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BANNER-WATCHMAN. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COUNTY AND CITY SUBSCRIPTION, »150 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. lamest atcounci n iortheut beoibil T. L. GANTT, Editor & Prop’s THE EIGHTH DISTRICT. As there is a large negro majori ty in the new eighth District, and the counties comprising it are com parative strangers to each other— being sliced off of three diflerent I districts—it will not do to have any scramble in our ranks over the office of congressman. Each county is thoroughly democratic, and the peo ple stand ready to sacrifice personal preference for party good. Now, if we can hold in theck^greedy and injudicious candidates, all will yet be well. This year, of all others, should the greatest peace and liar, mony pervade the convention. If we get up scramble, and ar.tigo nisms arc formed at the outset, it will certainly prove an opening wedge for independent or republi can success. So we beseech each county to look more to the good of our oiganization than to any local preference. Lay aside, for this campaign at least, all desires save a determination to preserve the unity of our party at all hazards. Our district boasts as as any division of Georgia, and we see from nearly every county therein a pair of longing eyes cast upon the flesh-pot in Washington. Now we cannot send but one of these aspi- lants to congress, and all the others must be content to patiently hide theirtime.The question will natural ly arise, as to who is cur most avail able man, and the one best calcu lated to cement the party? From the present outlook we believe that Hon. Seaborn Reese, our present representative, should be the stan dard-bearer. While had we resided in his district when lie opposed Mr. Elack we would not have support ed him, now that he is in office— and there is not a truer democrat or more incorruptible man in the na tional legislature—we believe that he should be endorsed by re-elec tion. Thus far he has done r.aught to betray his party or cau.u: the blush of shame to mantle the check of a single constituent, and we know Mr. Reese well enough to as sert that he will return home with a spotless name. Now to defeat him would require a bitter contest, which we cannot afford to have. It would be a handsome compliment to Mr. Reese to be unanimously re nominated by his new district, and he has done, and will do, naught to forfeit that confidence reposed in him. We find there is an element in our district antagonistic to Mr. Reese, but they must not, at this time, imperil their party by oppos ing him. It would be almost a per sonal reflection upon our congress man’s official record to refuse him this endorsement, and his friends would most naturally raise the stan dard of revolt before submitting to his defeat. They are far too numer ous, and their claims are too just, to be ignored. Athens, while she does notyield her claims to recog nition when her time comes, is wil ling and ready to make any per sonal sacrifice that the unity of democracy may be maintained. She has suffered too much through the evils of so-called independentism not to appreciate the necessity of party organization. She stands ready to pour oil upon the troubled waters, should there be a rupture in our ranks, and in the convention will cast her ballot for the aspirant best calculated to cement our com mon party. So we beg of our sis ter counties to keep in check their respective candidates until a more fitting time. Hold in your Congressional nags until the track is clear and the people of our new dis trict have a more thorough under standing with one another. The Banner-Watchman expects to champion no one candidate, but rather act as a mediator and throw out such hints as its editor consci entiously believes to be for the good of the party. We shall strive to keep down strife and build up a fcl that the fence men -s ill contest the legalit) of the stock law in Hancock passed by the legislature. We be lieve they have some grounds for this action, and would not be sur prised i f the supreme court sustain ed them. It has been the custom of that hoary old judicial fraud to undoe laws as fast a* the legislature makes them. In fact, we think it would he economy and wisdom to abolish out- of these two nuisances- The new constitution of Georgia is one of the most defective instru ments ever framed, and has proved itself but a c'ap-trap for litightion* The lramers were so much afraid that their wt <k would be repudia ted by the p, o >',e when submitted for adopts ,11 ..at they actually made it more imV ous" end unjust than 'he inslrumei t framed by the radi cals when :n power: ano it was on ly a determination«. the part of the people of Georgia to abolish the last vestige of republican rulen the state that made tl.em accept it. \\ e do not much believe in a legis lature imposing such important measures as the stock law upon a county without giving the people a hearing. Such an overt act is not consistent with republican govern ment, and there is danger of its leading to greater oppressions. Let every question of great lo cal importance be left 'to the people interested, and there should be a free ballot and a fair count. Now we contend that unless voter is an owner of agricultural lands that he should not be permit 1 ted to have a voice in deciding whether fences must be kept up or abolished. The residents of towns and cities, and the large floating vote in the country, without any personal interest whatever in this question, should be disqualified from voting. Let the men who own the soil, and who arc only to be ef fected by the issue, decide the ques tion among themselves. A farmer has just as much right to decide by balltg whether a merchant should build his store-house one or fivesto ries high, or a lawyer reside in a brick or a log house, as for these non-producers to dictate to the land owners how they must manage their farms. Every calling should be permitted to manage its