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Madison County Letter.
NO. 22.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LiBRASt'
VOL. 62.
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First I’agk.—Communications and City Council
Proceedings.
- i:<osi> Pagk.- “ Don’t Stay Lute To-Night,” a
l>ocni. Vanderbilt and Cloilin. Preparing
the Mints for the Silver. A Crocodile and a
Balloonist. Van Ambnrgh’s Circus Advertise,
ment. Law and iiusinesa Cards.
Third Pagk.—The Federal Focus. About the
Silver Bill. Clark and Oconee Comity Official
Advertisements. Railroad and Miscellaneous
Advertisements.
Foi'RTil Page.—Editorial. Phi-Kappa Notes.
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Fifth Page.—Local Department and Miscella
neous paragraphs.
Sixth Page.—Jase Flint’s Exploit. Miscellane
ous Advertisements.
Seventh Page.—The Silver Veto Message. Mis
cellaneous Advertisements.
Eighth Page.—Agricultoral Department. Com
mercial Market Re|>ort. Miscellaneous Ad
vertise men ts.
(Loiiumuiiciitimis.
Communicated.
Mr. Editor—A petition which I
had prepared and which was signed
by myself and a number of citizens,
complaining of the gauno depot at
the Northeastern Railroad as a nui
sance was laid before the City Council
at their February meeting. The pe
tition was laid on the table, on the
ground that Superintendent Edwards
wished to pr- sent a counter-petition.
This eiHinier-petilion has been pre
sented at the recent meeting of
Council.
T beg you will allow me room in
your columns to review this counter
petition ; and as I do not wish to en
croach loo much upon your space, I
shall do so as briefly as I can.
The iirst clause of the petition reads
thus:
“ We do not feci that the nuisance
complained of by the petitioners is
worse than that which has existed
for the past ten years, and still
exists, to the poor but honest citizens
living near the guano houses at the
Georgia Depot, and we do not feed it
just to remove a nuisance for the rich
and leave a similar one existing for
the poor.”
Upon this remark : . f:
1. The writer of the petition ac
knowledges that the nuisance com
plained ofis a nuisance. This is just
what T claimed in common with those
who signed the petition complaining
of it.
*2. It is assumed that the Georgia
Railroad guano houses have been and
are a nuisance to the poor but honest
citizens on that side of the river. If
it is so, why do not these citizens
complain of it, as we have done of
those at the Northeastern Railroad ?
The writer presumes to say that they
are poor; but the fact, if it is correct,
ha- nothing to do with the question.
I claim that the poorest and humblest
citizen has a right to complain of any
infringement on his rights and privil
eges, and it is due to hint to give him
a respectful hearing, and to have his
complaint carefully inquired into.
3. It is also stated that the nuisance
complained of is not worse than that
which has existed for ten years at the
Georgia Depot. I presume that the
writer of the petition, and those sign*,
ing with him, have carefully satisfied
themselves that it is a fact.,, f I hay§.
not myself; but from the positions of
the two depots, I would think that
the guano house at the Georgia De
pot, being on a high hill, above the
houses around it, would uot be as
offensive as those at the Northeastern
Depot, which have been placed on the
best possible location for .the effluvia
from them to be carried into some of
the thickly settled portions of the city.
4. The clause quoted, by pandering
to the easily aroused prejudices of
one class, seeks to create antagonism
between this elass and another of our
community. The motive should be
unworthy of a good citizen. Qj^gev-
eral occasions before this,®! have
noticed with regret, the cry raised
in our midst of poor agajft^rieh.
The thing is wrong. Instead of thus
fomenting'discord, Si would be better
to recognize the true doctrine, that
what is to the interest of the rich is
to that ot the poor; and what is for
the benefit of the poor, is equally so
for that of the rich.
5. The clause clearly seeks to
create the impression that the petition
complaining of the nuisance was from
the rich. It is not becoming in me
to point out the rich and the poor
who signed the petition. For myself,
I do not claim to be rich; and I heard
one of those whose name appears
with mine say, that he was as “ poor
as the devil, but honest.”
6. I am sorry to see that a petition
containing such a mischief-making
clause, should have been signed by
such a number of qnr prominent citi
zens* I account for it, however, from
the fact, that many sign a petition
that is pres.nted to them without
reading it, even wlieu it is a shorter
one than that which they signed in
this instanoe. It is wrong, but I
confess I have done it myself. So
doing, we often sign such a paper
under a wreng impression. In this
case, it so happened with several of
the signers. I have their own state
ment for it, that they affixed their
names without reading, and from, a
wrong impression, made upon them.
