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TIIE ADVANCE. W. G. SVUIVAN, Editor, Publisher k Jsb Printe r* TERMS,—One Dollar per Year, Sixty Cents fer six Months, Watkinsville, Ga.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1880 Rtitrred at the Pent Office at WatktnwviHe Georgia, a* SECOND CLASS MATTER. Editorial and Otherwise. The Alabama river is still in fine boating condition. The Sultan’s palace costs him about $14,000,000 a year. ---- ------- --— The dried fruit crop of North Carolina is valued $400,000. The demand for corn in the coun¬ ties of central Texas, can scarcely be supplied. ..... .I-. Sidney Shoes, of Summerset co., Maryland, recently married his. step-daughter, who is only twelvo years old. The receipts of the dried fruits in Baltimore during the year 1877 amounted to 4,000,000 of pounds’ valued ot $225,000. A Brooklyn girl is engaged to be married to an Italian Count, and in the courso of four or five years she may be looked for on the streets .with a hand organ playing the usu¬ al tunes. It has beer, decided by a Georgia court that kissing another man’s wife is aggravated nssault and bat U‘ry. At Decatur last week a case of this kind tame before Judge Bpeer. who instructed the jury to return a verdict of assault and bat¬ tery and then sentenced tho crimi¬ nal to pay a fine of #200 or six months on the chain gang. In 1853 four gentlemen entered theirsonsnt a boarding school at Cokesbury.8. C. They had been for years intimate friends and cler¬ gymen in the Methodist Church. The boys remained at this school, room-mates and classmates, for two years, and entered Wofford college, standing relatively first, second, third and fourth in a large class. They remained at this institution four years, were room-mates all the time, graduating relatively first, second, third and fourth. They then entered a law office in Spar¬ tanburg and studied law under the same chancellor. The war broke out, and at the call for troops they all entesed Jenkins’s rifle regiment, from South Carolina, and were messmates in the same company. Being near the same height they stood together as comrades in ‘bat¬ tle in this regiment. At the second battle of Manassas, August, 18(14, just as the fight was over, and these young men had gathered about a spring to refresh themselves, a shell from the enemy’s battery, the last shot fired, exploded in the midst of them, and killed the four on Ihc spot. They are buried on the bat¬ tle-field, and sleep together in the same grave. Their names were Capers, McSwain Smith and Dun¬ can, and they were the sons of Bishop Capers, Rev. Drs. McSwain and Smith, of South Carolina, and Rev. Mr. Duncan, of Virginia, the last being a brother of Rev. I)r. Duncan, of Randolph Macon college. The grave is marked by a granite cross and enclosed with an iron railing. To the Readers of The Advanee. We wish all of our readers to give the following lines a dose perusal, and govern themselves accordingly: 1st We would like our friends to send us all the news from their respective localities; writing only on one side of the paper. The name of the writer is indispensable—not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of responsibility. 8end us the news, and we will correct and insert it 2d. That anonymous communi¬ cations arc not read by us, but are thrown into the waste basket We cannot attempt to preserve or return any communications that we de¬ cline to publish. 34. Personal communications we do not wish to insert—even as paid for advertisements. 4. That we are printing the lar¬ gest paper in the State for the money, and intend making it the best. 5th. That we have already a good circulation, and advertisers can reach nearly all of the citizens of Oconee county through its columns. A large number of subscribers are daily coming in from Rejoining counties. 