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and nt year. Jj e rho owns the r O' values of Teen largely , The stock .amongthe broker* Bad. Now York upplied money freely, > control of this splendid property^* hard to decide ju»t now. A number of sp-culstor* who were in the Richmond and Danville deal were also conspicuous in the Central contest. The control of the great Georgia system by “the Clyde people” would be most un fortunate. If Gen. Alexander is let alone to follow his own judgment and dictate his own policy, it may be well for the stockholders of the Central. If he is ebliged to follow the lead of the brokers and speculators, or of the friends of rival systems, it will be unfortunate for the friends and patroas of the road. It is just this uncertainty which has followed his fight all the way through, and which made old stockholders shake their heads and conservative journals oppose his success. Gen. Alexander's usefulness was impaired and his position forfeited, while President of the Louisville and fettered him. He is a man of resoui sanguine, nervous and speculative—al- th< ugh an officer of fine attainment and a railroad man of strong ability. THX aaOCL TICKET. Capt. Raoul's board of directors would have been Messrs. W. G. Raoul, H. M. Comer, Jacob ltauers, Wm. W. Gordon, George J. Mill*, John M. Goerard, J. J. Gresham, George Cornwall, William Hunter, S. M- Inuuian, J. A. Duckworth, Abraia Maura, lieurge 8. Owens. All of these, wm, the exception oi Col. Owens, are iu the present board and are up for re-election. Col. Owens was put in to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John i>»w.-o.., r.sij al.I.XAWKh'a TICKET FoU-ia'i.i; ii fie ii ■ - bo,rd of direc tors: E. P. Alexander, . n. l'hinisy, Au gusta; r.. .vl. line;., J. J. Wilder, A. Vetsbur., 1:.1 y ttiun, .1. K. Garnett, C. R. \Vihi is, A . i. Mills, Mavannsb; l\ B. llarrolil, .ti.ericii-; I'at Celnoun, At lanta; ll. II. Ho,libs and John C, Cal houn, .V m i oik. tie ii. .i. c i. *. r ha- heel, general man ager : i tv e r . Pailroail of Ala- ^i,a?n. u- « '•-oryi* Railroad, V,c.-i ---ih i. li.ueml Manager of ll,e i, . ,ille ilaiir, ad. lie i- ... u'a ,.sl sai promt- ii.. ii i.i s' r i it* n tiling the war. • i l test lu-i.ay in the Central elec- n . very marked. There was quite a .. -v n..inn r of leading men from dif- 1. ii i pai is .if I In State present. Voting br,a al Id a. in., and Gen. Alexander te-gan voti u lirst and,held the polls near ly all day. lien he stopped he and his friends hot put in nearly forty-four thousand shares. Capt. Raoul and his frienus xie toting at this hour 8 p. m. It is hardly probable that the result will be announced much before midnight. As there are only seventy-five thonsand shares it is conceded that Gen. Alexan der will be elected by between ten and twelve thousand shares. His friends are - Jubilant to-night. No point was made aga nst proxies of stock bought since Oct 2nd. Morning News. The only excitement in Athens is the contest between Messrs. W. D. McDow ell, a prominent young merchant on Col lege avenue, and I. V. Murray, the re tiring officer, over the position of aider- man in the second ward. Mr. Murray bad announced for re-election, and Mr. McDowell opposed him. But a few days before the election, somehow, the city attorneyship was engrafted into the issue. Mr. W. B. Burnett'* friendswere supposed to bo supporting McDowell, and it was even charged that he was brought ont in that gentleman’s inter est. On the other hand, it was gener ally conceded that Murray would vote for Cobb in the evenfef his success. Both the candidates were popular in the ward, and the contest was doubtful. Mr. Cobb controlled the college vote, as also considerable outside influence. The morning of the election a report was eir- cultated that McDowell was also a Cobh man. Friends of Capt Burnett went to him and asked if it was true. That gen tleman replied that he was committed to no one, sed if elected would go into of fice unpledged; thst he would v Hsj for Nashville Railroad, by just such Wall the candidate ho thought the hi. Jpsnd gink influences, -wWefc eofllMW*tba Wsbirsxpsvtaie^'tokn^ Hri BuTi^.Cs ATHENS & JEFFERSON. friends were at first satisfied with this reply, but about noon they discovered that Mr. Cobb's backers were putting in McDowell votes. This alarmed both them and also Mr. Murray, who had con fidently counted on the Cobb influence. The result was thst the Burnetters changed fast and began to vote solidly for Murray, depositing 26 votes before the polls closed that would otherwise have gone for McDowell, so they say. On th* other hand, Mr. Murray affirms he would have been succossful by a good majority had promises been kept. The result, however, was the election of Mr. Murray by two majority. In a few days there was talk of a con test, and in due time the papers were served. Mr. McDowell’s side was first beard. He was represented by Messrs, l'ope Barrow and George D. Thomas; Mr. Murray by Messrs. E. T. Brown, W. B. Burnett and George C. Thomas. They only challenged one or two white votes, but a number of negroes. After legal notice, Mr. Murray had his hearing last week. His counsel, in their efforts, at tempted to throw out the votes of sev eral white citizens, and on the ground that one had not got his receipt from the clerk of council, when it was proved that at the time he registered the city owed him over $100 more than he was indebted to it for taxes; and further, thst it had been the custom of the citj for years to square accounts with all sucl creditors. What the res -lt of the contest will be we do not know. Both sides are confi dent. Mr. McDowell's lawyers asked for a heanng to-day before Judge Hutchins, as they wished that the le gally elected officer m%ht have the op portunity of taking part in the organisa tion of the new council on Wednesday next. Mr. Murray’s lawyers, however, ask that the matter be postponed until the 10th, that they may have an oppor tunity to study the testimony. We sup pose their petition will be granted. There the matter now hangs. Mr. Mc Dowell's lawyers assert that they can throw ont enough votes to set them ahead, and claim the petition for post ponement of a hearing as an acknowl edgement of weakness on the M urray aide. Mr. Murray's counsel affirm that they will not only be able to hold their U>wn, but will give their man an increased majority. neighbor- from few. -■ Ting in aland and it re- TOO MUCH LIQUOR. Mr. llussrll Nays the Road Will As- J Loaded Colored Man Thrown suredty Be Dalit. . . I from a Buggy. lion. R. B. ilusscll, our member in the (The streets were filled yesterday with legislaturr, was in our office yesterday, ewunken negr et shirering about the and we asked him about the charier of ijrners and loudly talking. Conspicuous the Athens A- Jefferson road that ha bad among the crowd was a negro named passed. "Yes," was the reply, "the road is chartered, and 1 feel assured that it will be built if the people interested will only do their duty. It will cost about $100,- 000 to grade, iron and equip the road in the manner I would like, and if Athens, Jefferson and the people along the line will give something like one-third this amount the cars will be running through in eight months. I do not ask them, either, to take slock, but simply to buy . JU«4 giQLikSge bonds on the road, and I tutit would F>“ raent. 