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SOUTHERN RANKER: FEBRUARY 5, 1878.
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The Directors
01 the Northeastern Railroad will,
we learn, soon have a meeting for
the purpose of faking into considera
tion the question of aiding in the
building of a Narrow-Gauge Rail
road from Harmony Grove to Carnes
ville. We hav^ seeD several letters
from those in authority in Camesville
to prominent citizens of Athens ask-
; ing their aid in the enterprise.
Athens is willing to help her neigh
bors aud friends in Franklin. We
will refer to the matter again shortly.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
- , re** ;
f t B!*„ wn PhyiloI^i^.
iMMn Mspsid, Some time agi,lire T4t*a*Mif1.
fleet or refuse totaketheir ten, of our city, went out limiting,
and treading oil a bush for the pur
pose of breaking it down, dislocated
his leg at tho knee joint. He fell
helpless to the ground and halloed in
vain for help. Finding that his leg
was swelling rapidly, and recognizing
the fact that relief of some sort must
be had, be crawled to a tree bard by,
placed the injured •limb around the
trunk, caught hold of it with his
hands and pulled the joint in place,
after which, he was enabled, under
difficulty, to make his way home.
Needs a Ballrond.
What a blessing the extension of
the Northeastern Railraod would be
to the mountain counties beyond Lula.
The good people of that country have
no means of transporting their pro
ducts to market and consequently
the country remains et>inpaialiv»!y
undeveloped.
The other day a gentleman from
White county brought to Athens in a
two-hone wagon, 21 bushels of meal
for which' htrryceived 7$ cents per
bushel, aggregating $14.70. When
We remember tke cost of cultivation,
gathering, Ac., and then remember
that it took tke farmer two days to
get to market and two to return,
and add tho cost of feeding his team
on the route, we at once conclude
that his profits were small and that
those people need railroad comment
ca>ion with the markets of the world
Houthcm Cultivator.
The February number of this time
honered Agricultuia! Journal is on
our table, and we have never noticed
a more interesting table of contents
than that of the present number.
W# are glad that Athens has the
h >U«r of publishing this influential
and widely circulated magazine.
TIIE HOLE OF IIONOH.
From A. K. Childs A Co.
From tlie Oglethorpe Echo.
Friend Gantt:— * * * Yon
now have the best advertisement we
have put, and you are justly entitled
to the same, as I can justly say your
noble paper has done us more good
than any paper wd advertise in, and
as proof of this fact, we now have
over one hundred of,our celebrated
cook stoves now used daily in Ogle
thorpe county, and we are still ready
to accommodate your good people
with more. Permit me tp.compit
ment you on your enlarged paper,
and wish you great success!.
Your friend. W. H. Jonkl
It naturally affords us great grati
fication to receive an endorsement of
onr humble efforts from patrons and
friends; but upon the reception of
such a flattering testimonial from
such a prominent business man as Mr.
W. H. Jones, representative of a firm
of the importance of A. E. Childs &
Co., we can hut exclaim in the lan
guage of the girl when her sweetheart
tried to kiss her, “O, you overpower
me!” The popularity of A. K Childs
& Co. in this county is not altogether
owing to tiie humble hut sincere
efforts of the Echo in their behalf,
bnt mainly to the fact that our people
well know, in trading uilh them,
they will get the best of go-ids at the
lowest prices, and that they will lie
honorably and fair'y d-alt by. This
The £nth
Over tlte signature of the North
east Georgia Railroad Bonds was not
confined to Athens alone. All along
the line of road, on Friday night last,
bonfires were had, houses were illumi
nated and there was general rejoic
ing. Lula, we learn, not content
with illuminating her houses, set fire
t<n all the stumps within a half-mile
of her corporate limits.
Snook’s Furniture House.
W e direct the attention of those
of our readers who thide in Atlanta
to the advertisement ofP. If. Snook.
Mr. Snook says he is not afraid to
compare prices with any Southern
house. From the amount|of goods he
.sells we conclude his prices must he
reasonable.
Ktlwan Dissolved Done.
We call attention of the farmers to
i he advertisement of Etiwnn Dis
solved 1 Bone and Acid Phosphate,
for sale l»y E. Bancroft. These fer
tilizers are equal to any in the mar
ket.
