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CV' H. H. CARLTON, - Editor. The Georgia Railroad broglio. Em- Terms of Hubsorlptlon. ONE COPY, One Year $2 OO ONE COPY, Six Months 1 OO ONE COPY, Three Months.....—.. BO LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Citatlun for Letters ofGuiirdUnihip ......—So 00 Citation for Lctlers af Administration............ 4 00 Application tor Letters of Dismission Admin- istrator .............5 00 Appli’tion for Letters ol Dismission Guardian 5 25 Application for I^ave to Sell Lands 5 00 Notice to Debtors and Creditors 5 00 Sales of Land, Ac., per square.... 6 50 Sales Perishable Property, 10 days, per sq.„ 1 60 Estray Notices, 30 days....—..— — jj 00 Sheriff Sales, per square — 2 50 Sheriff Mortgage fi. fit. sales per square— 5 00 Tax Collector’s Sales, per square-—............ 5 00 Foreclosure Mortgage, per square, each time. 1 00 Exemption Notices (in id ranee) i~ - 2 25 Rule Nisi’s, per square, each time.- I 50 W The above legal rates corrected by Ordinary of Clarke county. Hates of Advcrtislnff- Advertisements will be inserted at ONE DOL- LARper square lor the first insertion, and FIFTi CENTS per square for each continuance, for any time under one month. For longger periods a lil>- eral deduction will he made. A square equal to ten lines, solid. ' Notices in local column, less thnn a square, 20 cents a line. »u An epidemic of measles seems to be prevailing all over the country. For tunately it is of a mild form. The Moffett bell punch system is becoming quite popular in many parts of the country. Ex-Governor Moses, of South Carolina, lias been arrested in New York on the charge of forgery. General Charles W. Field, formerly of Kentucky, hut more recently of Georgia, has been elected Doorkeeper ot the House of Representatives. The new Blue Book recently issued shows the total number of Federal office holders of all kinds and degrees, to he 85,880. The insane building of the Stenhen, New York, poor house was set on fire by a lunatic, who with fourteen others, was burned to death. An amicable adjustment of Euro pean disagreements is now confidently expected, but the Georgia Railroad war still continues. Hon. Montgomery Blair is at Washington urging his measure for ousting Ilayes from the Presidency. Ife is confident ns to his final success. Hon. E. P. Howell, of the Atlanta Constitution is exercising his facile pen in writing up the Georgia Con gressmen, in a Washington corres pondence to his paper. The prospects for a peaeible solu tion of European troubles are daily becoming much more favorable, and it is now pretty generally believed that war will he averted. Major Gen. Phil. Sheridan is sued for half a million dollars—being the plunder of a Louisiana plantation, stock and crops, which lie is charged with having seized and converted to his own use, during the late unpleas antness. Phil., per contra, says the bill is exorbitant; and, besides, lie was doing that stealing on behalf of the United Slates Government, and not on his own aecount. The Georgia Railroad Directory will be enabled to make quite a creditable showing to the annual convention of Stockholders which meet9 in May. The total receipts of Hie road for the past twelve months was $1,203,022,52. The expenses for the same time were $898,468,48, leaving a net profit to the road ot $304,554,04. A good showing this. The Savannah News remarks, Whether England goes to war or not she will have to bear a pretty heavy burden of taxation for the mere cost of preparation. Instead of going into the next fiscal year with a surplus of four million three hundred thousand dollars, as she would have done but for the war excitement, she has a deficit of eleven million three hundred thousand dollars at the present moment, and the prospect at the close of the year of one of twenty*, nine million dollars. This will be raised by-itt increase of "two pence in the pound on the income tax, four pence the pound on tobacco, and of five hundred thousand dollars in the dog tax. The increased taxation comes, too, at a time of painful busi- ness depression in England. As usual the annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Georgia Railroad is being pveceeded by an animated discussion, over the succeeding mana gement of the road. This is one of the wealthiest and strongest corpora tions in our State, and without pre suming to dictate to.lhc Stockholders as to what they should do, yet from the experience of the road for the past few years, its falling off, if not entire failure, in the matter of divi