Several, tipon a proper understanding
of the matter, and upon examination
of the clause I have quoted, have
announced their intention of taking
their names off. One of them, au
influential citizen, I know has done so.
7. It is remarkable that amongst
the names of the signers, l found the
names of only six parties, who from
the ip location, are fit judges as to the
fact of the nuisance. The others live
a mile or more from the depot; some
live out ot the city limits. Contrast
this With the list of parties whose
names arc attached to the first peti
tion. Every one of them is, from his
location, a competent witnes;
carried, myself, the petition around.
I shall be justified in my statement,
that I invariably asked but one ques
tion: “Do yon smell the guano at
your house ?” If the party addressed
did, the petition was then offered
to him to sign, if he wished to. If
the answer was no, there was an end
of it. In no case was a person ap
proached who, from the fact of loca
tion of his residence, was thought not
to be a fair witness; and the truth is,
that in iny care of presenting a per
fectly fair petition, I did not approach
several persons, whom I thought lived
too far from the depot to,b* affected
by it; but who, I have found since,
are in fact seriously troubled.
The other clauses, too lengthy to
ba qpoted, state in substance that the
granting of the petition of those
complaining of the nuisance, would
greatly injure the Northeastern Kail-
road and the trade of Athens, and
the inference is made that the peti
tioners ask for the abolition of the
guano trade of the Northeastern Rail
road so as to throw it over to the
Georgia road.
These asset tions are not warranted
by the facts. I, in common with
which, necessary for the comfort of
fcillfamiljr h ,s£. the r wme r ty»e.. a j!
nuisance to B, equal to that of a guano
house. B complains of it, and requests
strel Trdhpe of Lexington, The
e was quite varied and the
ted themselves vewy cred-
itably. $oK Saiu. Lumpkiu acted as
tenMQuc suppose that A must bo de
ptwied of 'What is necessary to hith
or Will not any one understand that-
B simply means that A’s nuisance
must be removed to such a spot of
A’s premises, or he kept in Buch a
way as not to he offensive to B. The
thing is simple enough.
We do not ask that the guano
trade be interdicted; we complain of
a nuisance, and it is due to us that
our complaint should be carefully in
quired into, and that the nuisance be
abated. As to the possibility of so
doing, there can be no donbt, If
proper inquiry into . the matter be
made, without injuring tho trade,
and incommoding the Railroad, or
the dealers in the article.
No one seeks to injure the North
eastern Railroad. Several._of the
complainants who signed with me are
stock holders. I am not myself;
but, as a citizen of Athens, what is in that State to bet ver
good lor Athens is good for me, and I
am, therefore, as interested in the
success of the road, as any other
Tax-payer, who helps to pay the debt
contracted by the city for the benefit
of the road.
I am afraid I have encroached, Mr.
Editor, already too much upon- your
space. _
*1 tvish ta-review the-action of our
City Council in this matter. I hope
you will allow, me to do so next week.
I shall do so in fewer lines than I
have used to-day. Respectfully,
L.H. Charbonnier .
snch is aiofhpletc su
1 'a-WiPLIO WORSHI
Some might think that law and
religion would not work well together.
But it is'fstat&kly|p)if Wednesday
night tlie officiating minister having
failed tc^fempsy^Col. J. B. Estes,
led religious ervices in.the Presby-
terian church, and delivered ono of
the prettiest and most Appropriate
lectures to ivhjch it has been our
pleasure to listen for a long time. He
is not only a splendid lawyer, but a
truly®)
; V ' i THE
Has many warm
county. All
the very best new®
and a majority who care an
about politics admire its poll
course. Madison county is too near
South CartJhna, and heribeoplo jjjibw
too well ithe benefit of trgamlon
leavy on
Silts.’’ May you continue
to battle for the “organized Democ
racy." * H? Truly,
- v* ^ A Subscriber.
,
the
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Danielsviixjs, Ga., March 8,'1878.
Editor Southern Banner : Mad
ison county Superior Court convened
on Monday last, IBs Honor, Judge
Gibson, of the Augusta Circuit, pre
siding. As usual, Judge Gibson de
livered a very forcible charge to the
Grand Jury, and dwelt especially on
the law in reference to vagrants. He
stated that while the command to
labor was given to Adatn for disobe
dience, it was, nevertheless, a blessing
to mankind, for idle hands conld al
ways find mischief to do.
attorneys.
In addition to Messrs. Nash and
Matthews, of the local bar, the fol
lowing visitin'! attorneys were in at
tendance upon tho Court:
Col. J. B. Estes, of Gainesville;
Cols. S. P. Thurmond, Emory Speer,
Lamar Cobb, David Barrow aud P.
