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THE UNION & RECORDER.
Old "Southern.Reorder” and “Federal Union”
[consolidated.]
MILLED G?E VII, LE, GA:
Tuesday, December 32, 1375.
For Hie Union & Recorder.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
No 1.
I desire, Messrs. Editors, to notice
one or two points in the message
which was published in full in the last
stitutions in every civilized country
of the world. I am no enemy to
banks. They have been of great
utility to the people. Some have
called the stockholders monopolists.
They are no more monopolists than
rail road cor poralione, Ice compan
ies, or a body of grangers who are
issue of your paper- Your reacMle, i 00 ki n g to their own interests. Ihou
if in a good humor wtftn they l«ok j s<in( j s ” n n i m0 st every business have
over it, probably smile at his assers CX p er i ence d the benefit of banks,
tion that “our liberties remain un~ j they issued no more bills than the
impaired. ’ That smile will pass away j anioun t of their specie capital, they
when they come to his declaration a
little further on that our mauufacto-
could make no money, and would
be powerless to aid the merchant,
lies yielded, in 1870 more than two j mec hanic, the farmer, or others
We arc indebted to Post Master
General, Marshall Jewell, fora copy
of his annual report.
#a3“ We publish elsewhere a com
munication from Canton, but do not
agree with our correspondent in re
gard to extending State-aiu to rail
roads. If the development of any
section requires the building of a
railroad, let it be done by private
enterprise.
Senator Johnston was re-elected
U. S- Senator by tho Legislature of
Virginia on the 16tli.
UNEQUAL TAXATION.
There are many evils in our pres
ent mode of taxation, which make
the burthen of taxation to many of
us, heavier than they otherwise would
be. Among these evils, that of un
equal valuation is one of the worst.
The plan of allowing the owners of
property to assess its value, lias led
to this. Conscientious men w ill give
in their property at wlmt they con
eider its real value, whilst others,
who have no conscience, give in
their tax at one-half or one fourth
its value. The result is that the
conscientious man pays twice, and
sometimes four times a3 much tax
in proportion to his properly
as the other. This should be
avoided by requiring the Asses
sor or Receiver of tax returns
to value each man’s property under
oath and not suffer the owner of
property to value it, and thus fix the
amount of his own taxes. The old
men of the State served as Jurors
without pay and now' they are taxed
to pay others for the same services.
They should serve for nothing. This
should be mended-
TtyE WHISKEY FRAUDS A FAMILY
AFFAIR.
From recent developments in the
crooked whiskey trials, it appears
there was a vast combination of offi
cers of the government and leading
politicians of the radical party, or
ganized into a system to cheat and
defraud the government out of mil
lions of dollars of revenue. The
roots of this combination began in
Washington, whilst the branches ex
tended all over that part of the
United States where whiskey is man
ufactured. Some watched, whilst
others preyed. The partners in
Washington were to warn those at a
distance when danger threatened.
In this way the combination lias
gone on for several yea; s and has de
frauded the people out of many mil
lions, Babcock and other of the
partners at Washington kept them
from being molested, until they be
came so rich and confident they
set the people at defiance. If any
one dared to complain, he was im
mediately propitiated or sacrificed.
Recent investigations in Indiana im
plicate a brother-in law of Senator
Morton and peihaps tire Senator
himself. These whiskey frauds are
very contagious, when they get into
a family they go through.
billions of dollars, a sum nearly
equal to our national debt. Of course
his statement included other manu
factures with those of cotton, but
our great southern staple afforded
the larger portion of that enormous
sum. We can readily see the differ
ence between the profits of the man
ufacturers, and of the producers, of
the cotton. It could not be expec
ted of the President in his eulogy
upon the prosperity of the country,
to state that, according to the United
States ccnsusses the real estate and
personal property of the people of
Georgia was worth in 1860, $618,-
232.387, and in 1873, was worth le.-«s
than 250,090,000. Did it “afford him”
great pleasure to contemplate that
fact, and that, this depression was
proportionally felt by most of the
southern states, and by some in a
still greater degree ?
I come now to the most important
feature of the Message—“specie re
sumption.” The President urges an
adherence to tho law of the last ses
sion of congress requiring a resump
tion cf specie payments on the 1st of
January, 1879. Indeed ho expresses
a preferance for an earlier period.
Is this possfi 3e, when there are
$750,000,000 of currency afloat, and
there is less than 200,000,000 of gold
in the country, and in face of the
statement of tho President, that
$163,103,833 was collected in gold
at the custom houses during the fis--
cal year which ended the 30th of
June, 1873. As much, or more, will
be required in each of the years 1876,
’77 and '78. All of this gold is re
quired to pay the interest on the
gold bonds, and goes to Europe,
where much the larger portion of the
bonds are held. Where then is the
gold to come from to authorize the
resumption of specie payments. His
recommendation would have been
more satisfactory if lie had shown
how it can be procured. He ex
pressly says “I am not prepared to
say that I can suggest the best leg
islation to secure the end mostheart-
ily recommended.” It is evident
then that he could not see his way
clear, but still he urges congress to
push right on for resumption.
The Government holds the bonds
of the national banks for the curren
cy which was furnished them to
bank upon. Is it through these
banks that specie payments are to
bo inaugurated ! are they to be turn
ed into specie paying banks such as
existed before the war ? Can they
bo ready by January 1st, 1879 ? Can
they secure the confidence of the
people in that time ? Surely it is
not contemplated io make gold and
silver the exclusive currency for all
trade and commerce, and if not, can
any one show how the currency of
engaged in the pursuits of industry.
