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THE SUN. BUJtSCBII‘TIOXS. —One eojiy, one year, 11.50; six month*, 75 emit, invariably in advance, ADVKUTISISQ. —One n/uare, fir*l interlion, (one inch), fl. 00; ei.eh ndwequent insertion, 75 cent*. Liberal deduction* made to advertivert, according to the epaec and time that il occupied. TKb'MS.- -Vraneient advertisement*. Ca*h ; contract advertieement* muni be nettled monthly. IT For announcing candidate Fire Dollari—in variably in advance. Obituary notice*, exceeding flee linen, tributes of re eftect, and all pereonal communication*. or matter* of individual intercut, will be charged for at regular rate*. Motive* of marriage*, of death* and if a religion* character are ru/ueeted and trill be inverted free. Short netcry communication* a.e solicited; but we are. not re*pon*ible for the view* of eorreeriondcnt*. DKMSOS and Met!ILL. I‘ublUher*. HAKTWEM.. II A IIT I'OUWTV. ia.: Morning. JnntSO. 1577. Our Ag'(‘iil<. The following gentlemen arc authorized to receive subscription to The Sun : Rev. W. I*. Smith, Rev. W. L. Fore, J. M. Thorton, S. T. Fi.emino, H. N. Ayers. The Convention. We learn, through a private source, that the State has gone for a Convention by 10,000 majority. The majority for Convention in this District is GSO, as will be seen by the following statement: Habersham —For Convention, 415; No Convention. ICS. Sutton, 250; Vickery. 21 fi ; Moseley, 288; Harr, 97; Osborne, 100; Underwood 203 ; Iliggius, 148 ; Skel ton, 45 ; Peek, 48. Franklin —For Convention, 580; No Convention, 185. Sutton, 50; Vickery, 77; Moseley, 881; Barr. 118; Osborne, 871; Underwood, 397 ; Higgins, 808 ; Skel ton, 43 ; Peek, 48. Hart—For Convention, 895; No Conven tion, 800. Sutton, 78; Vickery, 180; Moseley, 228 ; Barr. 2; Osborne, 201; Underwood, 281 ; Higgins, 10 ; Skelton, 350 ; Peek, 321. Didn’t Tote Fair. The Franklin and Habersham boys left Hart out in the election for Conven tion. Dr. Osborn, of Franklin, Mr. Moseley, late of Franklin, Dr. Under wood, who is also a preacher, of Frank lin, late of the State of Alabam,” arc the lucky men. If there should ever be another election for Convention, we will rig up all of our preachers and doc tors and run them in ns they seem to be the best running stock. But we ain’t mad. We have made arrangements to club with the Detroit Free Press, and will furnish The Sun and Free Press for two dollars and a half, postage free, one year. It is unnecessary to say a word about the Free Press, as every read ing man and women on both hemispheres have shaken their sides with laughter, reading this paper or extracts from it, not only in the Euglish, but every other language. It is also a good family paper. If you want your children to grow up intelligent and refined, with a soul to graft on to in another world, start them by taking good papers, as everything worth knowing can be found in them. ®g£“ The Thirty-First District, con trary to expectation, went for Conven tion. We wanted a Convention as much as anybody, buttwelve men would have done much better than three hun dred. However, ten or twelve men will do all their work, and the balance of the 300 will do the voting, and if they can keep the “ little bob tail ” preachers and jackleg lawyers from taking up the time in empty speaking, the Convention will finish up its work in a few days. Wliut Wo <■<!. We want a law' to compel people to act honest and pay their debts, even to the last farthing. Whenever every man's property stands fair for the payment of his debts, whenever he can't sneak behind the pro tection of the laws and act dishonest, then we w’ill see the coffers of the so-called mi sers unlocked. They will be loan their money at 7 per cent., instead of 25, and that secured by a mortgage or bill of sale of property. We know' of scores of men now who have plethoric pocket books, buy all they want for cash and never go on credit, and would not lend you a dollar to save your life, because there is no law to compel you to pay it back ; and wc cannot blame them ; we would advise them to keep it under lock and key until the homestead act is repealed. If every trace of the homestead was wiped out, we would not see property sold at Sheriff’s sales at one-tenth of its real value, but it w'ould bring its worth in cash, as everybody could have what money they wanted. The banks here would be nny ious to loan to individuals, the people would loan to each other, and confidence would he restored amongst each other gen erally. But as long as the law puts a pre mium upon dishonesty and encourages idleness, and honesty ingoing at a discount, we need expect nothing but panics and hard times, anti they will continue