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THE LEGISLATURE.
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Atlanta, Pec. 2.- [Special.] The
)| r |>i>*n. chairman of committee
.po.'sl judiciary, reported favorabl
ftp repeal the act establishing a
Jesrl'in 11 all county.
\ message from the house was receiv-
announcing, the passage of a bill to
JTnral the registration law of Elbert
hill repealing the city court of
H»l! comity was Toad the second time.
\ message faom theh mse was reeeiv-
ed’s-l-ing *•»« P“sag« of a bill to amend
the
the !■
thi-rt' 1
preside means for the comple
tin' new capitol by authorizing
and collection of a special tax
t,- hill amending section 4,532 of
t ] P t ,..le, defining incest, was read the
third lime and passed. .
Il„ fi ll of the house to repeal the
jpsi.tiatinii law of Elbert county, was
p-j. i!„- first time.
>!, Unit, chairman on partof the sen-
,t,.. ,nlie joint committee appointed to
, 5: ,mine mio the state of business before
^cii.-ral assembly, and report wheth
er would be advisable to extendthe
, I. von 1 the constitutional forty
d»v-. i 'ported that there wore pending
, n ;i u , i fi d on before the house 336
j lk oi-• U-. 2-* of which, together with
Inlis. »re still in the hands of
fl moi. I " s ill the senate and 52 senate
hill, in acted on and 11 house hills.
In mow of these facts tile committee
n-,- ..nn.onded the adoption of the house
.iuiion No. 4fi, introduced by Mr. Cal-
. •’ ib.-Inn,mil. “That‘the presentses-
j.1,.:, I i be general assembly be and the
, v . i, hereby prolonged beyond the
jir.t f :iy days for such length of time
,< tl I..- necessary to transact the pub-
business of the State.
IlnCS* PROCEEDINGS.
'11,. finance committee reported ad-
1 v upon the bill to increase thesala-
r „nidges of the supreme and supe-
ATHENS, GEORGIA,
, DEC EMBER 14,1886
Paragraph fixing salary of the clerk of
the railroad commission at $1,200, was
amended so as to read $1,500, mod's the
amendment was adopted.
Sections 8 and 9 were adopted without
amendment.
Section 10, providing for continuing
work upon the capitol, was amended so
as to provide that all of the amounts ap
propriated in excess of $180,000 annu
ally, should only be raised fcom the sur
plus in the treasury.
By Mr. Lamkin, an amendment appro
priating $100 for binding certain acts in
the Secretary of State’s office.
There being no further amendments
proposed, the bill was passed as amend
ed.
Mr. Wofford then moved that house
bill repealing the act providing for a city
conrt in the county of Hall he taken up.
The motion prevailed and the hill was
read the third time and passed.
On motion house bill providing for the
levying of a special tax to complete the
building of the new capitol was read the
first time.
, n»»*ittee or. internal improve-
l"»rted favorably on the hills to
be constitution so as to al:ow
• to issue h »nds to aid internal
‘incuts. These hills were intro-
v Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, and
item allows counties to vote aid
railroals
THK SPECIAL ORDER.
Ti,e sp. rial order for the day was the
ral tax hill.
1“. \ rc M uest of Mr. Gordon, of Chatham,
* lull to amend the act to provide
nn- for the completion of the new
Itit• il, which fixes the special tax for
*•7 at eight and-a-half tenths of a mill.
,i for 1SSS ot six-and-a-half tenths of a
11. was read the third time and passed;
nays 11.
Tli. general tax hill was then taken up
ion 1st. fixing the rate of taxation,
»lpo:ied in order to be taken up
. lions relating to specific taxes were
n-ad. A lengthy debate was had
i «he section taxing auctioneers. An
udiuenthy Mr. Harrison, of Quitman,
opting persons who auction goods
iml compels tion was adopted,
r. Felton, of Macon, offered an
a.huent tv> the section taxing emi-
,t a'cuts, making the failure to pay
t.i\ i crime, and allowing one-fifth of
tine i ..posed to the informer. After
lie and amendment Mr. Felton with-
% !ii■» amendment.
motion of Mr. Uussell, of Clarke,
rial order was postponed in order
*ke up the report of the joint commit*
..n t:i>• state of business.
lr. Uu-sell, of Clarke, moved to adopt
j.-nhitionof Mr. Calvin, of Bich-
,.l. to prolong the session beyond the
y days, for such a time as may be
■-> »ry for the transaction of the busi-
> \u-forethe general assembly.
Ir. Harrison, of Quitman, said he op
• i a dimmer session, and moved to
•ii-l by prolonging present session
- tor completion ol business.
!*. l.iv.vster, of Harris, offered Mib-
ito providing for adjournment on
Mr. A
leiiu, of Dougherty, favored
bio s resolution. He reviewed
k «-f the house, showing that time
n fully occupied, and it was ini
hie to complete business in forty
irrison. of Quitman, said he did
to criticise business methods of
til he thought it unnecessary i
i. ^siun further than thirty day
iiliose, of Wilkes, favored Mr
:i u r*dl thought business could he
1 ii next ten days—many pend
Ttxt In cracker Factory--serious Damazo
—Insurance Will Not Cot«t the Losses.
Atlanta, Dec. 8 —[Special.] This
morning at 4:45 a rery serious fire oc
curred in the two story cracker factory
FAILURE INATHEH9-'
Hr. Wm. Lafferty Hakti an Am»i*n-
nal hi liplfltll III Creditor..
Wears sorry to learn that Mr! Wm,
Lafferty, an up-town merchant, has fail
ed, and has been compelled to close dis
store. He has turned oveT everythin!
THE SALE-OF EJ
ofT. S. Lewis, 54 and 62, Alabama I for the benefit of his creditors. Mr. H.
A message from the house was re
ceived announcing the passage of two
resolutions by Mr. Calvin, one of which
was to prolong the session of the general
assembly so long as should be necessary
to complete the business, and the other
the raising of a joint committee to in
quire into the state of business of the
general assembly, and report what bills
should be passed before recess, and pro
vide for a day of adjournment. Both
resolutions were concurred in by the
senate, and Messrs. Roberts, Butt and
Pringle were appointed on the commit
tee on part of the senate.
BOUSE FROCEED1KOS.
By Mr Felton, of Bartow—a bill to
tax every dealer in domestic wines, to
the exclusion of alcoholic drinks. $10,000.
By Mr Franklin, of Thomas—a reso
lution to appoint a committee to examine
the system of savings banks of other
States and collect information on the sub
ject and to reporta bill to establish a sys
tem of savings banks in Georgia.
Adopted.
■ By Mr Wilson—a resolution calling
upon the Governor for all information
concerning the appointment of whipping
bosses in penitentiary camps Nos 1, 2, 3.
Adopted.
By Mr Schofield, of Ribb—a resolu
tion calling on the commissioner of agri
culture to furnish a list of all inspectors
of fertilizers for the last two years, and
heir fees, and same information in refer-
■nce to inspectors of oils. Adopted.
By Mr Russell, of Clark. —a bill to in
corporate the Exchange Bank of Athens.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the house
was devoted to :hc general tax bill and
the reading of a few unimportant local
bills. The only section exciting any de
bate was the proposed amendment mak
ing liquor dealers' tax one hundred dol
lars, instead of fifty. After a spirited
debate yeas were 64, nays 00, those not
voting 17. This is thought to be a sig
nificant fate of future high license legis
lation.
street. The fire evidently caught from
the ovens on the lower floor, and bad
been bnrning from the rime the oven
was used on previous evening. Near the
oven was the elevator, and above that
the skylight, thus forming what was vir
tually a Urge flue, through which the
draft was very strong. The building be
longed to Senator Brown, and is insured
for $8,000. The damage is not easily
estimated. The roofis ruined, but the
walls are not apparently hurt. The
damage can probably be repaired for $2,-
000. The house had about $5,000 of
orders to be filled, which of course will
he lost $4,000 insurance will not cover
the loss on the goods. The machinery
and cooking apparatus were badly dam
aged, hut were covered by insurance.
SLIPPERY. WEATHER.
C. Tuck has been appointed receiver, to
take charge of the stock and other prop
erty, sell it out and pay the money to the
creditors under order of the superior
court
The appointment of Mr. Tuck as re
ceiver meets with the hearty approval of
the local creditors, as he is a young law-
yer of character and fine ability.