Likelndividuals, they may be unfor
tunate. When run upon excessively
for specie, they may be forced to sus
pend for self protection. I reserve
Messrs. Editors, some additional
thoughts for another issue of your
valuable journal.
Madison.
For the Union & Recordor
Gov. Smitlj and the Brinkley Case.
The strictures of a portion of
the Press upon the Governor, for
his “clemency” towards Brinkley,
who stands under sentence of death
for the most atrociously inhuman
murder of his wife, seems to us very
unjust. And the pretended contrast
with his want of clemency towards
Miss Eberheart, and others under
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Aster's Will.—“There’s Millions in
it.”—Where’s Tweed?—A Char
acter Worth $000,000.—Amuse
ment Paragraphs.—Gleanings.
[From Our Oirn Cot respondent.
Nsw Yoke, Dec. 17, 1875.
To the Editor of the Uniox &
Recorder.—“To err is human,” es^
pecially as to the amount of a very
rich man’s property. Hardly two
weeks ago public opinion as to Mr.
Astor’s wealth crystalized at $100,-
900,000. His w ill, recently admitted
to probate, reduces that figure just
about one-half, but still leaves a sum
that the average man would be toler
ably well satisfied to possess. Of
thiiy as was generally understood
would be the case, John Jacob 2d
get^i the lion’s share, or some $35,>
OOtloOU. The remainder was be^
stowed in miscellaneous bequests to
remaining members of the family,
charities, etc., the latter, however,
being but feebly represented.
One of the sons, who committed
the unpardonable sin of marying
“below his station 1 ’’ was cut off with
$30,000; but happily in this instance
the ends of poetic justice were served
by his having been already made a
millionaire through his grandfather’s
will.
The Hon. Wm. M. Tweed has
been suddenly called from the city
... , . „ . . iion urgent business, and his present
like sentence, is ©qua y ina P am w j ierea [ JOU { iS are no fc known with any
delusive. In the latter cases, lhH^ reat prec i s ion. The papers say
_ has been heard about
him,” but it seems to me that we
have hardly heard anything about
any one else since his departure.
But seriously, it looks as though
this were to be the end of it, and as
though with the Boss’s escape the
curtain had fallen on the long and
tedious farce called “New York
Justice.” Previous to his incarcera
tion ou Blackwell's Island, Tweed
maintained the bland smile and
what-are-you-going-to-do-about it air,
with which his caricatures have
familiarized the public; but once
within the striped suit, he realized
that the game had been more earnest
than he had supposed. Then he
commenced the fight for liberty,
which ended as we have seen. Taught
by the bistory of his previous life to
regard money as the only force that
is universal in application and
irresistible in operation; this was,
very naturally, the agent which he
selected to aid him. Nor were his
calculations at fault; for the result
has proved that money is stronger
LETTER FROM CHEROKEE.
Canton, Cherokee County. Ga. \
December 3rd, 1875. J
Messrs. Editors Union iff Recorder'.
On leaving your city some days
since, you correspondent proceeded
en route to Atlanta, via the Georgia
Railroad. We are glad to see and
learn that planters in the sections
from your place to Atlanta, inclusive,
are manifesting unusual interest in
the sowing of small grain. The
acreage probably will exceed any
crop ever before planted in that sec
tion. We arrived at Atlanta where
we spent one day. Business there
seemed to be more brisk,
ness men are more hopeful, and in
better spirits, than in any city which
we have visited in some time, but all
complained of a considerable falling
off of the business to what it usual-,
ly has been at this season of the year.
While in Atlanta we had the plaes-
ure of making the acquaintance of
Capt. James M. Me '.flee, a wealthy
and leading citizen o' this town and
county ; \ i>o gave us a cordial in
vitation to visit his section of the
State, and to go with him as lie was
to start for home the next day ; and
as the heading of this communica
tion indicates, we accepted the invi
tation. According to agreement, we
proceeded from Atlanta to Marietta,
Simmons 1 Liver Regulator.
For all diseases of tho Liver, Stomach and Spleen,
MALARIOUS FEVERS, BOWEL COM
PLAINTS, DYSPEPSIA, MENTALDEPRES
SION, RESTLESSNESS. JAUNDICE, NAU
SEA, SICK HEADACHE, COLIC, CON
STIPATION and BILIOU8NES3
It is eminently a Family Medicine,
and by being kept ready for immediate
resort, will save many an hour of suffer
ing and many a dollar in time ; and doc
tor’s bills.
After Forty Years trial it is still re
ceiving the most unqualified testimo
nials of its virtues, from persons of
the highest charaoter and responsibil
ity. Eminent physicians commend it
as the most
•EFFSCTTrAX. SPECIFIC.
1CM for Constipation, Headache, Pain in the shoul-
ot, 1 Uriel • ^ ers ’ Dizziness, Sour Stomach, bad taste in the
ana DUSl- i mouth, bilious attacks, Palpitation of the Heart,
Pain in the region oftbe Kidneys, despondency,
gloom and forebodings of evil, all of which are
the offspring of a diseased Liver.
The Liver, the largest organ in the
body’ is generally the seat of the di
sease, and if not Regulated in time,
great suffering, wretchedness, and
DEATH will insue.
IF you feel Dull, Drowsy, De
bilitated, have frequent Headache,
Mouth Tastes badly, poor Arre-
tite and Tongue Coated; yon are
sufferingg from Torpid Liver or Bil-
iousness, and nothing will enre so
speedily and permanently.
