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The Georgia Press Assoristlo. |
meets in Cartcrsviiie on next Wedne»- '
Jay week, the Mill iu-L The either - i
of that beautiful little eity, headed i
liy the members of the local prof, j
nrc making excellent preparation.', j
“BillArpristodelWer the a J Jres ;Ia ^' ln invcstiK ^ lllg t , lc fin;llvcill ,
of wdrtnie which will be responded . affairs T>fthe county. «nd other mzt-
Tltc Grand Jury Presentments.
On our first pago to day will Ik
found the General Presentments oi
the Grand Jury for the Spring Term
of Dougherty Superior Court.
This.is the first grand jury ergnn-
ized in Dougherty County und< r -.he
new Constitution of our Slate, ami
our people wlU feel much inteicst in
its action. t • * *
After Drumming- llin ««..(«
to hv Col. Joel C. Harris, the bril
iiant, warning flag of the Atlant:
r> ,, . , , - vwwm, luv wwu; vtuvcvus iv iiryu'
ComUtuhon An excitraion unde, j wndcsof ^commendation, which
the care of Col. B. W. \\ rinn * 1
ttrs gtTcn directly in charge hy the
Court, the bode proceeds tojircscnta
are
, , , n . j* I not <toly of importance to tho chlrras
spoken of, and we doubt not tin- of Doughcrt) . connlVi but 1( hc
meeting of the boys will be a giori- ^ hoIe statc 0 f Georgia. A rrmed
ou. one. The railroads get.crall, iia9tod for lhc p *,, cnt „ y , tc;n of
hare generously tendered eompli-1 cotr Uon tbt wattcr of wtld
mentary passes to all members of the land , ; and for the unjust railroad
AssociaUon, for this occasion. j d5lfrimInaUon , aga5nst ror .
A Wilke*barre special saya: *Ef-| tain Communities; also other matters
torts to rescue the men imprisoned ' touching 'the citizen at large are
iu the mines at No. 10 slope hare brought to the attention of the pub*
proved successful. At nine o’clock i Hr through this medium,
this morning tbe men were reached' In receiving these presentments,
»nd all taken out alive and well, but { bis Honor, Judge Wright, expressed
suffering much from exhaustion and j * doubt as to the appropriateness of
want of food. They were imprison- I entering matters political in their na-
ed ovet four days. Beliefs of labor- • tart ppsn the mlMitft books of the.
ers have beru constantly at work, J Com - !, but consented tb do so by add-
niglit and day. and finaliy'thesc sue- i Inga statement at the bottom to tht
reeded in making a channel through ; effect that shell matter Ivas not en-
a fifty Toot block of coal. * ‘ " ~
The imprisoned uicu had huilt a
fire nod Mi-taiued themselrcs on she
me.it of a mule which was caught
with them In the fall, A stream of
water ruuuiug through the mine
quenched their thirst. They were
found in good condition, having suf
fered very little from the confine
ment.
AUudtug to t%il, w. O. Toggle's c.'l
isclion of the i,2 ddo lor the State of
Golgi*, It mu the Coiled stales, the Al-
Isols Ci'n-mnllm comments as follows
upon Uw alniinisirstioa of Gov. Colquitt:
•■This is ihe second seasonable acquisl-
of uuexpecte I funds to relieve tbe
hjrJeos or isxslion that has hsppeat,:
duiing Gosemor Ceiquitl'sudminislrs’loo.
1: -tetut as if a fortunate genius has el-
Fccde.1 ansi uisiked his admiuistrstion:—
It will siuj as the most fortunate admins
isttaiion pecuniarily in the anuals of tbe
Susie's bi-.tory. Expenses have been cm
do»u. unexpected smouais have been oh
lalafd. ami the credit of the State has been
rs:sed until she is side to astonish the
country by successfully Heating a four per
cent. loan. Another beneficial result is
teted as the judgment, of the Court
Yet lie expressed u6 personal oppo
sition to the plans proposed. Among
lawyers a difference of opinion ex
ists as to whether, o'r not the Grand
fury transcended the bounds of its
authority in presenting these matters.
The Grand Jury thoroughly inves-
! tigated the practicability of purchas
ing lift’s bridge by the county for
ihe purpose of making the same a
free bridge, and the result of its la
bors in this direction are presented.
The bridge can be purchased for the
Mini of IJO.OOO. This price seems to
us fair, reasonable and just, and wo
are glad to note that the body so
strongly recommends the purchase.
It will require legislative enactment
and a vote of the people to carry out
the rerompnebdation of the Graud
Jury on the point, but as a friend of
■be movement we have no fear of the
rcsulf. Tiie people want a free
bridge; and they now have an op
portunity to procure It.
Another important step of this
Grand Jury was the appointment of
County Commissioners. We say im
portant because it revolutionizes the
t'lnslicfi from tbe Wires.
Bishop Ames, of Baltimore, is deed.
Chili has declared waff* against
Peru.
Princess Christiuua, cousin of tho
King of Spain, is dead.
Hayes has vetoed the army appro
priation bill, of course.
Capt. Boynton, the swimmer, has
reached New Orleans.
■ids comedian Is Ibnt the effort to get the .
JTJ.dOOoffretby n tax claim ef hAf a ystcni of managing our county mat
ters. While the law seems to require
ibis appointment, we are not fully
convinced that the system will prove
advantageous here. The Board,
however, ie composed of good mate,
rial; and wodoubt not Messrs. Mayo,
.tort and Bacon will do all in their
power to keep the county in its pres
ent prosperous financial condition.
million of dollars held against the Sta’e
by the UnitcJ Slate* government, which
was so effectively fought sad prevented
by the governor, has practically feu'.eu
the half a million, and thus eared to the
Stits this large amount.”
Mr Toombs and the Pistol
Topic
A Serious Act.
