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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COUNTY AND CITY SUBSCRIPTION, |1 SO PER YEASt IN ADVANCE. A Ringing Document, in Which an Editor is Shown Up. LUBES! OECBUH01IIIOBTHEAST annum Debts Unset*led and Heartless Treatment ol a Helpless Boy. T. L. GANTT, Editor &JProp’r Boston also wants the next Dem ocratic National Convention. We a.c glad to know that the Sparta Ishmaelite will not suspend. It is the foremost weekly in Geor gia, and it would be a sad blow on the democratic party to have it go under The are some sections of the state that are still in enjoyment of six month's drought. Rain suffi cient to bring up the oat crop has as y t been unknown. Fifty-lour members of the pres ent congress served in the Confed erate army, and sixty-five in the Federal army, so the Confederacy is not altogether in the saddle after a that has been said. A London physician thinks that he increase of insanity is due to the doing away of the old-fashioned night-caps. There are; sevcra bloods in Athens who will never go insane, for they still stick to the “night-cap.” The demand for Confederate money has not altogether ceased,j but it is by no means as great as it was a year ago. It is only wanted now by dealers in curiosities who arrange the bills in series and sell them to Northern people. Unpaid Rent and a Barber’s Bill in Hands for Collection. Attack on the Writer While a Candidate for Congressman-at-Large. An Unanswerable Arraignment of an Ungrate ful Man. Gen. Toombs has explained that the reason he has never published a book is that all his papers were seized at the end of the war, and though Gen. Grant was kind enough to assist him in his efforts to get them back, they could not be found. The doorkeeper of the senate re futes the story about Gov. Butler being denied admission, but says that Rev. Henry Ward Beecher once tried to get into the chamber by merely mentioning his great name to the official. He was promptly bluffed, and went off in high dudgeon. Miss Susan B. Anthony says that a bill for the submission of a six teenth amendment, that shall pro hibit the disfranchisement of Unit ed States citizens on account sex, is already in the hands of the judi ciary committee and she has great hope it will bring a favorable re port. The Eclectic Medical College, of New York, has got into trouble. It is accused of issuing diplomas in blank and selling them to whoever would buy. Suit has, therefore, been brought against it for the an nulment of its charter and dissolu tion of the corporation. in London Capt. Eads is still working up the capital necessary tobuild his proposed ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. His friends think there is every in dication that he will be successful. If he should ever build it DeLes- seps will have to take the second place among the great civil engi neers of the age. A friend of Colonel Rathone, whose attempt at suicide and mur der of his wife, at Hanover, has at tracted so large a share of public at tention lately, says that Colonel Rathbone has never recovered from the shock of the night in President Lincoln's box at the theatre when the President was assassinated. This scene has always haunted his mind, and the moodiness thus produced, aggravated by dyspepsia, unsettled his mind. TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS. Gen. Grant is able to be up agoim. The loss by the Augusta fire was $200,000. Mr. Howard Thomas, of Walton county, is dead. The thermometer is 30 degrees below zero in Minnesota. From the Atlanta Cnnttitntton 0/ Friday. "Have you read Dr. H. H. Carl- tons interview in the Constitution of this morning?” was askedlof John 1. Waterman, ns he stepped off the Macon train. ^ es » I read it on the train as I was coming to Atlanta.” “What doyou think of- it?” "Like all thi There have been $a.Gcy deaths from cholera in Egypt. The National Hotel of Atlanta has been closed by the sheriff. Dr. Auten, of Atlanta, says that Neal Yarborough will die if sent to Albany. An effort is being made to have a reconciliation meeting between Blaine, Conklingand Grant. A store house in Chattanooga was blown up by a keg of giant powder- No fire resulted, and no one was in. the building at the time. Greenville, S. C., has had a de structive fire, and half a dozen busi ness houses were burned in Dalton, Ga., at a los| of over $60,000. Toronto, Jan. 3.—Three more* deaths took place to-day, making; total of deaths thus far 25 by the horrible railroad collision of yester day. Three more deaths are ex pected. Judge Erskin’s successor is novr narrowed down to Farrow andi Cunningham. Judge Twlggu, Judge Hook and Judge Gibson, cif Augusta, and Colonel Printup, of Rome, are pressed for the place. Washington, D. C., Jan. :t. The public debt statement issued ti »- day shows a-reduction of the debt in December of $11,743.337- De crease of the debt during tl.e twelve months ended Dccember3ist,$noy 000,00a Birmingham, Jan. 4.—On the second of January eight men want to old man Springer’s house, WalU- er county, and robbed him of tweia- ty-seven Jiundrcd dollars. Six of the men were arrested yesterdtiy nnd fifteen hundred dollars reco-r- .red. The six arrests were thnre pairs of brothers. New York, January 4.—D*r. George A. Greeley U a pnsonertit police headquarters to-day. He was arrested last night at the Ash.