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reumwry **• * H79 '
BENSON * McOELL, Editors.
A. Q. McCURRY, Associate E 1 tor.
Thi* paper may t*o found on file at Geo.
I*. Jtowell A Co.’s Newspaper Advertising
Bureau (10 Spruce Street), where adver
tising contracts may be made for it in New
York. _____
LOOKING TOWARDS REFORM.
A great many persons do not under
stand the cause of the present high taxes.
They comprehend full well that under the
reign of Bullock and his horde of a Iventu
rers a huge system of public plunder was
liberally indulged in, but that having been
a long time ago, and the State administra
tion having come into honest hands, it is
very reasonably concluded that a return to
honesty in the administration ought to pro
duce a corresponding alleviation of the
taxes. Several causes can be assigned why
the reasonably expected reduction in pub
lic expenses has not fully come up to the
anticipations of the people. A large
amount of liability incurred during Bul
lock’s reign was entailed upon the incom
ing administration. It is true that a por
tion was so absolutely fraudulent as to
justify the people in rising up in the majesty
of their sovereignty and placing their seal
of condemnation upon it, ns was done in
the case of the fraudulent bonds ; yet a
great deal of liability incurred was entailed
on the people which it has taken time to
discharge. Another reason why taxes
have been kept up is the large amount of
unnecessary expenditure of public money
in the public service for which the Demo
cratic party now in power in this State is
not altogether blameless. Legislative ex
penses in its varied forms has been a curse
to the people ol this State. The thousands
of dollars that have been unnecessarily
paid out in the way of clerical expenses
Las been a grlevious burden on the tax
payers of this State. Our people,'under
Democratic reign, since they have become
poor have departed from the old land
marks, and have resorted to experiments
in the establishment of Bureaus of various
kinds, such as Boards of Health, Geologi
cal Bureaus, Agricultural Bureaus, etc.
Now to run all these concerns, and to give
good easy places to the numerous em
ployees and a good salary to enable them
to live in fine, genteel style, and in keeping
with thodignity of the office, has required
money, nnd’a great deal of it at that. Lor
all these things the tax-payers of Georgia,
with the property from which the taxes are
raised greatly reduced, have been burdened.
One of the questions, therefore, that stares
the people in the face is the propriety of
“ lopping oil'” all these useless cxcrescnces
and a return to “hard pan” administration
and economy that characterised our admin
istrations in good old ante helium times.
The late Constitutional Convention inau
gurated the first real reform in this State
siuce the war by cutting down expenses in
every practicable way. We are glad to be
able to state that the last Legislature so
far as it has gone has nobly followed the
line indicated by the Constitutional Con
vention. In the Tax Act of 1 78 the as
sessment is not to exceed three-tenths of
one per cent, as compared with tour-tenths
of one per cent, the Legislature previous.
This is but one step in the great march of
reform. If every chami'd of public ex
persea is close I except whit is absolutely
necessary, and the expenses of running the
State Government arc brought down to
that rigid econ mv with wliic i cv ry suc
cessful farmer runs his plantation, a better
state of affairs will be brought about, and
prosperity will succeed the clamors of dis
tress once more in our grnnd old Common
wealth.
A PLATFORM WITH FOLK PLANKS.
In the conclusion of his speech on the
Warren Mitchell Claim in Congress. Sena
tor Hill took occasion to lay down a Demo
cratic platform with four planks in it.
First, we will not pay war losses whether
the losses were sustained by loyalists or
disloyalists.
Second, we will vote no more of the pub- [
lie credit and no more of the public lands ;
for the promotion of the interests of large j
railroad corporations.
Third, we will in good faith pay every
■dollar of the public debt, principal nnd in
terest. in good standard money.
Lastly, we williestore the Constitution
to the country, honesty nnd economy to
its administration, and coniine the general
government'to its legitimate sphere.
There is nothing in this platform that
should prove offensive to any, no matter
what his politica’ creed or party affiliations.
It is a platform tha* commends itself to all
who desire a speedy return of our govern
ment to the good old days of honesty and
prosperity. The war impoverished our
people, it desolated our fair lands, it
brought ruin and distress to thousands of
happy homes. Ihe lamentations of the
prophet Jeremiah were sadly realized all
over the South, and with all this upon us,
our property swept away, and our people
borne down by cruel oppressions, a vast
system of extravagance has been carried
on which would have almost crushed their
energies in the more prosperous and
wealthy times of our Republic. Large
monopolies have been built up out of the
sweat of the poor, novel experiments have
been indulged in to impose still more griev
ous burdens. Now all such ought to he
terminated, and wherever a platform is
offered that will send a dagger-thrust to
all such grievous burdens, all good and
honest men, of whatever party hitherto,
ought to rally under its banner and crush
out corruption and extravagance in all its
varied forms.
