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THE UR
Published Weekly in Milledgeville, Ga.,
BY BARNES & MOORE.
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advance. Six months Tor seventy-five cents.—
Two dollars a year if not paid in advance.
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E*.ged as General Assistant. tt-ov
The “FEDERAL UNION” and the“SOUTHLRN
RECORDER 1 > were consolidated, Augustlst, 1872,
the Union being in its Forty-Third Volume and
ihe Recordenn its Fifty-Third Volume.
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NEW YORK.
Change of Form.—Our readers
will be surprised, agreeably we trust,
to find the old Union & Recorder
changed to an eight page paper.—
Nearly all the Georgia weeklies have
-adopted this form, .and, in deference
to the wishes of some of our friends,
we appear in a more fashionable garb.
While our paper is not quite as large
as the “patent” 6-column sheets, it
now contains considerably more mat
ter than it did in the four page form,
and still retains the virtue of being
“home-made.” We trust our effort
at improvement will be appreciated by
our readers, and that our whole people,
individually and collectively, will now
unite to promote the objects of our
Business Union.
?he Civil Service Law.
Laws should be passed with a strict
regard to the preservation of right and
justice. The civil service law, abso
lutely in many cases enures to the
benefit of persons who are less worthy
than others. One man may answer
more questions correctly than another
and obtain position (when his oppo
nent is more worthy) because the lat
ter simply has less learning but is
more trustworthy, and possesses all
the qualifications needed for the posi
tion to which he aspires. One may
have more of the demi-tints of study,
than another and yet be less trust
worthy for an official station. The
learned man may appear to show
snore ingenuity of intellect, and yet
»iis opponent may possess more of the
pith needed for the position sought,
One man may be more learned in Lat
in or Greek, or history, than another
and. under the eivil service law will
triumph over an opponent who has
twice his business qualifications.
The Civil Service law favors the
aristocrat, and condemns the poor
man of greater qualifications for the
positions for which they contend. We
object to a law that leans to riches
against poverty, or the man who uses
a pair of gold spectacles to one who
«n-es a pair of steely A man—a* Re
publican—who has idled an office for
ten years or more, is apt to make a
better show in examination than an
other—a Democrat, who has had no
•experience in that office. This rule
will keep the Republican in, who has
enjoyed the emoluments of office per
haps for 20 years or more, and exclude
file democrat, whose vote elected the
democratic President, who in a brief
period, will comprehend its duties,
and aid in sustaining the Democratic
Administration. The Civil Service
law thus instituted, keeps Republi-
Mr. Editor:—I see that the Gov
ernor has appointed the commission
that is to decide on the location of the
School of Technology. I am sorry
that Milledgevillehas no place on that
commission, but perhaps this is not al
together a disadvantage to her inter
ests. Each commissioner will be nat
urally biased for his own place, and if
they cannot carry their point, a “dark
horse” may be brought in. I know of
no place that is as apt to be successful
in this aspect of the case as Milledge-
ville. The commissioners must decide
in favor of the place offering the best
inducements. It would be folly to
claim that any other place can offer
as gopd terms in regard to buildings,
grounds, centralness of location &c.
We are nor too low down for the boys
of the mountains, nol too high up for
the boys of the low-lands. We are in
the “golden mean.”
There is one other inducement
which we can offer and which is shad
ed by only two of our competitors,
and this I believe will necessitate the
placing of this school in one of these
three places. I refer to Prohibition.
Atlanta and Athens, our two most
formidable rivals have it. So has
Milledgeville by the legal vote of our
county. Now he who is an enemy to
our community, he who wishes to
successfully keep the school of Tech
nology from our midst, let such a one
contest the Prohibition victory, or
try to put legal obstructions in the
way of the expressed will of the mor
al, religious, Taw-loving, property
holding people of our city and. county.
There is no doubt as to what will be
the ultimate issue of this matter, but
such persons as I have described may,
by an ill-advised course, in keeping
up the agitation, raise a cloud of dust,
that might furnish the commissioners
an excuse for not seeing our other
great advantages.
Let me say then that it is a fore
gone conclusion that every college
hereafter to be established is going to
be put in a community where there is
no liquor sold, and unless we are
blind, we will read the signs of the
times. Public Interest.
The following editorial was written
early in the afternoon of the day of
the election, and although subsequent
reports showed that the countryjpre-
cincts had given a majority against
prohibition in the whole county, the
present outlook—considering the great
number of illegal votes now known
to have been cast for the wet ticket
together with other irregularities
makes it not inappropriate fcf>T in«er
tion in this issue of our paper.
