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AGENTS FOR ORANGE RIFLE POWDER AND NEW ARROW COTTON TIE.
Bagging! Bagging! Bagging! Salt! Salt! Salt! Meat, Lard, Molasses, Syrup of all Grades, Staple Dry Goods, Boots ami Shoes, lower tha anybod; and
all kinds of Farm Supplies. . Wholesale and Retail Buyers. Give us a call when you are in Athens.
jr. T. WATERMAN,
PROPRIETOR. ‘
C. CABANISS, - - Traveling Agent,
i authorized to make collection*, to receive
m ri|*tior.*. aint to contract for adveitising, for
|»aily and \\ eckly tanner.
Athens, May 17. 1881.
Illlitial "r^an«(Clarke County and City tl Athens.
THE NORTHEASTERS RAILROAD.
A question for Ihc People.
Our Subscription Price.
Until further notice, subscrip
tions will be taken to the Weekly
banner at One Dollar a year, in
advance. This applies noth to
now subscribers and to old ones’
who renew. Those who owe back
subscriptions, however, must pay
at the old rate. We cannot re
ceive back subscriptions at $1.00
per annum.
NOT IIV ANY JIEA5S.
We notice ft paragraph going the
round ot the -tnte press to the effect
that the present proprietor of the
banner had sold his interest to Messrs. '
G outline II. Yancey and E. P. Speer.
Such is not the ease. Negotiations
tor the purchase of the paper were
pending tor some days, but no trade
lias been consummated, nor will be.
Of course the banner, like all proper*-
tv, has ? money value, and wonld be
sold if that value was tendered, but
we do not wish it understood that it
is on the mai ket. The paper is pros
perous, and its proprietor hopes to
keep it so. Our “esteemed cotem-
povarics’’ will please make a note to
this effect.
Thf. Methodists ot the world num
ber over four and a half millions.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that
the devil is a '‘faded fraud.” People
who take stock in this assertion will
awake sooner or later to the fact that
the devil is a blazing reality.—Post
A j'peal
Tiik Boston Post suggests to Gar-
Held to appoint Gov. Sprague collec
tor of New York, instead of Robert
son. Then Conkljng won’t run the
custom bouse.
Editor Banner—While I am
very far from believing that the re
cent gift of the Northeastern railroad
to the “West Point and Terminal
Company,” secures to Athens all the
advantages which are promised, the
surrender of the property is not, in
my opinion, the worst part of the
transaction. The assumption and ex-
ercise by the mayor and councilmen
of the right to deal with the property
of the city without reference to the
people, presents a question of greater
importance than whether the “trade”
is good or bad. The city of Athens
by a vote of her people decided to
raise $100,000 and purchase therewith
1,000 shares in the Nortneastern rail
road company. They did this liy the
issue of bonds lor the payment of
tbe principal and interest ot which
their property is liable. They pay
annually a heavy tax to meet this
liability. The shares ot the North-
I eastern railroad company, which they
purchased with the proceeds of the
ale of these bonds, are their property,
in which every citizen of Athens is
more or less interested. They are
not, and never have been, the proper
ty of the mayor and councilmen.
Those gentlemen have no greater in
terest in them than the same number
of private citizens paying an equal
amount of tax. For convenience the
mayor and councilmen are author
ized at meetings of the stockholders
of the Noitlieastcrn railroad company
to “vote the city’s stock” in the el
ection of directors, etc, just as for
convenience any private individual
may authorize another to represent
him and vole his stock in any joint
stock company. Neither in the char
ter of the city of Athens, nor in tbe
act authorizing the is-tie of the rail
road bonds, nor by tho vote ot the
people, is the power granted to the
corporate authorities of Athens to
deal with the city’s railroad stock as
they please—to sell it, lease it, or
give it away, as they might with the
THE GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
This body met in Rome last Wed«
nesday. The editor of the Banner
was prevented, by pressing husiress,
from being present. Wo are glad to
note that the character of these con
ventions has greatly changed, and that
for the better, in the past two or three
years.
