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WEEKLY BANNER-WATCMMAN TUESDAY, T&AY ,S& BANNER - WATCHMAN OFFICIAL ORGAN OF City of Athens and Clarke, Ocpnec & Banka. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Sally, $•’>; .... Sunday, $1 .... Weekly,*! PROHIBITION A SUCCESS. T. L. GANTT. OCR ANXIOUS FillK.Nl'S. A WORD ABOUT DOGS. It is, astonishing how many self- appointed guardians the people of Clarke county have outside its lim its. In the lirst place, the dear, good Atlanta Constitution is yearn ing to take us under its wing. Then a new correspondent every day, under some apt and expressive nom de plume volunteers, sometimes to advise and sometimes to chide. The latest of these dear creatures, and the most rclreshingly innocent one. is writing in the Constitution ol Thursday as “A Strong Gordon Man.’" This charming letter wri ter wishes the democracy ot Geor- «'i.i to "protest,” and in his zeal he will not he satisfied unless it is "emphatic." Protest against what? Against the right of the people of this county to regulate their own affairs in their own way. Would not that be democracy indeed dis guised: The essence of democracy is local self government—the rigln of every county to regulate its own • concerns in its own way. Put this seems to stir up the bile ol oui would-be guardian. lie is dread- fullv alraid that county will call months in advance. Suppose they did? Whose business is it but tneiis? What right has any othei county, or all the other counties, to coerce them into a ditlerent course? We wish to suppose a case, also, lor our dear guardian to ponder on Suppose the state committee should decline to call any convention: would that bar the right ot the peo ple in the several counties to meet and semi delegates and hold a con vciUion? All, but our guardian will shv that is ail extreme case So is the one this dear creature sug gests. :n his letter in the Constitn tion, an extreme case. They are the two extremes. The truth is, tlie people of this county are on the old democratic track. The dear, good Constitution and its delight- lid corps of anonymous correspon dent are otf the track. The Clarke county people say, "We will man age our own county meetings in our own way.” The Constitution, in its solicitude, says, "You must not; you must await your orders the state committee.” In the kind est spirit, and with sentiments of giatitude to the dear, good Consti tution and its charming correspon dents, who are interesting them selves so much in our local aflairs, we say to them, "Gentlemen, it is none of your business.” THE GEORGIA COLONEL PLUMP ED OUT. For the encouragement of ’our Oconee friends, who are now en gaged in a desperate struggle to rid their borders ol the curse of whis ky, we will tell them what prohibi- lion has done for Athens. So far from injuring' business, nine mer chants outof ten will tell you that their trade has increased every month since the law went into effect. Now, we do not claim or believe that this is due to the iact that bar-rooms are closed, but is the natural and legiti mate increase of a growing and prosperous place. It does show, however, that whisky is not essen tial to the commercial success ol a town or city. Put the most marked improvement is seen in the people. A man staggering along the street is a iare sight, while the corner loafers have all dispersed. The j fidelity, fines of the police court are hut leuv WHY IS THIS THUS? Columbus Sun: Summer is fcere and we may row expect a demand for a universal warfare against ca nines. It has frequently been very peitinently asked if the life of one good human being is not worth the lives of all the dogs in the commu- nity. The objection to the unlimited freedom which is generally vouch safed to dogs is not only plausiblr, but it is well-grounded. There is no more teeson why, in large cities, dogs should enjoy a larger degree of liberty than mules, or horses, or hogs, or even the dreaded billy- goat, which in its fiercest moods is not half so dangerous as the average cur when its corns are trod upon. Put there is a sentiment for dogs w hich no other animal excites. The dog, in many respects, symbolizes It is the only animal that kind to associate with The friend* ot Gen. Gordon, who seem to be managing his campaign in the Atlanta Constitution, are ex ercising their pious souls over the sins and shortcomings ol the Pan- . -.- - . ..r , , ... . ri d-V. as a punishment Jor his assault ner-Watchmanand the county ofj u p on England, several months ago. MALONE’S SENTENCE. He Oati Four Teare for Cutting “Coot" Eng land's Throat. Constitution. Will Malone was given four years in the Georgia pen-tentiary, yester- Clarke. Our offense, with them, "is rank and smells to heaven.” It consists in having held out county meeting before our blessed lords and masters, the state committee, had granted their gracious permis- Malone is now in the Fultpn county jail. The jury in the case retired yes terday morning alter the attorneys had cone'uded their argument and made a verdict in a very short time. When the body re-entered the court sion. Why do they not attack the l toom Malone was present, and with good old counties of Butke and Me- a pleasant smile upon his lace scan- nominal, and it is rarely that the police are called on to make an ar rest. The greatest peace and quiet prevail, and our people are pros perous and contented. On our col ored population, however, are seen the most beneficial results. They are fast buying homes of their own, and their families show that they ire now receiving the money that once went into the till of the bar- keeper. We do not believe there herralter some one-tenth as much liquor drank meeting six , n Athens as betore prohibition went into efiect. Some men con tinue to keep their jugs and bottles, but the great mass of our people