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Newspaper Page TextPROFESSIONAL cards LAWYERS. Lewis Amheim, Attorney at Law, ALBANY, «A. woorar a mm, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ALBANY. GEORGIA LAW NOTICE Mtv oar Mtal pnMi kud UcpiUkflwill; PETER J.STROZEB, WM. E. SMITH, DOCTORS. AT. HOLMES. Bib. Holmes & DeMoss, ALBANY, W. A. STROTHER. U.D. ALBANY. GEORGIA. Office over Gilbert’s Dm Store. Dr. B.W.ALFRIEUD, OKSEECTEOLLT woirr. Me eEKfooo. le Ib.ra ' aw rfe«e braachee ol hie profCosioa, lo lire Here, .f AlbuyeadoarrandiDfcCoeatry. 0«c. opf^lr HOTELS By WESTON, EVANS & WASBEN.} Devoted to the Interests of Albany and Southwest Georgia. 1 $2.00 Por AmmiL VOLUME 13. ALBANY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27. 1879. NUMBER 13 THIEt'lX There are some daring thieve* in Southwest Georgia; and it seems to ns that vigilant efforts should l>e made to check the evil. The blame cannot ail be laid on those wandering bedouins, the festive tramps, though there are qnite a number passing through en route northward from Florida. They are bad enough; bnt there a nnmberof idlepeople,natives, mostly negroes, but some whites, who have no visible means of sup port, work by the job, perhaps one day in the week, and then plunder tor a living A number of instances of bold theft have recently occurred in and around Albany. Efforts should be made to stop this and bring the perpetrators to justice, even if it requires an extra expenditure nl public money. Cases of extraordinary burglary have occurred inmost of our sur rounding counties lately. The most recent is the rifling of the store of Messrs. J. M. Rawls & Co„ at Arling ton, on the night of the 9th inst.— Nearly nil the people were attending a lecture, when the thieves, knowing it a good opportunity, commenced their depredations. They borod through the floor, directly under the The Old Reliable BARNES HOUSE, Pise M, litany, 6a., as oU sbntnl; of (cod omxnBodailen • sad heerty welcome to ell. i tobacco, soap, potash, pocket knives, , hats, prints, etc. As it happened, there ■ was but little money in the drawer, (Fummlelt towns H0U3EJ i else the loss would have been heav- BBOAD STBEET, ALBANY, GEORG I / (icr. Now, if our Arlington friends State News Augusta will probably have a tire- alarm telegraph. * The “Merry | Makers” arc playing through Southern Georgia. Mr. George Young, of Irwin enmi ty, was run over by a cart, at Tifton, on the 14tU instant, and - had Ids leg broken. The Georgia State Lottery is still doing business in Atlanta, auil^hun dreds of tickets are daily sold' at it* various agencies. , Letters from distant Slates are re ceived almost every day at the. De partment of Agriculture, asking about the quality of Georgia lands. The City Council of Tliomnsville have tendered the Library Associa tion a lot upon which to erect their building. Generosity and enWjwtw that. i Notvs Items. BOGEi\ HOUSE, Grooverville hss lmd a double wed ding. Mr. M. J. Harrell and Mtss A. O. Winter. Mr. T.J. Jones and Mi-« A. E. Kemp, being the contracting parties. A debating club in Harris county ia wrestling with the, question, “Did Murphy obtain the 18000 fee from the Atlanta Rolling Mill Co. i|i,,aii money drawer in the counter, ,„d j h«ne*t way ? ” _ .} go ^ to Arizona, and Spencer to Da- '. made an entrance large enough to Which Is which i Airs, l euon .> Having grown np with the 4 ! carry away about sixty or seventy I “My husband and myself.” TheL-'i- , country once it is to be hoped they dollars worth of goods, such as flour, t Grange Reporter wants to know j will this time allow tho country to 1 which is the Congressman and which ; grow up to them.— Washington Post. A few scallawaga have gone that way, too. Down here in the Second The plagued lias about died out in tho East. An investigation lias been ordered ill Atlanta to see if the police could have possibly preventod the Alston murder. , A correspondent of the New Or leans Price Current says the conser vative estimate of the cotton crop of 1878-9 is now 5,100,000 bales and over The Springfield (Mnss.) Republican declares that Senator Gordon “de nies the charges made again-t him 1 with au holiest sincerity that carries conviction." Keokuk Constitution: “The reason why a lady has never become famous as ii parngrapher is that a two line paragraph with a ten Hue postscript is u failure." , “ TlJe New York World says: “Or- derfi have been received at .the West Point Fountry, Cold Springs, from SAY.annah. Ua., for the construction ofsix hydraulic cotton presses. Thr. work will furnish employment to n j large number of men for secern! months. Oil completion, these press es will bo the most powerful ones in the United States. It is calculated that they will press cotton to the den sity of live oak. Westward the superfluous carpet baggers take their way. Patterson tpttsi I- <(i Bis sow read/for ibsnmrtu- ef (aerie. The cm*, to• wfldrat «sis»i _»the boo* wm ho keft U (i«~lo«oiyk. s*4ir ^0.»H»EN.*ra»riewr JOHNSON HOUSET" Saltferille. 