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mer urm * n wna The True Citizen, A Llv« Weekly Paper or. Live Issues Published Every Friday Morning, at Way nesboro, Ga., bv the S U L L IV A N B R 0 T H E R S. SATES OS SUBSCRIPTION • One Copy One Year, $2.00 “ “ Six monthB, 1.00 “ “ Three months 50 er All subscriptions must be accompanied bv the CASH. THE TRUE CITIZEN. Yol. 1. Waynesboro, Ga., August 25, 1882. No. 17. The True Citizen. Advertising rates liberal. Transient advertisments payable: in ad vance. All contract advertisements payable quar terly. All commHnicatioris for personal benefit will be charged for as advertisement?. Advertisements to occupy special places will be charged 555 per cent, above regular rates. Notices in local and business column 5 cts. per line; in local 10c s. per line, each insertion. For terms apply at this office. COL.. GEO. R. BLACK, AN OPEN LETTER IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST THAT HE WITHDRAW FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST-WHAT HE HAS ALREADY DONE FOR HIS CON- STITUENTS—HIS HE A L TH—ETC. Atlanta, Ga., August 12,1882. Major G.M. Byals, Savannah Ga.: Dear Sir :—I am in receipt of your letter of the 3d inst., in which you re quest me not to run lor a re election to Congress, and ask me to receive your suggestion in the spirit in which it was made. Your expiessions of friendly regard for me are gratefully accepted, and notwithstanding the close .friendly relation vou bear to one of my most active opponents for the position you ask me to relinquish, and in view of your friendly co-operation and services in the last campaign, I cheerfully ac cord to your motive in making the sug gestion the friendly sincerity you ask for it. And, as you have written with great freedom, I hope you will allow me the same privilege in responding. You say that our commercial and material interests “will require the ser vice^ of a member who.-e health will permit him to give active attention to the business in Congress.” You are jterhaps aware that the late session cf the Forty seventh Congress gave to the rivers and harbors of the First dis trict—at least to the Savannah harbor— the largest amount that has ever been satisfied that the Republican party can paired with a Republican member) but secure no greater campaign fund, or a short interval of three or four weeks, present no stronger candidate than it during my extreme illness, suspended did in the last election, when it was de feated by the overwhelming majority of near 3,500 votes. That was a victory gained by the Democratic party through the patriotic efforts of the people more than through the activity of any candi date, and was accomplished nt a time when the whole National Republican party was aroused to pitch of excitement in a their performance. Of course men may differ, as they most always do, as to the acceptability, availability, and the mental or physical qualification of can-'- didates, and it I should not be exempt from such criticism, I cannot, of course, be surprised. Under the peculiar cir cumstances of my own case, mush al- thc highest lowance, I knew, should be made for Presidential j the existence of s ch differences of opin- campaign by a desperate effort to j inn as to my physical qualification, ow- retain the spoils of their plunder to I ing to t,h,e groundless rumors and false perpetuate their usurped power. You ! impressions that prevailed. But what- may remember to have heard then the! ever may be these differences, party threats of Republic m leaders that their j unity and political success make it national party had selected our district neccessary that a decision should be as an object of its special care, and that thousands of dollars had been sent for ward with which to accomplish the pros titution of Democratic virtue and the subversion of Democratic supremacy in the First Congressional district of Geor gia. The uibanity, elegance, tact, and personal and business popularity of the Republic m nominee were adverted to then with an air of triumph, as an in vincible element against which we would have to contend. Nor were we then witluut the Independent movement, threatening us with its balance of pow er. under the vigorous leadership of one of its ablest champions in the district. \Ye were admonished then that the re- appropriated for that purpose. This I cent importation of turpentine and lum- was doue upon bi’ls introduced by me, through the proper aid and assistance of the other members of the Georgia delegation, the city of Savannah haying giyen the necessary co-operation by the moral weight of the presence of a dele gation, amongst whom was the official head of the city. I recommended 1o the Mayor the importance of such a presence becau-e I knew that other cities and communities, which have made successful application for Federal ap