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The Watkinsv ille Advance. WG. SILLIVAX, Editor, Pubisher & Job Printer. TCRMS,—One Dollar per Year. Sixty Cents for Six Months. IS PUBLISHED ON EVERY TUESDAY, Watkinsville, Ga„ October 5,1880 m More rain. Locals scarce. The Fair still booms. The cottou still rolls through town. Heated politics are to be cooled down to-morrow. Job work executed in first class style call on us. business Our stores Saturdays are filling “livening up, and on is up. What has become of our Goshen correspondent ? We miss their cheerful readings. Remember Bell and Speer have a joint discussion on tho issues of the day, during the Fair week. Several of our citizens attended the show in Athens last Saturday evening themselves and night. All express highly pleased. The Sick Misses Lucy and Furlough An¬ derson, and Mrs. Anderson the wife and have daughters of Rev. E. F. Ander¬ son been quite sick for some time. We hope soon to hear of their recovery. Little Johnnie and Henry Ashford, sons ol Mr. Woodson Ashford are reported on the sick list. Little Walter Woodis Mr. W. A. Woodis’ little son is sick. Died. We are pained to chronicle the death of little Jettie Thomas, son <>ccured of Judge G. G. Thomas, which last night. He has been Mek for some days with throat dis¬ ease. Medical skill was of no avail, and the little sufferer has passed away to the home beyond the stars, where no sickness, sin, sorrow or death can ever find him more. He was one of the brightest little fellows in our town, and will be sadly missed. To the bereaved family we extend our heartfelt sympathies in their hour of,'bereavement. Ford's Comedy Company, The performance of the above named celebrated Comedy Com¬ pany, in Athens, last Saturday evening and night was undoubtedly one ol tho host entainments we have witnessed for a long time. The play entitled “Fun on the Pacific,” was rendered in a most charming style. The house was not as lull as such an array of talent, called for, but notwithstand¬ ing that the Matinee was splendid. The Bockel, charming voice of Miss Marie and the grace of Miss Thompson and the youthful appear¬ ance of Miss Stembler, combined to hold captive all assembled. This troupe is one of undoubted talent, and we commend them to every city they may visit as strictly first class. Mr. W. H. Jones, the gentle¬ manly manager of Deupreo Opera House ought to receive the thanks of the citizens of Ath ns and vicin¬ ity, for giving them a chance to witness tho performances of all first class troupes traveling South. Liberty Locals. That big rain didn’t reach us. Some ^ damage done above us. There has been a few cases of broken bone fever, reported at Powell’s Mills. Lotus all sow a good crop of wheat and fall oats. I think they will pay us next year. A great deal of barley, rye or something from else will be raised next year the preparations that are and have been made. From conversation with an old gentleman; I find a man’s wife seemsas young to him after 30years, as she was when he lir.-t wooed her. Mr. James Mayneclosed hisschool last Friday evening. His stay with us has been quite beneficial to his pupils, and wo hope equ illy pleasant to him. We notice from tite decision of the Supreme of Brock Court,September the 1st, in the case Gwinett vs. State, from countv.’ v bnt the Commis¬ sioners refuse or Ordinary has the right to license to retail liquors. Our officers should take notice, and guard themselves accordingly. Whenever Mr. J.. of Row Ids Mills, visits Oglethorpe, it takes him several days to eet straight, lie ean is making t sleep calculations by night, and by d i.v he long before to see how roll around. theappointed time will again Henry take a friend’s advice, mv good bov, and bring her home with you. ’Think how much nicer that would U High Shoals Jottings Cool and clear. Politics exploded. Cotton much injured by the heavy rains. Mr. A. B. Jackscn has put in a new Gin. Ma.com A Jackfon have their new shingle machine. Much sickness in thiscommunity, Diptheria prevailing. Uaj. Hendon tell from a fence and injured his ribs, but not seriously. Friend Wade Osment ar.d h : * . »o have oi< u quits sick tor sonic u v i past with fiver. M'.B. Jackson has returned from the west. He will likely move to Macon this tall. The Misses Stroburgs returned to their homes