6th. We want all the people to subscribe at once, all who have not done so. We, of course, look to the people ©four county for our sup¬ port, and we know the people of Oconee will stand by us. What County Papers Do. An exchange combat, with con siderabie vigor that the city papers are cheaper and better than county papers because they give mere 0.4 umn „ and more reading matter for the money. Do the city papers, it asks, ever give you any home news;? Never. -Do they sny anything in regard to ycur county? Nothing I)o they contain notices of your schools, churches, meetings, im provements and , hundreds of other local matters of interest, which your paper publishes without pay? Not an item. Do they ever say a good word calculated to draw alten lion toyoor county aod itn nnmer on, thriving town., and aid in their progress and enterprise ? Not a word. And yet there are men who take such contracted views of this matter that unless they are getting as many square inches of reading matter in their own paper as they do in a city paper, they think they are not getting the worth ol their money. It reminds us of a person who took the largest pair of shoes in the box because they cost the same as the pair much smaller that fitted him. Mr. Tllden. U i. ..id that Mr. Tildcn will write a letter to the Utica Con yen tion, declining to be a candidate for the Presidency. W. hope thi. i. true, for though Mr. lilden is a strong man in his party, and by no means as objectionable or vulnera b!e as some of our exchanges would i have the people believe there are elements of opposition to him which make his election more uncertain than the party can afford to risk at present, and then there is an idea nnd feeling connected with his name somewhat similar to that which at¬ taches to a man who has failed in business. It is a little like doing business with an unlucky man; most people don’t like to try it. Mr. Tilden has never been the choice of the people of Georgia. Though popular with the politicians, but even the ring men are or seem to be leaving hint now, so that whether he withdraws or not it is not proba hie that the Georgia delegation to Cincinnati will be for him. We are heartily rejoiced to see the tide of public opinion setting toward Mr. Raynrd again as a Presidential candidate. It is an evidence of hon¬ esty and purity in the people to choose so honest and pure a stand ard bearer as he is. We sincerely hope that he may receive the nomi nation. We believe him to be avail able; we know him to be honest and able, and we would rather vote for him and be beaten, than to vote for a candidate whom our con science does not approve and suc¬ .—ItcKalb A r ewt, The Republican Convention. m. I he . most interesting feature . of . the convention yesterday , , was the , discussion precipitated by a reso lution introduced by Bryant to the effect that the honors and emolu raents of the Republican party in Georgia should be divided between blacks and whites in the proportion ofhnlf and half. A substitute was immediately otiered providing that the appointment of officers should be in proportion to numbers, name ly : That the colored Republicans are entitled to three fourths of the offices, and that this apportionment should prevail in the selection of delegates to Chicago. * * * * * There is no doubt that there has been money used upon the dele gates, and tliat a bargain was con summat«l by which the real wish of the colored Republicans of Geor gia are to l*e ignored. A mixt^d Blaine and Sherman delegation will goto Chicago. Col. Akerman bold ly charged thc bargain in a speech on the floorofthe Convention. Bry¬ ant denied it and demanded the proof, and