dends, the depreciation in the stock etc, it appears to us that the best and truest policy would be to make a new deal. Dissensions and disagree* ments have arisen in the present management, which have and must necessarily continue to militate against the true interest and success of the road, and which can only be removed by an entire change in both the direct and general management. The in terest of the Stockholders, many of whom have a large amount boosted in this company as well as the interest of those more directly concerned in the control of its business, it seems to us would imperatively demand a change. It is then to he hoped, that should such a policy be deemed wisest and best at the approaching annual convention, it will be adopted with harmony and the best of feel ings, that the interest of the individu al stockholders may lx.* subserved and the road fully restored to its wanted and former prosperity. SOUTHERN - BANNER:! AMIL 46, 1878. Mr. Stephens Bill. Mr. Stephens bill fpr the improve ment of the navagation of the Savan nah river above Augusta has been favorable reported on by the commit tee on Commerce of the House, and a provision made in their general hill au thorizing and directing the Secretary of War to have a survey of the rivei made with the estimated cost of the improvement desired. There is hut little doubt hut that Mr. Stephens hill will pass. The Augusta Chroni cle and Constitutionalist comment ing on this measure, says: “The improvement of the navigation of the upper Savannah is an enterprise that will affect beneficially not only the city of Augusta but also the planting, commercial, manufacturing and min ing interests of a large and rich sec tion of the States of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Ten nessee. By the expenditure of a very trifling sum of money, the waters oft he upper Savannah can he speed ily rendered navigable from Augusta to Anderson Court House, South Carolina, and for some distance be yond. This will give uninterrupted navigation from the mountains to Savannah and the Atlantic ocean—a distance of over four huadred miles. The country tributary to this great water artery comprises the counties of Chatham, Effingham, Screven, Burke, Richmond, Columbia, Lin coln, Hart, Franklin, IlaLersham and Rabun in Georgia; Beaufort, Barn well, Aiken, Edgefield, Abbeville, Anderson, Pickens and Oconee in South Carolina; and a considerable portion of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.” The Danger Ahead. . W ip^ynen- tmg upon the danger which threatens the character Hud composition of the next House of Representatives lias this to say: '*• • ’ ■» - *' “ The great danger that threatens the political character of the next house of representatives is from the soutli, where the cry of the. shajm independent and the bogns reformer is already heard. The sonth, after the ravages of a long war^is naturally disorganized. Her" men of ,\yealth were reduced to .penury ; her raep of authority and culture found them, selves subjected to the rule of the most ignorant and depraved. Their occupation aqd property departed hand in hartd. For a time,-when the possibility ot L relief dawned upon them, they handed together in.Uie name of the democracy againstthroi* tened negro aijff ejltpe^-bjig suprema cy, and with hut little effort threw it off. The danger being removed the incentive seems also to have been removed, and with it a good deal of the sound sense for which the south was famous. Democrats are begin ning to plot against their fellow-dem ocrats, not for the good of their respective commonwealth, but im personal greed and personal aggran dizement. The result will be that in scores of congressional districts, where the democratic vote is three to one, the certainty of a democratic representative may he seriously threatened. In the mean time the radical party in the north and west lose no chance of scoring a member | in the hope of being able to offset the | inevitable loss of the senate by again of the house organization. We do not need to waste words with our friends in support of a proposition so startlingly plain as this. The salva tion of party depends upon the insli- j tulion of a strict party discipline in the southern slate and the subordina tion of individual ambition. An Independent Congressional candidate in the South is at$*nlly of the Radical p.vty in the North. He inay not mean it, and possibly may not think he means it, hut his efforts are as surely auxiliary to those of the Chandlers, Howe, Conkling, Blaine and Butler as though he were