6a., Traeobra Win SHUTS Ss4 tbs boot sf secommods- lk* TbbieeehppUed wllb the beet of OTerjlbioz. j will be vigilant, we think they will MoAFEE HOUSE* Smithville- = : Georaria Oppoelle A B Depot. NlcAFEE. Proprietor. And in some out-of-the way place, a little negro store, which “will tell a tale and point a moral.” Our people should see to it that thievery is se verely and uncompromisingly pun ished. Let there be no white-wash about it. The Atlanta Sunday Gazette is one of the brightest, newsiest, most en tertaining papers published any where. Its a most welcome visitor to our office. Clayton House, Xorgae, 6a. P. P. Clayton, Proprietor. One of the most important bills passed by the last Congress was the bill establishing a national board of health. It was strenuously urged by Southern representatives, and will be of incalculable benefit to that section of our country subject to malarial diseases and epidemics. MARSHALL HOUSE, SAVANNAH, OA. Tst MleaUoto n reepeet/olly called to lb* Above Haaer * s FIRST-CLASS HOTEL to ever, res pect. Tbs Beaae baa bass thorouyhlj repaired aad ieSratobed, end to low provided with reefy neces- mrj esavealewee for the accommodation and eoa- fonafUapatrona; the ron*A an lane, aiiy. ■ ■ratty fare tofced. aad anpte aaaaaa an aOMed portion of the city. THE TABLE AT ALL TIMIH Will bo bonaUfeUy funiChed with meat*. Ac. from the North, and wa ban all the eesetatlee and deU- rartrr wbleb the market afiordf. TIE RATES OF BOARD HAVE BEES RED IC ED TO fSM ami PER DAT. sad Ubenl term, will be oCned to panlee wfablo* So encage none by the month or eeawn. An exntleal LIVERY STABLE to connected erttb the Hooee. Omnlbneea and Bioefe Wagon, will alwaya be la aneodance at the eanoua Depot, aad Snnmlent leadline to ooarey pamengen to tfcft Hotel. Telegraph and B. R. Ticket Oflce la lb* Hotel Tbe Laundry fs excellent and it* ■errIce will he •spediUooeaadee isfoctevr. Ike Berber Shop bae been re-fitted aad ia in therge of a skillful and attentive men. The Neva Room will be rrgnlally supplied with ■Hike Daily aad Weekly Paper*. Tke Bar is supplied with the beat Wines, Liquors, Stann-Ae. r bens to repeat emphatically I as aa attractive aad mtbdbcteey place of borne" noon. ,as ^mBBZL K. B—Before celeetlnf tonr Hotel, It would be mall to mc.rlatu location and eurrouodiogi of tne aaaaa. M L. HSEM.TT. Jan*- Lata of the Plantcia* UoteL The Washington Star says: "Ex- Senator Stanley Matthews to-day drew the balance of his unpaid sala ry as a Senator, and remarked that he now shook the dust off his feet up on public life, and that hereafter he intended to give Washington a wide berth. He will go to Ohio, and re sume the practice of law, in which he eminent. The March No. of the Southern Farmer is upon our table. It is (edi ted by L. C. Brvan, Esq., of Thomas- ville, and is published by the Hom iny Hews office in Savannah. Typo graphically, it is a hovel of beauty, and its pages arc full of excellent matter for the Farm, Garden and Fireside. The magazine is a credit to our section, and will compare fa vorably with any of its kind publish ed. BRICK WORK and PLASTER1H& Dlfereat Farms and Sljles. iy«. L J- BMN9QN offera bl* eerelcee to the cl MHmifca. , anything ud every thieg la • #. awisgfM Here du Kivicaa av u M o llb»» y and !teoibw«« Gwrfto fa tb *kaadplastering line. Hals ready to 6 r aad everything la this bueinee* LIME AND CEMENI WHOLESALE and RETAIL. To supply the whole county -et.d la j«ur ordt l ut thla article FOR FLORIDA, SMI Cit! if Irilfttoi. JSO. rmCERAID.C palat H^A flSOtrCBINO at St- Cetb.rtDeV Doboy. St. M. X ecce'e, Brunewlck. St. Murj't. reraacniue, Jack. aonrlUa. and atlaeiam on rt Joke a Heer, EVERT SATURDAY at 6 r, a. for Jmkaoo.Ulc ■oncblae atSt' CatbirlcX Doboy, fL Sbnon’a, n< KaryAFeraaa4taa,anA eoauetfig at Jaafaoa.ilir wltk ataamara for ail pelata urn Cppar Bt. Joka'r Sim DAVID CLARK TH09. WHITE, Cremmaodtr EVERY MOSJiAYaod THURSDAY at « T. for FLOKlDA. towebiof at HL CafbarWa, bobo*. Dartaa, Union i—nd.m. Slamo^a. Braocwlck. m. Maryland AU. Pf»fHT« on !iAXILLA KIVLP. and conaoetlog with Transit Compaoyk Ballroad at Pdraaodlaa, f »r all polou la Ud and Wot m.m a. aaa o. c m. wuiiupu wr mg jmhu ii IfoLthwmt (iorfix At Ht. Marwith ateaiu" for pedau on H. Mary'a river. At Earuaisdloa wii A.G.A W.LTranaitCompauy’. Baltroad for W.L do. hcarke, (hlamHh, brutmnm. Cedar K*y«, and all palatamm thla raad. bAt Cedar Eaya with §t*aa».l on for Key Waal. Tamp* and Manatee. At Jack* aonrille with V. C. H. H- 4 J. P. A M. K. *.for Ijtke City, Uva Oak, MoatkoUo. Taltohameo, aad all paints on JoF. A M. katlroad. At Palatka with •teamen for ihe Upper Ht. Joba’a and Oeklawata rlrtn. At Toeol with Ht. J A>u’» Hallway for Hi. Aufoatloe, and at H AogmtlM with atesmonfor Tkroogb tkkeu add aad Mila lading given above point*. Fa* freight or paamgo apply at Of- J.L. ROU10LAT,O. F.A- o.lcve, e. r.A. According to the Xew York Even- iny Post the general opinion among business men is that bottom has been reached in prices, and a reaction has set in. The probability is that more dwelling-houses will be built in that city during 1879 than have been erec ted daring any previous year. At present, inquiry with references tc real estate and dwelling-houses bj persons now living in New York 01 the suburbs is very active, and even by capitalists living in other cities.