are accustoming themselves to do with out intoxicants, and of course they are the better for it. Like every other revolutionary law prohibition has its inconveniences, but the great good it has accomplished far over balances them. If Oconee will abolish her bar-rooms, we assure the people that ’.hey will never have cause to regret it. DR. FELTON IN THE RACE. The tidings from throughout the length and breadth of our state are that the Georgia Colonels are rising in their multitude and power and threaten to flock to a man around the standard of Gen. Gordon. The uprising ot this miglqy host was a deep mystery to us until yesterday, when we approached one of the aforesaid "Colonels” and asked an explanation ot this unanimous move on the part of their valliant mob The democrats ol Partow, it is authentically reported, have made arrangements to send a solid Felton delegation to the state convention, and several other counties in the man. It is the only animal that will put its life in the balance to defend its master and his property. This noble devotion ol the canine to the human species has always awakened a responsive attachment on the part of man. In all ages the dog has, among all brute creation, been the pet ol men and women. Plutarch records the fact that even before the Christian era women were to be seen in the streets of Rome carrying puppy dogs in their arms and caressing them in public To this day in all oriental communi ties, such as Constantinople, Damas cus and Jerusalem, dogs have the "freedom of the city.” Audubon, the naturalist, once said he loved his -Jog as well as any human being he knew of. In the tace of a universal senti ment which the lapse of centuries has not weakened, the problem of how we shall treat an animal whose affection excites our gratitude, and yet whose poisonous lungs menace our lives, is an interesting as well as a serious one. Some people, espe cially women, are almost as much attached to their canine pets as they are to their children, and to have any part of their present liberty cur tailed would be a painlul consuntma- Intosb? They have done the same that we have. Why do they par don Brooks county? It has done the same. There are several other counties, too, that have committed this unpardonable sin. But the vir tuous souls of our friends, the Gor- donites, do not seem to be stirred to wrath against them. It is against us, and us alone, that their righteous anger is kindled. "Consistency, thou art a iewel.” Bro. Gantt says that it would he hard to ram primary elections down the throat of Oglethorpe democrats, and that pri maries are the greatest farces known.— Constitution. Bro. Gantt said that the Ogle thorpe primary was the greatest farce ever put upon the political boards. We made no general al lusion to primary elections, but be lieve in ietting the people of the va rious counties manage their own affairs. The Mirror is no flatterer. Would you make it tell a sweeter tale? Magnolia Balm is the charm er that almost cheats the looking-glass. THE ATHENS FENCE CO ATHENS. GA. A -U ■ ■ ■ f A . u I I III III I I I I I I i 1 II || | i i i..;:; s i s: s: m i m 11 1 iI I I II 11 IBIS I KIB a 11111 !! I I I I I 11 I I I 1 11 fi G11 fl 111 WILL IT BE A W ATEK-HAUL? seventh district are prepared to go * 1011 - Upon the indesciibably hor rible death, ol an estimable citizen and do likewise. This information, taken in connection with the fact that Mrs. Felton is now a contribu. tor to the Working World, the Knight of Labor organ in Atlanta, exposes a cunningly laid plot on trom t| )e p ar t of this wily old independ ent to use all of his influence and power to create a split in the dem ocratic party this year, when, back ed by the workingmen’s.vote, he will enter the free-for-all race that will follow. Dr. Felton well knows that he has do chance for recogni tion at the hands of of a democratic convention, and his only reason for wanting representation is a hope to command enough strength to split that body and force a repetition of the Ncrwood-Colquitt cam paign. when, by gathering around him the independent and republi can vote, backed by the K. ofL. support that Mrs. Felton is now- trying to capture for him, he will have an excellent chance lor the the prize. To prevent such an in famous scheme, and to save Geor gia from falling into the clutches of the republican-independent party, "Sir," was the reply, "do you no tice that an infamous move is now being made to plump the Georgia Colonel entirely out of the political ring? For a long time only a Gener al was deemed worthy of public honors; but the last two gubernato rial conventions forced a pitiful little Major upon the state, and as u to add renewed insult to injury, the Paconites are now trying to force another Major upon us! Of course a -kip from General to Ma im plumps the Colonel clear out, and we are determined to either lorce a recognition of our claims or go back to the General. At this rate it will not be long before the few privates- in Georgia that sur vived the late war will demand to be recognized, too! Do you sup pose that ihe countless multitude of Colonels will sit with tolded hands and see every honor stripped from their brow', that the Uenerals, Ma jors and privates may reap the spoils? Xo, sir; the Georgia Colo nel is in an overwhelming majori ty, and we shall not be ignored! We shall arise in our majesty and de mand that a Colonel be now pro moted, or we shall hold the politi call wheel at the General notch.” THE CONSTITUTION’S CONSIS TENCY. In the same issue announcing Gen. Gordon’s candidacy, the At lanta Constitution produced an edi torial to the effect that a great na tional journal like itself could not afiord to dabble in such insignifi cant little affairs as gubernatorial politics, and its only mission in the present campaign would be togive the