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goilJitnstcm gvo^w. “JE I*l tirtbits Vnujn.” MALCOM STAFFCKD. KhiTon, I’lni.isiiF.ii ax i Pkopbietos. HARMONY GROVE, Wednesday Morning', Sept. 18. 1878. DEMOCRA TIC ROM IA EE Ninth District. For Congress, Hon. J. a. BILLUPS, Ol’ Morgan Cos. Political and General. ...St. Loi is. September 13. —A heavy frost occurred here and vi cinity last night, and the tempera ture is now favorable for a heavier one to night. ...Lewis Cabell, a reverend gen tleman of Virginia, has announced himself as a candidate for Congress in the Lynchburg District on the platform of “death to lawyers and no interest on money.” ...A colored infant in Pickens county 8. (’., was last week born whose head perfectly resembled on top a terrapin shell. The mother had been frightened by a terrapin several months ago. ...The young men who gradua toil last .Tune and July, and who have been seeking places as “Jour nalists” ever since, can find numer ous vacancies in all branches of the profession in Memphis, Vicksburg New Orleans, Grenada and other large cities and towns at the South. —Chicago Tribune. ...An exchange tells us that “ Mrs. Sarah Thompson, of Clover Grove, N. C., has born her husband •—a delicate man of 120 pounds’ weight—twenty consecutive chil dren in twenty consecutive years.” The State of North Carolina ought to award Mrs. Thompson a pension, and let her stop and rest awhile now. ...Sarah Bernhardt, the eminent Freach actress, has made the disco very of anew cure for delicate lungs and health. She passes hours now daily in suecesr-ive a nsions in the captive baloon of the Tuilcries gar dens, finding more ai.d more heal ing for ler shattered health and delicate lungs, as well as general reinvigot nti n th • higher she ris< - ed of the South is a small body of not over 70 ministers, the fragment left of the material winch formed the United I’rcsbyteria: Churches. !t recently held its annual meeting at new Lebanon, West \a. They have a college and publishing house at Due West. S. 0, and sup port two foreign missionaries. They have long been in negotiation with the United Presbyterian Church for union, but their progress is slow. ...The notion of the House of Bishops ofthe Episcopal Church, with regard to Bishop MeCoskey will command (lie respect of nil people who desire that the Church shall retain its influence for good over mankind. The subject ofthe scandal was not entered upon; hut it was held that the action ofthe Bishop, in preventinginv t stiga ion of the charges against him by ten dering his resignation and leaving the country, was so culpable as to 'unfit him for his high trust. ...Mr. Stephens has written a letter to somebody in the Seventh District favoring Dr. Felton's elec tion. Strange to say, however, he announces that “ ho believes in par ty organization,” while the man he supports spits upon and defies the very same thing.— Moron I'd. ,(• Mess. Jess so, Mister Stephens “be lieves” in anything that sends the sage of “ Liberty I rail” to Con gress. “Onlv that, and nothing O • *• more.” Appeal of Colored People. The colored Preachers Aid So ciety, of New Orleans, have issued the following appeal to <tm colored people of * lie United Slates: Durpeoplc arc suffering, dying and destitute. For heaven’s sake relieve us all you can by sending us means. W c are not aide to bury our dead, or nurse and feed the sick and destitute. Most of us have no employment, •as all business is suspended Send us contributions of money or pro ■ visions speedily.” Signed by the : chairman and Secretary, and en dorsed by the Mayor. If. Holmes. Chairman; Tims. Shields,Secreta ry. Ager.t at Erastus, Mr. E. F. Martin is our author ized agent for the neighborhood •and community mound the above . Post office. Through his agency wc hope to receive many new sub scribere in and around that place Mr. Martin will also receipt for any monies due this office. Xow is the time to got premiums. • TAKING US TO TASK” Bro. Lawshc in his last Southron, “ takes us to task,” as he terms it, for “ unfair and unkind remarks.’