ON THE GRAND ROUND.
Dkak Sen: It was my intention to give
a full account of my wanderings on a trip
recently taken, but since mv return have
been too ill. and now am confined to my
room with a severe cold contracted on tbc
way home. Taking the cars at Bowersville,
I was soon aboard the Atlanta and Char
lotte Air-Line Railway passenger coach
bound for Atlanta. Right hero I would
remark that tho A. A C. A. L. is ac
knowledged to be the best equipped and
managed road in tbc South. Everything
is in the best order. The coaches the most
elegant; all the employees polite, accom
modating and clever (this we mean in every
sense of the word.)
Atlanta is a live place. Wo arc proud
of our Capital. Her people seem to real
ize the importance of blowing their own
horns, and as soon as a man moves to At
lanta, no matter what his politics, he hnr
moniscs with the people in building up the
growing and prosperous city. It docs not
take a second glance to see the many im
provements going on and the progress
luado in all branches of trade in the last
few years. Atlanta is indeed the metrop
olis of the South. She will yet rival the
largest Northern cities. She has the pluck
and energy. She has some as good whole
sale houses ns can he found anywhere, and
already does the largest wholesale trade in
the South. It is the very best market we
know of for groceries, dry goods and shoes.
The drug and hardware men arc making
heavy stands, and we doubt not will soon
vie with our Northern friends; indeed,
when freight and time consumed in getting
goods is considered, we do not know but
(lint it is better even now for small dealers
like ourselves to buy in that market. Had
we time would give names of sonic of tbe
most prominent houses in the various lines,
but as our J. 11. 11. will visit that city
soon they will have the chance them
selves to speak through our advertising
columns. The Hotels are llrst-elnss and
charges moderate. We commend to our
readers the Wilson House, kept by friend
Keith.
From Atlanta we proceeded to Augusta,
that quiet and beautiful city. One docs
not Hud the bustle here that lie left in At
lanta. The people take everything easier,
and, as a general thing, the consciences of
her merchants allow them to make large!
profits on their goods. The factories 'are
quite an addition to the city. Ihe canal
banishes the idea that Augusta is the Van
Winkle they say she is. Here arc two
first-class papers, which are familiar to our
people. The guano men are numerous
and lively. The cotton men energetic and
thoroughgoing. Good hotels they have,
but prices are not down to “hard pan’’yet.
The Central comes nearer up to the mark
we think than any. They feed well and
give all the attention and accommodations
desired at any hotel. Mrs. Thomas cer
tainly knows how to manage a first-class
hotel.
Over the rickety S. C. R. It. we reached
Charleston. Her people are so kind, j
clever and soc able. M here can a prettier
place be found than the‘•Hatter'. ’’ Hcau
tiful llower-yards and fine residences j
abound. Among the truly beautiful and
convenient residences noticed, was that of:
our friend Seignious, which was planned j
l,y M r . s. himself. In its construction he
proves himself to be not only a tine busi
ness man hut an architect as well. Last
Hay street looks alive. The cotton men
have had a line business, the receipts being
larger than ever before by 8C),00J bales.
The banks are not nourishing so well.
One bank which started out with a capital
of 00!), had a meeting the other day
and found they were just worth $200,000.
having lost in a few years’ business two-
thirds of their cqpit&l. Another had done
so poorly that the stockholders agreed just
to divide out what was left and quit the
business. The wholesale business gener
ally seems to be in a languishing condition ;
though this is rather between seasons and
the business should not be judged from
present appearances. The retail dealers
on King street are as jolly as ever, and do
not seem to realize that it is “ hard times.”
They seem to he well patronized, and will
not mind our “ views on the situation.’
We bought from that good house, Pelzer.
Rodgers & Cos., 100 tons of the old reliable
Atlantic Acid Phosphate, which we pro
pose putting out at living price, as seen in
advertising column.
Wc came home through Columbia, which
appeared to us to he in its usual condition,
with exception of the State House grounds,
which are undergoing a great change. They
do not present that barren look they did
under Mosos’ rule. They are now being
set with shrubery and kept nicely dressed
by the convicts.