PROHIBITION ELECTION.
Japanese Wedding.
cans in office to the exclusion of Dem
ocrats. Sprucely and civilly, these
republican officials prance about and
say to themselves, “it is all gold for
is: there is not even milk and water
for the Democrats.” In what a puny
light do the Democratic o flic e-seekers
appear, beside the vain glorious and
triumphant republican officials.
THE STRIKERS.
The strikers at St. Louis, Dennison,
Kansas City, Evansville, Ind., and
other places are causing great troub
le and delays in the trains. Engineers
and fireman were forced to leave their
positions. On the Missouri Pacific
tracks, a fierce struggle took place be
tween the police and strikers. Some
of the strikers were badly beaten and
the police were badly bruised from
rocks thrown by the mob. The situ
ation was critical at Dennison. At
St. Joseph, Kansas City and Council
Bluff, traffic wasentirely|suspended on
the 24tli. This is a very bad state of
things. Such difficulties are constant
ly occurring. How will they be stop
ped and when? Some decisive meas
ures should be taken. The military
should be ordered to such places.
These interruptions to business, and
violations of the peace should be
checked. Surely there is power some
where to put a stop to them. If the
strikers are denied their rights they
should have them, and the laws of
justice and right should be enforced.
The latest news from the great
strike of the Knights of Labor in
Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, is that
Jay Gould consents to have all the
matters at issue submitted to arbitra
tion and in th« mean time all the
strikers have been ordered to go work
again.
One of the most pleasant social
events of the season occurred at the
residence of Dr. J. A. Callaway last
Friday evening. All who attended
were delighted. The following correct
account of this pleasing and novel
entertainment is copied from the Ma
con Telegraph;
Milledgeville, March 27.—Last night
a Japanese w edding in complete orient
al fitness, took place at the residence of
Dr. John Callaway, in the midst of a
gay throng of ladies and gentlemen.
The following is a cast of the charac
ters. If this ceremony had taken
place in French, Dutch, Hebrew, or
any other nationality except heathen
Chinese or Jap., your correspondent
might be able to give a faithful por
trayal of it. But as he has a mortal
horror of lock-jaw and cramps, some
of the Jap names will have to be
omitted and plain dignified English
substituted.
Dr. I. H. Hall was Grand High
Bonze; Dixie DuBignon was Ki Yi
(or groom;) Miss Lily Adler was Yum
Yum (or bride). H. E. McComb offi
ciated as father to the bride, and Dr.
H. M. Clark father to the groom.
M isses Clara Hunter and Birdie
Moore were the staid matrons. Misses
Aurie Brantley, Sadie Hall, and Lula
Trippe were the attendants. Misses
Belle Compton and Minnie Adler were
the two little maids. Miss Aurie
Brantley presided at the piano.
The entire evening was one of pleas
ure and entertainment. After the
w'edding a delicious and bountiful
supper was spread in the dining-room.
The front hall, parlors, and dining
room, as well as front yard, were com
pletely decorated in Japanese style,
and great credit is due to the excel
lent taste of Mrs. Callaway in manag
ing this delightful entertainment.
An admission fee of fifty cents was
charged,fas the wedding was for the
benefit of the Baptist parsonage.
Dr. Lipscomb.
Ex-President Jefferson Davis has
written to the legislature of Mississip
pi,—in reply to a communication from
that body—a characteristic and pa
triotic letter, on the subject of the
“establishment of a home for indigent
and wounded Confederate soldiers.”
This may possibly be the first step in
an extensive movement in the South
ern States, for an eminently humane
and patriotic purpose.
The Cartersville Courant informs us
that the family of Dr. Cason had a
narrow' escape from death |by eating
poisoned food. Some souse meat
which had been purchased was cook
ed in a large brass kettle upon which
a quantity of vinegar was poured,
‘ ‘producing a powerful poisoning a-
gent.” A deathly sick stomach and
vomiting caused a physician to be
called, "who administered emetics and
the sick w r ere saved; and then they
forthwith “swore off from souse
meat.”
Planting corn is almost over
in these parts. A number of the
plan ters hereaboutsjmished planting
las
last week.—Dublin Post.
The presence of this distinguished
Divine and eminent Lecturer, has
been a source of great interest and at
traction to the people of Augusta.