* Now, we shall not attempt a lengthy argument, to show to brother L. that he has mistaken and misconstrued a good deal of what was expressed in the remarks alluded to. Our reason for this is, that taking all things into consid eration, there is quite a similarity be tween us in some things, though great dissimilarity in others. Bro. L. said some time ago, that he thought the editor of the Progress was a right clever fellow—that is? in a personal point of view. Tn this idea, wo agree, exactly. We have every reason to believe that brother 1.. is as clever, good-heart ed, kind man, as is to he found anywhere. But with his present political faith and belief ’, it an “ or ganizer” was to “ rise from the dead,” he could not convince our brother of any mistake or error in the Independent creed. Just so, with us. At the present time, and with present surroundings, it would require a supernatural agen cy to convince the writer that the leaders of the Independent move ment are not “ willing to disband, disrupt und sacrifice the people” in order to obtain the end in view —that is, to get into office. So brother L. will see that a contro versy without some hope of con vincing one sid£ or the other, would be labor spent in vain. .Moreover, we could not undertake to convince or reason with a gen tleman who admits that a “ bless ing” was continued in the measure or measures which disfranchised the writer, together with hundreds and, perhaps, many thousands, of the best men in the South, and at the same time, placed, unqualified ly and under military surveilance, the ballot in the hands of those who, in thousands of instances, knew no more of its import, at the time, than a cow. Here is what brother L. says of these same mea sures:— “And now we will inform our brother that the very reconstruc tion nets and amendments to the constitution which he pronounces ‘ damnable’have been ratified by a Democratic Legislature and ac cepted by Democratic conventions, both State and national, and but for these amendments Georgia would not to-day have exceeding five members in the lower house of the next Congress; and putting the ballot-in qho hands of the frecd iiion -ft+rs Jv-i.-iA; South the bal ance /of power in the national Congress. So what appeared to our ‘organized’ friend to be ‘ damnable,’ turned out blessings in disguise.” “ Blessings in disguise!” Great heavens! Was the reign of Bul lock in Georgia a blessing ? Was it a blessing that our neighbors of Clarke county, and wo do not re collect bow many more counties, were humiliated and their rights trodden under foot by having ne gro representatives in the legisla tive halls in the State ? Was the robbery, the murders and outrages committed upon the loving wives and pure, innocent daughters of South Carolina, by the incarnate devils turned loose by the recon structions acts—we repeat the ques tion, were all these, “ blessings in disguise?” Were all the scenes and horrors, similar to those men tioned above perpetrated for years, throughout the entire South almost—were they, we again ask, Bi.ESsrxb in DrsonsE? If so, let us pray to be delivered from all such BLESSINGS!! We care not bow many times they were ratified, or by whom. The out rageous suffering brought upon one pure and virtuous daughter of the South, by the operation and as the offspring and result of these “ damnable” measures, could not !>o compensated for by a delegation from each State, of fifty members in Congress! Good bye, bro. L. The Fight In the Seventh. Within the last week or so, quite a commotion lias been raised in political circles by the announce ment that a Mr. IloltzdtuV, a staunch Iladical, had announced himself a candidate for Congres in the seventh district. ‘As a mat ter of course, there was supposed to be “something in it” to the detri ment of the organized Democracy, more than any good to the Radicals themselves. 