Most of the proceedings, as we read
them in the Rome papers, would not
interest our readers. As a matter of
general interest and importance, how
ever, we extract the following action
on the subject of
TEMPERANCE :
Rev. G. A. Niinnnlly, of the Rome
Baptist Sun, offered the following res
olution, which was unai.iinously
adopted:
In view of the p’ain’ive crie», which
the women in all parts of our State
are lifting up to heaven for relief from
the woes that intemperance entails,
and the efforts which tbe sorrows of
these chief sufferers are moving them
to put forth tor the arrest of this dread
ful and growing evil, and recognizmg
the power of the press in the mould
ing of public sentiment, tbe directing
and the enforcing of the public con
victions, therefore,
Resolved: That without commit
ting ourselves to any specific temper
ance mea-ures, and without any inten-
crystalized into pearls of purest wa
ter. To-night its fragrance fills the
room, it is the incense of womnn’s
prayers, assending for deliverance of
sons and sires from the chains ot the
king of evils. One year hence may
its perfume be the songs ot gladness
which shall roll Horn our homes in
thanksgiving from the redemption
which has been brought by the (low
er of the press of Georgia—accept it,
sir, and wi ;b it assurance of high re
gard and worthy esteem, trom the
ladies of Rome.
The members of the press gang ev
idently had a delightful time iu Rome.
They were entertained with genuine
Georgia hospitality. Friday they
left for an excursion to Nashville.
STILL ‘ SHOUTING THE IIATTLE-CRY OF
FREEDOM.”
THOMPSON & HEINDEL,
Dealers in Every Dencnption ot
Building Material
E. VAN WINKLE.
W. WALLACE BOYD.
E. VAN WINKLE & CO.,
Supplies.
310 Jackson Street,
&UQ9STA V QA.
WINDOW GLASS.
Tlic\!argcst aiul In-st asporccu stock Glass In t
city.
PUTTY.
In bulk, also in boxes ot* 1 to 5 lb*.
White Lecd and Zinc.
Strictly I'tire, made by the Kentucky Lead and
Ooil Co., which we guariuitce as* jfood us
the beat. Also the well known
Nassau White Lead and im
ported trench Zinc.
On the 13th in.-t., a statue of Stone.*
wall Jackson was unveiled at New
Orleans, with the usual customs, in
cluding the inevitable speech. In
this instance the speech was made by
Mr. Jefferson Davis. Mr. Ravi< did
as any other man would have dime on
such an occasion—he spoke plainly
what was in his heart. His utterances
were what the average northerner of
to-day feels impelled to call “treason.” j
lie said very plainly that the Con- ! Colors,
federate cause was just and deserved A tnr.-e wd aborted stock
Prepared Paint.
Celebrated Paint, made by Wadsworth,
Martinez & Louvman, which we
know to be good.
Brushes.
i A full line of Paint and Whitewush Brushes,
rw.-'-a
tion to disturb the party lines, or to
eliminate the political distinctions, or I . . ,
to interfere with the religious convic- j H,,CCL ' RS - As * mve * ,eei1 cx *
tion of our patrons,we hereby offer our , pected, this has caused a
columns to the advocacy of all relief
measures, and commit, as lar as may
be consistent with other public inter
ests which we represent, our editorial
howl over
the north, and- some of the super-
loyal editors, whose patriotism prob
ably never blossomed ti'l alter the
Also, Dry Colors.
Tarnishes.
ability to the promotion of the general j war * have begun again the loyai task
good, which the present temperance of “shouting the battle-cry of free-
awakening proposes to compass'.
The association also took action as
follows, on another subject of impor
tance:
By II. H. Cabaniss, Forsyth Adver
tiser : Whereas, We, the members of
the Georgia Press Association, have
heir! with pleasure an address from
dom.” They call upon Mr. Davis to
be thankful that the “republic con
temptuously let him aione when he j
stood with his neck in the halter.” It j
might be well enough for those gentry j
to remember that Mr. Davis’ neck •
was never in any dangerous proximity
to a halter. Whatever the belliger-
Mr. Samuel W. Small, Secretary to 0I1 ^ vigors of the country might have
tho Director General of the Interna
, . , j town mule or dump cart. Since,
T mf. cotton exposition in Atlanta ,
, , , * . . theD, no such power is anywhere cat-
will doubtless 1* vis. ter by thousands , gMnte d to the mayor and
o( northern business men. It will be j -i t l *i . u
. _ _ . . council, I hold that no such power
a great advantage to tbe south, in 1 .. . , .
