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*AKlH C POWDER I Absolutely Pure. _ mbmit following report, showing th. num ber of arrr*U. amount of fine*, market fees, ami other matters connected with the Police Department for the present year: Xumber of arrests Number of oases docketed.... Number of white males .. .. Number of colored males ... Number of white females.... Number of colored females.. Number found guilty or plead guilty-...' Number discharged..., tion on hands. 321 321 73 189 1 55 $2,68862 Gross, receipts of insu rance, telegraph, tel ephone and express companies, 965678 00 urrmraT account with school bonds. January let: Tocasbon hand $ 63074 “ received from taxes.. 983 13 281 40 $1,613 87 Total. *4,511,10000 property or colored. Real estate $133,505 00 This powder never varies. A marvel of nurity, strength and wholsomeness- More economical than the ordinary ... BO- kind, and cannot be sold In competi tion with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate pow ders. Sold only In cans. Royal B*k- isq I’owdkb Co., 108 Wall St., N. T. BLANK Amount of Jlnea collected and paid Treasurer. $1,378 51 Amount of lines worked out on streets 485 8s Amount of fine* remitted.... 15 40 Amount appealed and not yet decided M® Amount of fines continued.. 33 70 Amount of fines appealed and judgment of Mayor reversed 155 45 By cash paid interest.. $1,300,00 “ on hand 413 87 $2,327 56 Amonnt of tax fl. fas. col lected $5,128 82 Amount of pound fees col lected 13 25 Amount of 1888 fines collected 98 50 Amount of accounts for pa ving and repairing side walks 379 30 STATEMENT OF NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE BY EACH POLICEMAN. BO OKS. With the beginning of a New Year, mer chants start off with a new clean set of Books. i <c j 7 Guilty. Assisted. Assisted. Guilty. i u ■ U Good rum 3 7 331 41 201 19 i Moon 4 2 2 121 109 12 Ilill. 0 0 0 118 105 15 Culp 5 1 2 9 40 39 1 Kelley . .. 1 3 4 9 34 32 2 Mekio .... 0 0 0 115| 101 14 Amount of fines. 277 97 300 32 285 28 070 50 410 39 277 04 $2,227 56 $1,613 87 : PUBLIC Vehicles and live stock... Furniture, musical instru ments &c Watches, clocks, jewelry, books and pictures.... Merchandise Money, notes and ac counts 1,820 00 11,367 00 ACCOUNT WITH FUNDS SCHOOLS. December 31st: To cash received from tax... .$10,87118 $10,87118 By cash paid b’rd of educat’n 10,87118 715 $10,871 13 ACCOUNT WITH FUND FOB STREETS. Jan. 1. To cash on hand $1,228,63 1 “ “ “ received for Wood A Co . .« « « « tor repairing sidewalks .... 15208 i .« it u a f 0 r paving sidewalks « «. .. «. for work on street railroad... 98 45 « “ “ “ “ from tax 10,411 47 Total $148,S57 CO Aggregate amount af prop erty $ 4,659,957.00 Amount of tax asressed cn property, 1 per cent.. Amount of street intrusion tax Amount of street tax.... 335 50 174 Arrests made for violating Sec. 225 29 ' “ “ My stock embraces * everything that can be desired in QUANTITY; VARIETY QUALITY. -A-ZEsTID LOWNESS IN PRICES. Inspection Invited. D. I. McGregor. ATHENS BOOK-STORE. 219 180 142 65 185 198 212 ns 302 125 213 206 203 210 147 209 217 4 296 Total $12,233.28 By Cash paid for hauling hire of teams etc 90 75 “ “ “ for board of pris oners 1611® “ “ “ for miscellaneous items 137 74 “ “ “blacksmith bills.. 153 78 “ “ “ repair bills 207 48 “ “ “ paid store acts ... 195 83 “ ** “ for lumber, brick, sewer pipe etc 2,224 75 “ “ salary of street Commissioner 742 50 “ “ salary of Supt. street hands 440 00 “ “ for keep of mules 420 88 “ “ claims for damages. 3,38307 “ “ street hands 4,047 62 “ on hand 24 48 MARKET REPORT. Number of carcasses inspected and amount of fees collected: ,059 beeves . 