sub sidized by them for the exact purfose he has in view.” A Card of Thanks. Athens, Ga., April 11th, 1878. Editor Southern Banner—Please permit me through your columns to return my profound thanks and most grateful appreciation to the good citizens of Athens, of every denomina tion, for their kind and generous subscriptions to Bethany Church (Methodist) of Jackson county. Com ing among the good people of Athens with whom I so long lived, in the interest of this church, the kind man ner in whioh I was received and the liberal consideration which they gave to my appeals, touched a tender and appreciative chord in my heart, and wanting In words to express my thanks and - gratitude, I can only add, may the Good Lord bless and reward them for their noble and generous aid in behalf of His canse. Truly and grateful, James S. England. Secretary Sherman has been hold ing a conference with the New York Bankers. While nothing definite is known, it is rumored that the Secre tary proposed to sell to the bankers one hundred millions of bonds, the proceeds to go towards the resumption of specie payment, they to contract to take another hundred millians of bonds at the same figures should the occasion require. It is stated that a long discussion took place over the figures which the Secretary demanded for the bonds, aud that the bankers want them at two per cent, below liis valuation. It is further rumored that the bankers had agreed to take a por tion of the new four per cent, loan on condition that the Secretary would not remove the gold from the sub treas ury. Senator Thurman’s bill requiring the Union and Central Pacific Rail road Companies to set apart such a share of their annual earnings as will pay the interest on the $55,000,000 subsidy bonds granted to them and extinguish the principal by the time it falls due, has passed the Senate. Of course the House will pass the l|ill as a wise measure or be held responsible to the country for gross neglect of Our Exchequer. The payments made from the Treasury by warrants during the irionthTof- Man*. £78^;* lows: On account of civil and miscellaneous, $3,021,186,11; war, $1,743,258 03 ; navy, $1,180,771 56 ;r Interior, Indians, and pension, $5,- 699,172 68 ; total, $11,044,388 38. The public debt statement for March, shows a decrease in the debt, for the month of $2,313,614 77, and the following balances in theTreasury; Currency, $751,851 35; special fund for the redemption of fractional cur rency, $10,000*000; special deposit o6 .legal tenders for this Redemption of certificates of deposits, $25,215,- 000; coin, $138,358,608 14^ including coin certificates, $58,883, 400; out> standing legal tenders $347,848,712. Boss Tweed the chief Mogul of the Tammany Plunder Ring, died in Ludlow street jail on the 12tli inst. - - «... — .l-'J Col. J. E. Owens, proprietor of the Markham House, died in Atlanta last Friday night. By his death, Atlanta loses one of her best, most useful and enterprising citizens. This announce ment will bring sorrow to many throughout the country at large, who have been the recipients of the mani fold courtesies and kindnesses ot the deceased. To the afflicted family we extend our deepest sympathy. A Third GeorgiaTFlag. a photograph of rr given to the GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Major A. A. Winn presented to the Georgia Historical Society at its last meeting a beautiful photograph of the battle flag of the iatfe Third Gergia Regiment. Ilis letter to the President of the Society, tendering the memento, speaks for itself in language both eloquent and graceful. General Henry R. Jackson, President Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Ga: Deap. Sir—I beg, through you, to present to the Georgia Historical Society a photoaraph of the battle flag of the late Third Georgia Regi ment of Volunteers, copied from the original battle scared and honored relic, which was borne in triumph by that brave Georgia command from Malvern Hill to Appomattox; and “ was never desecrated by the hand of the enemy.” At Appomattox Court House it was taken from its staff by Col. Claiborne Snead, of Augusta, Ga., the last gallant com mander of the regiment, and con cealed by being wrapped around his body, was rescued from the hands of the enemy and returned to its native State, whence it was sent, sacred with the prayers and blessings of noble moth ers and sisters, and it now remains in the possession of Colonel Snead. It is well to treasure these memen toes of the times that “ tried men’s souls,” and to keep green in our memories the noble deeds of the thousands of young men—the joy of darkened homes—the hope of our mourning, crushed but yet lovely and glorious South. I therefore take pleasure in committing this photograph to the keeping of your excellent Society, and doubt not that in after years it will he looked on, it may be with moistened eyes, hut with hearts of pride, by the descendants of these martyred heroes. With profound respect, I am, very truly yours, A. A. Winn. !