Jackson <fe Thomas for defendant.
Verdict for plaintiff for $58 30.
There were no criminal cases tried.
Several true hills were found and
were sent down to the County Conit,
The Oconee Fair Association, rej>-
reseoted by G. C Thomas and B. E.
Thrasher, attorneys, by petition, was
incorporated—which is an excellent
institution,
Mr. E. K. Lumpkin, our talented
County Surveyor, concluding that
“ Variety is the spice of life,” made
application for admission to the bar.
His Honor, Judge Rico, appointed as
a committee to examine said appli
cant, ft. D. McDaniel (Senator) on
Common Law, Alfex 8. Erwin on
Plead hi" ’ and Evidence, L. W.
Thomas on Code and Acts, Lamar
Cobb on Equity, R. M. Jackson on
— — •, and P. G. Tliompsun on
Criminal Law. Mr. Lnmpkin passed
a fine examination, and was corapli
men ted by the court on the same,
and exhorted by the court npt to get
away with his clients* money.
Oconee county people can’t he
| beaten—they are good natured,
| clever, educated, and- out of debt,
both as regards their private affairs
and county affairs. Hurrah for
Oconee county!
One wont—Jim Lyle, George
Thomas and El Thrasher are three
of the best fellows that you will find
anwhere. They are all young lawyer*,
aud promising, too. Their bright
stars will not long revolvem the dust,
Fresh Fashion Faneles.
i if they keep improving as they have
is one of the largest and finest ostib. | ,|, m( r|br some time.
lishSMMa of the kind s-mtii o; Bulri* V’ OnnmM.
more, and they have built up a trade
that is an honor to our section. To
illustrate the folly of sending off for
stoves and tin-ware when you can dp
so much better by buying in Athens,
we will relate the ex|>erieuco n£a
subscriber, who was offered hyUr.
Jones a superb " Times” cook stove,
all complete and with a kitchen full
of ware, delivered free at Lexington |
depot, for $25. But Mr
i.ocal Blendtngs.
—Alfouso married well—th.
month—only
Packing and drayage
Freight
Missing pipe (afterwards pur
chased of J.)
Missing cooking utensi’s
50
1 £5
50
1 75
Wlslt© Hcwlna Machine.
Mr. J. Bancroft has a Depot for,
ibe sale of the celebrated White
Sewing Machine, on College Avenue.
Prompt and strict attention will be
paid to repairing all kinds of sowing
machines. See advertisement.
A miinieHtlon.
We had a pleasant call Jlhe
other day from Mr. L. Smith, of
Planters’ Stand, Madison cefonty.
Mr. S., together with his neighbors,
is very anxious to have the cdJ anti-
liclluin post route between Acames-
ville and Fort Lamar, via limiters’
Stand re-established. Wdj volun
teer our services to bfipg tho
matter before the proper
aud hope ere long to seq
r -established.
thought he could do better in Ac
id :<s Herndon appeared on Tues- wrote to his factor to
dpy ni gl»t' £*$ befofqtflao' pfr tins
largoi afid most' select audiences
that . vor assembled in Deupree Hall.
Her varied programme was carried
out to the letter and all of her im
personations were rendered with
perfection. Especially did we fall in
love with her recitation cf “ Curfew
must not ring to-night.” Miss Hern
don possesses dramatic talent unsur
passed by none, and equaled by few.
Run Oil'.
The day-train on the Northeast
Railroad had a run off near Harmony
Grove, yesterday, in consequence of
breaking an axle of one of the pas
senger coaches. We have not heard
of the extent of damage to either cars
or track, but suppose it is slight. The
engine was sent forward to Athens
with the mail and returned to get
the train.
—W asherwoman’s
twenty-eight days.
—Agnes Herndon wears rose-color
and White, with stockings to match.
—Valentine’s day on the 14th and
Hayseed , George Washington’s birthday on
the 22nd insts.
—Bridal slippers or bools are
trimmed vith flowers.
—Large cords arc no longer used
on sttylish dresses.
—Long tulle veils, studded with
silver stars, are worn.
Flat pockets of lace are Been on
the most elegant dresses.