Gen. Toombs recently had a word
to say to the Atlanta Constitution re- i
porter about concealed weapons— | , V** th ° A PP r °-
xt« .... prlatlon BIH was passed by Congress
He commenced by wanting to know
"whst la the hell newspapers were
making such a fuss about tbe matter
fori" Said that a law to restrain
people from carrying concealed wea
pons will not protect human life; that
it would baxe the opposite effect; that
some “damn coward” will step Dp -| forel S» WgWaUon to ap-
aud shoot an unarmed mao ' fa. t^t
back; that he has a right to protect
himself when attacked; that the best
plan is for everyman to be prepared
to meet his assailant, for if a man
know* hi* antagonist is armed and
prepared to shoot too, he will be apt
to “come up smiling ;”bnt if he knows
bis enemy is nnarmed, he will take
advantage of the opportunity to kill
him, Ac.
The remarks of the General are
characterized by the coarseness and
vulgarity of expression and inconsis
tency of argument that usually mark
this would-be Solomon’s proverbs,
so-called. Has it occurred to the
General that cowards as well as brave
men will come under the operation
of the la w ? Does be consider that In
Georgia, at least, it is very seldom
tliat men have to defend themselves
from sadden and secret attacks from,
“damu cowards ?” Does be uot know
that the “damu coward” will be more
apt to shoot a man in the hack if he is
uruicd and able-to shoot too?/ Does
he uot know that happy hearts have
teen thade wretched, and cheerful
homes made desolate, by the conceal
ed weapon brought to light in a mo
ment of passionate auger, and used
with a fatal result that brought un
told misery in its train, all the result
of that concealed w eapon ? Does the
General not know that, on this ques
tion as he lias been on many others,
he is at variance w ith the best thought
and sentiment of Georgia and of the
whoie country ? He surely knows it,
and we doubt the sincerity a* we de
ride the logic of his argument- IVc
do uot think that the sudden tirade
against concealed weapons which the
Press ha* lately been waging was
■ailed for by tbe Alstcn-Cox murder,
but wldle it may have been ill-timed,
it was by no means unjust or too se
vere, General Toombs to the contrary
notwithstanding. J
On Thursday the Grand Jury of
Kirbmond county asked to have tbe
po.i list* of the recent election In that
co..my given them, in order that they
might indict snch voters as awore
faitdy, when challenged, with regard
to the payment of taxes. Judge
Huead promptly complied with the
request and the lists are now with the
til and Jury for inspection.
■tnd the President has vetoed it The
actsttrethese: The bill providing
for tie presence of troop* at tbe polls
■vis peered by being attached to an
appropriation bill, and was passed
■eveeal years ago. The method of
ropriatioji blits, while of doubtful
.woprlety, is one sanctioned by eft
repeated, usages, hence it was per
fectly lawful for the Honse to attrch
-he repealing clause to an appropi U-
tion bill. Again, assuming that the
raw sought to be repealed, was at the
inre of it* passage a just and desi.-a
ile one, the people have by their ac-
ion often repudiated it, and by thuir
representatives in Congress now de
mand its repeal. The b!lf for repeal,
is it stands, and especially in the
igbt of the circumstances under
which it originated and by which it
was passed, i9 a most decided and
msifive expression of the will of the
•eopio of the country that the
•idioua-legtelatien must and shall be
done away with. That the House
i>as the right to insist upon it’s legis-
-nrioji by withholding appropriations
suppoet off tho Government,
‘mat only estabfisiied by precedent
-Jsoaj tlme-tmmemorial, but is one of
ilic most vital principles of Kepubli-
< an government and one of the most
effective safeguards of tho people
^gainst tbe usurpation of power by
the Executive. In face of all tbit the
President has vetoed the bill; despite
tbe fiict that it was a bill to repeal a
law, and not to enaut one, and that
liis action is unprecedented; despite
ihe fact that the law was in itself ob-
i.oxions and nselcss; that the meth
od* adopted to repeal were legal and
sanctioned by precedent; but more
especially despite the fact that his
veto is In direct opposition to the will
' f the country, whose servant he is
end whose wishes he should respect.
Tbe veto is not Mr. Hayes’. It is.
Hist of tbe Rcpnbllcan party, and is a
bold and deliberate attempt to over
ride the popular will and place the
power ol the Executive superior to
the will'of the Congress. It is the
<’eatli-^rip of the Republican party
to save their unconstitutional hold on
tie power of the people, end it an at
tempt that threatens tbe ptaco and
hafety of the Republic.
Tbe Democracy are right. In their
present position they stand In their
jrst attitude before the people, as tbe
conservative* and defenders of the
people’* will and right. They have
out one duty to perform—stand firm,
d if the Government suffers from
We notice the above going the | Ivk of money, and bad results fol-
roueda of tho press et a notable item.; low, let tho blame fall where it justly
Why the law very plainly makes it) I qlongs: on tbe head of Mr. Hayes
tbe duty of Grand Juror* to examine and the shoulders of his party.
Two men died of hydrophobia in
New York last Saturday.
J. T. Bridewell was shot fatally by
T. M. Andrews at Vicksburg, Miss.
The town of Wadley, on the Cen
tral Road, was burned last Saturday.
Memorial day was observed with
nnusual Interest throughout the State*
Houston, Texas, was almost com
pletely drowned ont by the heavy
rains. j
Hon. Ell Shorter, of Eufaula, Ala.,
died on Tn&sday last, of Rright’s dis
ease.
Jordan Green ahot Ida brother-in-
law, TYm. Carey, at Elberton, S. C.,
on Tuesday.
Secretary Sherman declares the
bullion value of the trade doUar to
be 85 cent*.
Mr. Hayes warn* persona from un
lawfully taking possession of the In
dian Territory.
Gen. James P. Brownlow, late of
Tennessee, cavalry officer in the XJ. S.
army, I* dead.
E. Howard A Co., watch and clock
manufacturers of Boston, have failed.
Liabilities <160,000.
The attempt to assassinate Edwin
Booth in Chicago last week is under
going investigation. Gray, who fired
tbe pistol, plead guilty.
John E. Poindexter, who shot and
killed C. C. Curtis in Richmond sev
eral weeks ago, has been convicted of
voluntary manslaughter, and sentenc
ed to the penitentiary for a term of
two year*.