- land House at the instance of the Chiei of the Syracuse police, who notified Inspector Byrne yesterday, that Greeley was waited in that cifly Jars- Mrs. Eliza Brannon, Ivanhoe, Ga-, nays: “I used Brown’s Iron Bitters with In-St rerun* of extemenervoittsness, sliKph-wix-ss and bad blood. at emanates from the doughty doctor—gas.” , ,“ He pbjects to your comment! nis position.” “Yes; but he need not. Here what I said in the Monroe Adver tiser about his position on the pay ment for slaves: A few days since, the Atlanta Constitution published an interview with Dr. H. H. Carlton, of Clarke, in wrnch that gentleman expressed a desire to run for congress on the issue of getting pay from the feder- al government for the emancipated slaves. It was extremely foolish— both the interview and the publica tion thereof. The folly of the pub- lication is seen in the fact that the northern papers are taking the mat ter seriously, and trying to “fire the northern heart.” The Constitution ought not to play such pranks with the first of April over three month off. “That I think is within the bound of legitimate criticism.” “What about abusing him?” “I have never printed one word of abuse ot Dr. Carlton. I don’t abuse anybody in.'my paper. I h- ve too much re«pect for myself, t e 1 if I have none for the other party as is the case in the present in stance.” “He makes some rough statements about Messrs. Wadsworth and Cab- iness.” “\es; but no one ever proved a lie on Mr. M. C. Cabaniss, for he tells no lies. He is the soul of hon or. Dr. Carlton will never rise high enough to take a horizontal view ol s jeh characters as Messrs. Cabaniss and Wadsworth. Rev. Mr. Wads- woithdid not goto Athens with us as Dr. Carlton states. He was sent there, thiee months afterward, ap pointed by the North Georgia con ference as pastor of the First Meth odist church. Mr. Cabaniss and I w ;re members of his church—that’s all the relationship that existed be tween him and us. So excellent was his preaching, that under it Dr. Carlton was reclaimed from his sinful and backslidden state, and got so he would talk in meeting. He did not long continue so, however, but soon fell from grace, and is now in the gall of bitterness and the bonds of iniquity.” “What about the little boy and the hundred dollars?” ‘The statement that I ever had to be forced to pay any debt is false. During the latter part of my stay in Athens, I did not pay my employes as promptly as I desired; but none of them were uneasy except this particular “little boy,” who was under Dr. Carlton’s control. One day, Carlton, who had blossomed into a lawyer, sent me a note in which he said something about re sorting to the law to compel the payment of the boy’s wages. My ply was that I would pay as soon 11 could. Soon after, I sold the Banrer, paid this little boy and all the others, and left Athens. So far as my credit is concerned, I have news been able to get more than I ought h - ve. If my record for honesty and sobriety and otherwise, was no bet ter than Dr. Carlton’s, I would leave the country.” “The doctor pronounces you fail ures.” “Mes: rs. Wadsworth, Cabaniss and myrelf may be failures; but if we were combined and concentrat ed anii multipl'ed by a thousand, we could not make such an egregious failure as Dr. H. H. Carlton has al ways been. This is all I care to say on the subject.” Editor Banner-Watchman: The interview with me, which you pub lished a few days since, has called forth from J. T. Waterman the en closed characteristic reply, which appeared in the Atlanta Constitu tion of the 4th inst., and which, like the odor of the skunk, could have emanated from no other source. De siring you to reproduce this reply, that it may receive proper notice at my hands, and knowing your great aversion to defiling your columns with anything so foul, so cowardly and so utterly inadmissable as de cent journalistic matter, I can but accomp ny the request, made in this emergency, with a most hum ble apology. Before coming direct ly to the notice of this foul effusion, let me give you somewhat of this creature’s advent into Athens; his career here, and then the name and record he left behind him. Having played out in LaGrange, as it atter- wards proved, and doubtless hav ing made himself obnoxious to that people, as he does everywhere he goes, and perhaps having to “leave that part of the country,” his great est ambition was to purchase the Southern Banner and thus impose himself upon the people of Ath ens. Not knowing the character and his’ory of this creature, and supposing from his journalistic con nection that he must be a gentle man and could be receiver! into de cent society, I innocently and most unwittingly encouraged his com. ing, and was perhaps the first to entertain him at my house, with kindness and courtesy. This peripetetic printer made re peated efforts to purchase the Ban- ner from me, and once or twice closed the trade, requiring of me to go to Atlanta lor its final consum mation, but, alas! as in all things else, he failed, and could not com ply with his promises. Not a great while afterwards, I sold the Banner to Mr. J. I. Inghram, who subse quently sold it to this journalistic tramp, and thus was he imposed upon our community. The Banner, under this new and most unfavor able administration, soon became so obnoxious to the people of Athens and this section, that it was readily apparent to the wandering typo that he was again. about to go by the board. The county advertising, as wdll as the city printing, was jfbout to be taken from his paper and given to another, and subscri bers-were d^ly dropping off Hav ing-aided and befriended this new comer in everyway in my power, *nd Taring the best friend he hdd in Athens, (for they were precious few) became to my office in a most despondent condition, complainm; of the -outlook for his paper, am earnestly appealed to me to asssit him. Still thinking him to be a gen tleman, I continued, my friendship, and quitting my own business, I went to see the county and city of ficials, and succeeded in retaining the public printing with his paper. Not s’opping here, I then, at the re- ■ quest of this ungrateful recipient of my friendship, wrote a most ear nest appeal to the readers of the Banner, urging them to support and sustain the paper, and