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THE UNION & RECORDER.
Old
'Southern Recorder” and
consolidated. I
Federal Union’
MILLED GEVILLS, GA:
Wednesday, Angnst 12, 1874.
Democratic Victories.
There has lately been a perfect ava
lanche of Democratic victories. First,
Kentucky led off with a sweeping Demo
cratic victory, of fifty thousand majority.
Then Tennessee gives a sweeping Demo
cratic victory, majority not jet known.
Next North Carolina gains a glorious
Democratic victory, electing seven out of
eight members to Congress, with a large
majority in the State legislatur e and car
rying the State by from ten to twenty
thousand majority and we have some
good news even from Mississippi. The
charter election of Vicksburg took place
a few days since, and the Democratic tick
et was elected by 350 majority. Are these
the times for Southern men to talk of
Grant and a third term?
-^on- C A* Nutting’s Card.
It willTf seen from a card published
in another place, that Mr. Nutting has
withdrawn from the contest for a Con
gressional nomination. He takes this
t tep to preserve the Democratic party
from division and defeat. This is very
patriotic in Mr. Nutting, and we trust the
Democracy of the Sixth District will re
member it hereafter. We regret that Mr.
Nutting could not come before the peo
ple. We believe they appreciated his
worth and would have elected him tri
umphantly. We hope the time is not dis
tant when Mr. Nutting’s name will again
be before the people. We feel confident
Mr. Nutting’s financial abilities would
have been highly appreciated in Congress
and that he would have made a name
there of which the people of the Sixth
District might well feel proud.
Let us Look to the Legislature.
At this time it is more important for
Georgia to have able, faithful and honest
men in our legislatur e than in Congress.
Our delegation in the lower house of
Congress have for some time back made
but little impression upon that body.
True we have liad two or three active
members, but except by their votes the
influence of Georgia in the lower house
is scarcely felt. Had they been men of
towering ability, tiro Radical majority is
so large that probably they could have
done but little good. But in our State
legislature it is entirely different. Here
she Democrats have a large majority and
every measure carried through the legis
lator ' tells with great effect upon our
i--- . ' fie Democratic party,
multiplying every day
'trong effort will 1><
^our
the
i by
now” very
is the principal ob
i’s return to Atlanta and
r in which he has been
used by many of the
tlanta, it is to be feared
plenty to assist him in
plots in that place. We ask
to notice a communication to
Constitutionalist from At
1 “One of the Peo-
bo found in another
rs issrre. The writer appears
posted as to the plans of the
; and he warns the people of
to be careful what kind of men
|d to the next legislature as there
long efforts marie to bribe them,
ays the bond ring have already
elected Alien in several of the leading
counties in the State whom they intend
to have elected because they believe them
open to bribery. We may soon see feel
ers put forth in favor of these men by some
of the organs of the bond ring. To coim
teract these plots of Kimball and his al
lies the people must bo careful who they
trust and who they send to the legisla
ture. If the writer of that ar ticle signed
“One of the People,” is right, it is of
much more importance what kind of men
Geoigia sene s to the next legislature
than who she sends to Congress. Our
Democratic members of Congress have
very little power for good or evil but a
bad man in the legislature by lending
himself to this bond ring might do great
harm. Let it be remembered, also, that
our election for members of the legisla
ture comes on a month before the elec
tion for Congressmen, so that it is time
for the people all over the State to begin
to cast about and see who they can trust
to represent them in the legislature.
Delegates to District Convention.
We append a list of the delegates to
the Gth Congressional District Convention
so far as we have been able to obtain their
names. The Convention meets in this
city to-day, 12tli.
Bibb.—Clifford Anderson. Geo. R. Wag-
non, Jas. A. Nelson, Dr. J. H. Worsham,
Granville C. Conner, F. A. Shoneman.
Baldwin.—B. W. Barrow, W. Butts, D.
Brundage, T. B. Latimer, John Ham
mond, Crawford Stevens, Jas. O. Bonner,
Burwell Jenkins. Charles Harper, P. M.
Compton, R. A. MeComb, T. F. Newell,
E. G. Lewis, Samuel Walker, Francis
Mapp.
Wilkinson.—F. Chambers, E. I. Mas
sey, I. W. Davis, H. E. Hyman, R. L.
Story, Dr. G, E Carleton, Dr. Wm. Tay
lor, Joel A. Smith, G. W. Bishop, J. T.
Lingo.
Twiggs.—Hugh Ward, Wm. Glover,
John Nelson, Jr.
Laurens.—
Jones.—
Jasper.—Jas. Henderson, F. C. Gools
by, Richard Newton, William P. Middle-
brooks, H. T. Smith.
Putnam.—J. A. Etheridge, W. F. Jen
kins, Frank Leverett, J. Q. Adams, J. R.
Hudson, H. H. Cogburn, W. F. Little,
W. J. Holloman, P. H. Dawson, J. M.
Bullard, Jr., D. L. Lawrence, R. L. Jones,
John B. Robins, John T. Dennis, S. B.
