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* ■-.'i .'-'I HDH/K tn'AL Comm Marcus P. //, nia t tr^j>Xvt NO. 23. ./■: i w«» .*// /uo| •Wi j iz i-itnnTti nil T'i fnaqs* : i ■ > ; , < • i ■ J • vj» ,.:o v,! . ATHENS, GEORGIA, ; —- 1878. UIHVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARY VOL. 62. COITTEXTTS. linsi 1’aok.—Newspaper Buies. Obituary. Oco nee Building and Loan Association. Conimu- nieatinns. 1’aiagraplis. Second Pahs.--A Journey of Heath. A Virginia Negro liangod. .Miscellaneous Advertise ments. TlHRO Page.—SuflVrinf; in Palestine. Where re ligion failed iu the Hour of Need. Mob Rule Abroad ami at Heine. Modern definition ol Cnuiucrclnl Terms. Legal and Miscellaneous Advertisements. Fourth Paoe.—Editorial and Phi Kappa N oti s. Fifth Paoe.—IavcoI Department and Miscella neous paragraphs. Sixth Paoe.—A Fatal Cloud Burst. God and the Angels Looked Down. Germany and the Dutch. Miscellaneous Adrertisements. Seventh Page.—An Alleged Plot Against the Iadlan Lands. Miscellaneous Adrertisements. Eighth Paue.—Agricultural Department. Com mercial Market Report. Miscellaneous Ad' vortisements. hey s Relating to Newspaper Subscrip tions and Arrearage*. DECISION OK TUF. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. 1. Subscribers who Jo not give cxpreasnotice to the contrary, are considered wishing to son- Finite their subseption. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their periodicals, the publishers may continue o send them until all arrearages are paid. J 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse totakethe periodicals from the office to which they are directed, thev are held responsible until the have settled "their bills and ordered themai; continued. 4. If subscribers move toother places without notifying publishers.and the papers arc sent to the former direction, they are held respon si We. 5. The courts have decided that “rofu to take periodicals from the office, or removing and leaving them uncalled for is pritna evidence of intentional frond." 0. Any person who receives a ncwsnapcr snd makes use of it whether he has ordSrcd it not, is held in law to be a subscriber. 7. If subscribers pay in advance, they nre bound to give notice to the publisher, at the mdcf their time; if they do not wish to con tinue taking it; otherwise the publisher is authorized to send it on; and the subscribers will be responsible until an express notice, with payment of all arrearages, is sent to the publisher. A t-'ad Kvent. Dr. 0. .T. CAliiTHKRi ta dead. He breathed his lost at the nomc ol his father on the 16th inst. lie was Domed in Wniton connty in 1850, entered his profession in 1878, and was married to Miss Molllo Smith in November, 1874. His funeral w*» mVachcilS© JJ*tllld«jWSCW th* Kth to a large and licurt-strioken congregation, then Cflranranitatim Communicated. Mr. Editor.—1 thank' you for your courtesy iu publishing my com munication of last week; and now I beg for an extension of it to enable me to review tbe action cf Council in the matter of the guano petitions. The facts aro these: A number of citizens have, for the last two seasons, been greatly annoyed by tlie offensive smell of the guano houses'at the N. „ •--I IWTJi , £. Depot. In January last I pre pared a petition “to remove or other wise abate the nuisance,” which was signed by a number of citizens and myself—every one of .us being trou bled by it. A,t the, request of Mr. Edwards, Council laid onr petition on the table, in order to allow this gen tleman to present a counter petition on the subject. Right here the Council entered tip- on that course of injustice and want of courtesy to the signers of the pe tition which culminated in their ac tion at their last meeting. What did the Council have before them at the February meeting ? A petition from citizens complaining of a nuisance, coming to them as to their natural protectors, and asking respect fully, what? That the nuisance be abated. The proper thing for Coun other enff of town, to sigh such a pa per. “Indeed,” lie frankly added, “it was impertinent in ine.” I fully agreed with him. r::- Council meets, Superintendent Ed- wards is present: Bat no’ notice baa been given to inyself or any of tbe other parties who pushed the first petitiou, that the matter is to come un der consideration. Mr. Edwards supports his side by a speech, in which, I have been told, that amongst other things, he remarked^ in substance, that bo would furnish cologne tor the tender noses of those ladies who were so mnch disturbed by the smell. If his words have been correctly reported 1 to me, the least I can say, is that such a remark, flippant and impertinent as it is, ought not to have been made by a gentleman. 