, . f. , , | can be legally exercised bv them,
dueng respectable northern people to can derive no legitimate au-
come here ai d sec us as we are. 1 ^ by imp]ication or inference.
Mrs. Garfield is suffering from a ! When they inter or imply power they
severe attack ot nervous prostration, I ar ® law-breakers, and should be in-
w hich has assumed a low typhoid form, stantly arrested by their masters —
The carriage road leading to the ; the people, the fountain of all au-
While House has been barricaded, j thority.
and every means is taken to preserve | Ilad the citizens of Athens sup-
quiet nl>out the house. posed, when they voted to tax them
selves to raise tbe money to buy the
tional Cotton Exposition, setting forth
tbe plans and purposes of said Expo
sition, which is to lie held in Atlaota
during the present year, and believing
that cotton, the staple product of the
South, is the basis ot the prosperity ot
our Southern country, and that an ex
hibition in its interest will abound in
beneficial results and greatly aid in
the development of our section, as well
as conduce to the interests of produc
ers and manufacturers generally,
therefore.
Be it resolved, That we, the editors
thought at the time, the government
was not anxious to try Mr. Davis,
[t was not possible to prove him a
traitor. The then Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
States, Salmon P. Chase, had, in
former times, when governor of Ohio,
been a believer in the doctrine of se
cession. We doubt if anything would
give Mr. Davis more pleasure now
than a trial for treason. It is a com
mon thing tor the north to prate of
and proprietors of the newspapers pt h„ magnanimity in not hanging Mr.
Georgia, in convention assembled, do ! . . . ...
. * b ’ . _ , Davis when in reality tho true cause
pledge our heartv co-operation to aid 1 ’
The “Screen law” wt-nt into effect
in Massachusetts this week. It re
quire? the removal of all screens
placed before the doors in drinking
saloons to bide the bar from the street.
This law will have a good effect, al
though it is something of an inter
ference with personal liberty.
COLD HEARING MATERIAL WANTED.
The following is a copy of a letter
received by a prominent business man
of Athens: -
“Through the kindness of Prof. P.
H. Moll, Jr., I hive learned of sev
eral gold-bearing districts of the
south, and am anxious to get samples
of any pulverulent or granular gold-
bearing materials I may reach with
out too much expense of transporta
tion ; particularly if they.are of such
character that the gold may be con
centrated by mechanical treatment.
I have just made some very successful
experiments with a “dry separator,”
of my own invention, and am anxious
to put it to a practical test. The de
vice is so exceedingly simple that
there would be but Ijitlc expense at
tached to its operation on a practical
scale. If you have such convenience
of transportation that you could ship
me about 100 pounds, by freight, of
gold-lieai ing material, I should be
most happy to hear from you. Be
kind enough to give me such infor
mation ns you may have regarding
your gold deposits; also the prob
able cost of a hundred or a lew hun
dred pounds, delivered at Nashville,
Tenn. It seems to me that the suc
cessful working of the southern gold
deposits will depend on a simple and
cheap means ot concentration of the
poorer grades of material.’’
This letter was written by Mr. A.
G. Campbell, assayer and chemist,
227 Shelby Avenue,- Nashville, Tenn.
'.Wo commend <it to all who are inter
ested id goM-miuing, and especially
to our exchanges which are published
immediately in tbe mining regions.
The writer did not expect his letter
to appear in print; bur its publication
may do much good, by putting those
who have"gold-bearing material into
. communication with Mr. Campbell,
who may bo able to make their baii-
mere profitable. » -
stock in the Northeastern railroad,
that whenever it so pleased them,
the mayor and council had tbe right
to sell, or give away their stock
without consulting any one but per
chance an Atlanta attorney, liow
many would have voted aye ? When
the present mayor and council were
elected who voted for them with tbe
faintest suspicion that he was electing
men who should have authority to
make a present of 1100,000 of the
city’s property ?
