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. . j lipiillie* pomplaiiiwl «f will In-nun o j AiLY..;* i>/' t/,r .11/1,1,11/ A
I ii-ailily mul liarni.niii.ii-ly ailjt «f
Wo lliiuk 111 :i 1 tin- I 'oinini.«inn lets
«'Ji»r|>p«l>fc of San Franrisoi. »•« I ."rri-il in innkiiifc it* tariff loo low.—
<o^it>T^iin|H-nrli Mayor Knllocli foi | Kr«v <>r tin* Knilrna.l- in (.i-m-iiia
-f.-ri'ifa in<lifinatl'»ii iiirrtin,.—, nmk- wero makin" l.amlmiiii- i.rnlil- on
itijr in. oioliary <|»rilic«,aiiil piiiIpov- * ihrir iiin-.ttiti-iit*; low of ihoin wore
•■liilK.to stir ti|i xiolonl tViliujr .Irclarinsf ovrr livo )..-r ooni ilivi-
u 1110110 Iho lal.or'na il«*>o«.
.VVi-ntlrmaii who roomily vi*ilfi'
ll.o' I.nnallo A-ylntn 1*11. 11. llial In
saw Sam Hill: llial lio was playing
lolliariS-. -oinking. laughing. am*
talking a« naturally ami n% apparocl-
lv sanoas any man ooitlil lio.
TI10 Iiraring ol Iho iiijnm lion ol
Morris .Io*ii|i v*. Ilio ISailroail 1,'om-
mission. has lioon postponed till.lnno
l.'illi. lo allow tlir Slalo to pivparo
more fully. Messrs, llowrllnml Mv-
nail of Atlanta, have been engaged
to assist the At to rosy Air nr rat in the
ease.
tlebfW before iho tariff of Hie I’om-
inissioii went inlo ellool. This lai ill
makes a very great average reilne-
1 ion—:i« hi oh ns titty per oent on
some roails. on o I hors at lea-t thirty
percent. Taking the past Finsinoss
oxjienses ami earning. of* the mails
is a fair basis for oalonlations, tho
tarilf of the I'ommission w ill not only
nut enable llie roads lo make money
Inn w ill cause them to run at a very
heavy loss. Such a tariff is certainly
001 just to llie roads, and w ill work
sreat Injury to the State at large.
Uul as the News has before said,
wo lliiuk the law i- ladionlly wrung?
It goes beyond the desires and inloii
lions of the people of iho Slate. It
was not a burdensome and extorlinn-
ito taritl that aroused the oomplaini
of llie people. Inn ihedisoriiuinatioii'
.gain-l certain places in favor of oili
er places, and which were manifestly
unjiisi and unreasonable. The>e dis
crimination* the people complained
of and desired corrected : bnl they
did uni expect nor waul an entire re.
vision and remodelling of the various
tariffs oi'ilic roads.
Before llie law was passed the Xr:\vs
•■ailed attention lo this fact, and .tig-
<e-n il that llie legislature had e\-
•eede.l llie bounds of complain!, and
in making the law -n comprehensive
in its demand, ami operation', il go.
ing hey Olid the intentions of the peo
ple who desired the law. and was en
tering upon a dangerous and difficult
gioilml. The -ostill- .justify the
opinion wy then expressed, anti we
mw reiterate that wc lielieie the law
and Sidney. Tlje Winchester Rifle- .liould lie ceiilineil lo the sole object
sIoihI ahead of all Olliers, ami Ameri- | if eorreeliug. if possible, the di-eriut-
aati organs anil pianos stood auiont- nations made by the railroad-, leav-
the he-l. 1 tig the -ehcdnles of rate- in thi-a- in
: ill Ollier hll-iluffs, to he regulated hy
I lentil ol'a 1 li-t i ngui.licil Ilelllie j t law- of pel it i.-a I econouit. I’ntil
The Augusta Chronicle endorse-
• apt. Win. A. Wright, whouow tilb
the otfiee. for election a-Comptrollers
lieneral. lie is thF eldest son of the
late (ten. A. It Wriglil. when IT
war- old entered the Confederate
army, and lost a leg at the second
Manassas, but remained in the ser
vice to the last, lie is a mail w hom
the people can vote for w ith pleasure
The Amcrh-an exhibits at the Ails
tralian Inletnational Kxhihilinii at
Sidney, have in almost all rases e\
.■elled competitors or taken a lirsi
rauk. In watches, silver ami plated
ware and agricultural implement- - ,
the Cuited States stands prc-emiliciii.
J. C. Williams & Co., of Richmond.
Va.. have the liest aromatic kinds 01
tobacco, and Messrs. Cameron. Ihinn
A Co., of Richmond and Petersburg,
have the large*! variety. They hav<
extensive facilities also in Melhnurtn
ml.