“I have never seen or tiied such a simple,
efficacious, satisfactory aud pleasant remedy iu
my life,”—H. IIaimer, St. Louis, Mo.
Hon. Alex II. Stephens.
1 I occasionally use, when condition requires
it. Dr Simmons' Liver Regulator, with good
effect.”— IIon. Alex H. Stephens.
Governor of Alabama.
“Your Regulator has been in use in my fnmi-
MARK US!
In pleasing Customers with the prices and quality of my goods,
there is
NO FAILURE !!
I HAVE REMOVED to a handsome Store in Perry & Denton’s new building, and thanking
my friends and customers for their patronage on the corner, I now invite all who wish
Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, ic., Ac.,
to my new Store, and I will give them the benefit of tho recent great decline in the prices of
goods.
M. MARCUS.
Colds Cause Consumption.
Persons wiio wish to keep off colds, must
buy Over-Coats and Tairnas of
M. MARCUS, j
Remember well and bear in mind,
A cheap stock of Ladies Dress Guilds is hard to
find.
But I have ’em,
M. MARCUS.
Miiledgeviile, Ga., Nov. 29, 1375.
CENTS SAVED on every dollar’s worth
• ) of Boots and Shoes bought of
M. MARCUS.
Fine lot of Ladies’Shawls at the Store (next
to Herty’s Drug Store) of
M MARCUS.
193m.
OU the Western and Atlantic train, j ly for some time, and I am persuaded it is a valna-
end of the law had been reached, and 3 , „ 1 •
Executive pardon could only defeat
the law. The parties had been con
demned by the law, after their legal
rights and privileges had all been
guarantied to, and oxercised by,
them. Not so with Brinkley. There
was a legal recourse left to him, ae
sured to him by the Code, and he
was trying to use it, to test, in tho
last instance, whether the law did
condemn him. He was legally ask
ing for a trial of his guilt or inno-
cense, in terms of the law. They
asked for exemption from the penalty
of unconteBted guilt. Clemency to
them would have relieved them from
lawful punishment. The Governor’s
“clemency” to Brinkley (a palpable
misnomer) does not relieve him from
the penalty of the law, but only
gives him time to prosecute his ap
peal for a new trial which the law
gives him, and which Judge Buch
anan’s sentence denied him. The
Statute law gave him the right to
move for a newstrial. The Supreme
Court so declared. Judge Buchan
an’s sentence deprived him of it.
Gov. Smith's reprieve restored it to
him, without at all anuulling that
sentence. The difference is between
protecting a citizen in the enjoyment
of his lawful rights, and the shield
ing criminals against the law. For
the presumption of innocence,
though overbourne, is not destroy
ed, until his last legal defence is ex
hausted.
the latter being the nearest point of
Railroad to this place. We spent a
good portior of one day in Marietta, j
and the Superior Court being in ses- i
! sion there the town was pretty lively
! with men. Here we saw a few famil- I
j iar faces, among whom was Gen. j
| Wm. Phillips, who is a reader of the i
| Union & Recorder. The General j
i was professionally engaged in the ■
, Court room, but we had the pleasure
of a pleasant conversation with him
before leaving. He manifested a ;
great interest in the Marietta and j
i North Georgia Railroad, of which he
! is the president. This road is now |
graded to this place (Canton), a dis-
ble addition to the medical science."—Gov. J.
Gill Shorter, Ala.
“I have used the Regulator j„ m y family for
the past seventeen years. I can safely recom
mend it to the world as the best medicine I have
ever used for that class of diseases it purports to
cure.”—H. F. Thigpen.
President of City Bank.
“Simmone’ Liver Regulator has ploved a
good and efficacious medicine.” —C. A Nut
ting.
Druggists.
“We have been acquainted with Dr. Sim
mons’ Liver Medicine for more than twenty
years, and know it to be the best Liver Regu
lator offered to the public.”—M. R. Ltun and
il. L. Lton, Beiiefontaine Ga.
“I was cured by Simmons' Liver Kegula'or,
after having suffered several yeais with Chiils
and Fever.”—K. F. Anderson.
The Clergy.
“My wife and self have us-d the Regulator
WEED & COBH WELL,
Hardware, Iron aud Steel,
173-175 Broughton Street,
Nov. 9tb, 1S75.
SAVANNAH, GA.
16 ly*.
iron are being purchased to lay the
track. The prospect for completing
the whole line to Murphy, where it
will be met by the line projected
southward from Knoxville, are very
encouraging at the present time.
We think there is no road in the
State that will be more profitable to
the people generally, than this one
when it is completed. It runs through
a great grain and mineral section of
country, for which there is now no
outlet. Yes Messrs. Editors, your
section, the cotton belt will be great
than the intense and righteous in- ! ly benefited by the completion of
Tinjrod, tlje Soulijerq Poet.
We find in that excellent Monthly,
‘■'‘The Southern Magazinefor the
present month (December) an article
of great interest on 'ft m rod, the
Southern poet, which approaches
more nearly a correct estimate of the
poet’s genius than anything else we
have read on the subject. It presents,
too,Mhe sad story of the poet’s life
of poverty and privation. Justice
begins to come to him, as it goes to
Poe, after death. The world con
tinues to ignore the merit of poetical
writers in life, and to bow in pro
found homage to their genius after
they are dead—careless of the sweet
incense that appreciation and praise
might afford to ,thu poor singer’s
heart. Careless? Nay, anxious to
keep from him all reward for his
labors, the great multitude of ignoble
and mammon-wcrshiping soulsscorn-
ing a “poet beyond all other things
useless to their degraded selves.