1 do not claim that I can build the road myself, for 1 have not the capi- tal; but there is a company at my hack that can control all the rnoniy it needs. 1 will have a public meeting at Jefferson during court week in February, and take initial steps toward organizing and build ing the road. Jefferson is enthused on the subject, and one gentleman there told me to pul him down for $2,000, and says that his town will give $16,000 r-ther than miss the road.” * Will the road be run in connection With theG., J. & S.?” “It will have no connect! >n with that nne, nor will the Georgia road have a particle of interest in it. It will be an independent company. It is not p.opus- •d lo let the road terminate at Jefferson, but tu carry it above the place, so as to intersect the Augusta A- Chattanooga, probably at *>ry l'ond. This will give Jefferson all the benefit that ean be de rived from that great line to the West, and again tap it in the interest of Ath- •"*:, Hu ,‘ cour »' its present terminus will be JeflcTaon.” —Will it be « narrow guage?” **Ye«, but ft well-equipped one. The charter gives us the right to run through any street in Athena, which will save tfce ' of PV in fi for » nyht or way. I aball do ad iin my power ;o build the !?*■... ” “J enterprise tails through it will bo the fault of the people.' Will Wilkins, who drove about in a bug gy. The driver was loaded up to the muzzle with mean liquor. At Baldwin & Fleming's corner his horse started across the street at only a moderate gait and any child could have stopped it; but Wilkins was too drunk to even guide the animal, and he zig-zagged over to the corner, the speed of the horse increasing, and then the buggy either came in con tact with a wagon, or the horse shied, that pitched the drunken driver out on his face, striking on the frozen ground with great force. A fearful gash was — —a— iSa. negro's hesiL anA it~»- —ln- thought that his back and side are in jured. He was carried into Dr. Lyndon’s drug store, and from there taken home. His condition was thought to be serious. Yesterday one of the solid and clear headed old farmers from an adjacent county dropped into our office—a man who has made a success of whatever he touches. The conversation turned on the interview we had with a gentleman, wherein was described the destitution existing among many negroes and the poorest class of whites. “Yes,” was the reply, “every word of what your informant says is true, for I know of many just snch cares that come under my immediate eye. There U al ready suffering for the necessaries of life in the country, and I very much fear that before the winter is over it will be greatly increased. There are plenty of families, not far from the sound of the church bells of Athens, both white and black, to whom meat is a luxury and even corn bread far from plentiful. They are without comfortable clothing, and the hovels in which they live do not contain $3 worth of furniture each. As I say, there are such cases in evi hood, and, alas! they are^ But these people have *jy th*t»d M»tha v« their troubles. Were the; flowing with milk and quired any management and industry to gather {he harvest,it would,be the same with them. This suffering class are all natural born vagrants, and they are now reaping the fruits of their thriftlessness, mismanagement and laziness, sown ever since the war. I had been expecting this for several years, and I think we are only getting a taste of what is yet to come. Unless our people quit loafing so much, and get down to work, there is going to be starvation. I do not mean among the people who work and man age properly, but with the class that is now suffering. These people have been fastened on to the farmers like leeches since the war, and have now sucked about all the substance left us with the sur render. We mortgaged our lauds to support them, while they, in turn, did just as little work as possible. They strike a few pnny licks in the spring and early summer, gathered their scanty harvest in the fall, and the balance of the year is devoted to loafing and frolieking. Well, the farmers have sustained this just as long as they are able. These suckers, under the guise of laborers (?), have about eaten up the land, and no more can be drawn on it. They are now being turned loose to shift for them selves, and real suffering is the natural outcome. Why, if we did not have the best country on God’s green earth we would have all been in the poor-house long ago. There is not another land on earth that could so long have stood snch a siege from thriftless negroes and vagabond whites. They are being shipped from farms and are flocking into the towns and cities, where the substance of the coun try has been drawn. You will find them veritable Egyptian locusts, destroying all in their path.” “What will be the outcome of this?” we asked. “God only knows. It is easier for a leoparu to change its spots or an Ethi- opean its skin, than to revolutionize the nature of a nigger; and I must say, thst there is a certain class of whites but little improvement on these people. They have been used to working just as little as possible—knocking off every time a circus, a big meeting, an election or any public gathering comes within their range. When they should be preparing their lands or saving manure they are visiting, fishing and hunting, and seem utterly oblivious of the future. They certainly let each day take care of itself. The suffering and destitution that your friend describes is the natural and legiti mate outcome of this thriftlessness and idleness. It is just what any sensible man could foresee. I think it a good sign when we see farmers lopping off these barnacles. If they had driven them off, or mads them get to work, long ago, the country would have been much bet ter off. I waste no sympathy on these suffering loafers. Maybe starvation will force them to work. Nothing else wilL” Co oxen. Chamber, Athens, Ga, Jan uary 5, 1887, 10 o’clock a. si.—The last meeting of the old council was held this morning. Present, His Honor, Mayor Reaves, and a full board of aldermen. The minutes of the regular called meet ings in November were read and con firmed. The committee on water works repor ted that they had considered the petition of Lucy Cobb Institute to place two small fountains in the yard of the Insti tute, and while the committee would be glad to supply these fountains, they do not think the city has the power to ap propriate money for this purpose, and that the clerk of council be instructed to notify the proper authorities of the In- stitue of this action. The committee on lights reported thst they had caused lamps to be placed on Mil'.edge avenue and at West End chapel, as directed by council at last meeting.. Reports re ceived and adopted. The annual and monthly reports of the Treasurer, Chief of Police, Clprk of Market a;d Street com 1 „ (L By cash paid keepscrntrisK^s. 711 8» By cash paid tor aewer Jl'' By cash paid street band*. V 8.897 95 By cash oo hand.. -j 1,206 38 <8.404 1 mourns dps. xm of 1836 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREAB- URER OF THE CITY OF ATH ENS, GEORGIA, FOR THE YEAR 1896. 