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THE ALBANY NEWS
WESTOS, EVANS * WARREN.
A I RANV. GEORGIA, .... JULY 24, 1«79
It looks very much like • wild land
ti. fa. U a ilnproiH thin" to handle.
A great Inmlile in wheat lias taken
place. It Tell fourteen rents per bush
el !»-t week in Chicago.
The ollieiala of every southern city
should aee to it that sanitary regula
tions are attended to and kept in
force.
James Standing, a Mormon preach
er, was shot and killed by a mob of
ten men in Catoosa county last Mon
day.
A meeting of the Itonapartlsts in
Puri* on Saturday, Prince Jerome
Xapoleon was declared tho head of
the party in France.
A ftiriou* storm swept over the
coast of Massachusetts last Wednes
day. doing much damage and causing
many live* to be lost.
Parole is to run in October for a
purse of #90,(100. That a big thing
for leas than a thousand pounds of
horse flesh to take in.
The legacy to Jeff. Davis is to be
contested. A brother of the deceased
Mrs. Dorsey has turned up in Brook
lyn, and claims the money.
Cox, the mulatto murderer of Mrs.
Hull, in New,York, some several
weeks ago. has been tried and found
guilty by the jnry. He is to be hung
oil the 29th of August.
When a drunken man appears on
the streets of Macon now there is
widespread consternation, and every
man -eek* a hiding place. They think
its Hibson on the war-path again.
The poor stricken city has lost
friends. The Louisville Post and
Xewaaays: "Let Memphis sink or
••hunt, or he blown up—utter annihi
lation would he everybody's gain.”
The Secretary of War sent to Mem
phis on the 21st insL, fifteen hundred
tents and twenty day* rations for ten
ttinn-and people. We believe Wash
ington City is the first to organize a
relief committee.
Secretary Evarts thinks the Repub
lican party ought to he able to carry
three or four Southern States. Mr.
Evarts may think the party “ought to
l«e able,” etc.; but the Republicans
won't do it.
Some of the Comptroller's friends
should present him with an aotograpb
album containing the signaturea of
the wild land committee. It might
be of some comfort to him to have
them at hand to look upon.
The Wild I.nnd Troubles.
To Col. Nelson Tift, of this city,
more than to any other one man, are
the people of Georgia indebted for
the lavicg open of the dark transac
tion* in the Wild I .mil office. With
•i zeal characteristic of the man, lie
urged an investigation months ago.
and repeatedly presented fact* for
the consideration of the people and
their legislators.
Hi* Irenehent pen and persistent
efforts resulted In the appointment of
a committee from the legislature, an
investigation, anil a limited exposi
tion of the frauds practiced. And
still later developmenta make plain
the truth that his eyes were open
when he preferred the charges. Tho
whole people of Georgia now sec
what Col. Tift saw months ago; that
a great fraud has been perpetrated.
The report of the Investigating
Committee to the legislature on this
subject was as complete in its exposi
tion of the misdemeanors as circum
stances would then admit, but the at
tempt to bribe members ot the com
mittee subsequently, and secure a sup
plementary report, exhonorating tho
Comptroller-General, was adddltfon-
al evidence that certain parties con
nected with the matter were capable
of still darker deeds, anil an investi
gation is now in order under articles
of Impeachment against the Comp
troller-General for high rritnes anil
misdemeanors.
The facts of the case are briefly as
follows: Subsequent to the report of
the Committee Hinton P. Wright, a
warm friend of Comptroller Gold
smith, approached Hon. P. D. Davis,
of Baker, a member of the committee,
and requested him to sign a paper
favorable to Goldsmith, offering for
his signature $250 and a suit of
clothes. The offer was indignantly
rrfused hv Mr. Davis, and reported
by him to the committee, lion.
Lewis Strickland, another member,
was offered by the same parly $100
for his signature, which was refused.
The whole matter was then reported
to the Legislature, and the latest ar-
tiou of that body may be seen by ref
erence to the proceedings of the Leg
islature, published elsewhere in our
columns.
This transaction makes a dark page
in the history of Georgia, and we re
gret that it should have occurred.—
The people had hoped that their
state was purged of corruption in
high places by the overthrow of rad
icalism, but it seems that there is
more cleansing of this sort to be ac
complished ; and Georgiaus take
pride in the belief that they have a
legislative body that will not be re
luctant to a vigilant and close appli
ance of the pruning knife. Let the
investigation go on if it shakes the
fonndation of the State House.
Judge Hillyer refused the motion
for a new trial in the case of Samnel
Hill, of Atlanta, recently convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life for the muder of Simmons. The
case goes up to the Sopreme Court.
LaGrauge Reporter: Jerome Bo
naparte of Baltimore, is spoken of as
a probable candidate for the very va
gue position of the head of the Im
perial interests in France. If his du
ties to the Independent party in Geor
gia would not interfere, we should
like to see Colonel Marcellus Thorn
ton in the place.