Read the article in the Southern
Magazine—and the numerous other
contents of this best Southern
Published by Turnbull
8 N. Charles St., Baltic
the National Banks can secure more
confidence in Greenbacks than ex
ists, now when they are backed by
tho credit of the Government. The
people want to know how this re- j
sumption is to take place. The hard i
money currency of Spam, Turkey, I
Persia, and one or two other coun
tries, makes the rich licher, and tho I
poor poorer. That policy cannot bo |
i thought of for a moment, indeed it
,lk atterly irupracticable for want of
the*gold.
A great doai is said about hard j
money, the resumption of specie i
payments, Ac., but the modus oper- \
I andi is not given. If it is to be J
i done by the banks, it cannot be ef
fected without such a contraction as
will produce universal bankruptcy,
j and ruin.
The people are in great distress
! now, for the want of money, then,
they would be reduced to abject pov-
; ei’ty, want, .and despair. All the
i property in the country would be
j owned by the few, and the great !
body of the people would be iu a
worse condition than the serfs of |
Russia ever were, or the Peons of ;
Mexico, are now. We read and hear i
much about an irredeemable currency, i
meaning greenbacks. Are they not | obedience to their will,
good
From the Cave Spring Euleiprise.
A New Corjstitutioq for Georgia.
Last week, we made a hasty re
view of the Alabama Constitution,
giving its most prominent features,
and commending its wisdom and
adaptability to our times. The ques-
tion naturally arises in the mind of
every reader, shall Georgia have a
new constitution like unto it? The ! drew
necessity for such action on the part
of the people of Georgia, it is our
purpose to show in this article, The
very same reasons which influenced
the people of Alabama to call a con
vention and frame a new constitution,
apply with equal force and should
operate upon the people of our
state As stated last week the lead
ing object of the framers of the con
stitution of Alabama was to make
wise and wholesome provisions for
an economical administration of the
I state government. The necessity for
i retrenchment in the expenditure of
! the public money and reform in the
i management of state and county af-
fairs has been heretofoi’e fully shown
aud advocated in these columns. It
is not necessary now, nor is it our
purpose to go over the argument
again. Suffice it to Bay that our pco
pie are overburdened with taxation.
They are groaning under this heavy
burden. They want relief from it.
They are entitled to it. And if we
are not mistaken in the signs of tho
dignatibn of a whole people. The
steps in his progress toward freedom
are known to all. First, when the
law had deliberately and finally pro
nounced him a convict, and had sent
him to live among his kind, money
brought the craftiest legal locksmiths
to pick his prison locks and set him
free. Re-arrested on other charges
and agai i imprisoned, the same
powerful ally once more came to the
rescue, and once more it was shown
to be invincible. For a while it only
procured him extra luxuries of living,
but it was not long before bolts and
bars began to be worn away by its
corrosion. Gradually as his case pro
gressed the mass of testimony and
decisions was piled higher and higher
against him, but apparently just in
proportion as the meshes of the law
closer about him, were his
liberties and privileges increased,
until at last, all the plans for his
flight having been leisurely perfec
ted, and the eyes of keepers and
detectives tightly bandaged with
greenbacks, our bulky hero quietly
vanished, leaving New York staring
vacantly in all directions in helpless
indignation at this humiliating and
disgraceful exhibition of official cor
ruption. Of couise something has
to be done to allay popular feeling,
and so a tremendous hue and cry is
raised by the police, and a great
deal of talk made by the higher
powers, who blame and threaten to
remove their subordinates, but all
that looks rather thin as day after
day goes by, and tho prospects of
Tweed’s recapture grow beautifully
less.
But even should he never be res
taken, there is some consolation in
feelirg that tho Boss has by no
means escaped retribution. His
terrible fall from power to a prison,
and the trials of the last two years,
would in themselves be expiation for
. f .11 . tin , 1 . • „ □ . for years, and testify to its great viitues.”—
tanee of 1 or 22 miles ; and ties and ; n^v. J K. Felder, Perry-, Ga.
Ladies Endorsement.
“I have given your medicine a thorough trial,
and in no case has it failed to give full satisfac
tion.”—Ellen Meacha-n, Chattahoochee, Fla.
Professional.
“From actual experience in the use of this
medicine in my practice, I have been, and am,
satisfied to use and prescribe it as a purgative
medicine.”—Dr. J. W. Mason.
M. E. Florida Conference.
“I have used Dr. Simmon;’ Liver Regulator
in my family for Dyspepsia and Sick Head
ache, and regard it an invaluable remedy. It
lias not failed to give relief in any instance.”—
Rev. W. F. Easterling.
President Oglethoipe College.
“Simmons’ Liver Regulator is certainly a
specific for that class of complaints which it
claims to cure—Rev. David Wills.
No Instance of a Failure on Record.
When Simmons’ Liver Regulator has been
properly taken.
J. H. Z El LIN Si CO., Proprietors.
October 12, 1875. 12 ly.
J. w.
HUES!