7b the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Athene: Gentlemen—I respectfully submit the following report, showing the receipts to the city, and the disbursement of the same by the city authorities for 1886. Also, a eiatemant showing the debt of the city, amount of taxable property, amount of tax assessed on same, and other matters connected with the finances: GENERAL EXPENSE ACCOUNT. Jan. 1 to cash on hand $ 5,735 65 Jan. 1 to cash rec’d. for rent of Town Hall 16 65 Jan. 1, to cash rec’d from fund for pub lic school buildings 1,257 00 Jan l,to casu trana- feerred from cistern ucct 86 50 Jan. 1, lo cash rec’d 33 00 9 70 67 09 20 00 82 50 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HOW THEY ARE TREATED. C«l. Smith Gives His Convicts Christmas Dinner. We mftke the following cxtrftct from Mr. Shubrick’ft last report on his visit to the state convict camp*. It will be seen that, as usual, Col. Smith's prisoners are Kplendid condition, and he is doing all for them that the law and humanity re quires: “1 next visited the camp on the Macon and Covington railroad. Here I found seventy-six convicts, with only two in the hospital, both being convalescent. There were three others complaining of coMa, hut not *ufticiently sick to go to the hospital. These barracks, as men tioned in a special report of last month, are in good condition. “On i he 23d I visited Camp Ogle thorpe, and found everything in good condition There are now at this camp seventy-three convicts, with no sick. At Col. Smith's camps preparations wjre being made to give the convicts a Christ- ^NTRAL R; CoWskation With t NTRAL RAILROAD Docs it Mean a the Richmond nd Danville Y The total vote in the Central Railroad election at Savannah was, Alexander, 42,- 100; Raoul, 2T,320—entire 69.329. Gen. Alexander cast 37,000 votes in per son, representing the amount purchased fur dog tags.. Jan. 1, lo cash rec’d lor pound fees.... Jan. 1, to cash rec’d lor auction license. 50 00 Jan. 1, to cash rec’d for peddl’ia license. 30 00 Jan. 1, to cash rec’d from board of edu cation 100 00 Jan. 1, lo cash nc’d from rock, dyna mite, Ax... Jan. 1, to cash re’ed for tine* in May or's Court 065 65 Jan, 1, to cash rec’d for magazine fees.. 134 25 Jan. 1, to cash nc’d for market fees.... 624 04 Jin. 1, to caih reed for Opera House license Jan. 1, to cash rec’d for billiard and pool license Jan. 1, lo cash rec’d for dray license... 685 00 Jan. 1, to caab rec’d from laxes 20,547 23 Jan 1, by cash paid on Waterworks ac count Jan. 1, by cash paid on account of fire department- Jan. 1, by cash paid on account of gas and oil lamps, and lighters. Jan. 1, by ain't paid for lota for public school buildings and advertising.... Jan. 1, by cash paid on account of pau pers Jan. 1, by cash paid ou account of print ing Jan. 1, by cash paid on miscellaneous account m Jan. 1, by cash paid on account of pule. lie property Jan. 1, by cash paid on officers salaries. Jan. 1, by cash paid on Police account.. Jan. 1, by cash on baod Due from taxes of 1— ... $1,855 48 \\ Due from taxes Mck of tj'"' 1*86 4,050 pO. Due from Athens Street ' Railway Company.. 2J0 l Total. "pest./ fbt of the cityoi The debt of the city'on the January, 1886, was as follows r* 8c. hoods, issued/ in 1873, to railrrafls..<48,060 00 \ day of Town currency out standing. Due on open accounts. Due on salary accounl Total debt $74,517 00 Of the foregoing debt, the following amouuts have been paid during the pres ent year: Am’t due oo interest acc't, 400 00 Am’t due oo open *00*1*, 750 00 Am’t due ou salary acc’t to Aldermen 800 00 Total amount paid <1,950 00 DEBT JANUARY 1ST, 1887. The debt of the city on the 1st day of January, 1887, it sa follows: 8 per cent bonds. Issued 1883 to Railroad, due Jan. 1st, 1888 25,000 00 8 pel cent bunds, issued in 1873, to Railroad,due Jan. 1st. 1893 23.000 00 8 per cent bunds, issued in 1873, to College, due July 1st, 1898. 24,500 00 5 per cent bonds, issued July 1st, lur Public School buildings, due July 1916 20.000 00 X .. “ pPg If >*.. “ «'*•*■* 192 . “ “ . 7 In .closing my term of office I return my heartfelt thanks tothe Mayor, Chair man of Police. Committee ■ and general council for courtesies and assistance rendered by their counsels - in the dis charge of my duties; and while the police service has not been what I desired it to be, it has been, I trust, satisfactory to the Mayor and council. Very respect fully, D. Cran Oliver. REPORT OP CLEBE OF MARKET. To the Hon. Mayor and Council of the City of Athens, Ga. The following is the annual report of the Clerk of Market from January 8, 1886 to January 1, 1887: 1253 beeves at 50c $626.50 479quarters at 15c....- 71.85 203 veal at 25c 50.74 37quarters at 7ijc 2.80 1,144 sheep at 10c. 511 hogs ' at 10c 147 kids at 10c <932.10 Treasurer’s fees one half ... .465.05 ...<619.55 Total Bonded Debt, <92,500 00 Town Currency outstand ing 67 00 Interest due, Jan. 1,1887 Due on open acc’ts, wa ter rents, &c 900 00 Tuck, is the only ba^iff in Georgia who we ever heard of mating money ont of the office. Willingham has made and paid for a good farm, which is well stocked, and every cent of it, besides the support of his family, came from the fees of his office. Bailiff Beat.—Col. Joe Willingham, of Buck Branch district, has at last been downed, and John Tuck takes his place. The election came off last Saturday, and resulted in the complete defeat of Col. Willingham. He is said to have made a large amount of money out of the bai liff’s office in the past five years. Will Not.Resign.—In speaking of the rumored resignation of Senator Brown, a special to the Columbus Sun says: “A member of Gov. Brown’s fam ily to-day told your correspondent he knew of no ground for snch a rumor, and that Senator Brown would leave Monday to resume his duties in Wash ington.” < 2,621 25 2,879 69 Total debt. taxable property. ] Property of Whites. Real • state 1,975,207 00 Vehicles and live stock 71,444 00 Furniture, Silver ware jewelry, Ac. 207,851 00 Merchandise 348,370 00 Honey,Debts,Open acc't9 aud bonds. 804.834 00 Bank Stuck, 325,000 00 Gross receipts of Insurance, Tele- grapb. Express it Telephone Co.’s, 261,141 00 Total 8,993,347 00 Property of Colored. Real Estate, 111,450 00 Vehicles and live 1,905 00 stock........ Furniture, Jewel ry, &c. Merchandise ..... Money and debts, 11.349 00 1,030 00 675 00 Total, 126,409 00 4,244 22 1,257 90 Aggregate am’t of property, <4,119,756 00 Am’t of Tax assessed on property at 110 p.c. 45,317 31 Am’t of street intru sion tax 25 00 Am’t of Street Tax... 1,528 00 1,494 53 4,104 25 8.435 64 Total assessment of Tax.... <46,870 31 THE AMOUNT OF TAX FOB THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY GOVERN MENT SEIKO AS FOLLOWS: For general purposes, 50 per ct 20,610 15 For Railroad bond ac count, 15 perct ... 