own business without any outside aid, Again, it is not just that an em ployee should dictate to his em ployer as to how his aflairs must be managed. A man should be pro tected in his own, and permitted to do just as he pleases with it, just so he does not use it to the detriment of others. If our legislators had the courage to pass such a stock law as this, and not clothe their bill with oop-holes for litigation and con test, there would be no trouble in deciding this issue. The present stock law act is an infamy, and it should be repealed. There are number of technicalities and clauses in it especially engrafted with an eye to a fraudulent count, and it can but be a spawning-place for litiga tion. This question should be left solely with the land-owners for de cision. If they want to level their fences with the ground, or build them fifty feet high, it is nobody' business but their own. TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS. SPEER’S CONFIRMATION. Georgia bad ten failures last week. TheHaytien rebellion is at an end. The Texas legislature has voted against free grass. Richmond county gave a majority of 498 for no-fence. The town ot Baird, Texas, was almost swept away by fire. Congress now speaks of estab lishing a postal telegraph. R. M. McLane has been inaugu rated Governor of Maryland. A desperado was taken from jail and lynched at Monterey, Va. The stock men in Texas are in session discussing fence cutting. Frank James’ condition is growing worse, and his recovery is doubtful. A telegram from Quitman, Ga., reports a terrible cyclone in that section. An English bark with all board went down off West Creek. N.J. All the unidentified bodies at the Bellville convent will be buried one coffin. A family of nine persons were poisoned at Kaufman, Texas, and three are dead. Gordon county can now be put down on the prohibition side. It was carried by 22 majority. A New York woman sued Catholic priest for $30,000, and the jury gave her six cents. Mr. Bedford, of Colorado, stated on the floor of the house that the south and west are in power and should rule. the mad stone. THE SNOWCAPPED PLANET Tho Host Interesting Celestial Event of the Tear Furnished by Mars. Perhaps the most interesting celes tial event of the year will be the opposition of Mars at the end of the present month, says the New York Sun. There is so much about this remarkable planet that suggests a close resemblance to this earth, and so many of its surface features and of the natural processes oc , '<>rring upon it arc visible with telescopic aid, that every time it comes to op position, that is, gets in line with the earth and the sun, the earth be ing in the middle, a battery of tele scopes is turned upon it with eager expectation of interesting views if not of important discoveries. At opposition Mars appears with small telescopic powers like a full moon of a ruddy tinge. As the magnify ing power is increased one detail af ter another of the diversified surface of this distant world comes in to view, until it hangs in the field of the telescope a real globe, marked plainly with continents, oceans and islands, and paitially -covered with clouds. The first physical features that come into view are the snow caps surrounding its poles. The southern Says a Lisbon cablegram: A fire occurred at Broza yesterday. Eight persons were either killed wounded. Senator Brown has added anoth er thousand dollars to his contribu tion to a Richmond institute of learning. Chicago has raised the rent on the Exposition building, so that the next republican convention won’ be held there. A negro man in Washington City has placed in jail his 15-year old son for numerous attempts poison the family. In Charleston, S. C., Saturday and Sunday the salt water in the ponds froze hard, and fish floated to the surface frozen to death. General Longstreet has been no tified by the department of justice to do some patchwork on his official bond, from which sevaral cautious citizens of Gainesville desire to be released. The bond of Peter Lawshc as postmaster at Gainesville was ac cepted Thursday. John W. Moore has been appointed postmaster at Mountain Scene. Las Vegas, Jan. 10.—A crowd of rustlers at Seven River, Lincoln, county, yesterday, fired into a gang of nine Mexican laborers, killing four of them. The murders were unprovoked. Two thousand Annamites attack ed a French post which was held by fifty marines. After several houis of hard fighting the enemy retired with the loss of one hundred killed and wounded. Bainbridge, Jan. 10.—A white man named Isaac Story is in jail charged with brutally assaulting, a few days ago, Miss Nancy P. An derson, a respectable farmer’s daughter of Decatur county. Toledo, O., Jan. 10.—The third story and roof of St. Vincent Or phan Asylum here were burned this evening. One hundred and twenty children had just been put to bed, but were rescued without accident. Loss $S,ooo. Is Thera a Legal Objection to it?—Action at Os Senate Judiciary Committee Last Session. Washington, January 10.— Some days ago I stated on Mr. Speer’s own authority that both Georgia senators favored his confir mation as district attorney. About the same time Senator Butler was interviewed in Charleston as to his opinion of an interview with Mr. Speer, published in the New York Tribune, in which Mr. Speer said among other things that he was hap py when he crossed the Carolina boundary on his way to Atlanta from Columbia, and felt himself ‘once more in the United States.” The tone of the remarks Senator Butler made concerning Mr. Speer gave rise to the report here that he meant to take active steps toward preventing his confirmation. The senator came yesterday, but declin ed to express himself on the ques tion. The impression from all that can be gathered is that Senators Butler and Hampton will vote against Speer’s confirmation, but will not agitate the case to any con siderable extent A possibility exists that a very pretty legal question may be raised in this case. It will be remembered