Uur limited columns do not admit of
any extended notice of his rich and
splendid exhibition of the great plays
of Sliakspeare, selected by him, in aid
of the Library Association of Augus
ta. We make room for his beautiful
tribute to Portia in his lecture on the
Merchant of Venice.
“And shall we ever lose our joy in
this apparition of superb beauty—
the Portia whom Shakespeare has
brought from his own ideal Arcadia
and domesticated forever among the
homes and summer bowers that re
build our fallen Paradise ? And as
often as she returns to bless the elect
moments of earth, whether in the
heyday of youth or when “life's
changeful orb has passed her full,”
shall she not remind us that she is
the one transcendant image of that
elder Venice, rising from the Adriatic,
cleansed by its baptismal w r aters and
girded by the golden cestus, which for
six centuries gave the city of the sea a
career of magnificence never equal
led ; w hen commerce and art filled her
temples and palaces with trophy and
treasure ; when she taught the lilies
to bloom in the kindred whiteness of
her marbles, and the birds of every
clime to bring the glories of their
skies and spread their gorgeous plum
age in her mosaics; and when she was
an asylum and sanctuary for whatev
er the world held most dear to its ad
miration, most precious to its rever
ence, and most hallowed to its love!”
Dr. Lipscomb’s voice and manner
were much more effective, and his de
livery of this beautiful paper was the
subject of great admiration. He retir
ed from the speaker’s stand and gave
the last part of his lecture from his
chair.
After the lecture a large number of
persons surrounded Dr. Lipscomb
and were presented to him and to Mr.
and Mrs. Hayne who were present.
The people of Baldwin have spokeji
and their decision will be received
with rejoicing by a multitude of good
people all over this state. We cannot
give expression to the gratification it
has afforded to the good ladies and
worthy gentlemen of our town and
county, w T ho have given weeks of hard
labor to the good cause they had es
poused. Their persevering and effi
cient labors—extended through weeks
of alternate joyous hopes and harass
ing fears—entitle them to the ardent
gratitude of those w'ho might be call
ed the rank and file of the party
those who gave them help only with
their votes. But besides our home
workers, the prohibitionists of
county owe a debt of gratitude they
can never pay to those gentlemen
W'ho came here from a distance and
by their eloquent addresses and
weight of character gave us such help
as was perhaps absolutely necessary
to secure our success.
The contest being over, let us all
set ourselves to heal any bitterness of
feeling that may very naturally have
been engendered during this most ex
traordinary campaign. All, on either
side, who have confined themselves to
arguments and other legitimate means
to advance the cause they advocated,
are entitled to the good will of even
their opponents; for they merely exer
cised a right given them by the law
of the land. We think great good
will result from the success of the dry
party and we can not see how any
persons can be injured by it, except
perhaps those who were making
money by the sale of liquor. For
these, w r e have nothing but the kind
est feelings and we sincerely hope—
and we furthermore think—they will
soon find profitable employment in
other branches of business. As we
said at the beginning of the campaign,
we could take no part in condemning
them as a class, as they were engaged
in a business made legitimate by the
law of the land and many of them
were honorable, upright and gener
ous hearted men. Many thousands
of dollars, heretofore sjient in liquor,
will now go to the purchase of other
things that will be of more use to all
concerned and we hope they may
make money by selling to their old
customers goods of the kind just in
dicated.
In conclusion, with ill will to none
and with good will to all, we bid a
glad adieu to the prohibition campaign
of 1880, with which we have wrestled
with varying hopes and fears for sev
eral notable weeks.
^CAPITAL PRIZE, «75,000.-=$&
Tickets only $5. Shares in proportion.
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
“We do hereby certify that we supervise the
arrangements for all the Monthly and Q,uar-
terlv Drawings of The Louisiana state Lotte
ry Company, and in person manage and control
the Drawings themselves, and that the same are
conducted with honesty, fairness, and in good
faith toward all parties, and we authorize the
Company to use this certificate, with fac-similes
of our signatures attached, in its advertise
meats.”
Commissioners.
We the undersigned BaDlcs and Bankers*will
pay all Prizes drawn in the Louisiana State
Lotteries which may be presented at our coun
ters.
