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SOUTHERN BANNER: MAI 7, 187S. Mitjjcru §;umcr. H. H. CARLTON, - Editor. Terms ot Hubnorlptlon. ONE COPY, One Year $S OO ONE COPY, Six Months 1 OO ONE COPY, Three Months SO LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Citation for Letters of Guiirdiambip 15 00 Citation for Letters of Administration 4 00 Application lor Letters of Dismission Admin istrator 6 00 Appli’tion for Letters oi Dismission Guardian 5 25 Application for Leave to Sell Lands 6 00 Notico to Debtors and Creditors 1 00 Sales of Land, Ac., per square 6 50 Sales Perishable Property, 10 days, per sq— 1 50 Estray Notices, 30 days .... 3 00 Sheriff Sales, per square 2 50 Sheriff Mortgage fi. fa sales per square 6 00 Tax Collector’s Sales, per square. 5 00 Foreclosure Mortgage, per square, each time. 1 00 Exemption Notices (in advance) - 2 25 Rule Nisl’s, per square, each time.. 1 50 03S~ The above legal rates corrected by Ordinary of Clarke county. Katew of Advertising. Advertisements will l>e inserted at ONE DOL- LA It per square tor the fi rst insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square for each continuance, for any time underonc month. Por longger periods alib- eral deduction will be made. A square equal to ten lines, solid. Notices in local column, less than a square, 20 cents a line. Ill a recent editorial we accused lion. Thomas Hardeman of being the Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee. Wo sincerely ask pardon. Remembering the ac- tive labors of the honorable gentler man a year ot ’ two ago, he resigned with so mtach ease and grace and was succeeded by such, a quiet, take- it-for-granted gentleman that we had really forgotten a change bad ever occurred. Notice. 1 would hereby call on the inem bers ot the Democratic Executive Committee of the Ninth Congression al District to meet in Committee in Gainesville, Ga., at 10 o’clock a. in. on the -5th of June next, for the pur pose of transacting business of espe cial importance to the Democratic party. In view of the struggle which is likely to take place in the approach- lag canvass in the Ninth Congressional District, con equent upon a combined attack by the Independents and Radicals, on the orgarized Demccra ey, it is essential that all discordant elements in the party should be harmonized and that every true democrat should unselfishly work lor the integrity and success of our party organization ; as upon that depends the maintainance of democratic) prin ciples and the liberties of tlie people. I would therefore, urge upon each member the necessity of meeting with the Committee to transact the important business assigned it. Jno. Hockenhull, Chair’m.Dem. Ex. Committee, Ninth Congressional Dist. Acorrespondent of the Hartwell Sun advocates the claim of Judge Gibson for Congress in the Eigth. The Detroit Free Press building was burned Sunday night, caused from the bursting of a gas pipe. Loss $50,000. Postmaster General Key and Hon. Mr. Randolph, of Tennessee, had a little spell of fisticuff) recently about the appointment of a railroad mail agent. The live fellows out in California are already arranging for fighting out privateers to prey upon England commerce in case of war between Russia and England. The Paris Exposition opened on Wednesday last with great eclat. Telegrams of that date say that al though the American section is un finished it compares favorably with the others. The department of manufactures show the least progress. The American art department is the best ever shown abroad by America. A Washington letter says : “ It is stated at the pension office that ra» ready there have been received six thousand applications from persons claiming pensions under the act lately passed by Congress granting pensions to the soldiers of the war of 1812 and their widows. To pay these from whom applications have been received will take from the treasury $556,000 each year. When the bill was under consideration before Congress it was stated on the floor of the Senate that the number of pensioners would not be more than a few hundred.” Six thousand survivors of the war of sixty-five years ago! This argues a wonderful degree of longevity, as these survivors must' have av eraged twenty years of age when they were in the service, which would make them eighty-five years old row. New England didn’t furnish many soldiers for that war, but the patriots of New England live to be very old, and it is the greatest country in the world to produce petitioners and pensioners.