that Speer’s nomination was first sent in just before the end of the last session of the forty-seventh con gress. As usual it was referred to the judiciary committee. That com mittee agreed unanimously that Speer was ineligible to the office because it was created by the con gress of which he was a member. Colonel Hammond’s bill dividing the state into two districts created the office of district attorney for the northern district of Georgia. When the conclusion of the judiciary com mittee was made known to the pres ident he withdrew the nomination, intending to appoint Speer after congress adjourned, which he did. In the meantime Arthur being very anxious that Mr. Speer should re ceive the appointment, had the at torney-general to write a letter to the senate judiciary committee ask- iug whether its objection to Mr. Speer’s eligibility would continue after the congress of which he was a member and which created the of fice he was to fill had expired. To this letter the judiciary committee replied that w hile the exact language ot the constitution did not inhibit an ex-congressman from filling an office created while he was in con gress, the plain spirit of the consti tution did, the real intent being that no man should have a hand in crea ting an office for himself. This was the decision of the judiciary com mittee of the senate last March. Mr. Speer’s nomination must go before the judiciary committee of the pres ent senate. This raises a rather per plexing question in the light of the iact that the present judiciary com mittee consists of exactly {the same members as that of last March with one exception. INGERSOLL AND WOMEN- A Georgia Kan Cured Attar Being Attacked with Hydrophobia. Fairburn, Ga., Jan. 10.—Mr. Jeff Green, who was bitten by a mad dog on the first inst., as already published in the Constitution, de veloped last night a genuine and well-defined case of hydrophobia. It was thought at the time that the bite was not severe enough to result seriously, the arm only being bruis-‘ ed and raising a blood blister just under the skin—the skin apparent ly being left unbroken. But last night, Mr. Greene was taken with convulsions and exhibited all symp toms of the terribla disease. Sever al doctors being called on did not hesitate to pronounce it hydropho bia. They administered what rem edies were at hand, but without benefit, when Dr. Tidwell, without faith, but with a desire to exhaust all means of alleviating the terrible suffering of his patient, told to get a madstone, which was near by in the country, and he would apply it. This Was brought and applied, it adhering the first time about half an hour When it de tached itself it was soaked in warm sweet milk and reapplied, it adher ing as before. This was kept up until after awhile it or something else brought quiet and apparent ease to the patient. I understand the stone is still being applied. Mr. Greene having been bitten nine days ago, the poison must have got ten well into his blood and system, and the chances for his recovery are extremely doubtful. He is a tolerably old man, a good citizen, and much liked. The council will be petitioned to pass an ordinance requiring all dogs appearing on the streets or at large in the town, not securely muzzled, to be killed. It is said that the dog which bit Mr, Greene bit several dogs in this community. This dog escaped from Fairburn, but was killed the same day at Dr. Paul Favor’s place, in Fayette county. Dr. Tidwell says he is most con verted to the belief that there is some virtue in a madstone. At any rate he advises that it is but wise caution to use one as soon as possi ble after being bitten. TUE WAY TIIE MONEY GOES. YHeUnbcUmi'j Short Spooch Introducing Ml» Helene Gardenor. X, I' Journal. Col. Bob Ingersoll led a pale, pe tite lady before an audience in Chickering Hall last evening. The lady was Miss Helene H. Gardener, and the audience was composed of 300 men and thirty ladies, and was to deliver while the others were to hear a two hours’ lecture on “Men, Women and Gods.” Col. Ingersoll introduced the little lady in a char- acteristic speech: Ladies and Gentlemen: There is always so much bitterness in dis cussing questions which nobody understands, and the less we know the more bitter we are. HODGSON BROTHERS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL G 60, destroyed by fire to-night, mixing itstumes with tobacco, and — we accordingly acted thereon. But, gentle reader, it takes some time to . „ perform this operation, and we have robbers away cost *$750. There is lowship between the various coun- P«le is now inclined toward the tiesoftheSth that will be enduring and make it the banner democratic s h ovv the circular gleaming patch of district of Georgia. We want no sectionalism, but when the dele gates meet in convention, let them convene as a band of brothers, and laying aside all local prejudices cen tre on the man who will best repre sent the people, it matters not from what county he hails. We ask the support ot the district press and all good democrats in our effort to forge lasting bands of friendship and party unity between the rep- representative counties of the Sth congressional district of Georgia. THE STOCK LAW. The stock law passed by the last legislature goes into effect on the firat day of next month in Hancock, Green and Taliaferro. Notwith standing there is great diversity of opinion in this county as to the propriety of the passage of the law, ft has been placed upon our statute books with the usual formalities, after receiving the full sanction of the legislative authority of the state. Until it is repealed or declared void by our court of last resort it is the law of the county, and as such should be properly respected by all good citizens. It is beyond the scope of human wisdom to deter mine the decision our Supreme Court may see fit to render on the subject, when directly presented for its consideration. In fact, our Supreme Court is practically very much of a fraud and utterly at sea