—Metallic ribbons are pop alar for
trimming light dresses.
N‘*w silks have a polka dot, or
flower in satin of the same colwr.
Neckties for ladies are out of
fashion ; cravat hows are worn in
stead.
—Cashmere stockings in pale shades
of blue, embtoidered with damask
roses, arc requisite.
—One of the prettiest ornaments
lot the hair for the evening is a gauzy
butterfly in gold or silver.
—Low slippers are of tiie same
eolor as the evening dress, and are
worn with stockings of the same
shade.
— Princesse dresses o_f black or
white lace over white satin are the
latest imported novelty for fall
drosses.
—The newest design for an
orange-knife, shown at Tiffany’s, is
in solid silver, the edge finished like a
saw.
—Old fashioned penciled or reti
cules are worn again, suspended
from the side to hold the hanjkeruhiel
and fin*.
—Port cm j unties composed of
Russia leather in tfco form of ahorse
shoe, mounted with nlv<«, are the
latest currency holders.
—A bonnet composed entirely of
dark green leaves, with a hunch of
bananas at the back, is displayed in a
shop window on Sixth avenue.
when I rank you as the forcmftlt
manufacturer of the day,* —
Mr. GBifrohl has sold piaiio-s and
organs to several of our most promi
nent citizens including James White,
E*q., Prof. Schirmarker and many
olheri, also to the Lucy Cobb Insti
tute. We are informed that Mr.
Guilford is a practical musician - end
workman, and stands at the head of *
his profession as a pianist and organ
ist. Our readers are probably all
aware that J. Ksty & Co., now'stand
at the head of organ manufactures,
as has been proven lately by statistics
given in New York. Mr. Guilford
has been acting as their general
agent for the South for eight years
past, and we wonld moat assuredly
advise our readers to correspond
with him before purchasing else
where.
City Council.
—For real first-class blue weal her,
ijmivbigt- lb. desired .article The j Tmw|ay and Wednesday - last were
Slowing is his statement: * * *
Times cooking stove $25 00
hard to beat.
—Superintendent El wards’ resi
dence is uearly completed, and has
quite a comfortable and cozy appear
ance.
—The baker and bis cu.tomer
A kindred nature show;
The latter needs the “staff of life,”
Tiie former kneads the dongli.
—The most surprised parly out
Rundal Hrown.
Grand total $29 10 t
Are you not now convinced that \
the place for our people to purchase * wsw ^ r * Beecher, when his offer of a
s’oves and tin-ware is in A»hen*. Gil? i r ®ducli»n of So,000 in his salary was
| accepted.
Ocnnuo Superior C ourt. j _ Thc following may he S e.l on a
The January term of this court | tombstone in a town near Dublii.:
began on Monday, 28th January,} & Here lies the body of John Mound,
1878. His Honor, Judge George D. i b«*t at sea and never found.
Rice, looked in better health than we —Sergeant Bates no longer totes
have seen him for some time—lie 1 flags around the country, hut carries
looked, with his fine heaver on, as if | bricks in Chicago. <)! the many
he had just got in from Gotham. He ! shrinkages in values, this Bates all.
—You all remember hanging up
your stockings a short t'mo ago (or
was promptly at his post on Monday
morning, waiting to ileal out justice
^ " to the sturdy veoinanrv «f Oconee '„i;. 'i
Madison county O’possum, served * * * -! Chrirtni.is gooilit-, .md just to think
thoritics
lie route
fj
I.lst of I.ettx
The following list of It
vertised in the Athens* i
January 26th, 1878:
Prof. W. Amende.
Francis Bungorce.
James Boose.
Henry Banks, Jr.
Andrew Cooper,
M***. Aggs Craffor
William Guggs.
Sarah Loueus.
C. A. Locke,
t Mrs. George Lull
Rev. L' Pierce.,
Miss Mary Lum
Toney Pope.
Roberts & Jo.
G. IL L. Thur
rs are ad-
Office,
rost
it]) by Rindiil Brown, is the best eat
ing in the world. On Thursday night
last, ho baked two of these timid
night prowlers, surrounded the car
casses with nice yellow yams, and in. 1
vited a few of his wliite friends to !
take supper with him. All who at
tended, were enthusiastic in their
praise of Randal as a server-up of
O’possum.