11.3|p is the explana tion : . The Cartcrsville Express thus explains the Republican spurt in (he Seventh: “Major Hargrove already controls one wing ofthe colored vote for Dr! Felton, and seeing that the other wing would inevitably vote for Lester unless controlled by some outside influ ence, lie and the Doctor have adroitly managed to have Mr. Holtzclaw announce himself as a straight-out Republican.” ...Col. N. J. Hammond, of At lanta, lias been nominated for Con gress, in the Fifth District, now sepresented bv Hon. W. A. Can dler. The Air Line's Libsiality. From the “ Official announce ment” in the Atlanta Constitution, as well as from our contempoaries along the line, we notice that the Air-Line Railway, with its accus tomed liberality, lias put on sale unlimited tickets to New York for $27 00. Heretofore these low priced tickets have been limited to the actual time consumed in traveling, but recognizing the wants of the traveling public the authorities have taken off the conditions and will allow stop-over privileges at any points desired. There have also been excursion tickets placed on sale for New York and all eas tern watering places and summer resorts, good until the Ist Novem ber, at greatly reduced prices. These liberal inducements should be appreciated by the public and a large increase of travel secured. This is certainly the most popular, as well as the shortest route to all these points, and when one con templates going North or East, they should certainly ask for tickets via Piedmont Air-Line to issure speed, comfort and safety. This line is the first to introduce low rates and round trip tickets, and we notice that it has created quite a stir with the competing roads. A few more such liberal offers will teach the opposition that liberality’ to the traveling public should characterize all routes asking for their share of the public patronage. It may not be out of place to add just here, that several gentlemen who have recently’ passed over this line, ex press the opinion that, taking all tilings into consideration, this is one of the best, if noUlie best in the United States. The Berlin Peace Is likely to result in a good deal of war before its dicta is enforced on the late Turkish provinces. The Constantinople telegrams from Albania, relating to the facts at tending the massacreof'thePashas, disclose a state of excitement among the people bordering on pbrenzy. They arc Turks, and would rather die than submit to Christian rule. They have forty five thousand armed men, and will die fighting Servian occupation, This province, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina,must hecouquer -ulaiul held hi the t*eth of desper ate resistance and dea/lilesliostiilty. Vienna is debatingthe point wheth er to overrun the whole country or not, and is likely, at beat, to pay a high price for what they’ believed would prove an acquisition by bloodless diplomacy. Apparently she has a heavy winter’s campaign before her, — Tel, J’ Mess. Gubernatorial Outlook. The Hartwell Sun in discussing the above subject, has this to say:— The Chronicle ,f- Constitutionalist is of the opinion that the Guberna torial race for 1880 opens very prettily with the following entries made: General Toombs,Governor Colquitt, Col. Hardeman, Gen. Gartrell, Capt. Bacon and Col. Lester. Gen. Toombs stands about as much chance as a stump-tail bull in fly time. Gov. Colquitt is said to beat anybody preaching to ne groes; he ought to he sent as a Missionary to Liberia. Col. Harde man—well, lie’s just Col. Harde man, and that’s all. Gen. Gar trell is the choice of Ncortheast Georgia. Capt. Bacon cannot be spared from the Speaker’s chair in the House of Representatives. Lester will do very well to fill Fel ton’s seat in Congress, and it wont do to promote folks too fast. l\r contra , the Chronicle ,f- Con stitutionalist, remarks:— The Lester who in entered for the Governor’s purse at the Fall meeting of the Georgia Democratic Jockey Club in 1880. is not the Cherokee colt who is now running for the Congressional sweepstakes against the Independent nag, but Col. R. K. Lester, of Chatham. When that Col. Lester, comes on the track the wire-grass will stand on end. Col. Billups ia