6,183 04 College bond acc'tjS pc. 2,061 01 School “ “ 3 p.c. 1,286 60 Public Schools ac count, 20 per ct.... 8,944 07 Street acc’t, 17 per ct. 7,007 44 Street acc't all of the Street Tax 1.528 00 <30,444 *6 <30,444 26 INTEREST ACCOUNT WITH R. R. BONDS. Jao 1. to cash on band $ 405 85 Jan. 1, to cash rec’d from taxes 6.197 14 Jan. 1, by cash paid interest <3,800 00 Jan. 1, by cash on hand ' 2,802 99 mas dinner. None of them will be quired to work on that day.” NEW BANKS. by his friends. No point was made about his proxies, although the Raoul party be lieved that the by-laws did not legalize any vote not held three months prior to the ballot. Mrs. Greene’s block of over six thousand voten had been bought out right by the Alexander party and was voted by him. The Macon Telegraph says of the elec tion: The result of the election is a great surprise to the friends of the present management, who looked upon Capt. Raoul's election as an absolute certainty. They say it was the home vote that de feated him, and instead of standing by him, the bulk of the Savannah stock was voted for Alexander. It was rumored to-night that Capt Raoul will be offered the general mana gership of the road. The impression has been current that the syndicate which was after the road is composed of wreckers. General Alexander said to-night that although 28,OUO shares of stock are held North, the management will be left en tirely to the South, and that the road will be run in the interest of the stack- holders and of the dtate. His policy will be to build ut; the largest possible account with funds for public schools i 1 . tr. . ... J : , $6602 99 $6,G02 99 INTEREST ACCOUNT WITH COLLEGE BONDS. Jan. 1, to cash oo band.? 410 12 Jan. 1, to cash ricicvtd from laxes ...? 2,025 18 Jau. 1, by cash paid Knox School < 31 00 Jnn. 1, by cash paid in tern! 1,764 00 Jao. 1, by cash on hand 640 30 B»d Weather Nat Keep the Ckll4r<a Away, Cold and dark and snowy as yesterdav tW ,V h<r * T* 1 *“ 65 percent, of the liti tie folke in the Oconee street school at ,nd Prompt—a phe nomenally Urge attendance under the circumstances. ia ahiLLiT* 1 ** two . thin 8»—the school ~* h »PPJ school, and the little propl. love to go Take T0 ,ein an, “ tow '>o likes to h ’ “ d “ ““broken array sometimes has It, then it means some, tiling good aomewhare f or the school AMioiuinhinj Eight naw families are retried he £ ° flhe KSta New to » Candidate far Be tkat F bTlriilnot , L ln . U!r S,' W . Albans'Capital ta Be Considerably 8wollen. The last legislature granted two char ter* for banks in Athsns—the Exchange Bank, with paid in capital of $50,000, with Mr. B. K. Reaves at the head, and the Athena Loan, Banking and Savings Association, with a capital of $50,000. The former bank will be organised in a few days, as everything is ready for bu siness. The latter association was gotten up by Hon. R. B. Russell, and is also assured. It will open doors about the lat of February. It will do a general banking business, with a savings depaart- ment Such an institution is a long-felt want in Athens. It will also negotiate loans on commission and do a general brokerage business. local traffic, to enttntrage emigration and anticipate the needs of business in the way of transportation facilities. A daily line of steamships will be established be tween Savannah and New York as soon as he thinks the trade will warrant it. He will make no removals in any of the departments at present, and removals in future will be only for inefficiency. Gen eral Alexander’s policy will be to run the road :n the interest of the stock holders. ABE WE BOTTLED. THE MACHEN INJUNCTIONS- Th* Status of tha Bills sad Cross-lllls FU- *4 la tha case. Macon, Ga, Jan. 3.—[Special.] To day a petition was filed by J. C. How land, attorney far C. A. Thorpe, asking thst the Utter be made a party tothe aoit between the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad company, and the Cov ington end Macon company. A cross bill was also filed asking that Thorpe’s assignment be sat aside on the ground of misrepresentation in obtaining the same for the benefit of the Georgia and Florida corporation. The authorities of the road do not think the petition will amount to anything, as they possess written con veyances from Major Thorpe to the com pany. The injunction ease between the two roads was postponed to-day on ac count of tha Ulness of N. E. Harris, at- terney for the Covington and Macon. W when^'wnT 1 ^ B Southern Snow.—Mr. Luthur I Burch came down from Gainesville yen.I tenUy, and tells na that not a flake of snow has fallen north of HarmenyGrovs. I The up-oountry has not experienced any of the severe weather felt in Athens. hJ The Bannek- Watchman has opposed the ascendancy of the Alexander party because it believed that the Richmond & Danville system might be behind ihe scenes end it would be a calamity for Georgia and Carolina to have these two competing systems unite. Yesterday's Atlanta Constitution says It is not a violation of confidence to say at this writing that the Richmond & West Point Terminal company, which controls the Richmond and Danville $2,435 30 $2,435 30 INTEREST ACCOUNT WITH SCHOOL BONOS. To Cash rec’d from tnxrs, 1 190 38 By cash paid Interest.... 300 00 By cun on band, 890 38 $1,190 38 <1,190 38 CISTERN ACCOUNT. Jao. 1—To cash on hand, 86 50 Feb. 1—By am’t 'rans- ferred to general ex pense acc't $80 50 <86 50 To cub rec’d from ux- e» of 1886 ...X... 7,935 86 By cub paid over to Treas. of Board of Eaucatinn 7,770 19 By cub on hand... .. 165 67 <7,935 88 <7,935 86 <500 00 85 80 1,257 00 system, has been from the inception of General Alexanner*! fight for the presi dency of the Central railroad, hU earnest and potential backer. That some ar rangement hu been agreed on between General Alexander and the West Point Terminal company cannot be doubted. What this arrangement is the future must develop. It is stated positively that the final result will be a merging of tha Richmond and Danville and tilt Central systems. We cannot Touch for the truth of this statement, but we do now know that it will bring those two great systems into close and harmonicas relations. A word may be said u to the position of Mr. S. M. Inman, one of the directors of the Central railroad on the Raoul tick et Mr. Inmaan has been repeatedly tendered a place on General Alexander's board, hut banc associated with Mr. Raonl ho declined to take a place in the new board. Had his consent been given his name would have been owbeth tick ets in yesterday’s contest Pkrched coffee has gene np to 22 cents per pound--the highest price in years. . ACCOUNT WITH FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. July 1.— To ca-li reoived far <20,000 nf school band* <20,000 By auh paid J. H. Rucker, commission for negotia ting bonds By cash paid J. H. Rucker, bill for printing hoods,.. By cuh refunded lo gen eral expense account amount paid for Iota and advertising By cash paid for “Notice to Con'rectors,” 2nd time.. By cash paid W. W. Thomas on account as architect- By cash paid E. W. Burke for desks.... By cash paid drayage on desks By cash paid Mrs. Hodgson for lot By cash paid M. B. McGinty ou contract for buildings By cash paid Maddny & Jones By cash on hand 17 16 300 00 1,475 00 1,500 00 8,000 00 39 00 7,811 79 <20,000 <30,000 STREET ACCOUNT. January 1.— To cashauhaud......,.