Rutherford Hayes and bis adminis
tration have decided that none of the
appropriations made for rebel rivers
aud harbors shall be used. It is al
leged that the condition of the treas
ury will not allow it, yet at the first
of this month the treasurer had over
two hundred and fifty millions dol
lars on hand. Xo comments are
needed.
Dr. Dndley D. Sanders, at present
acting President of the Board of
Health of Memphis, reports the fever
not so malignant as that of last year.
Thanks on High for that! Poor
Memphis! The heart of the whole
country throbs with pity and sym
pathy for you, and prayers, deep,
earnest, soul-felt prayers ascend that
the epidemic may be tempered and
destroyed.
The argument of the motion for a
uew trial in the case of the State vs.
John Jones as principal, and John T.
Grant and Charles A. Xutting as se
curities, goes over until the next term
of the court which begins on the Mon
day after the fourth Monday in Sep
tember. Judge Hillyer granted a
tupmetleas suspending the issuance
of the execution on the verdict of
192,000 heretofore rendered against
the defendants until the motion for a
new trial can be argued.
Memphis should not fail to call on
the country for assistance when she
needs it. The whole people will re
spond. \Ye are not one who believes
this is the "wicked age” of the world.
Charity lias a throne in every man’s
heart when calls from the fever dis
trict are made. Some may not be
able to give much; but the littles
that are sent forward form the moun
tain heap.
Jlayes, the usurper, has forgotten
the things he said in 1877 about con
ducting the “government for the
whole people.” We say forgotten—
hut it is not that He knew he was
wilfully and deliberately lying when
he framed those-words. He grows
brave now, and with his usual amia
bility ('!) says that, in regard to us-
sibling the Radical machine, “he does
not propose to permit any sentiment
ality to stand in the way of aiding It
a* far as bis official position will ad
mit.” What does this mean ? That
he will use the whole government to
•lefeat the Democratic party ? Rut by
Hayes can do as be please about it—
Ills “boom,” Grant’s “boom,” the
Radical "boom” in general can’t beep
the Democracy from the Presidential
office another term. "Vengeance is
pine.”
What the Extra Session Did.
The following arc the hills of auy
importance passed by Congress at
the recent session which have become
Iaw9: Making appropriation for
legislative, executive and judicial ex
penses ; for the support of the army;
for the judicial expenses of the Gov
ernment; to provide for the exchange
of subsidiary coins for lawful money,
and to make such coins a legal tender
in all sums not exceeding $10; mak
ing appropriation for the const ruc
tion of the jetties at the month of the
Mississippi; to amend sections 1,417
1,418,1,419,1,420 and 1,624 of the re
vised Statutes of the United States
relating to the nary; to provide for
the appointment of a “Mississippi
River Commission” for the improve
ment of said river from the head of
the passes near its month to its head
waters, making additional appropri
ation! for the service of the Post office
Department, to authorize the Secre
tary of the Treasury to negotiate for
the purchase of at private sale, or if
necessary procure by condemnation,
a site for a post-office, in the city of
Baltimore, Md.; to pnt salts of qui-
uiue and sulphate of qninine ou the
freelist; to allow John Merryman
and Frank Brown, of Maryland, to
import and land cattle for breeding
purposes.
True, what the Columbus Enquirer-
Sun says: “Our present Legislature
is a body composed of men who can
neither ba bullied nor bribed. They
have already shown neither fear nor
favor. The disposition is to spare
none who have been guilty of crimi
nality or want of sense. Committees
mean to probe from the top to the
bottom, and If there be anything rot-
teu, the people will know it.
The whitewash brush has been
thrown away and the tar bucket sub
stituted. It is time for those who
have become rich on small salaries in
a few years to tremble. If there be
any wrong doing let it be known,
and Georgia Democracy will show
the whole country bow the evil doers
of its own party will be punished.—
The people want the truth of the ug
ly rumors that are afloat, and demand
tiie truth of their representatives, no
matter whom it may hurt. A mis
take whict has inured to an officer’s
pecuniary advantage and against that
of the State is as grievous as a wilful
fault. 1st the exposures nunc, if
there be any, concerning high or low.
Being a Democrat givei no one ii-
ceuse to rob the Bute or fill his pock-
eta, and If any have even connived or
winked at wrong-doing, they should
be disgraced end punished as though
they were the mcaueit Radicals. Let
rigid investigatiou be applied to every
department, that old Georgia may
not be dishonored even by a whis
per.”
The Americus Recorder thus speaks
of an interview with Judge Wright:
"Judge Wright was on board on his
way from Macon, Where he tried the
Gibson case. Judge Wright says he
was not at all surprised at the ver
dict of acquittal. Defendant had
friends who had beet, untiring in
their efforts to save his life, and they
•neceaded.”
State Xcns
Mr. Anderson IV. Reese has charge
of the Georgia Xews column of the
Macon Telegraph.
Mrs. llragg. widow; of Gen. Brax
ton Bragg, is spending Ihe summer
at Tallulah Fall-.
Mr. Marx Franklin, a young Ger
man, coinmilteil suicide at Atlanta
one day last week.