propriations, have usually fouud it necessary to render such co-operation to their Representatives in Congress. I made the sugges’ion likewise to , other cities of my district, and urged upon prominent citizens the importance of such a, presentation of their claims. made, and it has always been the chief glory of the Democratic party that all its members haye bowed in loyal sub mission to the decision of its nominat ing conventions, honestly and fairly made, a time honored usage having given to these party decrees the sanc tion and potency of a law. Whatever I might be willing to do, and indeed, under certain circumstances would do, for the safety of the Democratic party, or for tho salvation of the country, I cannot deem it either a personal or political duty to volun'arily retire from the field for the promotion of the inte rests of any particular individual. My present expectation is ( o permit my friends to present my name as a candi- ber labor had increased the colored voters of the district by over three thousand. These circumstances were sufficient to cause some weak-kneed Democrats to quail with fear and ap prehension for the success of our par y ; but the result of the election showed that all true men, whether as organized or as independent Democrats, would rally to the standard of their party in the final day of action, and that they were unpurchased, and unpurchasable, by the corruption fund of the Radical party. For one, I entertain no fear as to the triumph of the Demo’ratio party of our district in the coming election, whoever may be its nominee, or whatever may be the influences brought to bear to de- The commercial interests of the port i teat it by fraud, argument or persuasion. of Savanna%| at least, have suffered no detriment by any physical disqualifica tion of her Representative in Congress. And if they have not done so in the past, permit me to ask why should you be troubled by such grave apprehen- tions for the future? You say that an active canvass of the district by the nominee should be made. That may bf true, and yet it may not be essential to Democratic success that it should be made always in person, as you seem to think so specially important at this par ticular juncture. It has not been cus tomary or considered neccessary here tofore for candidates in the First dis trict to do all you would seem to require now, for although I canvassed it thor - oughly and made one qr more speeches in every county of my district, I was in- The prediction of a Republican victory in our district lias been predicted upon the falsa assumption that every colored man was a Republican voter, and that there was a large majority of colored po’ls in the district; whereas, the truth is, that large numbers of colored men, true to themselves, and to their coun try, vote with the Democratic party and the fact is that th' re does not exist a majority of colored polls, the last re port of the Comptroller-General show ing that there is, on the contrary, a majority of ever two hundred white polls in the First Congressional District of the State. There was a period in the progress of my illness when I hesitated to make a positive announcement of my candidacy for re-election, beoause there was rea. WONDERFUL CAVE IN FLORIDA. A correrpohdent of the Savannah News, writing from Live Oak, Flori da, under date of August 8th, has the following to say in regard to a won derful cave recently discovered iu Suwanee county : “A most wonderful discovery has just been made by Capt. George E. Fahra and Major John T. Roumillat, which is no less than a remarkable cave, located at Pablrs Hole, twenty- two miles south of here, on the Live Oak aod Rowland’s Bluff Railroad. For the following description your correspondent is indebted to Mr. J. M. Hallows, the urbane and gentle manly cashier of the Plant Invest- ! tnent Company, ak-o to kindness of j Mr. S, L. Drane, in the employ of the same company. The mouth of the cave is a small opening at the earth’s surface, widen ing asit descends,and extends for some forty feet upon an angle of sixty de grees before reaching the cave’s level. The cave is a broad open chamber just after entering, and extends in width until lost to view. The height of the part explored varies from seven to twenty-five feet, and the scenery adapts itself to almost every imaginable shape and form, many of which are extremely picturesque and interesting. These gentlemen pro ceeded in a straight course for sever al hundred feet, when, wonderful to da e for re election to the nominating rn ]ate, they came upon the bank of a convention of September 6th, with the r i ver , and halted. The current of privilege of insisting upon its oonside- j t j,j s river was rap id an d its width ration, or withdrawing it if at that time j considerable. They report that fish they should deem the public interest re