3\lr. Edwards should have remem bered that the question was a actions one, Affecting not only our property but the health and comfort of onr families; and that the ill health of ene of those very ladies about whom he makes his untimely jest, had, been seriously aggravated by tbe nuisance of which we complain. Now, it will be noticed, that onr petition was simply a plain and sim ple calliug attention of the Council to the nuisance. It simply stated the fact aud asked generally for redress. It made no case, gave no advice, did not demand that the N. E. R. R. or be so located, without any loss of trade 1 to Rail Roai| or to dealers, and at a nominal cost, compared with the value of pi&perty'affected by it as a nuisance, I%ve not a doubt. ' Bat the Rewards petition dictato rial^ announced that “the depot ought not be moved because the mere fact of moving it would produce all kinds of evil results to the road. No inquiry is made as to whether that would be the fact; the question is not debated; no opportunity of makkg suggestions as to how the wishes of the petitioners could be car ried out is allowed; no privileges are allowed tfiepi in 4his matter; nay, even- their lights ate. ^ued. I repeat i|: The City Council have treated us with gross injustice. If J. could hope^after flieir treat ment of ns, that they pould be influ enced by anything;! can .say, I would presame to ^viseAeg^reconsider their action?!*) re^rd ; to,; our peti tion, Appoint a committee <jf inquiry, and let the entire matter he investi gated carefully and with impartial re gard to the interests ;of the com plainants, as well as to those of the Rail Road and of the dealers. I have done, and with renewed thanks for your courtesy I remain, Mr. Edi tor, Yours Respectfully, iJNNIER. liisri ui-lns wore uou^ivun.l to tbe dust to await the returreetiou mom. lie was a great sufferer. For many loug moutr.s did be struggle with his disease, and at a»t tell a vietim to ita power. Owing to his affiictions, lie left, his newly set- ticd, vet neat and lovely home, and removed to liis fiither'a^Uere lie received all tbe attention th“t could lie given l>y a devoted wit.', tender mother, anxious lather, brothers aud physicians, it was t o pleasure ol the writer to visit the Doctor during ills illness, lie was a patient and submissive sufferer. Y\ hile conversing with him, lie said that lie had a good hope in t'hrist, w.is not afraid to die, yet desired lohve if it wa- God's will. To his wife and mother he expressed a fearlessness for death amt ac ceptance with his dear Savior, in his death the community sustain a great loss, hie profession a skillful "physician and tho world a bright, moral and Spiritual light. As a citizen he was t me honest, nohle. generous, and characterized hv tiie strictest integrity, lie was a tender and devoted husband, an obedient son and a loving broli . r. lie was respected, honored and loved l,v nil w ho kin \v him. Tho old, the young, the T iei, and onor wev proud of him. lie entered Ids profession witli bright prospecs and eu- ioveu wonderful success during his short prac tice Had l.e lived ho would doubtless have r*nke*l amo.e' the tirst of his profession. An uffeelionate w.fe, sweet hade, fond motl.tr, father, hi other* and a largo number o relatives and friends mourn hi* loss May the Lord sauct .lv tins sad event to the eternal good ot idl the bereaved and friends of ihe^dtce^e.h^ lietlmhara Church. Dissolution. T he Finn of Ilood it Stephens has this day dissolved hv mutual consent. The business will U.‘ continued i,v the scnioT partner, W.F. Hood who will settle all the business of the o.d Firm * Atlien*, Ga., Mutvh 16th, 1878. linn. ’ LINTON W. STEPHENS. TO MV FRIENDS. Owing to my protracted illness and inability to ntteii l to lhy business in person, 1 have this dav sold my interest in the business of Hood & Stein.eus to tnv partner, Mr. \Y. K. Hood. My friends and the public generally have my thanks for their liberal patronage and 1 bespeak successor a continuance ol the same. Respectfully, Linton YV. tsxr.rukes cil to liave done would have been, at once, to refer the petition to a com- au y oue should be made to suffer in mTltee of^iriVfestl^tfon: -*• Bfit I p«*m of-^staw; Httadc no tfligges- Oar complaint is laid aside until Su,-1 ' i * ons as to what should or should not lor my Oconee Loan Association. 379.755 98 fTinii ANNUAL REPORE OF TREAS- II urer of the Oconee Rulldiug nnd Loan As- ^oiation, operations to March 5th, 1878, inelu- MVC ' LIABILITIES: Instalment account Interest account tv t • v Fine account..... •-* “ Premium account.... T’Iar 07 Profit and loss account 1,«6 07 Dues paid in advance 1 00 ASSETS: Expense account $ 8,809 53 Loin account Stock account.. Notes receivable „ o? Due by sundries .0-3 Cash *** 1D 1379,755 88 Respectfully •ubmitte^. KKNNEV , Treas. Audited and found correct by AUUl j. a. MADDEN, 1 W. D. O’iARRElA.. J- CIIAS. A. MOBB1S, Com. mchl9-lt perintendant Edwards can present a counter petition that the nuisance he not abated. Of course, while the signers of any petition arc theoreti cally responsible for it, still there is always a prime mover, an active par ty who gets it up. I ilo not think that I shall he much out of the way when I attach to Mr. Edwards the responsibility of this counter petition; and I ask him if it was proper, if it was delicate, for him, in the face of such a nuisance, recognized as one, even by him, to prepare or to have had prepared such a paper, the gist of which is, in a lew words instead of the many pages used l>y him— “you rich people complain of t he gu ano smell. It is a nuisance. But it shall not be abated, because I do not want it to, for, if it is abated,* there is an end of the N. E. R. II. and of the guano trade.” a 1 In matters like this it is well to “make haste slowly’’; and it would have been but wise in Mr. Edwards to have satisfied himself whether the guano house could not be moved, and yet the road flourish, as I sin cerely hope it may. This remarka ble paper is sent by Mr. Edwards all round for