J. H. OGLESBY, Pres. Louisiana Nat'l T5k.
S. H. KENNEDY, Pres. State Nat'J Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat'l Bk.
Incorporated in 1868 for 25 years by the Legis
lature for Educational and Charitable purposes
—with a capital of $1,*:00,000—to which a re
serve fund of over $550,000 has since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise
was made a part of the present State Constitu
tion adopted December 2d, A. D., 1S79.
The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed
by the people of any State.
It never scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly, and the Extraordinary
Drawings regularly every three months
instead of Semi-Annnally as heretofore
beginning March, 1886.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE, FOURTH GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS D., IN THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC. NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, April
13th, 1886—191st Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $75,000.
100,000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each
Fractions, in Fifths in proportion.
list or PRIZES.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE *75.0
The Hoorn Continu
«s.
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To Wholesale
Our trade during the last year was double any previous
we sold more goods during January, than any other month"'
history. The only reason we can assign for this, is, that'
selling goods cheap and acting fair with everybody. \y e
new year with a larger stock, more capital,
*
Opt.
Lower Prices and Better Facilit
than ever before. "We don’t ask anybody to buy
us, y
Consult Your Own Inter
’Olirft
Get our prices, and we will be satisfied. We promise
goods as cheap as any Wholesale Market in Georgia.
to so'
1
do
PRIZE ...
1
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PRIZE ...
2 FRIZES
OF $8000
5
2000.
10
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20
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500.
100
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200.
300
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25,000
PRIZES.
Prizes of $750....$6,750
“ 500.... 4,500
“ 250 2,250
1967 Prizes, amounting to $265,500
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company in New Orleans.
For further information write clearlv, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Mon
ey Orders or New York Exchange in ordinary
letter. Currency by Express (all sums of $5 and
upwards at onr expense,) addressed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.,
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, D. C.
Male P.0. Money Orders payable
aid address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
March 16th, 1886. 36 4t
Our Tobacco Stock,
Is larger than ever before, and we can duplicate any price
houses in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, or any other sd
Try us and we will convince you that this is true.
W. T. CONN & CO..
Wholesale Grocei
Milledgeville, Ga., Feb. 2d, 1886. 2911
Theo. Markwalter’s
STEAM MARBLE & GRANITE WOE]
Broad Street, Near Lower Market,
AUGUSTA, GEOBGI
MARBLE WORKj Domestic and Imported, at low prices.
Georgia and South Carolina Granite Monuments made a specialty. A
selection of MARBLE and GRANITE WORK always on hand," roadr^
LETTERING and DELIVERY. [Oct. 27th, 1885. IV
Money Makes the JHare
—AND—
Money Buys Groceries Cheap!
—AT THE—
GREEN STORE!
We buy for Cash and sell the same way. If you want your m
;o go a long ways, be sure to go to
WHITE & TREMORS.
ALL FIRST-CLASS
At Clinon, Tuesday, Dr. A. King
man’s kitchen was burned. The
kitchen was occupied by colored
people, among them a girl about
17 years old who was helpless from
injuries received by falling in the fire
some montbs ago. Before any one
could reach her the fire was too great,
and she perished in the flames.
At Macon the Floyd Rifles are
practicing three nights in the week,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
for the big to do in Savannah. To
the same end the Volunteers are hard
at work on their prize drill squad,
aud are getting in some fine work.
The cadets are saying little and do
ing a great deal by way of prepara
tion for the same momentous occa
sion.
Death of Dr. Cunningham.—A
telegram reached Rev. Mr. Knowles
of this city on yesterday, containing
the sad announcement of the death
of Dr. W. H. Cunningham, his son-in-
law, who died at his residence in
Nacoochee Valley, on Wednesday
night, after a protracted illness. Mr.
K. and his son, Mr. A 7. Addison
Knowles, left for the house of mourn
ing on yesterday.—Greensboro Home
Journal, 25th.
Up now keep it for Sale
THE BEST
(Eikini! Powder
TO PARENTS.
Many baking powders are very pernicious
id while every cne regards his
to health, and while every cne repar
own, he should also have a care for the tender
onea—the little children.
SEA FOA1H
contains none of the l>ad qualities of baking
powders—soda or saleratus. It contains no
hurtful ingredient—no alum or ammonia.
SCIENTIFIC.
Our town was disgraced again last
Saturday afternoon by a very large
crowd of boisterous drunken men on
the streets. The whisky that made
them drunk was illegally sold, and
yet out of two dozen or more that
were in this condition it is, from
the neglect in the premises, left to be
supposed that not a creditable oath
could be found among them. If the
next grand jury do not take steps to rid
the town of this nuisance it will be a
mystery hard to unravel.—Dublin
Post.