: AT THE :
times, they will demand relief in such _
authoritative way as to command ! crimes less great than his, while to
this road. Corn here in Canton is
bringing but 50c per bushel for the j
best, and I am informed, that a few
miles above here in this county, thou- 1
sands of bushels can be bought for
40c per bushel. Sweet potatoes here |
are worth only 35c per bushel, while !
cabbage and apples go for a mere
song. Y'our section Messrs. Editors
and Southern ’and Southwest Ga.,
need those things, and the comple- :
tion of this Marietta and North ;
Georgia road, will enable you to ob
tain them at a much less price than
you do from theAYest and North-west,
and at the same time your money, !
which you spend for such produce, I
will remain in the State, instead of I
being tent to the west aud north- i
west, whence it never returns. AYe !
wish the General and the stockhold- j
ers, great success in the prosecution
of this great enteiprise. Rich iron, j
copper and gold mines are being dis- j
covered continually in this section of i
the State, and miners are at work i
with encouraging success in a nnrr- i
her. of them. All of which, when 1
opened up properly by railroad
facilities, will add largely to the
prosperity of our state. AYe know
not, Messrs. Editors, that you will
agree w’ith us. but we say this road
should be built at all hazards ; if it
can not be done without state aid,
the Legislature should not hesitate i
to give it in reason. The state can 1
lose nothin,, by so Ji*ing, The tax- :
able property in th. action through
which the rord runs, will bo increas
ed greatly, v- lic’n will 1 elieve proper
ty, in other section- in die same pro-
Macon Branch Store.
SCHX2X2B.X2&,
PRACTICAL
Watchmaker & Jeweller
rN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DECLINE IN COTTON, We have this day
REDUCED OUR PRICES
And Dealer in
SO per cent, on our Entire
170 Bryan street, Market Square,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
All kinds of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry ‘
earefuliy repaired and Warranted.
Savannah, Sept. 27, 1875. 10 3m i
STOCK !!
E. D. IRVINE.
L. W. SMITH.
IRVINE & SMITH,
DEALERS IN
PICTURE FRAMES, CHROliOS,
XZngravingrs, Stationery,
SHEET MUSIC,
JAusical Jnsti^uments,
Wall Brackets, Transfer Ornaments for
Carriage aad Buggy Manufacturers, &c., Sic.
ty Special terms to dealers.
'E keep in stock a large number of Pictures
in the sheet, suitable tor models in Puint-
ing and Drawing.
Send for Catalogue.
No. 15 Cotton Avenue,
MACON, GA.
Dec. 14. 1875, 21 3m
Our Stock is Large and Complete. We do lvi
: on the SMALL PROFIT SYSTEM, and
| guarantee to gi\
the city.
i Miiledgeviile, N<
in greater inducements to buy your goods from ns, than any other House in
w
New
4"1 .
KL’SSBAUM, HAItfSTErfBEIia & CO.
1875 oct. 19, 13 3m
mils ! New Prices
C. V. WILKE®,
Auction and Commission Merchant and AVholesale aud Retail
F URN IT U R E D E A L E R!!
CALLAWAY HOUSE.
“granite block,”
16 and 17 Broad Street, between Marietta and
the bridge, Atlanta, Ga.
J_JAVfNG assumed Hie management of this
317, 319 and 321 Broad Slrcel, - - AUGUST!, GA.,
(Few Doors above Planter’s Hot; !.)
I MMEXSE .
I Furniture.
• f Xew Fsirnitnn
Is Warranted of
* of all styles, including
be»t make and finish.
Parlor, Chamber, Library and Ofiics
aud
Prices as Low as any House South.
Give me a c-.-\ll before yon make your purchases.
favorite establishment, aud made every
portion, and as we have alreadv sta- preparation for the reception of my Boarding
T j -ii iii • *.i . i friends and the trave'ing public, I would respeot-
ted, will enao.e tax pajers iu otoer f U :iy solicit a share of tn eir favors, pledging eve-
Oct. 5th, 1S75
C. Y. AYALKER.
11 3m.
ly i
parts of the state, to obtain their sup- ry effort to give satisfaction.
, pledgin^
The tables
much less figures, than they do from
the west, which of itself leaves each 1 A fe . w d,, y boarders will find our meals,
Monthly.
Brothers,
more.
CONVENTION.
The Eaton ton Messenger con
cludes an article on the convention
question as follows:
The task of rewriting a constitu
tion fully enunciating true democrat
ic principles, and yet adapting it to
our present complex political status
■will be no mean thing. Yet there
seems to be a necessity for it, so let
the matter be settled at once for all,
after tho manner of Alabama and
other States, by a call for a conven
tion next year/that all may be satis
fied and that theoldship of State may
bo let loose from her unpleasant
moorings to ride proudly upon the
bosom of the ocean of good fortune
■which prospectively awaits her,
An engine on the Georgia R. R,
xploded near Barnett on the 17th
inst killing the fireman Henry Downs intelligible generalities, and
and mortally wounding the engineer
Joseph B. Beany.
now answering a good purpose'
Would not any man be glad to have
his p^tketbook or wallet filled with
fifty dollar bills, of this ‘Tag money?’}
AYill they not buy cotton, houses,
lands, and every luxury and comfort?
Is it not better thus, than to contract
to specie and leave but few able to
buy anything, even the bread and
meat necessary to sustain life ? But
it is said the currency is not uniform
—there is one currency for the peo
ple, and another for the Government.
True, greenbacks are at a discount,
and tho Government collects its cus
toms dues in gold. But tho Gov
ernment must have gold to meet the
interests on its gold bearing bonds.