Rev. Dr. D. Gans, late paster of tbe
Third German Reformed Cbnrch of
Baltimore, together with his wife,
two sons and dangbter, have been
formally admitted to the Catholic
faith at St. Ingatios Church.
George Einsig, of York, Pa., con
victed on Friday last of murder In
the first degree, for killing bis wife,
committed suicide by cutting his
throat with a razor and then hanging
himself with a piece of rope and a
towel.
It is stated that the Pope will shorik
ly publish a document in writing to
all the European governments to
unite iu purging society of the evils
which at present beset it, and to join
in the endeavor to stamp out Social
ism.
The New Testament Committee of
the American Bible Revision Com
mittee, at its meeting Friday and
Saturday last, made a second revis
ion of the acts, and sent their final
suggestions on tbe gospels to the
British committee.
In the House oa the 26th Hooker
sent to the clerk’s desk and had read
a protest of the Inhabitant* of Wyan
dotte, Kansas, against colored immi
gration, and said that it was only
when the negro was at a safe distance
that the Republicans were his friends.
They never had any use for the ne
groes except to keep them, llkeaheep,
in shambles, and ran them to tho bal
lot-box in the interest of the Repub*
lican party. Haskell, of Kansas, de
nied that the people of that State
were hostile to tbe negroes, but said
they did not consider it wise to have
thousands of poor people cast upon
one point, destitute and homeless,
the list of voters, and if they fail to dc
*o they violate their obligations.—
Hence we have not thought it worth
1 bs cate of T&i. Cox. who killed Col.
t. A Alston, was called le Felton Bupe-
while to mention the feet that tht j - or Court oa Tuesday, and Is now pro*
Grand Jnry of Dougherty Co|
with this law.
og. At leet accounts six jurors had
obtained, ont ofjooe hundred aod
ibor
Georgia bss received the $72X00 due
her by ho United Bisks for money expend i The Georgia Baptist Convection held
ed la lb* Crtek sad Semlaole War* j a pleasant session lu Columbus last track.
Mo Meed to Fear.
Many Democrats seem to be much
alarmed at the cendidacy of Grant
for the Republican nomination next
year. A mere glance at the man, his
past record, hie reign for two terms,
and bis longing desire to be again
placed in the Presidential chair, we
consider a plentltnde ef assurance
tliat under no circumstances can he
ever again be elected to thatpoaition.
No matter how skillfully he Is man
aged by the bitter partlan leaders,
the people of these United States are
not yet prepared to place themselves
tinder the iron rale of a king, and es
pecially such a King as Grant would
prove to be. He longs to be a King,
has taken lessons in the East for many
months, and is richly inspired for the
task of assuming snch a role over this
people.
The American voters are not apt to
yield their suffrage at snch a time as
this. They long for peace, for an
overthrow of that party spirit which
has hardened them for so many
years. They long to carry this gov
ernment back to that position, to that
greatness, promised them by Its foun
ders.
Even Mr. Ilayes, with the darkness
of his getting-in hanging over his ev
ery official act, has given some relief.
He is not, strictly speaking, a milita
ry man, with a rule or rain Incline-
uation. And even he would bo a
more dangerous opponent to the
Democratic party, than he who longs
for a crown. If Grant Is nominated
party line* will be blotted out; end
tho fight will be the people against
the rule of a King.
Ao explosion of a can ol powdsr In the
store of W. E. Cannon A Co.. Mzoon, on
Huturdsy. blew out the front of the build-
lag. smashing glasses, aad damsged the
•tote to the extent of many thousand doU
Ur*. A fir* also resulted, bnttbls wee ex-
tlogulelied with a few backet* of water.
Persons living In the neighborhood were
tuocb stsrtled. No caeae lot the eaplo*
alod ie given, though the theory ie ed*
vaoeed. any* the Telegraph and Meeese*
per, thet, io aunt* way or oilier, rat* *et
fire to aome cotton yarn near by, which
communicated fire to tbe powder.
SsottLD at Bsoc.—Baiabndge Demo*
cret: Blocker, of Fort Gain**, eeyl la Uta
Early Conoty Mew*: “Durtag thfe week
this quu’lon aroee •• *1* a ball oa oeff
At er having been argued by tbe attorney*
on both eldee the court referred the <]*»
cistern to a jury.” Tbe ooutl should have
been ebotoa the epoL
A Sugar IKoflucry Its the
South.
Soinctlino'ngo we suggested fiat tt
sugar refinery would prove a pr till i-
blo investment ill the South, and c
pressed astpnislimcnt that some en
terprising party had not under! ik< n
tho task. We sec now by tho ."ac
soavUle(Fla.) Sun db Press, th;if one
Is to he established in that city, at n
■oeebof 4200)000, with capacity or’ I hi -
tytons per day. Tho enterrrUiip
proprietor wgs recently a citiatn of
St. Louis, and the machinery w i»
manufactured in that city.
The process by which tho sugar if
to be made is au entirely uew one.--
By it the syrup is formed in litre •-
quarters of an hour iuto tho fined
loaf sugar. Every particlo of tl c
saccharine matter is consumed, and
no molasses is made. Only one grai' i
of sugar 1* produced, that noted
above. There i* a very small quan
tity of clear, bright syrup rcsultir.*r
from the operation, and all of. tli n
that will be produced by tbe propo i-
ed refinery has already been contrac -
ed for. The best quality of sugar,
Mr. Moll says, can bo made fro.it
the Florida syrup, there being not.il
superior, except that made in Nica
ragua. The trouble, he ssys, hereto-
fore has been that it was not well
manufactured, so that when it reach
ed Mew York it commanded only i
small price.
Tbe sugar produced will be all
shipped to Paris, the price wl.ich it
commands there being much higher
than it would bring in the United
States.
Mr. Moll states that hc will enter
into a written contract with any pci-
son in Florida to take all the syru;:
he can produce for five years at I). ;
rate of forty cents a gallon. Such:,
proposition as this must result ii
greatly stimulating the production ■■•'
syrup in this State. Mr. Moll furtlv ■
says that if every acre of ground ii
Florida capable of producing cane
were to be derated to that purpose,
that tho proposed refinery would con
sume all the syrup made.