We gladly welcome the Sparta Isli-
maclitc to our exchange list, and
greet it as a sparkling and well edi
ted sheet.
A destructive lire occurred in
Brunsw ick on Sunday night last, de
stroying Ihe Davidson house nml six
building- adjacent.
Willingham, of the (.'artcrsville
Free I’ress, gives Mr. M. K. Thornton
the grand goose on that Independent
movement in Atlanta.
Judge Jere Black, of I’euiisylvnnia,
thinks it will he Tihlcn. When he
-aid Ihe “waters of truth will surely
rise." he Itelicved it. and he believes
it -till.
The Allauta Dispatch intimates that
four dollars per diem don't allow the
average legi-tator to put on milch
style, except at a modest private
hoarding house.
The Oglethorpe Echo says Hint
Gen. Toombs was so inuchaflcctcd by
a sermon from Bishop l’ierce. last
week in Washington, that tho tears
were seen to flow down his cheeks.
The number of failures in Georgia
for Ihe past six months were forty-
nine: liabilities $289,800, against
eighty-eight failures for the same pe
riod of 1878. with $1,523,062 liabili
ties.
In the language of liic Atlanta Con
stitution. the Georgia dog is the freest
animal on the globe. lie eats fat
million, pays no taxes, and gets more
legislative eulogies than all the rest
of God's creatures.
It is so hot in Atlanta that the Pho
nograph repeals just nlint all tlic
people are saving: “Wish somebody
would stop up the hole where all the
hot weather comes from, or shoot a
couple of North poles down this wav.’’
The argument of the motion for a
new trial in the ease of the State vs.
John Jones, late treasurer, as princi
pal, and John T. Grant and Chas. A.
Xutting, as securities, lias been de
ferred until next term of court, which
begins in the latter part of Septem
ber.
The Washington Gazette -ays; In
the matter of raising oats, Mr. W. II.
Chase can show Ihe best record we
have yet seen. He planted sixty acres,
and calculated on raising one thous
and bushels. But lie wasmo-t agree-,
ably surprised by garnering two
thousand bushels.
While Mr. Jas. F. Simmons, of Tal
bot county, not long since, was swim
ming across Flint river he was at
tacked by a large gar fish. His thigh
was terribly lacerated by the finny
monster. The fish wns thrown out
of the water several times by Mr. S.
but he would come hack at him with
more ferocity than ever.
A good county fair, among all its
other merits, is an evidence of thrift
on the part of the farmers of the
county. A poor farmer cares noth
ing about a fair. lie has nothing to
exhibit, and lie dislikes to attend, for
lie is reminded by the superior pro
ducts which Ids neighbors display,
what failures lie and his farm arc.—
C’uthhort Appeal.
True grit. The Eastman Times says:
“A voting couple were married in
this county about three weeks ago ;
and we are informed have not lost a
day from plowing since—the liride
going round for round with her hus
band. We learn she is an excellent
young lady, and we hope ere long
that fortune may so smile upon the
young couple as to relieve the young
wife from this extremity.
If each member of the Legislature
was limited to one hundred and for
ty four speeches during the session,
some of tlic House would not have
many more chances this session, and,
strange to say, the speech-makers
generally close with this sad obitua
ry to their opponents, “I am for the
dear people, and they want and must
have retrenchment and reform.”—
Griffin Xews.
We have always heard it said that
a snake could not bite while under
water, hut it seems from the follow
ing from the Dublin Gazette that such
is not the ease: “A negro boy, 12
years of age, living on Judge Wolfo’s
plantation, a few miles from town,
while in bathing last Saturday felt
something bite his toot, and on reach
ing down felt a large moccasin. He
was taken home and remained death
ly sick until Monday morning, when
be died.
We have never expressed a pref
erence for any man for Governor;
but in the nRme of fair play we pro
test against the flings which arc being
made at Governor Colquitt for his
zeal in religions affairs. The Gover
nor is a conscientious Christian, an
upright and honorable man—the peer
in this respect of any man in Georgia
—and should not be the subject of
ribaldry or jest for simply carrying
out his professed convictions, honest
as everybody knows them to lie. Stop
It.—Ilenry County Weekly.
Mr. II. II. Gordon, a son of Sena
tor Gordon, made the fourth of July
speech at Ty Ty in Worth county, Ga.
Evidently "a revolution is pending in
Worth county. A few more troops,
Col. Hayes.—LaGrangc Re.porlcr.
The Augusta Chronicle and G'niisti-
tutibnalUt says: “Our editorial cor
respondent from Atlanta, Mr. If. G.
Wright, details some interesting spec
ulations concerning Mr. Stephensnad
the gubernatorial nomination. The
opinion of the writer of this para
graph is Hint no inducement likely to
<»cur could be offered Mr. Stephens
to inske the exchange of representing
a portion of the State at Ivathiiigfon
ami the whole coiiimouwealHi at At
lanta. We confidently expect Mr. S.
to announce himself as not a candi
date for Governor."
THE SAFFRON PLAGUE!