—Savannah News. To the Democrats of the 9th Congressional District. First under the editorial heading of this issue of our paper is a call from Hon. ' John Hockinlmll, Chair man of the Democratic Executive Committee of the 9th Congressional District addressed to the members of the committee requesting them to meet in Gainesville at 10 o’clock, a. m., on the 5th of June. It has been intimated and even alledged that the honorable Chairman of the Committee was indifferent in regard to the matter, and that it was very doubtful whether he would call a Convention or not. As for our selves we have never, for a moment, doubted the patriotism or integrity of Mr. Hockenhull, and we respect fully request all who have, to read his “ Notice ” to the Committee. There are no uncertain sounds in his language; and while we have uttered what we have thought to be strong truths in unvarnished language, and heard other advocates of party or ganization do the same, no one has spoken so positively and to the point as has the Hon. Mr. Hockenhull. He is fully alive to the situation and through his call for Committee meet* ing sounds the tocsin of alarm iu the ears of all lovers of good government. We are rejoiced to know that the Executive Committee of the 9th Dis trict is composed of thinking men— those whose love of good government overides self-ambition, and we are confident that when the lime arrives for assembling the Committee not a single county will be unrepresented, and that such a declaration of princi ples will be announced as will com mand the respect and support oi all good citizens So mote it be. The Florida Frauds. Recently McLin and Dennis, of Florida Returning Board fame, have confessed that enormous frauds were perpetrated on the ballot-box during the electoral count for president in that State in 1876. It is also in evidence or has been alleged that Mr. Hayes was iu telegraphic com munication with the Radical author ities at the time and was cognizant of the frauds. Believing that Mr. Hayes holds his office through fraud, the Mary land legislature recently by an over whelming vote instructed Mr. Blair, one of their representatives in Con gress to express the indignation of the people of that State and if possi ble to devise means for the ejectment of Mr. Hayes from the White House. Mr. Blair, as a faithful representative, carried out the wishes of his constat- tuents but met with cold comfort from his colleagues in Congress. Georgia’s delegation was unanimous ly opposed to the measures proposed by Mr. Blair with the exception ot Hon. W. E. Smith, the noble Roman who so violently fought the electoral commission bill. * We were in full sympathy with Mr. Smith in the stand lie took on the “electoral count,” but beg to disagree with him now. So far as the testimony of McLin and Dennis is concerned if they lied in order to have Hayes counted in, they arc capable of lyeing to have him counted out, and arc consequently unworthy of belief As to Mr. Hayes being in telegrapbic communication with the ballot-box manipulators at the time and cognizant of the frauds that were being practiced, tbat is a matter between his God and himself. One thing is sure, he was counted in by eight to seven, and the only way to remedy the evil or prevent a rep etition of the fraud is to place men of nerve at the helm in the next election —men who, unlike their former adviser, Mr. Hewitt, will contend for, the peoples’ constitutional rights. Georgia News. —Atlanta has had a case of vari- Ioid. S —Covington has a dentist.without any teeth. - —The Knights of Honor., number 1,200 members in Georgia. —The next session of. the Geor gia Baptist Convention bill be held in Columbus. —The General Conference of the M. E. Church convened in Atlanta on Wednesday last. —Prof. R. W. Davis, is now mak ing life-size crayon likenesses of some of the good looking people of Cov ington. —The annual meeting of the grand cotnmandry of Knights Templar will he held in Savannah on the 15th and 16th prox. —Hon. J. S. Black has been elec ted to membership on the Board of Trustees of Mercer University- in place of Mr. Irvin resigned. —The mail arrested at Rutledge, last week, for Dr. R. U. Palmer, the assassin of Col. Salisbury, of Colum bus, turned out to be the wrong man. —A terrible cyclone passed through Floyed and other counties of North east Georgia on Tuesday night, April 30, doing great damage to life and property. —Claud Estes, of Gainesville, will deliver the annual literary address before the two literary societies