to grow harder and harder every year, until the homestead is abolished and a remedy pro vided for the collection of debts, and then the rich men will unlock their money, but they would be fools if they did under the present state of affairs. IVhat do we want with a homestead? Does it protect the needy? It does not! There arc hundreds of men in this County who are in as low a condition, financially, as they can be—they have no land, no horse and no provisions, and cannot buy five cents worth on a credit, and never will while there is a homestead ; but they are fed scantily by the landowners while they are making a crop, and as soon as that is made it goes into the landlord's crib, and they are still penniless and without credit, and will be as long as there is a homestead which is a curse to them. To give any man the benefit of a home stead is like robbing Peter to pay Paul. Shall you tako my property and give it to another man ? Shall you take what I have acquired by hard toil and the sweat of my brow, and leave ine a beggar, and give it to some idle vagabohd who never did work and never will, hut will study how to defraud some one else ? Where is an incentive to honesty? Where is an incentive to industry? The Georgia law does not afford it. It does not compel a man to regard his prom ise sacred. And it has injured our credit in the Northern cities. Our merchants go to New York to buy goods. The merchants there examine their mercantile reports and see that there is a much greater ratio of failures among the merchants in a State where there is a large homestead than where it is small, and consequently sell them goods at a higher rate than usual to other merchants, and they bring them here and make a still larger profit upon their customers, and conseqently impoverish the State and enrich the North—for the greater the risk, the greater the profit everybody makes when they sell on credit. Who will sue if the homestead is abol ished ? No one more than does now, and not half as many. We can borrow as much money as we please. Times will be like they were before the war. Then there was but little suing. When you went to a store to buy coffee, it was ftlhs to the dollar, cash or credit, it made no difference which; now, it is 2Jibs on a credit, and 4lbs cash. When you went to buy corn, it was 75 cents, cash or credit; now, it is $1 casli or $1.85 credit, secured by deed to land—if the credit is only given for six months! Who can live and pay such prices on a credit ? No one, and act hon est. It will break the richest man in America to pay one hundred and seventy per cent, per annum on money, or corn, or coffee, or anything else—and before many years. Let us have a return to honesty and in tegrity, and the country will be prosper ous again. Stoic. Communication. My last closed with a belief in reform and retrenchment generally. We will now particularize a little. First, there are too many offices with salaries, and salaries are too high. I am for fewer offices and less pay. As I said before, I had to work and pay for my children’s schooling, and I am in favor of all doing so now. Sec how much is appropriated for educational pur poses—and where does it go? A good part to pay officials. I am tired of it. The same with the legislative members. Forty-five years ago. their per diem was $4. In 1537. I paid 80 cents tax. and gave in half as much property as 1 do now. Last year, I paid over sl6, and this it will be about S2O. Well, in 1831, I paid 36 cents tax on 100 acres of land, and poll; in 1832. 36 ; in 1833, 50; in 1834, 565; in 1835, 561 ; in 1836, 57, and we were build ing the Georgia Railroad, and when that was accomplished, the people were not to pay any tax scarcely, for the Road was to pay the expenses of the State govern ment, but they have continued to increase, and in 1837, SO cents ; in 1838, G3; in 1839, 61; in 1838, 63; in 1841, $1.16; in 1842, $1.175; in 1843, $1.46; in 1844, $1.51; in 1845, $1.85 ; in 1850, $11.31, and that year 1 paid on 300 acres of land and four ne groes ; and in 1851, where I now live, on 440 acres of land and 6 negroes, I paid to J. Holland $0.41 cents; and now', on 280 acres of land, an old buggy, some old plows, a wagon and a few' old household rags and boxes 1 pay about S2O. God curse the goverment, and them that fixed it. Now' the above is not from recollection —I have the receipts before me, and I have since the war, one year, paid $4 poll tax to pay the debts of the County, to begin even with reconstruction, and to-day I hold bonds against the County for over S2OO, and have to pay taxes, and can't get a cent. I want the Legislature to make it a penal offence for any one to get out of jail, or he turned out for pay, as it has been in differ ent instances within a few years past, both in Hart and Elbert. They pay out; and I am in favor, under all such circumstances, of making the jailor suffer the penalty in their stead. Wm. T. O. Cook. Fat'in Worth Knowing. One of the best indications of the South and prosperity of Charleston is to be found at the estahlisemcnt of I. 11. Hall & Cos., located at Nos. 2. 