— Kents and prices will in all probabili tv remain the same as last year.— There is a clamor for lower rents and ] lower prices, but owners are uiiyield- j iog, and Ia«t year’s prices, will bi I given and received. It is not- d Ilia- j there is much inquiry made abou' real estate by capitalii-ts from otiiei sties with a view to investment. m i » ■> . ■ m All Eugli-bruan writes to the Lon don Standard a mournful letter upon the iuvasion of the Briti-h market- by American manufacturers. He found in his travels that American calicoes and cottons had superseden the same style of English goods on that continent. Coming home lie found his iron-mongers selling Amer ican spades, saw“, chisels, hammers and axes, and other dealers with slocks of American locks, bolt*, stoves and lamps. American leather uni to England to be made up in to shoes. English carriages are built out of materials which have crossed the Atlantic. Slates are uow quar ried in the Uuilcd State* to roof English homes. “My grocer, my butter man and probably my butch er,'’ says this writer, “deal largely in American goods of ail kind*;” even the cigarettes which l a smokes are made in Richmond, Va., and the pen with which he writes comes not Irom Birmingham, but from an American manufactory. yew Orleans Tones: Another Georgian, who emigrated to Texas two years ago, has returned to bis friends. His possessions consisted of r slang shot, a pair of old boot legs, and a twist of home-made tobacco.— He i* load in hie praises of the ell- is the woman. The Bainbridge Democrat says: Hon. W. E. Smith has been inter viewed, aud is for Sara Tilden in 1880. So are the people of Georgia. Tilden is the man. Three bad things for Georgia’s pros perity, in the opinion of the fiain- bridge Democrat, are mean whiskey, concealed weapons, and a disposition to forgive murderers. * The contest between Mr. Tuggle and the treasury department oveftte $72,000 that a section in the sundry civil bill directs shall be paidj to Georgia has been referred to Comp troller Porter for decision. Says the Augusta yews: “Au ex change tells of a young man who swore off smoking and was worth ten thousand dollars in five years. There's some mistake here. We know a young man who has swore off fifty times in five years and isn’t worth a cent.” The Tima has begun its seventh volume, which causes Triplett to re view the past—live over its pleasure's, ruminate upon its errors, and resolve that before this volume is finished, he will amend the error of his ways and eschew bachelorhood.. Our hand. Triplett. ( , An exchange estimates that Geor gia produces annually about 17,500,- 000 bushels or 525,000,000 pounds of cotton seed. About 2,000,000 bushels are required for planting the crop, leaving 15,500,000 bushels) or 232,500 tons of seed to be used for manuring purposes. Jesup lias had an interesting case of abduction. A father, separated from his wife, taking their children with them, claiming that the mother was an habitual drunkard, and inca pacitated to properly false them. On the trial of a habeas corpus the chil dren were given over to the mother. Mr. Geo. P. Jewett, of Wadley, has recently invented three useful arti cles, viz: a stump-puller ;an arrange ment for grazing cattle without dan ger of getting them entangled in the line, and r device to unhitch a horse when running or at any time, with out getting down from the buggy. He sold $9,000 worth of State rights to the two latter inventions before the patent was received. In speaking of spying frosts the Macon Telegraph says: The full moon in April is this year put down for the 1 1th, and Grier’s almanac, coming with ail the authority of Hunt, Ran kin & Lamar, contains the ominous ;iiggcstion: “Much winds and bad ■veither may now occur, which wil icapt to bring Targe frosts at this ;'nll moon.” To this authority ma; :>e added that old weather-saw, ihn’ when March comes in like a lamb, it goes out like a lion. A novel and interesting libel suit i - soon to be brought in tbe Atlnnti courts. The husband of Julia John- -on, the alleged coloied murderess o Mrs. Farmer, in Clayton county, see ing a photograph of bis gentle dusky better half, bearing the legend,“Julii Johnson, the Clayton county murder ess,” suspended in tbe door of a pho tographic establishment in that city, has determined, since her acquilal, to bring action for libel against said photographer, and has engaged coun sel for that purpose. He places bis damages at high figures. After the first of April, according io the Atlanta Constitution, Georgia will have a rival in the matter of four per cent, baby bonds. On that day the treasury department will of fer ten-dollnr United States bonds, which will be convertible into the regular four per eentft Rt the pleasure of the holder. Two kind* of certifi cates will be Issued—one received from the hearer, and the other regis tered on the books of the treasury and requiring an order of transfer- Bonds of small denominations are be coming very popular. There are more small investors now-a-days than large ones. District of Georgia we have