when called upon to expound some of the peculiar provisions of our wonderful constitution. Indeed, there are apparently conflicts in this constitution framed in this Utter dav ■■he wisdom of the state. Our ad- the people U to give the new air and impartial trial. There eason why this may not be 1» ^ ^ found injurious, s open to test its valid- halls of legisUtion to ive from the Spar iy wliiph It it inferred gleaming patch of snow that covers the antartic region of the globe of Mars. The dark ring surrounding the snow field, and called Phillip’s Sea, is almost equal ly distinct, and some of the other seas, or spots that are believed to be seas, can be seen with the same tel escope. With a larger telescope details are visible,and with the lar gest all the various features of Mar tian geography which are represen ted on some of the wonderfully com plete maps of Mars that have been constructed caii be seen. What a surprising thing it is that men have been able to make maps and globes representing with a high degree of completeness the surface of a world never much less than forty million miles distant from the earth! Large telescopes will, during the present opposition, also be able to show the two tiny moons of Mars, which revolve close to the planet so rapidly that the inner one goes through all the changes from new moon to old moon in less than a day. Another interesting thing about Mars which can now be studied is the mysterious network of so-called canals which cover a large portion of the planet’s surface, particularly in the equatorial re gions. The idea that there are really canals constructed by inhabitants of the ruddy planet can hardly be en tertained when - it is known that they are sixty miles and more in width. One thing seems to be pretty certain: Mars has reached a much later stage of planetary de velopment than the earth, and if it has inhabitants they may possibly have attained a degree of civiliza tion incomprehensible to us. At any rate, it is a wonderful world which now beams a ruddy star in our winter midnight sky. Cassius M. Clay, who was at ohe time minister to Russia, is impatient of the abuse fastened on that coun try. He writes a letter declaring that the people are happy and con tented as any in the world; Siberia Selma, Dec. 10.—Edward's opera house, of this city, was com pletely Not a 1 walls destroyed two other houses, and killed one negro boy who went up to arouse some of the inma’tes. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 10.—In formation has just been received here that on last Friday, about for ty miles west of Birmingham, in Walker county, a negro, whose name was not learned, killed a rail road contractor named Pope, and that a party of white men and ne groes together lynched the murder er on the spot. Macon, Ga., January 9.—An en gine and four cars of the Central freight train from Savannah, jump ed the track at 5 o’clock this morn- iag, after crossing a very high bridge over the Ocmulgee river, at the out skirts of the city, leaving the rear of the train on the bridge. The 6:40 Georgia passenger train, which uses the same bridge, was not properly signalled and ran into the freight train, splintering two box cars. En gineer Thomas, of the passenger train, was very slightly hurt, saving himself by a timely jump before reaching the bridge. His fireman also jumped. No passengers were hurt. SULPHER MATCHES. Tbs Most Stupendous Eucbug Ever Inflicted on a Helpless People* About three months ago,durin misapplied spasm of economy, we invested a dime in a dozen boxes of sulphur matches. We have read where they carried a regular fire in surance against rats, and that the average parlor matches were nothing more nor less than a can of dynamite stored at your fireside. Then we calculated that there was a saving of over one hundred per cent, in cost, and this decided us in making that investment. The first match that we struck emitted a sputtering blue blaze, and an odor that brought viv- ’dly to our mind certain brimstone sermons we had heard in the coun try districts; but when we stuck the flame to our pipe we felt that our nose and eyes had been turned into an old hen-house filled with mites, and then arose vividly belore us this rustic summer burning scene of our boyhood days. Tt then dawned upon our benigthed mind that it would be wise to first let the sulphur burn from a match before its pleasant place to live; and the «I used Brown’s Iron Craris Ike j.'IV'l pkI if 2 frjlmy n i» ,,, l •V , «i!-1** «r> IS IT HYDROPHOBIA? R O C E R S 62 & 64 CLAYTON STREET, ATHENS GEORGIA. Cincinnati Enquirer. The clerk of the house has trans mitted his accounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1SS2. They make a book of 264 pages, replete with interesting information and food for reflection. Every species of expenditure is recorded therein. These are items about mouse-traps, jewel cases and funeral lunches, toi let soap and table salt, newspapers and dictionaries for members, ladies’ reticules and tooth-brushes—in fact, almost everything within the range of commeice or scope of art. One commendable feature is noticeable. There are no charges for quinine pills or mineral waters for the use of members. Representatives dif fer from senators in not caring a continental for the miasmatic sur roundings of the capital, and snap their fingers at Apollinaris and Bethesda waters. They take it straight, and don’t care who knows it. Strange to say, however, not an item appears wjiich can be con strued to mean liquid refreshment. One-half gallon of alcohol is charged up, but that would not go round one committee. There is a charge for a corkscrew. It was bought for use at the funeral of the late Hon. G. S. Orth. Indeed, the funeral bills are the most interesting of all the accounts. It cost over $3,000 to bury the late R. M. Hawk, of Illinois. He was the best cared- for of the dead congressmen of the year. He was laid out in a “Ste vens state casket, very finest lining, handles full plate, glass tap and