The Sweep of Death in Memphis.
AN IMMENSE INCREASE IN THE **!<• K
1.I*T—TIIK PEOPLE LEAVING BY
Till>EHANl>H—TIIE HEM-
NESS PimsPK.rTs
PKSTROYK.P.
From the Wiriw]
Memphis, July 19.—Three new eas
es of yellow fever were reported I >
the hoard ot health this morning—
Louisa T. nnd Viola Godsey, two sis
ters residing at 48 Bradford street,
and Tom Kernoii, passenger agent of
Ihe Memphis aud Charleston railroad.
These voting ladies were in attend
ance for three days on Mrs. Tobin,
who died of the fever n few days
since, and their illness is attributed
to tho infection of the Tobin dwel
lings. These eases fully upset tin:
sporadic theory of the physicians.—
Indeed, a majority o( those who ye!
remain fully realize Hie fact tiint
there is yellow fever in Memphis ami
it is gradually spreading all over the
city. All Hie physicians agree on one
point, and that is in urging all who
ran to leave tlic- city ns quickly us
possible.
The effect, on business has been
marked. Xearly every wholesale
house of prominence lias made ar
rangements and is busily engaged in
shipping storks to other eities. A
run through the wholesale grocers of
the city reveals the startling itiforinn-
tion Hint there is not provisions suf
ficient in the entire city to last two
weeks. By Monday every wealth-
matt will have left the city’, nml thcii
will come the crisis. Tlic poor peo
ple must he fed, and the question
naturally arises, who will feed them.
Upon the first outbreak of the fever
the merchants began reducing their
storks until the situation is as stated.
It is the desjre of the officials that all
should leave tho city, but there are
thousands of people here who cannot
go unless furnished transportation,
and even then would have to he fed
after having been driven from home.
This is no imaginary picture, but tlic
plain unvarnished truth as stated by
A. D. Langstalf, President of the
Howard Association, who has taken
Ihe trouble to thoroughly investigate
the situation. The cessation ot all
business throws fully 10,000 people
upon the charity of the world, and
the future to them is indeed anything
hut cheering. Even were all "to go
into camp, as it is proposed, they
would still have to be furnished with
the necessaries of life.
The stubborn facts are staring tlic
people in the face, and what the inti
mate result will be depends in a great
measure on the wisdom and sound
policy of a few citizens who will be
left to battle with the disease and the
demands of the pauper multitude.
To-night another genuine stampede
of citizens is iu progress. The rush
for railroad tickets this afternoon re
calls the scene of Thursday week,
when 5,000 people left the city. The
Hotial Board of lleallb. All baggage
will be disinfected. The rules as ap
plied to passengers, freight and bag
gage, will he rigidly enforced. The
city authorities find it difficult to se
lect a site for the establishment of a
camp, owing to tlic fear of the citi
zens living in (lie adjacent towns that
persons removed from Memphis will
bring Hie fever in their midst. The
cotton exchange remains open, Imtall
business is suspended. No reports
will he sent in the future, unti' busi
ness revives. A requisition lin - been
made for one hundred tents, which
will be furnished soon. It is antici
pated 400 people will by this means
be removed from the city. The Louis
ville and Nashville railroad to-day
reTused half rates to the city author
ities to points beyond McKenzie.
IN OI-BI.IKA, A I. A#
Opelika, July 22.—Three parties
at. < tpelika from Memphis arc report-
c(l to have yellow fever. One died
this afternoon. A physician former
ly of Louisiana pronounces it yellow
fever. Montgomery lias quarantined
against Opelika tins evening.
GEORGIA "LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Condensed.
lath I>ny, July 19th.
TIIE SENATE.
Atlanta, Ga., July 19.—No session
tif Hie House to-day, in honor Col.
Alston and Rev. S. V. Jamison, de
ceased members.
Ill Hie Senate the bill to fix Hie re
sponsibility of warehousemen was
lost ou second reading. Several hills
passed second reading.
A discussion was had on the hill to
reduce Hie fees of Ordinaries anil Sur
veyors in applications tor homestead.
Messrs. Fain, Boyd, Holcombe, Uol-
ton, and Russell favored tho bill.—
Messrs. Bower, Brvan, and Du Bose
opposed it. Tlic bill passed. Yens
23; nays 11.
The Seuate then adjourned.
There are no new ilevclopments in
the bribery matter.
10fh Day, July 21st.
THE SENATE.
Mr. Lester—A bill to preveut cru
elty to children. Referred to judici
ary committee.
The resolution authorizingthc Gov
ernor to offer a reward of $1,000 for
wild land forgers was taken up, and
its passage urged. Tho resolution
was adopted.
BILLS READ THIJtD TIME,
A bill to amend section 3054 of the
Code defining who are competent
witnesses. The bill as amended by
the Judiciary Committee was passed.
Ayes 33; nays 0.
A bill to provide for the avoidance
of contracts made on future values
was made the special order for to
morrow at 11 o’clock anil 100 copies
ordered printed.
