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THE LEGISLATURE. — . ; / I 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 ■■ ■■ The loveliest spot in Athens it Uui pump room at the water works, that ii filled with blooming plants. -