bearing date of October 6th, 1880, as I see fiom the files of the paper, which are now before me. In reading over this appeal to the people, I see that I spoke in the highest, most compli mentary and praiseworthy terms of this ingrate, going so tar as to say “that he would give them a far better paper than I had done, or perhaps better than had ever before been issued from the old Banner office.” But, says the then pleading recipient of these kind words, “that nothing ever emanates from me but gas.” In this particular instance, I plead guilty to the charge, and he must be correct, as everybody else whoever saw the article, says that it was a most remarkable produc tion of gas, as it was without war rantable source of generation. The trouble, however, about the opin ions of ingrates, is that they are gen erally shaped in accordance with their selfish purposes. This partic ular one did not always think as he now does, for I find in these same files of his paper, which are before me, most fulsome compliments in regard to my humble self, both of his own production and extracted from other journals which had made kind mention of me. This better opin ion of me seemed to possess the ingrate until just before lie left here, and about the time I forced him to pay the little boy who had so faithfully served in his office, the five months wages which he owed him, and which he never would have paid had it not been for my forcing him to do so. Did I force him to pay it? I must have done so, for his own words are, that “I sent him a note in which I said something about resorting to the law to compel the payment of the boy’s wages.” Yes, I did say some thing about resorting to the law, and that suneth’og was to this effect, that as he was about to leave Athens, he must pay this little boy the money he had kept him out of so long, and unless he did so, I would bring suit anil garnishee the parties he had sold out to, or attach his plunder before he left. What more could I have said, and what else would have compelled the payment? Now why did I do this? Little Charlie Thomp son, one ot the noblest youths in the land, has an invalid mother, three little sisters and a little brother in Jackson county, who are wholly lie pendent upon him for a support. 1 found the little fellow up there a few years ago, sawing wood and struggling like a little man to keep starvation out of his humble home. I brought him to Athens, gave him his board ard lodging and com menced him in the Banner office at twenty dollars per month, all of which he sent home to his mother, for the support of the family. When I left the Banner office, I made arrangements with this crea ture to continue Charlie with him, at most reasonable pay, telling him that as his family was dependent on his wages he must pay him month ly, and which he promised to do. Soon this paymaster, “who has al ways been ab'e to get more credit than he ought to have,” was far in arrears with little Charlie. I went to him and told him he must pay Charlie, as his mother was sick and an invalid, was about to be turned out of the house she was living in, because the rent had not been paid. He promised to do so, but with a heart and soul as cold and indiffer ent as he was hypocritical and de ceitful, he did not pay, and but for kind friends, out the poor woman nid her little children would have gone. Finally litt e Charlie got news that his mother had been burnt out and lost everything in the world she had, not even saving a suit of clothes for herself cr chil dren. With tears in his eyes he went to this cold-hearted hypocrite and asked permission to go up home to see his mother and family. The leave of absence was refused him, and he was told that if he went he would lose his place. He then begged twenty-five dollars out of the heartless creature, who owed him about one hundred and fifty or sixty dollars, and left to see his homeless and distressed mother, lit tle brother and sisters, and by so do ing lost his place in the Banner of fice. Upon Charlie’s return lie wi s employed in the office of "V ancey, Cranford & Gantt. Having tried almost daily for some tour months to get his money from this delin quent paymaster, and this man being about to leave Athens, Charlie turn ed the debt over to me for collec tion. Then it was that I forced him, and then it was he began to be abu sive of me. In this connection, let me say, that in my interview, I had 110 reference whatever to what, this scribbler had said about my sugges tion as to pay for our slaves, for I had never seen his effusion.. I had reference to former abase, notwith standing he falsifies so far as to say “he had never printed one word of abuse of me.” Here is w hat I had reference to: Monroe Advertiser: “The Con stitution says that Gener.-.l P. M. B. Young and Dr. H. H. Carlton are the only candidates for congress man at large, as yetannounced. This reminds us of an old story. A dar key preacher declared that ‘Dar is two roads before us. One is the broad and narrer way dat leads to death, and de odder is de narrer and broad way what goes to destruc tion.’ A sable hearer responded: •Ef dat’s dc ca=e, dis nigger will take to de woods.’ If there is no other candidate the Advertiser proposes to take the woods.” Now, on this point need I say more than that it is but super erogation to prove the lie on one who has already proven himself a liar. Now, I call upon the public at large just to consider the manner in which this so-called Christian crea ture, this loud-mouthed churchman, treated this poor little boy—refused to let him go to his mother under such circumstances, turned him off because he did go, and at the same time withholding from him five months’ wages, he had so faithfully earned, while kind friends had to raise by subscription money to house and clothe this distressed and destitute family. Would not a little more honesty and less sobrie ty, a little more Christian charity and less hypocracy, be more becoming to this wolf in sheep’s clothing? Don’t he need to be raised, not re claimed, from that sinful and God forsaken. condition in which ’•ne seems ever to Have been? Hadn t he better get Wadsworth to try and rescue him from the mire of mean ness and the bonds of hypocracy, which so securely fasten him? Bet ter try it, for even should he fall from grace his second condition could not possibly be worse. It may be that this hypocrite is one of Wadsworth’s converts, hence his conduct, his true inwardness. Now is this all that can be said of a*l interloper’s conduct while in Athens and as to the record he left behind him? By no means. He left his account with the paper mill company unpaid, and it is still un paid. He left his house rent, due a minister of the gospel, unpaid, and the claim has been turned over to me for collection He made an ac count with a colored barber shop in Athens for wood, attention on the sick and for barbering, and agreed that the same should go in pay ment of an account he had against the barbers for subscription and advertising, and told the barbers their account was settled. Was it true? No, after this agreement and th-s statement, he went deliberately and sold the barber’s account to Messrs. Yancey, Cranford & Gantt collected the money therefor and skipped the town, while the poor negro barbers have had to pay the indebtedness to the present proprie- to* ot theBanner. These barbers,after writing repeatedly to this fraudu lent debtor, and failing to receive a reply, have turned the account over to me for collection. It is more than likely I shall again have “to force” him to a payment of his in debtedness, “by saying something about resorting to the law to compel him to do so.” As to this default ing and most fraudulent conduct, I do not care to characterize it, all of which can be proven by sworn testimony, but since I have “blos somed into a lawyer,” I have learn ed that it is contrary to the laws ol Georgia. I reckon some of the de frauded creditors in Athens think as does this boaster, “that he has al ways been able to get more credit than he ought to have.” Nice rec ord to boast of. Now a few words directly, as to the foul aspersions which appeared in the Constitu tion. Need I, however, say any tiling about an effusion which proves itself a tissue of lies from be ginning to end? He says he never printed one word of abuse of me. Have I not and does not the record prove this a lie? He says he has too much self-respect to abuse any one in his paper. Have I not and does not the record prove this a lie Was there ever a more low-flun •and abusive article than the one am commenting upon? So, is he not again proven a liar? As Jacksonville. Penn., January 3. People in this vicinity are gossip ping over the elopement and mar riage of two children, O. J. Smith, a rosy-cheeked school boy of six teen. and Amanda K. Lose, a pretty girl of thirteen. They were chums at church and Sunday school. Agreeing to get married they went to Stinesville, fearing their j/arents opposition. After a few days’ ab sence they returned home and as tonished every one by showing their jnarriage certificate. The parents.concluded to make the best of the situation, and the young cou ple are living contented with the mde’s father. OFFICE OK BANNER-WATCHMAN. Athens. January 7.1SS4. OOTTOH MARKET. Market Firm. Goo-1 Middling. Middling Strict Hood Ordinary- Good Ordinary Stains AN INJUNCTION. Tha Wtaterville ComapoTdent of the Echo Oeta too Wrong Ball by the Homs. We clip the following from the Winterville column in the Ogle thorpe Echo: “Another book agent in town this week, selling a book entitled “Erorrs’Chains.” It seems that he has fallen into the error of changing his name. In Athens he was known as Hawkins, here as Gales. He also claimed, we learn, to be a su perannuated Methodist minister; but he looked quite young to us, and about the right size to throw a pick gracefully.” That excellent correspondent is mistaken. Mr. Gales and Mr. Hawkins are two different men, but selling the same work. Mr. Haw kins has a letter of endorsement from a number of leading citizens. To show his kindly feeling for the south, we clip the following extract from a letter he has written to the Potsdam, N. Y., Herald: “I find the people of the south very courteous, polite and genial. I have riot met the first instance of anything looking towards a dispo- RETA1L PRICES. Today'. Quotations. Grain, Provision, Etc. FLOUR ASD GRAIN. FLOUR-.Fancy J Choice Family. c nn Extra Superfine bolted Meal J? CORN—'White, sacks ... jg Mixed - 70 ® Bulk S@4 cents less _ OATS—Red Rust Proof (ft Rice Flour. Bulk - ® Pearl Grits Jg .6 00 5 60 ....6 00 Stock Meal HAY—Western Eastern -1 : 8* ® 1 25 « Northern Choice 1 '<& <! MEAT, PRODUCE. SC. BACON—Smoked C. R. Sides. — Smoked Shoulders Long Clear Sides Shoulders Bellies ... HAMS—Can vassed Uncanvassed HERRING POTATOES—Sweet perbqshe .... 75. APPLES—Choice, per barrel .... 5 00 TOBACCO—Common to Medium.. SO Smoking } Emm' It! Cft if# • IS (ft 18 50 60 75 1 25 1 00 Fancy Chewing.. Chickens — Cabbage ........ Beeswax ........ BAGGING- Eastern Jute _ . T IKS—Arrow • (ft 1 65 Pierced 1 25 Stewart and others — (ft 1 Standard A 10X0 ... Crushed 12 (ft ] White ExtraC * (ft 9* Extra C 8 >4 10 Yellow C 8 (ft 3a MOLASSES—Black Strap 30 (ft STAPLE DRY GOODS. < Checks, per yd 9 (ft ] Stripes. “ A ' WHOLESALE AND RETAIL G R O' C E R S 60, 62 & 64 CLAYTON STREET, ATHENS GEORGIA. FOR SALE! mules full line Thirty-live of as fine Cabaniss, when he denies that caught him telling falsehoods on me in Oglethorpe county, then I will produce the proof. As to Wads worth, when he attempts to refute what I have said about him, I will get Mr. Gantt to enlarge his paper, that I may produce proof over whelming, from numerous citizens of Athens, and from the files of the Banner, under this creature’s admin istration, and which was run in the interest and defense of said Wads worth. I said that this man Wads worth, who had boarded and run with this creature in LaGrange, came along to Athens about the same time with him and Cabaniss, bis man Friday. As to my being reclaimed under the preaching of this man Wadsworth, the testimony of Wadsworth’s predecessor, of most of the church members here, as well as the record of the church itself, will most abundant ly give the lie to this statement. As to my religious or church record, the reference thereto by this hypocritical critic is too contemptible to receive notice at the hands of a gentleman, and as I alone am accountable to a higher tribunal than the public, this matter, I herewith dismiss it, only adding that I believe my record for hones ty, charity, uprightness and gentle manly bearing will do much toward hiding my multitude of sins; while the hypocracy, the dishonesty and the general disrepute of this peri- grinating disciple of satan. stand out as bare as the desert of Sahara. He says he “paid the little boy his wages and all the others.” That statement as to his printers may be true. But how and why did he pay them ? He being so far in arrears with them, they brought such a pres sure to bear upon him that he had to sell out his paper to settle up. To show the standing of this man and his paper in Athens, he sold out for about half he gave for it He says I am a failure. Well, measur ed from his standpoint of a man and a gentleman, no doubt I am. Now there is, strange to say, in this tissue of falsehoods, one very strik ing truth. He says I “will never rise high enough to take a horizon tal view of Messrs. Cabaniss and Wadsworth,” and I suppose he would add himself. Now this is literally true, for to rise at all would be to leave them en tirely out of view. The only way to get a horizontal view of them, would be to stand on my head, or descend to a degree far be low what I ever expect to. Now, as to my ever leaving the country on account of my character and conduct, I don’t think that will ever obtain. I was born and raised here in Athens; have always lived here, and ever expect here to re main and raise my family. My people have ever respected me, and often honored me far beyond my merits. I am doing remarkably well here, and see no immediate neces sity of my leaving the country; don’t think I will. Is this true of this wandering Pharisee? He has never remained long at any one place. He seems ever to be leaving one part of the country for another. He has undoubtedly been forced to this by reason of failures. We hear ot him at one time in Macon, then in LaGrange, then in Athens, then in Forsyth, and the Lord only knows where else, or whither he is going. I am informed that it is claimed that he was burnt out in several places. Was this necessary ♦o get rid of him? It looks very much like he would have to leave the country before I do. In conclusion, as the tramp has asserted that if his record was no better than mine, he would leave the country, I hereby challenge him to produce mine. I have given only a portion of his, which can be sustained by sworn testimony, and am willing to rest the case here, and let the public decide as to who should “leave the country.” Now, Mr. Editor, “this is all I care to say on the subject,” and with thanks and an apology to you for consum ing so much of your space, together with an apology to the public for imposing upon them, what I deem ed proper in my self defence, I am, Ri among them, but on the contrary every little ofl-ce is pertormed to make you feel perfectly at home, of ten putting themselves out of the the way to accommodate and ren der one’s stay among them pleasant and happy. Among those in pos session of the advantages of educa tion and refinement there seems to be nothing wanting to impress the traveller with the dignity of their manhood. We of the north have of ten heard of the chivalry of the south, but it is only by traveling among the people and living with them that they were fully prepared to understand and appreciate the full meaning ot this term applied to them. “As to the climate here, only think of it; we are sleeping with our windows up, overcoats and un derclothing are not needed. The long sunny days remind one of our April and May days of the north. What was singular to me, I had to turn my watch back one hour, such is the difference of time.” Respectfully, H. H. Carlton. NEW TEAR’S GREETING. A Hippy Hew Tnarto AIL The undersigned desires to ex tend thanks to his many friends and customers of the year 1883, for their liberal patronage, and promises, by fair, polite and honest dealing, to try and merit their confidence and pat ronage in the future. His store will alway s be supplied with everything wanted by persons with moderate means, as well as those who are able to indulge in the luxuries of life, and his prices will be as low as any one can sell same dasa of goods at and live. fa. C. Dobbs. A large number of banters are en route to Florida. • A MYSTERIOUS CAVE. Macon Telegraph. Yesterday afternoon a negro re ported to officer Daniels that a cave had been discovered in East Macon, and it was supposed to contain two negroes who committed a,murderin Cochran a short while ago. In compu ly with officers Murphy and Fennell the spot was visited, and a few hundred yards above the pond on the Central railroad, in East Macon, a cave was found. The embankmenl was very high, and in it was an aperture large enough to admit a man by crawling on hands and feet. A peep into it discovered a room about six feet square. It had the appearance, from the tracks, of having been very recently occupied, and it is