4, 8. 8 Market and 223 & 225 East Bay Streets. The rapidly in creasing business lasi year of this firm has induced them to enlarge their establish ment which now supplies every conceiv able article that can be required in the building of a house, from a baluster to any size timber. Our friends in the city and throughout the country who contemplate building a house can be supplied with all the material necessary for its construction. Such as Sash, Blinds, Paints, Oils, Hard ware, Ac., at prices and quality of work which will save a large percentage in the cost of building. IF YOU WANT Good Flour anil :i lieapof it, go to McMullau'ii Mills. Besides having their Mill in good fix, they have the best Miller in the State. 43-46. HOUSE & LOT CHEAP! Twill sell, at a great sacrifice my splendid New House which has Seven Large Rooms. The basement is made entirely of hewn stone. There is on the Lot, besides the dwelling, a good framed Sta ble. Everything, including a well, will le finished in *tyle. The lot (composed of 4) contains one acre. Terms will be made to suit purchaser. I mil determ ined to sell, so come at ouye or lose u bargain. June 20, 1877 43-46 JOHN BROWN. PIANOS and ORGANS! EASY TERMS ! LOW PRICES! WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT MUSIC ? IgWHUSbeK “piano MANFG.C 0 H 11 I I- -s * 1 n &--m ' TO ALL WANTING INSTRUMENTS ! miMES are hard, monejr is dreadful scarce, but for ■ all that people can't use their antiquated, out-of tune, worn-out instruments forever, and must have new PIANOS and ORGANS of modern style, with full seven octaves, upon which their children will de light to play, and bo encouraged in their daily prac tice. How to purchase in these stringent times has been the query, but since we have made such large Reductions in Prices ! of all First-class Instruments, and are offering such EXTREMELY EASY TERMS for payment, the PROBLEM IS SOLVED, and all who are so disposed can easily purchase. We have arranged with prom inent manufacturers for the sale of an unlimited number of instruments, of all grades and prices, upon the INSTALLMENT PLAN, or by payment of ONE-FOURTH or ONE-HALF CASII and the balance payable in one year. We oiler now PIANOS FROM BEST MAKERS ONLY, S2OO, $250, S3OO, $350 TO SOOO, PAYABLE AS FOLLOWS: #3O Cash, and #lO monthly until paid for. Monthly payments ofs 15 to #25 until paid for. Quarterly payments of #45 to #75 until paid for. One-fourth Cash, and balance in 0 months. One-half Cash, and balance in 12 months. or will rent at from #8 to #l2.soper month, and apply rent on purchase at any time within a year. Stool and cover without extra charge. Second-Hand Pi anos for #SO, #75, #IOO to #2OO, payable from $5 to #lO monthly. ORGNAS FROM BUST MAKERS, ONLY SSO, $75, SIOO $125 To S2OO, PAYABLE AS FOLLOW'S: $•25 Cash and $5 monthly until paid for. Monthly payments of $5 to sls until paid for. Quarterly payments of $lO to $35 until paid for. One-fourth Cash, and balance in 6 months. One-half Cash, and balance in one year. Or will rent at from $3 to $7.50 per month, and apply rent at any time within one year. Stool with each Organ. Second-Hand Organs at $35 to SOO, payable $lO per quarter. If these terms don’t suit, write us what will be satisfactory, and we will, if possible, accommodate you. We are selling now on these easy terms at strictly Manufacturers’ Prices! and not one dollar can be saved by sending North. Our prices are the lowest in America. LUDDEN & BATES, goVTHERH M rsic II OISE. SAVANNAH, UA, 44 FURNITURE IN TIIE LATEST DESIGNS. PARLOR FURNITURE, DINING BOOM: FURNITURE, CHAMBER FURNITURE. Sfrif" The Cheapest House in the South. Srjr The Best Goods made and warranted at Less than Manufacturer’s Prices. G. V. DeGRAAF, 147, 147!, 149 & 159, Broad Street, AUGUSTA,GA. UNDER. TAKING- at ,h ° if""- M. (1 k J. F. KISERi CO., .1 011 It Fills OF' DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS AND NOTIONS, 36 Corner Pryor and Wall Streets, Atlanta. Ca. 48 L. PASSANO l WET IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WHITE. GOODS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY, Gloves, Trimmings and Small Wares, 268 WEST BALTIMORE STREET, JBAL TIM ORE. 33.53 J. C. Ga vrter WHOLESALE GROCER, 51 & 53 EAST ALABAMA ST., ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Orders from Prompt Paying Merchants So licited. Will Guarantee Prices as Low as any Respon sible House in the City * J. C. CARTER. iy CELEGANT ( t.ISDN all styles with name, 10 L Uc. post paid. J B Husted, Nassau, Kens Co.,N.Y 38 45 Drum ufd rorr ß *™* M.ot Revolver nCfUL?t.n rnE.iL With box Cartridges. Jas. Bkown & Son, 136 &. 