wept millions of tears becauso Kontzy- Houtzv Whitcley went to Colorado. IVe are compassionate souls, we arc. IVe have wept! he tears in pity for Colorado. The Washington, Wilks county, Ga zette says: In speaking with Mr. A. Cohen, we find that there is great faith in the rumor that there is Con federate gold in Newford creek. He 6avs that he will certainly pump all tho water out of the hole in which the gold is said to be, as soon as ho can arrange for doing so; and al ready has a steam engine and pump. When the water is all out he will then spade out the mud We wish him the greatest good luck. Judge ,T. F. Wheaton, an'old citi zen ot Jacksonville, died while on a visit to Green Cove Spring on the 8th inst. We made acquaintance with the Judge in 1846. He was then it citizen of Albany, Ga., and was edi tor of the Albany Courier, a Whig paper run in the interest of Hon. IV. H. Seward, of Thomasviile. The Judge was an active, able editor, and a good jurist. After his removal to Jacksonville, he continued the prac tice of law, and was always respected 'for his legal decisions and attain ments. Judge Wheaton was one of the most obliging of men, true and kind to a fault, nnd the poor will miss him in t heir time of need. The death of this gentleman is regretted by ail.—Pal atka ( Fla.) Herald, loth inst. Tho Grand Jury of Berrien countv founR the following true bills at the recent session of Court, ali of which are set down for trial at the next term: Carrying concealed weapons, 6; assault with intent to murder, 1; keeping opeu bar room on Sabbath, 1; assault, 1. Tho News says: Judge Hausell, in his charge to the Jury, called their attention to the law in re gard to carrying concealed weapons, and pointed out to them the necessity of dilligcncc on their part in ferret ing out violators of the same. That they have done so is evidenced by the fact that six persons have been indict ed for tbe offense. We are strongly in favor of tho enforcing of every law having for its object the protec tion of the lives of our people and the suppression of violence of all kinds, but it seems to us that any knife large- enough to inflict a deadly wound, or any weapon of whatsoever kind, cal culated to take human life, should come under the head of “concealed weapons.” If we had our choice, we would infinitely prefer to be “took off” by the pistol than by a horn-han dle barlow.’’ Atlanta Constitution: “We learn that the day after Colonel Alston's death, Dr. Willis Westmoreland, who had been a devoted friend in life to Colonel Alston, removed tbe bullet from the wound. It was discovered that tbe fatal bullet had gone clear through the brain, piercing it across its broadest part and carrying part of the brain with it. It hud lodged agaiust the opposite side of the bead, being partially flattened against the skull. There was never any proba bility but that the wound would have proved fatal, 'll seems to be settled, however, beyond doubt, that Colonel Alston retained consciousness up to very nearly the final end. He cer tainly recognized many persons who stood about his bedside. It may be def initely stated that the array of coun sel (for Cox’s trial) i* about made up. The prosecution will be conducted by Solicitor General Hill, Hopkins & Glenn, Howard Van Epps and Pat rick Calhoun, with probably Colonel Hawkins nnd Judge Hall added.— This is an able ami complete array.— The defense is Gartreli & Wright, Caudler li Thompson, D. P. Hill.- Mr. Ii. S. Jeffries was added to the defense on Saturday, we learn, nnu wilt take an active part. It is said that an attempt will be made to se cure the Hon. B. H. Hill, but we arc unable lo vouch for this rumer. It is believed that tjic case will bo called early in the session, which begins two tveuks from to-duv.” Georgia's Choice for President A Constitution reporter relates the following in substance as the senti ment of our Representatives in “Con gress on probable candidates for the Presidency. Fleming, of the First district, pre fers, first, ltaynrd, next Hancock, lie thinks that it would be a “terrible ne cessity to renominate Tilden. Grant is perhaps tbe coining man A on the Republican side.” Smith, of the Second, is for Tilden, and thinks his people unanimous for him. It seems to him thatGrant will be the Republican nominee. Cook, of the Third, is for Thurman or Bayard. He thinks Tilden sRouid have spoken out “when his views were most needed.” He thinks that neither Grant nor Blaine, but John Sherman, the man on the other aide. Harris of the Fourth, don’t know of a necessity for renominating Til den. Chandler, of the Fifth, is personally for Bayard, and remarks that Grant is popular with the negroes. Blount, of the Sixth, thinks his con stituency prefers Thurman first, and Bayard next. Felton is quoted as saying: “I am for Mr. Thurman, or if he can not re ceive the nomination, then I am for Mr. Hendricks. Our people would be delighted to support him for Pres ident. Mr. Tilden is not in depiand in our St ite. We would, however, heartily support him if renominated. My State is for Thurman, and isanti- Tilden. Grant on the Republican side seems “to be the