immediately Col. Jack Brown announced that he held tlie proof in his hand. He asked per¬ mission to submit it, but was hooted down. The record, it will be seen, is not a pretty one tor the Rcpub lieans to make ,—Atlanta (ton 23d The Sunday Phonograph, Of Atlanta, is the best weekly paper published in the State. It’s col¬ umns contain something to please everybody. It is a bold, fearless paper, attacking official corruption in high and low places. It is a f, good family paper V in every sense of the word, , and we advise j • our read- v •» - “ »• — a good paper from the capital. A specimen copy can be seen at this office. Terms, 12 per year; II six months; 60 cents for three months. Address, Phonograph, Atlanta, Ga The King of Spain was first pre¬ sented st Court on a gold salver. STATE NEWS. A , T „ kr „ . or sl ., e rx . change*. - Watermelons in abundance are offered for sale on the streets of Brunswick. Mad dogs are abroad in the State. though why they are mad we fail to see. There i* no dog law in (ieor gia. Hon. Rufus E. Lester is looming up L a8 a possible candidate for Gov e r . Conyers gets ahead of rival towns tLiS . , • A,.! T.„M , ,1 ITT .... ^ lo he occup.cd, prohaUr. Quitmar. wants a society for the promotion of industry. We suggest .that Hunger would make a good president for such a society. 5 aldosta is to have a brass hand and Pendleton is supremely happy. p r . Hart, of Atlanta, dropped dead on Monday, of heart disease, The Early County News: A ne¬ gro man who, some ten years ago, committed an outrage on the person of . i lady j • n Cedartown, . . and , after a in wards cut out her tongue to keep her from telling on him, has recent '? b«n cplured at South Pitu ’ ,ur £» Tenn., and brought back to Georgia. His nnincbutn or Tom -------- Ulir Indian Policy. 1. A beautiful country. No white settlers. The Indian roams and hunts at will. 2. The white man finds the beau tiful country. Finds gold. 8, White man to Indian- “Lo,” move out. This land must be civ ized. 4. The Indian does not want to move out. m 5. War. ‘'Massacres” by the Indians.— “Attacks” by the whites. White men “murdered,” Indians simply “slain.” 6. “Ia>” moves out. Moves to the poorest lands his conquered can pick out for him. 7. White man finds silver, leads gold mines on the poor Indian res ervation. 8 . Same “policy” over again.— St. Y. Graphic. XHler'ft Miracles. * " tthevu.lk, Va., April 15.—For ,<>m » weeks past the people of Scott count y have been le.ribly excited over the miracles which have been P® rformod by Richard Miller, of county. His fame has exten de<l #11 over this section of thisState and hundreds of the afflicted arc daily visiting him. Miller is a mi.! die aged man employed as the keeper of McMullin’s mill, near Es Dllville. He is deeply religious, and claims to have had a dream a month ago in • which , . . the ulna . , \va j ““Bussed , upon , him . that, with God ’ 8 heI P l!c cou!<1 Inform won ‘ ,erful cure8 u,r0U g ! ‘ Mth. Ho 8tiltn that the Mxt da v ’ al ' t<,r n - fervent prayer, ho healed n sick raan by ‘°uching him. Tlie inlol l *genco of the miracle went all over tbe couulr v ’ and thc afflicted of all - k im * 9 cnine to him, and were healed s . i m piy by the touch of his hand, Yesterday G. N. Wertz, a photo tographer at Abingdon, visited Mil * er ’ * n cora P nn y ' v ‘ ( b a paralytic unc l®» the seat of paralysis being in the mouth, which deprived him both of tlie powers of speech ami i ,, ar i n 8- Miller looked at tho af ^‘ cte ^ ,nan > an< * fl Ber a short prayer *, oucbe<1 l,in b Hnti to ld him that be h ® r ** ched home he wouKi he WC ,, J* 8 * 1 n ’ gbt as ^ r " ortr j ’ - en ‘ **»« of his house on his T 11 1 ™’ h ’ 8 hwmng and8 P etx:h came b8ck , bim ’ and he ia a PP“ rently , hale and hearty. Miss Irene Newton, a beautiful Y ou ffl5 lady of Bristol, leon., help¬ less from rheumatism, was brought to Miller last week, and when an attempt was made to lift her in the carriage, she rose from the sedan chm,r . . “ nd .... 