< 33 73 To cash received from Mrs. Smith for work oo pave ment g 00 To cash received from Mrs Cobb for work on pave ment 38 03 To cash received for rock, dynamite, Sx. 41 03 To cash received from taxes 8.394 17 By oaab paid blacksmith By cash paid for pair of make.... By cash paid tat misoaHtv 209 80 835 00 Stall rent j Respectfully submitted, f Jno. W. Bkumbt, ter S. F. lAldeyman White moped thsPinanmuch 3 stall rents are a part of the fees of the office of clerk of market that the clerk should receive one half of these fees al so, and that the treasurer be instructed to refund to cierk of market one-half the stall rents paid to the city for 1886, and that in future the clerk of market retain one-half the stall rents. Adopted. The fallowing bills were ordered paid when properly approved: Athens Gas Light Co. $2.70, $6.90, $2.70, 85c, $268.75; Bloomfield Reel Co. $4; Childs, Nickerson it Co. $21.85; W. McKinnon $5 and $10; O’Farrel it Hodg son $11.75; Talmadge Bros. $8.48 and $25.00; Hodgson Bros. $12.32; Childs, Nickerson & Co. $1.05; Jos. Jacobs $25; J. H. Huggins $9.22; Maddrey & Jones $15.40; E H Dorsey $31.50; H K Nicholson $7.35; Hull t Hipkins $17.65; M. B. McGinty $70; Pioneer Janitor $20; Edge, Dorsey & Co. $14; M. B Mc- Giogy $27; $2.85 and $86.08; Pioneer Co. $60. The following resolution, introduced by alderman Gantt, was unanimously adopted: By Alderman Gantt— Resolved, That the council desires to record its high appreciation of the effi cient services during the past year of His Honor R. K. Reaves, retiring Mayor, and to return thanks for the impartial, courteous manner in which he has pre sided over the deliberations of this body. The annual reports of the city officers give substantial evidence of the value of Mr. Reaves’ services to the city. Resolved, further, That the council extends to Mr. Reaves and the outgoing members of council best wishes for health and prosperity, with regrets that their pleasant associations are now sun dered. After a short address by Mayor Reaves the old council adjourned sine die. W. A. Gillklanp, Clerk. TOE NEW COUNCIL. Immediately after the adjrumment of the old council, His Honor Mayor Reaves administered the oath of office to the new Mayor-elect, Hon. A. H. Hodgson. Hia Honor Mayor Hodgson then ad ministered the oatn of office to the new aldermen-elect, viz: Wm. Dootson. I. V. Murray, M. B. McGinty and Dr. J. A. HunnicutL The Mayor then announced the new board properly organized and ready for business, with a full board present Alderman White stated that inasmuch as the Beat of Alderman Murray was be ing contested by Mr. W. A. McDowell, and a decision of the matter by the judge of the superior court of this circuit would be had in a few days, he thought it would be best for the council to adjou.-n this meeting until the question was set tled, and he moved that council adjourn until 10 o’clock a. m. on the 10th inst. Motion adopted. Yeas, White, Hunni- cutt, Gantt McGinty; nays. Smith, Mur ray. W. A. Gillkland, Clerk. Bubpee Bros.—We invite especial at tention to the advertisement ol this [ive young firm, that has just opened at the old Benton shops, inear ReaveirtStable. They will manufacture carriages, buggies and wagons, and also/do a general repair work. The Burpee Bsoa. are well known to our citizens as reliable and clever young men and first-class work men, and they will doubtless do a splen did business. If you need anything in their line give them a call. __ becoming mG.dWHrR.ore appal ent, that there is no room in this country for the permanent existence of a great party organization on a purely class ba sis. It has been tried repeatedly under the most favorable auspices, -but after the first gust of popular passion, in which movements of this charactes ordinarily have their birth, it invariably disintegra tes and subsides because of the narrow ness and un-American character of the foundation upon which leaders seek to rear their superstructure. The meteor-like rise and fall of the old Know-Nothing party was 8 notable exemplification of their experiences, and we begin to think that the Knights of Labor notwithstanding the great noise they are, or have been, making among us, ore in a fair way of duplicating their fate. The former planted itself upon one idem, and the idea con emplated a system of class legislation scarcely in harmony either with the self evident truths pro claimed by tne Declaration of Independ ence, or the generous provisions of the constitution, which was Its outgrowth. The patriotic sentiment of this country was largely in sympaty with it at the start, but when its organizers and lead ers entered the political arena and con tended for the “spoil” with the same ea gerness and the same spirit of self-seek ing that had characterized the old parties, that sympathy was gradually withdrawn, find TCn/W-MA$ltltSllnWlSt wtlalalk — ! A !s_ SOHETHINO FOB THE LaDIKS.—Mr. Hope H. Hale, of Maysville, has bought the rights of Jackson, Banks and Clarke counties for the best thing in the way of shears we ever saw. They are nickle- plated, double-edged, reversible shears (Bryan & Wooten patent) They are so arranged that when one edge becomes dull, by simply touching a spring they are reversed. Then again, a spring be tween the blades keeps the points close together, so it matters not how worn the rivet gets, they cut as well as if just from the store. They are razor-steel, highly finished, and cost but little more than an ordinary pair of shears. A good pair of scissors is a great luxury to the ladiev, and there is 110 humbug about the ones Mr. Hale sells, as can be seen at a glance. He will establish agencies to receive orders. and Know-NothingtSm, which with its one idea, had awepf she country like a simoon, was permitted to die a natural death. It lived its day, and nothing now remains but* memory. _ So of the Knights of Labor. Their rise and progress in many respects have borne a striking resemblance to their illustrious predecessors, the Know-Noth ings. Like these they have their private conclaves, their passwords, grips, etc.; and like these, also, they insist in s spirit of selfishness the machinery of State and Federal legislation shall be employed as occasion may require, uot so much for the common welfare as for the special benefit of a particular class. Their spirit is the spirit of proscription. Like the Know-Nothings, moreover, the Knights have many grievences and complaints about and against such of their fellow- men as are not of their own way of think- to Mr. l’owdorly, pretesting sgainst 23" l f „ g0Ternme " t ’ S ° CK>1 - they cal! his arbitrary interference Black Locusts.—Hundreds of pover ty-stricken negroes are moving into Athens, and every hovel in the city is rented, and still there is a demand for more. Farmers are driving them off, and they flock to the towns and cities. The vagrant law should be rigidly en forced. Such new-comers as these should not be admitted to our public schools. They pay no taxes, and are no earthly benefit to the city. Mahbied.—On yesterday, at St. Phil lip’s church, Atlanta, Mr. John H. Peper, dry gosds salesman at H. K. Nicholson's, and Miss Carrie B. Varaedoe, of Atlanta. The bridal couple reached Athens last night on the 8 o’clock Georgia train, and a reception tendered them by Mr. A. W. Vess at his home on Jackson street The presents given Mr. and Mrs. Peper were numerous and beautiful. Our best wishes a'-tend them. Fob the State University.