inevitable choice of that party.” Stephens, of the Eighth, expressed himself ns follows: “I have no opin ion to express on the subject. I have no idea who will be the Democratic nominee in 1850 for President. It is one of the uncertainties of the future, nnd no satisfactory belief can be en tertained by any sensible man in re ference to it. I do not know whether Mr. Tilden could be renominated, and have no opinion on the subject. I will sav I do not think he ought to be renominated. I was opposed to him before, and am more opposed to his miomination than I was to his first nomination.” “Who do you think the Republi cans will nominate?” Mr. Stephens was asked, to which he replied as follows: “I have no more satisfactory idea on that point than I have as who the Democrats will nominates Judge Dooly, of Georgia, once said if there was anything unknown to God it was the verdict of a petit jury, and I think if the Judge was alive, he would include among the possible things unknown to God that of the nomination of any National Conven tion of either party of a candidate for the Presidency in these days.” Mr. Bell, of the Ninth, thinks the preference of the people of Georgia is Thurman first, and Hendricks next. He don't think Grant nould divide the Southern States. Sectionalism. The Albany yews, in its last issue, has a very sensible article on this subject. AVe regret very much to see that this sort of spirit seems to be growing everywhere. In National politics, in State contests, in Congres sional campaigns, and even in county canvassing. We trust that in the nomination of a Governor in 1880 the people will seek for a good, strong, able man. and an unflinching Demo crat, regardless of whether he grew up among the mountains of Dade or the marsh flats of Camden, whether he “toted his skillet” over the sand hills of Richmond or drove his plow through the clay lands of Decatur.— We want the best man for the place regardless of sections, and wo would like much to sec all sectional animos ities obliterated.—Thomasviile Rnter- prise. . Timely Advice In view of the many bloody and shocking tragedies which have dis graced Georgia, the Columbus En quirer-Sun, referring to the killing >f Col. Alston, says: “Unbridled passion ati l disregard of law have created the majority of the crime and misery of this world. This bloody cucounter should be de plored by all. A strict execution of the statutes as the only preventive to such occurrences. Murder must be punished adequately to deter others from tbe commission of such deeds. The mystery that hangs over the life of Beatrice Cenci will never pass away, no matter how many books may bo written upon tho subject, and ’tis far better to think of her us the penitent aha must have been, when, ere yielding herself to the execution, she gave utterance to these words : “O, my Divine Saviour, who did’st die upon the cross for me and all mankind, grant thut one drop of thy precious blood inay insure my salva tion, and that guilty as I am, thou ,wilt.admit me into thy heavenly par- The New York Tribune.—now don’t all laugh at once!—snys“Mr.Tilden’s confidential agents went to Florida and South Carolina with a deliberate purpose to debauch the canvassing boards, and they failed because they were not for sale.” The Tribune makes out ihjsc returning hoards very beautiful lions; but, after all, ihcy are like little Elslc’9 lion, espe cially in her concluding view. She went to tbe show, and was enraptur ed with the linn, nnd she exclaimed : "Oh, oo dear lion! Oh, oo booful lion! Oh, oo I love, do love oo sol” Then she added, in a whisper, “But lie ’inells awful!”—Cin. Enquirer. People who think the war closed fourteen years ago would open their eyes if they could peep over tho Re publican exchanges that coinc into this office. The Republican papers arc booming on the warns if they bad just heard the echoes of Sumter’s guns, but it doesn’t seem as if they were meeting with very much success in firing the Nor liern heart. Their war is all on paper, and their ord nance is about us harmless as the Wooden dummies that mount the can vas ramparts of a stage fort.—St. Louts Republican. Carrying Pistols. S OKOROIA .llTlinES WAY OF EXFbllCIX'C THE LAW. Our reform legislature, among the many good things that it proposes to do f >r the people, is trying, I believe, to amend tho law in refcrciich to car- vying pistols. A prominent Georgian told me an incident the other day that may be of interest, and which lie as. sures me actually occurred. Georgia lias a stringent pistol law. The pen alty is forfeiture of the pistol, a fine of fifty dollars, and, at the discretion of the court, imprisonment for thirty days. A short time alter this law went into effect, Judge Lester was holding court in one or the mountain counties of North Georgia, and, right in the midst of the trial of a cause, he asked the attorneys to suspend a few moments, and told thp sheriff to, lock the court-house door and let no man pass out without permission from him. Then said the Judge in hi« firm, decided way: “Gentlemen, I saw a pistol on a man in this room a few moments ago, and I cannot rcc oncile it