quired, or the success of the party de manded it. As you wrote not in confidence and without the injunction of privacy, upon a question involving the public an nouncement of my candidacy before the people, I have exercised the privilege thereby implied, to make public my response, in order that my friends, and all other persons in the district interest ed in theossue, may be apprised of the facts, and of my intentions in the pre mises. Hoping that my answer will satisfactoi ily meet your objections, and that my physicial condition will so much improve by the 6th of next September, that I may be able consistently, with your ideas of a candidate’s qualifica tions, to claim you as one of my sup porters, and with the hope and belief that,our party, through its convention, will so act as to insure certain viotory at the polls, I remain most respectfully and truly yours, Geo. R. Black. For The Citizen. UliKlitetl Hopes. ADDRESSED TO I. H. We plighted lovei-hlle ’neatlithe jasmine sitting. Inhaling sweets of full blown flow’rs in June ; The happy birds from tree to tree were flitting,. As full concordant as a peri’s tune : And we with love’s first kiss—all, else forgetting. . Promised eternal troth—now broke—so soon’! How sacred were our words the ere we parted. So tender, cheerful, born of tasted bliss; How holy the unbidden tear which.started, As clinging, we Indulged our good-by kiss : But now. alas! Fate in one month has thwarted Our plans for years, how little dreamed we this! But, ’tis best thus : sorrow will act,as leaven, And raise our hearts and minds to higher . 'things: The past, when washed in tears will be forgiven;. And pardon frees , the conscience frpm all stings: ‘I , And disappointments here may gain us Heaven, 1 Whose limitless expanse with music- rings. . i , -J. H. 0. WHA T D OES IT MEAN. Washington, August 17.—-A ..djs* patch from Halifax recounts the purchase, by a Massachusetts »>•* captain, named Tarr, of a “long, low, black, piratical looking schooner with high bulwarks, well adapted for the concealment of men, and guns,” 'arid her departure for a port in Madaga* car. The Halifax people say the vessel which is twenty years old, and. is numb'd the “Conquest”-was bought for the account of Gen; Benjamin F. Butler, of Massachusetts, th»t a large quantity of stores, arms’ and amjnu- nition were shipped front Boston.and placed on board the “Conquest”, in Halifax harbor, and that.twenty or more seamen recently departed from Halifax to the Eastward, presumably for a point on the coast where' the Conquest could pick them up. The Halifax newspapers conclude that Ben contemplates a piratical venture^ or a violation, or some sort of the in ternational law, and invice the atten tion of the Uuited States authorities to his doings. seemed plentiful judging from the agitation of the waters. Beyond the river were heard some dreadful noises, which, combined with the loneliness of the situation, made them feel very uncomfortable. They are both of the opinion that they saw upon the opposite bank a reptile of huge pro portions, partaking of a serpentine form and moving in ail the horrid contortions peculiar to a serpent. The opinion is expressed that the celebrated sea serpent which has been lost all the year has just put in an appearance in one of Florida’s sub marine rivers. Just after seeing the serpent they retreated to the open air, not wishing to risk themselves any further. So far as their sight would reach the cave extended in all of its grim grandeur, and they are of the opinion that it may extend for some miles I escaped. Some were obliged to further. Many bones were found in | w i t h on i y t h e ir night clothing. formed by people in some parts that none i son then for doubts as to my physical of my pr decessors had ever before done j qualification for tho position. Many the like. Indeed, the success of the j gentlemen amongst my friends who saw party depends, not so much upon the personal activity of the nominee, as upon tho patriotic sense of duty to themselves in the people. In dff years from I'rcsiJontiftl elections neither party ever polls its full vote. This is espe cially true of tho dominant party, which, you know is at this time the Re publican party. Some of the counties which I canvassed, in the last, campaign, in which but a bare handful of the citi zens attended the speaking, and appa ront apathy prevailed, gave tho fullest Democratic vote when the hour of duty and the day of election arrived, showing that the result depends, not so much upon the personal canvassing by the nomuiee as it does upon the patriotism and vigilance of the people. I 'am me during that limo were no doubt honestly impressed with tho conviction that I could never recover, one of whom, doubtless acting upon such an iiupres sion, was induced to announce himself a candidate for the nomination as my