A bill to provide for the oempen
sation of jurors in Justice Courts was
passed.
A bill to carry into effect the Con-
. - stitution relative to the selection of
desire of ail who can go is to go at jurors Passed
once anil there will be a jam on ail; a bill to define lobbying and pro-
the trains leaving to-night. The of- vide a punishment for the same. A
fleers of the Hebrew hospital associa-1 substitute was adopted making the
tionto-dav funnelled one hundred punishment from one to three years
Jewish families with the necessary {„ the penitontiarv. The bill was
tunds to obtain means of transport:!-. made a special order for Monday
Cion to distant cities. The citv au-' | 1CX |
thorities are also sending all widows | A number of bills were read the
and children out of the city. 'second time
The Howard Association are all
ready for active work, but do not
consider the situation sufficiently
alarming to begin operations.
Memphis, July 21.—Throughout the
last two days a steady stream of peo
ple have been moving by every street,
avenup nml railway out of lliis fever
stricken city. It is stated that two
thousand went by the Louisville road
alone, their baggage being piled iu I oMtainhridge to ievy'aVx'tlTesIab"
Ingh tiers extending from Mam to j> u li|ic seliobls in said citv. Re-
beyond ^ecoml street on the com- Iferred to Committee on Education,
pm.) s platform. There was no ex- Mr. Ford, of Worth—To prescribe
citement nor stampede, stteli as pro- , |[ le manner of changing countv seats,
vailed when the people were startled , Referred to the Committee on" Judi-
by the first announcement that the clary
“?*’ V ut . 1 Mr - Westbrook, of Doughcrty-To
1 VI Sunday ve- < empower commissioners of Doiigiter-
hicles of every imaginable description < v county to issue bonds in amount
lined the highways, carrying people, not exceeding $30,009. Referred to
baggage, household effects and camp . Committee ou Finance,
eqiiippage into the country. Within , Mr . Waiters, of Doughertv-To
forty-eight hours the oniy remnmiug ; change tlic lines of Dougherty anil
inhabitants will be poverty-stricken; n aUe r counties. Referml to Corn-
people, unable for lack ol means to mittce on County lines.
HOUSE.
Mr. McWhorter, of Greene, moved
to reconsider the action of the House
in regard to the appointment of a
committee to examine into the bribe
ry matter, for which he laid a substi
tute read for information. The
amendment was adopted.
Also, to authorize the corporation
leave, negroes aud men occupying
places imperatively demanding their
presence. The exodus is in response
to the announcement ot tlic pi-essantl
authorities that they cannot be fed
or nursed here if taken sick, anil that
their lives depend on removal from
the city. Many have fled who went
through tho scourge of 1878, and who
nre deemed safe from another attack.
They say tbey have no desire to wit
ness a repetition of the trials and
hardships, and death scenes of last
year. Although the authorities urge
the evacuation of the city, it is
thought it will be impossible to re
duce the population below ten thous
and. All property owners, and near
ly all the leading officials have gone,
or arc going away. Some twenty of
the heaviest merchants are moving
their stocks to St. Louis and Cincin
nati, there to re-open nnd continue
business until November. Many bus
iness houses closed on Satunlny night
and will not open again until cold
weather.
The origin of (lie fever this season
is now believed to be privy vaults
left uncleaned from last summer.—
The excreta and filth from the sick
and dead of that scourge were thrown
into these vaults. Landlords and
house-holders were begged to clean
them iu midwiutcr when there was
no danger of breeding disease. They
refused, and id some instances enjoin
ed legal enforcement of cleanliness
through the courts. They are non
reaping the consequences in tenant*
less property.
The Memphis and Paducah rail
road ceased running trains on Sun-
day.
Bishop Fcehan, yesterday, stated
Mr. lliden, of Forsyth—To provide
another asylum for’ the insane of
Georgia. Referred to Committee on
Lunatic Asylum.
The following gentlemen were ap
pointed special committee so exam
ine report of Wild Land Committee
and investigate charges against
Comptroller-General: Messrs. Phil
lips of Cobb, McWhorton, Miller of
Houston, Sibley, Hanks, (’alley, Can
non, DuBosc, Pike, Harrison," West
brook, Irvine, Harp.
Pending introduction of local bills,
House adjourned.
I 7th I>ajr» July 33ml.
THE SENATE.
HILLS ON THIItn READING.
A bill to amend the law as to car
rying concealed weapons to public
places, so as to make the penalty the
same as for misdemeanor generally.
The special committee favored its
passage by substitute. The substi
tute was read.
The bill then passed; veas 26, navs
14.
BILLS OX SECOND READING.
A bill to repeal au act le&9iug of
convicts in this state. The committee
ou the ponitentiary returned this bill
without recommendation.
THE~HOUSE.
The special order being the further
consideration of the bills to regulate
the leasing of convicts, was postpon
ed, on motion of Mr. Hall, of Spald
ing, to allow the call of the roll of
counties to be finished.