G. Thompson, of Athens; R. T.
Nelms, Harmony Grove; Cols. Jas
D. Matthews, W. G. Johnson, and
S. Lumpkin, of Lexington; Messrs.
Shannon and Osborn of Elbertoh;
Mr. C. W. Sidell, of Hartwell and
Sol. Gen. Reese, of 8parta.
THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT
Occupied tho entire week without
any of the dockets beiug cleared. At
this writing a negro is being tried for
horse stealing. The evidence against
him is verv strong and he will doubt-
IU
less betnrned over to^Grant.
der&Co. Y - l I. X
THE ATTEN^^^-
Upon the Corot is quite large for'
the spring term but the weather has
been so balmy and warm during the
of the counter petition, to be a nui*
sane?. We respectfully asked
that it be abated. ^
Suppose A has on his lot a thing;
of a thing,
knowleged by •», even by the ignore «* »»T «* <»"» plowmg.
BOHEMIAN MINSTRELS.
Quite a crowd remained in the vih
Mr. Editor—You will permit me
if you please, to state to the p
hurgj|pKjjw|^hings through vour
cblumnsm^ndication' ofour common
rights, and in opposition to the grand
est usurpations that have ever been
inaugurated against a people making
any pretentions to self-government.
I mean by this, the miserable drown-
head of that monster, the Uhited
State? Bank, rearing its stupendous
power like a hydra-headed monster;
engulfing with its furious force; and
bitter, en viouff, lashing waves of de
struction, the last vestige of freedom
left a people shornc of their rights
and subsistence.
Now, while it is not becoming in
me, or any one else, to speak evil of
dignitaries, or kings, or rulers, or
those in authority, I do deem it right
and proper, and highly expedient
also, for me and every other man
claiming to have rights in this Gov
ernment, to raise their voices and
their arms against every and anything
contrary to the spirit of the law, of
the Constitution of liberty, and life,
and personal property. Consequently,
when we look in the face of this
miserable libel of liberty,, perched
upon the pole' of the American eagl
it looks to me like the great boa
constrictor surreptitiously coile around
the resting place of tho precious
emblem of our liberty, ready, anx
iously, aud ever waiting to pounce
the gloriously man prey of this tow
ering bird, until her shrill screams
and bitter cryings of her poor, hun
gry yonng, has aroused the last latent
principle of sympathy in the most
calous heart. Now, to set aside any
other expression that might be said
in bel^ll’pfgifffiering nature, to arise
at the point needful to be told, just
let us rise in onr might as a free peo
pie 'and btettnrn this system
click of vampires that sucks the life
blood of onr citizens. Yes, l
|S^ fnInass; East,iW*st, NortMaud
South; ye3, let the whole people rise
'in mass, and petition first our repre
sentatives and then our senators to
repBalthis tax amounting to prohi
bition to other banking systems, and
l(iaring-4,be capitalists-to arrange the
banking business as may best-BoUr
their convenience and safety/ ' This
being done, ibis miserable
coiUrftisted, narrow-headed jealousy,!
or in other words, this grand 8wind~
ling scheme so surreptitiously arrang
ed by'those mean, lazy anacondas, will
be compelled to loose her hold upon
onr liberty pole, and will tumble into
the pool or ditch she dug for her
neighbors, and be shorn of her power
in all time to come to rob, and steal,
and plunder the inuocent, unsuspect
ing victims that she has so success
fully shorn of the last vestige of lib
erty to act in defence of their affairs
of monetary matters.
This being done, the people of these
United States will rise in their might,
power and grandeur, and show them
selves competent to control their
monetary matters. The chambers of
commerce will be reorganized, money
will be ‘placed in circulation, upon
6afe banking institutions, confidence
will again be restored, credit will be
again extended to every deserving
mau, -and times will again be as in
days of old, when men hnrried to
and fro, and knowledge was increased.
This mighty peoplte will again be
placed in power, and we will prove
to the wcrkl our ability to rule our
nation without the interference of
moneyed kings to do our financiering.
Then, come, gentlemeu! you who
have the press, and give tone and
your citizens to spare a few day!
from their toil and come together,
organize, speak and petition the pow
ers that be, to repeal this tax imposed
upon our banking institutions, and
let our city of Athens form her
banks from her vast resources, to
give activity to her commerce, to in
crease her facilities of trade, to extend
her manufacturing interests, and to
more fnlty develop her unbounded
resources, that they may thereby be
able to employ more labor, to feed
the starving thousands begging labor
at onr hands. This being done, the
Wilderness and solitary place will
be glad for them, and the desert will
be made to blossom as the rose.”