Sanford K. Church, chief justice ol
the court of appeals ol New York
.Cod Friday. He was one of the nto*l
prominent men in the union and a
-tniin. lt Hemoerat. He has been fre-
•liienlly -poken of as a lilting eandi-
lite for t.overnor of New York and
.tl-o iii connection with the |iesidem-y
• l die Coiled State. Ilis loss is a <e-
v ore one to bis party and the state ol
,\.*w York.
liNis done, we Imliete llie railroad
soumissioii. however Imnesi its pur
poses and faith'til its endeavor-, will
..* a source of vexation and trouble
n the whole State.
l lie Coniiiitinieation of Share
holder.
We call llie attention of our reader-
to tin- eniomiinieatioii of "Sharehobl-
rr.' wbieh will be found in anothei
. nlu inn. The writer handles liis sule
j-*et forcibly, and presents the “othei
side" of the absorbing railroad ques-
tion in a strong ami new light. Ilis
barges against the Commission, his
statements as to the efferts of the
< nuiniissiou's rates, arc rlear and
bold, and worthy the close attention
•if the people. They are the ones
that are to be ultimately effected by
this law, and they shonld carefully
and intelligently consider it in every
view and be prompt and llrm to see
that reason and justice prevail in th<
execution of the lajv. "Sharehold
er's" communication is worthy the
. * | iiivnitniii, ami me* »rrr i-rn-ipu m
attention of the people, aud we hope j the fields adjoining the tow n. 1 m
will be carefully and thoughtfully I loads of people went to Wnlsniitnwii
r(fS1 , " j to spend the night. Food was a train
I distributed a* the planing mill llii-
V Knitted City -lljsostroils l-’ire
sit .Hilton, Pn.
The following ronilensed dispatch-
i"- tell a tale of swift and fearful des
olation :
Si xm iiv. r*.. May 1.1—The -erne
it Millou llii- morning lieggar. ite-
■eriplion. Xothiug remain- except
.lie hlark and de-olale ruin- of a
Hire prosperous ton U. The people
-pent Iasi night in the houses that
.vrre left, namely : the nail work,
nil platting mill. The entire niiiiiln-r
of buildiiigs destroyed wa- -ix I11111-
dred and sixty—ix, and bnl two plae
ex of business escaped destruction.—
I’hr vaults anil books of tin banks
were uninjured. The people of the
town are almost entirely destitute.
Provisions have been pouring into
town from the surrounding country.
Milton, I’*.. .May lo.—This
has lieeu crowded with people all
lay. The scene at noon was heart
rending. Hundred- gathered around
the planing mill, where food wa- br
ing distributed by tin* relief eoiiiliiit-
tee. ."several ear loads of provision-
arrived during the day from Harris
burg. Williamsport atid other place-.
I'wo hundred aud fifty tent- were
forwarded bv ■(■overnor lloyt this
itlcrnoon, ami they were erected in
A Horrible Accident
Atlanta was startled on Wednesday
afternoon, 12th, by the rr|>ort ot a
fearful accident that had occurred in
IM.ive’s Opera House ill that city.—
A number of young ladies were gath
ered in the dressing room of the the-
evening, and persons who were
worth thousand- of dollars ye.te r.lt*»
morning, appeared to accept charita
ble relief Ihis evening.
At five o’clock llii- evening intense
excitement was caused liv two delib
erate attempts to rekindle llu-lire.—
■some one pluecil a bundle of rags,
saturated with coal oil. a.’ the back
lour of'lie Kresli House, a wooden
hotel, anil llie only remaining
mond baring since died from the ef
fects of their burns. The accident
was one of the most lamentable that
ever occurred in Atlanta, aud hn-
ea-t a deep gloom over the entire
ciry.
c . —M —
The Itailroad Commission.
atre. preparing lo go on the stage it. j the town, and, when dis ovri ed. it
the spectacular play of “Paradise and had already set lire to the lion-c.—
the Peri/'when the gaure dress „t Another attempt wa- made to tin- the
one of the young ladies caught fire
.. ; , B . P»" “f 'he town. A- -0011 a- these
jiom the gas, and the lady rushing | discoveries were jnade the people
a ..out in fright soon communicated j were in « frenzy. A rewrd of six
li.e fire to several others. The gen- ■ hiimlieil dollnr- was off-reit iminedi-
licwien and others present made lu-| l, *‘ l V ' ,, f the llie in-
I _ . . .. .... . ■emli.iries. Much confusion cn-m-d.
r«.c efforts to extinguish the flames. ,| ir |ir „p,e seeming to wild
bill fivf young ladies wore burned from fear and excitement, amt many
teverely, two of them, Mi*»s Maggie! pnipertv whm wived %i*.ieidnv
Chapman and Mrs. Adelaide llam-* »p tlieir good*and ngnin pro.
1 p;ired lor flight in oa^c of number
•itilbreak of the tiri no*-.