the Mountains. Having heard frequent inquiry as to Col. Billups’ movements, we append the following list of ap pointments from the Gainesville Eagle —simply that his friends may know something of his wherea bouts : Cleveland, White county, Satur day September 21st. Jasper, Pickens county, Wed nesday September 25th. Ellijay, Gilmer county, Saturday September 28th. Morgantown, Fannin county, Tuesday October Ist. Blairsvillc, Union county, Friday October 4th. Iliawassa, Towns county, Tues day ()ctobcr Bth. Clayton, Rabun county, Friday October llth. 4 A J offer son and vicinityHris appointed to be held 011 Mondflk night, 9th in stant, at the Mcfibdiat church, in Jefferson. 111 pursuance thereof, the meeting wap held, and organiz ed by electing,T. B. Siliuan, Chair man, and W. S. McCarty, Secreta ry’. Prayer by Rev. Air. Grow. Rev. C. C. Gary stated that the object ol the meeting was to con sider methods f tr procuring aid for yellow fever sufferers. The following-resolutions were passed: Resolved, That the following named persons he appointed a committee to procure money or other contributions necessary for the yellow fever sufferers: J. R. Hancock, W. C. Howard, F. L. Pendergrass, McCarty, A. 11. Brock, J. VV. Glenn, 11. W. Bell, Miss Myrt McCarty, Miss Mat Watson, Miss Myrt Patman, Miss Susie Freeman, Miss Mary Winburn. Resolved, That the gentlemen of the above committee issue to the people of Jackson county an Ap peal in behalf of said sufferers ; and especially, iji- said appeal, to call upon wiv cry minister of the Gospel to brim? this matter before his con gregation, to procure aid in money, contributions, Ac. Rmtlced, That said committee of ladies and gentlemen give direc tion to what money and other con tributions received, as to forward ing the to said sufferers. the Secretary of this meet ]*r cp'iss, with request that said papers publish hem. Resolved, That this meeting ad journ until TO o’chbek a. ni., on Saturday, 21st subject to an earlier call commit tee, acting with jßHCliairman of meeting. ’'Ji't.v tn on 2l>t ii. 1 r.l had collec Hr the J. B. iSiniAi^Chairmnii. W. S. McCarty", Secretary. AN APPEAL To the. people ,-f Jackson count)), and especially tofnmisters of the Gospel having charge ef church or church es in said cwnty : In pursuance of the object of the above meeting and the resolutions passed by tbelfame, you arc hereby most earnest™- requested ami soli cited to helping hand, lib ■vrallv and H&mpriy to aid with money' or contributienis, ne cessary for the yellow fever suffer ers along and near the line of the Mississippi river. Startling reports reach us through the new. papers, and other sources, of the ravages made by the yellow lever, and calls arc loudly made for assistance. Wilt you n t aid now ? Give money or other things that can he used for these thousands of suffering and dying. If you have no money, give corn, meat potatoes Ac., any thing that can he readily turned into money. Do jiot evade this cull,,but heed it. . Ministers this ap peal to their and adopt methods of c<fur them selves a> to money or other contj'ibutic^B* Articles can ißpeposited at D R. Lyle’s store, at Pendergrass, Son & Co.’s, Jefferson, at W. J. Goss’, Harmony Grove, or with Dr. Joe Orr, Postmaster at Athens, (1 a. A. 11. Brock, Jefferson, Gu., or Dr. Joe Orr, Postmaster at Athens, Ga., will gladly receive and for ward any and all money that may he entrusted to them for these sick. A meetingw ill he held in Jeffer son, Ga., on Saturday, 21st instant, at 10 o’clock a. m., in this cause, and all citizens are invited to at tend. J. R. Hanc ck, ) W. C. Howard, - Com. J. \\\ Tj.kkx, el al., J rflm* gftatfermnvte. IjANTD AT PUBLIC SALE. WILL bo sold before the Court Tlmise door, in tiie town of Jefferson, Jackson county, (In., on the first Tuesday in November next, with in the usual hours >f sale, about seventeen or eighteen acres of pine land, lying and being in said county, situated some three miles frem Har mony <;rove, northwest. and about 114 miles to tt.e right ofthe N. E. railroad. On the premises are a good, two-story house, with some out-buil dings: Flat (-reek, a good, never-failing stream, runs through the tract, and affords an excellent water-power for ;i saw or grist mill. Most of the land cleared and in cultivation. Terms of purchase made known on day of sale. <>.