—Yester day the governor drew three large war rants in favor of the State University. The first was for $8,925 the semi-annual interest on the State's certificates of in debtedness from one to seventeen inclu sive. The second was for $3,157.07, semi-annual interest on the landscript fund. The third was for $8,000, the reg ular annual appropriation. The three sums netted to the University a total of $50,082.07.—Constitution. HENRY CLAY BELCHER- Ttnal assessments, .., ..w <46,87031 ASSKro ANP LIABILITIES. ASSETS. a City Hall, S.OOilAr Firemens Hall 1,500 00 Rock Quary 150 00 Two Magazines... .. 750 00 Mules, Carta, Rock Crusher, Engines, Tools, &c. 3,800 00 Iron Safe end Office Furniture, ........ 600 00 150 Gas Lamp Posts, Giobes.Oil Lamps,Ac. 1,950 00 Demands Due 8,108 43 Luts for School Build- iocs and Buildings unfinished 11,000 00 Cash on hand, to credit of all acc’ts. 21,954 10 Total assets ....<50,709 53 LIABILITIES As per statement of debt,..,. <94,303 00 Respectfully submitted, W. A. GILLKLAND, Tress. ANNUAL SEPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. To the Honorable Mayor and Coun cil of the city of Athens: Gentlemen—I respectfully submit the following report, showing the number of arrests, amount of fines, and other matters connected with the Police department for the year 1886. Number of arrests.... 174 cases dccketedl74 white male.'... 52 colored •‘rrr-.— 94 white females.. 2 colored “.....26 found guilty or plead gouty.... 156 dischuged .... 17 bound over to ci ty court 1 Amount of fines impos ed Amt. of fines collected and paid treasurer. .<965 56 Amt fines worked oc‘ on streets and contin ued 121 45 Amount of fines remit ted 32 00 Amount of fines served ont in prison.... 12 20 <1,131 30 What He Has to Soy About His Con. ditlon ond Ills Prospects. Editors Banner-WatchmaJi: In your highly appreciated journal a few daj-s ago, I read a brief sketch of myself, ani madverting upon my recent orgies. Al though I would naTe preferred reticence in regard to my unfortunate contretemps, I am constrained to say that you have elicited my highest admiration and grate ful feelings, for the eulogistic and sym pathetic words in which your article was couched. Your kind words will have a salutary effect, and I sincerely pray be instrumental in restoring an isolated and unfortunate man to happiness and for mer manhood. I deem it more honor able to acknowledge my foibles than to attempt to palliate or deny them. But, in vindication of my errors, I will say that few ever had as potent incentive to become the victim of Bacchus as the sub ject of your sketch. The loss of two be loved wives and seven idolized little chil dren, added to extreme poverty and con tinual disappointments, is sufficient to have made Nero weep and overwhelmed the strongest of minds. I can’t obtain employment to enable me to live commensurate with my former life. My appeals seem to be ignored by all to whom I apply, and 1 almost execrate myself and feel that suicide would be a pardonable offence in my case. 1 have made effort after effort to secure profitable employment in Athens, and every appeal has only added another dagger to my heart and augmented my mental anguish. Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn, has been realized to the utmost extent in my cas4. I am now out o employment and no means to defray my expenses. This is a very disagreeable predicament for any intelligent man to be in. This is my common fate, though I hope through the benifident disposition of some one to soon find a decent way. to make a sup port. Yon have my highest respect for tha sympathy you expressed in my be half. Truly &c. Henrv Clat BELCnKB. P. S.—I would write you in better language, but I am too much enervated at present. H. C. B. Public Sale.—Owing to cold weather, but s small crowd attended sale yester day at the Court House. Following prop erty was disposed of: House and lot in the city, belonging to Henry Barefield, was bought by E. K Lumpkin for $8. House and lot belonging to Tom Reed, col., sold to E. K. Lumpkin for $15, Machinery belonging to D. M. Wil son’s shoe shop, was sold to M. B. Mc Ginty for $50. 7 20 Amount collected from impounding stock < Amount of tax. ft. lias 13 75 . ^2 66 Amoontof accounts for rock; etc., collected- 46 25 1,131 30 2,026 01 <5? J Fines Goodrum zu*de24 Moon “ 14 Hill “ 13 Culp “ 26 HcKie « 36 JOHN ROACH DYING. 0 23 23 0 $276.31 2 17 15 2 139.66 1 30 26 4 159.63 3 29 28 1 210.49 6 28 23 5 346.31 r <1.131.130 32 arrests have Veen made for violx- Ixtion of section ofjordinsnees 219.- 102 arrests for violation of section 225 180 185 198 203 ^1, 296 irlSS^Ed.’ W. .213 tineas - department* |ch position he hai iomnetont, byhisoz His Disease the Same As That Which Car ried Awav Oeu-ral Grant. New York, Jan. 3.—It is announced upon authority of his own family that John Roach, the ship builder of Chester, Pa^ is suffering from epitholema, and beyond the reach of medical help, except so far as it mar alleviate his sufferings. His ease is very similar to thst of Gen eral Grant, the location of the disease, however, being in the roof of the mouth instead of the throat. The cancerbegan to develop last January. In March an operation was performed, in the hqpe that the disease might be eradicated. In the Slimmer the trouble returned, and ' became evident to the physicians that there was no hope. Roach is now fail ing gradually, his agony relieved only by anodynes. A Trrkibee Rnflection.—The pres ent election will result in retiring the negro from politics in Athens and Clarke county, for they have made it so shame' fully disgraceful, that hereafter the whites will nominate a ticket and give them no chancd to.sell out. There is a unanimous demand now for s nomina tion. „ 41 aM'lMBtapa m'-ui'.i'r. Mrs; RodgeraoudUst night: “I received the *“■! I have hastened to obey it. Last evening I yisit- od four local assemblies in DistrieT24, and would have visited six had I been sble to get around. There has been very little dono in District 24 in the way of subscribing to the Anarchist defense fond, and I think, as far as this assem bly is concerned, the order affects sub scriptions to the United Labor party more than anything else. You see tho Knights of Labor are too apt to think that a political earty bearing such a name as the new one must necessarily be for and with the laboring men. I hope that this will prove to be sc, but it will never do for the asemMies of tho Knights to support any party with funds of their treas uries. Now, suppose an assembly was Democratic by a slight majority what will provent the members from votinga sums to the Democratic campaign fbnd? or if Republican, to the fund of that par ty : That would never do, and Mr. Pow- derly recognizes the fast. 1 have ex perienced no opposition from any of the assemblies, except in a few cases where the members where sympathetic with the Socialistic movement. Some of the mem bers of these assemblies expressed their conviction that they had a right to do as they pleased with funds; but on a vote the assemblies always decided to obey Mr. Powderly’s order.” ‘The order rrofif fhe Hi n~t TT TTIUI'l ~~ s,,. Workman was not alone sent to Mrs, Rogers, but tho master workmen of tho different district assemblies, and is re ceived with favor by all the more prom inent and conservative Kniehts. Anoth er prominent Knight, in commenting on it expressed Mrs. Roger's view sand said that it was a mistake for the laboring men to be too cnenthusiastic over the now party until they have ^secn it in office. “All the parties,” said he “are labor parties now-a-days, and if ,the Knights begin to squander their money in supporting them thoro will not be enoi gh left to pay the rent of an assem bly hall.” It is’said a movement in opposition to Mr.,Powderly’s mandate has been start ed by the Socialists in the form of a let- At the White House.