news. When the people read that production they smiled clear behind their ears,well remembering that a similar declaration was made when Judge Boynton was an appli cant for Mr. Stephens’ shoes, and how well the pledge was kept (?). For one issue the Constitution was neutral between Gordon and Bacon, but the next day the true inward ness ot the paper broke out in full force, and if there is to-day in the slate a more violent, one-sided Gor don organ than our Atlanta cotem- porary, we would like to have it pointed out. The Constitution has a perfect right to support Gen. Gordon or any other candidate it sees fit and proper; but we do pro test against such unfair pretensions as it made about only giving the “news.” The people of Georgia are not deceived by any such de ceptions. The Constitution is against Bacon to-day, the paper has always been his political enemy, and you will never make the sensible people of Georgia believe but that Gen. Gordon was trotted into the guber natorial arena solely for the purpose of encompassing Bacon’s defeat. The Constitution had just as well show its hand and announce that it will use every means in its power ■to elect Gordon and defeat Bacon. from the bite of a dog, we all feel like rising in a war of extermina tion, for who knows whose turn may come next? But we all want to kill somebody else’s dog and not our own, We feel that our own particular dog can never have the rabies, or communicate them; though as to the dog creation in general, we incontinently consign it to the pistol, the club and the hal ter. M0RM0N1SM ON THE WANE. it behooves all good democrats to so conduct the campaign as to keep it free from that bitterness which would prevent a reconciliation be tween the delegates of the rival candidates if the peaceand harmo ny of the party demanded it. We have authentic information that Dr. Felton is being urged by leading independents to make the race for Governor, and, as is a well-known fact, it does not require much urg ing to induce him to gratify his am bition and thirst for office. BOSSISM IN GEORGIA. The state eominitlee should order pri maries in every county.—Atlanta Con stitution. "Order” ! ! ! What sort of a word is that? Who is it the Constitution says should issue the “order?” The state committee. To whom is the "order” to be issued? To the peo ple of Georgia. Has it really come to this? Is this the Gordon move ment? “Should order primaries,” says the Gordon organ. Verily, verily, the greed lor power and the long exercise of political control has made the Gordon clique believe that they can “order” the people. Notwithstanding the blatant asser tions of Gen. Gordon and his friends that they wish to consult the peo ple, here is their real utterance. Their real dependence, at last, is upon “the state committee”: ‘‘Help me, state committee, or I sink. Is- sue your ukase to your serls, the people. Make them hold prima ries, whether they will or no. I care not what the people want. I want primaries. ‘Order’ them. I dare not leave it to the people to choose delegates in their own way. We must direct them. No recommen- dation will answer. No request will suffice. ‘Order’ them. Who are they? Nobody but the people. Who am I? I am Gen. Gordon. I am accustomed to issuing ordets, and having them obeyed. Let the state committee issue the "order.” This is the spirit of the Gordon party and the animus ot the Gordon movement. Savannah News: It is said that the Mormons expected that the judgment of the Territorial court in the cases of Snow and others would be reversed, though it is not easy to see on what ground they based their expectation. Snow is a prom inent Mormon elder, and just be fore the passage of the Edmunds act had two wives. He put asiJe the old and ugly one, and clung to the young and pretty one. He was tried for polygamy in the Federal court and convicted. His plea in delense was that he was not guilty ol the charge brought against him, because he had put away one wife. He appealed from the judgment of the Territorial court, and the Uni ted States supreme court on Mon day virtually confirmed the judg ment of the Territorial court by de claring that it had no jurisdiction in the matter. Mr. Snow and sev eral other eminent Mormons will have to pass some time in the peni tentiary. The Mormons are, of course, very- much cast down because they be lieved that under the Edmunds law if a Mormon having two wives put away the one he first married and letain theo'her he could not be con victed ol polygamy. They are now undeceived and understand that the first wife is the legal wife as long as she fives, unless a divorce intervenes *o destroy their relation. There are indications that the Mormon power in Utah is on the decline. The Mormons are not so aggressive as they once were, and the movement towards Mexico ap pears to be growing in favor. What is needed now is a vigorous enforcement of the Edmunds law. The Mormons will doubtless threaten to defy the law, but their bluster will amount to nothing. They are men of too much sense to openly resist the government. The ouly thing they can do, and that they begin to admit, is to give up their peculiar institution. There is no objection to their religion with out its polygamous feature. There isn’t anything that is especially at tractive in the Mormon religion, however, when it is deprived ol that feature. There is great excitement In Bos ton society circles because Mrs. Mosher, of Cambridge, has decided to tender a reception to Fred Doug lass and his white wife, which the elite will be expected' to attend. Mrs. Mosher is a former resident of New Orleans, and has two beauti ful daughters, one of whom is said to be engaged to the artist Vinton. There is r rumor current to the ef fect that the leaders of Boston cul ture have determined to highly hon or Douglass and his wife