Mr. Collins, of Mitchell—To regu
late the registration of voters in tbe
- , „ county of Mitchell. Referred to ju-
that a place had been purchased for diclary committee,
the orphans, three or four miles on’I Mr. Luffinan—To provido that the
of Memphis, and he was now await- j attorney-general of the State shall
ing information as to whether the i discharge the duties of state school
premises had been improved, and, if commissioner, and abolish the lattor
so, whether they could remain at thatj office. Referred to committee on ju-
point with perfect safety. At al- dietary.
events they would be tenderly cared j Mr. Fort, of Sumter—To appropri
ate ate money to enable tho Ladles’ me-
Upon request, Casey Young, seere-1 utorial association to remove the
tarv of war, will to-day forward to bodies of Confederate dead from An-
thiseity 1,500 tents and rations for
thousand persons for twenty days.
dcrsonvillc to Americus. Read first
time aud referred to committee on
finance.
Mr. Wilmot, of Thomas—To pro
hibit the running of express and pas
senger trains on the Sabbath day.—
Memphis, July 22.—Two more ca
ses of fever reported l»y the Board of _
Health, this afternoon, both colored.' Referred to committee on railroads.
Two additional deaths have also oc- | Mr. Ivy, of Ware—To amend tbe
curved. public school laws of the state and to
The Howard Association held a I abolish the office of state school corn-
meeting this afternoon, and detailed ' tnissioncr. Referred to committee
two members to ascertain from tiliys- j on education.
iciuna whero nurses arc required, and Also, To provide for llie cstnblisli-
tlicv will then he furnished. Thu or-! ment and discontinuance of hoards of
gauizatiou, as a whole, will not begiu i commissioners in the several counties
operations yet. They do not think of this State. Referred to committee
the situation at present sufficiently j oil judicirrv.
alarming. : Mr. Davis, of linker—To prescribe
Under the direction of J. I». Finn-j what shall constitute the issue iu
ket, President of the Stale Board of i.laitn and illegality ease-, etc. Re-
Health, John Johnson, resident mein-j tun ed to rommitlce ou judiciary,
her, to-day put In practical operation | Mr. Walters, of Dougherty—To
all rules aim regulations of the Na-i amend the act ' renting a board of
commissioners for Dougherty. Re-1
ferred to committee on special loi is-
lation.
AIro, to amend an act jrcntingal
county court for the county of Lee.
Referred to committee on special Ing-!
islation. *
TIIE SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr. Miller, of Houston, moved to,
refer the original penitentiary bill ]
and Ids substitute to a special com
mittee of seven to draft a bill to be
submitted to Hie bouse. Garricd.
ON THIRD READING.
To authorize (lie trustees of the lu
natic asylum to expend certain mon
eys. Yeas 129, nays 2.
M ew Jfdvit/ismeu/s.
Local Legislation.
XrOTICF. U hereby given that thirty days afiei
su 1 V 11 to tho Georgia legislature loi
P VWfT ? “J* 1 * h ® Chief •*”1 As
sistant Chief of the Albany Fire Denartni*»nt ku<I
fire offleera end twenty-fire men of Throneu*»ka.
No.I, Fire Company, from jury duty at tbe fail
term of all the court* of Dougherty county.
june24.lt ED. L. WIGHT.
Valuable Property foi Sale,
1 Dougherty countj
. ttlSB I’aHIfJ
i from the Superior Court of
e will expoee lor m *
of raid county,
the north end of aald lotnoD'which in situated (lie
Milieu dwelling houae. Titleagood.
I). A. VASON, I
R. lIGBBS,
Terra* ciurii.
''I ConaniMioncni
Tvo Valuable Cotton Plantations
In Dougherty County,
AND
Eight ALBANY CITY LOTS
AT
PUBLIC SALE,
"PURSUANT to the decret made by the honorable
A. Superior Court of Dougherty ci unty. In the cut
of Eugenia C. Clark igalnat E. H. Mclaren, Admin-
Utrator, and others, will bo »o!d before the O un
House door In the city of Albany, on tho fir«t Tue»
day In September next, between the usual bouis of
sale, and at public outcry, the following valui.blc
real estate, to-wit:
Eight city lots of land In tbe city of Alban*.
known as number* eighty (M), seventy-eight (73
seventy-six (76) and seventy kur (74), south sU-^ cl
State street; and number* seventy-three (74), $ a en
ty.five (75), s»vcnty-!*even (77) and seventy-rin ■ 73 ,
north side of South street. Each lot contain^ : m
acre.
Also, lota of land numbers three hundre. ado
seventy.four (374), four hundred and three (40" 5u •
hundred and fourteen (414) and four hundrec or.*:
thlrteeu(413)and fractions or lota numbdm .>i
hundred and four (404) and three hundred tv
entytbree (378), lying south of tbe Albany art
gan road, in the first district of Dougherty ct u.ij ,
containing acres, more or leu, and known ai'a-
Pace Piney Woods plantation.
Also, lots of land numbers eigbty-one (81), ci .-T ty-
two (82), one hundred and nineteen (119) an** jar-
hundred and twenty (120), In the second district r
said county,containing one thousand acres, tore
or less, and known as the Pace Oakey Woods ; 1 cs.