to my sense of duty as a peace officer to let such a violation of the law pass unnoticed. It may he that it is my duty to go before* the grand jury and indictliiin, but if that man will walk up to this stand and lay his pistol and a fine of one dollar down here I will let him off this time: otherwise I will go before the grand jury and testify against him.” The judgo paused, and an attorney who was aTttiag down just before the stand got up, slipped his hand in his hip-pocket, drew out a neat ivory- hnndlcd Smith & Wesson six-shooter and laid it and a dollar down before the judge. “That is all right,” remarked the judge, “but you are not the inau 1 saw with the pistol.” At this another attorney, sitting immediately in front of the judge, got up, and, drawing out a small Colt’s revolver, laid it and a dollar upon the stand. “That is right again,” said the judge, “but you are not tlie man I speak of.” Thereupon, a large man jtisr out side the bar, walking around, ran his hand in his bosom, and, drawing out a huge old army pistol, laid it and a dollar on the stand. “I declare,” continued the judge, “if this don’t beat all; you have done right, my friend, but > ou are not tbe man that I saw with the pistol.” This process went on until nineteen pistols and nineteen dollars were ly ing on the judge’s stand. Then there was a panse, and it appeared as if the crowd was pretty well disarmed : at least, if there were any more pistols in the house, their owners did not seem disposed to give them up. “Gentlemen,” resumed the judge, “here are nineteen persons who have acted like men in this business, but the man that I saw with the pistol hits not come up yet, and now,” con tinued he, pulling ont his watch and looking toward tbe far side of the court house, “I will give him onu minute to accept my proposition, and if he docs not do it in that time, I will point him out to the sheriff and order him to take him into custody.” Immediately two men from the hack part of the house began to move towards the judge’s stand. Once they stopped and looked at each other, and then, coming slowly forward, -laid down their pistols and their dollars. As they turned to leave, the judge said: “This man with black whiskers is the one that I saw with the pistol.” Then Judge Lester gave a short lecture upon the cowardly, foolish and wicked habit of carrying con cealed weapons, and assured his au dience that in the future the law would he strictly enforced. The court proceeded with its regular busi ness, and it is needless to add that in that county the habit of carrying pis tols was broken up. Jan. Present Post Office Laws. The Postmaster-General is hereby authurized to take the necessary steps to introduce and furnish for public use a letter-sheet envelope, on which postage stamps of the denomination now in use on ordinary envelopes shall be placed. And the Postmaster General is also authorized to intro duce and furnish for public use a double postal card, on which shall be placed two one-cent stamps, and said card to be so arranged for tbe ad dress that it may he forwarded aud returned, said cards to be sold for 2 cents apiece; and also to introduce and furnish for public use n double- letter envelope, on which stamps of the denomination now in use may be placed, and with the arrangement for the address similar to the double pos tal card; said letter-sheet and double postal card and double envelope to be issued under such regulations as the Postmaster-General may pre scribe: Provided, That the appropri ation for postal cards and letter-en velopes for the years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sev enty-nine and eighteen hundred and eighty, shall be available for the pur chase’of said letter-sheet envelopes, double or return-postal cards, and double-letter envelopes: And provi ded, That no money shall be paid for royalty or patent on any of the arti cles named. That so much of this act as i9 em braced in sections four to thirty-one both inclusive, shall take effect from the first day of May, 1879, and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this art, are hereby re pealed. Approved, March 3,1879. Congressman AVhitenker, of Oregon, arrived in Washington on the morn ing of the 18th, at 9 o’clock, having made the distance between San Fran cisco and that city in one hour less than live days, which is the quickest trip across the continent ever made, except the one made by Jnrrott A: Palmer's lightning train a few year* ago, nnd by which packages were de livered in San Francisco in about 80 hours. Mr. Whitcaker last crossed the plains in 1852, with an ox team and was live months driving it. Tho following note was picked up in a town in North Georgia a few days ago: “Deer Billy—the rcson iodidn’t lsff when you laft at me iu the store yis- tiddy was becaws ivo got a bile on iny fuse nnd kant lnff. Ef i latl she'll bust. But i luv yu Bill, jus the same, bite or no bile, laff or no lnff. Yuru lnvin Kate til deth.” An Kxpert’it View. Tho Augusta Chronicle says: “In press and pulpit, the killing of Coll Alston is still ii matter of discussion. The editor of the New Orleans Dem- ncrat adds to the number of Intelli gent commentations by presenting to his renders and to tbe peoplei of ,hjs State a lew reflections suggested by this tragedy, and by the events that have occurred in cent City siuce the 22d of FM After carefully and fairly die incidents'leading to the up to the point of Alston’s advising that he arm himself against his persistent assailant, our' Louisi ana contemporary says: “It was s proper course to advise, but We sug gest that they should Have gone fur ther—that they should H«ve advised the arrest of the person who had made the murderous threats agaiust the life and person of Col. AlMon.