88,(1 ,he was enti rely well. One of the most wonderful mira c , 08 of Miller was the cure of Mr. Whitsell, who has been for some years afflicted with cancer. The cancer was touched, and in three days had disappeared. The miracle-worker is an exceed¬ ingly modest man, and always in¬ dignantly declines any compensa¬ tion for his services, alleging that he is but the humble servant of God. He takes no credit to himself for ... the performance . of . these SZ.. tnira kSL/SSrSm . , ... tLSS power. A pair of spectacles 120 years old will be on exhibition at the Nash¬ ville Centennial. —..... — Now is the time to subscribe to The Advance. Only #1 a year. THE BICKFORD AUTOMATICKIKNITTER It vi“ knit a pm- I! mch in M Iuiuuw. ! Br“, achin wnmmed n W bezrficz. . m w «is j: umetion bunk malts ml machine. t\ Knits all sir.es of work, narrows and wi dens •*; shape* all sizes complete. Knits mu^Sos kn&y 1 SSbto ™riSl U of plain profit or fancy manufacturing stitch. 75 per cent. in Ihe^uc knit „? goods. S''"-*™ can treble their • b r converting it into knit ««^ County, n „ City and Town, every whom to very low prices will be made, for * full llie particulars Best Family and Machine lowest or jitCKFOUD KNITTixo M tCHiNFCO BrwttUborro, Vt. apr21,1880-ly Tax Notice! The Tax Books will be open as fol lows for the year, 1880. Tax payers, both white and colored are urgently re¬ quested to come forward and make their returns promptly and thereby save " May 3d mid 4th; Salem r*,, District, at Hester s.Store, May 5th, and at Mayne’s *.! the residence of Geo. W. Veal, May 10; Scull Shoals District, at Cochran’s 8tore, May 12tli and 13th; IIigh Shoals District at \Y inn s Shop, May lith, and at Iliorntoo s Shop, M y 18th; Dark Corner District, at I). R Jack son’s, May 10th and Sanford Sim’s, May 20th; Bnncomb District, at Wall’s ?. tore ’ JJ*>' “ ls, > HMyer Langford's M ty 25th s’atur day in May. lean be found at the Clerk’s Office, in Watkinsville, Ga., on ceiving every Saturday during the time of re¬ tax returns, except the first Sat¬ urday in May. My books will close on the 10th of June. B. E. OVERBY, »pr21tf Tax Receiver. Andrews Bazar. F “ Won ’ biuratute, Artand Society Matters The best and Cheapest Illustrated Fash¬ ion and Family Newspaper published in the world. |ySoc»cription price fi.oo per annum, postage paid, single copies to Cents wr 'Kach CENTS yearly Subscriber is entit ed to 50 in PATTERNS free. OFFICES OF 1 TUMCATION; New Vqrk, Tribune Building,) W. R. Andrews, Ci wci kmati, 171 W 4th Street, j Kd. & Proprietor. f|DW IS DDR CHANCE , ! I — TO EXCHANGE — CORN-MEAL ,1 will keep at tlie store of J. 0 . F 0 DDRILL, CORN MKAL for SALE OR EXCHANGE 4g j >oull a. s 0 f Meals for 50 pounds of Corn. Persons coming f 10 TOWN, can bring their Corn and get their Meal Without Delay, Highest CASH prices paid FOB GRATN, HKNRY JEN.MXGS. marl7,l880-tf WAI^NEI^'S TlSAFE REMEDIES W m.u*i Omit nm am an ImmrdtMa rttmnlu. Ihr * Torpid Liver, and core Conti w. »««. Mnlnrln. v BihousniMK, Blllou. mnrrlKen, urftil Frvvr nnd tjruv. and ore at Uom in ur&rljr nil Dtamnen lo oanaa n (M nnd dot mcalnr nriion of tbn Botnon. Bownln. Tho heel »nlt for nil Mnlnrinl Prtce. Sic.» bo*. itlckly rivioRert m ILwAnrh. nnd ■ FiU. nnd ia the «• hf .revealv» drlnkinf, alralioo broofbl tnrntnl nbnek. nnd other It over rvtlvvm work, tbr PniM of o nto . nil btmnoa. nod In onrvr Injanoue to tho ryetnra. Tho boot of oil Nnrvinen. Bottlen of two anno; prices, the. t ’W.: p nod *1.00. ■ranndina *N MMkr! ■Bf H.H. WASHES AC8, K.T. MT*v«d