socially as a rebuke to the Washington politi cians. There ate a half-dozen counties in this immediate section that Bacon will carry overwhelmingly, that went against him heretofore. We predict that the charges against Dr. H. II. Carey, of Troupe county, that he falsified his returns while postmaster at the little ham let of Antioch, to swell the misera ble salary paid him, will, with in vestigation, be dispelled like mist betoie the noonday sun. Dr. Carey is one ol Georgia’s truest and most honored citizens, and his whole pub lic and private life will bear the most scrutinizing investigation. An effort was made in the Meth odist conference in Richmond look ing to the consolidation of the Meth odist Church, South, with the Methodist Church, North. The propositin came from a fraternal visitor Ironi the Northern church, and was courteously received by the conferer.ee. The hotly discussed Sam Jones and his work, in all its bearings, and it was decided to let that aminated preacher work in his own way. From the war-whoops certain pa pers are sounding for Gordon, one might think that the Confederacy was again in the saddle', and the people of Georgia were about to be called upon to elect, by acclamation, a General to lead an army to victo ry, instead of a man to manage the business of the state. Gen. Gordon’s war record has nothing to do with his political aspiration. The issue to be decided by the voters is not so much whether Ba con or Gordon wilt be Governor of Georgia, but whether the broad ter ritory lying between the Tennessee and Florida and the South Carolina and Alabama lines, or the little city of Atlanta,shall constitute the great State of Georgia. Each day we are more fimly con vinced of the sincerity of the Con stitution’s professionsof news-tiality in the gubernatorial campaign. One has but to read the editorials in that great daily to see the impartiality (?) in which the claims of Brown and Gordon are placed before its readers. ned the jurors closely as they filed into the room. When the jury was seated the court asked “Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a verdict?” “We have,” answered the fore man. “Do you find the prisoner guilty or rot guilty?” “Guilty.” answered the foreman. As the jury answered the ques tions propounded, Malone watched the body closely, and when the foreman replied to the last question a complete change came over the prisoner’s face. He had evidently been expecting an acquittal, or at least a mistrial, and when the word “guilty” dropped from the fore man's lips Malone showed his great surprise. His face turned as pale as a sheet and then in a second flushed, then paleness came again, and when Judge Clark called upon him to stand up and receive his sentence he trembled like an aspen. Tears ran down his cheeks, and every one present entertained - a feeling of sympathy. Insentencing Malone, Judge Clark stated that but for his crippled condition he would give him six years. As it was, he thought four years suffi cient. Malone received his sen tence and then sat down. His at torneys gave notice that they would move tor a new trial and Malone was sent to jail. HENRY TODIES ESTATE. Jud(e J. 8. Turner, of Putnam, for Con*Tsat Athens, Ga., May 14.—Editor Banner- Watchman: The many friends and ad mirers of Judge J. S. Turner, of l’utnam, have requested that brilliant young gen tlernan to enter the congressional race in the 8th district, and I am confident that he will heed the call—and if he does en ter the arena there is no back-down in him. Judge Turner’s ability and de mocracy are unquestioned, and his mor al character is of the highest standard. In fact, he possesses all the requisites to make a model congressman, and when the people of the district see and become acquainted with him, there is sure to be an uprising in his behalf. 1 feel no hes itancy in promising that the Judge will be in the race. Democrat. HUNN1CUT & YANCEY PROPRIETOR S. Thu histories of the slave trade all agree that no more than 500,000 Africans were imported to this country; war and emancipation found them over 4,000,000, and now, including their Anglo-Afric or miscegene descendants, they are close to 7,000,000. The voters of Georgia must not lose sight of the fact that the real issue in the present gubernatorial campaign is not between Bacon and Gordon, but whether a few Atlanta politicians shall continue to control the affairs of the state. Every vote for Gordon is a vote lor ring rule in Georgia. Fred Douglass goes into the mag’ azines to say thatthe black race and the white cannot survive together in the satae country. He reasons from his white wife to the conclu sion that the whites must grow * little blacker and the black* a filth whiter, until black and white races become a black and white race. t-Theiflowers sent by ex-Pretiden Davis' to be placed upon the grave of Mr. Alexander H. Stephens at Liberty Hall made the most touch ing incident of memorial day in Crawfordville. A Colored Man's 01ft to Churches and Peo ple. Dakien Ga., May, 13.—The will of the late Henry Todd, colored, has beer, opened. He bequeaths -his entire estate and revenues to his wife during her natural lile. At her death the estate shall be converted into cash. Five hundred dollars of the money hall be spent in purchasing a bell lor, and in repairing the colored Baptist church. A sufficient amount shall also be appropriated lor the erection of a school for colored children. The balance is to be dis tributed as follows. Ten per cent, to the white Pres byterian church. Five per cent, to the white Episcopal church. Five per cent, to the white Methodist church. Ten per cent, to the col ored Baptist church. Ten per cent, (five per cent, each) to two colored Methodist churches. Five percent. 