We learn that Mr. Lafferty has pre
ferred his local creditors, and will, after
paying all local claims, be able to pay
from 60 to 75 cents on the dollar for all
other bills. His assets are about $4,500;
liabilities, $6.000—these are estimated.
His foreign debts amount to between $3,-
800 and $4,000, held mostly in New
York, Baltimore and Atlanta with a lew
scattering bills elsewhere.
Mr. Lafferty has always had the con
fidence of the people, and his failure is
due t a short crops, and inability to col
lect accounts due him. He has the gen
eral sympathy of the people, as he has a
large family dependent upon him.
THE TWO SAMS-
Vivin advocated l»is resolution,
it fixed no time, but simply pro
..r » continuation only so lonj^
i- necessary to complete business.
li'Fut it unwise to fix any time,
amendment of Mr. Harrison was
substitute of Mr. llrewster was
lo>1,
Tie* resolution of Mr. Calvin was voted
on and adopted by 124 yeas to lb nays.
This means that the house will prob
ably adjourn next Friday or Saturday
iv- k, and a summer session will beheld.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived, announcing that he had approved
certain hills.
House adjourned at 1:30 p. m.
Jones and Small Captsnre Augusta and the.
Conference—Rev. Simon Peter Richard
son Preaches—Appointments to Be Read
•To-day.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 6.—[Special.] The
Methodist Conferen- e appointments will
he read to-morrow evening. Conference
to-day completed reports and examina
tions of ministers.
Bishop McTyire preached yesterday
and ordained fourteen deacons aud six
elders already in the ministry, and ad
mitted new ministers, among them the
following: Sam Small, A. C. Cantrel, J.
A. Sewell. M.'b Smith, Lundy Harris,
K. R. Cook, W. C. Fox, K. K. Patillo,
Andrew Millkay, J. K. Grimes, Henry M.
Strozier, Simon R. Shaw, Jno. B. Hol
land. Rev. Simon Peter Richardson’s
sermon at St. James was enjoyed by his
c!d friends, and he drew as bij.c r wds as
the Bishop. The churches were well
filled in spite of sleet and snow which
was two or three inches on the ground.
It has been showing to-day and the
streets are now beautiful slush.
The two Sams both lectured to crowds.
Jones left for Atlanta to-day and Small
remained and lectures to-night on tem
perance and for the missionary cause.
The Sams seem to have captured the
Conference.
8KNATE PRCCKEUINOS.
Atlanta, Dec. 8.—[Special.] The
senate was called to order this morning
\\ 10 o’clock by President Davidson,
What Happened to a Staid Old Citi
zen Ycxtcrday*
Yesterday morning, before the sun
thawed the surface of the snow, there
was a regular epidemic of slip-ups on the
street, and the only way a pedestrian
could keep on his feet was to get some
tlacksmith to rivet them to the pave
ment. All during the morning there
were* slight shocks of earthquake all over
the city, caused by an unexpected colli
sion between the anatomy of some citi
zen and the frozen earth.’ There was a
slide, a wildly clutching of expanded
hands, as if the victim was expecting to
find some timely pole handed down to
him from the sky, a deadening jar, an
appealing glance around from tear-stain-
ei eyes, at the grinning spectators, and
then a desperate effort to regain the feet
and look unconcerned.
A B.-W. reporter was standing on the
corner of Broad and Jackson streets,
when there hove around the Book Store
corner a staid, dignified old citizen. He
was cautiously feeling his way, and tac ::-
ing like a schooner coining up a river.
He saw a crowd of loafers standing on
the street corner below, and seemed
suddenly impressed with the importance
of preserving his dignity and equilib
rium at the same time. 'Hie distinguish
ed pedestrian did not wish to give a free
exhibition of his gymnastic accomplish
ments before such a mixed audience,
and so he marshalled all of his dignity to
Imlster up for the trying ordeal of
keeping on his feet. The whole block
was a down grade, and it was like walk
ing on inclined glass. All went smooth
ly until the University bank was reach
ed, when all of a sudden the heels of the
subject of this sketch flew up, and he
sat down on a brick with a force that
would have driven a pile half way up
in hard clay. He saw enough stars to
have formed a milky way ten million
miles long. We never saw such an ap
pealing look of mortified and heart-bro
ken agony, as he cast on the corner
crowd. It would have melted the heart
of Stone Mountain, hut fell unheeded on
these delighted spectators.
“Hadn’t you rather have a chair to sit
in?” asked one.
“Did you slip up?” queried another.
“Is that ground hard?”
“I thought I heard a brick crack.”
“Was that an earthquake shock we
felt just now?”
And dozens of other such unfeeling
conundrums were shot at the poor fel
low, who seemed incapable of action, hut
sat there staring around. At last, with
great difficulty, he got on his feet again,
and started down the street, his coat-tail
spiked to one shoulder-blade by an ice
spike. He had gone perhaps twenty
steps, when history repeated itself. This
time one foot shot out, while the other
remained a fixture. For an instant the
air in that neighborhood seemed filled
with clutching hands. Then something
was heard to tear and crack. We never
saw in the saw-dust ring a more graceful
spraddle than the poor gentleman made.
A friend chanced at this time to be
passing, and the victim was hoisted up
and carefully towed back home.
BUYING LOTS-
The Idacou A Allien* JBuy* a Depot
l.ol—A Step Tliut Uleauk Strictly
Buiineim.
LARGE PUBLIC HALES AT THE
COURT HOUSE YESTERDAY.
tESfDBNT’S MESSAGE. .'•fa™- It* Rtannchest friendsa^bamb
8»* among those who understand it best, and
STATE-DOCUMENT.
are restrained and protected 'by its re
quirements.”
At the sale of the Nicholson property,
on Tuesday, Mayor Reaves and others
bought several lots near the heme place,
on Broad street, aggregating six acres, and
for $300 per acre. The land is near the
Tanyard branch, and a good route can be
had to the business part of town, without
a hill to ascend. The property was pur
chased for the Macon & Athens railroad,
on which to locate the depot. Judge
\V. B. Thomas lias been trying to buy it
of the executors, but they asked $750
per mere at private sale. This investment
by the railroad should convince the most
sceptical that the enterprise is now as
sured, or else the company would not
have bought land in a place that other
wise would have been undesirable, and
could not have brought half the
price paid for it. By coining,
up this hollow, the railroad
will find a comparatively cheap
right of way into the city, and at the same
time develop and render valuable other
wise undesirable property. Our peoplt
can now count with renewed confidence
on securing the road, for the purchase
of this property shows that the company
means business.
The Elevator mils Bid By Ow
ner. at *9,000-.8ale •« aver *45,000
Worth at the Nicholson Estate—
The Sale To Be Continued To-dar.
A good crowd, in spite of the cold, as
sembled at the Court House yesterday to
attend public sale. The bids were fair.
The Elevator Mills were bid in by the
owners. The sale of the Nicholson
property was large. Nearly $50,000 worte
was disposed of.
OK THE HEAD Fg6wUlTY.
Store, house a id lot, corner Foundry
and Oconee Sis. sold to Mrs II ad
for $2420.
Residence on Oconee St, Geo Mast'
$1550.
House and lot, south side Broid St.
$550, J M Head.
House and lot, north pl-le -Broad Si
$710, A H Hodgson, Goa-dian.
House and io’, north side Broad St
$300. A U Hodgson, guardian.
ELEVATOR MILLT.
The Elevator Mills started at $2200
and were knocked down to Thus Baily a
$0000 who bought it in for the owners.
NICHOLSON PROI'KRTV.
One House- anti Lot situated in tie
Town of Watkinsville, fronting on ilu
-trect in rear of Court House known as
the John II Newton lot. bought by N E
Harris for $105
ISO acres, more or less, situate] m
middle Oenuce River, three miles tr-un
Watkinsville, one mile from the P, ne-
Mi l, adjoining lands of Alfred Siniih.
Fowle.Dr White and,others; known a-
rite Broughton place, bought by R K
Reaves f >r $5 au acre,
105 acres, moro or le=s, situated shoo:
eight mib s East of Watkinsville, !w«i
1 from Burnetts B idge, on Shod Creek,
known as tire Reaves ; lice, sdjolninr
lands of W F M Veal and others, tw
•rood settlements, closet.) Methodist an*'
Baptist Churches, bought by R K
Reaves for $525.