Georgia Blits iu tlie Mouse.
Mr. A. W. Reese, of tho Macon Tel
egraph, in his Washington letter fur
nishes a list of the bills introduced in
the House of Representatives ou 3Ion-
day last by tbe Georgia delegation—
thirty-two in alt Of these Sir. Fel
ton offered fourteen, Mr. Stephens
seven, Mr, Speer five, Mr. Cook two.
Mr. Nichols two, Mr. Smith one, and
Mr. Hammond one, as follows:
By Mr^fichols—For tho relief of
Robert Erwin and William Battcrs-
by, and for the right of way for the
Atlantic and Mexican Gulf C-inal
Company. By 31 r Smith—For the
relief of banks and bankers. Bv Sir.
Cook—In regard to the judicial af-
certainment of claims against the
General News
Tbe military spirit has revived in
North Carolina. ,
There are 200 convicts for Ufa in tbe
Mississippi penitentiary.
Tho Texas corn croj.s along the Bn*
zoa river are lu fine condition.
Nearly 500.000 bales of cotten will be
received lu Memphis this season.
Sixty' of Mrs. Moon’* convert' were bap
at flUMltHiaJblift. JCsrolas last
Charlotte N G. has received lu.first
watermellon. Its weight was twcoty
pounds.
The prnspeet of* com and' cotton crop
In centra! Mis*li«lppl it promising. The
planters are buiy and hopeful."
Three bills (or tbe eqoallzaton of boun
ties to ex-union soldier* have already
been Introduced lu tbe House.
Mr. Turner, of Kentucky, bss Intro
duced a bill In the Houso to regulate tbe
charges on tbe Pullman palace Car and
sleepiog-car companies,
Otey. a private barber of Rattegb, N. C.
Ims been appointed by tbe United fitstee
Senate as foreman of the Beasts barber
shops, with a salary of $900 a year.
Here Is the Macoa Central Georgia
Wickly’s ticket for l?8U; For Presides
Daniel W. Vortices, of Indiana; for Vice
President, John B. Gordon, of Georgia.
The colored Baptist are to organize _
soon possible a new university lu Atlanta
to be kuowu as the Atlanta Baptist Bern,
inary. Au application for ■ charter
soon to be made.
Trucking in the eastern part of North
Carolina is n growing Industry In a doub
le sense. Last week contracts vr re msde
for the delivcilpfr of 3.000 bushels
gieeu peas la northern mail ,■»*,
Tho Sparta Times and Flan; r ' says
that the frnit in that section wns not as
badly injured as was feared. It is now
thought there will be a pretty fair crop
although It was cut off corriberably.
Cuthberl Appeal . “Reports of dama
ges from the heavy rain section. The
injutyto tbe agricultural Interests of the
county is beyoud tbe estimate of any one,
‘ Some plantations were almost ruined.*’
In summing up Parole’s career of four
years on Ike turf, it is found that bo ap
peared ia 35 ruccs. of which be won 23.
was second in H third in 1, and unplaced
la 3, and that bis gross winning* foot up
$311,708.
Waller county, Texas, bss punished
John Greer, who n few months ago mar-
dcrej bis lather and uncle at Pattlson.
and who has Just been tried for the crime
by inflicting s sentence oT five years In
the penitentiary upon him. The people
ate very indignant.
Mile, do Macleff. daughter of a rich
Rnssinn. has been arrested in 8t. Peters
burg for a connect on with a Nihilist
conspiracy. She is but SO years of age.
and liea in chains in (be citadel of Kiaw.
wbero tbe - Countess Panin and tbe
daughter of Gen. Gerslfleid are confined
under a singular charge. The young la
dies gained ttwir revolutionary ideas
from frequenting lectures of (be Slate
University.
Paris dispatches report that M. de Bllg
nicrcs, tbe French member of tbe Khe
dive's cabinet, has been ordered to IS
main in Cairo. Rivers Wilson, tbe En
glish member, also bolds bis ground, and
the national party, consisting iff tbe Khe
dive's eunuchs, bis cousins and bis con
cubines and other influential members ol
The^eth!
MEMORIAL DAY IN ALBA VI.
Address of Capt. Jno- T. Hot tc;-.
The people of Albany paid the'r
annual tribute to tho “boys whr 'rote
the gray” on Saturday last. At ti e
hour of 6 p.m. tho stores and ctUr
business houses were rioted, tn:; tl,e
“ whole city repaired to the com; or'.
Soon tho Albany Guards, prcc:ct;c;l
By tho cornet band, and follow ; 1 by
a long procession of men, womc :i rn ;1
children entered tho gates.
Upon arrival at tho speaker’s stand
Col. C. B. Wooten, Rev. T. G. .-on<i,
Col. B. F. Browne and Capt. John V.
Hester, the orator of the dey, ascend
ed tho steps. A fervent prayer was
offered up by Bcv. 3Ir. Pond; f.ltc;-
which Col. B. F. Browne nro” and
introduced, in an appropriate add rose,
the orator of the day, Cant. Hester.—
The occasion was one of solemnity;
the crowd was perhaps larger then
any that ever assembled in this city
on a like occasion, and the day
government, and to admit monumcn- l !' e family—ate aI.gutted at (bis obstruc-
tal marble free of duty. By Mr. I lioi> ,,f ,lie bnlltant -national oollcy
Hammond (by request)—For the re- i wrbicb tbelr chief desires to Inaugurate.
ls?r. 0f ? f {' | Tbe t-upreme Court at Washington ba*
Felton—-Two hundred thousand dol- reverted tbe decision of Fectetory Scbutz,
jars for Improvement of Coosn river; delivered eight month's ago. on the sub-
relief of W. B. Farrar; ditto WilLt\r.i [ ject <■! tee Union Pacifiic railroad laud*
Hedgepeth; to compel nationalb.mk< i ft involves the title to 12.ii9o.ooO acres
to receive standard legal tender sil- The tccieimy decided tbat these laod-
t 1Mini « a8 g® 1 d : re-1 were lortelttd to the government, be
lief of N. Garrison; pensions to sold- esute they remained unsold after th*
iers and sailors of Mexican, Florid;
and Black Ilawk wars; for recoini';
ruad bed been completed three years
The supreme couit Bays differently, ano
of trade dollars; for relief of Balsa Ji 1 these lauds will be placed on tha market
A.Bridges; pension to Jacob Skrltc; 1 at once. In consequence of this decision
repeal of duty ou quinine; peusiot
to Reuben Fletcher; to prescribe .- -
form of oath far Congressmen; re’ief 10 ? * 1’ ‘V ,v * r “ d "°r in Lou
of L. P. Guager; allowing farmers tt ■
sell tobacco of tbelr own raising with
out special tax. Bv Mr. ~
The sign. “Blncksmlihing by Csrlne
'lio Blair.” is over a door in Lou
A Courier Jonroal reporter look
ed up and snvv Miss Curiuo at work
’’ ' Blie w * s a blonde, bar complexion be.