10 the colored Episcopal church. Five per cent, to the white school in Darien. Five per cent, to the colored school in Darien. Twenty per cent, to his hrother-in-bw, Frank Cardone. Twenty—five per cent, apportioned to relatives in St. Augustine and Jacksonville Florida. The wealth of the deceased is es timated at Irom $100,000 to $125,- 000. Executors appointed are, Messrs. Adam Strain, James K. Clarke and H. Huntington. Mrs. Todd is the possessor of consider able wealth in her o .vn name. DIAMONDS WITH A HISTORY. A Gem Once Owned by Jim Flair, In Athena. There are a great many diamonds in this show case that have fearful histo ries,” said the gentleman now running the pawnbroker's sale at No. 12 Broad street. “This large 5Ej karat soltaire was worn bj- Jim Fisk before be was killed by Edmund Stokes, it is a com bination diamond, and is tlie finest one we have. M r. Fisk paid a large amount of money for the stone, and gave it to one of his sporting friends, who, after the death of Mr. Fisk, got short of funds and had to carry it to the pawnbroker’s— and here it is in Athens, waiting fora purchaser. There is hardly a diamond in there that, if they could talk, could tell a tale of sorrow that would be very interesting reading.” W. K BURTON, Manager. P. O. BOX, 117, ATHENS, GA—MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Wire and Picket Fence, the Strongest Best and Cheapest Fence ever All Orders for Fence, County and Farm Rights, in the following counties, address the Athens Fence Company Atl.t u< Clarke, Oconee, Morgan, Banks, Madison, Elbert, Jackson, Hall, Gwinnett, Walton, Lincoln, Murray,''ltjchuir 1 Whitfield, Greeu, Gilmer, Dawson, McDuffie, Towns, Walker, Hart, Jefferson, Habersham, Pickens, Willies.<; AH’ Glasscock, Putnam, Dade, Columbus, Rabun, Hancock, Franklin, Burke, Uuion, Warren, White, Washington, LuiiipV Taleaferro. PRICE OF FENCE. 1-2 cent less per foot. 100 feet. TheGordonites charge that Major Bacon SMrved awhile in the quarter master department during the war. If every old soldier who would like to have been in the Major’s shoes about that time will only vote for him, Gordon will be buried too deep for political resurrection. From a gentleman just returned from Atlanta, we learn that Fulton county is not certain for Gordon. Bacon has a great many influential friends who are going to make it lively in Fulton. Messrs. C. D. Hill and Howell Glenn are both strong Bacon men. A NOVEL FIND. a Pot of Human Teeth Dug Out of the Ground. Some little negroes out af Mr. Charley Vincent’s made a curious find Tuesday that baffles everybody to explain. In an embankment on the toidside they noticed a dark looking object which excited their curiosity, ami they at once began to dig for it. Going down about a foot in the earth thev found an ear'hen pot, highly finished and about eight inches in diameter. But the strangest thing of all was what the pot contained. In it were found a full setot human teeth and partol jaw-hone. These were much decay ed, showing that the pot had been buried for many years. The pot was hrokeu to pieces in digging it out. it was in the solid clay, and Would not have been found hut lor a ditch dug by the road-workers. The side of theditch caved trom the heavy rain, some weeks since exposing a small part of the pot. Wednesday Mr. Vincent biougiit it to the city and showed it to many people but none could vouchsafe an explana tion Dr. Walker now has them in his museum.—Greenesboro Herald. POWDER . Absolutely Pure. Thw Po«aerutrer> .Ysrf «s. Mimlol pari** ipettf *«irhL 1 in ran Wifi >r pbOBDk&ta powders. Sold only . , royal BAKING POWDER CO., ■N Y. sttgfklAwljr, alum or phosnltato incans-l ^ FLORIDA INDIAN WAR. Oaeola, the Noted Chief Ouce a Prisoner in Fort Marlon. St Augustine Weeklv. William Kendrick ot Jacksonville, is 62 years of age. and was born and reared in Florida. His birthplace was on the Suwanee river, within a mile of where the great Indian chief Os ceola was born and lived. He con tends that the great chief whipped the United States government in every battle he fought during the Florida-Indian war. He regards Os ceola the equal, it not the superior, of Napoleon, or any other of the great generals, of his day, in strategy and prowess. He was a half-breed His father was a man from Georgia by the name of Powell. The great chief was known by the name of Powell until the day of the meeting at Fort King for the purpose of signing the lieaty with Thompson, the United States Commissioner, to transfer their lands and move to Indian Ter ritory. When the great chief, or king of the tribe had signed the treaty, followed by- all the sub-chiefs, Powell was asked to affix his name as he was regarded as a sub-chief.oa an Indian of distinction, tor his prowess in the hum, as well as his bravery and influence with the tribe and his fine personal appearance. When called by the Commissioner, Powell came forward, took the pen threw it to the ground, drew his hunting knife and plunged it into the heart of the great chief of the nation, and then turning in the twinkling of an eye buried it in the heart ol the United States Com- missitner. The sub-chief were as greatly- surprised at Osceola’s act as were the United States authorites present Powell had taken the precaution to have in striking distance several hundred of the bravest warriors of the tribe, who upon a signal, made their appealance, and as he walked out of the tent mutilated it with the same knife that he had taken the lives ol the two principal actors in projecting the treaty. His braves met him and subsequently declared him Osceola, the great chief of the Seminoles. MOST PERFECT MAt)E to|*na with special nftid to s**ils Ho Ammonia, lima or Alum. «/«■ BAKIHO POWDER CO.. CHICACO. .j ST. LOUIS. drc-VdAwljr H08T PERFEC' StaasiSSsJ?