Is it not better thus, than to be sunk
by hasty contraction beyond resur
rection? I am in favor of hard money,
too, if it can be got without hopeless
prostration. There is sound phil
osophy in the proverb “Better half
a loaf than no bread.” The hard
money-contraction-men are all the
time talking about preserving the
national honor, meaning the pay
ment of the national debt. Is it the
best way to pay the debt by stopping
and paralyzing the industries of the
land, and reducing the people to
beggary ? To pay it, the people
must have the means to go on with
their work. They must be cheered
to labor by having means to support
their families and make their toil so
remunerative as to yield a surplus
to pay the debt with. People who
have nothing, pay no taxes. If the
contractionists are right, let them
cease to deal in unmeaning and un
show
how their policy is to work. Let
them explain it clearly, step by step,
so that the people can comprehend
Nick Thompson, colored, was j If- No one will be a moio attentive
hung at Quitman, on Friday last, listener, or reader, than the wuter
I desire to know the best plan — J
for the murder of Capt. Hunter.
A duel occurred at Sjnd Bar Fel
ly on the 16th between two citizens
of Augusta, viz: Geo. E. Ratcliffe and
C. D- Tilly, in which the latter was
killed.
and
will give it a cordial support. I will
be glad to know how we can have a
currency equivalent to gold. AYe
know as a historic fact, that the
greatest specie paying bank in the
world—the Bank of Engl aud—sus«
The cry is
coming up from every quarter of the
state for a reduction of officers and
a reduction of salaries. Any ordinary
observer of passing events cannot
| fail to notice this. Our salaried
officers are able to live in a style
above the taxpayer who occupies the
same position in society. This shows
j that they get more than their neigh-
i hors can make in any legitimate pur-
j suit. Taxpayers are willing for
officeholders to receive enough to
place them on equal footing with
themselves, but they are not willing
to pay exorbitant salaries. Adequate
compensation is the watchword a-
mong the rank and file. Dollars are
hard to earn these days, and the
number of those in Georgia who is
learning the worth of a dollar is
increasing. Hence when high taxes
are demanded of the people, as is
now the case, the iuquiry naturally
arises, what is the necessity for so
much public money. The only true
answer is high salaries, and the reck-
; less expenditure of public money.
Now the remedy for all this, and
the only effectual one in our judg-
| ment, is to call a convention of the
| people of Georgia for the purpose
, of framing a new constitution. Our
i present constitution does not reflect
! the sentiments of the people of Geor
gia. The convention which framed
it, was not a fair exponent of the
wishes of her people. It was a radi-
| cal convention, and a radical conven-
I tion, could not and did not represent
Georgia. Even, the best men in that
convention, have long since acknowl-
I edged that they failed to get such a
I constitution as the people of Geor
gia needed, but they did the best
they could under the circumstances.
Besides, time and our changed con
dition have discovered many defects
which were not at first apparent.
Now that these defects have become
palpable and the state is under dem
ocratic control—in other words,
now that the people of Georgia can
i fairly and legitimately represent
J themselves, we say, by all means, let
us have a convention and frame a
Tennessee Senator-Elect.—Nash
ville, Dec. 16.—Returns from the
Fourth Congressional District render
the election of Riddle, Democrat,
certain.
pended specie payments at difiiercnt new constitution. Our space is out
times, and at one time for 25 years, an <i we must defer any further re-
i,. , i-i _ l.„i„ i» . . . . r .
It is stated that Mr.
Jasper county, made this season
three thousand one hundred aud
fifty bushels of corn on thirty acres
of land.
AYe know, as historic facts, the con
fusion, the crash of private fortunes,
the convulsions in trade and com
merce, which its overissues and sus
pensions produced. Within a few
Conley, of years it increased its issues to odb
hundred and twelve millions of dol-
marks for a future article.
Indelible marking Paper.
Far Marking Clothing without a Preparation.
Directiont.—Lay lhe Indelible Paper npwi tiie
article to be maiked and place over it a piece
of thin writing paper, npon whioli write with a
The La Grange Reporter an- with the suspension of specie
Bounces the deith of Dr. \V. B. Fer- , paying banks in the United States.
Thus it has been with chartered in-
km Other tanks followed its lead, j SSafiS.t** , ^S. , BS5. , SS„S
and nearly 250 banks suspended, any way heated for a few seoonda it can be
Some were swept off by total bank- I washed immediately with hot water ond soap as
JUU . ,7 , “ i t • i- usual. Warranted not to fade or spread in the
ruptcy. All of Oil!' people are iamiliar . cloth. A package sent poet paid on receipt of
a man cf his age and habits, igno
minious exile and the consciousness
that lie must leave behind him a name
so stained and blackened as to be a
burden to all who bear it, form a
punishment to which imprisonment
or loss of wealth could hardly add j
much severity.
Trade is beginning to show holiday
activity. The market is tilling up j
with everything, but with nothing
more largely than books, which have
for some time been coming as thick
as snow-flakes. Out of tho mass a
few, as usual, will be successful. Tho
one which promises to have the
largest sale of the year, and probably
of many years, is “The People’s
Common Sense Medical Adviser," by
Dr. R. Y. Pierce, of the AY’orld’s
Dispensary at Buffalo, one of the
most prominent physicians and Lest
popular writers on medical subjects
in the country. This work, already
in its third edition, is a large, elegant
volume, popular in matter, style, and
price, and cannot fail to add to Dr.
Pierce’s high reputation.
Amusements are attractive and
well patronized. The only novelty
that bids fair to be a striking success
is “Bosom Friends," with Mr. Jno.
Gilbert as “star,” at AYallack’s. Mr.