400 acres, more or less, about mil
East of the above plat e on Rig Creek
known as the Brewer place. This farm
iswithin hatfa mil* of f>u. ci.uci.c-
good neighborhood. Cut int.
two or more 1 >rs, lot no. 1 height ’ -
Toni B ’ilov in- 3,50 eer sc ••
Grover ulsvelar.J s Message to the Con
gress of tho United dates sent In On
Monday, Dec. 6--3e Inelsts Upon a Tar
iff Reduction aud Upon Revenue Reform.
The President’s message is very
lengthy. Foreign relations arc friendly,
lie says. Treatment of Chinese may de
mand measures of restriction.
COL. ALBERT WINTER.
T.Mt
*4 AL*
•\ 1
CONGRESSMAN CARLTON.
lie will Not Goto Wakliingtou t'ntil
December, 18S7.
Editors Banner-Watch max: As a
great many are inquiring as to when 1
will leave for Washington City, permit
me through your columns to say to all
such persons, and especially my clients,
that my duties as congressman will not
call me to Washington until December,
1887, just one year from now, unless the
President should call an extra session of
congress, which is not likely. There are
two sessions of congress, a long and
short session, each beginning on the first
Monday in December of each year. Tile
40th congress is now assembled in its
short session, which ends the 3d of
March. The term of office of members
elected to the 50th congress, begins on
March the 4th, 1887, but they will not be
called in session until first Monday in
December thereafter. Respectfully,
II. II. Carlton.
ATLANTA NEWS.
and prayer was offered by the Chaplain. has ha(l in mmny years, and though a
Mr. Powell, chairman of Finance com-. warm glln h as been shining all day, the
D&naxe Resulting from the Recent Snow
Storm in the Gate City.
Atlanta. Dec. 9.—[Special.] This has
been the heaviest snow-storm Atlanta
room dw •H.n? on TVnudr
i-MV' Hi th Diedeiic'-; B «iss
•**-*/• d in with fi dt and <
t *• *■» *st J T #>• • -• (or $?S T :
. ..r r »iii itwel in'i «,.$ n *2 .oi; •
• t b t -V4*c,.i Tiiomu • •>•!<« V <1 - V
8 wt*. nnw *wiiide.l by B *oj B.:r... :•
bought by Mycr Stern for $325 and loan
association interest^
The two six room dwelling* 01
Thomas 8trout,‘adjoining the Lamivlr*
pn perry, now occupied by colored ten
int*
THE CUTTING CASE.
In regvrd to. Cutting, he says: The in
cident has disclosed a claim of jurisdic
tion by .Mexico, novel in our history,
whereby any offense committed any
where by a foreigner, penal in the place
of >ts commission, and of which a Mexi
can is the o^ct,may, if the offender be
found ic Mexico, be there tried and pun
ished in conformity with the Mexican
laws. When citizens of the United
States voluntarily go into a foreign
country, they must abide by the laws
there in force, and will nut be protected
by their own government from the con
sequences of an offense sgainst the laws
committed in such foreign country; but
the watchful care and interest of this
government, of its citizens, .are not re
linquished because they have gone
ibroad, and if charged with" crime com
mitted in the foreign* land, a fair and
jpen tri ll, conducted with decent regard
for justice ami humanity, will be de
manded for them. With less than that
this government will not be content
when the file or liberty of its citizens
are at stake. Whatever the degree to
which extra territorial criminal jurisdic
tion may have been formerly allowed by
consent mi l reciprocal agreement among
certain of the Kuropean states, no such
doctrine or practice was ever
known to the laws of this country or of
that from which our institutions have
mainly been derived. In .the case of
Mexico, there are reasons especially
strong for perfect harmony in the manual
exercise of jurisdiction. Nature has
made us irrevokable neighbors, and wis
dom and kind feeding should make us
friends.
Biographical Sketch of the Great
South Georgia Editor*
A few days since a friend handed us
an extended narrative of the origin and
life of the senior editor of the Banner-
Watchman, written by Col. Albert (alias
Ah.) Winter, of the Thomasville Enter
prise, which brilliant effusion he had
rescued from his waste basket And
right here we will add,, by way of paren
thesis, that this waste basket seems to be
the natural doom of Col. Winter’s most
learned productions, which fact, doubt
less, accounts for the very slow progress
he has made in climbing the Udder of fame.
We read that personal sketch with great
interest, and could see in every line and
well-timed phrase the intellectual per
spiration from the brow of this great
writer.
WHERE THEY GO.
STG METH0D18T MIN-
i OVER THE STATE.
Bow tbe District, and the Pulpit,
are Supplied for the Coming Year
In North Georgia.
Augusta, Dec. 8.—[Special] Bishop
McTyeire announced the ‘appointments
No. 1 bought by Billups Phimzy for
$5S0; No. 2 boujrht by Dr. Lyndon and
Fire at Packer Farm.—An ancient
pauper named Hansford, living at the
county farm, died on Monday last. A
small house on the place, near tbe con
vict camp, and occupied by two paupers,
was burned on the same (lav.
MR- WOOD TALKS.
mittee, reported in favor of tbe passage
the bill, as amended, to regulate the
nsinoss of insurance in the state. The
ill n as read the second time. This is
bill which provides that the Comp
troller General shall be ex-officio Insur-
Commissioner. Mr. Butt moved
that loo copies of the bill be priuted for
the use of the senate. Adopted.
The finance committee reported re-
mmending that the number of pages
id porters be reduced to two.
Senators Butts Roberts and I,ewiR
opposed tbe amendment.
Mr. Wood, from the committee, spoke
at length in favor of tho proposed amend
ment. and said in 18fi9 there was hut
porter and no pages, and in 187!)
there were but two pages. That the
numbers had been steadily increased lo
is porters and pages, andmightgoon
ntii there were 1C.
Mr. Butt—I don’t want to go home
and tell my people we started the work
of reform and retrenchment, and when
asked what we did, have to reply that
« e jumped on two little boys and a nig-
t'T and knocked ’em cut. 1 don’t sym
pathize with the clap-trap, and 1 would
■t represent a constituency that would
kupa fuss about a little boy getting
dollar and a half a day.
M r. Wood thought the increase of 350
per rent, in ter years in the expense of
porters and pages was a bad showing for
hinocratic administration.
Mr. .lair.es didn’t holieve in fishing for
ntinnews. He wanted a whale.
Mr jowell said there were no whnles
to.'at.T.. The only way they cquld be-
cm the work of retrenchment was by
ground is still covered several inches
deep. The most serious damage that has
yet resulted to any single house, was the
falling in of the roof of W. O. Jones’
livery stable Saturday night from the
weight of the snow, which crushed to
pieces about six thonsand dollars worth
of vehicles, and Sunday night Mr. John
Ryan was superintending the clearing of
a roof over a Whitehall store, when he
stepped upon a hidden sky-light and fell
through into the Store, a distance of fif
teen feet, sustaining painful injuries.
A canvass of principal business streets
shows damage of about two thousand
dollars in fallen awnings, broken glass,
etc.
Several broken arms, sprained ankles
and one dislocated shoulder have been
reported.
Telephone companies have sustained
several hundred dollars damage in bro
ken wires and posts.
Col. Hammond made an elaborate argu
ment before the investigating committee
this afternoon.
1 "ppmg off little things here and there.
amendment was lost, yeas, 20;
Failing In Under'a Weight of Enow—Sev
eral Children Injured—A Baby Found In
the . now.-An Escaped Convict.
Atlanta, Dec. 7.—[Special.] Sev
eral children were injured by a falling
awning this afternoon. The roof of Mr.
Ed. Burnett’s kitchen fell in last night
with weight of snow.
liars. In
1 he amendment cutting down the
paces to two was opposed by Mr. North-
cutt. ami the amendment was lost
I he amendment cutting down the
Dumber af attendants from 3 to 1 in the
riutets was lost. ’
Mr Wood proposed to amend the para-
F r, l'li providing $4 per day for gallory
»ee,,ers by making pay two dollars per
’)».'■ Amendment lost,
Mr. Towell proposed as an addition by
* ay of an amendment to the section an
tpproprirtion of $150 to Mr. Jackson
I roup Taylor for preparing indexes to
bouse and senate journals of present ses-
* Adopted.
. ^cclion four, providing for the pay of
Judges of supreme and superior courta
adopted.