— If that course had been pursued 'Col. Alston would iu all probability b. alive to-day, and the Staid of Georgia would not mourn the loss of one in her bravest and most gallaut son*— In England or in France, when a man threatens the life of another, auH par ticularly with a weapon drawn and directed against the person bf his victim, his arrest immediately fol lows, and lie is deprived by Hie strong arm of the law of nny oppor tunity to put his threats into execu tion. In those countries it is not con sidered to be an evidence of atwtnit of personal courage to cause the ar rest of one who threatens your life, nor is it in fact. In a civilized' com munity one cannot be alwaya armed to protect himself. The laws should be capable of protecting him and he should appeal to them for protection: A jury should consider a charge ot au assault with a dangerous weapon with inteut to commit murder as ti charge almost as grave as a charge of murder, and should feel as little hesitation in rendering a verdict of guilty in the one case as in the other. When public sentiment has reached this point, there will be some other protection to life than the pistol, aud homicides will be less frequent.” There is much truth in this,' and the iailure to'arrcst Cox when he .sallied forth about town breathing threats of murder and being armed for its accomplishment, is one of the strange features of the case. Theau- thorities of Atlauta would hardly have let a lion or tiger remain loose upon their streets, and yet they per mitted a man, temporarily much more dangerous than either lion or tiger, to have full awing. It would have been a blessing for Cox as well as Alston had some courageous man acted with becoming promptness.— But there was no such man apparent ly upon the scene of action and so the bloody deed was done. In reforming public opinion, the first thing to be done is to make the carrying of concealed weapons not only odious, but incouvenient. Until that shall have been dope, the bloody drama will be re-enacted. The 'hor ror at Atlanta did not prevent the afi'ray at- Waynesboro. Pistols, plus whisky, are among the curses of the land that need reforming altogether. Bloody Threats. The President’s veto of the Chinese bill undoubtedly created a sensation in California. It fell with particular force upon the politicians of the- Re publican party, who bad hoped to make capital out of an .approval iu the next Congressional campaign.— Strange to say, the men of the Sand Lots, or rather their leader, professed iu advance of Executive action, to be not at all concerned in the matter, and at a meeting in San Francisco re cently the redoubtable Denis Kearney thus spoke: The President will in allprebabill- tv veto that Chinese bill. The bill as i: stands is middling of itself. Recol lect that tbe State of California is! go ing to be ignored simply becanse a few preachers in New England aad a lew old grandmothers in Ohio brbig their influence to bear on the Presi dent. I say that California ought to assert its rights, and I tell you, as I said last night at au Irish-American hail, that one cannon ball will do more good than all their legislation. I don’t care a single straw whether he signs that bill or not. ' He knows the sentiment of the people of this State, and I tell you to-night if Cali fornia were to rise np in arms to morrow, the President of the United States and ali the Methodist preach ers in the Eastern States, in connec tion with all the old women, could not raise an army of fifty men to send io California to put down the insur rection. According to Congressman Charles Foster, who, by the way, aspires to the Governorship, the influence of the next election in the Buckeye State will be far reaching and important in a recent interview hesaya: “This election will determine whether Til den or Thurman will be the Demo cratic candidate. If the Republicans carry Ohio, Tilden and tne hard- monev element will dominate, on the theory that New York is essential to Democratic success. Remedy for Earache.