Charlotte was the next and last city vis
ited. It is a growing and flourishing city,
one of which the North Carolinians are
proud.
Returning through Toccoa, 1 had the
pleasure of calling on the editors of the
News. They were in good spirits (no pun),
flourishing like the green hay tree, Friend
Hardy is the right man in the right place,
and quite an acquisition to the News.
Itrothcr Wilson, the foreman, looks as if
Toccoa climate and bill of fare agrees well
with him. Did not have the pleasure of
meeting Messrs. Schaefer and llrow It- —
both being out.
The continual traveling, loss of sleep and
heated cars wound up my trip not so
pleasantly, as I have narrowly escaped
pneumonia. K. lb B.
Over two thousand mules were sold in
t Atlanta in one week.
BRIEF MENTION.
Dr. It. M. Smith, of Athens, is dead.
We ask for information—is Wilhelmj’s
j a blue j ?
Anderson, S. C., contemplates anew
market house.
From what we can gather the guano man
ufacturers arc about to fall back to the old
prices.
Gen. O. W. Lee has recovered the Ar
lington Heights, which was sold for taxes
during the war.
The British Government has issued a de
cree forbidding the importation of Ameri
can cattle to England.
Anderson shipped 11,820 hales of cotton
this season against 7.912 the same time last
season, an increase of 4,228.
A cow in Johnson County gave birth to
live calves in the past twelve months—two
at one time and three at another.
Barney Macaulcy stands six feet two in
his boots.—Detroit Free Press. Two feet
in his boots—what's strange about that?
The South Carolina papers deny that
Hampton’s leg will have to be amputated
the second time, lie is getting on lincly.
Bcv. Jacob Burriss. a well-known Bap
tist minister of Anderson County, S. C.,
died at his residence on the 4th instant,
aged 88.
The Rothschilds and other wealthy Jews
it is said have purchased Jerusalem. Bids
from architects on the new temple will
now he in order.
George Dowdy escaped from the jail at
Jefferson last Saturday—running by the
jailor when he opened the door to give the
prisoners their dinner.
A tract of land containing 7.T0 acres in
Richmond County was sold at Sheriff's
sale on the first Tuesday of this month in
Augusta for $166.75. Fhatjand must have
been too poor for any other purpose than
holding the world together.
The Chronicle and Constitutionalist calls
the attention of the canal committee to the
complaint of a correspondent in this paper
to the inefficiency of the tish-way in the
Savannah River near Augusta. The above
paper is always ready to help the people—
hence its popularity.
We are pained to announce the death of
Mrs. Mary V. Pottle, wife of the eminent
Judge of this circuit, which occurred at
Warrcnton on the 4th inst. Mrs. Pottle
gave birth to an infant the day before,
which died an hour or so before she expired.
She leaves six children and two step-chil
dren. The Judge has many friends to
sympathise with him in this sad bereave
ment.
A gentleman of broad views is Colonel
Foreacrc, General Manager of the Char
lotte & Atlanta Air-Lino Road. Passing,
as does his road, through three States,
there are a great many calls for assis'ance
from the halt, lame and atllicteo of the
country. The Col., we understand, never
refuses' to assist all such in their endeavors
to reach a point where medical aid can be
rendered them. This he does on the
ground that it is far better to adopt this
plan than to let them linger and die. per
haps—an expense to their friends and pub
j lie ; while, if they can he cured, they will
he of use to themselves and society.
Would that there were more such men.
And what would the world be" ithout the
small number already existing
eastern Progress.
There is a firm in this (own that appre
ciates such railroad men as Col. Foreacre,
and if the managers of some of the rail
' roads in a sister State were such men they
would not be so hard run for money as
they are at this time and would be able to
pay the rebates they promised to pay
| Georgians on cotton at the end of season,
I which they did not do.
OUR WASHINGTON WITTER.
Washington', 1). C., Feb. 4. 1870.
In a year or two every Democrat in the
country will be wondering why the Demo
cratic House of the forty-fifth Congress did
not insist on a large reduction in the
Govcrment expenses. The Army might
have been properly cut down, and the Navy.
Our foreign relations cost double what
they should. In all the Departments are
countless superfluous employes, besides
thousands of overpaid ones, ami separate
bureaus which were never necessary or
necessary only during and just after the
war. Even Democratic Congressmen of
two years’ experience knows this. Yet,
though our revenues are falling off, and the
inevitable result must he the imposition of
new burdens upon the people at the first
session of the Democratic forty-sixth Con
gress. the Democratic House has so far
hardly intimated a desire for retrenchment.
