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JSflMtjjtnt fanner.
W. F. COMBS, - Editor.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Citation for Letter* of Guardianship *5 00
Citation for Letter* of Administration 4 00
Application tor Letters of Dismission Admin
istrator - - — * 00
Appli’tion for Letters of Dismission Guardian 5 25
Application for Leave to Sell Lands S 00
Notice to Debtors and Creditor* 6 00
sales of Land, Ac., per square..— 6 50
Sales Perishable Property, 10 days, per sq... 1 50
Kstray Notices, 30 days j» 00
sheriff Sales, per square 2 50
Sheriff Morteago fi. fa sales per square — 5 00
Tax Collector's Sales, per square- 5 00
Foreclosure Mortgage, per square, each time, l 00
Exemption Notices (in advance) - 2 25
Rule Nlsi’s, per square, each time— ••• 1 50
eee~ The above legal rates corrected by Ordinary
of Clarke county. *
Rates of Advcrtlslnir.
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A Solid South, in Our Education
al, Industrial and Political
Interests.
“ United we Stand—Divided we
Fall
The Bulloch trial, which was only
-A legal torntnlily, has resulted in the
acquittal of the accused. This result
vns anticipated from the beginning
t»y all who had been acquainted with
the transactions behind the scenes
during Bullock’s administration.
Again.
We will be pardoned for once more
alluding to the fact that Mr. Speer,
the present editor of the Watchman,
lias changed ills tactics, for what pur
pose we will not say, as witness the
following address to the Democratic
Club of Athens in June, 1872, when
be was President of the Democratic
Club. Consistency, thou art a jew-
“ The Democratic Club of Athens,”
in view of tlr* fact that they are an
organised body of Democrats, deem
it fighCand -proper that tft&y wepress
their earnest wish that no’ man who
claims to be a Democrat will Cjist his
vole in the coming election for any man
save the nominee of the party. Such
ill-advised voting has defeated the
Democracy of the county heretofore,
and that man, who, contrary to the
wishes of the people, will insist on
opposing the nominee, is a disorgan
ize! - , and no friend to the success of
Democratic principles. There arc
but two parties, the Democrats and
Radicals—and one who opposes the
Democrats, furthers the cause of Rad
icalism. It does not matter whether
l his bo intentional or not, the disas
trous result is none the less certain.
We then would most respectfully beg
that the Democracy will on the day
of election, come to tie p 11s cn
■masse, and by a solid vote for Dur
ham, the nominee, elect a Represen
tative of llie people’s choice and
rebuke the presumption of those who,
while they call themselves Democrats,
;iot against our every interest.)
That Classification.
" It may be weli enough, however,
to take this opportunity to call at
tention to the fact, that great injus
tice is done the editors of this jour
nal, when it is intimated that they
have any affiliation in sentiment with
the Atlanta Independent, or any other
paper which has not the purest and
most genu'nc Democracy as the
foundation stone of its creed in pol
itics.”
The above extract is from an edi
torial in tbc Watchman of Tuesday
last. Wc merely rise to remark that
Fatty Harris’ paper, the Independent,
was inaugurated as an independent
paper, and has never been more out
spoken against party organisation
than has the Watchman since Mr.
Speer took editorial control thereof.
Mr. Harris, feeling that his indepen
dent thunder has been taken from
him is perfectly silent now, while the
Watchman aud Gainesville Southron
wage the Independent warfare.
Well,* gentlemen, got all the glory
oat of it you can.
A Thorn in the Flesh.
The papers in Georgia that favor
the independent movement are as
follows: the Atlanta Independent,
edited by Fatty Harris, Radical; the
Ga’nesville Southron, edited by P.
F. Lawshe, a Western Yankee, and
the Southern Watchman—Athens
Georgian.
i>* The above indicates tliat the Geor
gian editors have reached the earth
again after the ascension the lade-
pendents gave them in the recent
legislative race. No doubt their
heads swim a little yet, but when
they get entirely over their aerial
flight, we think they will comprehend
that it is better to be one of three
papers at the head of four-fifths of the
honest masses of the people, than one
of three hundred at the tail of the
procession, and at the head ot a few
little rings of old moth-eaten, moss-
back politicians, whom the people are
beginning to repudiate and despise,
until they won’t even elect as good a
man as Col. Huggins if he is cham
pioned by them and claims to be one
of the Organized. Bang away, Mr.
Georgian ; yotir party will get worse
whipped in the district and State
than you did in your county race, if
you don’t take the side of the people
as against the political bull-dozers.”
Southron.