50c. $529 40 203 quarters of beef.. ..15 30 45 241 veal ..25 60 25 0 quarters of veal. ..10 00 950 sheep ..10 95 00 335 hogs ..10 33 50 121 kids ..10 12 10 Total .. $760 80 Total $12,233 28 DEMANDS DUE. Due from taxes $7,018 00 “ “ miscellaneous ser vices 675 00 3,000 Respectfully submitted, D. Cran Oliver, Chief of Police. Annual Report of tbe Treasurer of the City of Athena for the Year, 1889. To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Athens: Gentlemen : 1 respectfully submit the following report, showing the rev enue to the city and the disbursment of the same by the city authorities dur ing the present year. Also statements showing the amount of the outstand ing debt, taxable property and other matters connected with the finances of the city: GENERAL EXPENSE OF THE CITY January 1st: To cash on hand $15,702 87 received for hillpost- ere’ license “ “ from pound 15 00 12 25 12 75 “ “ for peddlers’ license “ “ for itinerant traders’ license 75 00 “ “ from miscel laneous sources 146 07 “ “ from fines.. 1,492,26 “ “ from maga zine fees 217 31 ‘i “ from market fees 760 80 1100 “ “ from show license “ “ for billiard and pool table license 125 00 “ “ for dray li cense 694 00 “ “ from specific tax 1,457,50 “ “ general tax. 20,735 91 492 58 HEAD 641,462 72 By cask paid on account of paupers “ “ on printing act 367 27 “ “ on water workB act 7,05972 “ “ on accountof fire department.... 2,57311 “ “ on accountof lights 4,279 01 “ “ on miscella- accounts, rents, etc. 1,779 59 “ “ on accountof public property 95 68 “ “ officers sala ries 4,326 65 “ “ on police act. 5,045 37 “ on hand 14,843,74 4,000 1,745 CO 870 00 490 00 $46,599 57 30 00 2634 00 $19572 00 6524 CO Total assessment of tax... $49,2*03 57 Increase of taxable prop erty over 1888 $151,762 00 Increase in taxable prop erty since 1878 $1,778,135 00 The amount of tax assessed for the different departments of the city gov ernment is as follows: APPROPRIATION OF TAX. For general purposes 42-100 For interest and principal of railroad bonds 14-100 For interest and principal of college bonds 4-103 For interest and prineipal of school bonds 2-100.. For expenses of public schools 22-100 For expense on streets 16-100 For expense on streets (all rhe street tax) For general purposes (all the street iutrusion tax),. 1864 CO 932 CO 10252 07 7455 50 2C34 00 30 n Young, cided while crazed from “1a Grippe.” The Czar of Russia is in a dangerous condition and may die. An English syndicate .offers $1S,000,- 000 for a Montana mine.' W. R. Johnson A Co., of the Atlanta Racket Store, have assigned. A $200,000 Are in New York. Mrs. JMary Smith, a New York wo man (weighing 700 pounds, is dead The summer palace of the King waa burned at Brussels. The Royal family made a narrow escape. The son of Dr. Livingtoa died this week in London, and his last wish was to see Stanley.§ The electric light companies of New York will light the city for cutting down their i>ostB through the courts. A youthful couple were married in Baltimcre, when an irate father sent the groom back to school. Sarah Bernhardt’s thrilling fire expe rience in Paris was gotten up by her self as an advertisement. A scientist asserts that gas will be used to fight fire some time in the fu ture. At Lancaster, Pa., a dog gave an alarm to the family in a burning house by harking. Some fox hunters in Norristown,Pa,. are under indictment for cruelty to ani mals. Hon. Walter B. Hill, of Macon, will be strongly pressed for the judgship of the Macon circuit. Hon. P. W. McKinlv, Virginia’s new Governor, took the oath of office on the 1st. A negro astronomer in Indianapolis asserts that in five years the sun will not have any spots and turn bine. The richest nation in the world is the Osage Indians, who owns $5,000 per head, men, women and children. At Merrill, Wis., a man named Han- lar was refused a drink of liquor when he killed the saloon keeper and mor tally wounded two policemen. Mrs. Blaine refused (to attend Mrs; Harrison’s new year’s reception. The tw o ladies arc very bitter against each M. MYERS A CO. have received their Holiday Goods, and invite yon to call and see The Prettiest Of Goods suitable for' the HOLIDAYS ever put on sale in Athens. Respectfully, M\ MYERS & CO THE MOST COMPLETE -LINK OF— $49,263 57 BOOTS I3ST .ATHEISTS* IS *AT THE ONE PRICE SHOE STORE, -OF- EgT Satisfaction guaranteed with