—There is scarcely an ache to which children are subject so hard to bear and so difficult to cure as the earache. But there is a remedy never known to fail. Take a bit of cotton batting, put upon it a pinch of black pepper, gather it up and tie it, dip in sweet oil and insert into the ear. Puta flan nel bandage Over the head to keep it warm. It will give immediate-re lief. Daniel Dougherty is right. In A incrica the newspaper is tho rival of the orator, and is rapidly rendering his office ono of subordinate impor tance. The editor controls a hundred votes to the orator’s one. The editor interprets the will of tho people, and i ho orator echoes the interpretation. A free press, says tho New York Star, iua free country, is like tho voice vf John the Baptist crying in the wiider- Gcn. Sln rnnyi aud Jeff Davie left Vicksburg, Miss., on the. same train on Monday last, and in mentioning ilio fact the Vicksburg Herald says: "A friend of Mr. Davis remarked to him tint he would have good compa ny to travel with in the person of General Sherman, and the ex-Preti- ilent replied: “Well, I suppose there is room enough on the cars for both of us.” VEGETINE. Mb H. R. 0tkvkxs: Her On Wards. Butuose, Mn, Feb. IX tW. sure—* 11 well from roar Vegetme, end 1 went tod SH" 4 -fesgaS Vegetine Safe aid Sires la lSttyour VegoUMWu recommended In me, ■ml il*tini-In the nrp- 1 —- —*—* - — muted lo (17 It. Alike Umol o detful mmmcibf nlnz nnd conUeS prupertieo item •d io id eel mj deBltund ejrstem mm tho Re* dome ud wider Iniinmm use 1 tutor reeor- ■ nptoy eeed,miUmmeremujl»u«l beelm aud seen mew ‘df. dues men . lire nm ncmieied lo pee Veze- ^u^aw*.S*2Ka. '----Vegetine Tke Best tipriig Medlclie. B. R. STEVENS: , D-V SO-Tble to to certify tut I hire need yeor 'Blood Proper, lion* io me bmilrdUn odrerel rcers. ood Udok toot lor sciuiult or tin Xerous ItemaS ■.msiiewftcooorlt moot*, excelled) iHm e 1 ponder mod efidaf mealelM to to tke be* IJIMS STSfJMjLnPdI keep need elm* ev- -SxsSsr - •*-» Yours respectfully kin. A. A. DINSMOBG. is Raomil Street. ■ —■■■■'* : ‘ vegetine ' R bat is Needed) H. B. STEVENS, UO«Td», Feb. l». l»n. Deer an—Aboutuoyew eloce I found Bjsotfla A Jeetde eoodulon from geurel debility. Vntetluo waaetrouzlj recommeuued to mo by a friend whu j 1 ?* ■>”■»■»«* beurittied by_ta X procured atmou tobenllb,muddUconttoiued lu’um’ feci dull* coeSdout Iku time io do medidoe superior to U lor time wipleluu lor which to to euwritoy pee- Itood, end would cheenully recommend It to tbcoo •ho fool thel they need eomethian to r tore them *“ —rket health. rteapeciMuiy yu*..-a U. M. Pfcmf.. .alu* Urn olS. Jf. r.luoerlUtOe, No. ioamtoemot, Reel no. Vegetine All Hare ouiained Relief. .,.ra a to ‘‘ W1CC - **“• " «*• Deer Sir—1 boie bed dypepdm Ut Ua wont form lbr .be Uto leu yewe, mr.a u.e nutea kuudrodj el aolfots’ worth or uwdecfcra wittiwit oU*1q1ur adj relict* In September tail 1 comiaeaced Ukiux the Vegetine,since which lime my health hm mtZZiUf improved. Jfy food digeato well, and 1 luyre gtiBed diusen pound* or fleih. There *r* aevenf oKhca la hto place uking Vegetine, end ail here obtained re- IMf. louts truly, THUMBS U UOOIUL Oveneer of Card Room, Portsmouth Co,** Ailila. V£GUTlff£ pit-pared OF a. R. STEVEN*. Boros, MASS. Vegetine is {Sold-, by All Druggists: PREMIUM LIST _OF- FARM AND FIELD CROPS -OP— 1 • “ SECOND FALL FAIR * : -1. i, . . u 4.?. i.u*i dti . . ufi. - .. u .V :% ■ 1879 1 )) )LoP TBS— Southwest Georgia -.1 :f '■ ' ,t' set I I INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION ALBANY, GA.: km — $50.00 For the largest and moat profitably yield of * two bone form; Bpcdmeus of the different crop* to be zhlbUed at the Fall Fair, and verified reports of tho number of aerea planted In tho different pro duct*, and the yield; also manner or mode of culti vation, with kind of fertilizers used, and oxpoMQ uf production; and any information that win. bo of lateral to the former; a* to the general manage ment of tho form. Premium to bo avoided ot Spring Fair, 1880. Eeport to be handed fogyeret*- ry by let January, 1888. $25.00 For the large* and most profitable yield of o one hone farm, same requirements me above. Berigeccraldi*play of form product*-. — 8tt 00 of corn on ear. S 00 bushel of rye- t bushel of wheat. Beet bushel of field peas M Beat bushel of rough rice... Beat bmhel of ground [ Best bushel of chufos 1 i Beet display of grain and gnoses on the stem, ft ( Best display of home-made meat-.— 10 i Best gallon of home-made larcL 3 i Beet gallon of home-made syrup Ikst and heaviest fleece of wool—... ft 00 Best 10 pound<bomo-made eager, with proem of manufacture- i —J— 3 0b Beat 1 pounds leaf tobacco...— — 3 00 Best IS stalk* of sugar case 3 00 Beet bale of cotton, 450 pound* —. — 18 00 Second best bale.of.cotton, 490 pound* — 10 00 None but tbe producer allowed to contend for the above premium*. tfo prcmlum'will be awarded unless there isoom. petition and the article* are worthy of a premium. A rtklc* taking the premtems will be tbe property •>t tbe Association, and wtl^be disposed of aa direct- >d by the officers of the Association; excepting the beet reeul'e of the one and twodione farms, the^beet display of form products, and the bjet cotton and meats. L T. M. Carter, Secretary. E. WELCH, President, fobti- Xew Yotk Office, 164 Front Street. E. E. CHEATHAM, —WITH— H. FRASER GRANT, fieneral Commission Merchant, IM Bey Street. SAVANNAH. OA. Cotton* Bice & Naval Stores. Liberal edfences made en conelrameate. rutleuler ettontlon (teen tc effboelneek.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Albany news. (Albany, Ga.) 186?-1880, March 27, 1879, Image 1