signatures. Men living a mile and more from the depot sign it; as a party said: “Well! the thing must be a nuisance, bnt as I live away from it, and it docs not trouble me, I’ll sign the paper.” Many sign it under misapprehension. This conn- ter petition is presented to Count'd. rHow does tike matter now stand-?. On one side a party oKtax payers, suffering grievously from a nuisance, and respectfully asking their city government to abate it; on the other side, another party of tax payers, on ly six of whom are competent wit nesses, saying that the nuisance shall not be abated, nuisance though it b~c. One of tbe signers of this counter petition who bad signed it without reading and to whem I was showing it in its true light, said that he had no business, living as he did at the be done. All of this would have been a matter for consideration only after Council had taken the matter in hand But, without any investigation whatever of the matter, the Council ranged themselves on the side of the counter petitioners, and declined to inquire into our complaint. Now, Mr. Editor, it is very strange to me that the City Council should thus have treated a number of good citizens coming to them lor protec tion. Our petition deserved, at least, proper inquiry. I repeat it: the question affects the health and comfort of our fi^nilies, and Council, by summarily dismissing it as they have done, have treated us with the grossest injustice. The matter should have been in quired into. A committee should have been appointed. Its duty would have been to determine: 1. Whether the cause of complaint was a just one: 2. Assuming it just, its duty would then have been to inquire intow the possibility ot abating the nui sance. If, after full and impartial inquiry. Editor ^JtJAfrNP.u: quenlly noticed your appeals to the public to communicate with your valuable paper and, like yourself, I believe nothing would add more in terest thereto than voluntory contri butions on different subjects from dif ferent sections of country. The Banner is read by hundreds in this couuty and many who, like inyself, live at remote distances fiom the Post Office attach as much im portance to its .arrival as a majority of country children would to a cir cus show. Truth is wc hove but one mail per week, and while soda for the bread, knitting-thread, etc., may be forgotten, one is in bad luck if he goes to town and fails to bring the Banner home. CROPS. Owing to the mild winter and early spring small grain crops of the fall sowing are well advanced, and what is better quite a large area was planted. On account of excessive aud continued rains the farmers are somewhat backward with their spring plowing but not enough to create uneasiness. Some corn has been already planted and cotton lands are being rapidly prepared for the recep and after a full hearing of all parties interested, complainants, railroad offi cers and dealers in guano, the com mittee bad come to the conclusion that it was impossible to abate or re move the nuisarce in any way short of interdicting the trade, or of great outlay, the question would have then become very grave aud very difficult to solve; and I am free to say that n such a case, I would probably have ro'gned myself to endure an unreinodiable evil; or I would have endeavored to sell my home to one of the signers of the" counter petition, and have moved away from my part of town. j But, fortunately, such would not in this instance be the case. I am satisfied that on proper inquiry, the committee would have found the remedy easily obtainable at a small cost. That the guano depot coaid tion of the seed. With proper sea sons old Jackson, as in days agone, will have hog and hominy for all at home, and a little to spare. So mote it be. political gossip. I was anxious to have met you at Jefferson during Court week in or* der that I might have told you of “deeds that are dark and tricks that are vain,” on the politic..! question. Indeed, had ycu been there yon might have seen some things with your own eyes. I allude to ttic but* ton lioliug, caucusing, &c., by the visitiug and resident ‘Independents.* The champion of the movement was as industrious as a bee, and rumor bath it that a caucus was held at which political preferment was awarded Mr. S. for forthcoming Con gressional honors. On account of L’s. supposed influence as ah edi tor in securing his election the latter was promised a key to the political crib. Mr. D. bringing to tho rescue not only bis influence hut some brain food will of course be entitled to any thing he wants. Mr. M. making a very good door-keeper for this meet ing would not object to the same po sition in Washington. “Now,” says Mr. S. to Mr. T. “the thing is all right; with the internal machinery all in order and.worknig, you and I, T. must hie us to the hedges and highways, and let our watchword be recruits, recruits! Then, at the prop er time I’ll prize them up from below and you can shove them down from above—we’ll close in on them in the centre—the victory will be mine and we can then exchange honors at will.” Talk about “rings and cliques, and free will, and popular opinion, and dictation” &c., why, Mr. Editor, there is more underground work be ing done; more promises being made ; more efforts to excite preju dice being exerted by a little bawjfiP about five ov six “independent?