Section five, providing for maintenance
u < public.institutions, was adopted with
*!' amendment appropriating $8,000 for
"-.lunatic asylum fortb.e purpose of
linking an artesian well or in other way
“ Provide a sufficient water aupply.
Section 6, providing for payment of in-
“reat on state bonds was adopted;
section 7 was amended so as to make
me appropriation for defraying the ex
penses of the
physician of
»»d i D . L
ite:
keeper and the
penitentiary in visiting
ATLANTA NEWS-
The Stokes Brothers.—Attention is
called to the professional card of these
two popular young dentists. They are
capable and accomplished, and are profi
cient in their method of extracting tooth
without pain.
lie Is Out of Politics, and Ttiinks the
Poor People “Went Ituck on Him.”
A B.-W. reporter the other day met
Mr. W. L. Wood, the defeated candidate
for Mayor, on the street, and at once
brought up the subject of the Inti elec
tion. Mr. Wooii did not wear the face
of a man who took defeat to heart, and
he seemed unusually cheerful and good-
h umore-d.
“Yes,” said he, “I was badly beaten,
and congratulate myself that I even car
ried my own ward. Well, I haveenough
of politics, and will not be a candidate
again. I was not much disappointed at
being defeated this time. There are cer
tain men who always want to hurrah on
the winning side,and this floating vote de
cided the contest. What pains me most
is to have to lose confidence in the poor
people of Athens. They are the ones
who knifed me to the quick. Of course
a great many stood nobly by me, but
there were enough of the working class
who turned over to Mr. Hodgson to have
elected me, had they stood firm. I have
made great personal sacrifices for the I
poor people of Athens, for 1 belong to
that class myself, and I think they have
repaid me very poorly. As every mem
ber of council will affirm, I have fearless
ly championed their interests, and therhy
made enemies of the richer class of our
population. In every issue raised I have
been the unswerving friend and backer
of the working man. As every one
knows, I made the late race under great
disadvantages: I had one defeat to cany,
and ono of the most influential men in
Athens to oppose. Again, the candidacy
of Dr. Lowery for the legislature injured
me. He is my friend and a nice gentle
man; but I opposed his nomination by
the Knights of Labor. The order should
have endorsed Mr. Russell, who has
been the unswerving friend of the poorer
classes, even before the Knights became
a political power; His election would
have been a victory for the order, and
with such a boom I could hare been
elected Mayor. But it is too late now to
grieve over spilt milk. I am content,
and the business element of Athens may
hereafter count on my earnest co-opera
tion and support in any political measure
that they may inaugurate. The Banner-
Watchman did me an injustice in stat
ing that I headed a crowd the night be
fore the election and broke one of Mr.
On the Trail.—The most untiring
efforts are being made io uppoheud
the miscreant who made two attempts
last week to wreck the train on the Geor
gia road at the trestle in this city. If
the scoundrel is captured, our people
won’t bother courts of justice much.
An AssunEn Certainty.—Mayor R.
K. Reaves, in correspondence with a
B.-W reporter, says there is no doubt
about the Macon road coming to Athens,
and that it will be in operation in time to
carry off our next cotton crop. Mr.
Reaves is behind the scenes, ami is not a
man to make an assertion unless it is
founded on undoubted facts.
It. K. Reaves for $400.
372 seres more or less, situated sev
m 1 s South-East of Athens, known
ttie Macon place, adjoining lands
Nowell, Glenn, Wm. H. Merton s
others, l'his place will bocut into th
1 .ts.
No. 1, 114 acres, bought bv R. K.
Heaves for $7 an acre; No. 2, 211 ae cs
beught by R. K. Reaves tor $0 an acre:
No. 3. 344 aoies bought by It. K. Reaves
for $4 an. acre; No. 4, 505 8-10 acres,
bought by W. H Morton, at $15 an acre.
These four places lie in the Macon, Moss
and Purvear tracts.
City lot adjoining W. J. Morton. 100
feet front, bought by S. Marks for $1,120.
Lot adjoining the above, by It. K.
Reaves for $800. The Nicholson home
place, S. Marks for $4,775.
37!i acres, more or less, 4 miles east oi
Athens, near Ueorgia Railroad, Jn «l»oal
creek adjoining lands of J F O'Kelly.
Esquire Nabors- mil others.
201 acres of the above bought by Dr
Hnnnicutt for $7 an acre.
175 acres adjoining this were bought
bv Dr Hunnicutt for $7.25 an acre.
187 acres, a partof the Puryear tract, 7
miles southeast of Athens, R. K. Reaves,
for $8 an acre. 205 aeres adjoining this
1! K Reaves, for $0.75 an acre. 201 acres
to It. K. Reaves for$7.75 per acre.
The Six room Cottige on IVaddell
Street opposite residence of II R 3-r
I,aril, occupied by J N Deucbette, goo 1
water, garden, strides and servants
house.
Bought by A E Griffith, for $1,125.
Lot No. 1 of the Buena Vista place,
bought by Billups J’hini/.y for $100. Lot
No. 3 bought by A E Griffith for $72.
Lot adjoining this, G. T. Hodgson, for
$71. Lot adjoining this, A U Hodgson,
$81. One lot to Billups Phinizy,$108.
175 acres, nine miles from Athens, on the
Dcnielsvitle road, to Tom Bailcv for
ii 70 - n -n- A one — _i- ■ • ...
The City Attobneysuip.—The con
test for the City Attorneyship, between
Messrs. A. J. Cobb and W. 15, Burnett
will be very close, and attracts a great
deal of interest. Each gentleman, we
learn, is confident of four votes, while
the Mayor and one alderman is non-com
mittal. It is impossible at this time to
tell who will be successful.
TnE Effects of the Snow.—The
snow, Sunday night, broke in the roof of
the Henderson warehouse, and it made
an ugly looking wreck. About $2<X>,
however, will repair tbe damage. The
roofs of other warehouses in the city
were threatened by the load of snow on
them, but by the vigorous use of shovels
the accumulation was removed and the
danger averted.
Jim Sanders of Elberton.— Since
prohibition has gone into effect in Klher-
ton the above named gentleman has
turned a bar room into an eating saloon,
and is doing a fine business. Mr. San
der* is a favorite with all the drummers*
and gives them the best the market af
fords. Good rooms and good eating can
be had at Jim Sanders, and we hope he
will rcceixe a liberal patronage from tho
traveling public.
Mr. Alf Cassinfound a ten months old _ . ... .. ,
, , . , . ... _ ... , Hodgson's meetings. I did nothing of
baby in the snow last night. He thinks kind. I only visited every meeting
he knows the parents and has under
taken to work up the case himself.
The Evening Capitol prints a letter pur
porting to come from Charley Ross, who
recently escaped from the Dade Coal
Mines. It bears post office mark of Ox-
mure, Ala,, on tbe envelope, but is not
dfated within. He says he does not fear
recapture and is having a good time.
PFEST0N NALENTINE.
The Augusta Assassin BcNcnteuced
to Haag an Slst January.
Augusta, Dec. 7.—[Special.] Pres-
ton '.Nalentine was resentenced to-day to
hang on the 21st of January. He fs
composed, and promises to write out his
confession and statements before hang
ing.
Central Rising.
Augusta, Dec. 7.—[Special.] 127 was
bid for Central to-day.
^ Mr. Lafferty’s failure is partly attribu-
thc various convict camps j table to the fact that he sold goods at
about cost to get trade.
of $800.
held, but conducted myself as a gentle-
Mr. Hodgson’s meeting was a
public one or I should not have in
truded.”
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT-
Coat at Sustaining It the Past Year.
The past twelve months the cost of
sustaining our fire department was near
ly $5,000, almost as much as will be ex
pended in keeping np our streets and
sidewalks. This is a very heavy drain
on so small a place as Athena, and remo-'
dies are sought to curtail the charge.
Several have been suggested, hut as yet
nothing has been decided on to answer
the purpose. It is proposed that a sal
aried officer be elected by council to
take charge- of -our fire department,
whose special duty it shall be to see
that the apsratus and equipments
kept iu order. He will taka the plac
Chief Engineer, and will have a
and constant supervision over
partment. Them are objections to this
move. This is a serious problem for
onr city, and it is well for the newly-
elected councilmen to begin to consider
it, as the queition will be brought before
i general
the de-
themfor action.
Public Sales Yesterday.—Property
yesterday, brought fair prices, consider
ing the the great bulk thrown on the
market and the stringency of the times.