•tv. . .a- J q.j ing as lair as tbnt of any petted belle, and
To amend the United States coimi'o ttiu I.ive-ly lingo of pink and red which
OlellC l>aUK.*. H||re»|.f< fiVfftr liZ4P fvino savv• 1 itSfilr tint
laws; to repeal the tax on
and equalize taxation on all legal!,
chartered banking institutions in the
United States, whether State or Fed
eral ; to authorize importers to tts*
the metric weights and measures; t«>
authorize a new metric gold coin for
international uses, to be known a*
the “Stella;” to authorize the coinage
of the goloid metric dollar and other
coins; to authorise the mintage of
ingots of metrio gold alloy and goloid
alloy, and Us deposit in the Tieasui"
and issue of certificates therefor, and
for a public building at August;- . By
Mr. Speer—For the relief of J. A.
Billups; to apply proceeds of pub
lic lands to the education of the peo
ple, etc.; to provide improved breech
loading rifles for tho University r.*'
Georgia for drilling the students; to
exempt farmers from special tax fo>-
seliiag leaf tobacco, and to exempt
apple, pcacU and grape brandy from
taxation.
The Georgia Senators Rebuked.
Washington l«tt«r to Savannah New; 1
Another development was bad last Sat
urday. Senators Hill and Gordon learn
ed tbat a man named Sneed, of Georgia,
was on duty In tbe Senate in a twenty one
hundred dollar position. As neither ol'
tbe Senators bad recommended Suceds ap
pointment, they were considerably
at a loss to see exactly bow
things _were. They approach
spread ovar bar face and neck not only
setved to heighten her natural beamy,
but gave e» Jdeure o’ robust health. Sbe
was dressed in Turkish trousers and louse
blouse coat. Her sleeves were rolled up
to tba elbosr, exhibiting a beautifully
ruuuded and snowy while arm."
Ex-Pirsident Davis, having been In
vited to be present at tba Memorial ce'e-
,1 ration iu Coinmbits ou Saturday tbe
26tli. wrote to the Lsdles' Memorial As
social Inn expressing the deepest reziet a;
nut being able to be present. In conclu
sion be says: Allow tue through you P>
tender my grateful ackoov- lodgements to
'.lie ladies of the Association, sad pro
foundly to tlinnk them for having fnaug-
jretsd the beautiful, aad I trust useful,
custom of annually decotatlag tie f raves
“four Confederate soldiers. Had auy-
•liing been wanting, you Lave rightly
lupixised Ibis would beau inducement to
secure my attendance. Again tltsukiug
you. and doohly regretting my inability
to be present as Invited, I am. etc “
The census of 1880 will show hat
arc by fm the most numerous people
speaking one language on the face of the
globe. The pnpulr.tiou of tlie United
•State.- will then po.bably be considerably
more tli.iu filly millions, aud good au
thorities estimate that by the end of the
century there will be nearly one boo.
Jred million people within the present
limits of tlie Uaiou. Tbe taking of tbe
Olden Dial census will bo begnu about
the first of June, and an effort will be
tiiadn to complete it within a month. It
ed Mr. Burch on tbe subject, and " ill probably show the center of popula-
asked him upon what authority be had ''—— - ’ ”
given Sneed a position- ‘Un my own
authority” was tbe answer, laconically
tion to be near Indianapolis, in the State
>1 Indiuna. In 1801) this center was on
mcuieridan of Washington. It had got
I am Secretary of.tbo Senate, aod wnen I I ns far west as Pittsburg iu 1840. aod at
desire advice as to bow I shall ran my I Inst enumeration it was at Cincinnati
office I will call upon you. but uutil I do
I shall deem your offices In tbe butines*
set rely gratuitous.” Tbe Georgia Sena
te * were considerably set back, not too
strongly, ''there may be war upon Hr.
Burcb from them as well as other quar
ts!*, where tbe sky look threatening, lu
conversation last night, Mr Burch re
marked that J. Roddy Bneed, whose ap
pointment canssd so mseb troublo, was a
prominent Georgian, as much so a* don
ators Dill aud Gordon; tbat be bad been
collector of esatoms at Savannah during
tbs 1st* war, aod, moreover, was favor*
bly known as a prominent Sonlbero
journalist. Hswss. b* said, tba founder
ofibsBavaiiuab Republican, and should
he rstsinsd, despite all tbe opposition
that Ssestsr .Gordon aod Hill might
tasks. To sneb aa extent bee Mr. Bnrcb
lly 19(10 it will probebly reach tbe MU
isslppi river..
“From alt sections, especially beyond
the river.” says the Tbomasville Times.
* enme complaints done by tba heavy
flood. The couatjr bridge* sufirrad badlv.
These, huweverjsre being rapidly rebuilt.
The County Line bridge baa been let for
nee hundred and seventy>five dollars and
will be ready for use next week. Mr E.
