12 o’-
clock. M. ‘ T. F. HILL,
j un 20-2 w O rd i mi ry.
I
Gkok.ua. Hanks i’m a . v.
To John M. Martin. an heir al law,
of <i. S. Mai tin. late of said couutv
deceased. being a uon-rcsiileiil at said
; Mate —to-wn: a resident of the Mate
of Arkansas—you are hereby not ti
ed, that 1 will apply to the < oun of
Ordinary ot saitt county, for an order
i to require the administrator ot saitl
G. b. Martin, deceased, lit execute ti
tles ion certain tract ot bind, in said
county, ai the next regular August
term, of said court of Ctdiuary Ibbl.
Ibis 2Uih day ot dime, IbbL
4.w. .1. JL>. Martin.
I
NO TICK.
' J This is to give notice, that all per
sons are hereby warned not to tress
pass upon the enclosure of ni.v or
chard, either by hunting Game, Ber
ries or fishing, without special per
mission horn the undersigned, and
all pmuc-.Kiaught, will be prosecuted
to Hie tuilesi extent of lire law.
I junelO-tf. MapisOM Bvice.
A’oti’ce to Debtors and Creditox.
GEORGIA, Banks County. •
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons having demands against John
C. Stephens, late of said county, de
ceased, to present them to me, prop
rl - made out, within the time pre-:
scribed by law, so as to show their '
character, and amount. And all per
sons indebted to said deceased, are
hereby required to make immediate
payment - This June 14, 1881.
LOUIS F. MORRIS,
adm'r of J. C. Stephens.
ROAD NOTICE?
It appearing by the report of P. F.
.tf.Fi'irF.F. A. Rich and Jame-
Liry. Commissoners, that the esta' •
lishinent of a public road in the 912th
district G. .V. of said Count v begin
ning ala point about 4 miles from
Homer on the road leading from Ho
mer t<> Alto and running bv the resi
dence of FF A Ri h and from their
the most practiable rout to a point on
the road running from Homer to
Bi llion at or near the residence of
Jackson Lacy’s in »aid county will be
of public utility and convenience to
the. neighborhood and that said com
missioners have marked out ami de
fined the same according to law
Therefore al) persons are hereby
, notified to show cause, if auv exist in ’
this proceeding on the first J/ondav
in August next, why said road should
‘ not be. granted and limi) order taken
thereto. T F HU.I,. Ord’y.
J.I RE I. NOR DIVORCE.
Mary M. M. Williams, ) In Banks Su-
A S. perior Coui t
James N. Williams. \ April Term
1881.
It appearing to the Court that the '
defendant James S. Williams is ab-
Iseul from said county, ami it further
appearing that said defendant is also
I absent from the Slate of Georgia.
Il is therefore, ordered by the i
I Court, that service be perfected in
I said case, by publication for once a (
i month, for four months, next preceed I
! ing the Octoper Tern, of said court
in 1881, in the North Georgian, a
i weekly newspaper, published in Bell
ton, in said county. This April 6tli
'lBBl.
i Alex. S. Erwin, j Phil R. Simmons,
I Judge of the Su- > Attorney for Libel
| perior Com t. ' hint.
i GEORGI A. Banks County.
A true extract from the minutes of
I Banks Supe>ior Court.
11. J. UY All. c. > ( .
t.EOUGIA. Bvxnst ot xiv
To all whom it may concern : W.
: M. J/ize, having, in proper form, ap
plied to me for permanent letters of
administration,on the estate of Wil- !
linni S. Mize, late of said county, de
ceased. This is tocite all. and singu
lar the creditors and next to kin of
Williamson S. Mize, to be, and ap
pear al my office on. or by the next i
term of the court, t<> be held on the
First Monday in July. next, and-bow
cause if any they can why permanent !
administration should not be granted !
to the said W. M. Mize on William
son S. .Vize’s estate.
junc 6-4 w. T. F. IIILL.
Ordinary.
NOTICE.
All who pass my watermellon patch
and envade it contrary to my wishes
mav look out for a double dose of’
i styrcbniii as it is out. I give'you fair
. varnmg. F. .¥. Faui kxei:
. i
Arendall House.
The undersigned takes this meth
od of informing the trailing public. ■
iand Summer visitors generally, that
he has renovated bis hotel, from cel
lar to gnrrett. ami is now prepared
: to receive them at low pricer, cithei
i by the day, week or month.
My rooms are large and airy, i
Scenervsplendid; ami the
( < IDLEST IL ACE
in Northeast Georgia.
The BELLTON FALI S, .• i
'one mile distant; a IT NF. MINER-'
AL SPRING one-fourth mile from
my house. Good attention civ. n to
all who stop with me. For further '
. particulars, apply to.
L. N. ARENDaLL,
junc 16-1 tn. Beilton, Ga-
(. I j IRGIA, Banks ( ot > fy.
Notice is hereby given that I will
’ apply to the Legi-latmc. to convene,
on the First Wednesday in July. next
for the passage of the following act. ■
to-wit : "An act. to be entitled, an
act. to authorize Henry U. .'filler, of
the county of Banks, to peddle in thi- j
state, without a licer.se. This May
28th. 188'. llixttt F. Miller.
mav 28-4 t.
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GEOItGI \. I'l-.Ks Cot xtv.
Wlielvii* M. . M. N H.atlv, ndminis-'
trnlm m Mst \ T; pp. deer as. ■’ tqiplies l» 1
’. Im- in <lcr to. til <<• .rllei - »>. <» -1.1i.-.-irll, i
Thvt.'toe ;’ : l p‘:soii- i nirre-n-.l will
■ taxi nolice .’-'a. ’e.ir:- ot .IGiiits-’oii !
t M.t:b.* guii'a,h<- tqinlie.iiit ot th.* Au-,
x> -t Trim iirxi ... .he cot r o. Ortlinarx
! <•( -.ml totirn,.. rme-- '.octi * arse be then
I shown to ti.e coutiaiv. This Mav 2d.