Prices ltcducud.
We, the undersigned, recognizing
the faet that the price of all commod
ities has been reduced, and believing
that a reduction in our business, on a
cash basis, would benefit us, as well
as our customers, we have, therefore,
concluded to reduce onr charges as
follows, which will go into effect on
the first of February next: Single
shave 15 cents; shaving by the
ticket 10 cents, hair-cutting 25 cents,
shampooing 25 cents, and all other
work in proportion.
Very Respecfully,
Sapp & Bridyk,
Reid & Harris,
Barbers.
county.
Though Judge Rice is getting along j of , ,, e CaM J lul
in years, yet his intellect is fresh and
i keen as ever. We are prepared to j
say that we have never seen a mail j
with a more keen aud quick eompari- j
son than Judge George D. Bice—as }
the boys would sify, lie catches legal
argument “ on the fly.”
The eases disposed of at this term
of the court were as follows:
1. Francis Jacksou, plaintiff', vs.
Isaac Lowe,-administrator of 11 E
Best 10 coiil-
Kalvarinaki da Uri
f.ir in the ci ty a
sr.
Happiness and prosperity depends
to a very great extent upon good
health. All those suffering from
Hoarseness, Cold, or Cough, should
try Dr Ball's Cough Syrup. It cures.
that January is already knocked out
.f 1878.
—Bob Iugersoll says that he had
rather live on earth with the one
woman lie loved, than to live in
heaven with all the men. Somehow
or other, on this subject Bob’s ideas
a d our own, congeal.
—In hi< speech, iu New York, on
the 28th ult., liigcrsoit said: “If
iiappincss ever dies, clergymen will
be the pall-bearers, for they do not
Hill, deceased—verdict for plantin’j add to the pleasure and happiness of
for $500. Jackson & Thomas for ! this world.”
Council Chamber,
Athens, Ga., Jan. 29, 1878.
4 o’clock p. m.
A called meeting of Council was
-held tius evening, present His Houqr
Mayor Ilucker and Afdermea Ilairtp*
ton, Burke, Lucas, Talmadge, Hodg
son nnd Kemp.
Tho Mayor stated that the meet
ing had been called for the purpose
of considering the amendments to
Sections 234 and 285, introduced by
Alderman Burke at last meeting of
Council. The amendments having
been read twice were adopted as
follows:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Athens, and it
is hereby ordained by the authority
of ti e same that the word “ month ”
in the fifth line of Section 284 be
stricken out, and the word “week”
inserted iu line thereof, aud that the
word “ year ” in the sixth line of said
Section be stricken out, and the word
•‘month” inserted in line thereof,
and that the words, “ tor one year,
one hundred dollars” be added after
the words “twenty-five dollars” in
the sixth line of said Section
Be it ordained further that the
word “month” in the third line of
Section 285 be stricken out, and the
word “ week” inserted in Hue there
of, and that the word “year” iu the
fourth line of said Section he stricken
out and the word “ month ’’ inserted
in line thereof, aud that the words,
“ for one year, one hundred dollar
be added, after the word “ dollars”
iu the fourth line of second Section
Council adjourned v
\V. A. Gim.ei.and, Clerk.
Contraction.
The business distress of tho coun
try lias grown in recent years with
the contratiou of the currency. As
business misfortune is itself ft cause
of business misfortune, the disasters
in business have increased even more
rapidly than the contraction of the
machinery with which business is
done. Tho currency of a country is
properly measured, not merely by in
dicating the volume in circulation,
but by naming tho volume compared
with the population for whose busi
ness it is the machinery. The vol
ume of currency a country should
have must be determined by still un-
other circumstance—the epareeness or
the compactness of . the population.
The city, with its various credit, de
vices, bills of exchange, notes, checks,
drafts, clearing houses, needs compar
atively little money capita, while
the millions of people scattered thinly
ever an undeveloped continent need u
much larger sum per capita. In this
cum try, after the close ol the war oa
element of enormous contraction wss
suddenly introduced iu onr financial
system by rhe addition to the union of
the dollarless states that had attempted
to secede* The same quantity ol cur
rency was spread over a va&teuitory
and among millions of moneyless peo
ple where it had not been used. The*
annual increase of population, current
cy remaining the same, is of itself an
element of contraction. The results
of contraction are before the people.
