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4 JSflMtjjtnt fanner. W. F. COMBS, - Editor. Toms ot Subsortptlon. ONE COPY, One Year $2 OO ONE COPY, Six Months 1 OO ONE COPY, Three Month* BO 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. Advertisements will he inserted at ONE DOL- LA It per square lor the first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square for each continuance, for any time under one month. For longger periods a lib eral deduction will be made. A square equal to ton lines, solid. Notices in local column, less than a square, 20 cents a line. 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-