Without any desire to disparage
or reflect on the present corporate
authorities of Athens, I may ask, are
they, or indeed are any of the city and
town authorities in our state, qualified
by education, training,or association to
deal with questions ot such magnitude
involving so mauy and complicated
considerations? Wc live, Mr. Edi
tor, in days when it is becoming
fashionable for the people’s servants
to try to convert themselves into the
people’s masters. The exercise of
unauthorized power is fearfully fre
quent, and if the people submit to
the usurpation, they deserve to pay
the forfeit—the loss of their liberties.
I do not. desire to express any
opinion, ns to the advisability or the
reverse, of the gilt of the , Northeast
ern railroad to the gentlemen who
now control it. It is the exercise of
arbitrary and as I believe, usurped
authority by the mayor and council,
to which I direct the attention of the
people. C. A. S.
and second the efforts of the officers-of
the International Cotton Exposition,
to make the enterprise such a success
as will mark the commencement ot a
new era in American industries.
Resolved, further, That when this
Convention adjourns, it be to meet in
Atlanta, at the Exposition building, on
the 6th day ol October, 1881, in extra
session.
Unanimouly adopted.
OFFICER9.
The officers of the association for
the next year were elected as fol
lows :
J. H. Estill, President.
C. W. Hancock, 1st Vice Pi-sident.
J. W. Burke, 2d.
S. R. W eston, Treasurer.
F. V. Evans, Cor. Secretary.
H. W. J. Ham, Recording Secret
tary, and an executive committee of
five, ns follows :
B. E. Iiuasell, John Triplett, T. M
Peeples, J. D. Alexander and II. H.
Cabaniss.
was the fear lest his cause should be
proven just before the courts.
It may or may not be “prudent,”
but it is the truth that all the south
ern people, with very few possible ex
ceptions, believe that the Confederate
cause was just. They all know it was
lost, and lost irretrievably; they have
no idea of ever renewing the contest;
but they areas firmly convinced of its
justice as they are of their own exis
tence. They will never humiliate
themselves and bring a reproach up
on their dead, by calling their war a
rebellion and themselves traitors.
They are convinced, by the stern
logic of eveDts—from which there is
no appeal—that their cause is lost;
but they will go down to their graves
believing it was just. “If this be
treason, make the most of it.”
White Demur, (’ouch, Copal, Furniture, Japan,
Asphaltmn, «fcc.
Kal&omine.
Oil.
Lin sc ckI Oil, Raw and Roiled
Builders’ Hardware.
A large variety of Locks,a
Kim and Mortice Locks,
8unace and Mortice Blind Ilimn*.",
All sizes and *t\ lea of Door Butts,
Inside Blind Butt* (brass and iron,)
A flue line ot Padlocks,
Yale Store Door Locks,
Yale Night Latches,
Screws in any quantity and every size.
And everything you want in the Hardware line.
Doors, Sash and Blinds.
The largest stock in Aujrnsta, at bottom figures.
Send for price list.
HAM STERS, BRACKETS AND MANTLES,
And almost anything that can be made out of
wood, we are prepared to make it.
Yellow Pine Lumber.
In any quantity, rough or dressed. Wc pack
ami deliver all of our goods tree of charge.
Thompson & HeindeL
LViS. 310 JACKSON STREET.
msm ag»aM a
:ALL SIZES, WITH SIMULTANEOUS LEVER-lIEAD BLOCKS, OU SCREW
ll KiNoscF Kill Wdbk, Castings, Canon Oiks, Feeders, Cmibebs.Cotioii Presses & Genersl Iron Works.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. P. O. BOX 83, ATLANTA, GA.
jan.2.*ith.l881.
I keep constantly on hand
. eood stock of
SAW ILLS
Both Screw and Ratchet He -d
Blocks, suited to LIGHT or
HEAVY’ Powers. Also
PORTABLE ENGINES
Up to FIFTEEN HORSE
POWER, and can furnish
Larger Sizes on short no ice.