for F-nmpMct Now is the best time to subscribe Only $1 per annum. Jjrri Walker. Cal* BARBER, Watkinsville, Ga. Can be found at his Shop next door to H. C. Durham’s Con¬ and fectionery, Sunday on Saturday evenings, o’clock, mornings until 10 a. m. marlO’SO-tf Gents’ Shirts in endless variety from 50c. to 90c, can be found at J MES M. GRAY'S. Standard c, j 1 Ulicoes o i- at . Gray’s „ . from , ^ 5c. Calf-akin Shoes, bought at a bank¬ rupt «ale, from 90c. to #1.50 at GRAY'S, Athens, Ga. BEST summit. DURABLE. YKNBCFSAIY CHAEP, in MACHINE} at film iy u a SEWING Business Cards. James Hi. Jbtjle, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Watkinsville, Ga, t-CT" Will practice in the Courts of Oconee and adjoining counties. mar31,’80-ly HI. Jit. Jackson * Attorney & Cou rtelciatl tw AND JUDGE OF TIIE (Dwarf (taitg ifnurf, Watkinsville, Ga. BST Will practice in all Courts except the County Court Oconee County. marl7,’80-ly 8. Thrasher, ATTORNEY AT LAW Watktnsvillk, Ga. O 5 * Will practice in the Courts of Oconee and adjoining counties, marl 7,’80-1 y John T. flnderson, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Watkixsvim.e, Ga. [Cr* Prompt attention given to all business entrusted to his care- Office in Court House. marl7,’80-ly G. (*. Thomas, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Watkiksvu.ee, Ga. mnrlO Chas. Bruckner, Watchmaker & Jeweller, Ai James O’ Fa ircll’s Store, 7 Broad Street, & Athens, Ga. Prices are as low as any one can do g"od work, and every job war¬ ranted to give satisfaction. Come and see me. marlOlv 2 . M. White, jM. 9 ., f RACTICIN P pHYSIClA^, Watkinsville, Ga. Qy Will be found at his office when not called off. . mar 17,’80-tf Tr. J. if, ilder, STUDIES has the recently completed an extre course of in Jefferson Medical College, Of Philadelphia, Pa., Offers his professional services to the pub¬ lic at large. Having been thoroughly tutored in the system of his grand-father’s (Or. Lindsay Durham’s) practice, he proposes to make the following diseases a specialty: Chronic Pleurisy, Bronchittis and Rheu¬ matism. Diseases ol the Heart, Kidneys, Skin, Liver, Spleen, Scrofula, Syphillis (pox,) Gonorrhoea, Old Ulcers, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, ity Neuralgia, [barrenness,J Epileptic Kits, Jmpotency, Steril cial Abortion, etc. Very spe¬ attentions given all diseases peculiar to females. Office and residence, at Wm. H. the Bishop's about 2 miles from Farmington on road leading from the aforesaid place to Watkinsville. AH communications strictly private, and promptly attended to. P. O. address. Watkinsville.Ga. marl7,'8o-iy James T. Wilson, —Manufacturer of and Dealer in— FURNITURE, Burial CASES, COFFINS, Over Reaves, Nicholson &c. & Co., Broad Street, ATHENS, GEORGIA. •S- ALSO—A Nice HEARSE for ihc purpose, mar 31,’go-3 m Hi. if. ?(llen s Horse and Mule MILLINERY STORE. C«sr. Clayton and Jackson gtg„ ATHENS, GA. I have in Store a good assortment of Sad¬ dles and Harness. Bridles, Collars, Whips Saddle Blankets, Horse Covers, dec. Yon will find that my harness is made of the best Western Leather, all hand made. I cut and fit horse collars and do all kinds of repairing at short notice. Buggy better whips l make a specialty and a assortment cannot be found in the eity. Saddles down at rock bottom. My harness cannot be beat in prices and quality. When you visit the eity please honor me with your presence. continuance Thanking you for past f*vors, 1 hope a in the future, apr.7,1880,6m tem es Mauldin, - -jBoot and Shoe MAKER. Watkinsvillx, : Georgia. Has removed to his old stand, and is better prepared thau ever to do all kinds of Boot and Shoe work. Repairing a specialty, ALSO.