possible that it was occupied the night be fore. The existence of a cave in the embankment would never be expected from the external appear ances, and we presume its discovery was the result of some accident. THE STOCK LAW MEETING. Oglethorpe Echo. There was a large crowd in town on Tuesday last, brought in doubt less on account ot the meeting of the fence and no-fence men which had been announced. After the Commissioners had held their court, a call was made for the fence men to meet in the court house and soon the room was full. It seems that most of them were not favorable to the talked-of compromise, and pro ceedings were made to continue the case. Eighty-odd dollars were rais ed to pay VV. M. Howard, their at torney, for services rendered and $100 more were pledged him to con tinue the case. Of course this put a stop to any further procedure as to a comprom'se and the no-fence men had no meeting at all, but we presume they will tight it out in the courts. The Spurlock Cotton. We were yesterday shown a sam ple of the spurlock cotton raised by Seaborn Cole, col. * It is the pure, spurlock cotton and will make more than any other seed. The most of the darkies have qnit farm ing and Seaborn thinks that if they will go back to farming and use the spurlock cotton seed that it will make them more than any other and will help them to make a liv ing and pay their rent. Seaborn has been farming since the war and has always made enough to pay his rents. Seaborn wants all the small farmers to use this cotton as it will greatly increase the amount of mon ey that they will have in the fall. Seaborn will either lend or give a small farmer the seed that he wants if he will only plant it. “Fear brings disgrace, bravery brings honor, cowardice saves no mail from bis fate,” says the Caliph Omar; but Dr. Bull’s Cough Syiup has saved millions from an awful fate. Black-smithing. In this issue will be found the only blacksmith advertisement that has appeared in our newspapers for a long time. W esley Meriweth er and Noah Johnson, two of the best blacksmiths in Georgia, have at last concluded that printer’s ink would do them good, and there fore their advertisement appears in this issue. Everybody knows Wes Meriwether, and know that he will do what he promises, and that he will keep no workmen un less they are first-class. Noah Johnson is an old Athens mechanic and has a reputation of. being the best horse snoer in Georgia. He can plate a race horse or trotting horse to perfection. Give them a call at their shop, near the town spring. And in front of Reaves’ liv ery stable, and you will get your work done to order. Real Estate. A Coleman, the energetic auc tioneer, will soon go into the busi ness of buying and selling real . Mr. Coleman, being a good estate. fine business in this line: He will have an office on Broad street, and attend to everything pertaining to the real estate business. Coltouadca 20 Drills 9 jeans 25 Sheeting • (ft 10 Shirting Factory per bunch 85 (ft 1IAKDWAR AMMUNITION, ETC. Nails™- 3 50 (ft.... Bar Iron — .... . 3* (ft Trace Chains 50 (£60 Haimes . 60 tgG0 POWDER—Ri lie, per keg 6 10 tit Blasting 3 25 (® i Shot, per sack 2 00 (cc,— Ia.‘h<1 10 (ft.... AMES SHOVELS—1, Long Handled l 00 (ft 1 25 (0} 90 («, 1 00 (4 Short 2d Long '* Short _ Axes, per doz . —..8 50 M 900 Horse Shoes, Juniata -5 50 ($. Mule g ~5 60 (& Feathers....- 50 (ft Tallow.- 07 (ft Honey...™ ... ...... ..12J» (ft Turnips 25 (ft Butter, Good Country 15 (ft LARD—Tierces Tubs and Kegr EGGS Rags... HIDE! (ft 20 12 (ft 14* 10 @ 12* 01 (ft S—Dry Flint Green Salted ... BEEF CATTLE—Gross Net... MACKEREL—* bbls., No. 1 5 00 @ ‘-’Uft- Kits, o.l 90 (a> 1 00 SALT— 80 (ft Small lots 90 (ft UGARS—Granulated 101(ft Absolutely Pure. The powder never varies. A marvel of puri ty, strength and wholesomeness. Mote eco nomical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot te sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate Sold only in cant. ROYAL BAKlI DER CO.. 106 Wall st.. N Y. Ie pow- i POW- mh20-GAw. StairtsrribFREEforTRiAL “ An unfailing and speedy cure for Xervous Debility and Weakness, Lott of ritalitv Vigor, or any I evil result of indiscretion, excess, overwork, etc., (over forty thou sand positive cures.) jgj- 8---nd 15c. for postage on trial box of IGOptilft. Address, Dr. M. W. BACON, eor.Clarh St and Calhoun Pla<*e. Cuxcauo. lu- MULES! forty well fatted mules, most of them three y» old, and are well broke to work. About two of fat aged mules, fourteen and one-half to six teen hands high, will also lie sold. WILL SELL IN CARLOAD LOTS. This is the first sale of the kind ever attempted In Tennessee, but it is our intention to continue these sales annually, and purchaseis can relv upon being treated honestly. The three yesr old mules have been on the farms of the present owners since weanling time, consequently hav never beeu offered for sale since being mad< ' The sale is positive, and the mules will be sold herein described. Either of tbe undersigned will promptly answer any inquiries purchasers may wish to make. J. W. S. Ridley. J. W. Howard, J. M. Gray, W. D. Bethel), W. P. Ingram, Columbia, Tenn. s ^SHsS^|\xitowllllqjoi I T mmm * The only known specific for Epileptic Fits. Also for Spasms and Falling Sickness! Nervous Weakness It Instantly relieves and cures. Cleanses blood and quicken* slugslsh circulation. Neutra lizes germs of disease and saves sickness. Cures [ft SKEPTIC SAID] v*lT blotches ud stubborn blood som. Eliminate, Boils, Csrbuncles and ScsMs. EJTTennmnenUr and promptly cures psrslfsls. Tes.lt Is sehsrmlnesnd besltltfnl Aperient. Kills Scrofuls end Kinds Em. twin brothers. Changes bed brestb to good, remor- SltfAGlTif, lag the cause. Routs bilious tendencies and makes clear complexion. Equalled by nono in the delirium of fever. A charming resolvent and a matchless