<*. RAY, seplS Acting for heirs at law of Willis Kay. FARMERS TAKE NOTICE, Improved Facilities For Ginning. CHANDLER & POWERS Wortl) resi*etfuily nnnounoetotliecotton raisinc jjiiblip that they are notv prepar ed to Oin anil Pack Cotton at the shortest possi ble notire. They have put their Ginllonse In repair recently, and we now have two splendid (iins rnnninir; consequently customers need anticipate no delay. HAtiCINCJ AMI TIES FVItXISIIED AT THE (UN, AT 41.45 per bale. •I. M. CHANDLER, W. 1!. TOWERS. SUBSCRIBE AT ONCE! —FOR The \orlhqabferft Progress! ANNUAL FAIR & RACES OF The North Georgia Stock and Fair Association Will lie held In Atlanta. Georgia, October 21, 22, 23,24, 25 ami 26, 187S. $14,500 Offered in Premiums. $4,500 Offered in Racing Purses. $12,000 In Military Prizes! Over 20 Military Com gianilsoutside of the state already decided to come. THE FASTEST HORSES in the country are coming. /\_n Opon-air Concert every (lay by one of the Finest brass bands in the United States. AMUSEMENTS Of all kinds may bo expected. 311NSTItEL PEKFOItMANGES! CIRCUS! MENAGERIE! MULE RACES! FOOT RACES! WHEELBARROW RACES! SACK RACES! VELOCIPEDE RACES! ttgLllis Excellency, Samuel J. Tjlden, has been invited to be present. SS.TIIE MYSTIC BROTHERHOOD of Atlanta will appear upon the streets, Oct. 25, 111 more grandeur than ever before. CScmi for Premium List. ep.Dou't fail to come. B. W. WRENN, Sec'y, W. B. COX, Pres. Atlanta, Ua. sep IS T. A. 1 LIU 11, PRACTICAL WATOIIMAKER ANI) JEWELER, At Snead’s Shoo Store, Broad Street, ATHENS, GA. All work neatly and promptly executed, and warranted to give satisfaction. Highest cash price paid for old gold and silver. sep 11 ECONOMY IS WEALTH! And you can SA VE MONE Y THESEIIA RI) TIMES, By taking earn of your old clothes and send ing the in down to Athene to MILES JOHNSON, DYE Li AND RENOVATOR, Where you can have them cleaned or dyed any color desired, making them look equally well as new. vs All order* promptly attended to; goods received and delivered per Express, frofli all parts of the country. LOCATION—Next door east of the Episcopal church, opposite residence of Mr L J Lumpkin, Clayton street, Athens, Ga sep 11 .T. 1". AVIUSON, yP STAIRS, over Reaves & Nicholson, Broad street, ATHENS, GA., is prepared to fur i all kinds of FUSE ITU HE, COFFINS and BURIAL CASES, At Reasonable Prices. Makes a specially of all kinds of I>nrial Cases, Fine Motalic Cases, Fine Air-Tight Walnut Cask ets, and Coffins of all kinds and qualities. tOVOo and examine Ills goods and prices when you visit Athens. sep-11. The Wonderful Life Br&pB. Cure all Kinds of Pains IN FTMINUTES. Payntev's 11. & C. Liniment, A Certain and Speed;/ Care for FISTULA ANO OLD SORES, For Sale by 'll. GAI.LAGER, Druggist, Under Newton House, Athens, Ga., Cotton Gin, Grist and Saw MiG! IT. R. CROMER WOULD respectfully announce to his cus tomers and the public at large, that lie is now ready to Gin, Saw and Grind at the shortest possible notice. He has taken special pains in repairing and improving liis machinery for Gin ning and racking <’ tton this season. Hunters and farmers can bring their cotton, have it ginned and packed and carry the seed home with them at once, if so desired. Sawing, grinding &e. t kept up as usual, and sat isfaction guaranteed. Ad’tf MINDING DONK ON SATURDAY ONLY. Location.