every pair. $1500 00 4000 00 800 CO of 00 00 Total $7,693 00 DEBT. The debt of the city on the 1st day January 1S89 Was as follows: 6 per cent Bonds issued in 1373 to railroad due Jan. 1st 1800 6 per cent bonds issued in 1873 to railroad due Jan. 1st 1891 6 per cent bond issued in 1873 to railroad due Jan. 1st 1892 6,000 00 8 per cent bonds issued in 1873 to railroad due Jan. 1st 1893 23,000 00 8 per eent bonds issued iu 1873 to College iu July 1, 1898 44,500 00 5 per cent bonds issued in 1886 for Public School buildings due July 1st 1916 20,000 00 7 per cent bonds issued by Pioneer H. A L. Co. and assumed by the city. T-ta! amount Asset* and Liabilities, ASSETS. Firen>i»a’3 hall Fio.iej- hall Two pow. er magazines Mules, cans, street tools, rock crother engine, <X-' l.on 8f f eo and offl.'i ft ui- f-ne 15» ga.lanps, posts, glebes, oil lamps, &c 2000 00 Demands due 7693 00 Cash on hand to ci-edit of all seen its 17041 30 other. 3800 CO 750 00 To.nl assets $37,584 36 Liabilities [as per statement of debt] $87,260 00 The bended and cu> rency debt fti 1874 was $128038 00 Amount added sinen *21000 00 1,000 00 Total bonded debt $85,500 00 66 00 1,673 00 Town currency outstanding. Interest due Jan. 1st 1889 .. Due on open acts for water rente etc... 5,000 00 Due Pioneer} Hook and Lad der Co 2,100 00 Total $8,839 00 Total debt $94,339 00 The following amounts of the above debt have been paid during the present year: 6 per cent bonds, issue of 1373 to railroad due Jan. 1st 1890... ..... .. . 3,000 00 Open Acte, for water rent etc.. 6,000 00 Interest due Jan. 1st 1889.... 1,673 00 $41,462*72 Ache they would be almost priceless to those who suffer from this distressing complaint; but fortunately their goodness 3oos nSt end here, and tbosswho^ooee try them will Bad ACCOUNT WITH BONDS. -January 1st: Tocash on baud $ “ received from taxes $6,87619 Total $9,673 Oo DEBT JANUARY 1ST 1890. 6 per cent bonds issued in 1873 to railroad due Jan 1891. 4,609 00 6 percent bonds issued in 1873 to railroad due Jan. 1892 5,000 00 6 per cent bonds issued in 1873 to railroad.doe Jan. 1893 5,000 00 8 per cent bonds issued in 1873 to railroad due Jan. 1893 23,000 00 8 per cent bonds issued in 1873 to College in July 1st 1898 24,500 00 5 per cent bonds issued in 1886 for Public School buildings due July 1st 1916 20,000 00 percent bonds issued by Pioneer Hook aud Lad der companyand assumed by the city 1,000 00 Total bonded debt.. Town currency out I interest due this day...... Due Pioneer Hook A L Co. Due on open accts. water Rents A Co-*** $82,500 00 ng 66 00 865 00 2,100 00 1,700 00 $2,700 00 3,000 00 1,176 19 Total $4.760 00 Total debt $87,260 00 TAXABLE PROPERTY OF WHITES. Real estate $2,252,140 00 Vehicles and Uve stock ... 78070 00 Furniture, musical instru ments, Ac 176014 00 Silverware, jewelry, watches, hooks, pic- 149038 00 Amount of debt January 1st, 1S90 (bonds at>d currency) 82566 00 Amount of debt paid since 1874 66,472 00 Respectfully submitted, W. A. Gilleland, Treasurer. The principal of a New York City school is under indictment for dis graceful conduct towards his lady as sistants. Northeastern * Coal * Yards 0RR & HUNTER, Proprietors. A salt trust has been organized with a capital of $20,009,000. Letour south ern congressmen now insist that tbe duty on salt be removed. Two women highwaymen (in Jersey City beat Edward , MeGonnell and rob bed him of $10. There are no such women in the South. The republican majority in theHouse will use the recent disturbances * in the South as a lever to put their force bill on its feet. There were one hundred deaths New York yesterday from pulmonary complaints. The grip seeiu3 to be get ting in its work. The marriage of Prince Murat and Miss Caldwell is again talked about. The prince seems to have come to terms. GEORGIA NEWS. The Russo-Franeo-Anglo grip seems to have as strong a hold upon the coun try as the alliance grip, and is spread ing as fast. _ At Brazonia, La., three men hid in the bushes and attempted to assassinate Mr. Walker. He returned the file and killed all of them. Red Ash Anthracite” The Best ever Sold in. this Market. 