of the S. M. F. College at the Com mencement in June. —In the absence of a regular Memorial orator Judge Gibson was called on and made an eloquent im promptu speech ot about twenty minutes length at Thomson. —The following Bankrupt cases iu Georgia, representing liabilities amounting to 210,049,13 were re ceived and executed during the month of April: Atlanta, 16; Palmetto, 2 ; Tayv lorsvillc, 1; Athens, 1; Madison, 1; Griffin, 1; Kingston, 1; (Sonyera, 1; Milner, 1; Hartwell, 1; Coweta county 1; Beardstown, 1; Wjnter- viile, 1. „ —The Virginia, a representation of which was made and deposited in the corner stone of the Confederate Monument, at Macon, was the first iron clad ship in the world. To the South belongs the honor of the inven tion of this kind of vessel. —Under republican carpet-bag rule in Georgia, the negro population did net retain any taxes. Since the democrats came into power the col ored people pay taxes on $4,000,000 worth of property. This property has been acquired nnder democratic rule exclusively. —The Cherokee Georgian says: The gold excitement in the vicinity of the Old Sixes Mines is continuallv increasing. Large quantities of ma chinery for operating the mines lately discovered have been shipped, and active preparations aro being made to develop the hidden wealth of that part of tlie country. —Among the articles deposited in the corner stoue of the Macon monu ment was a roster of the Baldwin Blues, a ballad by Dr. W. F. Sanford, dedicated to Gen. R. E. Lee, con tributed by Mrs. Gen. Myrick, of Midway ; a copy of President Davis’ inaugural, stint by Mr. M. D. Lanier, of the city. —From Taylorsville, Washington county, comes the following, so well vouched for by people of standing, tbat it receives evidence ijji-£la)p|t(rtcs. GILMER HALE, EDITOR. Salutatory. Mr. J. G. Russell, having on ac count of a press of college duties, resigned his position as editor we iiave been elected to fill his place. It is with reluctance that we step into the shoes of our predecessor, who for some time past basso ably and so gracefully filled these columns. But as the voice of our Society has called us to the position, its duties shall be discharged t.> the best of our humble ability. We shall confine ourselves to local items ot interest, and to the brief and pointed discussion of questions affect ing the welfare of our Society and the University at large: Our limited space will preclude anything else. We propose, shortly, to give a brief sketch of several of our professors, who are not so weli known as others to the present generation of students. For the edification and imitation of admiriug Sophomores and Juniors, we shall also from time to time sketch the short but brilliant careers of that remarkable body of men—the class of ’78. Wc, in short, are determined to do all in our power to keep these columns up with the standard which they have heretofore maintained, aud make them, it possible, interesting not only, to the students, but the pubiic. Our Library. Thu work of arranging and cata loguing our books, which has been somewhat interrupted by the exam inations of this week, will be vigor ously resumed, and the library will probably be thrown open by next Saturday. In spite of all effortB to recover our books the committee still report many missing, and we would again earnestly request all to aid us in the laudable effort to recover our property. Any one so doing will confer a great benefit not only upon us, but upon the University. In this connect i n we would sug gest that at the coming coinmenc- meat some effort be made to raise fuuds to modernize our library. Many of our standard works of poetry, history, general literature are bound and printed in such anti quated style that they are altogether uninviting and almost useless. We are also deficient in American Liter ature and the standard woiks of the day. Can’t something be done in this direction among our Alumni and honorary 'members? It is quite amusing to observe bow the beavers manage the Seniors at church. When the congregation rise3 the Senior nervously, fearful of forgetting himself and sitting down in the bearer spreads a silk handker chief out in each hand and tenderly holds the beaver out at arms length, until he can seat himself. The Sen ior is also now an object of sport to the small boys, who. whenever they See him, cry out, “ come out from under that hat, I know you are up there, I see your legs a working.” From the assiduity with which spring and champion debaters are ransacking libraries