|r-Jiap;t!t(rtes. J. G. RUSSELL, EDITOR. The Phi Kappas considered, last ‘ ! Saturday, the expediency of annexiug Cuba to the United States. Prof. White delivered before his class^n physics an interesting lecture on the telephone last Friday. hiMany of our students are taking ad- van tage of the cheapness of auction prices to lay in a supply of books. The poems of Moore, of course, bringing the highest bids from them. Messrs. Calloway, Walton and Huguley made themselves unrecogniz able to their many friends on last Sunday by their beavers. If they are as becoming to others as to the above mentioned we advise each Senior to purchase. Dr. Mell has finished his able course 5f lectures on parliamentary law. The Phi Kappas have granted the use of their debating hall to the Moot Parlia ment. This body will organize next Wednesday. The Parliament will offer a fine field lor gaining informa tion upon the subject we have been pursuing, and for improvement in dialectic skill. Mixed. “ Wliat’s the matter, Bob?” “ Sam, who am I ?” “ Why you are yourself, Boh Har rison, ain’t you ?” “ No, far from it.” “ Why, what’s the matter ?” “ Well, sir I am so mixed up I don’t know who I am.’’ “ Well, sir, what’s the matter?’’ “ Why, Pm married.’’ “ Mjyried ? Ha! ha! 1m! Why, sir, you should be happy.’’ “ Yes, but I ain’t.’’ “ Why, all married men are sup posed to he lmppy.” “ Well, Sam, I’ll tell you how it is. You see I married a widder, and this widder had a daughter.’’ “ Oh, yes, I see how it is. You have been making love to this daugh ter.’’ “No. Worse than that. Yon see my father was a widower, and he married this daughter, so tnat makes my father my son-in-law, don’t it ? Well, don’t you see how I am mixed up?” “ Well, is that all?” m No, I only wish it was. Don’t you see my step-daughter Is my step mother, ain’t she ? Well, then, her mother is my grandmother, ain’t she? Well, I’m married to her ain’t I ? So that makes me my own grand father don’t it.” Fashion. IIow broad is the empire of fash ion, how numerous and how submis sive are her subjects. Seated on her gorgeous throne in the same capital where the Bonnpartes veigneil, she issues her edicts and millions, em bracing rich and poor, young and old, male and female, listen with pro found attention aud enter obsequious ly on the execution of her commands. Like Pope Innocent, the Third, she places her foot on the neck ot Kings and exercises supreme domin’on alike over monarchies, aristocracies and repnblics. Wherever civilization has set his mark, in all ciimes from the Arciic Circle to the line, her authori ty is regarded; and though more despotic in her sway than Henry the Eighth or the Roman Caligula, she is not more obeyed than deified by the idolatrous devoters who worship hourly at her shrine. With the severity of the famous Procrustees, she adjusts all on whom she lays her hands to her own capricious standard of measnre, yet strange to say, her victims show no disposition to escape her power, even when conscious of their fate. No one selfishly opposes his own choice or convenience as a reason for disregarding her expressed wish however whimsical or unreason able it may appear without at once losing caste or suffering the painful ban of social examination. This pen alty, of course, very few have the hardihood to incur, most even of those who set the highest value on liberty in the abstract prefering in this case practical servitude as the less evil. How wouderous and how complete is the control of fashion ; s'ie has but to poiut out the wish with her magic wand and lo! as if instinct and ob servant of the motion the inanimate fabrics, which envelops our persons adjust themselves in accordance with her indicated will’; the hat brim ex pands to a size altogether unnecessary or contracts until of no service what ever to the wearer. Fashion speaks and the Senior adorns his head with a heaver and lengthens the tail of his coat with surplus cloth enough to make a twelve year old boy a full suit. The boot elongates itself ’till a forestay is required from the knee in order to keep the anterior extremity recurved, and thus facilitate