Marshall, W. C. Anderson, B. Slaughter,
D. C. Montgomery, Z. J. Edmondson, J.
H. Bowdou, A. S. Reid, Jr., W. L. Den
nis, T. J. Ingram, Jas. C. Denham, R. B.
Nisbet, J. T. Davis, J. B, Reese, M. A.
Gorley, W. W. Turner, J. S. Reid, W. C.
Davis, W. T. Hearn, W. A. Reid,
Walton.—
Newton.—
Rockdale.—G. W. Gleaton, J. H. Grif
fin.
Butts.—
Putnam County Convention.
At a large and enthusiastic county
meeting held in Eatonton, on the 4th
inst, delegates were elected to the Con
gressional Convention instructed to vote
for Hon. Thomas G. Lawson; and Mr.
Frank Leverett nominated as the demo
cratic candidate for the legislature.
At this meeting the following resolu
tion, introduced by Mr. W. W. Turner,
was adopted without a dissenting voice:
jResolved, That wo nominate a candi
date to-day with the express understand^
ing that the nominee stand pledged to
support the following amendment to the
Constitution passed by the last legisla
ture :
“Neither the General Assembly, nor
any other power in this State, shall have
power to pay, or recognize as legal, the
bonds of any railroad company upon
which the so-called endorsement of the
State was made by the late Governor
Bollock, and which endorsement is de
clared illegal, fraudulent or void by the
Legislatures, either in the year, 1871-1872,
and the present General Assembly.”
Rev. Dr. H. H. Tucker has baeen elec
ted Chancellor of the State University.
Dr. Speer and Gen. Browne have *w0
been elected professors. I
Col. Thweatt’s Appeal to the People
of Ctoorgla.
We have seen in several of our ex
changes a notice of n pamphlet put forth
by Col. Peterson Thweatt headed “Pay
me that thou Owest.” Col. Thweatt says
he sent ns one of the pamphlets, but as
we have not received it, we suppose it
miscarried. We know however the na
ture of Col. Thweatt s claim. It is well
known to the people of Georgia that Col.
Thweatt was for many years Comptroller
General of the State. It is saying only
a the simple truth, when’we assert he was
first rate officer. He was the first Comp
troller General in Georgia, that magni
fied his office and made it honorable. In
his annual reports he gathered up a large
amount of valuable statistics for the fu
ture historian, and collected many thou
sand dollars of old debts due the State,
which were supposed to be lost. After
serving the State so faithfully and hon
estly at the close of his term of office he
was paid for his services in a currency
which proved to be worthless. Having
been honest whilst in office, he had saved
but little and is now left in his old age in
straightened circumstances. Col. Thweatt
no^v asks of the people of Georgia through
their legislature, that they pay him for
his services in something that will be of
some use to him. The State has had the
benefit of his labor and he thinks Bhe
ought to bo willing to pay for it. If the
money was due from an individual or a
corporation, Col. Thweatt could, we be
lieve, recover it by law. But an individ
ual cannot sue the State, and now the
question is, shall the State, because she
has the power, keep him out of his just
rights. We hope the next legislature
will pay him. We are willing to pay our
portion, and we believe a majority of the
people of Georgia want him paid.
Hew Gotten. -
Savannah, August 8.—The new crop
is coming in freely. The first Florida
bale was received yesterday by J. W.
Lathrop & Co., from Hamlilton county;
weight 480 pounds. The second Geor
gia bale, consigned to the same firm, was
received to day from Bainbridge: also a
bale from Madison, Fla., consigned to
Earle & Perkings, New York, by John L.
Ingles; another from E. E. T. Davis,
Thomas county, 6a.
Columbus Enquirer. The Savannah
and Memphis Road, one of the best con
structed in the country, is completed to
Kelleyton, fifty-three miles from Opelika.
There is enough iron to finish up the
sixtieth mile, which point will lx? reached
by October. Negotiations are on foot to
finish the remaining twenty-six miles to
Childersburg, on the Selma, Rome and
Dalton Railroad. Over half this distance
is graded. When completed to Childers
burg, Columbus will be as near Chatta
nooga, via this road, the Selma, Romo
and Dalton and the State Road, as she
now is via Atlanta. As each mile is finish
ed the company gains strength, and the
fact becoifles more clearly developed that
this is to lie the great trunk road of the
South. Parties in New York are work
ing hard for it, as they are large stock
holders. After Childersburg, Birmingham,
334 miles distant in an air line, and 41
miles by the route for the road, is the
next point. There eoummunication is
made closer with Louisville and the West.
Over one hundred miles further brings
connection with Corinth on the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, and then there is a
grand trunk road between St. Louis and
Savannah in a direct line, with which no
other can compete—a line which runs
through the richest mineral region of the
earth. This is the only new line in the
South which has advanced since the
panic.
Hon. C. A. Nutting has retired from
the Congressional race in the Sixth Dis
trict in a manner which does him infinite
credit. Mr. Nutting is one of the best
men in the District, and would have re
ceived a very flattering vote in the Con
vention. The efforts made to misrepre
sent Mr. Nutting have, in several in
stances, been disgraceful, but those who
know the man cannot help paying tribute
to his ability, honesty, and efficiency.