All Chemists who have analyzed Sea Foam
commend it. Housekeepers who have used it
will have no other. Cooes, whose best efforts
have failed with other powders, are jubilaDt
over Sea Foam. Saves time, saves labor, saves
money.
It is positively unequaled. A bsolutely pure.
Used by /he leading hotels and restaurants
in New 1 ork city and throughout the country.
For sale by all first-class grocers.
If your cow is hungry send to WHITE & TREANOR for Bran. 1:
have no cow, send to them for the finest Butter in the city. Nice
Shoulders and white Meat cheap as the cheapest. Lard in 3, 5, 10, 20 tu. ■
lb. Buckets; also in Tierces, at bottom prices. Nothing but water giv9
Meal sold at AVHITE & TREANOR'S. Nice lot smoked Pork Sausage.*
received. White Swan Flour the best ever brought to this city. We I
sell the celebrated Wade Hampton Flour. In Fancy Flour, Tube Rose H
Cadet, we will suit you. Extra Family, Odd Trump and Moss Rose are liar*
beat. Coffee from 10c to 35c per lb. Fresh Rice, New Grits. The nices: 1
of Buckwheat in the city and Maple Syrup that will make your mouth vc fl|
Chow Chow Pickles, loose, any quantity; also, in bottles. "We sell only I
best Teas, green and black. Full line Spices and Extracts. Cigars ant
bacco our specialty. Canned Goods, Candy, Crackers and Cheese.
In fact you can get anything nice you may want at the GREEN ST<i
All goods delivered promptly and free of charge to any part of the city.
Feb. 9th, 1886.
WHITE & TREANOR,
No. 17 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville, G*|
31
L
Tobacco by the Plug
-AND—
Tobacco by the Box,
—AT—
H, WOOD & CO
GANTZ, JONES & CO.,
176 Duane St., N.
r.
March 16, 1886.
36 13t.
TAKE CARE OFYODR EYES!
Three-fourths of the white people of
a county may favor a measure, yet if
there is a large negro population and
a ballot is had, and the vote is against
the desired measure, it has been said
the people have spoken—abide the will
of the people. The vox populi is a
strange thing under universal suf
frage.—Albany News.
Secretary Manning is reported to be
very sick. His physician says as soon
as he gets some better, he must have
a long vacation and go to Florida. He
has improved some and hopes are en
tertained of his improving still more.
He has been overworked.
Henry Watterson
summer in Europe,
free trade.
will
This
spend the
looks like
Agency for the Le Mare’s Cele
brated Rock Crystal
Spectacles anil Eye Classes.
Is Established in this place with the
undersigned.
JAMES SUPPLE,
—DEALER IN—
Fine Jewelry, Watches, &c.,
Milledgeville, Ga.
Nov. 17th, 1885. 19 3m.
Farmers buying for the year, or for immediate use, should c |
fail to examine our stock of Tobaccos. We have a good assof
ment of Patterson & Co’s, goods, made from the best Virginia \
Good 9 inch fives at 40 to 50 cents per pound. ‘‘Jersey’ 9
fours at 50 cents per pound.
Try our “CAPTIVE” Brand,
* In Oddys, 10 lbs. each.
We are also offering special inducements in
Coffee, Sugar and Plour.
We can please small or large purchasers. A cordial invitat;
to all, whether buyers or not. Prices sent by m&il upon W
cation.
Yours truly,
Public Schools for 1886.
I WILL be in my office every Tues
day and Friday, until further no
tice, for the purpose of examining and
licensing teachers, and receiving ap
plications, and making contracts, for
Public Schools for the present year.
L. CARRINGTON,
County School Commissioner B. C.
Milledgeville, Ga., March 2,1886. 34 4t
QIGARETTESandjCigarette holders
at C. L. CASE’S Drug Store.
Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 26,1886.
43 ly
L. H. WOOD & CO., •'
Waitzfelder Building,
Milledgeville, Ga., Feb. 16, 1886.
Wayne St^|
31U
To make room for my Spring Goods, I am selling my
stock at greatly reduced prices. If you want real bargains, cah
once, with the cash and you will go home happy. This is no
bug. Come and see and be convinced.
Mrs. S. D. WOOTTEN-
Milledgeville, Ga., Feb. 10th, 1886. 8iy ‘
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