O. Thompson will put In on tbe sew
bridge Monday and w.ll make It passable
by tbe last ol next week. We have not
been Informed as to tbe Jones bridge
Tbe oilier email bridges will bs replaced
as rapidly at possible. Tba county Com.,
niltsiooers are moving promptly and en
ergetically In tbe matter. Quite a quan
tity of stock. Including cattle, sheep sod
iiogt, were drowned along tbe Ocbnloch
permitted bis prejudices against tbe Geer. \ nee end and Its tiitmtarie*. Many farm*
gla Senators to carry him tbat be ba* al- : lying near these streams were overflowed,
lowed the old republican Incumbent in Tba water In tbe Ochnlocbne* Is said,
chargo of th* Senate folding-room to re- 1 by those who are famllllar with tho high
rnalu, declining to remove him with a water mark! made during the Harrison
view to preventing the promotion of the Irasbei, to bnvo been from two to four
first assistant In that room, who Is a frisod ' feet higher than It was io that memorable
of Senator Gordon's. Th* appointment deluge. Ou the Golf Road tbe damage
of Sneed cos only be accounted fnr on lots been unprecedentedly heavy. For
tbegroaad tbat he has twsn a prominent, eight days no through train was able to
Journalist, tnd having himself been it como from Savannah. Nino days have
been consumed In pulling a tra'n through
eg
promtetat journalist. Mr. Burcb may re
gard tbat expertises much weightier
tbaa.Seostorlsl prerogatives.
f
from here to Albany. Io tbe meantime
’ Tfcs^skss legislators adjourned
without making tho necessary ap
propriations, and au extrs session is
uoxt lu order.
travel, tbe malls, express matter and «*■
erylblo* else! have bean at •■stand Mill,
fm yesterday tbe trains resumad,ibgir teg*
ular schedules and will hereafter bu on
time Taken altogether the storm was ’.he
u.ott destructive experienced In this sec*
J cion for many years ”
each heart ami nerved each breast to
sticli high fortitude mid bravery and
bcrnisni ? It was not slavery. Slav
ery wns tbe incident, not the cause.
The ant-red rights securing equality
nnd liberty alike to all, embodied
and contained in the Constitution be
queathed us by our Revolutionary
fathers—
' Wl»o, n-isrfd »W»< their rge aod »im%
lu iLisugLts «Ld (l.ras that were aabliao
and from our earliest years we bad
been tn tight to regard os tbe great
Pellmliiurt of nil we held dear and
sacred, mid enjoined to preserve in
tact ut all linz inis and sacrifice, was
threatened to be trampled underfoot
by an unscrupulous mid lawless fac
tion. p. was made by slaveholders,
and the right :o hold slaves was sanc
tioned by it. Yet, notwithstanding
its siicrcdncss and the injunction of
our forefathers, the hydra-beaded in
satiable monster ot'fanaticism threat
ened the disruption of every fraternal
tie iu 1820, upon the application to
admit tlie territory of Missouri be
cause slavery existed there. To lull
the angry waves of passion and hate,
the South generously agreed that all
territory north of 36.30 should be
thereafter free territory. But in
184G-7, after tho Mexican war, by
which wc had acquired large tracts
of territory south of that Hue os se
curity front'the past and indemnity
was ono long to be remembered in fgi' tlie future, ere tho lightof lllami-
nations or the shouts of victory had
died away; w idle our war worn vet-
Fellow-citizans and Soldiers:
I was very much surprised when
Albany. The following is the
ADDRESS BT CAPT. J.N'O. T. IIESTES I
T -. , .. ... ... elans were returning irom jnexteo,
°{ “? Memo, :‘ a J same unhsilowed fanaticism de
manded that all the newly acquired
territory should be free, and that no
the invitation was extended me to | southern man with his slaves should
deliver the address on this occasion, he aliowod to cuter therein, although
Tire honor was too great to be cc::- j mainly purchased hy Southern blood
ferred on one so unworthy as ntvsclf. * ,in J valor, it dually culminated iu
While I feel profoundly grateful for ■ '* lt: formation of a sectional party and
the honor conferred, I feel consider- j { he olec.ioa o;' Abraham Lincoln in
able diffidence in appearing before j 18C0. If a l't.-lion could change or
this large assemblage after such an ■ abrogate otic part or portion, or take
appropriate address as was delivered away otic right secured by the Con-
from this very stand twelve months stitution, it could take away more,
ago; but whe’n I thought of the no- . and iu the end all rights guaranteed
ble, untiring efforts of ottr ladies, . by that compact. The South, being
wbo desire to perpetuate the deeds hi the minority, had no security in
and the memory of our noble dmd, tlie Cnion as consecrated by the blood
I had the courage to accept your in- of our fathers. Like the Patriarch of
citation aud appear as your repre-1 ohl wc read of in Holy Writ, the peo-
scutative. ' pic of the .South said to the people of
IVe have come to pay our annual'tb® non-slave holding States, we
tribute to the memory of the Con- ; cannot live peaceably in the Union
federate dead. You see around voi | longer; let us separate; there island
many graves, but these are the repre- enough for you and us; we with our
sentatives only of thousands tliat lie ' flocks, herds and slave will go in one
scattered over valley ami hilUid; ' direction, you in another. Let there
from Pennsylvania to the BioGrande. : be no strife between us. We want
Fourteen vears have passed away i 1,0 war; let us alone. Tho North said
since tho close of that internecine ; you shall uot go, neither shall you
war, in which fell (hose brave men
whose graves you have assembled to
decorate with flowers. Just here let
me say that if thcro be any Federal
soldiers buried in this cemetery, do
not neglect their graves; cover them
over with your choicest flowers; pay
the same tribute of respect to tlie
memory of thoso who wore the blue
as you pay the memory of those n ho
wore the gray.
Time's deep ocean, with its obliter
ating waves, has washed to some ex
tent the memory of the dark, deep
shades of the past; the dreary inarch ;
the camp, the bivouac; (he pangs ot
hunger; (hedeadly conflict; distn-c;
the sufferings aud privations for tour
long years arc now faded, and opI.-
seen, like glimmering shadows i.i
the distance; but to us who have ail
have and enjoy the rights secured by
the Constitution. When entreatyand
reason failed the South did secede,
and the North took up arms to co
erce her back. In tlie war thus com
menced, fighting for the rights guar
anteed them by tbe Constitution mad*
by our revolutionary fathers, the men
whose graves you now behold, and
whose memory you have assembled
to commemorate, tell. Hence, we
say that they fought not for slavery,
but for constitutional liberty. But
it has been said the cause for which
they fought was lost. True, these
mutt yielded their lives a* sacrifices
on the altar of their country, but the
cause did xot die. The Constitution
was saved, and to day tho friends of
liberty and the Constitution have a
majority in both houses of Congress.
vived the fall of these, our com ;.!:- : Ul ‘ : wlmt glorious association cius
ions in arms, when we look upon j ter around the memory of those noble
these graves, ntemorv recalls t!v- i men. ‘'They fought like lions, they
graves,
dread realities and dark picture
byi-gone days imprinted upon t;i
mind in bright and living colots.