This plantation Is sold subjoct to tbe a 1-low's d ,* or.
which hat been admeasured and is describ'd ** foi-
Iowa: Beginning at tbe comer N. W.of said C*uey
Woods place, on Albany toad, being the corn r of
this place, L. A. Jordan and Clanton place*, i<nd
running due *outh 80.12 chains; tbeno* due *-a.it
62.41 chain*; thence due north 89.04 chains; tl.er.ee
duo cast 67 chains; thence due north 47.09 cl ainv
thence due west to tho starting point 109.41 chains; J
constituting a body of 600 acre* of land—338 ac.-es ot I
it being cleared, and 232 acres of it in forest—In the )
second district of said county, and carved out of lots
ot land number* SI, 82,119 and 120. j
TERMS CA ill, Possession of tbe city proper ty t *
be given to tbe purchaser on compliance with terras ,
of rale. Possession of the Pincy Woods place to be |
given January 1,1880. Pr s ession of the Oakey j
Woods place, not embraced iu said dower, to giv- j
eu January 1, 1880.
The above described properly was sold at public j
outcry, before the Court House U>>ov iu the city ♦* j
Albany, Ga., ou the first Tuesday in June last, at ;
which rale Mrs. Kugenla A. Clark 1‘ccarup the |-ur-j
chaser, at an J for the fiura of n1\ thousand, seven !
hundred and ninety-six dollars, and she, having •
failed to comply with the tortus of said sile, said
property in again offered for rale at her ii>k. pur
chaser not entitled to any part of the n-nts of 1879*
July 10,1879. WM* E. SMITH,
july24-td Receiver.
W el®b M Bst@oxt» ■
ill COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
ALBANY, GEORGIA,
AND DEALERS IN
GOODS AND GROCi&HS
OF ALL KINDS. •
Wagons and Plows are Specialties!
WE KEEP FOB SALE
The Walking Cultiialor and Hall's Self-feeding Mon Gin,
BAGGING ANB TIES,
Salt, and all things necessary for Fanners always on
L-D^'r'A G ?, X T YARD > with large supply of Water and Stables for__
•REF. TO ALL. junelief
PAINT & OIL H0DSE!
Chris. Murphy,
112 St Julian and 141 Brjui Sts.,
SAVANNAH, : : : : GA.
-AND—
FRESCO 'PAINTER!
and dealer nr
P ACTS FOR YOUNG MEN.
Actual Business, Students on
’Change, The Business World
in Miniature, at MOORE’S BUSINESS
UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GA. Thu
Best Practical Business School in the country.
Send for Circulars, Terras, Etc.
Paints, Oil, Glass, Putty,
VARNISHES.
BRUSHES,
SASHES,
BLINDS,
DOORS, Ac.
Burning & Engine Oils,
Cl'T. ENAMELED.
AND FIGURED GLASS.
VARNISH I
Put til* in Quart, Pint and Half-Pint
Cottles, ready for use.
I ixed Pa int«
Carefully Prepared.
Ladders of Every Description
and Size.-
Persons .lesiriii" Supplies in my
Hue will lie well to communicate with
me before piiVelia-iiig elsewhere.
Mi-htr-tf
Atlantic & Gulf fiailrroad.
mck, )
LROAD, V
r17,1879 \
liKNERAL S| PI-RIXTFSDEXT'ff OmOE,
Atlantic a Gulf Railroad,
.Savakxaii. May
O N and aOci SUNDAY. May 18th. L
Trains on this Road will run as follows:
NIGHT EXPRESS.
i Leave Savannah daily at—4:10 pm
{ ArriveatJcsMip
WILLS’ BULL,
One 3Iilc North of SmithYillc. On-
on line of S. W. R. R.
H a
i
lion o
First-Class Flour,
try, give me a trial, guaranteeing them, In
lor their wheat, tlie very be t Flour possible, aud
ratialactlon in every particular.
Refer, by permission, to James Bostick and J. 11
Neundorfer. Dougherty county, and G. J. Wallace,
Worth county. Address WM. WEI.LS,
julyl7-2u Smithville. Ga.
Lower Price than Ever!
1.50 Per Barrel l
“ JJv«: Oak
“ Tallahassee
" .Incki-onvitle
Uvjve Tal!ahn«*e**
l-cave Jacksonville
- Live Oak
“ Albany
* Jtain bridge
iirive at Savannah
... 425
... 3:45
~ 735
...5:45a m
820 “
No change «*f cars between Savannah and Jack
•onville aud Savannah and Albany.
slt-etdng c »r» run through to aud from Savannah
nml Albany.
Passenger* from Savannah for Fernandina
'• tainesviUe and Cedar Keys take this train.
at Jeaup with this train for Florida^
Passengers from Florida by this train connect at
up with train arriving in Macon at625p.m.