Democrats in Congress to-day are digging
their own graves and the graves of future
Democrats. There is time, even in the
three weeks remaining of the session.
Many appropriation bills are still under
j control of the House. Many schemes in
volving the useless payment of money are
yet to he acted on. The House cannot do
all it should have done at this sossion, but
it can do much.
Senator Conkling was yesterday badly
beaten in his tight with the Administration
on the New Yolk Custom House appoint
ments. The result is largely due to a
speech of Senator Bayard, favoring confir
mation. This admirable Senator's influ
ence is, as it should be, very great, and
has not been more conspicuously effectual
in any case than in this. The quarrel was
a disgraceful one. Manifestly the efforts
of the Administration were to change the
direction of political support in the Cus
tom House, and not to do away with it.
Just as certainly Senator Conkling fought
for continued control of that influence, and
for personal friends. There never was an
atom of principle involved. There has
been, in the last week, a deal of romance
iot'i’i i p; TIM ES COOK."*
DECIDEDLY THE FINEST COOKING STOVE
EVER OFFERED TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA. ■
-XHE TIMES OF IST'S,
. ■ fed no hesitancy in saying to our patrons that this beautiful Cook Stove cannot be ex
llas all the latest improvements, and we feel no hesitancy m^y
Ca.ll a,rxd. Zo2xa.:nn.lrxe fox ■^"o-CLXselTres.
FYERY STOVE WARRANTED TO GIVE PERFECT SATISFACTION Oil NO SALE.
Northeast Georgia Stove and Tinware Depot.
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
W. H. JONES, Superintendent.
104-129 - ■
uttered in the House on the subject of
Southern or War claims.! IThere arc thou
sands of claims now tiled here, which were
filed and have been completed at great ex
pense under the provisions of a law extend
lnK what is called the ” Southern Claims
Commission” until 1880. It is now pro
posed to repeal the law extending the time
of that Commission. The question whether
or not that ought to be done is entirely
separate from the question as to the origi
nal policy of paying the claims. Ihe
claimants meet with certain losses. IHe
Government promised to pay those losses i
proper proof was made before 1880. Tbe
proof lias been and is being made. How
tbe Government can honorably escape
payment in such case I cannot sec. It may
properly, perhaps, refuse to consider claims
tiled after 1880.
To-day, or as soon as lie can get the floor
for the purpose. Senator Morrill will call
up the Senate bill providing for the taking
of ti e next or tenth census. It is to be
hoped that the two houses will agree upon
some measure for the purpose, and that,
as far as possible, the numerous persons
who will necessarily be employed will be
selected without regard to politics.
To-day the school superintendents meet
here from all parts of the country, to dis
cuss school affairs. The meeting ought to
! be and we th}nk will be productive of great
I good. Tho attendance, however, is not
] what it ought to be.
Hilton.
On one of Col. Lee Jordan's plantations,
in Southwest Georgia, twelve barrels o
syrup were manufactured from one and
one-sixteenth acres.
Time is money, but health is happiness.
If you have a bad cold or cough, use Dr.
Hull’s Cough Syrup. It will cure you.
Price ‘25 cents.
Col E S Keitt, of South Carolina, who
has been'suing the N. Y. Times for fifty
thousand liars damages for alleged libel,
received verdict ol six cents.
The corn crop of 1878. as stated in the
report of the Department of Agriculture,
shows a marked improvement over that ot
1577, the aggregate crop of IS7B being larg
r than that ot 187< hy some J 0,000,000
bushels.
Mothers should take warning and stop
dosing their Habies with laudanum ahilc
teething. Dr. Hull's Haby Syrup answers
tlie same purpose and is perfectly harm
less. Price ‘25 cents.
Hawkinsville Dispatch : The revision of
the jury lists in Pulaski county has caused
dissatisfaction with some citizens. There
are now two separate boxes, as provided
by the new Constitution 1 nder the late
revision there are one hundred and twenty
six names in the grand jury box, and two
hundred and sixty-three names in the trav
erse jury box. r l’hc other day two men in
the county met. when one of them remark
ed to the other, “ Have you heard of the
confounded arrangement of the jury com
missioners of our county?”
“ No ; what is it?”
” Well, they have stricken off the grand
jury list every man in the county who does
not run a ten-horse farm, or own a bank or
a warehouse or a store.”
*• Thunderation, you sav !”
“Yes; and they won’t have any man on
the traverse jury who doesn’t run a four
horse farm.”