The failure of our cause ha- iu
prived these noble men of tin ru
ments to the present hour. No sea".,
lured urn, no proud Egyptian p. ...
tnid, no splendid column of polls
marble lifts its head towards tin r
to tell to coming time where ter
lived, how they died, or for
they fought; hut iu tlie fervid
and deep affection of woman t
•iveaud wiil coutiuneto live tln«
countless years. If the cause
which they fought was lost,
men have won a treasure, dc; ■
mortal; and to angels—the love
endured like, martyrs, they bore the
j tattered flig of th* sovereign States
; thr ugh j»y itid through gloom,
tiii'ougii -timdiini- and through i-torm.
: with au heroic faith, a matchless p —
iiet.ie.it rpleudid lieioism that will
i live as long as the fame of Albert
i Sydney Jolm-on, ami the name of
’ Robert Lee! I nave not one heart-
throb tiia; doc- not do them honor.-—
: ’i'lierc i- m> net of homage I would
: not oste-’ra a high privilege to bestow
: upon there hem-head!
; If I could i oh uautre of the ricbeat
floral crown, she wears, I would lay
; Hie Ih.-h incur chaplet ou the grave.-
l of those who wore t'.ic gray. If I
•««•»!-•••» iu •ugvi—uio ime ;> ! .'ould weave a diadem of stars, 1
woman; purer than the purest ire..'- ! would crown tho martyred dead at
hi*; deeper than the ocean; etm. pc . Gettysburg. If reaching to the Sliad-
and more durable than the rod; ; pwy clouds I could catch a whisper-
rjbbed mountain! Never can we ft. ing wind and sooth its murmur to
S et the kind ministrations of the A t music sweet, I would miugle with
aughters of the South during ;n , the ‘ad echoes of Chauccllorsville a
darkest days of the war, in hospitals. , miseeue that would thrill its way to
in wavside refectories, at home a.id i Jackson’s soul in Heaven. If I could
iu eve’ry place where a graceful rot. a ! *»eep the harp strings of my jarring
kind word, a smile, a tear could be ! j* e - a,,d "ith master hand tune its
given, they gave cheerfully and with I discord to divinest melody, I would
lavish baud. In the language diantareruph's requiem over the in-
Presidcnt Davis, the purest state-man. i numerable, ttudistiuguishable host of
the noblest patriot and most consist- 1 Southern dead!” Then,
ent man this country ever produced, i
they verified the fidel.tv of their sex j
when they were last at "the cross ana '
first at the sepulchre 1 I
*Sol wiih traitorous 1c!a* her Saviour atung,
Not the detiittl Mm with unholv tongue;
•Slje, whan Apostiea shrank, could dancers brave-* i
Last at tbe croas and earliest at the grave.”
Far back in the dim twilight of the
past, the aucients cherished the hero-!
ism of their countrymen iu martial
&tw Jldvetjistmtttfs.
Southwest Georgia, i
Something for the Considers*
tion of Business Men!
To Business Men Everywhere, ^ j
The Spring Fair of the 8.
W. Ga. Industrial Associa
tion will be held at Albany i
on the22dand23dinst. The
attendance will be larjje, and
will be composed of citizens
from every county in South
west Georgia.
The Albany News will
issue an extra edition on the
22d, large enough to afford .a
copy gratuitously to every
man, woman and child who
comes to the city, and thus
present an opportunity tc yon
to put in a bid for the trade of
Southwest Georgia.
Tho regular circulation of th*
Mews is large and increasing, it Ire-
tag tbe official journal for Dougher
ty, Worth, Calhoun and pert of Ba
ker counties, and now in the thirty*
seventh year of its existence.
Your card is solicited. Please rsnd
us your order as early as possible.
Very resoectfullv,
WESTON, EVANS A WARREN,
Publish ts.
Cows Wanted.
I Will. *«r TBE CASH for M* o» two ooT
good round natiT* Milch Cows ikrnt VUb* war.
rantal to Are from two to four calks* of *•** rick
FRANK A. T AXXQfS.
1
ONE HUNDRED
os"®*'. Ssswsstocritssw.nan,
J. OwUtV* and examine these Machine* before v**
boy. J. O. BIEt-HPBi
Tldt
NOTICE!
Jq-OTICE it hereby «t«* that eppUctUo* «M he
mode to the edjournrd unset tbe ..1" —
hty of the Bute ef Qesigk, to Jwty atxq'sie U* ~ [ '
Z» Of SO Act, sMhsririst Ike censtj of ZMcqjb.
erty to la»e hoods to the auewat ef-lta^OO, sad So
lerystoxforthe pojment of.the mm\ foe th*
rerpese *1 oofoMIOUe » Free Bridge., srss Flta» _
BIrrr.lt A!b»j, Go.
Gina sudor mj hand sad oosl, tab Mar t, l*» t
I B. A.COLLIE0,OMI«*rrB.&
Valuable Properly for Sale.
I»Y sir** of* deem from th*«s*ortor flnrt eC
r» raid coontu, Wr -III txpmt for Ml* before th* =
Vcott U own deer ot dlheax, on th* Out Ttuodsp to
“‘““Two City Lots,
Her. 4* eadS1.es Brood otreot, in osM dir. beuk
In* ICS fo> t on Hired rod 210 on Joctoo*. '
That portion ef iheae to:* corm-d hr tbs LiTorr
TO OFFICERS OF
SUrping the years of tbelr manhood away,
ears they had mar kid for the j.»y* of the a rave,
ears they must %Fa*te ia the m mlderlng grave,
•ver them over, yes«over them over*
f rent, husti.ti.d. biother and lover,
luarts P ise dead heroea of oun.
r wish teaulilul flowers.