1% /r 95 Grlen IVCar-y' “CoalCreels” “Splint” Coal. Blacksmith Goal and Coke Give us'your order now and?get the benef of summer rates. DAVIS 4 GAREBOLD Congressman Crisp is better. *Hon. Seaborn Reese was in Macon this week. Mrs. R. S. Shrine, of Albany, a bride of two months, is dead. Two prisoners escaped from the Xew- nan jail. The electric cars at Macon arc now running splendidly. S. M. Inman & Co., of Atlanta, ship ped 100 bales of cotton to Japan. The DeKalb county convicts are now being worked on .the publie roads. Rev. S. L. Morris was installed pastor last night of the Second Presbyterian church of Macon. J. E. Pearce, a 10-year-old boy of Carrollton, shot and killed himself while bunting. Savannah’s new hotel, the De Soto, has just been completed at a cost of $500,000. Some one fired on Mr. John W. Jack- son, of Brunswick, the bullet piercing his right ear. There are two negroes living near. Macon who were large enough to n.ako sand-bags in the Revolutionary war. An Adairsville negro had a pistol to accidentally go off, and the ball was flattened on his skull. John and Morgan Tarnum, of Liimp- ck- kin county, sold 100 gallons of bloc! ade whisky in Atlanta before they were arrested. The white members of the Grand Army of the republic refused to join the Savannah negroes in celebrating emancipation day. Judge Gover fined the sheriff of Fan nin county $200 for not arresting John Stewart, against whom n warrant was issued. Notice at Dissolution. The firm of Griffeth A Mell is this day dissolved, A. E, Griffeth having sold his iuterest and good will. George A. Mell and Henry H. Linton have formed a partnership under the firm name of Mell A Linton and will continue the business. A. E. Gbiffeth, 3-dlw-w4t G. A. Mell. Just reoeiaed at the Surprise Store a handsome line of Window shades in all sizes and colors 25 per cent cheaper than can be found in the city. One negro was shot dead while sit ting in his house and another stabbed to the heart by a white man in Dar lington county, S. C., on Monday. An attempt will be made to drive from their homes 15,000 striking Pen- sylvauia miners, and bloodshed is feared. Miss Hoffman, a rich New York b- Uie, had a box sent her from Paris marked silver presents, but when open ed w: h found to contain can;: d meats e.l ti-.-.i -musk ■ In A; !Iit-iv are i-iiii.ll.-d in the sol.-‘ids ivj.).; 'J;. white, ...jd 105,i96 He-: gro children—61dor cent of tbe white and 6J of e ..ored children of school age. An atic..i|-: \»..s in,- 1- to o.-ias-inate the King of lioiue wniie delivering a public address. A man in tbe street threw a copper box with a burning fuze at his feet. He was arrested. At the celebration of emancipation day in Charleston, S.C., a negro preach er says the best tiling bis people could do was to emigrate. It is thought that the Barnwell lynching will lead to a general emigration of the negroes from South Carolina. A terrible tragedy took place in Mitchell county, N. C., twelve miles from Bakusvilfe, the county feat. In a drunken row Christinas day three men were killed. Friday Monroe Garland,a brother of one of the murdered meu, rode Tip to a crowd in the same place and fired into the crowd, killing three and wounding twelve. Tho Ethemcris of Athens reports that a number of coffins containing 30,000 gold and silver Spanish pieces of the year 1666 have been hauled out of the sen near the island of Andros. Six bronze cannons were found near the colters, and it is concluded that the whole came from tbe wreck of a Spanish man-of-war. A young lady school teacher of Sum. ter county, Fla., one night last week dreamed that she was whipping one of her scholars, and from reports she cer tainly had a terrible time of it. She waked up the inmates of the house by screaming: “Won’t you be a good boy—won’t you study your lessons— won’t j’ou quit sticking pins in the scholars?” Her mother, thinking that something rous 1 be the matter, rushed into the young ladj*’s room and saw her standing up in bed, beating, kick- ick and otherwise abusing a pillow. HAVE MOVED THEIR BOOKSTORE TO 111 Broad St., Formerly Long’s Drugstore WHERE YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND ON nAND ’ at the lowest prices. A FULL LINE OF Books, Stationery Musical Merchandise, And Base-Ball Goods. 