It will be reinemUered by our read
ers that the first of the above quoted
paragraphs appeared in the Georgian
a day or two after the election on the
5th of December last. The retort
which follows from the Gainesville
Southron, wc had intended to pass
unnoticed. Finding, however, that
t has furnished another text to the
Watchman to “ come hack” on the
Georgian (now Banner) on account
of its advocacy of organized Democ
racy, we aga : n come to the defence of
those principles by which we intend
to stand or fall.
The Watchman scouts the idea of
being classed with the Atlanta Inde-
pendent. Well, it is bad company ;
but not only is it in sympathy with
its “ sprightly and able friend of the
Southronf but gets a text from that
paper to prove that the Independent
movement is not in sympathy with
the Radical party, and only making
war upon the “machine politicians.’’
How unfortunate that the Watchman
hugged Mr. Southron to his bosom
so soon. The same morning on which
the sympathetic editorial appeared
in the Watchman, the following para
graph appeared in the Southron :
“The Southern Banner is greatly
troubled about the Independents,
telling its readers that the Democrats
must stand shoulder to shoulder, or
the Radicals will again get control of
the State. Now, Mr. Banner, you
are not serious, are you ? Do you
really think there is any danger of
150,000 voters gelling beaten by
about 30,000? Suppose the Inde
pendent Democrats get 100,000, the
Organized 50,000, aud the Radicals
20,000—for 10,000 of them are sure
to go with the Independents—then,
who is beat?”
Now, we ask our readers if there
is not a boast that ten of the thirty
thousand Radicals in the Stale will
vote with the Independents? It is a
“ cut and dried” matter, and means
disorganization of the organized De
mocracy. It is the policy of the
Federal head of the Government. It
is the ]>olicy of the Radical party,
who know they were fairly beaten in
the last election. It is the policy of
mal-contents in the South, who desire
to float to the surface on some other
than the popular current—some under
ground railroad, aud we warn, and
do not believe our people will be
4 cajoled” by them.
All know the glorious victory
achieved last fall iu South Carolina.
The glorious old Palmetto State had
been robbed of her treasures. Rad
ical misrule had depleted her treas
ury. Property of the citizens had
been confiscated because of the ina
bility of owners to pay the cuormous
taxes levied for the purpose of keep
ing the spurious Government alive.
The best citizens of the State left
their possessions to the mercy of the
tax-gatherers, and utter bankruptcy
and ruin seemed to be an inevitable
SOUTHERN BANNER: JANUARY 15, 1S58.
result. With little to hope for, and
as a last resort, the noble Hampton
and his cohorts rallied the scattered
Democracy, reorganized the party,
and by concert of action, threw off
the shackles that had so long bound
them. The result has been a re
organization of the governm ut on a
sound basis, taxes have been reduced,
the good people who had gone to
foreign parts are returning to their
native land, and peace universal
reigns from the mountain to the sea.
But, amid the peaceful calm, mal
contents are rising to the surface
there. An Independent was recently
beaten for the office of- Mayor of
Charleston, and at other points in the
State they are beginning to show
their hand, to the danger of good
government. The Journal of Com
merce has been', to date, the champion
of the organized Democracy, and has
a noble second in the Columbia Beg is-
ter, and the two papers are now the
pride ot the State. The -latter paper,
speaking of the Independent move
ment, lias the following to sav, which
is, we think, a very appropriate solu
tion of the Independent problem :
“ It is quite apparent that there arc
numerous aspirants for office in South
Carolina, who are willing to sacrifice
the well-beingfiiand harmony of the
Democratic party, in order to secure
the attainment of their selfish ends.
As a general rule, this class of men
belong to a hopeless minority within
the organization, and are deservedly
unpopular among the ’rimk and file,
because their past records denote an
itching for the revival of.coalition ami
co-operation with the Republicans.
In the last campaign, the overwhelm
ing demand tor reform through strict
pirty organization, forced them to
make an alliance with the Democrats,
albeit they were never desirous of
classing themselves with the straight-
out opponents of Radicals. We are
not to be understood ns including any
one who opposed the straighont
movement, ns a matter of honest con
viction, amt afterwards rendered effi
cient service to make that movement
a grand success, when it was finally
determined by the representatives of
the people to make tlnefffif'eat.*. I^nt
there was a considerate .number of
individuals who did not promptly
accept the decision, and only gave in
their adhesion at the eleventh hour,
after it was demonstrated beyond a
reasonable doubt that the Democrats
were destined to he victorious. *
The threatened danger is far from
imaginary. The recent special elec
tions in Union and Newberry devel
oped the presence of the Independent
Democrat. lie was rampant and bel
ligerent. He fought the regular
nominees with the usual weapons,
and i allied to his standard the disaf
fected elements in his own party.