laxative. It drives Sick Headache like the wind, py Contains no drastic cathartic or opiates. Relieves (THE GREAT] . .. .. _ Promptly cures Rhea- by routine It. Restores ltye-Ktrlng proper- Ues to the blood. Is nsrsnteed to cure m nervous disorders, tzrjtellsblo when sll oplstes tsfl. Re. freshes tha mind snd Invigorates the body. Cures dyspepsis or money refunded. mmm Dtsessesof tkeMoodownttEcooqaeror. Endorsed to wrtunt by over an. tawtoa *—Hn. clergymen snd phjstdsns to IT. 8. snd Emone KVTor ssle by sit lending draggsts. tfm Tbs Dr. B. A/RIcbmond IfedZcsl Co. IVots. Gt, Joseph. Ito. Cbsrles H. Crtttenton. Atent. Hew Tork City- _ the first Tuesday In February next, st the •court house door in Athens, Clarke county, G„ within the legal hour* ot tale, one undivided one-third part of thirteen 65-100 acree of land, sit natad. lying and being In Athens, Clarke county. Rutheriord, to-wit: Lot A. containing two 24-100 acres: lot C. c-ntainlng two 40-100 seres; lot D containing three seres: lot numher two contain- ing two acre*, and lot number containing three mg two acre*, iw uuuiucr containing seres, said land to unimproved. Levied the property of N. L. Barnard to satisfy a fl fa is sued from the superior court of Clarke comity in 'avor of I. A. Grant, transferee, vs. x L Barnard, maker, sud Taylor and Hoyt, endorsers, l evy mads by J A Browning, termer sheriff, 24th Oet. 1560, and notice. served by him on'tenant in pos session; and fl fa turnedlover to me, this Decem ber 17, 1853. JOHN W.WSIB, Sheriff. dcc25 S EOBM1A, VVUSIUS1.S-JSOS, s a .—Whereas, I tie 8npp applies tor letters of administration a the es tats of Edward Bapn, lata of said county, [■cessed Those are therefore to cite and ad- neerned to show causa at the rego- xa should not 'b. xrantod. 'Given MULES . As ever brought to ATHENS, And will still continue to keep them on hand during the SEASON. OF THE CELEBRATED LIPPINCOTT AND COLLINS AXES. We will make it to List INTEREST OF ALL Wishing to buy to call us at our stables. COOPER, MURRAY & CO. FOR SALK AT on j6-«lo PKI. / y?7: -dSragwc / SStF- SSS*-' Or. o> '‘Ttftr* Childs, Nickerson & Co ATLANTARUBBERCOm WHOLESALE & RETAIL, 26 MARIETTA STREET, ATLANTA, (i Rubber Boots, Shoes, Ladies’ Gents’ and Childs Fine Clothing, Toys, Balls, Rubber Belting, Ilose BLACKSMITHING! faking, Leather Belting; Lace Leather, Etc. | Zl! T’Ijl- Policy of this House will be Reliable. Goods at Fair Prices, ATLANTA RUBBER COMPANY. [V. T! U. CECIL J. R. LEVS a MERIWETHER & JOHNSON Are better prepared than ever to <!o all kind? BLACKSMITH WORK -THE LARGEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST— HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY NOAH JOHNSON CROCKERY HOUSE IN THE STH OR 9 TH DISTRICT. ; H.iV.sckeepers need in Crockery. Glassware, Fine China, Lamps Cu 1f-t l- •o-Juare, Baskets and Silver Plated Ware Merchant are invited to — _ _ — hlin«<lr nt home qnlt kly i MlaMy. For t*-»tironnlai». iuh! enrt.ir^nu nL-. l«-i:. ri fi B. H. k ANE, aJl, M.D^ 4<sw'°I<lk bt and goods before stocking up. We guarantee LOWEST PRICES ON EVERYTHING. • C.D. FLANIGEIt OCONEE COUNTY Legal Advertisements. OPPOSITE CAMPUS, ATHENS, Ga. G eorgia, oconee county.—wher Joseph A. Luke. Administrator of Henry Lnke deceased, repr petition that he has fully administered Hctirv 15. Luke’s estate. This Ls therefore to cite all per sons concerned to show cause it any they can why said administrator should not be discharged from his administration and receive letters of dismiss ion on the first Monday in March 18S4. decll-w-kn JAMES U. LYLE, Ordinary. in Oconee county, one horse and buggy and bar intisfy a fi fa in favor of E. S. Lector vs principal, and Joseph N. Z. Glen as security. Said horse and buggy and ha levied on as the property of Josepn Williams u property pointed out by plaintiff's at:..rr.e GEORGIA. OCONEE COUNTY. — Whereas 1 Charles Evans, administrator, debnnis non o dec’d, represents bv his petitioi John E’ that he has fully discharged his dm These are therefore to cite all persons concerned to show cause if any they can, why said admin istration should receive letters ot dismission on the first Monday in February, 1884, Witness my official signature! this Nov, 6*. 1S\». J AMIN? K.I.YLK. Ordinany. G EORGIA, OCONEE COUNTY.—Whereas. George e.. Griffeth. executor of John Hays, oree e. Griffeth. executor deceased, applies for letters of d; said executorship. The froi all persons concerned can, why be should not receive letters of M sion from rndd estate on the first Monday in uary. ISM. Witness my official signature, October, 18K. JAS. R. LYLE, Ordinary. this G eorgia, oconee county.—whereas, j. T. Anderson, guardian of Eddie Collev, ap plies for leave to sMl one half undivided interest in a track o. land in said county. Those ate therefore to rite all persons concerned to snow cause, ifaoytbey can, why s.id leave should be granted -n the first Monday in Dc'n n.b-r next at my office at Watkinsville. Ga. Witnt my official iign WHISKEY & DRY GOOD! FOR SALE. 10.000 Gallons Pure Country Corn Whiskev. 5,000 Gallons Pure Rye Whiskey. 3.000 Gallons New England Rum. 3,000 Gallons Holland and Sut Gin. 2.000 Gallons Peach and Apple Brandy. Also a full line of Tobacco, Cigars and Groceries all kinds, Staple Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats,4 All for sale bv C A RITHERS, BETTS & SMITE No. 92 Clayton St., Athens, Ga PRELIMINARY, HARRIS’ METHOD. G eorgia, o onek county—where;..., E. \\ hiteh*ad, administrator of Sanford Wl head, dec’d, represents to tl Jits. finiste that ito nu fully ado 1 his is there ore to cite aL persons concerned kindred und reditors, to show cause, it any the< can, why said administrator should notbcd : s charged from hl»mlmims 1 r»tiu.i. «n.l receive let te-iofdmiiMoii „„ «,e lir-l Mnil,lay in Jammr 1584. Giveo under iny otliclal Oronture. K> K. LYLE, Ordinary. O CONEE SHERIFF’S SAI.E.