(Sav News.)
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger
received the first open boll from Jones
county on the 4th.
At the Democratic convention, held at
Rome on the 4th, Hon. Daniel S. Prin-
tup was nominated for Congress, and
Messrs. John W. Turner and D. B.
Hamilton for Representatives.
—Col. Falkner, the author of the “Ar
kansas Traveller,” is dead. In the pro
duction of that simple sketch alone he
proved himself a greot public benefac
tor.
To the ex-cadets of the Georgia Mili
tary Institute: The convention of ex
cadets of the Georgia Military Institute
that met in Atlanta on the 1st of
September, 1873, adjourned to meet in
Marietta on Wednesday, the second day
of September, 1874, and every cadet who
desires the re-establishment of the Geor
gia Military Institute, or who would
enjoy a reunion with his college associa
tes, is earnestly requested to attend; and
every paper willing to forward the re
establishment is requested to publish
this call and keep it before the people
until the 20th of September.
John Millege, President
Ex-Cadet Association of the Georgia
Military Institute.
About one hundred banana plants have
been set out in the Park at Macon.
The Stolen Child.
Tbot, N. Y., August 10.—A special
dispatch to the Times from Bennington,
Vt., announces the arrest of a woman
named Flynn, who has a child answering
the description of Charley Ross, the kid
napped boy. She tells contradictory
stories.
From I lie Telegraph Ac Messenger.
Mr. Hatting Withdrawn.
Below will be fonnd a card from Hon.
C. A. Nutting withdrawing from the con
test for representative in Congress from
thi > district. The reasons assigned by
Mi 1 . Nutting reflect the highest credit
upon him. They show that he prefers
the “unity and strength of the Democrat
ic party” to any personal feeling that he
has in the matter. We have no doubt
that the nominee of the Milledgeville con
vention will find as warm supporters in
Mr. Nutting and his friends as in any
other memliers of the Democratic party.
The friends of Mr. N. will be gratified at
the course he has taken, and the friends
of other candidates will accept his course
in its true meaning and accord to him
the patriotic motives by which he is ac
touted.
The withdrawal of Mr. Nutting leaves
the contest between Colonels Blount and
Lawson. The counties which have al
ready declared for Colonel Blount have
fourteen votes in the convention. Bib!
county will add six more to the list, mak
ing in all considerably over a majority,
thus securing his nomination beyond e
reasonable doubt. Here is Mr. Nutting s
card :
Macon, August 5, 1874.
To the voters of the /Sixth Congressional
District:
After free consultation with those
whose interest must ever be mine, and
with a view to sustain as far as in me
lies, the unity and strength of the Dem
ocratic party, I hereby withdraw from ti e
contest for representative of this dis
trict.
And whilo it shall ever lx? the pride
and ambition of my life to remember and
cherish the friendship of those whose
efforts and zeal have lx?en most heartily
directed to my support, I must not be ex
pected to entirely forget the seeming in
gratitude and apathy as exhibited to
wards me by others.
The opportunity may yet offer when it
will be in my power to reciprocate all
genuine favors with the same cordiality
that they have been extended to me.
Time and circumstances will only tend
to disprove the many unkind and gratui
tous slanders so energetically circulated
during this campaign, for political pur
poses and private ends.
C. A. Nutting.
The Bogus Bond Question.
We invite the attention of our Demo
cratic friends throughout the State to the
article in another column from the Ea
tonton Messenger. Its suggestions are
timely and proper, and its arguments
irrefutable. In view of the recent signifi 1 -
cant movements in Atlanta, preliminary
to bringing a powerful pressure on the
Legislature to recognized the Bullock
Kimball bogus bonds, the honest tax
payers of Georgia, who are unwilling to
assume the payment of millions of fraud
ulent bonds, in order to till the coffers of
the banditti by whom thev were issued,
and build up the city of ATTatttft—for that
is the principal argument advanced by
the “great developer's” endorsers—should
take good care to send only such men to
the Legislature as can be relied on to
resist all attempts to procme the recog
nition of the bonds that have, after the
fullest investigation, been declared fraud
ulent and void.
The facts in regard to this bond fraud
have been freely ventilated. Every intel
ligent citizen of Georgia is fully inform
ed on the subject No man qualified to
represent his county in the Legislature
can plead ignorance on the subject, and
no man should be nominated who is not
willing to pledge himself to sustain the
report of the Bond Investigating Com
mittee, and the action of the Legislature
ratifying it as a finality. Let the test
question be—“Will you vote for the anti
bond amendment to the Constitution?”
'Telegraph & Messengers.
BT.
A Onrman Version.