CIRCULAR SWS,
Beth “olid blad-f* and insert
ed Teeth constantly in stock at
Lowest Prices.
I handle NOTHING but the ’
Best of Uiiieiy,
Yet my PRICES ARE LOW.
Z3T Don’t buy MACHINERY of ANY KIND until y
chines, Printing Presses, Sec. A reliable Agent wanted i
jan25 (P. O. Box 43}
i write me for PRICES and TERMS. Also Wholesale Dealer in first class Sewing Ma-
everv town in the State. Merchants pref *rr *d.
•S. 37*. n=> it-.! e=* TP£Trrer-«=*
34 West Mitchell Street. Atlanta. Genarln.
The New York speaks of tbe world
and the Tribune as “Jay Gould's two
newspapers.”
There seems to be a good deal of
caloric about tbe weather and the re
publican situation.
Somebody aptly says that the
Whittaker trial and eternity are still
jogging along hand in hand.
Brick Pomeroy has deserted the
greenback party, it is said. Well
there! So there is a greenback party,
after all.
There is one thing the legislatup*
ought to do, by all means—double
tbe capacity of the lunatic asylum, by
either enlarging the present, or build
jng a new one.
Thursday night the Association at
tended a banquet, and a right royal
time they had. Alter justice had
been done to the choice viands the
assemblage was called to order, and
Rev. G. A. Nunnally presented to
Rev. J. W. Burke, President pro
tem , a beautiful bouquet of flowers
from tho ladies of Koine. This elo
quent speech of Mr. Nunnally’s was
fittingly replied to by Mr. Burke.
The following is a synopsis of Mr.
Nntmaly’s temarks:
Mr. J. W. Burke, President Pro
Tem. of the Georgia Press Asso
ciation :
Sir—The body over which you pre
side passed a resolution this after
noon, at the instance of an appeal
from women, offering the columns of
the Press of Georgia to the advocates
of all temperance reform measures
and committing your editorial talent
to the support of all legislation which
would tend U» suppress the evil inci
dent to the liquor traffic. In doing
this you honor yourselves to whom
the public has confided such great in
terests. You honor tbe mothers up
on whose knees you were fondled.
You honor your wives who amid the
crimson blushes and the orange bios
soma gave their hearts and lives to
you upon the altar of love. You
honor your daughters who in help!
infancy or virtuous maidenhood are
anxiously awaiting your r turn home,
to extend to you a welcome in iono
cent prattle and loving smiles; and
now since you have thus honored tbe
women of our state, allow me in be
half of the ladies of Rome to present
you with this bouquet as a token of
their appreciation and confidence.
An it trembles in my hand, the
ter-dreps falls from the petals—they
| UNSURPASSED FOUg
Strength,
Durability,
Simplicity,
-AND—
The Law on the Subject.
A few days since the Banner had
occasion to refer to an article copied
from tbe Savannah News, which ex
pressed the opinion that there is a
legal obstacle in the way of the Macon
and Brunswick railroad being built
from Macou to Social Circle. The
Banner took the ground that the law
authorizing the sale of tbe Macon and
Brunswick railroad did not require it
to run into Atlanta on its own track.
An investigation of the matter
shows us ihat there is much stronger
ground than an inferential right, for
our position. The act authorizing the
Hale of the Macon and Brunswick ex
pressly provides that the road may
run out of Macon on the Macon aud
Augusta track, and into Atlanta on
the Georgia track, if satisfactory ar
rangements can be made with those
roads. We quote as follows, from
the “Acts ot tbe General assembly, ot
1878-79,” page 120:
“Provided, that il said company
can procure a joint company contract
over the Macon and Augusta railroad
to any point outside the city of Ma
con, and a joint occupancy contract
over the Georgia railroad from any
point at or near Social Circle or Covs
ington into Atlanta, then said corns
paoy may build the connecting link
only between said last named rait
roads, or may build tho line from
Macon to the Georgia railroad, ot
may build the line from Macon
to Atlanta.”