ia Macon, last week. Many will be the sighs of the boys. Dr. Jackson had most-of his bot¬ tom his fodder, and a large portion of hay caught by the late heavy rains. Bud Jackson says he has the finest bull calf, the finest pigs and gal baby, in the State. You may look out for them at the fair. Jas. F. Jackson <fc Co., have after much trouble ard disappointment secured their engine and will now gin vicinity. cotton for Dark Corner and Success to your enterprise boys. OUR NEIGHBORS. The County News in a Nutshell. Greene CouutF. Business was brisk in Greeaesboro last Saturday. Miss E. Cartwright was married to Mr. C. H. Finch on Sunday last, all of Greene county. Mrs. W. M. Harris, the wife of Rev. W. M. Harris, and only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Griffin, of Greenesboro, died at that place on last Friday night. The Home-Journal lias a large and growing Knowles circulation, so brother says. We are glad to hear timt he is prospering. The ITerald notices the death of Dr. Jno. Curtwright, in the 77th year of his age. He was born in Kentucky, op the 12th of April, 1804. Union Point lias three telegraph offices in full blast. The business of the Georgia rail¬ road is unusually heavy. Schools in Greene county' are so thinly attended this fall, that it hardly with pays a teacher to waste time them. Morgan County. There are no inmates in the Mor¬ gan The county jail. female college is booming. Mrs. Jno. B. Harper is dead. The Madisonian proposes to isme a campaign this trade issue on the 9th of month. The Madisonian is a first class weekly paper and don’t you forget t. Another Meteoric Marvel. Lake Side cottage at Schroon lake, N. Y., had a narrow escape from des¬ truction by a meteor on Wednesday night last. The cottage was occu pied family. by Mr. M. E. Granger and his About 10 o’clock in the evening, the as Mr. Granger was seated at table writinga letter to a friend, the apartment was suddenly lighted up had as abandoned brilliantly as though the sun his usual course and shot athwart the heavens like a meteor. The night was extremely dark, the sky being overcast with black, dense and heavy masses of clouds, through which not a ray of star light penetrated. Instan¬ taneously noonday. it was as light without as Mr. Granger ran to the window, apprehensive that a fire had broken out in the ham, hut al¬ though the building was as distinct as it was by daylight, no such calamity scarcely had occurred. lie had time to draw his breath before the house trembled from cellar to garret like an aspen, and there was a loud concussion near by. as if some heavy body had fal¬ len. Mr. Granger ran out of the house, and in a few seconds his sister and other members of his family, frightened, half dressed and badly followed him. In the yard, about twenty'feet from the door, lay a red hot body, still glow¬ ing like a furnace. Some kerosene thrown upon it was instantly ienited by the intense heat, and sulphur dashed upon its surface burned readilv. Mr. Granger remained out of bed all night, expecting more meteors, but no more made thi ir appearance. The body was not composed often of meteoric iron, ns is the case, hut appeared, on superficial boulder examination, to be a of clear white stone. It weighed about 125 pounds’ and had penetrated the solid and hard trodden earth where it lay about six inches. From the direction of the furrow, the meteor apparently come from the northeast, ami struck the earth somewhat diagonally. Many people have visited the pre mises to-day and viewed the wnn derful body. One man offered Mr. Granger 825 for tho meteor, but the proprietor replied that he was not engaged in a retail trade in meteors, and would keep it as a momento. The Cotton Crop. From the New York Journal of Commerce, which is by all con si, Kn',1 .red ^ rs tar&SnllrJXSy V c ' asa authority on the The total of the crop for 1879 80 is not only the largest , but it far exceeds the ever highest presented, esti mates made twelve months ago. Ihe reason of this extraordinary arowth is found in the unprece dented weather, which brought out all the top cotton, and enabled planters in many sections, to con or'iinarv r £? kin ? e , ven . after ^ the National I’.'H cotton exchange, Is 5 761 - 1878 9, it was 5,- 4*773 865.’ ^ *° r 1877 ' 78 il was - The exports for 1877-78 were 555,912 bales; for 1878 79 3 1810>i 1879-80 3,885,903. ’ J bind is given -it tlteprevmuiyelr. ‘•f sen-island . wr marketed was in 1358-59, when it reached 47,592 baa -. The home consumption can not be ascertained with perfect ac- curacy ; but as near as possible, it was for 1877-8 1,492,400; for 1S7S-9 1,561,873; for 1879-80 1,795,334 ’ In 1820-21 the crop was 430,000 bales: in 1S30-31 1,038.848; in 1S40- 41 1,634,945; in 1850-51 5,355,257; in 1860-61 3,656,086; in 1870-71 4,- 347,006. During the war, the crop could not be accurately counted; but could only be guessed at The highest price in New York, for middling upland, during the past year, was 13 7-16 cents on De¬ cember 10, 1879; and the lowest 101 cents, on October let and 6th, 1879. The lowest price middling upland has reached in New York since 1825, was in 1845, when it went down to 4 cents. The highest price was during the war. In 1861 it went to 28 cents ; in 1862 to 68 ; in 1863 to 88;.in 1864 to $1.90. In 1865 it fell to $1.22; in 1866 to 52; and so it came down gradually. Of the last crop, the amount raised by each State was as follows; Louisiana...... 1,-504.564 Texas ............ 494,885 Alabama........ 359.971 Florida......... 44,594 Georgia ......... 714,548 South Carolina 497,107 Virginia....... 756,016 North Carolina 96,471 Tennessee...... 1,077,996 This is exclusive of what was consumed in the South—215,981 bales. Last year every one was disap¬ pointed’ in the amount of the crop. This year it looks like the disap¬ pointment is going to be the other way. The late season of last year can again hardly this be expected to come year. Five and a half millions are likely to be nearer tho truth than the excess of six millions which is so confidently predicted by sanguine dealers. A Wonderful Invention for Destroying tlic British Naivy. Many months ago Mr. Holland, a teacher at St. John’s school, in Paterson, N. J., began to construct a submarine boat. Ho selected an isolated spot on the Passaic river above the falls to prosecute his work unmolested The news was soon circulated about the neighborhood of what the schoolmaster was doing, and many curious persons visited the spot. But nothing could be learned about the boat, and the schoolmaster would give no infor¬ mation. The construction of the boat was continued, and experi¬ ments were made with it, but no one witnessed either except a few dose-mouthed persons, among whom was a tall, affable gentleman, who admitted that he was paying the bills for the inventor, but would say nothing more. Public curiosity was whetted by the impossibility of obtaining any information about these mysterious doings. 1 This annoyed the the inventor, visitors, an he to rid himself of caused to be announced on a certain day he would give a test of the work¬ ing of the boat. Many postpone¬ ments followed, until one day, when a large number called to see promised found full experiment, and the it boat said was of water, was that the test had been made on the previous day and the boat had proved a failure. Recently the schoolmaster haunts, disappeared but curious from develop¬ his favorite ments have followed. The trial, it was said, was a success ; the sup¬ posed capitalists, whose name John was J. concealed, proves to be Breslin. the Treasurer of the O'Donovan Skirmishing Fund, and the absent schoolmaster is now in New York building another and larger Paterson boat. that The it opinion dangerous prevails in is a craft to be employed in destroying British vessels of war when the contemplated independence. strike is made for Irish Bloody Shooting Affair in Mis¬ souri. A fatal shooting scrape took place in front of the court house of Farm¬ ington, Missouri, on Monday, in which McMullin, Sheriff, and Henry Horn, a noted desperado, were the participants. There ap¬ pears to have been an old feud be¬ tween them, arising out of the fre¬ quent arrests of Horn for violations of the law. It is said that Horn came to town with the avowed intention of killing the Sheriff, for he expressed as much to several parties. He also tried to shoot another man at the fair grounds and was only prevented from doing so by the interference of The facts of the homicide aro as follows: McMullin and Horn were standing on the sidewalk on Main street. Horn was a little under U “ l, " 1 u ““ »f'!