They’ve got it now in Germany, Pre
late Augustus Kapff, the highest digni
tary of the Protestant Church of Wur-
temberg, has been accused by one of his
parishioners, one Frederick Amann, of
Stuttgart, with having had criminal
intercourse with his wife. T.:e unfor
tunate woman denied the charge of i.mdue
familiarity with litr pastor, but to no
purpose, her husband persisting in de
faming her character as well as the
prelate’s, and the result is that she is
now the inmate of a lunatic asylum in
Thurgovia, Switzerland. The clergyman
implicated for some time kept silence in
regard to the charge, but at length, by
the advice of friends, issued a card deny
ing the charges of Amann. But Amann
has procured a statement from one of the
servants of his wife, which says that
Kapff' lived for over a year at the water
ing place of Ragatz with Mrs. Amann,
representing her as his wife. The case
has many characteristics similar to onr
own lamentable scandal, and is anotlmr
exemplification of what excesses man's
temper may sometimes carry him—even
to the sacrifice of that which should be
most dear to him, his wife’s and childr en’s
honor.—New York Express.
A Fostal Card Fraud.
Washington, August 10.—It is stated,
on the authority of a prominent official
of the Postoffico Department, that con
tractors for furnishing postal cards have
never yet furnished a card equal in the
quality of the paper to the requirements
of the original contract The contract is
for four years and has three years yet to
pill
bel
A young lady in a Pennsylvania town
put a piece of wedding cake under her
lillow, and went to bed with the happy
lief that she would dream of seeing her
future husband. That evening, however,
she had eaten two plates of ice cream,
about a pint of strawberries, several sweet
cakes, and two large pickles, and she
now says she would rather remain single
all her life than many the man she aaw
in her dream.
Atlanta 8til Red Hot.
Atlanta is still pretty hot on the Kim
ball controversy. People are hourly de
nouncing each other—one complaining
because a citizen would dare compromise
Atlanta and her interests by endorsing
such a man as Kimball—another equal
ly as indignant that he should not be
permitted to use his own discretion in
the matter. Among serious, reflecting
men there is an impression here that
Kimball is the tool of the fraudu
lent bondholders, and that through
his instrumentality they hope to bring
about the ultimate recognition and pay
ment of those spurious bonds which
were issued by Bullock, at the instance
of the great developer himself. It is be
lieved that a powerful, persistent, per
severing effort will lie made at the next
session of the Legislature to obtain the
recognition of these bonds. There are
about $8,000,000 worth, and it is be
lieved by some that the holders will spend
two or three millions, if by such, expen
diture they have assurance that they can
obtain tho payment of these bonds. As
long as there exists a jwssible chance to
bribe the jteojde or their representatives,
the bondholders trill not despair! Let
the honest people of Georgia remember
this in their elections for the Legislature
this Fall, and elect men who are absolute
ly incorruptible!
Chronicle tfc Sentinel,
An Unexampled Victory Over Civil
Rights.
Knoxville, August 7.—The election in
Knoxville and throughout Knox county
yesterday, was the most exciting for many
years. Horace Maynard made two
speeches during the canvass, 'endorsing
the civil rights bill, as a party measure.
Senator Brownlow was openly hostile to
the bill, which he termed the sum of vil
lainies and the quintessence of abomina
tions. The result of the election was a
complete revolution throughout the city
and county, with a sweeping majority for
a Conservative, anti-civil rights ticket
The city was wild with joy last night and
country people are crowding into town
to day rejoicing over the unexampled vic
tory.
Judge Abner P. Roberston, one of the
most prominent and respected citizens of
Richmond county, died at Augusta last
Thursday. He was Mayor of that city
during the yellow fever visitation of1854,
and won much reputation by the manner
in which he discharged the onerous and
dangerous duties of his office during that
fcimo.
An Exchange tells of an “undertaking
wisely abandoned before it was begun.” ,
The Old North State Dcmcr&tic
Raleigh, N. C.. August 7.—Democratic
gains are reported from every portion of
the State. The State has gone Demo
cratic by from 10,000 to 20,000 majority.
Seven Democratic Congressmen out of
eight have been elected. There is a Dem
ocratic gain of some twenty in the Legis
lature. There is great rejoicing in this
city. There has been speaking in the
streets throughout the day, and cannon
are booming. Wake county has gone
Democratic for the first time in fourteen
years.
Wilmington, August 7.—The returns
received to-day from all over the State
are confirmative of last night’s dispatches.
The Conservatives have swept the State
like a whirlwind. The Legislature is
Conservative by a* largely increased ma
jority. In this, the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict, the majority for McKoy, Conserva
tive, will probably reach 5,000 or 7,000.
The returns that are now coming are all
oneway. It is impossible to give cor
rect figures.
Democratic Tennessee.
Nashville, August 7.—Every ward and
all the districts in this city, except the
thirteenth and twentieth, have made offi
cial returns. The regular Democratic
ticket is elected by majorities ranging
from 2,000 to 3,000. Judge Cooper, for
Chanceller, has 3,250 over Brien and
McKlaen together. The result through
out the State, as far as heard from, is
that the Democrats have swept the State
and elected their candidates in every coun-
ty.
Knox county goes Democratic by
from 300 to 900 majority.