Land ruled at fair prices, and city
real estate sold for its fair valuation.
The city property was generally of not a
very choice character. The most inter
est was manifested in the Elevator Mills.
This property was hid in by the owners-
It orignally cost $16,000. We learn that
a company is now organized to nego
tiate for it at private sale.
Mr. W. D. Anderson.—The First
Me hodist church in Athens gets a val
uable man in the appointment of Rev.
W. D. Anderson. He was a fine 'awyer
in Marietta, and one of the most promi
nent men in Ihis district. He was a pro
minent member of the Legislature of 1868
and with Horn Dunlap Scott, kept the
robbers and ruffians at bay. He is a
man of great courage and force, - and
since he joined Conference has been one
of its strongest preachers and best work
ers.
Ms. C. J. Whaley.—We call attention
to the advertisement of this yobng gen
tleman who has opened- on Thomas
street—next to . Fleming's Hardware
Store. _ Mr. Whaley is experienced in
his business, and offers to the public bis
well selected stock of buggies vehicles
and agricu’tnrsl implements. His store a
Will be found to contain some fine and- .Dr Hunnicutt for
useful stock in bis line, and fartnera vis
iting Athens would do well io call on
him and inspect his store. He is a gen
tleman of energy and integrity, and we
trust will do well in his business.- Ath
ens has room for enterprising and indus
trious men, and to all 'such she Eays
“welcome.”
$4.70 an acre. 200 acres adjoining the
above to W. J. Morton for $5.50 an acre.
The eleven room dwelling, situated
on the corner ol Hancock Avenue a d
Thomas Street, large lot and good water,
now occupiedd by Jas. H.Renves.
One half the above lot with house to
RK Rnaves for $1,825. One half the
lot to A E Griffeth for $745.
The nine room residence on Waddell
Street adjoining the above, non- «ccu
pied by AS Dorsey, large lot, two wells,
servants house ami barn.
Sold to R K Reaves for $1,675.
City lot 100 feet on Nicholson lot sold
to H K Nicholson for $200. Lot adjoin
ing this to UK Nichelson for $155.
241 acres more or less, eight mile-
8oi.tll.West of Athens, in McNutts dis
trict, known ns the Wise place; good
improvements.
Sold to J F Jackson for $3.75 an acre.
Lot No 12—Beuna Vista farm, to S.
Marks for $245.
Lot No 13, F Fhinir.y $150.
The three story brick huilitiug known
as No's. 11 and 12, Broad Street, now- oc
cupied by T. 11. Snook, E ige, Dorsey
& Co., and the O Id Fellows.
Sold to Dr J A Hunnicutt for $7,900.
5 lots on Nicholson street on home
place, sold as follows: »
Lot No 8—$130, R K Reaves.
“ -‘ 9—$130, R K Reaves.
“ ■* 10—$143, R K Reaves.
w “ 11—$184, Geo C Thomas.
“ “ 12—$200, A E Griffeth.
Lot No 13, $115 C L Fritter.
5 lots of home place sold as follows:
Lot No 14, $81, W J Morton.
Lot No 15, $81, R K Reaves.
Lot No 16, $84. W J Morton-
Lot No 17, $111, Geo C Thomas.
Lot No 18, $73, W J Morton.
Two lots Buena Vista farm sold as
follows:
Lot No 8. $119, A E Griffeth.
Lot No 9, $112, A E Griffeth.
Lot No 10, $300, A E Griffeth.
Lot No 11, $300, W A Knowles.
Lot No 19, of the home tract noar
residence of Maj Stanley, S Marks, for
Lots on Findley street, of home tract,
sold as follows:
Lot No 20, $G9, C L Pitner.
Lot No 21, $45, Simon Marks.
Lot No 22, $44, H K Nicholson.
Lot No 23, $9u, A L HnlL
Lot No 24, $100, A LHulL
1300 acres, more or less, situated about
7 miles North of Athens on Noketcbee
Creek, adjoining landB of Sam Woods,
Barber, Matthews and others;
a large proportion of the land will make
a bale-of cotton per acre, two go al
dwellings, a large gin bouse, tenants
-houses, bams,' cribs, eus., known s the
Turner place; will be cut into fouror
more lots.
- 327 acres sold to Jas White for $8 an
•criv. • .
•* BirzEtrr sale. ?
117 acres of land, belonging to A R
'Johnson, on the .'Athens and Jefferson
road, sold to F. Ftiinizy for $840.
6 seres of huidVin the 219th district,
belonging to Henderson Mack, sold to
The students boarding at Mrs.. Mitt
Reese’s erected two snow women that
[are as natural as if carved from marble.
•nL" Head.—l
; Knocked in thIe Head.—Last even
ing, In front of tho Episcopal church, a
war of words occurred between Jim Til
ler and Randall Brown, both, colored
Brown drew his knife on Tiller, when
the latter struck him a blow on the fore
head with a hammer. He did not even
knock Brown down down, who was only
staggered. Cases aro docketed aninst
Brown.‘ i-iuiium . o
MATTERS AT HOMS.
Reaching domestic .-iff tirs, the first sub
ject discussed is the tariff, and to this
the President devotes a great (lea! of
space, a going that the necessity for a
redaction of the tariff is more urgent
:li in ever. The iueome of the
:uent, he says, by its increased value and
borough economy in its collections, is
low more than everin excess of public
necessities. The application of the sur
plus to the payment of such portion of
the public debt is now at our option, sub
ject to extinguishment if continued at
the rate which lias lately prevail
ed, would retire that class of indebted
ness within less than me year from this
date. Thus a continuation of
OUlt PltESKNT REVENUE SYSTEM
Would soon result in the receipt of an
anndal income much grerter than neces
sary to meet the Government expenses,
-with no inhebteilness upon which it
could he applied. We should then he
confronted with a va-t quantity of mon
ey, tile circulating medium of the peo
ple, hoarded in the treasury, when it
should he in their hands; or wo should
drawn into wasteful public extrava-
tce, with all tne. corrupting national
demoralisation which follows in its
train. But it is nut the simple existence
of this surplus in its threatened attend-
ils which furnish the strongest ar
gument against our present scalo of fed-
ral taxation.
High tariff and ecoxehy.
The laboring man is thoroughly inquir-
ng wbottiuzpurthaso circumstances, and
onsideringthe tribute lie constantly pays
into the pualic treasury as lie supplies
his daily wants he receives his fail- share
of advantages. There is also a suspicion
about that, the suplus of our revenues in*
dicatcs abnormal aud exceptional busi
ness profits, which, under the system
which produces such suplus, increases,
without coresopnding benefit to the peo-
p’e at large, the vast accumulations of a
few among our citizens whose fortunes,
rivaling the wealth of the most favored
in the anti-democratic nations, are not
the natural grow th of a steady, plain and
industrious republic.
Our farmers, too, and (hose engaged
directly and. indirectly in supplying the
products of agriculture, see that day by
day, and as often rs the daily wants of
their households recur, they are forced
to pay excessive and needless taxation,
while their pro (nets struggle in foreign
markets with the competition of nations
which, by allowing a freer exchange of
products than we permit, enable their
people to sell for prices which distress
the American farmer.
REVISION OF REVENUE.
In readjusting the burdens of federal
taxation, a sound public policy requires
that such of our citizens as have built up
large and important industries under the
present condition should not be suddenly
and to their injury deprived of advan
tages to which they have adapted their
business; hut if the public good requires
it they should he content with such con
sideration as shali deal fairly and cau
tiously with their interests, while the
just demand of the people for relief from
needless taxation is honestly observed.
A reasonable and timely submission to
such a demand should certainly be pos
sible without, disastrous shock to any
interest; and cheerful concession some
times averts abrupt and heedless action,
often tho outgrow th of impatience and
delayed justice. Due regard should he
..Iso accorded, in any proposed readjust
ment, to tho interests of American labor,
so far as they are involved.
SILVER.
Less space is devoted to the silver
question this year than last, hut his op
position to c lupulsery coinage is no less
pronounced. Till} difference in the bul
lion price of the standard dollar, 94}^
cents, when first coined, jind its bullion
value, 78 cents, on the 30th of last No
vember, certainly does not indicate, the
Rresideut says, that compulsory coinage
by the government enhances the price of
tho commodity, or secures uniformity in
its value, lie has seen no reason to
change the views expressed a year ago
on the subject of compulsory coinage
and again urges its suspension on all the
grounds contained in his former recom
mendation.