, 1881.
uiaytsZm T. F. Hl I.L, Ordinary.
: A once to Debtors and Creditors-
GEORGIA, Banks County.
Notice is hereby given to all per
. sons luivi: g dtmantis acaii.st the es
. late i*t Gabiiel s. Manin, late of said
couutw deceased, to proesent them Io
me, properly made out, within tha
’ time prescribe by law, so as to show
• the character and amount. And til
1 persons itlebted to said deceased are ■
j ic quest cd to make immediately pay
luenltunie. G.S. Marliu. adm.aof
juu-5-0t Gabriel S. Martin .
Richmond and Danville Railroad.
PASSENGER DEPAR.VENT.
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On and after .Vay 15th, 1881. Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and
Charlotte Air-Line division of tins road will be as follows.
I I . S. Jfail, [ N. A . Express. ! U. S Fast Mail ! Suwanee
EASTWARD. | No. 43. No. 47, t No. 49, , Ae'mo'tioii
I A. i B, I C. No. 21.
L’ve Atlanta 400A. M 3;!.’> p. M. <i .so I*. XI. j .v : »o p
Arr. Suwanee-D I .‘:ls •• • 4:37 “ “ 7.45 >■ ' 7 : <,s ..
“ Luta.....E i (i:45 “ “ .I .".'.I *• TOO I
■■ T0cc0a.17.58 •• •< | 7:15 “ •• i unto ■< *• I
Seneca... G I 0:20 •• “ Si.) *• ■■ 11:25
Greenv’ll.H lii:sS •• •• 10:20 ■■ i.oti v; . .
•• Spartmi'g-K I 12:14 P. M. ! 11:40 •• ,2 11
■ Gaston'a-I. 2:30 “'• • 2:u4 A. M 427 ■ ! L"
“ <'har!olte-M | 3:35 “ “ | 3:15 ■■ ; ' •• |
j U.S Mail, N. Y.-Express. U. S. Fas Mail,
WESTWARD No. 42. No 48. No A. ’m’i’u
t No. 22.
L’ve I 2 n P. M \ : 12.10 A. M
“ GsWonia-L 1:27 “ *• ! i.mi •• iL’.-ff? •• ••
“ Spartan’T'/—K | 3:50 •• “ 4.05 “ “ , 2:53 “
“ < ireeiiv'iiu—H I 5.07 “ “ • 5.1 K ‘ “ I t's ••
“ Seiict a (J j (1..51 •« ! 7:4r> •• ** ’ .- .» ’’ ’ ’
“ Toccoa !•’ 1 H:iil “ fi | X;ls •• *• I L . “ *
’• Lula E 9.T6 “ “ p;3] ‘ s •• ; 7 : ;»f< »•
•• Suwanee. .-!> 10:38 “ “ 10:54 “ “ j j 5-’r» \\f
Arr Atlanta | 12:05 A M I 12:20 I*. M ! Hh-i ■ I sj'hi ‘
< Ollllt'Ct ioiisu.
A with arriving trains of Georgia Centra) and A. A: W. P Railroad-.
B with arriving trains of Georgia (mitral. A. W Band W X A Railroads.
C with arriving trains of Georgia Railroad.
D with Lawrenceville Branch to ami from Lawrenceville. Ga.
E with Nm theastern Railroad of Georgia to and from Athens. Ga.
F with Elberton Air Line to ami from Elberton, Ga.
G with ( ohunbia laid Greenville 10-md from Comlumbi.i and Chailesto.i >(
K with 'spartanburg and Ashvilie. and Spartnnbug, Union and ( olumbi.t to
andfrom Henderson ami Ashville, and Alston and ( <dimil>i:i.
L with ( hestcraml Lenoir Narrow Guage to ami from Dailasand Che-tcr
M w ith <. C and A—€ C—R & D and AT & (» for all points West, North
and East.
N with North Carolina Dtvission R A D Rail Road to and from the North.
%y- Pullman Sleeping Car Service on trains Nos 47 and ». dailv. without
change, between Atlanta auu New York.
1. PORE.
Gmc d Passenger .l /'o<'.,-
H. T. MENG’S.
Marble
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PIANOS AN ORGANS.
mar~ll-6m 27 WHITEHALL ST., ATLANTA. GA.
MATsIILLE INSTITUTE.
The second term of 1881, of this'
school, will begin on Monday, June
13th. All the usual branches from I
the Alphabet to the Latin and Greek
classics, including purveying and
: Book-keeping, are taught. The rates |
oi tuition are from si .(At to 84.(10 per
’mouth. Board in piixate families, j
s7 (A> per month. Hie liealthtulnes,
and morality of Maysville is unsur
passed. The steady increase of the '
school in the number’s of pupils itl! j ‘
in popularity, is sufficient oi it - excel
lence. Pupils can rent cabins and
board themselves al even less than
the low nne of board mentioned. For 1
further intormaiiou address the Brin
; eipal. Thus. A. E. Evans.
I J. w HILL,
ATTORNEY A TLA IE.
HOMER, GA.
ill practice in the Counties ot the
'»esteru Circuit, and in Madison
I county o! the Northern Circuit. Col- -
lecinig promptly made and retnited.
lune'j-ly
<•«' S TO |1" r 1 >.'• U bon:
it’-' ’if••lf worth >3 free. S<i ’r»*
tua ton & Co., Port
1 Mr. S. G. StH<*kland of Madiso
county is finishing up his residence
' It will soon be readv tor occupancy