From the Allan* a News.
Some More Stealing.
Hannibal's Development ont of the Tennessee Cer
Company.—How a Swindling Contract was Made
-$100 000 of Drafts Issued for $‘-'4,000—Kimball
gets them Cashed and Pockets the Money—Two of
the Drafts in His Possession Now.
The Tennessee Car Company was a
corporation in the State of Tennessee,
whose business wa3 supplying the Nash
ville and Northwestern Railway with pas
senger cars, for rent. In 1869, John
Rice was President, E. N. Kimball was
manager, and Campbell W’allace and H.
I. Kimball, stockholders and directors of
the company. Some time in that year
the company wound up its affairs and
ceased to exist. The duty of the mana
ger of the company was to receive rents
for cars. The company never owned any
box cars, and had no business transac
tion with the Western and Atlantic Rail
road, or with any one else, as late as 1870.
On the 5th of April, long after
THE COMPANY HAD CEASED TO EXIST,
E. N. Kimball, a manager, entered into
an agreement with Foster Blodgett, Su-«
perintendent of the Western and Atlan
tic Railroad, in the following terms:
Ceorgiu, Eulton. County. The Ten
nessee Car Company, by E. N. Kimball,
Manager, and the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, by Foster Blodgett, Superin
tendent, agree as follows: The Tennes
see Car Company are to furnish and de
liver to the Western and Atlantic Railr
road fifty box cars of usual length, height,
and width, double roof of clear, panel
grooved sheeting, and flooring of match
ed pine, and made after the latest pat
terns, thoroughly braced, trussed and
ironed, for the price of $850 per car.
The Tennessee Car Company are to com
mence delivering the cars at Chattanoo
ga, or Dalton, within sixty days, and de
liver all within ninety days.
The Tennessee Car Comtant,
By E. N. Kimball, Manager.
The Western and Atlantic R. R.,
By Foster Blodgett, Supt.
Atlanta, Ga., April 5, 1870.
Approved : Rufus B. Bullock,
Gov. and cx-officio Prest. W. & A. R. R.
It will be borne in mind that when this
agreement was made the Tennessee Car
Company had no existence, and, conse
quently. there could not have been a man
ager of that company. The company had
never owned any box cars, and had dis
posed of all its property, of every sort, in
the year 1869.
NOT A SINGLE BOX CAR,
Or anything in lieu thereof, was ever
furnished to the State .Road under the
above agreement. But, nevertheless,
within three months after the date of the
agreement the notes of Foster Blodgett,
as Superintendent of the Western and At
lantic Railroad, amounting to $99,900,
were given to ■ E. N. Kimball, manager,
and were by H. L Kimball disposed of
to various persons North. Over $32,000
of these notes were examined and prompt
ly “passed” by Auditor Hotchkiss, of the
State Rood, and
AT MATURITY WERE PAID
At the Treasury. Others, amounting to
$47,000, are reported to have passed into
the hands of Henry Clews & Co., who
then claimed to be acting as the financial
agent of the State. Two of the notes,
amounting to over $20,000, are still out
standing—one chimed by the Elliott Na
tional Bank, of Boston, and the other by
one Demeritt, the former President of
that bank. Payment of these notes has
been demanded of the State and refused
by Governor Smith. During the present
visit of H. I. Kimball to the city he has
applied to a lawyer, living here, to take
these notes for collection.
From the foregoing statement it ap
pears that H. I Kimball, in this fraudu
lent transaction, has already “developed”
over $79,000, and is seeking to “develop”
over $20,000 more out of the State which
he loves so much.
In 1871, when public attention was
first directed to the frauds perpetrated
by the Kimballs, * in the name of the
“Tennessee Car Company,” John Rice,
who was President of the company at the
time of its dissolution, had an interview
with them in the city of New York, and
DEMANDED THEIR AUTHORITY
For the use they had made of the name
of the company. They admitted to Rice
that they had no authority whatever, but
had used the name of the company be
cause they fonnd they had an opportuni
ty of contracting with the Western and
Atlantic Railroad for the sale of cars, by
which they could make a profit, and had
used the name of the company for that
purpose. They promised Rice that they
would explain the whole matter to Mr.
Campbell Wallace, who was a stockholder
in the company at the time of its dissolu
tion, and H. I. Kimball said he was go
ing to start the next flay for Atlanta, and
would there see Mr. Wallace, and make
the explanation to him in person. Wal
lace was notified by Rice of the interview,
and of the promise of the Kimballs to see
him and make the explanation. It is
hardly necessary to add that the explana
tion, as promised, was not given to Ma
jor Wallace, who was as much surprised
and indignat as Mr. Rice had been at the
use of the name of the defunct company.
Ximballville.
Some citizens seem determined to
make Atlanta odious, by endorsing such
creatures as Kimball. H the good peo
ple of Atlanta know what is their best
interest, they will take pains to let the
world know that they repudate the action
of the city’s recreant children. Let the
people of Georgia be convinced again
that Atlanta is Kimballville—as they once
thoaght—and they will move the capitol,
at all hazards.—Eatonton Messenger.