11 BROAD ST. ATHENS,GA Fresh Fish and oysters received daily at Booth Bros. tf Jefferson Jottings. Jefferson, Jan. 2.—Jefferson shows this balance-sheet for ’89: The mer chants have done a safer though smal ler business for ’89 than heretofore, and they si- entered the new year in a bet ter condition. The Martin Institute under the man agementof the trustees shows the- most successful term the school has ever had, and tbe prospects for 1890 are good. We start out (with this in view—that we have the best school in the State, a fine corps of teachers, a number of new citizens coming in and a year of pros perity ahead of us, and we All hope to find that when we enter ’91 that Jef ferson will be on the top round of suc- Teleplione 68 for your rubber Gos samers, rubber shoes and umbrellas. The Surprise Store. Brittain & Waal- thall. For fresh fish -and oysters call on Booth Bros. tf NOTICE. I will not be responsible for any bills contracted by my children. The mer chants and public will take notice and govern themselve accordingly. Milks Johnsoi A big line men’s rubber shoes going at 35 cents per pair at the Surprise Store. Best quality ladies rubber shoes 43c. pair at the Surprise Store. Telephone 68. Fine fish and select oysters all times at Booth Bros. ELEGTRICITy> D 'TH 6 VITAL FORCE Je ^ snd all disease* dependent open Its, Liver Complaint, Diseases of the Kmneyn, snd all disease* Polly, Vtoe,I*noruice, Nervous Debility, Vital Exhaustion, sad THE ERRORS o>YOUTHand MANHOOD. Bound in Isathar, foil gilt. Price, only one rfoUir, by malljSwW ta Plata wrapper .portpnld, lONFIOENTIAL _ Ai^’M.BrxsT Pit Hoitt, M. D-,No. S8t Columbus ^AwmM^or^O^lioz i is absolutely complete For all Diaeass* of Hea, by tbe distinguish.nl author, HkkbT Do Moot, H. D., who haa DISCOVERED THE ELIXIR OF LIFE AMO THE TRUE E8. sence OF MANHOOD, may be consulted In rtrictMUoa&enceJapersonor by fetter, at h s Electro- ALodico Infirmary ,No.381 Columbus Av.jBodIou, Mats*. .‘jj HEARD A VOICE* IT BAlD. J *COHH AND SEE.*** RE. mg W ouii.— s4nw ,al satisfaction la tbs -are of Gonorrhoea and eet. T presence Han' feel aaf a in recoimrenC ■ng It to an suffers*. A. J. STONER, HJDl, PRICK. 81.0*. ■old hr P-ogsM). MONEY AT SIX PER CENT. Albert L. Mitchell, LAWYER, Loan, Broker and Insurance Agent No. 35, Clayton st., ATHENS, GEORGIA. Will giro prompt attention to all legal bust ns. WiU insure your property in first-class Companies against loss by fire. Will negotiate loans on farm lands running S years at 6 per cent per annum, payable in whole, or part, at anytime. Cone and see me. Albert L. Mitchell. J. T. ANDERSON. hi BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GKA.. Offers ttie following bargains in real estate: <Mfinn . r 9 r a desirable building lot on MIL tplUvU ledge avenue containing one acre $250 lot *> build two other hangs* on Bride HoasefwiU rent well in that locality. Will buy a one acre lot and a 4 room gtreet - Hon *- <*- $300 ET’ A GENTS wanted at ence for Life and Remi niscences of Jefferson Davis. tice Lamar, U. S. Supreme Court, coeds given to erect a monument to Mr. TOwS 1 " “ ML-Afew Edited by Jus- . Partcf tat. - ten- ffcgOO^WTUbny6acre»J»f land -with S good 0cc " pi6dbjr $1000 J viUb “yacomp.-irati T _ bouso andfcacre lot cn Occupied by tenant iu r ance on long time. per month, sisoo kskskmb*. « ru-B isJBSSa? “ easy, i "in '."ll o-ir 1 •;ari-e.as thorpe county,i4 tulles from taNBMOf U.irm-tfs Slioal-, ... built one of the finest factories $200 jj >8 ACO.,1 general agent; per acre and a good and all the barn and stable 1 200 ao res .aftendlnc u it i vs tton ^ 'j — JiT, A.NOtHgox,