Pulliua:t Pala.v sleeping cars run through to and
from Savannah and Jacksonville; also through
►l-cperc between Montgomery, Ala., and Jackson
ville Fla.,
ounectai .
ways on Southwc»tc rn Railroad
Mft’con. Montgomery Mohilw, New Orleans, etc.
Mail steamer leaves Bainbrldge for Apalachicola
very Monday at 9 50 a m; for Columbus every Wud-
uesday st S;.‘0am
Close con motion at Jacksonville dally (Sundays
-iver.
F»- Urnnawiclt l'uesday, 1 huraday andSatUTdav
at 140 p. in.
11»rough Tic<eG sold and Sleeping Car Bertha at-
vur.d at . r. tr» Ticket«*itiec. No 2! Bull Street, and
a Atlantic A Gulf itp.ilroad Faraengar Depot.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN—EASTERN DXTIS
ION.
n»h, Sundays accepted, at 7:00 am
Use it as a Disinfects l i
Bricklayers, Plasterers. Whltewashers, etc,,: xm I
call on me for the very best article, either by *. t .
or In person
julylG-tf
Leave
Arrive at McIntosh
Arrive at J«*sup
Arrive at Bl ukshear
Arrive h\ Dupont
j Leave DtigNUit
; Leave Black shear
i Leave Jtsi'p
l Leave McIntosh
j -iirive at havwunah
I. J. BRIXSOX,
Albauy, Ga
WESTERN DIVISION.
Dally, Sunday Excepted.
*• 910 am
* 1*20 pm
M 233 pm
** 5:15 pm
ELAM JOHNSON,
Xo. C6 Decatur St., ATLAXTA, (£A.
DEALER IN
Fancy and Family
-AND-
Oouutry Produoe.
Southwest Qcorgln Sugar Cum- Syrup
auil Bwcct Potslues specialties.
Will pay 50 cents per busliel for all
good Hound Yam Potatoes, delivered at
any depot ou the B W. K R.
PROMPT RBTURMS
mmle for nil rsmutt y product*
Refer* to S H. Wcstou, Albany, Ua.
ua>22-tr
' l cave Dupont at. 5:40 a m
I L«Mte Vdi.tu-ta at —...— AI5 am
I LPdTcQ.4it.nan at — 9*7 am
[ arrive at 1 hotuaavilla at 1145 pra
• .Mve Thomas* lltv at ......1:40 pm
I Leave Camilla at -4 16 pra
' Arrive at Albany at 6:30 pm
I Lpsvp Alh»nv at ...5:20 am
| LOrveCamilla at 7:35am
..10.50 a m
1:00 p us
Leave Qmtman at 3.13 p m
Leave Valtlcsln r.t 4:40 p ra
Atrli c at I •u|K>ut C:50 p m
J A Tv so*, Mwior Transportation.
fj'lil. undersigned win psy a rewaul of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
X. Whitiikitid,
tud murdered Lira, at ary, Calhoun county, 9t
Hi- 9tb day ot January, 1879.
I. SCHWED,
) . b. 13, iftTMf Eufrmla, AhU
FARM AND FIEL0
fECCSS I41L IJ1B
1©79
—OF THE—
Southwest Georgia
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION!
ALBANY. GA.
$50.00
Tor the largest and most profltablerjfefcl of a t«0
bane farm; specimens of the different crape So be
exhibited at the Fall Fair, and verified reports oC
the number of acres planted la the different pen*
ducts, and the yield; also manner or mode of cnlU*
ration, with kind of fertiliaera used, end expeaMI
of production; and any information that will he aC
Interest to the farmer, as to the general g»i
ment of the form. Premium to be aworiM eft
Spring Fair, 1880. Report to lie handed to Secret^
ry by let January, 1885.
$25.00
For the largest and most profitable yield of a mo
bone farm, same requirements as above. jjjf
Best general display of form products - ••
Best bushel of com on <
Best bushel of rye—
Best 12 stalks of sugar c
Best bale of cotton, 450 pounds IS m
Second best bale of cotton, 450 pounds 10 fit
None bat tbe producer allowed to rentrid
above premiums.
*o premlura^wll] be awarded unless tbMhlMpfe
petition end the articles are worthy oTapaMfcMh.
Articles taking the premiums will be
of the AuoctHlon, and wM be disposed of*a>
td by the officers of the Asmdatlon; eadSptfS^ MMl
best result of the one and two-borse fcria* IkttBt
display of form products, and the WM mtmm «Bft -
T. M. Carter,
Secretary.
L. E. WELCH,
SMITH’S WORM All,!
Anton, Ga , Ohrasrrl
R-St, child,inmn «M. luri wjm
,uru». ItlMokwtnlMnWmilua
but f.il«d lo expel «ny. SNiag Mr. BrtaM Ml
c*te,frcota>Mor won. oil, im tha «nt ,
brought forty worms, and the iwooad dOM ** ■
ere passed I did not count them.
ti. H. ADAM
Prepared by E. S.-LYNDON, Athens Ga.
For sale by W. H. GILBERT. Aft, At O,
m S-ly
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