The Venerable Archdeacon Scott, of
Dunham, Canada East, says that he
suffered fromldyspepsia more than twenty-
five yeans, but that three weeks’ use of
the Peruvian Syrup (an Iron tonic) has
benefitted him so wonderfully that he can
hardly persuade himself of the reality,
and people who know him are astonished
at the change.
Early county has nominated Dr. B. L.
McIntosh for the Souse of Representa
tives.
THE KIMBALL E1BR0GLI0.
The Case Stated Conversationally.
Atlanta, Ga., August 3. 1874.
Editor Constitutionalist :
I feel perfectly safe in saying to yen
and your readers, and to the people of
Georgia, that a part of the programme of
the bond ring already adopted, is to secure
the election of a few prominent persons
to prominent positions, who will favor
the payment of the swindling repudiated
bonds; and who will exert their official
influence in that direction.
The plan is to manipulate the nomina
tion and election of members of the
Legislature from several important and
influential localities, and especially to
secure a Governor who will at least not
veto a bill to pay them. I say the man
to run for Governor who, it is known,
will favor the saddling of this robbery
on the people, is already selected, and
the wires are being pulled for the purpose
of securing his nomination by the Demo
cratic party for the next term. And
unless the people shall make this bond
matter a direct issue in the next election,
and utterly refuse to vote for any man
for the Legislature or for Governor,
either in nominating conventions or at
the polls, who is not beforehand unequiv
ocally pledged against paying the repu
diated bonds, this plundering ring will
develop strength hereafter that will
alarm all men who wish to enjoy the
fruits of their honest toil.
I do not know that it would be becom
ing in me to make any special address
or appeal to the people, or to “raise my
warning voice” against impending danger.
I am not an oracle in the land, but an
humble citizens just as other people. I,
therefore, simply state the fact, through
your columns, that the programme of
the bond ring is, in part, to secure a
Legislature and a Governor who will
fasten this unjust and oppressive load
upon us and our children and grandchil
dren for many years to come, and that
the man whom they prefer for Governor
is already selected, and is an aspirant.
The people can either take warning and
never let their vigilance cease, or they
can close their eyes and let the ring do
their work. I have done all I propose to
do, in simply stating a fact, and I simply
state this fact because I am unwilling
for myself and my children to be taxed
to pay those unjust bonds.
H. I. Kimball has come back to Geor
gia to secure the payment of those bonds.
This is his main—liis chief object. He
may not take any notice of the charge I
make, or he may denounce it in unmeas
ured terms and in choicest epithets. It
is immaterial to me what may be his
course. I have already shown that his
statements are unworthy of credit;
indeed, this needed, not to be shown to
the great mass of the people. No unpre
judiced, intelligent man, who has no
interested motive prompting him and
who regards his own good name can
endorse Kimball's truthfulness, honor or
integrity.
To-day a citizen of Atlanta said with
some emphasis; “I don’t see why such
a cry is raised against Kimball. The
grand juries of this county, to my knowl
edge, have tried to find something
against him and failed. I had a very
large amount of business transactions
with him, in which I was only the agent
of another, and running through a long
period of time, and I never saw the slight
est inclination on his part to ask or desire
any thing that was not exactly right,
believe he is honest; and if any one had
presented that petition to me I would
have signed it with great pleasure, and I
would make the man who dared to ques
tion my motives suffer for it!”
This was said, not only with emphasis,
but with an air of triumph.
“See here,” said a listener; “don’t yon
think Kimball knew that Bullock and
Blodgett and their corrupt Legislature
were defrauding the State by the mil
lion?”
“I admit that.”
“Tben, was it honest in him to influ
ence or induce that gang of plunderers
to issue, and place in his hands to be
disposed of, bonds and obligations of
the State, known by him and everybody
eke to be illegally issued, and then go
and dispose of. or pretend to dispose of
them, and want us to pay them ? Is that
honest ?”
The man saw his dilemma and began
to hesitate, and to say something evading
the issue.
“Come, come,” said his interrogator,
“answer me squarely and candidly, like
an honest man; was such conduct as that
honest ?”
“I must say I think it was not ?”
“And don’t you believe Kimball did
that very thing ?”
' “I am not prepared to deny it: it seems
from the records that he did ; but then,
why has he never been prosecuted for it ?
Won’t our laws take hold of and punish
such conduct ?”
“That is a question to which you can
give an answer as well as I. I wish to
ask you again, if you think it was honest
in Kimball to negotiate, sell, and use the
proceeds of those notes given by Foster
Blodgett to E. N. Kimball, his brother,
in favor of that mythical ‘Tennessee Car
Company,’ when no one had better oppor
tunities than himself of knowing that the
said Tennessee Car Company was a myth,
and that the notes were base frauds upon
the State and were so intended ? Can any
man be honest who will do such a thing as
that ?”
“I should think not,”
“Did not H. I. Kimball do exactly this
thing?”