—Mrs. Cleve land has just purchased s very fine New Home sewing machine. This is the first sewing Machine ever sold in the White House. Mrs. Cleveland gave her own check for the machine. The Heme is all the rage now. Too me 11 & Haselton, Sole Agents. Small Grain.—Farmers in the city yesterday tell us that the oat crop has not been injured as yet, as there was but little water in the ground and the roots were firmly fixed in the earth. It is the spewing up of the ground that kills out oats. HARMONY GROVE- ogy and political economy. They have been inspired largely by a spirit of pro scription which has nothing in common with the genius of a free people. A jreat natior -1 party in this country is as ittle likely to succeed in the hands of cynics, or misanthopes, or monopolists— call themselves what they will—as it is with class legislation or exclusive privi leges as its basis. It is cot surprising, therefore, that the Knights are already on the road to dissolution, and that the cohe sion which kept them together at the start is gradually being supplanted by a factional spirit on the part of the leaders, and a feeling of revolt on the part of the rank and file, who begin to be weary of a dictatorship that has promised thorn great thing,.but giTen them little or noth ing. From every part of the country como reports of this and that District As sembly calling upon Mr. Powderly, the great moeul of the order, to summon a special national convention of the Knights “to consider a proposition to rescind the action taken at Richmond,” which is con sidered unconstitutional, inasmuch as it added to the members of the General Ex ecutive Board, divided the office of secre tary treasurer into two offices, elected the officers for two years instead of one, levied assessments without the consent the local assemblies and made other con stitutional changes without having sub mitted them to the local assemblies sixty days previous to the meeting of the general assembly, as provided in the con stitution.” This is indicative of nothing it is not an angry temper, and it probably matters little whether Mr. Powderly yields to the demand for a convention or no, the temper will probably bo produc tive of an explosion that will shatter the unity of the order as a national body be yond repair. In the cities it will proba- ply reach the maximum of its influence and its power in the New York vote for Henry George. Its subsequent at tempt to capture Boston was a signal failure, and from present indications the campaign upon which it has entered in Philadelphia will be attended will no less unsatisfactory results. The Knights started with a commen dable principle, or idea,—the elevation and inprovenent of the industrial classes by removing the burthens which press up on them In one form or another; but, departing from that principal or idea, un der the fatal allurements of political am bition, and seeking to exercise an almost unlimited power over their fcllowmen, they are now in a fair way to pay the penalty which invariably awaits all ex periments os the kind. But we da not believe their collapse will arrest, as it certainly ought not to arrest, any legiti mate movement for the emancipation of our domestic industry from the imposi tions that have been placed upon it by narrow or inconsiderate legislation in the interest of monosolies. On the contrary, the healthful progress of popular senti ment in thst direction will probably be all the more pronounced with the subsidence of an element whose novel theories of reform, allied to its extraordinary as sumptions of the power over the pi-rson, if not its absolute denial of individual liberty, has justly alarmed the great body of our countrymen, who are not yet. prepared to accept the demagogue proposition that our free system of government is a failure, or that, as re gards the industrial classes, it is unabie to respond to the advancing requirements of the age, and should therefore be su perceded by seme now experiment which the Knights themselves have patented. ■ s of the local assemblies. : this action will be inter- 1 in the interests of capi- political parties, asks that i appointed to investigate in this city, and tells the workman that unless the td his authority in a tna- cal assemblies will not he recoguized. ' Uasphemlng, Brown, an in- for may years a Harmony Grove, Jan. 5.—Oh, the snow, the beautiful snow. We are hav ing plenty of it to-day. Maj. Sock Pruitt, of the Banner- Watchman, passed through the Grove yesterday on his way to Homer. The Major is a “brick.” A large drove of mountain cattle pass ed through our town this morning, head ing for Athens. V ery little property was sold at sher iffs sale at Homer yesterday. The land that was sold went very cheap, owing to the scarcity of bidders. Hon. Pope Barrow passed through the Grove yesterday morning, en route to Jefferson on professional business. The election for county officers : s at tracting a great deal of interest here to day. A great many people are in town to-day in the interest of their favorites, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weother. Will write you the result to morrow morning. Fell Dei Four years ago telligent colored resident of this city, n^kd medicine 1 der Dr. Kdward von l^hofl; the well- known surgeon of l<XW, st Chestnut' street Brown tves an pupil and followed his studies with imp appliu ' tion under Dr. von Donhoff with advantage to himself. C J| of that time ho went off to and attended lectures in one ol^L i lr ] gest and best medical colleges " country. When his course was firtShed he graduated in the first half of hia class and came back to Louisville to settle and practice his profession. II^ was well acquainted with the colored people con versed wel and dressed smartly and be fore long he had a large and} lucative practice, tile only drawback li bis pop ularity was the fact that he nel^r attend ed church, and openly boastod of being an atheist Dr. Brown, being a single man, occupied ae leeping room over his office at 1411 Grayson street Last Sunday night about 10:30 o’clock Brown met Rachel Jones and Elvira Smith, colored women, who together oc cupy a house in neighborhood, an ther __ were coming from church, and accom- panied them home. One of the women asked him inside, and he entered. Sev eral more colored people came in, and the company were sitting around the fireplace talking when a religius contro versy sprang np between two of the men. They were arguing the point, when Dr, Brown stopped them. He said they were two fools, and were talking a mere lot of bosh. He said there was no Christ, 1 and that the person of that name was merely an ordinary person, who happened to be better morally than the people among whom he lived. He said there was no God, and that He was an imaginary per son whom people like to believe in sim ply because it makes them comfortable. He made fun of sacred things, and was in the midst of a tirade of awful blasphe my, when suddenly an ashy paleness — came over his yeilnw features, his voice faltered and failed as if the tongue had cleaved to the roof of the mouth, and with a terible expression on his face he tottered from his chair, stood steady on his feet a second, and then fell a corpse.