—Dressmaking at lowest prices, and Hair work d°ne in the best manner, and prices to suit the times. apr!4,3m NOTICE. The partnership heretofore exist¬ ing under the name and style of Hixon & ouilivan, was this dav dis •olved by mutual consent, \V. G. Sullivan purchasing the interest of T. J. Hixon. All contracts for sub¬ scriptions faithfully and advertising will be carried out. This April 2d, 1880. T. J. HIXON, W. G. SULLIVAN. New Athens A-dvertisements. THE ONLY GRADUATED DRUGGIST in this SECTION in CHARGE. PRESCRII’TIUNS A SPECIALTY. Sole Proprietor of Jacob’s Brilliantine and Lowrance’s Tooth ISmOtViEBI! STOVES! STOVES! r • j -AND-- -AND . ■Pg' J-e V! UN-WARE. rn-wES. BEST IN THE MARKET ! -AT J. C. WILKINS, mar24,1880-4m Broad Street, A then?, Georgia. The Cheapest Crockery House in N. E. Georgia. 'A Cordial invitation is extended by LYNCH i 5 & FLANIGEN, to their many Oconee county friends to* visit their Crockery find Glassware Store. Merchants and house-keepers can save money by buying from them Crockery, Glassware, (Lamps, Cutlery, Tinware, Woodenware, WHIPS & FANCY GOODS. Best Goods with Prices at the Lowest Point, Everything guaranteed LYNCH & to FLANIGEN, be as represented. Broad mar24’80-3m Street, Athens, Ga. COIEN’S PARIS 1 The compliments showered on our display 'of Dress Goods durimt the past week, added to the large sales in this department, convince that our styles and prices unusually attractive. ’n are Attention is r Mt-,1 to our elegant stock of SUMMER SILKS. Consisting of all the latest Paris designs, of our own imnortation this week, as a fitting introduction to the ' ! SPiUYG SEASON, We offer the most surprising inducements ever presented, in this line of F&SHIGH&8LE UStSS GGOSS, Consisting of all the latest and most desirable materials in the market. In IONABLE TRI\TMmr% St ’°n Ck ^i f Dre S G0OdH We have a11 the FASH lUNABLh, I’KIMMINGS, Silks, t Passementaries, p ’ in black and colored Silk and Chenille Fringes, to match Dress Goods. Also, Demassee Bro cpr ces, in in'll, all the latest n , gu , e ' designs loc ?’ Breton at prices - Valencennes, to suit the Torchon times and 20.000 Russian La¬ of £rd n ^ Sb 11 f and ^^rtings, from yards un ^of NmhSo W “±?' ‘ f the,e 3c. a aPa, “ 8<XK “ ev “ 0ltoj An immense WHITE goods; the* stock of these Goods, bought before late advance l*™ ’ Cambrics, Figured and Solid Colors, n u™ Uws —, Linen in new new H ' dies. m ’ ’ ...... Suitings, Calicoes, in all the newest and no;s,“¥kbVrb=r SdSET.'W Z, s b fTo ? r p in8 —’ la N thls > k '”' Department. All of these goods hn, f CaSh Wh,Ch enab , t0 C0MPETE were \MEUIC\ ’ e US WITH ANY HOUSE IN Parasols, NOVELTIES. Shawls, Hosiery, Kid and Lisle Gloves, Lace and Lawn Ties, atpopnlar Rufflins8 ’ - Dre88 BuU ons, Handkerchiefs , &c., SHOES: 0UH SPECIALTY. in the United States, at low prices, at the Old Reliable mm Paris Itore. Mens’ Youths' $ Childrens’ Hats > in all the Latest Staler Mens,* Troths’ and Childrens’ Clothing. An immense ftockot these Goods made for us by Hamroergloueh Bros anteed. an m ? 8t r «bable Clothiers in America. Every garment guar¬ In addition j , to our Gentlemens’ Furnishing Goods Department we have aaded this season an immense stock of ’ French, English and German Suitings Bought by our Mr. M. G. Cohen, at 35 per cent, less than "present market prices, which enables us to make suits to order at prices far below any house mthe fetate. Every suit guaranteed to fit or no sale. Save money, save your Tune, by buying Goods from the Old Reliables, your ‘ M.G.&J. COHEN, apr7,’80*tf GA. Athens Pharmaceutical Co., —manufaucrers and dealers in - RARE and STANDARD Ml . iiLu —AND— i' 5 Elegant Pharmncucuticnl Preparation Toilet Requisites. * JOSEPH JACOBS, Corner Claoton Street and College Avenue, ATHENS, GA. apr 7,’80-tf 3]}:er & Stnndn'rd Mmlioines on Hand.