They are the bankruptcies strewn over
the last twelve years, the prostration
of all industry, suffering accompanies
hard times. We present a statement
of the amount of contraction that has
actually taken place. On the 30th of
.Tune, 1864, the amount of paper
money issues outstanding, consisting
f greenbacks, postal currency, treasu
ry notes, seven thirty notes, tempo
rary deposits for which certificates
were issued, was $1,125,877,034,53.
ii that year there were but 520 fail
ures in the country, and the aggregate
liabilities were but 18,579,000. We
give below the story of the contraction
for the thirteen years:
Paper Money
plaintiff, and Lyle and Erwin for j
defendant.
2. C. .H- Phinizv, plaintiff in fi. fa., :
vs. Win. Mum’y,’ defendant, nnd
Frank Murray, claimant—verdict for
plaintiff in fi. fa. Cobb, Erwin &
Cobb for plaintiff nnd Lyle nnd Speer
for claimant.
3. James II. Thompson, plaintiff in
fi. fa , vs. Unity Lodge, 1. O. O F.,
defendant in fi. fa., nnd John Bird,
claimant. Erwin & Cobb for plain-
taiff; Jackson & Thomas, Barrow
Bros, for claimant. Mistrial—the
jury having stayed out one day and
night and could not agree.
4. J. H. Huggins vs. J. D. Hop.
kins. Appeal from Justice Court.
Erwin A Cobb for plaintiff, and
Ijiicas A Ware to THrlr Cus
tomers.
We have given you liberal credit
and now ask all who owe us cither
large or small sums to come and pay
promptly.
jan 15 3t. ' j ‘
A Friend to Our Road.—In thb
midst ot our rejoicing* let not oul*
people forget the service* rendered
tho Northeast Road by Madison
Davis while representing our county
in the Legislature. Though differing
with our people in politics, yet, bis
record and his vote, ns a legislator,
show that he was ever a true friend
to the Northeastern Railroad, Atneuif
most important and valued enterprise.
KxtentiTs Xsnlr Boslatsv
Probably few of our readers are
sware that G. P. Guilford is the most
extensive mtfsic dealer in this part of
the country. Mr. Guilford has sold
Pianos and organs within the past
month, in Charlotte, N. C., Charles
ton. Anderson, and other cities in
Soutb Carolina, Pensacola, FIs., Mo
bile And Selma, Ala., dud all. over the
State af Georgia. He has lately re
ceived the appointment of General
Agent for the “ Weber Pianos.” Jlena
de Mutrska says in her letter, u The
fame which the Weber Piano has
amongst European artists* led me to
exptei mu'db, but your instruments
surpass that' expectation. I ant not
paying yon too high a compliment
Years
Paper Money-
Per Capital
1865...
..81,651,282,473
$47 42
1*66..
.. 1,803,702,726
50 76
1867...
... 1,330,414,667
36 68
1868...
... 817.199.773
22 03
1869 ..
... 7 0,025,989
19 85
1870...
... 740,039,179
. 19 19
1871..
... 734,244,744
18 47
1872 ..
... 736,394,902
17 97
1878..
... 738,291,749
17 48
1874..
... 779,021,587
17 89
1875..
778,176,256
17 33
1876..
... 735,358,832
15 89
1877 .
.... 695,443,394
14 60
What is the result of reducing the
money of the country from fifty dol
lars per capital to fourteen, a reduc
tion of almost three fourths ? For the
first six months of the year 1877 the
number of failures in the conntry was
4,7 49 and the indebtedness involved
was $99,606,17 i. The agony of bank
ruptcy has been multiplied more than
twenty-fold. And the end, even the
worsC is not yet— Cincinnati Enqui
rer. .. 1
The professional staticians at Wash
ington City,' of many years’ experi
ence in the business, arc having a
harvest time this winter in furnishing
statistics and other data for letters
and speeches to the many (would-be)
financial leviathans in Congress. *"