trimmings,” at a cost of $425. The metallic casket for the remains of the Hon. William M. Lowe cost only $200. At the funeral of Hon. J. T. Updegraff, of Ohio, the under taker’s bill was $250. The coffin is described as “black broadcloth, vel vet mold, lambrequin-draped cas ket, trimmed with silver bullion fringe, tassels and cord, $150.” Lumber and labor to keep grave- have endeavored to culti vate greatness of expression and to be imperson. But I have found that ladies are bitter, and wo men who are all to be desired in everything else are sometimes un reasonable in what they know-noth ing about. This is the difference between wisdom and prejudice, There is a point beyond which the mind has never penetiated—a point in our philosophy beyond which re search has never gone. When wis dom arrives at that point it becomes modest and own up that-it don’t know. But prejudice always does know, and in its case certainty be gins at that point. It has always been essential that woman should believe everything. Nothing short of ^otal belief would cause her to have confidence in her husband. Woman expects everything. Before introducing the speaker we ought to he honest with each other. I admit that I know as lit tle as anybody on origin or destiny. I know nothing—nobody can know more. Savage and savant stand on the same plane. I cannot tell wheth er death is a wall or a door—the be ginning or the end of a day—the springing of pinions to soar or the forever spreading of wings—a dawn which brings rapture to everybody or the rise and set of the sun. I believe that woman has a right to defend the sacredness of motherhood and of love. When religion makes her the slave of man or God it is her duty to resist. Some women are free. I now introduce a lady who will tell of her objections to the inspired insipidity of the patriarchs. i ■ ?.> wj j"*’ k'J:* .Absolutely Pure. e no'vdflr never varies. a marvel «»f j'url ... _treugtn and wliolesomcnoss. Mote ew nomicHl than the orumary kinds, am. • «nuo [1 in competition with the mu<muue»: low test, short weight, a <lers. Sold only in can*. DEB CO.. 106 Wall EORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY Office General Manager, ^ J Augusta, <ia.. Commencing Sunday, S Pasenger* Schedule will on-. Trains run by !Mt;i meridu than Atlanta aud 32 miuuto; A BOY MURDERER. Ho Confesses to the Shooting of His Father, but Claims that It was la Self-Defense. Special to the Morn • iuj Journal. Salem, O., Jan. 7.—Stanley Grif fith, the boy murderer, has volun tarily surrendered, and is in jail at New Lisbon. Early in the morn ing a close carriage was procured and the murderer was driven to the home he had so ruthlessly desolated. The meeting was sad beyond de scription between mother and son. The sight ot him, coupled with the intense excitement with which she has been laboring since the tragedy, nearly drove her wild, hut the inter view between them was conducted privately, and nothing can be learn ed as to its nature. During the in terview Sheriff Gail}- appeared and formally took Griffith into custody. The boy confesses to theshootin of his father, hut claims .that it was done purely in self-defense The facts are substantially follows: From his state ments the first trouble originated in-the barn in regard to some trifling matter, and the father assaulted him a shovel and pitchfork. The son ran to the house, and, snatching up the revolver, started for the woods, intending to take a circuitous route to town. Shortly afterward the father started in pursuit, hut in a differer t direction, and the two met under .. small oak tree. The boy- claims he warned his father not to lay violent hands upon him or he would shoot. The eld -r Griffith paid no attention to hi: threats however, but proceeded t > conquer him by force, and a struggle ensued during which the revolver went off with the result known. Woodville. 9:37 1 Un. i’L .. 9:50 1 Arr’ve Atlanta 1.00 y rT w:>T DAILY Augusta. 10:30 t VanbiVu 11:20 i Bob Brittain’s Pointer Attacks Several Negroes and Dogs. The other day one of Bob Brit tain’s fine pointers began to act in a strange manner, leaving home and refusing to eat or drink. As the weather was so intensely cold, Mr. Brittain decided that his dog was only puny, and gave the matter no further thought, until it went over to Dr. Hampton’s and attacked a fine setter belonging to that gentle man. A negro went out to sepa rate the canines, when Mr. B’s dog attacked the darkey, and a fearful combat ensued between man and beast. The negro had one sleeve of his coat torn oft before he could make his escape. The dog next went to a negro house on Mrs. White’s place, and without any warning attacked a colored woman in the yard and tore her dress into shreds. He was finally beaten off and escaped. That night a negro boy in the employ of Mr. Brittain was walking near his home, when he saw the dog lying on the road side. He spoke to the animal to make it go home, when be in turn was attacked and bitten on the ankle. After this the dog was confined • in an outhouse, when it refused to eat. Dr. Hampton came ovei to see the brute, and threw it both bread and meat, which it smelled but did not touch. This the Doctor says is a certain sign of hydrophobia, as rabid animals are anxious to eat but can’t do so. That night the dog died. The negroes who were at tacked are very uneasy, and fear hydrophobia. We trust, however, that the dog was not so afflicted, as the weather was too cold for that disease. As the animal was loose several days it U not known what number of other dogs it bit Mr.N. B. Perden, Wadley, Ga., says: Bitters for indi- I'h •• <1 •• calculated that we have thus lost at least one day in every two weeks. But this has not been our greatest trouble. When mingling with friends all glides along serenely until we strike a match. In an instant we are left solitary and alone, with such parting ejaculations as: “Hades and brimstone!” “Whew! Whew!” “Where is that volcano?” “Hell’s broke loose in Georgia!” “Whose fumigating this house?” “Call the police!’ etc., etc. With a persever ance worthy of a better cause we have clung to our sulph’er matches like grim death to a dead nigger. They have wrecked our happiness and presence of mind, driven ofl" our friends,and are fast carrying us to an early grave. We pen these few lines as a warning to the public. Far better for you to have your house burned from over your heart once a week—if it. is insured for full value—or carry a flaming torch through life to feed your pipe, than be beguiled into investing in sul- pher matches. Like the widow’s cruse of oil they never give out. We have used a box down to three matches, and upon opening it fifty times a day and extracting one of the foul-smelling splinters, the same number remained. If we ever ex haust our present supply we will in the future buy only parlor match es if we have to mortgage our book-keeper to do so. and each one is loaded with nihilistic bombshells. We may have to economize by go ing barefooted or hatless, or confin ing our diet to Markham House fare, but we will never, no never, invest in another box of. sulpher matches, even if each one is wrap ped up in a thousand dollar govern ment bond. This decision is as ir- revokable as the laws of the M edes and the Persians. also a great difference in the cost of funeral suppers. At Cincinnati the supper of Mr. Orth’s pall-bear ers footed $t6. At LaFayette, Ind., the bill was $75. Next to funerals the washing of towels is most expensive. During the month of July 6S3 dozen were washed at a cost of $250. In the doorkeeper’s department alone September eighty Bozen towels were washed. Decorated cus pidors seem to be much sought after by congressmen Thirty-seven dozen were purchased at a cost of $S2o. The favorite colors are pink, maroon, pearl and blue. Among the articles bought by members were three dozen fans and thirty-five opera glasses. All kinds of fancy goods are included in the stationery account. Magic pencils figure quite often, ladies reticules can be counted by the score, and occasional mention i: made of volumes of classical au thors. Yet ve y few members ran anywhere near their allowance of $125. One of the highest was Ben LcFevre, who is charged with goods amounting to $103.81. Judge Goddes is among the lowest at $6.21 Speaker Randall has $77.54 in front of his name and Sam Randall $30.72, The committee on appropriations heads the list of supplies. It used 22S boxes of matches and twelve cakes of toilet soap. The commit tee on expenditures in the navy de partment had no soap, but pvelve boxes of matches. The committee on post-offices and post-roads is charged with four sponges. The total expenditures show $56,624 for miscellaneous items, and $43,652 for afi’leh—chole newspapers and stationery. Chicago, January 11.—On the night of January 2d, the bodies of four male paupers were stolen from the Cook County Infirmary morgue, located at Jefferson. The matter was kept quiet by the officials until to-day. The watchman was asleep and the thieves drove up in a wag on and deliberately stole the coffins, bodies and shrouds. . A large stock raiser tells us that you must change the pasture for sheep and cattle every three years or they will become diseased and die. He says the stock law coun ties in South Carolina lost hundreds oi head before discovering what was the matter with Hannah. But now they experience no trouble. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 11.—Isaac Anderson, colored, was. successful ly hanged a: Barnwell, S. C., to day at 12:30. On the 12th of la: September he murdered Owen Williams, a white citizen of Barn well. Last wcekthe murderer at tempted suicide by drinking concen trated lye. Ilis stomach was ly. proof, so it did not kill. He met his death vs ithout flinching, protest ing his innocence. MARKET REPORT. OFFICE OF BANNER WATC H MAN. Athens, January 14. ISM. COTTON MARKET. Market Sternly. Good Middling Middling » strict Low Middling Low Middling . Strict O'— 1 Good O Stains RETAIL PRICES. To-day's Quotations. Grain, Provision, Etc. ...7 '-0 8 oo ... .G W (9 6 Ei ..—*> ;*) up ....6 00 Op 50 (<t Norfolk, January n.—John Jar vis, murderer of^laudius W. Bon- ney, was hanged at 1:30 o’clock this evening at Princess Anne court house. He passed a quiet night, slept well, and ate his breakfast with a relish. He said last night that at the time of the murder he felt an uncontrollable desire to kill Bonney which he could not resist, and ex pressed sympathy for his victim’s widow and children, and regret for the deed. FLOUR AND OKA FLOUR-.Fancy ’ Choice Family—... . Extra SuperAno Bolted Meal Bran CORN—White, sacks ..: Mixed Bulk 3$4 cents lest OATS—Red Rust Proof Mixed Oats 50 (o» Rice Flour, Bulk .. _ SO (4 Pearl Grits &x (cp Stock Meal 65 op HAY—Western —1 20 (A Eastern 1 26 § Northern Choice 1 20 $ MEAT, PRODUCE.* »C. BACON—Smoked C. K. Sides S>, @ Smokec Shoulders ...... 8 tffl Long Clear Sides 8 (4 Shoulders OP Bellies tip HAMS—Canvassed 16 ig, Un canvassed —. 15 up HERKINu r«s POTATOES—Sweet perbushe .... 7c . — • barrel .... 5 00 oj> 00 TOBACCO—Comim-n to Medium.. 30 (ip 5o Smoking L0 'q» Fancy Chewing 60 r<p Chickens 15 <<p :#> Turkeys —.... GO (<p 100 Cabbage —.... 00 04 Beeswax...—. 20 (g» 25 BAGGING—Eastern Jute tf tQ 12 TIBS—Arrow.— (a> 165 Pierced 1 25 (4. Stewart and others ® II Standard A Crushed 12 (<£ II White ExtraC * © 9& Extra L 8>, 1C Yellow C 8 cP MOLASSES—Black Strati 30 (4 STATLL DRY GOODS. Checks, per yd 9 ($ Stripes. v (<p Cotton adcs *0 (<6 Mr. Tom Hudson says he expects to sell as many carp next y6ar as this, as the boom has just broken out in fresh places, and he is receiv ing a great many letters from distant states asking for prices. There is no humbug about the carp, for it is the cheapest food that southern farmers can raise. • Albert Victor, eldest son of the Prince of Wales and prospective heir to the throne of England, has This month is so called from Ja nus, whose festival was celebrated on the first day by the Romans. It has been asserted that its deriva tion is from janua, a door, because it opens the door of the year, and is therefore called its portal; but this T.G. HAD AW AT, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DE \LER IN _ I HARNESS, SADDLES AND LEATHER, NO. 45 CLAYTON ST. Having a.Mod largely to my slock for the spring and summer trad fully ask the public to call and see me. HADAWAY’S HARNESS OIL, THE BEST IN THE WORLD. fWREPAIR ING A SPECIALITY. iy. 17th t i slowe jiyc* Augusta 7.4t) j; Antioch . Mm Woodville 11:52 p. ve ("a I*t . 