The President dwells upon the needs
of the navy and of coast defenses.
a national pknitentiart.
The 1'residelit endorses the recom
mendation of the Attorney General for
the erection of a penitentiary for the con
finement of prisoners convicted in Uni
ted States courts. He considers it a mat
ter of very great importance, which
should at once receive congressional ac
tion. More tlian one of these institu
tions might be erected, and >by employ
ing tho prisoners in the manufacture of
articles needed for use by the govern
ment, quite a Urge pecuniary benefit
would be realized in partial return for
the outlay of construction.
the relations or labor to capital.
The President thinks that when the
differences between employer and em
ployed reach such a stage as to result
in the interruption of commerce between
the states, the application of arbitration
by the general government might be re
garded as entirely within its constitu
tional powers, and he thinks we might
reasonably hope that such arbitrators, if
carefully,selected, and if entitled to the
confidence of the parties to be affected,
would be voluntarily called to the settle
ment of tte controversies of lest extent,
and not necessarily within the domain
of the federal regulation.
The President recommends as s pUin
duty on the part of the government of a
million and a quarter dollars still due to
the Freodmen’s Savings Bank depositors.
civil service reform
is tho last important topic, discussed in
the message. “The continued operation
of llie civil service law,” he asserts, “has
added the most convincing proofs of its
necessity and usefulness. Every public
officer who has a just idea of his duty to
Ah. Winter was born at a very early-
age in the quiet little hamlet of Winter-
ville. Until the subject of this sketch
reached the age of six years, he led a
pious, irreproachable life, and gave prom
ise of great things. Our readers have
doubtless often heard of the man who
was horn in the middle of the week and
looked both ways for Sunday. This
famous individual is no less a person than
our friend Winter, which one can readily
see. Ab. Winter’s features are neither
formed in the Reman or Grecian mould.
In fact, his face most forcibly reminds
one of an animated crazy quilt. Un
til he quitted the county of his birth,
Col. Winter was known only as “Ab,”
After seeking fresher fields and pastures
green, he separated the letters to his giv
en name, and wrote himself Col. Albert
B. Winter, by which cognomen ho is
now known.
The first time the writer met Col.
Winter was some fourteen years ago,
while editing the Northeast Georgian, in
Athens. Winter forwarded us
for publication the opening
chapters of a serial story, that
the author said would take the literary
world by the seat of the pants and haul
it over the tonce. We published chap
ter after chapter of that story, but still
Winter continued to grind it out by the
3 uire. Our subscribers raised the black
ag of rebellion and advertisers threaten-
overn- tne d to boycott the paper. In despera
tion we at last wrote our contributor and
begged him to guillotine his hero and
drown his heroine if he did not want to
bankrupt • the paper and bring our
helpless family to want; hut he was
irrepressible, and at last in a fit of des
peration we sold out the paper to Capt.
Carlton and started for the Rocky Moun
tains. The new proprietor brought that
story to a sudden termination by making
kindling wood of all subsequent chap
ters sent in by the author. The end of
that serial is yet veiled in mystery.
In the course of time, we wended our
way back to Georgia and started the
Oglethorpe Echo, at Crawford. The
first man who met us was Ah. Winter,
who stated that he had taken a great in
terest in the success of our new paper,
and was preparing a series of sketches
on tlie early settlement of Oglethorpe
county, that we could give our readers
in broken doses. It is said that fore
warned is forearmed; hut it did not prove
so in our case. We again accepted Win
ter as a contributor, and ho began his
local history of the county by a five-col
umn article on siege of Jerusalem by
Titus. The next week he gave us a chap
ter on the Crusaders. We protested,
and stated that we did not see what
Titus and the Crusaders had to do with
the settlement of a county ip the New
World less than a century ago. Winter
explained that he would get to the point
in a few more chapters, and the subjects
he was writing up bore directly on it.
For two long, tedious years, we regular-
Jy every week gave the Echo readers a
chapter, and at last came to tho birth of
Columbus, when fate intervened and
Winter moved away.
At the time that he was writing the
“Sketches of the Early History of Ogle
thorpe County,” (from the time of the
Crusaders), he also clerked for Red Mar
tin. But candor compels us to say that
Mr. Winter was not a success as a clerk.
He drew a salary of $50 per month,
which he spliced out by smoking about
$10 worth of cigars every week and burn
ing up a gross of matches daily. [And,
by the way, he found in the writer an
able assistant in getting rid of Mr. Mar
tin’s cigars.] Red Martin had a great
deal of money due him, and he decided
to try Winteras a collector. He started
his clerk out on horseback, with saddle
bags full of bills. Winter was gone for
three weeks, when he turned up, Mar
tin was anxious to hear what success he
had met with. Ab. explained that he
hadn’t collected anything, but found
some of the finest coveys of birds on
Jim Smith’s place he ever saw. He then
presented as expenses a bill of $7.50 for
ammunition, that Martin refused to pay,
and Mr. Winter got indignant and left
his employ.
It was four or five years before we
heard again of Winter. At last rumor
reached his old home that he was Chan
cellor of a large college in Southwest
Georgia somewhere, and was reaping a
large crop of both honor and riches. At
last one day we met a drummer who
had seen Winter but a few diys before.
It was true that he was at the head of a
prosperous institution of learning in the
lower part of the state, but it was not
his mission to teach the young idea how
to shoot, but young pointers how to hunt.
We were shown a catalogue of “Winter’s
South Georgia Canine College.” He on
ly accepted as pupils dogs belonging to
th-- most aristocratic families, and would
turn them out full-fledged hunters. He
had freshman, a sophomore, a junior
and a senior classes, and also a post
graduate course. His fees, including
board and lodging, ranged from $2 up to
$150, according to tho gullibility of his
patron. Col. Winter’s Canine University
was in a 11 ourishing condition and he
was reaping a golden harvest from the
consumptive tourists from Yankeedom,
until he was given charge of some ex
cellently-trained bird dogs to put the
finishing touches cn; but after he had
sent them home with diplomas, they re
fused to hunt anything but rabbits. This
ruined the reputation of the institution,
and Prof. Winter found his occupation
gone. At one time he thought of get
ting his Canine University recognized as
a branch college and thus capture a por
tion of the landscript fund; but the idea
was abandoned after several of his pu
pils turned out so badly.
There was another interval, in which
we lost sight of Prof. Winter; but at last
' we received from some little piny woods
towns mammoth weekly paper with a
three-line head, and Albert Winter's
name as editor and proprietor. It was
called “Winter’s Great Weekly Turpen
tine and Timber Vindicator of Wiregrass
Georgia,” or some similar name. The
enterprising proprietor seemed to have
thought that the public will judge the
size of an editor's brain br the length of
the name of his paper. The life of his
paper was short but glirious, and it suc
cumbed after a few issues; but not be
fore Col. Winter had been awarded
magnificent gold-plated medal, valued at
25 cents, for writing the best treatise on
the History and Ptpdaetiona of South
ern Georgia, Col. Winter's theme was,
“The Domestic Life of the Gopher.”
Th:re was another long skip, and again
it w*s our pleasure to meet Winter. He
this time was editor-in-chief of the Tbom-
asville Enterprise, one of the livest and
best papers in Southern Georgia. Less
than two years ago we met him there,
sod in the heaver-hatted, well dressed
person who greeted us, it was only
those Gothic features and angular form
that told usit. was our friend of yore,
May he live long and prosper.
ows;
AUGUSTA DISTRICT.
W P Lovejoy, Presiding Elder. St
John’s and Broad Street Mission, J W
Roberts, A G Wardlaw: St James’, C A
Evans; Asbury,J W Stipe; St Luke's
Mission, J B Allen; Richmond circuit, A
T Mann; Grovetown mission, W W Oa-
lin; Appling, T 0 Rorie; Harlem, W E
Shackelford; Thomson, J T Lowe; War-
rentoo, T J Hughes, J M Armstrong, su-
pernumerary; Culrertan, W F Smith;
Sparta, A M Thigpen; Hancock circuit,
W W Lampkin; Miltedgeville, J R King;
Baldwin, F P Brown; Missionary to C
M E Church, W C Dunlap; Sanday
School Agent, G G Smith.
ATHENS DISTRICT.
S P Richardson, Presiding Elder.