But his main support always comes
from the opposing party, and upon
that lie relies for strength enough to
destroy the regular organization.
Happily, in the instances given, the
mischievous aspirations of individuals
were put down, and Democrats, with
influence and standing enough in their
own party to receive nominations,
were elected to fill vacancies in the
Legislature * * * * * * *
It is time to look this matter squarely
in the face, and arrange for an imme
diate and thorough re-organization of
the South Carolina Democracy, genu
ine and unadulterated in its composi
tion, with active, intelligent and cour
ageous leaders at the helm.’’
Aii Extra Session of
Legislature.
The Homestead.
These are questions which have
agitated the minds of many ever
since the adoption of the new Con
stitution. Reporters have interview
ed many of the leading lawyers of
the State and the opinions advanced
are almost as varied < as the number
who have expressed themselves.
Had not the new Constituticn been
ratified, the Legislature^ under the
old would now be in session. The
new instrument, however, declares
that the first regular session of the
Legislature which shall convene un
der its provisions shall not be held
until November unless, in the opin
ion of the Governor, an extra session
should, for the public good, be
thought necessary; in that event he
is empowered to convene the. body.
We cannot see the benefit of an
extra session of the Legislature at
present. The Governor has, by
proclamation, declared the Constitu
tion of 1877 in force—tbc machinery
of State government is working
smoothly under its provisions, and
we think an extra session would only
result in an expense to the State of
mileage and per diem of members.
Let our Representatives under ti e
new Constitution make a text book
of the instrument—thoroughly fa
miliarize themselves with it, so that
when they do assemble ho time will
be consumed in analyzing its mean
ing.
Some are of opinion that the
“Homestead” is a question for the
Legislature to pass upon. Not so
True, it is a question of vital impor
tance and has agitated legal minds
no little. Some contend the home
stead of ’68 to be in force, while oth
ers say applicants should have that
of ’77 set apart. It will yet be a
question for the courts to decide.
True, the Governor lias declared the
Homestead of the New Constitution
in force, but as aliove stated, the dif
ference exist i g in eminent legal
minds with r< i rence to the qnestiou
will finally Li mg it into the Courts.
While the legislature is a law-making
power it hasflcT power to construe
them, heuce has no jurisdiction over
the homestead question.
the GUANO! GUANO!
HOUSE, BETTS & 00.,
NO 6. BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GEORGIA.
GENERAL AGENTS FOR
Carolina Fertilizer
Eagle Ammoniated Bone Phosphate,
AND
Eagle Compound Acid Phosphate.
•The above Fertilizers are offered to the planters of Northeast Georgia with the sisaurance that
their commercial value is equal tu ;»u\ \u the markrt. 1 housamls • i Karmen in Carolina, Georgia,
aud Alabama are ready to attest their value, and we hav; no hesitancy in recommending them to our
friends and customers.
Prices as Low as other Standard Fertilizer.
jan83m. HOUSE, BEIT’S & CO.
COMMERCIAL.
THE ATHENS MARKETS.
CORRECTED BT Til* MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
COTTON—Middling loj-ic.
FACTORY GOODS.
Cotton Yarn- •••■
Osuaburg*.-
y 9 Shirting - -
Jq Sheeting,..
PROVISIONS,
Rev. M. H. Lane has permanently
located at Washington, Wilkes co.,
and will practice law.
On the 3rd instant Mr. W. T.
Craig and Miss Amelia Mitchell, of
Gwinnett county, were married by
Rev J. L King.
There will be four eclipses during
the year 1878, two of each lumina
ry. An anular eclipse of the sun at
2 o’clock in the morning of the 2d of
February which will be invisible here.
A partial eclipse of the moon Feb.
17th.
A total eclipse of the sun July
29th, visible to all part* of America.
A partial eclipse of the moon on
the 21at of August.
Cotton Receipts.
The total receipts of cotton at all
the ports for the week ending Jan.
4th, were 160,669 bales compared
with 114,994 bales for the same week
last year. The total receipts to the
close of the 4th hist, were 2,508,135
bales compared with 2,558,888 bales
last year; showing a decrease of
150,7 53. The stock on hand at all
the ports 910,178 bales, compared
with 905,385 bales last year.
The receipts have been growing
heavier for a month past until the
difference between last season and
the present has gone from about
three hundred thousand to one hun
dred ami fifty thousand bales.