*®* 0acA00, p *ip®BaHinRPowd®rCos FT. wca* GEORGIA MIDLAND NOTES. The contract for sixty thousand cross ties was yesterday awarded to Arm strong, Baxley & Co., of Notasulga, Ala, These ties are for July, August and Sep tember delfvery, and will be sufficient for more than the twenty miles promised Columbus for the fall business. Messrs. Foley & Burnley, contractors for building the tunnel, arrived in the city yesterday and brought with them a portion of their hands. The rest of their force will soon reach here. The work on the tunnel will promptly begin. Yesterday was pay day for the engi neer corps. Several souls were made happy. Chief Engineer Greene leaves to-day to inspect the work on the first twenty-five miles. Work on the first four miles from the city will soon be under active headway. The force is now being organized for that purpose. Mr. A. A. Lipscomb, contractor for several miles of the grading, reached the city to-day. A large shipment of carts, for contrac tors on the Midland, reached the depot yesterday.—Columbus Enquirer-Sun. PERSONS ANI) THINGS. S. J. Tilden is regarded os favoring Carslisle for the presidency, with Hill as the tail of the ticket. Henry Watterson has almost recovered from his recent illness, but his doctors will not allow him to do any reading. A cowboy baseball nine is playing in cstern cities. The public is delighted, but the funeral of umpires cost so much that the inanger is a good deal discour- aged. The Rev. Dr. Milburn was chaplain ot the house in 1845 and again in 1853, but hard praying was not required then as if is for the present congress. Ex-President Arthur may not be a very sick man,” but he is unable to leave his room and is no longer able to see his friends, lie has fallen away from 250 to 130 pouuds. There is a probability that the present Congress will pass a bill making the 30th of April the beginning of a new pres idential term and inauguration day. A bill making such a provision has been re ported by the Senate Committee on Priv- ledges and Elections, and supported with out regard to party. It extends the pres ent Presidential term to the 30th of April 1880. Standard Farm Fence, painted, 5 double strands, (10 wires), 2 1-2 Inch space between pickets, per running foot • cents. Same Fence, 3 double strands, 6 wires, 4 cents. Unpainted, 1 2 cent less per foot. 1 n lots ot 2,500 feet and upw ari i Ornamental’Lawn and Yard Fence, auy color desired, 15 to 20 cents per running foot, iioliseoutti* Delivered free on cars in Athena 1 " CLUBS. Farmer* can club together anil purchase a County or Farm Right and make their own Fend eg at a very mtuiI c,*- Machine Is simple, and any oue can be taugnt to run it in a few hours. '' “ For full information in regard to County, Farm or Territorial Rights, and cost of making the ieuce, call on ur a Idr^s TAKE NOTICE. We invite comparison of our Machines and Fence with that of any other make. Especially not’ce that our wire, i, 0 ,a pickets tirmlv, so that they cannot be withdrawn; whereas the loose wires ol other makes allow withdrawal ol pickets »-i-h ease. Our Machines makes 1,SOO to 2,000 feet per day, aa against 000 to 1,000 feel made by other machines. TESTIMONIALS. State of Georgia, Dkpaiitmknt ot Agrici'ltiue, Atlanta, Ga., Out. 17, 1885.—Alter a careful examination ol if,, “Combination Wire and Picket Fence," made by the Georgia Fence Company, I am of opinion that ii offers t- t-,e fariut-. of the State several very decided advantages, it is very strong, durable, cheap, to some extent ornamental, and free !r«» the objection so generally urged against the barbed wire fence. It cannot injure stock. J. T. HENDERSON, Commissioner of Agriculture Office of Maddox and Rucker, Bankers and Cotton Factors, Atlanta, Ga., September 15, 1885—The Georgia Fern, Company, Atlanta, Ga.:—Gentlemen—l am more than pleased with Uie fencing bought of you. Am fencing m"y iarm i Cherokee county with it. Have investigated the subject pretty thoroughly, and it is decidedly the best fence for all ti Ur . poses that I have ever seen. Will turn any kind of stock, from a pig a hull. Is easily stretched ; saves and improves u ' land in appearance and value. Respectfully, K. F. MaDDox. Col. R. J. Redding, Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture, and a practical farmer, says: Tlie fence question isle coming a serious one for the farmer. Being a farmer myself, and needing fencing I have been investigating, and hin decided that the Wire and Picket Fence made by the Georgia Fence Company is the most practical an-l economical «« introduced. I think of fencing my entire farm in Schley county with ft. K, J. KEIh-iN'b. A FORGOTTEN TRAGEDY. What Is Fame? The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald, writing of the Senators’ financial condition, attributes Senator Brown to Florida “But the solid South?” “True, it is solid in its poverty. Senator Colquitt of Georgia is a rich man, I suppose. Senator Cam den of West Virginia is certainly worth three or four millions, and Senator Mahone of Virginia has probably one million to bless him when he leaves the Chamber. Sen ator Brown of Florida has probably half as much, but that is the end of the story. The Southern Senators are poor. Possibly five out of the thirty have an income as great or greater than their salaries. There.is little use in naming them.” THE OCONEE ELECTION. The prohibition election comes off in Oconee next Thursday and both sides are working hard to carry it. The negro is the balance of power, and his vote will decide the question of whisky or no whisky. There has been no outside in fluence brought to hear on the election. The best informed men in the county say it is badly mixed and no one can tell whether whisky or prohibition will win. TAKING LIBERTIES. A great many drummers, when trade is dull, take the liberty of shipping goods without ever receiving an order for them. One of these liberty-taking drummers shipped a firm in Athens ten boxes of tobacco a few days ago, and wrote the firm that they took this liberty. The merchant wrote to the drummer that they took the liberty of leaving the to bacco at the depot, subject to his order. The Athens merchants think they are capable of attending to their business. NOT GIVEN OT. Harry Hill says he has not given up his White Plains and Union Point rail road, hut “by the eternal he will have his engine palling well laden trains from point to point by Xmas.” Bully boy that Harry Hill is, and we are betting onr last dollar on his bnilding his rail road, and when it is finished it will prove a paying road, too, you bet!