12:10 [ Atlanta W KST PAIL’ e Augusta.. 9:00 p “ Wintcrv’e. 6:57 p.i Arr’ve Athens 7.15 j* n | •• Augusta, 8.05 p.i - e Atlanta.. 8:25 a. Un. P L 2:65 p. 1 Woodville 2:28 p. Muxcys... 3:01 j “ Winter’ve. 4:26 Ar’ve Athens.. 6:o0 p. Vgt’u 2:65 v A. R. ROBERTSON. DEALER IS PL AIX A XI) ELABORATE ONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONE A larjstt lot of fniKslicd work on hand ready f*.r 'tt« r:n^. c ;l jj , hiv prices. A. it. KOiiT'KYsoX, mnl.Vwklv Ann: WHISKEY & DRY GOOD FOR SALE. 6:45 p.n | «* Augns 27 vill Train number eive passengers to and from the following stu ions only, Berzelia, Harlem, Thomson C&mak, Crawfordvllle, Union Point, Green *. Madison, Rutledge, Social Circle, Covin “Dye ato Train No. 28 will stop at n Mountain id De !•« lint, Greensboro, Madison, Rutle< Social Circle, Covington , Conyers, Stone Moun tain and Decatur, ’lhe “fast Line” connects .or all points east and northeast, west and south- fast mail runs through sleepers between a and Charleston. Double daily trains to and from Athens in connection with trains 27 and 10,000 Gallons Pure Country Corn Wiii.-kev. 5.000 Gallons Pure live 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 Grot-eric,,/ all kinds. Staple Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, llats, 4,- All for sale by IARITHERS, BETTS & SMITH, No. 92 Clayton St., Athens, Ga. PRELIMINARY, HARRIS’ METHOD, NORTH-EASTERN RAILROAD. Superintendent's Officf., i Athens, Ga., Nov, 19, 1883. i On and after Monday Sept, loth 1883, trains ou this road will run as follows: Leave Athens Arrive at Lula “ Tallulah Falls. -11:15 a m ...2:00 p in -.2:03 p in A tlan ta. — — NO. 51. p I -12:28 a i | NO. 50. Leave Tallulah Falls ...8:30 a Atlanta.—.... ——. —8:45 a : Arrive at Lula — ..10:4’> a Arrive at Athens .— —Siqo p Leave Atlanta — Lula Arrive at Athens - Tr?ins run daily, Sundays excepted. AU traius make close connection "at Lula for passenger trains ou the Air-Line Railroad, both i.ju*t and West. R. R BERNARD, Mip’t. MERCER SLAUGHTEILGeu. Pass. Agent. OCONEE COUNTY Legal Advertisements. Oconee Monitor. EORGIA, OCONEE COUNTY.—Whereas, Joseph A. Luxe. Administrator of Henry B Luke deceased, represents to the court in his tition that he has fully administered Henry R. ike’s estate. This is therefore to cite all per ns concerned to show cause if any they can why said administrator should not be discharged from his mlutinistratiou and receive letters of dismiss ion on the first Monday in March 1884. deell-w4tn JAMES R. LYLE, Ordinary IiKKIFF’S SALET—WiU~be sold on the first Tuesday in January, 1833, at court hou>edoor in Oconee county, one horse and buggy and har ness. to satisfy a ti fa in favor of E. S. Letter vs. N. Z. Glenn, as principal, and Joseph Williams as security. Said horse and buggy and harness levied on as the property of Joseph Williams and property pointed out by plaintiff s attorney. B. E. OVEUilt, ilcc4 w4t.Sheriff Oconee County. S*g of Thomas N. Poullain, court in his petition, duly' filed and enty.ed .. record, that he has fully administered Thomas N Poultain’s, Jr. estate. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, kSndred and credi tors. to show cause, ii auy thev cau, why said ad ministrator should not be discharged from his lininistratiou. aud rcceievc letters of dismis- ion on the first Monday in April, iss4. m *' " iouuay in .\prn, JAMES R. GYLE, Ordinary. filed and entered on record, that ho h; ministered M Elizv Wilson’s estate. This is therefore to cite all j»ersons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, liy said administrator should not Ne discharged from his administration, and receive letters of dismission ou the liist Monday in April. 18-4 jl6-w JAMES R LYLE, Ordinary. G John T Anderson applies for letters of admin istration on tho estate oi Margaret Colley dec’d, late of said county. These are therefor** to cite all persons concerned to show cause, if they can, why letters of administration should not be grant ed to him on Monday, the 5th day of February next, at my office in WatkiusviP.c, Ga. Giron under my official signature, this January 7th, 1881 JAMES R. LYLE, Ordinary, jl6-w G EORGIA. OCONEE COUNTY. — Whereas. Charles Evans, administrator, debouls non of John Evans, dec’d, represents by his petition that he has fully discharged hU duties as sue u. 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. IS8L at my office. Witness my official signature, this Nov, 6. 18S3. t » mtv i> r vi c * ‘rdiu.i-*’ JAMES R. LYLE. < - - James I*. Davis applies to rao for letter? of administration on the estate * f Augeline D.ivi«, late of said county, deceased. These are the fore to rite and admonish nil concerned tosh- cause at the regular termoff he Court ofOrdin&ry of said county, to be h« Id on the first Monday in Feburary next, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 12th day of December. 1883. dlSwo'Jd.ASA^M.JACKSON, Ordinary. icsday in of sale, a t Drills Jeans Sheeting ... 9 (4 10 26 (9 60 (A 6 5J* (3> 6)4 Shirting Prints. o tjj* 4 Factory per bunch 85 (4 90 HAUPWAR AMMUNITION, ETC. Na»a 3 50 (4 Bar Iron - — 8)* cP Trace Chains — — 50 Haimes 60 (-060 Backhands — 25 Op 3 Plow Stocks, Haiman -1 74 (4 POWDER— Rifle, per keg 6 40 (4 ou Blasting 3 25 (yi 3 76 Shot, per sack. ... — 2 00 Our dream of bliss is o’er. Jim Baldwin has sold his mountain farm to Capt West, of Clarksville, and so the boys will have no place next summer to get free grub. A pall of gloom yesterday o’erspread the faces of the mob upon the an nouncement of this sad intelligence. Dr. H. L. Battle, Jr., Wadley, Ga., says: “Brown’s Iron Bitters are very popular in this section and give entire satisfaction.” An old lady in Richmond was fatally burned by her clothing ditch- j-ij•«! firr qt llu- jjrqfp. Short 2d Long “ *• Short “ Axes, per dox — Hone Shoes, Juniata.... Mule , u Feathers Tallow— Honey.....