The market lias been quite irregu
lar for weeks past. Before the
Christmas hollidays there was an ad
vance in Liverpool of about one
quarter of a cent per pound. After
the hollidays the market opened flat
and was one eighth lower. The mar
ket has improved some since then
but there has been no decided ad
vance. The position of England re
garding participation in the Eastern
war has not been determined and the
uncertainty has affected the market.
This with the largo receipts have
kept prices down.
Flour — —
Corn, pr bu....— -
Peas, “ -
Meal, “
Wheat “ —
Bacon, Sties,-—-
shoulders-
haul a,
Lard,
truli, Potables
Sweet “
cote::::::::v.“
Turkeys
Butter.. — - - -
00 a 95
10 a 12
« a 6J4
‘Vi a 8
*6 00 a 8 00
75
85 a 90
85
1 25 a 1 50
0
7:.7K
oa l>
13 a la
9>-i a 10
S a 00
40a 50
a 20
10 a 15
50
13 a 25
LEATHER.
25 a 2 3
35 a 40
4" a 43
(55 OOaGO 00
24 00a40 00
S 00*10 00
4 Oba 500
.n
Heuiluck Leather
Upr. leather
Harn. 11
Calfskins -
Kip Skins
Dry Hides - ——
Green Hides ——
BAGGING, TIES, ROPE.
Bagging pr yd.....
Ties (per handle)....—— —... 2 60
Rope, cotton — - 7,
Rope,grass — - 15a20
The shore are retail prices. Special rates to
wholesale buyers.
GROCERIES.
Sugar, crushed Its ltj^
.< a — 9,'ia 10
.. B - - - lla 12
“ C
“ Dem-.rara —
Coffee, Rio - -
Laguuyra —
Syrup, cane — -
Molasses, Cuba. — —
Candles, sperm—....—.
adamant—
. tallow —
Cheeae.State— m -
English Dairy
Onions, per bu... —
Starch-
Tallow. - - -
Rice, per lb - -
H^kere^RortjkiU;;;--;-;;;;-;;;-.-
« No. 3, Kita
Salt, Per Sack
Chewing tobacco ——...— —
Smoking - r~—
Snuff, Maccaboy - —.... —
American, ——
Havana —
AMMUNITION.
Powdor... per lb —•:
Shot “ “ —
Lead “ “ —
Caps, per box
; LIQUORS.
Corn whiskey - --
French brandy
Holland Gin — 5 00a 7 l>0
American Gin J 2 Jj®
Bourbon whiskey - 1 j0a 4 0C
HARDWARE.
Iron, Swedes, pr lb
English
! Castings
Nails, pr keg
Cotton Cards
Horse Shoes
“ “ Nails.
Mule Shoos, per keg ....— —
REPORT OF T1IE CONDITION
OF TIIE
2TATXOX7AX. SAXTXS
AT ATHENS, IN TIIE
STATES 03* G-iEJ03rtGrI.A.
at Tirr
Close of Business, Bee. 2Zth, 1877.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts 253 q,;
U. S. Ronds to secure circulation 1G0,000 09
Other Stocks Bonds and Mortgages 22 200 00
Due from other National Ranks.—...
Due from State Banks and Bankers
Heat Estate, Furniture and Fixtures...
Current Expenses and Taxes paid
Checks and other Cash Items
Bills of other Banks
Fraction.ilCurrency(includiug Sickles)
Specie, including Gold Treasury Certlfi-
Legal Tender Notes....— ;
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer,
3 percent of Circulation 4,500 0»
Tot: “ - Vfcl.259 47
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid In. jjqo oqq q,j
Surplus Fund— ' 100,000 on
Undivided profits 31 234 94
National Bank Notes outstanding 55,000 On
Individual deposits subject to Check.... 101,673 9*
Due to other National Banks 32,482 0;
Due to State Banks aud Bankers 343 52
1,828 63
5,008 10
9,276 On
8,654 211
4,971 24
10, 300 CO
600 On
24,453 2*
80,000 00
12Ka
lfa 22
25a 27
28a 30
75al 25
H5a 76
50a 60
40a 50
16a 20
12a lb
10a 15
MS
Wo
6,' £a 7
61 76
1 50
1 25
Si 15
(Ml 25
60a1 00
1
, |30 00a 50
75 OOalOO
25a"35
12a
10a
10a 20
61 35a 00
5 uOa 12 UO
1 50a 10 00
On Tuesday, the 8th, the following
officers were chosen to preside over
two of the Banks of Augusta for the
present year: Bank of Augusta—W.
S. Roberts, B. W. Heard, A. Mular-
ky, J. M. Clark, II. H. Hickman, L.