the labor of walking or retreats until its trun cated ramps crowds the foot into most uucomfortable quarters. Again the bonnet receeds so as to scarcely screen the oceiput or advances till with overgrown and hideous propor tions it hides alike the features of beauty and ugliness. Skirts swell to the dimensions of a balloon with enough waste material to rig a Brit ish seventy-four, or contract to the narrowness of a flower-bag. Nothing probably demonstrates more clearly the theory that men are only improved apes than their manifest tendency to ape each other in matters of the toilet. Because, lorsooth, some city exquisite with deep conceits and shallow brains has thought it becoming to load liis fingers with cheap alloy, flourish an ivory headed caffe and “ sport a moustache others whose countenances if shown, of all’redundant appendages would indicate they had been on- dowed by nature with better sense seem to think themselves soletr.nlr bonnd'to fbflowW thff suit of oro they would scoftt to acknowledge their eqdal in ftffy respect except as a fashion guage. Oh! itay countrymen, why do we, whose ancestors have ever shown a readiness to make r.nv sacrifice in the defense of their liber- ties, passively ! acknowledge the sway of this most imperious of des pots. We sec no reason why we should consult the taste and judgement of another on determining how wo should array ourselves. Why should we not make our own sense of propriety and convenience the standard for ourselves, leaving others to mimic us if they chose But if,' like the Israelites, we will he content with nothing but the yoke of bondage, if we will have an arbiter, in the name of common sense let us have one of Southern or at leaH Columbian extract’on. Unite upon our American platform and show the world we have made a new declaration of rights and have burst the c hain by which we have been so contentedly, yet ignominiouriy bound. Perseverance. Tt has been long admitted, and truly upon reasons too sound to be denied, that the most forcible method of instilling great truths into the minds of the youth, is by reference te exam pies. Following this admitted truth, we shall attempt to give an illustration of perseverance that will strike thj minds of all who may perchance rea 1 this piece. About a half century ago there cam j nto the wilds of Mississippi an obscure young man, without any means ami itterly dependent. Being crippled in one of his legs he could not engage in manunl labor. With no acquaintan ces, no recommendation, nothing scarcely upon which he could rely, he commenced & life in that dreary coun try. He expressed his desire to teach school, and on applying to a widow was received as an instructor for her sons; here he remained for about a year, during which time he formed many acquaintances, not of that class whose friendship stops short at personal favor and close upon separation, but of such a nature ns clung to him through all the vicissitudes of life. A firmer perceiving the talent of this young stranger, advised him to study law under Robert Walker, then a very prominent lawyer of the same State, and offered to furnish the means ta enable him to prosecute his profession. His advice was taken, soon the stranger was admitted to the bar—the scene is changed—a brighter prospect appears, the thick mist that seemed to settle u pon his course soon was di.-spated, and the future appeared luminous with hope. A new star had appeared in the galaxy of the legal corps, that was des tined to rival the brightest of its most brilliant members. Its appearance above the horizon had been heialded to the mostdiatant portions of the coun try, and ere he was aware of the fact, his fame had been lisped among the leading men of the nation. After many successes at the bar it was reported that he was to deliver an address in Fanueil hall. Many crowded to bear the orator from the wilds of Mississippi. Au old man of the same place declared shat he had never heard any man that could arrest his attention; but having gotton as near as possible, he took out his watch to time the speaker, and some word arrested his attention and he knew nothing, saw nothing, heard nothing save the burn ing words and fiery expression of the orator. When the orator fell back exnusted, the old man found that his hand was in the same position holding his watch, which showed an elapse of over three hours, he uo longer doubted the force of oratory. To-day he is regarded as “ the ora tor” of America. It is useless in conclusion to say that thin was none other than S. S. Prentess. Pete.