—Madisonian. / AH Sorts ofV .77*i t.i r. liijn.iw nit man and beast need a cooling . ‘lotion. Mustang liniment. dub l id Federal Heroes that Sleep Beneath the Mis sissippi. Chicago Tribune. Some of the real tragedies of a great war are not infrequently forgotten. The magazines are full of accounts, by men whose names have become well known, of battles where there was fierce fighting, and where the loss of life was heavy, as battles go: but the mere struggle of two opposing bodies of men is not all there is of war. There are great tragedies in war time outside of the battle-field^ and it is usually the fate of victims of these out side tragedies to be iorgotten. Here is a case in point. Who to-day remembers anything about the loss of a Mississippi steamer called the Sultana? Who remem bers that in a moment were sacrificed the lives of more Union soldiers than in all save very few of the great battles of the war ? The morning of April 21,1805, just as soon as the war was ended, the Missis sippi steamer Sultana—whose capacity, according to the Hon. John Covode, Chairman of the War committee, was 376 passengers—arrived at Vicksburg from New Orleans, having on board passengers and crew to the number of 100. While there she was boarded by 1,906 Federal soldiers and 35 officers, just released from Andersonvilie and Cahawha prisons making a total of 2,141—just six times her capacity. The soldiers were mostly from Ohio aud fndiana regiments. They were huddled together, says the account, like sheep in the shambles. Many of the soldiers were yet suffering from wounds received in battle, and many of them were sadly emaciated from starvation in prisons, Memphis was reached on the 20th. After coaling the steamer proceed ed northward. On the 27th at 2:30 a. m. just opposite Tagleman’s landing, eight miles above Memphis, the steamer ex ploded her boilers, and in a few minutos had burned to the water’s edge. The scenes that followed was horrible, but was of short duration, as the glare of the burning steamer soon died away while darkness more intense than ever settled down on tlie floating hulks and the 2,141 victims of the disaster, who, mained or scalded in addition t« battle wounds, were borne down by the flood. Nearly 1,400 were lost! In how few battles were as many men killed? Not many more were killed outright at Shiloh; few more were killed at Gettysburg; and when Grant won his great victory st Missionary ridge only about 2,500 were left dead on the field. At Waterloo—the battle which changed the future of nations—the Brit ish loss in dead did not exceed 3,ooo. Upon the Sultana nearly half that number went to death; and yet this horrible incident of a great country’s history sunk almost into oblivion. Of all the hapeless steamer’s load, only 786 escaped. The tragedy of a time of tragedies is but recalled to mind to-day because of a meeting recently held in Toledo. There gathered a few of the survivors of the disaster on the Mississip pi. The tale of the Sultana has not yet been told by any poet. What more piti ful or striking theme could a poet—one whose pen might have the power of De Quincey—pitch upon? RAISING BEES. Turner Moon, one of the Athens po lice, besides attending to the duties of a policeman, has at his quiet little home one of the finest apiaries in the state. He took from one gum a few days ago 48 pounds of honey, which sells readily at six pounds for a dollar. Mr. Moon takes great pride in his bees, and has all the modern improvements in gums. His bees are mostly of the Italian species. He has thirteen eolonies, and if they all turn out like the colony from which he has just extracted, they will make him a very handsome return. The honey is all made from white clover, which is said to be better for bees than anything else. Since the stock law has gone into effect the white clover is doing finely. It is a great deal better for bees than cattle. Mr. Moon expects to increase his colo nies, and in a few years will have bees to sell. C. A. SCUDDER Clocks, JEWELER. ABOVE UNIVERSITY BANK Examine Before Buying. JOHN CRAWFORD &CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST & SEEDSMEN, All orders receive prompt and careful attention, work to please our customers. We guarantee satisfaction arul Clayton Street, Athens, Georgia. AN OLD ENGINEER. Jack Stubbs, the veteran engineer of the Georgia railroad, was in the city yesterday, with his numerous friends. Jack Stubbs and Jim Galoway are two of the oldest and most trusted engineers in the south. DYSPEPSIA Is a diorarooa aa well Mgaaggi BROS’, II u,L,l . ■atm, to fnpan tbe »aj LETTER FROM BANKS. Banka Wants Chandler and McDaniel. Editor Banner-Watchman: The farm ers of old Banks arc getting on as well as could he expected. A large crop has been pitched with care, and I never saw a more determined spirit exhibited by the planters. The small grain is promising. The fruit will be abundant The railroad fe ver prevailing in the adjoining counties, has struck the more sanguine here, and they hope that the road when built will take in Banks. Our people are much interested in the coming campaign. I hear of no decided preference for governor; but believe the people would