successor. Ci-cuinstances have so far changed, and my health has so much improved, that I now entertain no doubt but that I will be able to discharge all the duties of a member of the Forty- eight Congress. I um now, and have been for weeks past, in the full dis charge of all the routine business apper taining to my office as a member of the Forty-seventh Congress, and, with the exception of casting my vote upon the floor of the House of Representatives (and as to that I was for the most time A Washington dispatch of August 18th says : “The board of audit to pass upon the accounts of the ex penses incident to President Garfield’s illness to-day received a bill from Charles A. Benedict, undertaker, No- 60 Carmine street, New York > amounting to $887.50, which is for the oak casket, numerous detailed expenses and porsonal services in connection with the funeral, Marshfield, Mass., August 21.— The Sea View House, anew hotel which was opened in July, was burned at five o’clock this morning. The cause of the fire was a defective flue. All the boarders, some seventy-five in number, leave The Eastman, Ga„ August 19.—A threatening postal card mailed at Macon, and addressed to Judge Pate, was received here yesterday. In putting up the mail the card fell on the counter with the face aide up.— The Postmaster says two or three words struck his eye as he picked up the card, and from their remark able character he thought he would be justified in reading the rest, Judge Pate having gone to Hawkinsville. If I remember correctly the follow ing was the language of the card : “August 17, 1882.—Judge : Senator Hill is gone so i» Colonel Wadley so is John Q Harvard so is j had been attracted into the that negro and soon those rioters and °f the cave by the light, then you will be gone too. “Yours Somebody.” “Please excuse paper.” The chirography and orthography of this card was very good, but the punctuation is had. Cairo, III., August 20.— W. C. Coup’s circus left here at lour o’clock this morning in two sections. About 47 miles north of this city the engine of tho second section ran into a passenger coach on tho rear of the first train, completely demolishing the colfoh, killing three wag >n drivers and wounding about 25 or 30 other*. Relief trains, with physicians, etc., were sent to the scene of the wreck at once. Subscribe for The Citizen. U»e cave and particularly on the bank ot the river, ail of which, with one exception, appeared to belong to animals. They also found a stone of cubical form, upon the top of which were tr; ces of fire, the charcoal being covered wi'h a green substauce from lapse of time. This may probably be an altar of the ancient fire wor shipers. Traces also of fossil were plentiful. This cave was also visited by Judge Geo B. Baker, who verifies in every particular the statement made by the two gentlemen, and in addition, had an experience which nearly turned his hair white, being butted in the rear by a goat which mouth These gentlemen propose at an early date to make a thorough explora tion of the cave, or they will show any other persou the mouth of the cave and let them go ahead, which evidences that they are possessed of some personal discretion. By unani mous vote the place has been named Fahm’s Flue, in honor of Captain George E. Fahm, one of the dis coverers and a gentleman noted for his exploring propensity, he having descended several other considerable holes or depressions in this county. Your correspondent has not had the pleasure « f visiting this newly discovered cave yet but ho intends doing so at an early day, and will no pleased to furnish any particulars in regard to the same that may prove of interest tu the public.” loss and insurance is unknown. The family of M. L. Smith, at Slaiington, Pa., consisting of five p-r- sons, was severely poisoned recently by eating corned beef from tin cans. The beef hud softened, and is sup posed to have absorbed poison from the cans. All the members of the family were critically ill, but they all are reported recovering. Chas. Lahon, who lived five miles east of Mount Pulaski, III., ami who had been missing for three days, was discovered on the 20th, with two young men who had been working for him, a*l three of them bliudfolded and their throats cut from ear to ear. No cause is known for the deed. Edgar B. Snow, a marine, was re cently tried by' summary court-mar tial at the Portsmouth, N. R,, navy* yard for being asleep on guard and has sentenced to imprisonment for 30 days and placed on bread and water diet. 11 is stated on good authority that the naval station at Port Royal, S. C„ is to bo abandoned in a few days, and that tho Wyoming, now there, will be ordered to Annapolis, Md., for use by the cadets. Ex-Goverffor Bullock gives io more personal property for taxation | than any other person by eight hun dred dollars in Fulton county.