M. Hill and II. F. Russell. Mr.
Roberts will be made President vice
Mr. Hickman, whose duties as Presi
dent of the Granitevillc Manufactur
ing Co. positively forbid him again
accepting the position.
National Exchange Bank—Alfred
Baker, E. R. Schneider, John M.
Clark, John B. Dougherty, George
R. Sibley, W. H. Barrett, D. B.
Hack, with Mr. Baker as President.
3a8
3a5
6 a 7
5 00
20*25
6 00
W. T. PARK, M. D.,
Of Atlanta, (is., with 25 years unexcelled suc
cess, forwards bv mail and Express ADVICE
nnd MEDICINES for auyCHRONIC or long
standing ease of sickness or affliction ot any
kind in nudes und females—also lor the
Opium and Morphine Habit
drunkencss, nerve exhaustion, etc., oil recep
tion ot five dollars aud a full statement of all
the particulars of the case, and will guarantee
satisfaction.
fjff"Letters of inquiry must contain postage
for reply. j an * - m -
DISSOLUTION.
The partnership heretofore existing between
Stern iKSaulter is dissolved from and after the
12th inst., M. Stern retiring from the firm.
All parties having any elaiiiis against the old
firm, will present them for settlement, and
all those indebted, will come forward and settle
at once with the undersigned, as the books
must be closed. M. Stem will have charge of the
books, and will settle all business transactions
of the old firm of STERN &SAULTER.
jan!5-30d.
MARTIN INSTITUTE,
JEFFEIISOXT, GLfiU
The Spring Term of 1878, will open on the
24th of January.
BOARD and TUITION, for term of 24 weeks,
fVotn $75 to $86.
For particulars, apply to JOHN W. GLENN,
Princ pal, or J. E. RANDOLPH, Secretary
Board Trustees.
LEWIS H. CLARE,
WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA.
Tho latest styles and the best hats always on
bund. jan4-l m
J OB WORK OF EVERY DE-
ecriplifm done at this office
Total *421,259 47
STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF CLARKE,
as.—I Jam KS White, Cashier of the above named
Bank, do solemnly swear that the abovo state
ment is true, to the best of my knowledge aud
belief.
JAMES WHITE, Cashier.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this the 19ih
day of Jan. 1878.
J AS. A. CARLTON, Notary i’ublh.
Correct. Attest.
.X, JNO. WHITE, )
■- It L. MOSS, -
A. K. CHILDS. )
Directors.
KILGOltE&STANTON
COLLEGE AVENUE,
ATHENS, - GEORGIA.
•Third:door from the Newton House,
Huve jnst opened aselect stock of Dry Goods.
Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Fancy Crockery,
etc., where they will depleased to exhibit their
goods to the
CITIZENS OF ATHENS
And their country frseuds iu the Counties oi
Clark, Jackson aud Walton.
GOODS EXCHANGED FOR COUNTRY
PRODUCE.
Abo, Tobacco, Cigars and Candy. Give ns *
cu and secure bargains. nov27-ltn
Horses and Mules.
Will be here by the 51 h of January, with two
car loads of horses, and remain for the season
at Gann ifc Reaves’ stable.
doe25-tt'. W. 8. HOLMAN.
ITo-fcice -fco Bondholders.
rpIIE INTEREST on Clarke county Bonds, due
J. January 1st, 1878, will be promptly paid at
the Nationul Bank, in coin,
decll—ltn S. C. REESE, Trcas.
TO RENT.
A good DWELLING HOUSE, containing
oiglit rooms, with kitchen and garden, aim two
servant’s rooms. ..
Apply to JOHN II. NEWTON,
janl 2wtw.
j^IVKRt AND SALE STABLE.
Carriages, Buggies & horses
lor hire. Terms reasonable. „
E. M. WHITEHEAD,
Washington, Wilkes county, Ga.
cv26-18T5-tf
LIVERY, FELD AUD SALE STABLE
Ataxosaa, Oocargia-
GANN & REAVES, PROPRIETORS.
Will be found at their old stand, rear Erank-
lin House building, Thomas street. Keep al
ways on hand good Turnouts and careItil dri
vers. Stock. well cared for when en usted to
our care. Stock on hand, for sale at all times.
deelStf. ., ,
4, A.
General Insurance Agent,
XTo. 5 Broad. S-fc_, Athanq, Ga ,
Insures GINS, Dwellings and Merchandise,
in the city or country. Respectfully solicits a
share of your patronage.
EifReprcsents first class Companies on
ootS3-lm
J OB WORK OF ALL pESCRlI>
tier r-oatly flone at tl'jp office-