— Gin and Mill about ion yards North of the Academy, Harmony Grove, Ga. sep4 David Gann. j. h. Reaves. THE ATHENS SALES ROOM AND OFFICE, NO. '-J, BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GA. Wholesale and Retail Fur niture Dealers and Undertakers. Latest designs and Patterns in Furniture, Parlor furniture, Dining-room furniture, Chamber Furniture, The best goods made! At Low Prices, AS - Call and examine Goods and Prices. ■Who Pirn® TO BUY YOUR Bools, Stationery, Base-Balls, BATS, A:c., &.c. SELLING AT LOW PRICES! Wall Pap mi A good lot of Wall Paper, Bor dering, Ac., just received. Call and examine at W. FLEMING’S, ATHENS, GA. July 3d, 1878- IF. 11. Simple ins, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 1 Jrjf'rrson, Jackson county y Oa. Associated with Col. J. B. Oilman. * f;"spccial attention given to the collection of claims June 126 ...Now is the time to subscribe for the Pnoor.KSs?. 2 TEXIES PEOPLE •f Uteffiefisf @®&Fgia. WATCHES, CLOCKS Sc JEWELRY! ;a CHILDS & MOSS HAVE JUST OPENED AT TIIEIR OLD STAND, NO. S, BROAD STREET, ATHENS GEORGIA, A large and well assorted stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER and PLATED WARE, MUSICL INSTRUMENTS, GUi\S, PISTOLS, #c., fie., fie., dye., Which they offer at prices lower than ever: also a largo assortment of the Lazarus & Morris and other good makes of SPECTACLES and EYE-GLASSES at half the usual price. Call and exam ine our stock of Cameo Sets and Ringe of the latest styles; alo Ladies Opera and Guard Chains of the latest styles at bargains. Jk *. Having secured I lie services of Mr. C. K. COI.LINSgnn experienced Watchmaker and Jeweler, we are prepared to do Repairing of all kinds in the best manner, at lowest prices and satisfaction guaranteed. Call and see us at No. 3, Broad street, Atheus, Ga. sep. il. HIE IWIIIII GOODS STORE! l inpnralleledSnccess, - LOOK AT THE MAGNIFICENT RESULTS ! Sweeping Declaration of Low Trices !>;/ the Regulators. Everything lias come down, or is about to “ TUMBLE!” The Wages of Labor. The, Pro/its of Manufacturers, Even the Earning s of Capital. But to appreciate a moment, the grand climax of reduction, you must look at our OUR PRICES OF DRY GOODS! JAMES ffi. GRAY & CO., Thank their many patrons for a most gratifying success thus far. The news of our GRAND FALL OPENING, will come like mu sic to the ears of anxious Dry Goods Buyers. We have invoices from NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADEL PHIA, BALTIMORE, and even from LIVERPOOL; the goods are arriving by every train. We are opening the largest, best assorted and cheapest stock of DRV GOODS, ever brought to THIS MARKET ! Fashionable Dress Goods, every style, from 5c per yd, to the finest imported. MOURNING GOODS, of every description ; Black Si Iks of Bonnet and Lyons manufactures. LACES; a splendid assortment of Notions. A full line in every grade of Ladies’and Gents’ Hosiery, Gloves and Underwear. A largo stock of Linens and House keeping goods, of every descrip tion. Woollens, Oassimeres, Blankets, Jeans, Shawls, &c. Ac. Grand attraction in onr NEW DEPARTMENT, a splendid stock of ROOTS, SHOES AND HATS'. REVOLUTION in the price of everything we sell ! HOMESPUNS AT FACTORY" PRICES, at the Regulators’ of the Dry Goods mar ket, k , JAS. Mu CRAY <6 Go. , / x t W*fr,Cr.mp|<is sonCto any address. Freight] prepaid on all orders t amounting to SIO.OO or over. x * No. 4, Broad Street, Athens, Ga. f hearquarwmr JFOUEt. CHEAP , m,111111(1. him k co. Staple Dry Goods And Groceries. We will meet prices from any good, reliable house in the State or out of it! " ATHENS, GEORGIA. NORTHEASTER V RAIL - ROAD SCHEDULE. Aw.'Sy y- v vcr —itjar ON and after AfOXDA r, June lOtli, 1878, trains on the Northea-tern ItaUioad will Leave Athens 7.00 a. m. “ Center , 753 •* “ Nicholson 7 3!) “ “ Harmony Grove 8.07 “ “ jWliysville 8.33 “ “ Gillsviile 850 Arrive at Lula 9.15 a m Arrive at. Atlanta (via Air- Line R R) 12 00 m. Leave Atlanta (via Air-Line KK 2.40 pm. Leave Lnla 5.25 p.m. ** Gillsviile 545 “ “ J/aysville *OB “ “ Harmony Grove 0.40 “ “ Nicholson 707 “ “ Center 725 “ Arrive at Athens 7.45p.m. Close connections made between Atueus and Atlanta each way. J. .1/: EDWARDS, Rapt. Snpcrintcndaut'sollicc, Athens. HARDWARE —FOR— General Hardware, Bogy and Wagon Material, BLACKSMITH TOOLS, &C„ CALL AND SEE US I3T* Will sell at remarkably low price* Special inducements for cash. T. FLEMING & SON. DEVI'ItEE BUILD IXO, ATHEXS, OA. HANDBILLS & DODGERS, Neatly printed at this office.