•* A monarchal, d—n my time if it am t.
Tell it to me again.”
NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP!
rpHE undersigned have o|*‘ncil a now Blacksmith
I Shop northwest of tin- public aquarv. opposite
\V. 11. Stephenson A Co.'s, ami ale prepared to ilo
auv work in their line in the very la st style cheap
tor cash, or on lime for those who intend paying its
every pent line ns by the Ist of November next. We
ill take In payment, wheat, corn, oats and coal at
market price*, „
137 BOLMAN Sc POWELL.
TIT i ITfTjp'n A LIMITED NUMBER OF
WAN IH 11 nctive< energetic canvasser* to
II Ail A JLllJlengage in a pleasant and profita
ble buxines*, (local men will find litis antic chance
to make money. Such will please answer this
advertisement by letter, enclosing stamp for reply,
stating what business they have been engaged in.
None but those who mean business need apply.
Address, FINLEY, HARVEY A CO.,
Ui4 Atlanta. Ga.
Greatest Bargains*^}™
during thi * month ever Itnmi n in the C. S. We are
DETkRMIXFDto our posh ion
I thel 'll H 4 IK.HT and mo*t Kl IJiIU.IL Hon*'
; iutlut World, and will. to of our present xt(-ck
of 500 \KW and SECOX IhIfASD IXSTRU
SIESTS of REST maker* including WATERS', and
i SIIOX ISO EICS, place them citl in reach of i rent
Family in the Inna by offering them at FACTORY
FRICF. . all fully warranted. MV hare been in the
! bufinest nearly Thirty Year* nnd cannot he I
soltl on Jir*tela*s I n*tru nicnt*. by any hou*e in
America. Take advantage of thi* ORE AT OFFER •
j andsend for Catalogue at once. HORACE WATERS
I ,( SOXS, 10 Kioil 11!li st., Vn York.
TO THE PUBLIC!
Wo would roHpeetfully inform tlic Fanners of Hart County that we are prepared to sell them the well
known and popular
EXGELLENZA GUANO, DOBB S CHEMICALS
And other popular brandi*. a low aa they enn be bought in Athens, or anyw here in North Georgia. Cal
null Nee UN, am) we will take pleasure in giving terms, &c.
W e keep a full stock of
STAPLE k DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, HATS,
CLOTHING!
BOOTS AND SHOES,
IIA RI >\\ .VRE !
&c., and respectfully invite you to call and see us and get our prices.
Our Motto: “ Not to be Undersold!”
137 Respectfully, J, ft & T. A. JONES,
Elberton, Ga.
ATLANTIS ACB PHOSPHATE.
YVe bought and had shipped from Charleston last week 100 tons of the
above well-known Fertilizer, which has been used by our best farmers by itself,!
and also composted. YVe will give One Ton for Four Hundred Pounds middling
cotton. We famish
POWELL'S CHEMICALS
for Two Hundred Pounds middling cotton per formula; ancFwe will give One
Ton of
SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO
for Five Hundred Pounds middling cotton. AVe are ag*ntfor the last named
Guano, and will give a portion of our commissions to the farmer so as to allow
him the 15 cents option. Every farmer in Georgia knows the value of the
Pacific.
All of onr Guanos will be delivered at Bowersville, where the cotton must
be delivered by the First Day of November next.
E. B. BENSON fc nn.
1?P gg A VALUABLE INVENTION.
sdg THE WORLD RENOWNED
WILSON SEWING MACHINE
in workmanship is equal to a Chronometer Watch, and
as elegantly finished as a first-class Piano. It received
the highest awards at the Vienna and Centennial Expo
sitions. IT SEWS ONE-FOURTH FASTER than other
machines. Its capacity is unlimited. There are more
WILSON MACHINES sold in the United States than
the combined sales of ail the others. The WILSON
MENDING ATTACHMENT fordoingall kinds of repairing,
WITHOUT PATCHING, given FREE with each machine.
WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO.
827 & 829 Broadway, New York; New Orleans, La.;
Cor. State & Madison Sts., Chicago, Ills.; and San Francisco, Cal.
For Safe by all First-Class Dealers .
GEARING A CENEHW^>^
m mm a# & pms list.
G. W. DUNCAN
with
k C. & B. F, WYLY,
OK A I.Kits in Provisions and Groceries of all kinds, except Liquors. Also, tlie retabiutcd brand $
Hour, known ;ih *• Little Nell," contantlv on tutml.