“Well, it seems that he did. It ha6
been charged a long time, and not de
nied : I reckon it must be so."
“And since Kimball’s last return to
Georgia it is said he has been trying to
collect two of these fraudule.it notes,
which are still out, and the charge is not
denied?”
“So I have seen it stated.”
“Then please tell me how you, as an
honest man, having the reputation of
yourself and your wife and your children
to maintain, say gravely over your own
signature, that Kimball is an honest
man.”
“Well my friend, since you have spoken
to me so kindly, though very plainly,
yon have impressed me as I never was
before. I confess the matter never was
presented to me in that light before. I
must say candidly that I cannot indorse
him in this way as an honest man—wliats
ever may have been my previous feelings
and views. I must thank you for what
you have said. You have said it kindly
and candidly, I feel the force of it.
All of which is respectfully submitted
to vour readers by your humble servant
who was a deeply interested listener.
One of the Peomx
Fiom the American Farmer.
Dried Fruits and Vegetables.
The value of a machine for drying
fruits and vegetables, upon some such
principle as that so successfully introdu
ced in the Alden patent, must lie appar
ent to every one who will give the matter
a thought. We announced in our list,
that the Ryder Drier was on exhibition
at our office, and will probably be at the
Show Grounds of the Md. State Agri
cultural Society, at the Exhibition this
Fall. It was shown at the Maryland
Institute Fair, last year, in operation,
and received a first premium from the
Institute Committee, a silver medal, and
the unqualified approval of tho Commit
tee. Copies of the
Nearly all drieaaea originate from Indigestion and
Torpidity of tlie Liver, and relief ia always anxiously
sought after. It the l.irrr ia Kraulaird in its ac-
. . tion, health is almost invariably secured. Want of ae-
circular descriptive i tion in the Liver causes Headache, Constipation,
Msunsaae’ l.iver KefnlsMr is the best remedy
that has ever been discovered- It acts mildly, effec
tually. and being a simple vegetable compound, can
do no injury in auy quantities that it may be taken. It
is harmless in every way; it has been used for 40
years, ami hundreds of the good and great from all
parts of the country will vouch for its bring tire purest
and best,
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Is harmless,
Is no drastic violent, medicine.
Is sure to cure if taken regularly,
Is no intoxicating beverage,
Is a faultless family medicine,
Is the cheapest medicine iu the world.
Is given with safety and the happiest results to the
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Does not interfere with business,
Does not disarrange the system,
Takes the place of Quinine and Ritters of every
kind,
Contains the simplest and best remedies.
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believing it to be of great importance to
the agricultural community, have agreed
to receive orders for it
At a late meeting of the Alton (111-)
Horticultural Society, the subject of dried
frnits and vegetables was on the carpet
and specimens of strawberries, corn,
sweet potato and pie plant, dried by what
was termed the Hawley's process, were
exhibited. A committee was appointed
to report upon the same, who, with the
assistance of a committee of ladies whose
aid was solicited, pronounced the dried
fruit presented of the verj- best quality.
The Agent of the Dry House Co. was
then called upon to explain the process
more fully and said:
“We do not claim that this system of
drying fruits and vegetables gives us any
bettor product than is obtained by the
Alden process, or Ryder process, but we
do claim that it gives us a quality of fruit
just as good as these.
“We claim further that our apparatus
is comparatively inexpensive. I call
attention espcially to the principle upon
which the dryer works ; you will then be
able to understand how great is the econ
omy of heat, and how necess arily perfect
the fruit must be.
“Our small family fruit-dryer, which
will dry a bushel of green fruit in a day,
is heated by a kerosene lamp. The hot
air rises among the fruit, and, having an
escape at the top, returns with a down
ward current, absorbing moisture from
the fruit, and falling lower till it reaches
the exhaust pipe at the bottom and thus
escapes; no dry air can get out of the
chamber, so that all the heat is econo
mized, and the fruit is quickly dried with
no more heat than is emitted from a kero
sene lamp.
“The difference between fruit dried in
Sttfo ^krlisniunfs.
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USD
Wells’ Carbolic Tablets
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MARI SHARP COLLEGE.
Kstabliahrd ia 1N51. This old and celebrated
Female School is nil tinted in the proverbially healthy
town of Winchester, ou a bench of Cumberland Moun
tains, Tennessee. Commences its annual sessions of
ten months ou the FIRST MONDAY in SEPTEM
BER. Still under its first and only President, Z. C.
the sun and that bv artificial heat as by Grave., LL D. For thoroughne** and cher.pne.8 of
J x,..- °ducation, is not excelled by any school in the South.
tills process IS very marked. XO y g. 0 d for Catalogue containing all essential particulars,
fruit perfectly the heat must not fall j o. s. vva lmsley, Treasurer
below 150 deg. With less heat than . t rrm
150 deg. oxidization takes place. That EMORY CIJLLLGE.
is, the fruit becomes in a measure rotten, |
and the flavor is destroyed. By our | tiie fai.i. keomioy nn.r. oi'Eiv
process we raise the heat to 190 deg. j august 19«h, isti.
in a few minutes, which dries fruit perfect- Location healthy. Society moral anil refined. Teaeli-
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* - ’ / ., ° » •. j reasonable. For luither^nformation, address,
and appearance of the green fruit—so
much so, that you can hardly tell the
difference when made into pie. The
reason is the moisture is absorbed so
rapidly that there is no decay.