like jto honor McDaniel again. There is a decided preference for con gress. Banks was the first to rallj- around Allen D. Candler, and will be the last to desert so worthy, so capable a representative. It is Bank’s time to name the State Sen ator for this district. She will assert her right, and the indications are that she will put in nomination her last represen tative, T. C. Chandler. He has been mist ed by the people heretofore, and fully- met their expectations; and if called to the senate will acquit himself with cred it and reflect honor upon his constituents. Our immediate section is looking to M. L. McDonald as representative, and should he permit the use of his name he will be a member of the next legislature of whom there will be none more worthy You can put Banks down fpr Allen D. Candler for congress; T. C. Chandler for Suite Senator, and M. L. McDonald for representative. Timothy Tcomuttox. WINTERVILLE EYETEHS. Farmers all complain of corn looking had, and a very poor stand of cotton. A great many planting over. The order of the day is discussing Ba con and Gordon for Governor. Gordon seems to have about six votes to one here now. , Matthews * Hutcherson have torn down their old mill here, and arc replac ing it with a large three-story building. They will put in a fine com and wheat mill, an addition that our place has long needed. Mr. R. A. Christian lost a fine horse last night. He was put in the stable at night, apparently well, but was found next morning dead. A large and seemingly much interested audience filled the M. E. church here last Sunday to hear Rev. S. P. Richard son preach. A great many seem to be disappointed that the meeting did not continue longer,'and are anxious for Bro. Richardson to visit us again. . Mr. Hiram Crawford, with Messrs.’ Talmadge Bros., paid us a visit yester day, and did some good for his most esti mable firm. Call again, Hiram; we like to see you. Those who have sound cottonseed for ■ale,.advertise in the Banner-Watchman; we want to hear from you ; they are in demand here. , , . . ., , r S „AL BOOK STORE FOR SALE. AVISO the Uffar of Another 1* offer my entire Stack of insisting of Rook-- »tn Stationery. Any p »r*»n dtoiri entire stock mtivi will i;ir« go** discount of 10 i»er cent, with mu-mt at S pe cent Htul will tnke -he store at wiuti 1 reDtf until 1st of Janumry. Will girp p<ts«-8v.}u I 'layofJnw*. All persons iutlchud t*. me w pleaae settle. in ay. dot** it. E. F. ANDKR'OX. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Mayor's Office, Atheus G.t , May r:i. ;S Scaled proposals are invited, uuul June i >686, at uoou, for the or«t :<>;i Public School Buildinys in thi* city, in acrorda cc wit plans and specitications on tile in the ..fB. tefth City Clerk. Bath bid must be arcomrtonled '-y certified chock, for |*M». to be forfeited to iln-nt if aucceasful bidder fails to execute ooti: in- contract within ten days after contract ii award ea to him and all checks ol rejected bi-id-: he returned Tk« ~ity reserves the right ject any and all bids. mayl&sAwtiSjune. I. JIM MAYHEuh ... — Banks Superior • o« March Term 1886 —It appsariug trom tne retot •f the Sheriff that the defendant, iu the *6o' stated case does not reside iu the county, and further appearing from the evidence that tt said defendant does not reside in tbi* slate It erdered by the court that aervlce be perfect*-: in tbo above stated case by publication «>f LM' e.der once a month for four months in the B*v ner-Watchtnan, a newspaper publish*! Athens. Ga., this Ni&rch 27th 1S8« J. B. K.-STE8, J.S. H. L. BROOK, Libelan» attorney. Georgia Bi that the abov. minutes of Banks Superior Court, this Ms; Jr. L. N. TURK, C. 8.C..B C thing was lovely until evening, WHY IS THIS THDST The Working,W.«rld keeps constantly at the top of the column next to reading matter, a list , of the last grand, jury of Clarke-county, and asks that their names be preserved for : future reference.-. ; The last grand jury was Composed of the best dtisens of tho county retorted for their e Toryone who have an «»■-. intelligence. ttA «pt>ch»MM. n ,tf,they roUl '6e<m:- ! It would hiyebff” *“ didnotcspjyeuilfeeWfeheaettheWork^ dngWptld or any one . else, it is because Absolutely Pure aud Unadulterated- HOSPITALS, _ CURATIVE INSTITUTIONS, INFIRMARIES. Amo Pwacciata by PhyiiCiam* Evmns*** 1 - CUPE8 CONSUMPTION, HEMORRHAGES And all ITa.itna DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, MALARIA. PORE STIMULANT For the Sick, Invalids. CONVALESCING PATIENTS. AGED PEOPLE, Weak and Debilitated Women- For sale by Drnsflsta, Grocer* and Dealers- Price, One Dollar per Bottle. ^ «»*8oM^; r lu sealed bottle*, end none gene «*pt *»oU as bear on r trad e-mark - CyrWBOOB •aatoftb*’ Berk/ Mountain* rerrftortafl, ttnaTde to procure It from t'-ru ^ Tho Duffj Mall Whiskey Co- BilUnon,*" 1 - W >-M a.mr/n —-ivew tlm.CvatitUni r riatipmllt *J r-.K A'**-! JT|—llr*«J-«We /«r /•***•#•, i rtee»«r» from mil Wasting PistaM. V tt ty M# *• Met re? or. Ml intern* eamctrnt-, ■ mndtkt tfmfmmr aftisteyi* *••*»*. • r,rt * fuUgjmswtrtdJrt* e.r Mndicm I Dtp OCONEE SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC- The picnic of Oconee Sumlaj- M ^ left the church yesterday morning *' thirty, wagons, buggies and earn*? filled with young people for Gam >P rl “-J where they expected to enjoy the X pleasure. The wagons were filled * little girls, boys, and baskets lo4llel ( *, lI good things. . The picnic party l* n Gum spring about lOo'clock, nnd » te - - cloud began to.riso, and before the reached Athens the rain had d re * .u iimbr- they wen eonScjentioua< menandidone ,»i s raw jatt what thay-oonCteredi te bo their, duty to Clarke county. The last grand jury are! ago willi ij ,< run Ij theirrccoid. VST* 7 ' BW'WSfletftehil)! 1 fMbfci * ***$■ 0 found a den .of three very Ws* sums in the cemetery.