Thus it will be seen that the law
gives to tho Macon and Brunswick
SAFETY.
^IT HAS THE ONLY
PERFECT SPARK ARRESTER
'O-RIR, <5z HTTZETTE3R,,
MANUFACTURER'S AGENTS, ATHENS, UA.
Howl Hear an Ilonrst Republican Jmirn;i!j!
From tho New York Time-.
The Senate has confirmed, by a ma-
jority of one, the nomination ot Mr.
Stanley Matthews as Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court. Even this
narrow- majority was purely accidental,
and it may safely be said that no man
has ever been elevated to the Supreme
Court Bench under more questionable
auspices The intelligent opinion of
the country has been against him, as
has also the preponderating weight ot
character anil ability on both sides of
the Senate. If his nomination by Mr.
Hayes was discreditable, its renewal
by Mr. Garfield, alter the emphatic
protests ot the press and the legal pro-
fession, has lieen still more so. He
owes his confirmation to Democratic
votes, and will lake his seat on the
bench under such a cloud of suspicion
as to his character and affiliations as
must greatly interfere with his use
fulness. It is to be feared that the
traditional public respect lor the judi
cial strength ond impartiality ol the
Supreme Court will not survive a rep
etilion of such a nomination ns was
yesterday approved by the Senate.
tdm company the undoubted right to build
One year hence, alter the press of
Georgia has strained these flowers to
their bosoms, may these tears be
to the Georgia railroad instead of to
Atlauta, if they should deem it ad-
trl table.
Cotton Karket Report.
By Moss Thomas, Cotton Storairc and
Commission M erebants, Clayton Street. Athene,
Georgia.
Ttrdny’s qnotations are
Stains and Tinged
Inferier •* *-* “ 8
Low Oroiuaiy •* M *
Ordinary ® 1-8 a 5 3-4
Ordinary « «-d a 7 1-X
Low Middlings 8 1-8 a 8* 4
Middling Fair to 1-* •)
Fair 11 *
Good Ordinary, Stain 5 S' 8 ?"*
Low Middling, St.in ...6 8-4 a 71-4
Middling, Stain 8 a 81-2
Market—Nothing-E oing.
May 1«. 1881.
REAVES, NICHOLSON A CO.
WHOLESALE GROCERS AND
STAPLE DRY GOODS,
Athens and High Shoals Factories.
Fom'Larse Stores—above our old Retail Establishment.
Our Capacity for doing a large busliuis is now ‘greater j than ever
We sell only in Bulk. Our prices shall be made Satisfactory.
We invito you to make headquarters with us while in the city. Having sold our Retail
Department to Messrs Bloomfield & Sanford, we wish for them a continuance^ of our old
trade. They are energetic und worthy young men.
feb.l.d&w, “ ‘ REAVES, NICHOLSON & CO.
0. A. MITCHELL’S
School for Boys anti Girls
W ILL be opened, May 16th, at Dr. MurreU’a
loi on Hill btree .
Rates of Tuition.
PriiqRry Claasea, ..$2 00 per month,
Intermediate a 3 00 “ i4
Advanced “ 4 OO H 41
Payable monthly, School hours tYora 8 to
13 aud 2 to 5. 4
It is a Fact.
T HAT H. T. Fowler & W. A. England art run
niog their Corn Mill and Wool Card* every
d ay at west end Check Factory Bridge, foot ot
Broad street. Also, buy Wool and keep Wool
Role* for sale at all time*. Also, a general assort
ment ol Family Groceries at Bottom Prices. Mo
room rent oi clerk hire make* it a fret.
-w. Mos.iivnxnoiv,
BLACK8MITHING & REPAIRING SHOP
Jookson Street, Next to It. IT. Alton, Athens.
A11 kinds of SMITHING and REPAIRS donefat short uotioe. Only tbe beat Workmen are em
ployed liere. SATISFACTION GUAItANTEED^in every instance.
GUJ CQIBSliKKnrXXXIVCfiw
GUNS and PISTOLS ot.all kindt repalaed in tiie.be* manner, aprillg