<)»■>'““> “'Mullin tr . t0 H to desist was ->' in 8 8 »n the use in obscene and abusive language. Horn then started across the street, saying something and n- i- his pistolat the same time, McMullin followed about five steps an d Horn had crossed about two thirds of the street, when he sud denly turned, taking JL deliberate aim - McMullin, b-SW* brought his pistol in position. Horn then fired, striking McMullin "ear the nipple on the right side. McMullin returned the fire, hitting Horn’s Lttle finger, who another shot, striking McMullin in tho abdomen. Mo^ullin fired again, Uorn i uet bcl “" the nipple, “ ut fortuUttt *ly i‘»r him his sus P* n ^* r buckle kept the ball from penetrating his body. Had it met no obstacle, Horn would have beeu no more. Horn fired again, miss¬ ing McMuIlin entirely. McMullin then shot him through the thigh. Horn, fell, and raised hi3 pistol to shoot again, but seeing,his adver¬ sary on his feet ready to give another shot, he threw up his pis¬ tol, saying: “I give up; I am dying whereupon McMullin stood over him, saying: “Yon have also done the work for me.” McMullin then walked off and would have fallen had not his friends assisted him to his home. McMullin will die. The sympathy of the community is with our Sheriff, who was killed in tho discharge of his duty. He is about sixty years of age, and leaves an interesting family to mourn his loss. Horn is in jail. All In Pieces. Yesterday a frightful and horrible accident occurred near Mr. John Lowe’s plantation, about four miles west of town, by which a negro man lost his life. The man was engaged at a gin house, on the outside of which was located the steam engine and to which was attached one of tho wheels around which a hundred foot bolt ran. The other wheel was on the inside of the building attached to the gin mill, and the hole in the wall of the building through which the belt passed was about two feet by sixteen inches in size. The man was standing near the wheel attached to the engine and about 25 feet from the building when he was seen to reach up and catch the under side of the belt which was and in moving instant towards he tho building drawn an was through in its travels. the hole made for the belt Those standing by ran at once into the building where they found the unfoitunate man and lying almost upon dead. the floor limp, bleeding The hole was too small to allow a a free passage and after scratching and tearing the poor being had broken his hold and throw'n him to the floor almost dead. Medical aid was ’twas immediately useless, as tne sunimond, man’s injuries but were fatal. It is not known whether or not the negro caught the belt antici¬ Atlanta pating the result that was had.— C 'on s titution . GEORGIA— Oconee County. plies Whereas, Judieth If. Evans ap¬ to me for Letters of adminis¬ tration, Evans, on the Estate of John G. late of said county, deceased. These are therefore to cite and ad¬ monish all concerned to show cause, at my office, on or before the first Monday in November, next, why said letters should not bo grai ted. JAS. R. LYLE, Oet.4, 4-t. Ordinary. TAXES FOR 1880 81. GEORGIA —Oconee County. OUNTY BOARD OP COMMIS¬ SIONERS of Roads and Revenue, of Oconee County, convened for the as¬ sessment of taxes for oounty purposes, for the years 1880-81. Watkinsville, Oconee Co.,*Ga., ) September 23d, J8 b0. $ hundred ORDERED, That a tax of one per cent, be levied on the State tax to raise the several amounts for the following specific purposes: To bn. Id or repair Court House or jail, bridges or ferries or other public im¬ to contrast............... $ 152.00 To pay Sheriffs, Jailors or other officers’ fees, that may be legally entitled to out of the county,...... 50.00 To pay Coroners all fees that may be due them by the county for holding To inquest,................ 30.00 pay the expenses of the county for bailiffs at Courts, non resident wit¬ nesses in criminal cages, Fuel, Servants hire, Sta¬ To tionary and the like,.... 260.00 To pay jurors,............ 1 , 200.00 pay expenses incured in supporting the poor of the county and as other¬ wise prescribed by the The Code,................ 000.00 ballanco to pay any other lawful charges against the county,..... Order d, that the above proceedings ho published as prescribed in Sec. 517 of the Code. Wm. Y. ELDER Chrra. B. R.