Fechter holds to French drama at
the Lyceum. “Mighty Dollar” and
“Our Boys” are finally withdrawn
after very successful runs. The
harrowing “Rose Michel” continues
to draw crowds to the Union Square,
and the German Opera company,
with AVachtel at its head, sets a very
attractive musical table at the
Academy of Music.
John B. Gough is in town, but is
doing no professional work at pres
ent.
Moncure D. Conway, the great
“Student of the Devil,” is lecturing
on His Satanic Majesty and kindred
topics.
Prof. Richard A. Proctor, the
eminent English astronomer, has
entered upon a series of his fascina
ting illustrated lectures at Stcinway
Hall.
News reaches us that Theodore
Thomas has been chosen to take
charge of the musical part of the
grand opening ceremonies of the
centennial. This choice gives univer
sal satisfaction, and guarantees that
this important department will be
conducted in a manner worthy of the
occasion. Radix.
plies of moat, grain, minerals,_Ac, at I feSSSfiCj
wiU meet the viawi of the nvoct economical.
and
the houni foreerviug them, particularly adapted
to Hieir want*.
A portei will moot all train*.
C J. MacLELLAN,
“Late of the Milton Hotel*.”
December 14th, 1875. 21 ly.
G.
A,
WIEDE
k,T v-. a
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IN
tax payer more money and better able
to pay his taxes. So you see, Messrs.
Editors, the interest will be a mutual
one all over the state, and hence we
repeat, that if state aid is necessary
to the completion of this road, the
Legislature should not hesitate to
grant it.
But to recur. AYe left Marietta by
private conveyance, in company with
our friend Capt. McAffee, eu route
to this place. AA'o had a nice time
on the way, riding through and view
ing the fertile mountain country.
AVo say ferlile, because the best
lauds we ever saw, we have seen
about here. The Etowah river runs
very near Canton, and along its
bank- lie the best of lands. AVo
think we will never regret our trip
to North Georgia; it is a beautiful
and very desirable portion, yes the
most desirable to live in of any por
tion of Georgia
Canton is the county seat of this
(Cherokee) county. The Court house
and Hotel are excellent brick build.*
ings, having been built since the war,
at a cost of teu or twelve thousand
dollars each. There are some four
or five other brick buildings in the
place, most of which are bnsin. s
houses, also there are quite a nural er
of nice framed dwellings, besides a
number of others, of less attraction ;
nearly all of which have been built
since the war, the place having been
nearly burnt out by the enemy. But
the best feature of all is the fact that
there is no liquor sold here, it hav
ing been prohibited by a special act
of the Legislature, hence the place
is a quiet one. The people are noted
for their sobriety, hospitality and
morality. Since here we have had
the pleasure of becoming acquainted
with the Editors of the Cherokee
Georgian, which paper is published
in this place. AA’e have had free ac
cess to tho office and file of exchan
ges during our stay. The Georgian
(though quite young,) is a neatly
gotten up little paper, and its editors
are capable of making it of no little
note. AA^e will long remember the
many favors extended ns, while in
their midst, AYe shall leave here
soon, homeward bound, and whether
we ever have tho good fortune to be
pleasantly located among the moun
tains, or not, we will ever cherish
the fond recollection of having visi
ted Canton and North Georgia.
Yours truly,
N. O. i
VALUABLE MEDICINE
Samples Free—So the Afflicted.
WITH SORE LEGS,weak ami sore Eves,
l V I’iles, letter and OLD SORES of LO’NG
sUamfcug, upon application, stating Hie natuie of
the case, I will s. nd sample of my remedy,
FREE postage paid. For TWO YEARS the
REMEDY and MY TREATMENT of OLD
SORES and chronic oases, has effected marvel
ous cures, and is prooounoed by HUNDREDS
to be THE BEST and CHEAPEST OF ALL,
whose names and certificates I will furnish rnion
application As yet, I positively reftise to SL'P-
l’LY the TRADE with inv medichies, ns I have |
limited means, and aan only supply my patDule.
My terms are CASH on reoeipt ot me&oine with !
instruction, and I will not devia*eJrom this rule I
guarantee full satisfaction.
Please name your Express office as well as
Post office, couuty and State.
Address DR. J W. STOKES,
Social Circle. Ga.
December 13t’.i. 1875 212m.
DK. SALTER’S SPECIALTIES.
Is still at Lis old stand, next to AY. T. Conn, where ho
keeps constantly on hand a fine assortment of
Watches, Jewelry, Clocks, Silver and Plated Ware,
and many other artic cs too numerous to mention, all of
Call and examine his stock and you will bo
which he offers very cheap-
sure to find something you want.
SP3SOTACLES.
He is also sole agent for the L. & AI. Celebrated PERFECTED
TACLES and EYE GLASSES.
vs and Jt
SPEC
Repairing \ J atclic
ncelrij.
On that he would state that he still is attending to ALL of his
himself, which enables him to do the finest AA’atch work—as well as
other work in his line—in the best II orkman-like manner and at
Lowest Prices-
Miiledgeviile, September 7th, 1S75- 7 tf.
L O OK A»VD REAM*! ‘
wort
any
tho
MACON
fell.
35 cente—two for 60 cent*. Addreaa B. Alex
ander Si Co., aole U. S. Agent., 8th St. oppofite
Cooper Institute. New York Agent, wanted
Sena for term.. Flewe quote tbi. paper. {106m
There are now seven colored men
in Congress. Three of them could
not read until the war emancipated
them. One Robert Smalls, served
in the armv and navy on both sides
during the war.