— Louisville Courier-Journal. Narrow Escape Fran Alive. LOCAL LEGISLATION. Everr Bill Affecting Local Interests Should He Published in Full. Editors Banner-Watchman: Your interview with Mr. Russell about the Athens and Jefferson road develops a danger which constantly menaces this community—that of legislation affecting J.i.II. _ C Ll.t. THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE. Spanish Jealousy. Madrid, Jan. 3.—Should the United' States Congress reject tha new treaty with Spain, a duty of 25 per cent will be levied on American imports, and the government will immediately make over tures to other European powers in order to obtain new markets for West Indian exports. Spanish statesmen of all parties look with uneasiness trad jealousy upon the increasing intimacy of the relations between Cabs and Porto Rica on one hand and the United States on the olher.- Cattle are getting scarce around Ath- many being shipped off. The senior editor of the Banner- Watchman considers it very unkind,. to ssy the least of it, that the Augusts Chronicle, in publishing the correction of a slander against him in its columns, sent by reliable gentlemen of this city, should first have erased a portion of our communication, and then setting the same in smaller type than any used in the paper, stock it at the bottom of a column. Had the Banner-Watchman been guilty of circulating such an un mitigated statement about Editor Walsh, or any other journalist, it would have given the correction as much prominence as it did the first charge, and Mao would have calftd editorial attention to the same. T. L. G. A Sharp Shock ta Charleston. Charleston, Jan. 4.—Quite • sharp shock of earthquake was felt here at 10 minutes before seven this morning. The vibrations were frdm east to west and were very perceptible for 15 or 20 sec onds, and caused s general rattling of windows aqi cracking of walls,. bnt no serious damage is yet imported. . The shock was also felt at Summerville, Or angeburg, Columbia, Savannah and Au gusta. 7 our interests, the details of which we are utterly ignorant of until the bill be comes a law. For example, Mr. Russell introduces s bill to incorporate this new road and it is passed without opposition, and without a citizen of Athens, except Mr. Russell, perhaps, knowing rrhat privileges the charter conveys. What citizen of Athens would have consented to a railroad coming down any street in the city at the option of ils directors, to “save the expense of paying for & right of way?” It is an extraordinary privi- Mount Jot, Pa, Jxn. 1.—Samuel Smeltzer, who has just returned from Red Lion, York county, reports the peo ple greatly excited over the narrow es cape of a respectable citizen from being buried alive. Henry Weichman, aged 45, who had died suddenly, was being lowered into the grave, when his weep-- ing son suddenly cried out: “I must see, father once more; something tells me that he is not dead.” The young man’s appeal was granted, and the lid of the coffin was removed. The body was found to be warm,and was carried back to the houst, where the supposed dead man slowly regained conscious newness, and is supposed to bo getting well. The Weichmtn family aro certainly having a Happy New Year. DANIELSVILLE. Public Sxle-Feraonal and General—No Campaign Slanders—Town Council Blea ted. Danielsville, Jan. 5.— [Special.] There was a conspicuous absence of egg- A " “J • *** c*w»wiuiii»ry UTIVI- • , , . lege, and it is extraordinary that our rep- ao / 1 * :oun . ty trcasarer - a-a: 1 U 1 * A v . r. Thorn is a a nog here during the holidays, and an un- usual number of turkey dinnerar With * the new year there are any number of newj resolutions. ’ Misses Nellie and Gnssie-CoHisst, Athens, who spent most of the holidays here with tlieir sister, Mrs. David W. Meadow, have returned home. The Iteese Barber land, 150 acres, sold here to-day at Administrator’a sale to Mr. John W. Barber, for <787.5*’. Politics is waxing warm, the greatest interest being in the contest for sheriff j resentative should have assented to it It is inconceivable that be should have drawn s bill with such a feature. Wc S resume the intent of the charter is >0 ring the road right down Prince avenue, as that is the highway to Jefferson. What will the property owners along that beautiful street have to say to it? Their hands are tied. The bill is a law, and presumably they were cognizant of it while it pended in the legislature. This is not the only instance of legisla tion open to severe criticism from the tax-payers of this city. It to safe to say that every local bill would meet with some opposition. If the objections are strong enough to develop active opposi tion, let it come. Every bill affecting our interests should be published in full before its passage. We haves right to demand it.’ CrriziN, Piling an the Agost.—The card from Col. J. S. ’Baughn, of Lexington, asking eorrespoadence with a view to matrimo ny, has been copied all over the country, and also in the New York Sun. A gen tleman who saw CoL B. yesterday tells us that every mail brings him s basket of letters from girls living in every State in the Union, anxious to embark on the sea of matrimony with him. If this bu siness keeps np much longer Lexington will be made a first-class post-office. Hr. J. B. Toomer paid <170 for a par lor mantle. There is a notable absence of the usual campaign slanders, mean whisky -aud money. Of course there is some lying and mean advantages taken, bat not near ly so much as usually attend each cam paign!. The town council, as elected last Sat. urday without opposition, for the ensue- ing year ia as follows: Dr. Geo. C. Daniel, Messrs. E. P. Eber- hart, Jno. Williams, Hemy McEwen and John L. Stephens. Only II votes were cast in the election. The. Danielsville High School opens on Monday morning 10th inst Under the management of Pro!. Lewellyn' Browne assisted by by Miss Lois Wiekliffe, one of S. (Pa fairest aud most .accomplished \ " daughters, die school gives greater prom-(foN ■ise than ever to those seeking the benefit ,. of a first-class institution. ’» ^ Wedneslay morning is warmer and snowing WiLi Warm Uk—The through Maddrey & Jo- 1 a furnace, with full ci their church comfortabii of weather. The furnace was shipped from Now York on yesterday, and will probably arrive in time for use on Sun day week. The furnace has been needed for some time, and when put in the ser- — :u l— ...k: a ut • iL.*. ■ vices will bo subject to no further inter ruption. _ Toother's monkey got drunk the other night and jumped in the fire. {ability. 'A