First church, W D Anderson; Oconee
street, C F Owen; Athens circuit, T M
Wright; Watkinsville and mission, J V
M Marris and C 1* Marchman, Jr; Win-
tcrville, W P Rivers and E G Murrah,
supernumerary; Lexington, T H Gibson;
Grcencsboro, W T Caldwell; White
Plains, H M Quillian; Grcone circuit, C
A Conoway; Norwood, W M Arnold;
Washington, W H LaPrade; Little River,
J A Timmerman; Broad River, M J
Cofer.
NORTH ATLANTA DISTRICT.
W F Glenn, Presiding Elder. Atlanta,
First church, H C Morrison, from Ken
tucky Conference; Payne chapel, W F
Robinson; Merritt’s arenue, M H Dil
lard; Grace church, T J Christian; Edge-
wood, 11J Adams; Marietta, P M ltyburn;
East Cobb to be supplied; West Cobb, J
S L Sappington; Canton, 0 C Simmons;
Cherokee. J M Sewell, and J G Worley,
from Florida Conference, junior; Doug-
lassville and Salt Springs, G E Bonner;
Mr. Frank Gordon says the sentlmente are
Against Its Con’.taurtlon.
Washington, Nov., 23.—Frank Gor-
lon son of the neivly t-loctcd Govenor of
5e--Bia. arrived in thei’ltv vesterdav
from A'lanta, where he has been stay
ing since his father’s was inaugurated.
Tho scremonies, he says, were very im*
S rcEsive, and were witnessed by some
),000 people; I ''SHaWM
" But protnuition is the great tcpic in
A'lsnta, said Mr. (iordon.ti 'fcreporter
yesterday. “Thu sentiment now Is an-
i-prohibitlon. The Mayor isnnti-prohl-
iiition and the majority of the Common
Council is on the came 'side; When it
tomes to an election again the anti-pro-
liibitioniets will win. Unlets there Is a
•ompromise, I think that a high license
party mlgnt prove successful, but the
omon pure prohibitionists cannot win
again.’’
“Is there much liquor drunk In Atlan
ta?"
..Probably not as much oa under the
old order of things, but still agreataeal-
There are many ways of evading the law.
The latest idea takes advantage of that
provision in the statute which does not
prohibit liquor from beingsent Into tne .
city if purchased elsewhere. Conse
quently, when a man wants a drink of
Iwlilsky he goes to an agent and writes
I in order to have a quart shiped to him
from a little town called Griffin, some,
40 miles array. Within two minutes af
ter you have signed yarn ’hrderi the
quart ot whisky is on your table. This,
however, doea’more harm than when it
was possible to buy a single drink, for
when a man has a quart of whlaky he is
not satisfied until he drinks it alL
Beer can also be purchased, but not leas
than half a dozen bottles at a time.”
Profits of Farming.
[Albany Newt.]
There is no use of doing any business
when the expenses are in excess of the
income. Every man should so conduct
his business that he can take a balance
sheet at the end of every season, just as
a merchant takes a trial balance of hit
books, to show the profits and losses.
In this way a farmer, who keeps, ac
curately, an itemized statement of expen
ditures, can see exactly what has become
of the mony and articles used in making
a crop. By this means unnecessary or
extravagant expenditures in any one w»T,
can be noted and checked. The little
expenses are the most burdensome in th*
aggregate’ and if not closely watched,
will eat up the profits of any business’
and especially of farming.
The day has come when our farmers
must not only apply themselves to intel
ligent cultivation to issue success, but
they must exercise the most rigid econ
omy in that cultivation. The different
methods of cultivation must be adopted
r ipte
Villa Rica, G li Wood; Etiwah, M D 1 with the expenses and results of each in
Smith; Buchanan, Jere Reese and H M vie-v. To do this, experiments most bo
Smith, junior; Winston, F It Smith; Ful-1 repeatedly made and every item of ex
ton circuit, W A Dodge; Edgewood pease noted, even to the wear and tear on
Academy, J R Mayson, principal. stock, implements, etc.
SOUTH ATLANTA district. The intelligent agriculturists of the
W W Wadsworth, Presiding Elder, country aro using every precaution to
Atlanta, Trinity, J W Lee and W M reduce the expenses of farming to the
Crumley, supernumerary; Evans’chapel, lowest possible limit compatible with
H J Ellis; St Paul's, J M Bowden; Parks best cultivation to insuc tbe largest pos-
street, H L Crumley; Asbury and City sible yield.
Missfon, J M Tumlin; East Point, A K The day will come wlen every plantation
Richardson, Simeon Shaw, Junior; Fair- will be in nature of an experimental farm,
burn and Palmetto, G W Duval; Fair- and the best and m- st improved method,
burn circuit, F M T Brannon; Jonesboro, will be generally adopted. An exchange
J C Davidson; Fayetteville, J R Smith; of views and experiences between fartn-
Hampton, L P Neese; ^Morrows, 0 B e rs will hasten this day, and the News
Quillian; McDonough, T S L Harwell; I >.nd Advcrtisercommendsthe'organixa-
Locust Grove, J W'Milton; Tierce chapel, tion of a farmer’s dub for such benefi-
to be supplied; Editor Wesleyan Chris
tian Advocate, W H Potter; Missionary I
cial results.
An inteligent gentleman, who resides
to Hebrews, Julias Magath; Commis- 0 ff of his farm, has been studying to d(
sioner of Education, Paine Institute, Sam vise some method of discovering the 11
W Small.
DA1ILONEOA DISTRICT.
A C Thomas, Presiding Eldar.
de-
discovering the lit
tle leak and wastage that swell the gener
al expenso of a year, and has hit upon the
following plan which the News and
lonega, C A Jamison, G Hughes, super-1 Advertiser commends to the careful
numerary; Porter Springs, H M Strozier; consideration of every fanner in this
Auraria, J A Sewell; Cleveland, C V section.
Weathers; Hiwassee mission, M H Ed-I He hashad a form printed which he
wards; B'airsvillc Circuit, J B Holland; requires his agent to fill out at the end of
Ellijay circuit, G W Griner; Jasper Mis- each week, and these put on file will en-
slon, J T Warlick; Clayton circuit, W C
Fox: Dawsonville, J F Baliss; Morgan-
ton, Andrew Mulchay, A C Canir.-ll, jr J I ancies.
j able him te balance bis plantation ac
counts and show shrinkage and discrep-
Tallulah, J W Morris; Brastown, High
Shoals,!! M Edwards, principal.
DALTON CIRCUIT.
W F Quillian, Presiding Elder. Dal
ton, J B P.obbins; Dalton circuit, A F
Schurlock .from Louisiana conference;
Spring Place, E M Stanton, W B Austin,
junior; Calhonn, R R Johnston; Fair-
mount, W T Hamby; Subligna, D A
The foim is as follows:
WEEKLY STATEMENT.
Supplies used for ^plantation for week
beginning and ending 188—
Bocon rations to hands ..pounds
• bushels '
sold
used for extra labor....
Meal, rations
sold to hands.......... “
Snow; SummcrTiUe, R A Scales; La-1 m v used for extra labor. i“ ‘
P»-rotlo (J W TVia—,no* IW.mW. I l°OaC° J ....... P 1U S 3
Fayette, C W Thomas; McLemore's
Cove, R B 0 England; Ringgold, W D
Shea; Besaca, E T Hendricks; Kings
ton, J M White; Pine Log, to be sup
plied; Waleska, C M Ledbetter; Floyd
Springs to be supplied.
ELBERTON DISTRICT.
pairs
yards
Thoes.
Cloth...
Checks.
Meal, used by agent bushels
Bacon “ .pound
‘ lent.
The form, regularly and faithfully flll-
J,H Baxter, Presiding Elder. Elber-1 ed, will always enable the man who re-
” A AfiUVl. UAWV> I CU, Will ailllIJ 3 tliauie VUU UllUI RUU »
ton, G H Patillo; Bethlehem. Eli Smith; | sides off his farm to balance his accounts.