Fair Associations.
rjIHEBE will U » m«eUc,. b, i
hs*7, «• 3(oy tad. th# Orot dry of o*r ftprlsg Frir
to oitoage for Unit of holdloj th* Fall Polio |a
South Georgia and Alabama, m as to fom
ocircuit forStcdt ud Exhibit,to puaCnueaete
the other. Alt AuocUtteiu latenoted ore teqaootad
to bore tbelr effi-.m or itpreorutatlroo isuiwh
U E.- WELCH,
Praia.at S. W. Go. Industrial j
'*******———axisviivhisfot ’*
Ha mbcrg Edgings.—Latest lot of
Hamburg EJgmgs r.ti'l lnsertings
,, , . - , over received in Albany. Just re-
5,___ later veaw^the Greeks j ceiveil l»y Welch A iiucon. Prices
and Romans immortalized thei. , lowcr
deeds iu sculpture and in painting; i them,
but superior to all this is the mod.'
adopted by our mothers, our wives,
our sinters and our children, in tlie
imitation of the great God of Nature!
Night is poetically called the grave
of day, ns Ihe grave is the night of
life. Hence, when the sun goes
down, a cloud of daikue.-s covers the
earth as the grave covers Ihe body.
As tho shades of evening begin t<
ihickeu in blackness o’er land a u'
sea, tho Almighty sends forth Ills
angels each night to bestrew you
broad expanse with the brilliant,
glittering stars; so tho angels o'
earth come each year to bestrew ihe
graves of our fallen braves with the
fems and stars of the floral queen.
If pure love and unceasing devotion
jive the worshiper a claim to future
>!iss, the love and devotion for those
brave men who fell in liberty’s enuse
should win the applause of mottals
and the smiles of Heaven!
For If there be on thle eerthly sphere,
A boon—«n offering Hseven hokU deer,
Tto tbe iMt libation liberty draw*
From tbe heart that bleed* and brccka In her cauee.”
It is said, however, that wo fought
not for liberty, but for slavery. This
it the language of ourformer enemies:
it is the reckless assertion of passicn
and prejudice. That it is false will
be proven by the faithful pen of tiie
future historian.
Who is there of the survivors, or
was there of the faitbftil Confederate
army, which stood a living will of
fire around Richmond and hurled
lower tliau ever known. Call aud sec
Lb: of Lute.-;
Remaining in the Post-office at Al
bany, Ga., April 3J, 1879.
Ash, Thos Johnston, David
lit own. Wm James, Elbert
Boll, 3Inry Jones, Ann
Butler, Ellis, 2 Keaton, Elizabeth
Blackslicar, K Lester, Claracy
tnttrell, J 31 Lauslt, Lewis
Moyer, Henry 3lills, li-n
Cain, J 11 McCarty, Willie
Chisholm, Joe Merrctt, M
)avi>, Hattie Patterson, Thos
iollin, Betsey Peck Fanny
Iiidson, l.ilhi Stephens, Mary
Jackson, Abner Winn, Meiisa
If the above arc not called for in
-■>9 days they will bo sent to Dead
Letter Office.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please snv “Advertised.”
C. W. ARNOLD, P. M.
Come and see our largo stock- of
tiuo shoes and straw hats.
Wei.cn A Bacon.
3Iacon Presbytery adjourned- on
Suudny night last, after completing
its labors, to meet in Fort. Valley in .
October next. Tho body was called
to order by Rev. T. U. Englisl|, form- .
er 3Ioderator, when Rev. J. R. Mein- j
tosh, of Columbus, was elected Mod- !
orator. Rev. J. if. Nall, of Colum
bus, and lion. Clifford Anderson,of
Maion. were e'ho-e« delegates to tho
Federal gunboats on the James; drove
b&ck tho foroes of the braggart Pupa
at Second Manassas; stood iiudb-
mayed on the blood-stained plains of
8harpsburg; fought hcroicnllv at
Frcderickibu
nrg, Cliancrilorsville and
Gettysburg; displaying feats of vnlor
and heroism nnparallslcd in tho his
tory of war, that would fora tn-'imeui
have faced the dreadful, hurling mis
sies cf death for slavery per zb, nr t o •
every slave in tbe Conrcflcrnrv? Tim
noble, high-toned men or tho S-mtl
were controlled by no such iotv, bn.-c.
sordid passion; it wns a nobler, |>
er, higher motivu which prompt;:,
,thp men of the Confederate army ;i
endure' and to suffer, aud to fm-i
danger in hospitala and on the batth-
field. What,then,was the motive;
What tha impulse which
next General Assembly to meet in
Lotiisvillo, Ky., uoxt mouth. Before
the adjournment Mr. Geo. T, Chan
dler, of Americas, a licentiate of tbe
Presbytery, was ordutued asau.evau-
gcU-t. Uav. Mr. Nall placed before
nie body a call from a church iu Mew
Oi leati-, whirJi, from some informal- .
ilv, was rciurnvd for correction.' Tlio
t torm prcatlin; throughout thei
N*t cat tlie tittu delegates should 1
rount to lliis meeting, caused a small
: m-nthnua-, yet all uie business was
Iran-lined haniioiiiomJy and satis-
t iclordy.—Cnthbirt Appeal.
Two u Je, ccluicu lu Macon on
Monday, One mnu named Elsi-cr, »b> t
oiuiocir, and .nioUit-r uaiucL UruckcU took
fired au over dure of morphine,
folio.,
too TO AlbosT doll!- —
Antro - ~ *«»*»
tsaos o» blaksct oxTsman.
Lmo* Alkono Moodojo. IWdUO Itn> _
Core sod Vrt'OTo 1 SZSpfo
Antro tt urllnston Unndooo, Tu-odayo
TbUioSoy, mud Frldon.-
Fine cat chswiux tobaoco.
Gilbert’s for it.
Go'