—, Turnips Butter, Good Country LARD—Tierces Tubs and Keg* EGGS 3% 'ES—Dry Flint ... Green Salted BEEF CATTLE—Gross- Net.... MACKEREL—X bbl*., No. 1- .1 25 i4 00 (4 1 00 (A 8 50 (fp 9 00 5 50 M .. —5 60 Up » (A 60 .... 07 (A 10 12M (fp 15 ... 25 Op 00 15 (4 20 . ... 12 (4 14* •::: 10 I ,2 & 01 op 02 10 (4 11 5 «* 6 <a .... 2 Athens, to-wit: Beginning at the corner of Meigs and Po e streets, running went 50 feet along Meigs street,- toence south a straight fine 171 feeC to Edge's line, thence ea>t on said line 50 fee 1 to Pope street, thence north I7i feet along Popi street to the beginning corner. This gives tn< use of a good well of water to this lot. To be sol« as the property of Myitis Harris, dec’d, for the benefit of the creditors and heirs of said deceased Terms cash. December 28,1883. 1. M. KENNEY Adm’r on theestate of Myrtis Harris, dec’d. QKO KG IA Cassandra* V ., CLARKE McWhorter, V McWhorte •ell all there longing t<* the e-tnt- divided half into f Athens in mi i.> hall Iso on id lot i COUNTY.—Whereas tuiiinsiratrix of Mrs dec’d, applies to me estate and stocks be- d dec’d, to-wit: One t in one house anti lot in untv, containing atnmt 1VJ”! f ud acre, situate < . ied bp John Barth, capital stock of the Georgia Rail road a 1 by H 11. lluggi divided half interest in one houte city and county, containing altout ’ ’ Thomas street, Also. 8 shares id Bank- if the capital stnok of nnata Railroad Comjany. These are therefore to cite ami uotigy all eon- •t-rned to show cause at the regular term of the ’onrt of Ordinary of said count ,- to be held on tho first Monday in March next, why said leave should not In* granted. Given under my hand at ■fflee this the 2d day of January, 1884. j&-w4t. ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinary. plies to me for a discharge from said Administra tion. Those are therefore to cite and admonish nil concerned to show cause at the Court of Or- di’,..ry of said county, to be held on the first Monday in February next, why said discharge •-hould uot be granted. Given under my hand a Office this the is»t dav of. October. 1883. oct7m3m. ASA M, JACKSON, Ordinary Ctiyi coiiPtv, Georgia, during the legal hours of sale, tm the first Tuesday in January, 1SS4. one house aud lot in the city of Athens, on River street, loining lets of Hood, Jim*Houston, A. Shaw, and others, containing one half acre, more or less. Reid. Said ti fa now .vnc 1 and controlled by W. D. O’Farrell. This ec 1st. 1888. JOHN W. WEIR, d«-c4-wlda. Sheriff of Clarke Co., Ga, BLACKSMlTHINGi MERIWETHER 4 JOHNSON Are better prepared titan ever to i<-Jih kill ' ls ' BLACKSMITH WORK At the old stand in front ol J. H. Iteavoe liu stable, and near the lowu spring. HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY NOAH JOHNSON Is an expe Plating i shoes dom s-w3injG. IN HIS DARING ACT, TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS! The only straight out and legitimate show, solith; . the public patronage. Remember the (late, fna:; b> cember 1st, for 30 days, all are welcome. Admittance Free! no.m. rji 0 jj an .j s - clearing out sale. The entire In;!,. a re Sleek Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Millinery, etc., etc. . Promiscuously thrown on the counters, and selling ’.win REGARDLESS OF COST DOLLARS and SENSE—A STRIKING TOPlC-One which appeals alike to all. Show your Sense and save your dollars by trading with HARRIS. REMEMBER NO. 6 BROAD STREET, And print it deep on the tablets of your memory. jp^^I’olite and coutteous attention to every visitor, whvtaer pul chaer or not. M. L HARRIS. NO.6 BROAD STREET, ATHENS, ti.\. to order and > one-third part of thirteen 65-100 acres of land, ait uated. lying and being in Athens, Clarke county, Ga.. on Berber’s street, and known ► nd distin guished as the followihg lot# of land in tho sur vey of th»-lands of John S. Linton by Williams Rutherford, to-wit: Lot A. containing two 26-100 acres: lot C. containing two 40-100 acres; lot D containing three acres; lot number two contain ing two acres, and lot number onutaluiug^ three lims.ttiiu IUV nuiUUVi n.u.nnullR Sabi land is unimproved. Levied the property of N. L. Barnard to satisfy a fi fa is sued from the superior court of Cl&rke county in favor of i. A. Gr.-mt, transferee, vs. N L Barnard, maker, aud Taylor and Hoyt, endorsers. Levy made by J A Browning, former Sheriff, 26th Oct. 1880. and notice served by him on tenant In pos session. and ti U turned over to me, this Decem ber 17, 1853. JOHN W. WEIP., Sheriff. dec25 I Sapp, I therefor A. P. HENLEY, 0. C. O. KORTING UNIVERSAL INJECTOR OOl'BLE TUK. For boiler feeding. Op underallconditions. No adjustment for varying steam pressure. Will lift water 25 feet. Send for deacrh GEO. R-LOMDARD&CC.. , _ Agents for Georgia, South Carolina and Flori da. Over SO.Oou in use. Foundry, Machine and Boiler Works—running 100 hands. We do all kinds of Engiue and Mill work promptly. tebMd&wly PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERN OR G EORGIA,CLARKE COUNTY.—Whereas, Jo senh M. Ilodgswti applies for letters of admin istration on the estate of urecnesbv W. Berber, late of said county deceased. These are there fore to cite aud admonish all concerned to show cau«e at the regular term ot the roust of Ordinar ry of said county, to be held on the first Monday In March next, why said letters shoulp. not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this the 6th day of January, 1884. j8-w:i0d. A. t*. HENLEY, C. C.O. A GREAT CAUSE OF HUMAN MISERY IS THE LOSS OF S "Anakesis an in/alKbit rnre U.t 1 Ilea Price 91, M drug-w’* or Uicn.Box2110~ewtfc*. 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