More anon. D. R. Haynes.
he Coundilto * assist in building the
ennan
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Council Proceedings.
/IIAMBER, ')
.rch 4, 1878, V
o’clock p. iv j
Council Chamber,
Athens, Ga., March
4
The regular monthly meeting of
Council was held this evening.
Present—his Honor, Mayor Rucker,
and Aldermen Lucas, Hampton,
Talmadge, Hodgson, Kemp, Carlton
and Burke.
The minutes of the last two meet
ing of Council were read and con
firmed.
On motion of Alderman Hodgson,
the Council adjourned to meet to
morrow evening at 7 o’clock p. m.
W. A. Gilleland, Clerk.
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Council Chamber
Athens, Ga., March 5, T878
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Conncil met this evening pursuant
to adjournment. Present—his Honor,
Mayor Rucker, and a full board of
alderman. ’ I ■: ? '
A communication was read, rigned
by R. L. Bloomfield, J. A. Carlton
and J. A. Edwards, Committee,
stating that the bridge at the term!
nus of Broad street had been com
pleted by the contractor to the entire
satisfaction of the Committee. They
requested the Council to accept ors
ders from the contractor to the
amount of the subscriptions made by
On motion of Ah
Treasurer; «ma ,i«strauU)<! / (o accept
orders ft t om 4 W. JRlfk^th^contrsWtdi*,
to the amount subscribed fey the
Council to assist in building the
bridge, subject to t he conditions upon
which said subscriptions was made.
PETITIONS.
Of Burn’s Silver Cornet Baud,
asking the Council to appropriate^
the snm of one hundred dollars to;
the band, for tho. purpose of aiding
the members thereof in purchasing a
suitable uniform, the band proposing
to give an afternoon entertainment,
once a week, from May 15th to Au-r l -
gust 15th. Laid on the table.
Of a large uuraber of citizens, ask- -
ing Council uot to grant a petition,
presented at its last regular meeting,
Requesting the Council to cause the
guano dt-poi at the Northeastern
Railroad to bo removed beyond .the
city limits. |
Mr. Edwards, the Superintendaot
of the Railroad, appeared before the.
Council, in behalf of the petitioners
opposing removal. Mr. W. G. Noble,
and Dr. J. C. Orr, appeared in behalf
of petitioners favoring removal.
After some discussion of the mat
ter the following resolution intro
duced by Alderman Lucas, was adop-.
ted:
Resolved, That owing to the
difficulties surrounding the question,
the Council decline to take any action
in regard to the rempval of the guano
depot at the Northeastern Railroad,
jmtL.w.oald - reqaest the officers of that
road icTnso’ evory effort to abate the
matter complained of, as much as
possible. . ,
Of C. B. Veronee for lamp post to
be placed on Pulaski street, near his
residence, referred to Mayor with
power to act.
Complaint of J. W. Brumby in
regard to drain near his residence
was referred to Street Committee.
The monthly reports of the Treas
urer, Chief of Police, Clerk of Market
and Lamplighter were read and re-/
ceived.
The following bills were ordered
to be paid: For ear load of lumber
$3812; J. C. Wilkins, $22 10;
Athens Gas Light Company, §02 50
and $1; Williams and Garrison, $15
J. H. Huggins, $13 55; John Z.
Cooper, $23 50.
On motion of Alderman Burke the
Chief of the Fire Department was
instructed to notify parties who had
written in regard to the matter, that
the city docs not wish to sell any of
its Fire Engines
Authority was given to the Mayor
and Street Committee'to purchase a
wagon for the use of the street force,
if in their judgement, they thought it
advisable.
Street Committee reported adverse
on petition to remove tree on the walk
frothing the Episcopal Parsonage.
Report received and adopted.
Street Committee reported adverse
on petition of Dr. W. L. Jones and
W. J. Morton, to move their fences
out on a line with fence of John
White on Broad street. Report re
ceived aud adopted.
The rules were suspended and Sect
tion 281, of the published ordinances
was annouced as follows:
Be it ordained, By the Mayor and
Council of the city of Athens, that
section 281, of the publishers ordi
nances be amended by adding the
wolds “ or furnish ” immediately after
the words “ or vend ’’ in the first line
of said section.
The following ordinance having
been read twice was also adopted un
der a suspension of the rules.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Athens and it is
hereby ordained by the authority of
the same, that it shall be the duty of
those taking out retail liquor license,
to require their clerks to take the oath
prescribed in Section 267, and upon
their failure to require such oath to be
taken, they shall be punished as
prescribed in section 204. Council
adjourned.
W. A. Gilleland, Clerk.
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