and devouring octavo volumes we imagine that a perfect flood of light will soon be poured upon certain questions if vital importance to the human race. j W. F. Brown alias “Daddy,’’ the patriarch of the Senior class, first opened his eyes upon this sublunary planet about the year 18——. We won’t say when-, but it was away back. His birth-place is situated in Carroll county, upon the banks of that winding and romantic stream snake creek. As to his early years we havo not been able to gather fall informa tion, but we imagine th?t, here upon tlie banks of this delightful stream, so famous in poetry and song, his youth glided swiftly away, the dan gerous and exciting duties of calf- boy alternating with the manly and arduous sports of the fisherman. But stiring as this life was it did not satisfy the aspiring soul of “ Daddy.’’ He longed for other fields of conquest and nobler tri umphs, and wc next hear of him wielding with vigorous and untiring i arm the pedagogic birch. Convinced, however, that instead of “ teaching the young idea to shoot” he should himself be learning tiiat same he, three years ago entered our University where, though over whelmed with work, his record has been honorable to himself and satis factory to his instructors. Notwithstanding his venerable years “ Daddy ” retains much of tlie vigor and sprightliness of youth, and it is said that since his release from the restraining presence of his hon ored spouse, begins been known to indulge in amusements that were quite juvenile. Nicholas Bark tail Cheunault variously known as Cheunault Shin- not, Shinuy, Nick, Bud etc., entered upon his earthly, career in what is known as the “ Dark Corner’’ of Lincoln county near the euphone** ously and appropriately named vil lage of Damburg. The date of his birth is irretrievably lost, as famiiy- bibles had not at the lime of that event penetrated into this region. Nor can any satisfactory conclusion as to his age be drawn from his personal appearance. The extreme feebleness of his moustache would lead you to conclude that he was of very tender years, while the full and manly development of his nasal organ would indicate a much more advanced age. Mr. Chennault can boast of a near relationship with “ Raney Snif fles” a distinguished character men tioned by J udge Longstreet. His youth was mostly spent in taming the fierce “William Goat” and training tlie fiery steer, and we have no doubt that these pursuits have had a beneficial influence in fitting him for the fierce conflicts of the political arena, upon which he expects soon to enter. He has the utmost confidence of the party in bis section, and they are only awaiting tho completion of bis education to put him in nomination for the dis tinguished office of bailiff. Mr. Chennault has a remarkable partiality for the fair sex, and of course is pas sionately fond of poetry. He is also musically inclined, and is now en gaged in training bis vocal powers and we predict that tlie fair maidens of Athens will soon hear tho dulcet tones of his mellifluous voice floating out in moonlight serenades. They speak lightly and disparagingly of the character and even lift parri cidal hands against the bosom of the “ kindly mother” who nurtures them with such tender care. This may ho thoughtlessness, but it does harm. You are supposed to know the merits of tlie institution, as you are iu at tendance upon its exercises, and every word you utter helps to form public opinion. Let us not be such ingrates, let ns not so far forget our indebtedness as to spurn the breast that feeds us with the milk of knowledge. —Dr. Moil is aoai i with tlie Moot Parliament. —Measles are still prevalent. —Glasses adorn the “phiz” of the average student. Flisch’s is becoming a popular resort. Candidates are glowing nervous. Tlie energetic Secretary of the Moot Parliament is greatly distressed because the duties of his position don’t allow him to take the floor standing, tbat it receives evidence;! more than about a dozen times dur- On Saturday, a few miles from thilKng the session of an hour, city, a cow owned by Robert Hall, a farmer, gave birth to 50 calves, rang ing in size from rats to opossums. The cow died shortly after giving birtl. to gave b an accaaional oxurb erance of the calves. The Republican party in this State doesn’t seem to have given up the; ghost after all. The Atlanta Repub lican says a meeting of the State Ex ecutive Committee will be held at an! early day for the purpose of taking action with regard to tho approach* ing congressional