Bowman, R P Martin, W T Norman, su- The farmers must pursue a more rigid
pernumerary; Hartwell and Mission, W surveillance over expenses and reduce
11....i— n l- i> , — r I .1 t a- .r,v. —
Dunbar, C E Patillo, junior; Royston. L
H Harris; Lavonia, F B Langfo
Oarnesvillc, A J Hughes; Toccoa, B F I ing to mules’ should be measui
them, and this is but one of the many
Langford; | things that should be done. Every feed-
ired a
I and i
Frazier; Clarkesville, B S Edwards; strict account kest of the quantity used,
Bellton and mission, A D Echols; (Ho-1 and then a at any time amount on hand
mer, G 1 Kirg; Danielsville, L P Win- togeather with what used will discover
ter; Harmony Grove. J S Embry; Jef- I any lackage.
ferson. J M Lowry; Lincolnton, N Z
Glenn.
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT.
A G Worley, Presiding Elder. Gaines-
tJP THE COUNTRY-
Harmony Grove, Dec. 6.—[Special.]
•ille, D J Myrick; Gainesville circuit, to An energetic young merchant from Stone
le supplied; Hall circuit, H M Quillisn; Mountain will soon locate in the Grove.
Flowery Branch, J T Curtis; Lawrence- VVe welcome him with pleasure.
ville, E K Aikin; Logansville, W A Far- Christmas will soon be upon ua and all
riss; Gwinnett, to be supplied; Monroe, I ° f 0“r prosperous merchants have *1-
W M D Bond; Jug Tavern, E B Reese; fe*dy prepared for the holiday trade by
Hoschton. J L Perryman; Norcross, W l »y in 6 '» *"8® stocks of Christmas
M Winn; Roswell, W C Hanson; Alphar- S°°£s-
etta, W H Speer; Chestatee, to be sup- The members of the Harmony Grove
plied; Cumming, N K McBrayer; Mel- br * sa band wUl one or two interest--'
ville, T J Edwards. 1! "
GRIFFIN DISTRICT.
ing entertainments at Strickland’s ball
during Christmas week. We wish this
_ ._ . highly commendable organization un-
H. H. Parks, Presiding Elder. Griffin, I bounded success.
W. F. Cook; Milner, J. H. Little; Orch-
ard Hill, J. J. N. Kenney; Zebulon Cir-
Col. P. F. Lawshe, ex-editor nf the
Gainesville Southron, has been in the
cuit’ J. J. Singleton, E. R Cook, Junior, Qrore a few days in the interest of the
Barnesviile G E Gardiner; Upson Cir- I Hartford Life Insurance company. Wo
cuit, H L Embry; The Rock, S D_ E_vans, | wigh him 8UCCegs in aew business.
Thompson, T A Te»ls; Culoden, L Ranh,
R
J
wish him success in new business.
The Messrs. Little Bros, have bought
? o W n K ,° dge S 9u P" n “ me ™7v S 0 ”?*’ out Mr. J. A. Segar’s'livery stables and
J R Parker; Porsyth Circuit, J H Mash- wi ][ con tinue the business at Mr. Segar’a
burn: backson, T H Thomous, Flovilla, 0 , d sUnd . We arcglad to learn that Mr.
J E England; W est Monroe, S R Eng- Seegar will remain a citizen of Harmony
land; Senoia, W J Cotter; Turin, B San
ders.
LAOHANOE DISTRICT.
Grove, and we are told that he will here
after engage in the businesa of merchan
dizing in this place. Messrs. Little
up, W P Smith; Houston Circuit, J _
H Fakes; Hogansville, D D Cox, P A I pro S “perous'futureT
Heard, superqumary; Whiteville, W T *
Bell; Greenville and Trinty, B H Sasnett;
Meriwether, W J Wood, Woodbury’ S
D Clements; Grantville, H S Bradle;
Franklin, Sandford Leake; Bowden, J
the people testifies to the value of this
Athens received cotton this season
from Lincoln county.
We do not expect soon to see another
heated municipal contest.
J F Mixon, Presding Elder LaGrange, Bros . hlve made , host of frie nds' during
A J Jarrell; 'W est Point, A W Williams; j their short in a,* GroT . * n d
Troup P Snilfh’ llr.iintAn niran:» .1 I «... ”
we confidently predict for them a most
HAYSVILLBiNEWS.
ey;
IN
Myers, W T Irby, J unior; Ncwnan, W R morning, and is still falling.
Foote; North Coweta, A J Mor- Miss
Maysvillk, Dec. 6.—[Special] The
snot; averages eight inches here this
ill fi —
of Homer, died last night
gsn; Carrollton, A W Quillian; Whites- Sh.i had been spending some time with.
. nn i _ j 1 ^e family of Mr. L. C. Holbrook, of this
place, and died offerer while there.
Miss Emma Haulbrook is recovering
from a severe spell of fever. Her many
; Elder. |
laygood;
burg, G G Andrew.
OXFORD DISTRICT.
G W Yarborough, Presidin;
Oxford, C E Dowman, A G
Covingtoi
A Parks; Monticello, 0 A Thrower; So-1 covery.
cial Circle, J T Lin; Shady Dale, M H I Mr. Tom Bryson, of this place, is
Eakes; Eatonton, J T Gibson; East I destruction. He bagged 47 one da-
Putnam, W T Hamilton; West Putnam, | week,
J A Reynolds; Clinton and Mission, M
ipell ..
>n, R J Bigharn; Newborn, W j friends are anxiously awaiting her re
day last
Mr. T.J. Carr has a broom factory in
A Phillips aud J E Rosser; Madison, J operation here, and is doing welL Mr.
8 Bryan, Morgan, J L Moon; South Carr is ont of the lively firm of Comer Sc
Morgan and Mission, W P Quillian; Con-1 Carr, and is full of energy.
yers, J L Pierce; Lithonia, M L Under- Mr. C.T. Bacon has recently put in
wood; Decatur and Clarkston, J B John- | operation a harness and saddle manufac-
son; Decatur Circuit, to be supplied; Em
ory College, I S Hopkins, M Calloway.
tory here, and says he is doing well. -
‘The • •
commercial men coming out of ’
Rome district. * I Athens on the early morning train, -can
5. Presiding Elder. Rome, get breakfast at this point, as we notice
1; Second Chnrch, C C Ca-1 they do occasionally.
T P Pierce.
T R Kendall; Second Chnrch,
rey; Forestville, E W Ballinger; South
Rome, Artemus Lester, Coosa Circuit, L
C Brown; Cave Spring, F S Hudson;
Cedartown, R W Bigham, J T Norris,
Supernumary; Polk Mission, to be su|
plied; Rockmark, W W Brinsfield, R
Johnson, junior; Dallas, S B Ledbetter;
WALTON COUNTY.
J.uo Tavebn, Ga, Dec. 7.—Mr. D. L.
ill IrillaJ . k/,. tL.i *.• L_J iEA
iupernumary; roue Mission, to be sup- 1 Mill killed a hog that weighed 400
lied; Rockmark, W W Brinsfield, R H pounds and yielded 16 gallons of lard.
Mr. Wm. T. Johnson, one of the old-
Lweetwater; A S Adams; Powder I e3t citizens here, died on Sunday last,
Springs, J W G Watkins; Paulding Mis- and his wife is very ill ofthosamesymp-
sion, to be supplied; Cartertersville, B E
L Timmons; Acworth, W L Wooten;
toms of pneumonia.
Mr. Thomas Perry, who moved from
Vann’s Valley, T F Payne; Orphans’ here to Alabama several years ago,
Home, Sara P Jones.
turned with his family to make his fu-
BeV.ry C Alien, B L Anderson and I tore home in Georgia!
»ree Lear were formally transferred The down tram fro
Gcarge Lear were formally transferred
to the Conference in China.
rom Gainesville came
inTery late yesterday, owing to the
Revs. DPO Timmons and J W Arm- be JyF foil of snow there Sunday night,
strong were transferred to the Texas I J,V e “ to * de P“' °* 18 inches there, and
Conference and T C Puckett to the | 8 inclios on a level here.
Southwest M issouri.
The Result Declared.—The city
The Madisonian says: “It is with sin- council met last evening and eonsolida-
cere regret that wo learn that tho little )tlio-vote at the late election. Mr. A.
daughter of lion. Seaborn Reese is in H- Hodgson was declared elected Mayer,
such a precarious condition, that he is I and Messrs. Dootson, Murry, McGmty
forced to take her to Florida for the ben- and Hunnicutt aldermen,
efit of that Climate. We hope to be able | adjourned,
to chronicle her complete restoration
very soon. In the meantime the little
sufferer has onr sympathy.”
Council then
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The loveliest spot in Athens it Uui
pump room at the water works, that ii
filled with blooming plants. -