138 Wood St., Pittsburg, Pa. 38 45 1 I / \ / \TT See this. Only #1.50 capital required I(I II | |A to start canvassing for MARK )| Mi ITW A I ST’S N E W SCR AI * ' ' ’ ' ’ 1 ' ROOK. Apply, with stamp, to a SifFCANVASSERS 38 45 m TRIFLING WITH A COLD IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS. WELL’S CARBOLIC TABLETS, a sure remedy for COI’GHS. and nil diseases of the THROAT, LISGS, CHEST and MUCOUS HSIAN' 1 E. PUT UP ONE A IN BLUE BOXES. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. C. N. CRITTENTON, 7 Sixth Avenue, New York. 88 4 5 THE BLACK HILLS. Bv H. N. Maguire, who has spent 12 years in this region. Latest accounts of Gold and Silver prospects, Agricultural and Grazing resources. Climate. Hunting Fishing, Indians, and Settlei s Adventures with them! Mining. Wild Western Life, the Waterfalls, Boilin*' Geysers, noble Scenery, immense Gorges, etc. With 27 fine illustrations, and one map. Price Only loots sold by All Newsdealers, or sent post-paid for 12c. by hhX.VELIA , 1.0 Y l> A CO., Pubs. Chicago, 1111 1101s - 40-43 rfs ¥ ryThe 3 To P Packaged the largest and | Ibest selling out. HEAD AND SEE. | | IS Sheets Note Paper. IS Envelopes. | I | Pencil, Pen-holder, Golden Pen, Set of Elegant Gold Stem* Sleeve Butt'!' .. flits’ f"' lke George Diamond Pin, Aiae thyst Stone Ring inhwd with gold, Amethyst Stone Scarf Pin, Gold-plated Wedding Ring, Set Rosebud Ear Drops, Ladies’ Flowered and Silvered Hat Pin Ladies Fancy Set Pin and Drops, Gold-plate Collar Button, Gents’ Gold-plated Watch fTI /~\ I \ Chain and Set of Three Gold-plated' I ’/ | I I Studs. The entire Lot sent postpaid for 111 Y“ 50 cents. EXTRAORDINARY I V f I INDUCEMENTS TO AGENTS. _L V/ JL J. BRIDE. din ton Place, New York. fl 45 ■j B 1 comic oil chromo, 7xll, mounted, worth 25c. H ill 1 I’ k love cards, 1 pic comic envelopes, Ipk * IHU'oniic cards. 1 jik sc: 1 24p book Fnn all sent for only 5 3c.st'ps, Novelty Cos. Middleboro.Mass 3S 45 JlWSffl 1 contains 1 pair gold-plated engraved sleeve buttons, 1 set (3) spiral shirt studs, ono Gents’ J in. coral pin, 1 improved shape collar stud, one Gents’ lino link watch chain, and one Ladies’ Heavy wedding ling; price of 1 casket complete, 50 cents; 3 for $1.23 ;°f> for 82.00. and 12 for 85.50. all sent postpaid by mail. Six dozen and a solid silver watch for 820. Agents can make money selling these caskets. Send 50 cents for Sample and Catalogues. AVe have all kinds of Jewelry at low prices. W. COLES A CO., 735 Broadway, X. A'. 1 4Ve are the Originals in this business, and have no ** Hilton Gold ’ or “ brass ” jewelry. “ This Jewelry Casket is remarkably attractive, and COLES &. CO., are reliable dealers.” Boston Globe. 38-45 Old papers for sale at this office. W. H, BROWN & BRO,, Wholesale Druggist, BALTIMORE, MD„ JpROPRIETORS and Manufacturers of Brown’s Monumental Bitters, Vegetable Worm Candy, Horse and Cattle Powders, Seidlitz and Soda Powders, “ Sewing Machine Oil, “ Essence Jamaica Ginger. Nerve and Bone Liniment, Cathartic and Tonic Liver Pills, “ Cough Syrup, “ Cod Liver Oil, King of All Pain—“ Kierstead’s,” Blood Searcher—“ Lindsay’s,” “ Sarsaparilla—“ Schwartz’s,” “ Fever and Ague Powders— -14 Coulson’s,” “ Flavoring Extracts —Full strength, Monumental Boquet Cologne, “ Monumental Boquet Soap, Lily White and Rouge. All of the above reliable preparations can be had of E. B. BENSON & CO., 38-63 Hartwell, Ga. W. Y. HOLLAND. ATTITH .1. W. (JOMlSni ril. (Sucessorto W W. M. & It. J. LOWRY, who remain as Spe cial Partners), Grocer, Commission Merchants, and Agents for the sale of Standard Brands of Domestic Cotton Goods. Hazard Powder and Fairbanks’Scales, 55 East Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. Solicit con signments of Cotton. Produce, etc. Make liberal ad vancements on same and prompt return of Sales. AVe have a Fire Proof Warehouse for the storage of Cotton. All orders addressed as above, will receive prompt attention. 31 HIDES, HIDES. YTLE will from this date barter, Boots, Shoes, T V Leather, &c., for Hides, and allow a very reasonable price for the same. 30-41 J. W. AYERS & SON A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY MADE. We will send The Sun—usual price sl.so—and the Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, Weekly edition—usual price s2.oo—postage prepaid on both papers, one year, for $>3.85.