-Will be sold be fore the court house door in Watkinsville Oconee county, Ga.. on the fir^t Tuesday In ary, 1881, bt*V«n the letra!'hmtV! of iV. - , , “V.-OCH LIU- Ilnurs III fill highest anil test Milder for cash, a tract of land situate, lying and being in s.iid stale and enunlv .otitaming oie hundred uer,s. more .r IraV It now’ll nsa part of theSilas Hale home place, sit- uate five mile, southeast of the town of Watkins- vule, and said one hundred acres ni bind to lie cut off from Unoriginal .-Has Hale tract, o U th» west stile, where it joins the lands of James r llayue on fie south and W: O, .Miller on the west raid Hull levied on as Ihe proiierty of Silas Hale, tlfeased, in the hands of >!. 8. A „,l,‘ r . sou. executor.ii, tie administer.d. to satisfy a 1- fa. issued fr.ut the r ouniy conn of ticyu,., county, July n,utterly term. 18-0, in favnr James 1. Heater, plaintiff, T. .it is. Booth A 1 n transferees, u»dnst H. .- Anders m, executor ui failas hale, «lec-used Written notice given ttV* tenants in possession ;;utu day o NovciuImm 181*. Levy mile by R. F. Miller. County Court bailiff, and fund over io me for purpose 01 pi b liCHtlon and sa.i w '.ivtim./ . IN HIS DARING ACT, TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS! The only straight out and legitimate show, solicit^ the public patronage. Remember the date, from ft comber 1st, for 30 days, all are welcome. Admittance Free! G f.orgi ,, oi vkke oor.vnr. sepn .M. Hoc^soii a-inlie- -r 1st!Soon on the,state r-ctie- l.le of and cotaty deem-.ed. *’ l ■to and sd'-oon -is .-'Icon r, cause at : ryo said count, lobe bein' lu Ma.co nc: t, ,,, d k . t ,c soon graineu. <- icon cdei ...v l,:i,id at ©Glee jVirloi”' Ja,u '” v - a. Hf-.iv G eocgia, Cl Maly McW „ Ccsaand a VV M Wno/ie, il.ln. »•/ • 1 the ceil . city of Athens ;i CO( , n onahai: erne no v oocuMed'b H- H Also one und»v»6... »,•>!* iiulloFovii C»4» and conn v* cr one-e*gih of rd g* e Ut4 ;e ou now occunle.' on Joifn Barth, capua! .toe: of d . (,’eoig.m R.-il •>pl - ->• in ( These aie -be sib * ,5 » i*£ £ cerned .o shm oso,,, r#gulfc . of O dln„ V w G . the firs* Monde v It u. shoal*, out — ‘ * 1,1 shoult. out -h? gistivd V .. .. office two. ,h. .-d fit, ofjsuusiy. r •. jS-wi.. Att M. JaCVSO.N, Old I held nn •id leave v n*nd a: G T^?l?^nnlL A .. K EOOCNTY -Wbercav Jane thaauatf itfji t£ or 1<!tt *rt of administration nn Thi.** Vrl, roo! ’ ,ate of 8nlu <h*urtty, ail concerned to callwJ „ t lhe regular term Innry ol said county t mv hand atollfce“ t -V'T?" ’Z m . ier dec4-30d. A p HEVLFY. C. C.O GtomSPxt «1™* K! ' : COINTY—Whereas | S,nl i Administrator of Hntlle P. Ad ©d rd strainin' Ps fur « discharge fto.n said fHmnnl.h^Vl 0 nnn " e ,ire therefore tO clt© and admonish all con® med to show cause at the - “j-woiea to show cause __ ^nnte tnVA. I.l ™ t'-nm of Ordinary of auld rounty tobaheld* th( , firM Monday in Janur.rv 23. a J,s,uie first Monday in Januc.n °»u?i?m8m my •# _ ar.Bar;hi.‘«hsStri£: aepUlmJm. Agi m. .iacKshN. Ordinary iV 11 !!',*” having demands ngalnst Mn C. w. Mcf , lorter late of said countv deceased, are herebwjojjfied to present the same tome for payment Jr thin the time and In the manner prescribed lly late, and those indebted Sto payment “i le, l u “U-d to make Immt-dl- MISS M.jlv E. Me (VHORTER, Adclnistratri CVofe K tbe<!mna S - », countv. Georgia, dui , leUn th - ShT. •/Hni.ary.iVI. one houro o.hers, containing being place oecuniet 'isly a fi la— «• uuiuv,ana htufftc.e, nioreor less, by Thomas Reid. **old to Superior Court of Noah aatiaty a fi i trom Cl r ie Superior Court of Noah Johnson against The n M Said fl fa now '^‘ e i <, .,"lLa r0l e ' 1 * W D. O’Farrell. Tht. JOHN W. A KIR, beriff of Clarke Co..’ Ga, LAND I OR SALE. tea cultivation. 9 Oiles from Athens. I wm lo Harris’ clearing out sale. The entire balance Sto<s Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, » -Shoes, Millinery, etc., etc. Promiscuously thrown on the counters, and selling tht* REGARDLESS OF COST DOLLARS and SENSE—A STRIKING TOPIC-0r wlbch appeals alike to all. Show your Sense and ! sive your dollars by trading with HARRIS. REMEMBER NO. 6 BROAD STREET, And grim it deep on the tablets of your memory. , Polite and courteous attention to every visitor, whether p- chacrfor not. • M. L HARRIS. NO. 6 BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GA. PR° UMATI0N BY THE GOVERNOR S™ £OF GEORGIA, EXECUTIVE DEPART- *\ T £TA, Ga., December 29, 1883.—Whereas, by n of nn nct » approved October 16,1879, the HnniWqj thte University, located In the city 5t has l»een appointed State Depoiito.7 for Jhn of four rears. It is ordered that the Electors of the counties of Clarke. Madt- ftkson. Oglethorpe Oconee, Hart, Walton, •In, Elbert and Gspene, be. and they are instructed, to pay into said Depository, •n no other, all moneys collected by them on account of state taxes, except such a* transmitted ill root to the State Treasury.' r HENRY D. McDANIEL, Governor. Governor: J. W. Wabrkn, Sec. Ex. Dep’t. S2Tri» 19th 15 ye NOTICE. 1 te sold before the coart house door, in the district, G. M. In Oconee county, on the J of Januayv. 1884, one sorrell mare.sboat 'old, now in possession of J. D, Whit* 7 the purchase roonev of said mare. This ^r 90,1883. L. W. DOWNS. Agent for T. N. Fulton. notice. AU person, having demands *• Hampton, tote of Clarke county, deecij ^ „ hereby npttfiod to present the ““J. ..US' payment within the time and In tne # prescribed by to nr, nnd jJfSLSlE K ®n»*«d are requested to make j. ■cut. H THOMAS C. HaV rVec.tet Athena. Ga., Oct. 8th, 1882. ' oet.4-»4w. Notice! ( - All persons ere hereby werned nol to hont on my lauds ander penalty of the m iteona are hereby warneaum m, toad, under P«*K$oS. deot-wtt. Oconee OonnW^- j . G«^«is?A-- c sssSSsa WillnnneLdoi John tv. Jack»a.d«*«5> ©- w