&R O C. O. LINDSEY DURHAM, Clerk. Oet.5,4-t. TAX NOTICE. The books are now open for the col¬ lection of State, county and Specific Liquor Taxes for the year 1880. Tax-payers will please call and settle promptly. The instructions Comptroller and Books General arc imperative, the will be closed on the 1st of November next. JNO. W. JOHNSON T. C. Sept. 27th 1880. Oconee Co. To The People. that My I friends candidate are hereby for notified Repre¬ am a sentative in the Legislature from Oconee county. If I get enough vote* to elect me, (which I hope to do,) the I will serve my country and State to the best of my ability. augl0.1880.t-d. W. W. PRICE To the y'ohrn of Oconee cotrjrrvu From a promise made heretofore i now announce my name as a can¬ didate for Representative. riw!7-td M. M. SHEATH. SU85CSI8E NOW cum man a. co., , CLQFEEETES9 Administrator’* Sale. In pursuance of an order from the Court of Ordinary,of Oconee county, will be sold before the Court House Tuesday door, in Watkinsville, on the 1st in November, 1880, all that and tract or parcel of land situated being in the county of Oconee, known as the Garner tract; adjoin¬ ing lands of Mrs. Tindal, James C. Maxey, John H. Newton, and others, less. containing Sold for sixty acres more or the purpose of distribution among the legatees. Terms cash. Sept. 28th 1880. D. R. RICHARDSON, Adm’r of I’reslcy Garner, dec’d. 1 Robert Lewis, Carriage & Buggy Painter Watkinsville, Georgia. nected Having with rented Mr. Langford’s the Paint buggy Shop shop, con¬ gTvoIE S. S^y c irk aCSb ty. senldtf Mania - amt Charlotte Air-Line Railway. PASSENGER Department ATLANTA ,1 CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Atlanta, Go., June 1st, 1880. On a,id^SeVjunTS ,'double DAILY TRAINS will run on this road as follows : EASTWARD. Arrivo at Lula 7:20 a. m. Leave Lula..... 7:21 a. m. WESTWARD. Arrive at Lula 9:29 p.m. Leaye Lula.... 9:30 p. m. EA8TWARD. NMHT passenger train. Arrive at Lula, 6:23 p. m. Leave Lula.... 6:24 p. m WE8TW ARD. Arrive at Lula 8:51 a. m. Leave Lula.... 8:52 a. m. GOING EAST. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN. Arrive at Lula......... 11:35 a.m. Leave Lula. •••••••••••••• ... 11:55 a. m, WESTWARD, Arrive at Lula ... 11:55 a.m. Leave Lula.... ... 12:15 p.m. THROUGH FREIGHT TRAIN. Arrive at Lula 4:15 p. m. Leave Lula.... 4:25 p. m. Close connection at Atlanta for all points lotte for West nil oeinta and Southwest. riast. Through Char¬ Tickets on sale at Gainesville, Seneeca tanburg City all Greenville points East and and Spar to West. G. J. FOREACRE, Gen’l Manager. Ag’t W. J. Houston, Gen. Pass.&T’k The Largest and Most Complete Stock of 1 V-' mmrW i m am l: BP mull: I 1 •7 7 ■|§fg msmm. mm A- '.***£& m 'c! 'll" ?<fva V : i ■ mm STOVES & TINWARE EVFR OFFERED Si ..jiemw^tawaA- W. II. JONES, Superintendent. ^ oQ *8 17/)0 NEW STORE 1 GOO DS! 1EW PRICES! FURNISHJNG GOODS and Hats. SELECTED STOCK, 7 IN ABOVE LINES WHICH ARE OFFERED AT BOTTOM PRICES ■AND ONE PRICE ONLY. SIMON HERTZ, Prop., (Bib Sion,) ATHENS, GEORGIA. sep28,’188C-3m Inducements Extraordinary, -At the MAMMOTH CROOKEHY & GLASSWARE HOUSE, -OF NORTH-EAST GEORGIA. J. H. HUGGINS, No. 7 BROAD STREET, Athens, m Georgia. than ' VAIlK ’ LAMPS, before known CHANDALIEUS, this market, LANTERNS, &c., 25 per o^nt. ever in A full and complete line of House Furnishing Goods, at prioos that defy competition. Headquarters for * 1 KK1U1SINK, ALAIHN ANII BED "C" OILS, &C tetri' Special Inducements to Merchants. jgj ***«>/- Hfr * WM * N °- 7 “»■■ HURLEY & SMITH SUCCESSORS TO D. C. HURLEY AND HODGSON BROTHERS hSTMiSE ATHEJTS, ^ GEORGIA* * *" ^ *W agon & Harness -Repairing promptly done in the best manner at reasonable prices. A few of 1ST OTICE. I have associated with me in business F. C. Smith a fine CARRIAGF TRIMMER, of Atlanta,Ga., Thanking and am now well prepared to give my friends good work at fair prices. them for their liberal patronage in the past and sobering its continuance, I am very truly, D. C. HURLEY V augl7,’80-ly Athens, Ga. FAIQ1 FAIR! F- 4 JR ! FAIR! II •fair • y a The Third Annual Fair of * the Oconoc County Fair Asso rciation will be hold in Watkint j|vilje, on tho I 2th, I 3th, | 4th, I 5thand | Bth, ■Hl|| Persons OCTOBER, M .T J. ! pB^ pformation desiring further in ™| w can obtain it by ad “ Jidupfedressing ~ JOHN R. WHITE, President, Or, JNO. W. JOHNSON,