“The value of it to every man who
grows fruit at all is apparent. There
are times when you cannot get a paying
price for your berries and perishable
frnits, which this dryer will save- That
is, you can put vonr fruits in a condition
in which they will keep till you can get a
fair price for them. —[Vegetables also.]
Beecher Self^Convicted.
The Memphis Avalanche says truly:
The tactics of Mr. Beecher’s friends could
not have been more fatal if it were their
objects to crush him. They have thus
far blundered throughout every move
ment strengthening Tilton and weakening
Beecher. Against his direct charges,
supported with documentary evidence
whose authenticity is admitted, hag been
placed general denial by the accused.
The commsssion investigating the case
was appointed by Mr. Beecher from
among his truest friends, committed in
advance to his exoneration, and most of
whom are pecuniarily interested in
Plymouth church and Mr Beecher’s lite
rary ventures. Several able lawyers are
conducting the examination, which is al
together one sided, so far as Mr. Tilton
is concerned. Besides, certain New York
and Brooklyn journals, ignoring the facts,
have been lending their columns to un
stinted abuse and misrepresentation of
Tilton. The metropolitan press, with
few exceptions, has shown a narrow-min
ded partizanship that would disgrace the
most subservient country cross-roads
newspaper. It has not been able to rise
above prejudice and deal with the matter
according to the facts. All this has crea
ted sympathy for Mr. Tilton, who, ten
days ago, had few friends or apologists.
The evident design on the part of Mr.
Beecher’s friends to ruin Mr. Tilton in
order to save the pastor of Plymouth,
who thus far has been unable to make
headway against the charges, has roused
in the public mind a determination to see
fair play.
SMITH,
Oxfoid, Ga.
We hardly think Atlanta has done her
whole duty by Kimball. He stole money
from the State and invested it there, and
it was through his dishonest manipula
tions that the Opera House was changed
into a capitol; and yet, in that populous
city he can find only two thousand peo
ple to “endorse” his career. There is
nothing baser than ingratitude.—Sav.
Netrs.
———
The Sandersville Herald contains the
crop figures of this and last year in Wash
ington county. The acreage is as follows:
Cotton, 40,978; corn, 50,898; wheat,
2,557 ; rye, 1,094; oats, 3,209. While the
cotton area has decreased 6,819 acres
since last year, there are 5,019 acres
more of com, 852 acres more of wheat
and 2,117 acres more of oats.
WARD
W AItp’4 MKAIINARY for yonnjE Ladirt,
Nashville Term., it appears. stai:<h* high among
the educational institutions of the country In tho
report of the A-'orniuissiouer of Education at Washing
ton, it stands fifth on the list of “superior schools’" in
the United States, ami first on the list of Southern
schools. For catalogue, address
I>r. VV. E WARD,
Nashville, Tenn.
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Ail Unwholesome Season.
Silly Women who Fool
A writer in the Observer preaches
pastoral to pastors, in which occurs the
following passage:—“All judicious pas
tors discourage familiarity on the part of
their people, especially of the. female
denomination. For this way lies the
danger. A silly woman, pious perhaps,
but very soft and shallow, hears the
stirring words of her eloquent pastor,
is roused, warmed, soothed, exalted—she
fIrinka edified—and straightway she be
lieves him to be the man sent to do her
good. She goes to his study to tell him
so; how much enjoyment she finds in his
words; or she writes him a letter, and
pours out her little soul full of twaddle
about her gratitude for what her dear
pastor has done for her; how she fis
lifted up’ by hia instructions; how she
loves him as a friend given to be her
guide and comfort, and so on, and wod,
more and worse, running into a mawnsh
sentimentality, a sickening man-worship,
disgusting to every scnsible person, ynt
very nectar to a vain, worldly preacher,
who seeks only to make his heanwa •toel
good.’ ’—New York Home Journal,
The closing days of winter and the
early days of spring are very trying to
the feeble and sensitive and are apt to affect
unpleasantly even the more robust and
vigorous. Nothing can be more uncon
genial to the nerves or more depressing
to the spirits than damp, chilling winds,
fogs and cold rains, and of such unwel
come visitors we have a superabundance
at this season. Common prudence sug
gests, therefore, the propriety of fortify
ing the system against these insidious
enemies of health and comfort, and the
experience of more than a quarter of a
century points to Hostetter’s Stomach
Bitters as, the all-snfficient safeguard un
der such untoward c rcumstances. An
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what is required to meet and overcome
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stitution, can be readily acquired by tak
ing from two to three doses of Hostet
ter’s Bitters daily during the winter and
spring months. The nature of this cele
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Alcohol, recommended by Sydenham,
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continued for one or two hours, and then
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