CONGRESSIONAL, dinary cultivation, in any
AVaSHINGTON, December 17. The * nt price*, double the ordij
Senate went into Executive ses
sion immediately after convening.
The House agreed to the Senate res
olution to adjourn from noxt Mon
day to January 5th. The nomina
tion of George F. Sev. ard as Minis*
ter to China has been sent in- i
AMlie Eclectic Diapenaary caocers are roc-
cesvfiiily treated and a euro effected iu ninety-
ninecaaeeont of a hundred, when taken in time.
Rlieumniiiini cared in eveiy case, in from
one to three months, at a cost of five dollars
per month for medicines.
Ui>rn>r> of Ike Threat cured in frtm
one week to two months.
Catarrh of the Head cured in one to three
mouths, in most cases; occasionally meet with
ODe requiring more time.
Womb Diseases —Ulceration, iutlamma-
tion, leucorrhea, cured iu one-half the time re
quired by other systems, and without the use of
caustic.
E pileptic Fils relieved and permament|y cur
ed. Iu most cases from six to twelve months
required for a permanent cure.
Nervous Debility.—From excesses, self-
abuse, &c., successfully treated and cured in
one to five months.
Rlood Diseases cured in from three to
twelve months.
Kidney Diseases cured in from one three
months.
Diseases of l.irer amenable to treatment,
permanently cured in a few mouths.
Ncnrnlgia aud other nervous diseases suc
cessfully treated.
Gallon or addrees S. F. Salter, M.D., No.53
Broad Street, Ailau.a, Ga.
TERMS OF TREATMENT.
Consultation free.
Prescription and Medicine per month, five
dollars, iu all chronic cases—Cancers and tumors
excepted. Operations on eye. Sic., at very loir
rales.
Deo 7, 1875. 39 ly.
Imporiaat .a itgricallarists.—The
Bismarck Cabbage.
We have received from Europe, a limited i
quantity of the Bismarck, late Cabbage Seed, .
which produces solid heads of cabbage, the size
of the mouth of a flour barrel and larger. These j
enormous cabbages are raised with the most or- j
f climate, ami at pres ,
inary profit is realized
from their production In transplanting from
these seed, great care should be used to give
sufficient space for growth. A package sent to i
any address, postpaid, on receipt of 50 cents, i
3 packages $1 00. 8 for $2 00. A sure cure for
cabbage pests and 4 beautiful oil chromos, The
Maiden’s Dream, full set, sent free with each
package. Address B. Alexander dt Co., sole U. j
S Agents, 8th St. opposite Cuopei Institute, ,
New York. Fiona* quote this paper. [10 6ml
EL J. BAER,
- - - - - - - GEORGIA.
Laving completed his stock of
X>IYY GOODS CLOTHING!
Solicits a visit from his triends and the public. Everything has been se
lected with great care and attentirn, and purchased under favorable cir
cumstances. The following list of prices will prove that lie can defy com
petition :
Fa.I ant! Whiter 18^5.
3,000 men’s latest style and cut cassimero complete suits, at $10 each,
actual value, $15 each. 2.000 men’s extra fine custom made and latest
style business suits at $15 each, actual value $25 each. 2,000 men’s black
and blue very fine cloth, dress suits complete $25 each; actual value $40
each. 5,000 men’s working suits at $5 each; actual value $10 each. 2,500
men’s fine beaver talmas and overcoats at $10 each: former value S20 each.
2.000 children and boy’s business suits at $3 each: former price $5 50.
10.000 boys’ and children’s fine suits at $5 each and upwards; and guaran
tee to sell all gi’adcs cheaper than can be made at home. 5,000 boys over
coats of all description, $3 each and upward. 500 pieces fast colored^ goods
at 7c
40c per
yard.
foxed shoes at $150 each; former pi _ t _ _ _
cd working sliocs, $1 2*> each; nil good leather. 3,000 pn.ii men s, box too
sewed calf gaiters, $2 each; former price $3 o0> 500 pans mens best
bromons, all solid leather, at $1 25 each; the best and cheapest brogan at
the price, sold in Macon. 2,000 pairs men’s heavy plantation boots at $2
per pair? 5,000 pairs men’s fine sewed calf boots at $5 a pair; cheapest and
best boots at the price, sold in Macon. 5.000 men’s and boys’ good wool
hats 50c each. 5,000 men’s latest style black and fancy fur hats at $2 each;
actual value $4 each. 1,000 very line boys' hats at $1 each; former price
$1 75 each. All goods warranted strictly perfect as advertised, and always
on hand at lowest market price. Goods for men's, ladies’ and children’s
woar, of all descriptions, too numerous to mention. Planters and mer
chants will find it to their interest to examine my stock before purchasing
elsewhere—at the well known store of
U>. J. BAER,
Corner Third and Chorry Streets, Maccn, G-a-
Dec. 15, 1875. 21 lm,
Buggy and ff*agon Shop.
H AVING been burned nut at the late fire, 1 have removed my Shop to
the corner next to N. M. Cromwell’s, where I will he ioned at all times
Millledgeville, Ga.,
prepared to do ali kinds of repairing aha low figure. New work pat up to
order and of good material. Gold Ono and Two Horse Wagons, oiled and
varnished, ready for use, for sale on good terms. Call and see.
WANTEDto purchase 5,000 Seasoned Spokes to be paid for_n work Of
money. fv, J, ~
October 5th, 187$,
90S.