* pilgrims in the Ninth Congressional District than has ever been indulged in by the organized Democracy since the political history of the State be gun. RUMORED. x that a prominent radical negro in your city is writing letters to the leading radical negroes in the coun ties of the Ninth Congressional Dis trict, urging them, thatiijl as*4fiuch r thin*: to e' out-and-out Radical, My ow their party and their race to cast their votes for an “Independent” as that was the next tiling to radical ism. Iudeed, one of these letters was recently read by one ol the “or ganized, 5 ’ aud from what I can learn it was full ot richmss. Yon have, al ways argued that the Independents were in full sympathy with the Radi cal party and a majority of our peo ple think so. You, Mr. Editor, would be more fully convinced of the fact if you could see the letter above referred to. THE BANNER. Three cheers for the glorious old Southern Banner 1 The most able exponent of popular government and the popular will in North-east Geor gia. The older it grows the better it gets. A large number of our couuty men have taken it for a quar ter of a century. Judge Russel Parks and a few others of his age have been regular readers of the pa per for nearly a half century. If you can afford it you should compli meat these old half-century subscri bers with the paper for the rest of their natural life time. More anon* L. On tlje day the case was called and before the defendant announced ready for trial, one of his counsel who knew the importance of the testimony of a certain female witness and that she had been in delicate health for a long while, asked the husband of said wit ness whether she could be brought to the court house to testify, and received for reply, that while it would be a great physical trial for her to be brought to court, yet it was her pur pose to come and tell what she knew, and that in her then condition, her presence in court at the proper time might be relied upon with reasonable certainty. On Friday morning when the de fendant and his counsel met in tbe court room information came that said female witness was, that morniDg, taken worse, end that it would seri ously endanp r her life to bring her to court. Instantly upon receiving this information the above facts were submitted, to the court upon amotion to continue. - The motion was overs ruled and it war then that the defen dant stepped aside and the case was withdrawn from the jury. The writer of tlis thinks there can be no impropriety iu saying two things: First, that this witness, if present, would testily unqualifiedly that the defendant, J. N. Simpkins was at her ' husband’s house about, four miles from * the place where the robbing is clmvged -f to hayet been committed, at the hour / the wilneoses for the State say the act \vys perpetrated, and that jfh?r j*igb 'J. social position f. wilt oornmen d the credence of dK'JPjHI^f Jackson county. Second, that the defendant has not fled the country but was in Jefferson shortly after the case was withdrawn from tho jury aud is this day present here awaiting a fair trial. Justice. “The International Silver Confer ence, as provided in the Silver hiil, will have to meet sometime between the 1st of March and the 1st of September next. The object of this conference is to arrive at an interna tional agreement as to the relative values ot gold and silver, also to- induce those European countries which have demonetized silver to follow suit with our government and again adopt the bi-mctaiic standard ot currency. Should this conference result in an agreement as proposed, the difference between gold and silver will cease. Otherwise it will remain about as it is now.” Communicated. Jefferson, Ga., Mar. 6,1878. Editor Southern Banner: In a communication signed “ A Friend,” written from .this place, under date of the 1st inst., and published in your issue of the 5th, speaking of the trial of John N. Simpkins, the following appears: “ First, as the examination of the witnesses was about to begin Mr. Lumpkin, fearing that the tide was against him, walked out of the court house.” I have no idea that the writer ©f said communication would intention ally do the defendant any injury, but the above language is susceptible of a construction that wonld unfavorably impress the public mind. The follow ing are the feels: . Army officers arc making much complaint against the Banning bill, which provides for the l eduction of expenses in the military department of our government. Just let them continue to complain ; this is a good measure, and should by all means become law and be rigidly enforced. The country is now at peace with all the world, and an expensive stand ing army is a great outrage and an altogether unnecessary expense upon the over-burdened tax-payers of tins country. Col. H. A. Haralson, who failed, to get the appointment of State Libra rian, upon application to Governor Coiquilt, has, for spite, we suppose, joined the Independent ranks, and will, henceforth, advocate that doc trine. He even desires to see Dr. Felton, Governor of Georgia on that platform. Too late, Col. There are, we dare say, more than a hundred applications for the office of Librarian on the strength of the Independent movement, but none of the applicants will ever be commissioned. The people haver “ set down *’ on that movement. It was inaugurated and is kept alive by machine politicians.