electiou. What, tbat action will be, time will deter mine. Tlie browsing kinc ci op the tender grass and rest beneath the classic shades of the Campus, undisturbed sophomoric spirit. A certain senior is of the opinion that the co-efficient of expansion for a gas is about 4 degrees celsins. The nionthlyjexaminations are over and for a brief space there is “rest for the weary.” The catalogue of iho Uuiversity for this year will soon be issued. Our predecessor published a very ably written article in last week’s paper entitled “ Secret Societies ” in which he attributes the small number of students in attendance .in the University principally to the prohibitory laws passed by the Trustees in regard to these Societies. Though we agree in the same with the views expressd, and though we are inclined to think that this was mistaken legislation, yet we cannot allow’ this fact so large an influence in bringing about our present con dition as is attributed to it. Not one cause, but many are responsible for this—the hard times—the fact that many young men at this time are turning their attention to a commercial education—the fact rhat at other institutions the course of study is lighter and the standard of scholarship is much lower—and last but not lCast the fact that the sons of the University are too careless of *i_.. />f »ha!r “Alma Matar ** Augusta Evening A r etcs: A party went up the canal; several went in bathing just above tlie locks, none of them knowing how u> swim weli; among them was a youth about sixteen, D, Leigle McDonald, nephew of the Hon. Patrick Walsh. Think ing that lie was going into shallow water, he suddenly got ever his depth, and beiore help could reach him w iii drowned. His body was fisbed out iu about fifteen minutes, but too late for resuscitation. Tlie family were informed as soon a* pos sible, and lie was properly eared for. He was a youth of fiue promise and remarkably intelligent, and his death will bo deeply regretted. —Col. L. J. Green, of Wilkes county, informs us that he has a pic ture of Mr. Simmons, the Lincoln county giant, who died a number of' years ago. At two years of age Simmons weighed 150 pounds, and at the time of his death 650 was his weight. He was not over ‘twenty- three when he died, which was occasioned by the bursting of a blood vessel—he mistaking the distance to a chair. The appetite of this mat was enormous, he being able to con sume a peck of biscuit at a meal. His family was forced to allowance him to food, and so insatiate was his hunger that he would even steal something to eat and secrete it about his person. He suffered very much from heat, and would often go into the yard and wallow in the fresh dirt. So helpless was his condition that he was dressed and attended to like a child. The parents of Mr. Simmons were both tnedium-sized people, as likewise a brother. At his burial the door-facing had to be cut away to allow the coffin to be re moved from the he use. His clothing is yet in possession ot the family, and their size is simply enormous—his vest surrounding four men.— OgU- thorpe Echo. I* * «, . — ~— TO OBTAIN UOHFOllT. Speedily and at little cost, end your Dyspeptic sufferings at once by using Parker’s Ginger Tonic. Thousands who have for yearn sought relief in vain from Headache, Nervousness, Low Spirits, Sleeplessness, Liver Dis orders, Costivea&ss, Acid Stomach, Heartburn Palpitation of the Heart Cramp3, Distress in the Stomach, Coated Tongue, etc, have found a most comforting and complete cure in the use of this sterling invigorant. Keep it always at hand; and while it will save you much misery and suffering, it will also enable you to defy the dan gers of Colic, Choleia Morbus, Diarr hoea and Dysentery, and save your little ones from Cholera Infantum. Buy a $1.00 bottle from your druggist Dr. II. T. Brumby, & Co, Athens, Ga, or a sample bottle at 15 cts, and test its merits. Yi s, we can change a fifty dollar bill if you want a bottle of Globe F lower Cougii Syrup, the greatest Cough and lung remedy in the world ; or if you want to try it first anil see if what the Hon. Alex. H. Stepens, Ex- Gov. Smith, Ex-Gov. Brown and Hon. Robert Toombs of Georgia, says about it is true, you can get a Sample Bottle for ten cents at Dr. C. W. Long, & Co, Drug Store, Athens Ga, that relieves an ordinary cold. The Globe Flower Cough Syrup never had an equal for Coughs, Colds and Lung Affections. It positively cures Consu mpton when all other boasted remedies fail. Samjde Bottles, ten cents. Regular size, fifty doses, $1.00.