The local relief committee has i—
sned an appeal to the public which
say-: “After a careful per-oual in
'peclioa of the situation, we submit
to the people of Pennsylvania and
I the benevolent everywhere the l'..l-
! lowing statement of Hie extent of the
I losses, the enmlitioii of the iutiahi-
tants and the aiil necessarv for the
dost now the Commission isreeeiv j 1,ro ' t r tow, ' : T . he n "'
...... . I Strep", with total deslriielion in the
mg some hard licks from various | brief space of five hours an area of
ij'iariorM. It ha^ boon railed a “mod- J one rnilo long, half a rnllo In width.
d!e*»oii»o failure"—|*oon railod at at.' ^iil|»atily liuill anil fovfrlnj; thorn-
inroiii potent—and a great many fool- i bn-ones* and he^t built portion
• , . .... . , , * , of the town, and inelndiiig, with vrrv
ld> ami utiktml things have been said few and minor exception*, ,.11 .be
about it. In short, there seems to be ! churches, stores, bank* and iiiniiufae.
a growing feeling that the Com to is-1 lories, involving a loss of about
-1011 has not accomplished what wa- 1 l ***.bftli, jnsnrcd only lo the extent ol
’cired of it. Wherein the defect 01 i V,* : ** i '* ,K Hundred, and bun-
_ . ‘IiimIh ol poophr—wonit'ii and
o»n rommg lies we aro not exanh |. hildron—are lron*olo«. and p. uni.
i *lo i»v. but it i<« evident that 11.« \ lo«*s having nothing loll Inn the
,»**o|»|.s are. Iron* nomo rau«o, di^safi-. *'b»llio?< on their hark-. At Iho pres-
ti. I .n.I (li-appointad with the labors! C i ,,t # **;|»|* dmiioiiw im-dioal
... * - mpp'iom, ilothiug lor male* an.I fo.
II- oiiMiim-iOII. „f ri „
.V'.tuc. dt inijM iution, hard word<t I To iho goneron* Iw.tHt tt i.nld'n , we
t» o ie*t. howovor, the way lo corrori would »a% licit in «* n opinion i|,c
the evils that may exist. The Com- -»ppl> or IV.o.l, medie ne mil
• • t . 11 , . clothing will «*(»uk* far -fn*ri of (lio
-on, have declared ,t thetr pur ; re of relief re.p.I.e.i o!
p .-e and tl<—ire lo eorreet any erroi These are mueli needed and 1,’ihly j
that may appear in llieir sehealtile appreciated hv Il,i- -h iel.cn .-011111111-I
•bowl I it be pointed out totbein. The ""V• If- however, llii- pro.),cron- I
pa-iouale and bitter expression ol n •."I"/ "•■"''•or
.. . . a . _ . ompl«»>i»ig indu-trii-. „ not to *;i in
.li<ipp<oiittMont and di-, M tKfar:tion tl.e ,|x.h#** do-olafo and do | ai.ing,
• tint :«ro hogiuntng to l*r hoard on a|j Inrgo contribution- ol t -.re
-‘•lo-. aro not the proper method*, hv , * l,, J*b noedeil to oiiahlr »•*.
,v blrli .0 arrive at „ Just, equitable
reasonable settlement of flic till-; All eoiilribniionT of o,
licnltiea that are likely to arise. The whatever else, will go into tie i„.nd.
< oiiiiii-xion should be taken at their "f relialile anti discreet men ami be
word, anti erediletl with a desire to ‘»’>l" »*»<l I" » Mr and 1. ic.l
.... . . _ ,. inauiior. AII coiiinhtili(*ii*i ol iiiouov
I . ihf* right; «nd everyimpcrfocilon. vvill In* ho,,, either to If M. r,-i. K.
th »t i»p|>«*r« in Iboir M’lioduloM or { Cadiier of tho Milton National IVinh.
method'* should !»/• poinlf‘d out in a j efohli M. ( aldwcll, of ihc I i*• -I
- ... and argument being used lor an-, relief committee. |.el your contri-
4«r and abuse. We offer these sttg-1 l.utioiis be large and free.
Tl.e time has not quite come wb. 11
a llial. may In- ashamed to own licit
lie i- an owner of railway properly
in Keorgia 1 will prefnre what 1
have In sav by llie -laleiuei.l that
more than half my worldly int.-rc-t
consists of sueli property, and that
tut small lorlline cnutrihulcs it- mile
to the sixty millions that i- -apply
ing the Ir ili-porlaliiill lai illlie- of the
Male.
I nut also the eiislndian of a fund
helottging to .a set of orphan children.
This I imested in rnilrond seenrities
before the blight of eoiuniuilisni bail
touched that class of properly in 0111-
Slale. Tlio-c children are to-day de-
riving their supply of food and rlmli-
ing 1V0111 the interest 011 that invc-l-
tneiit : bill lor it they would be
■ brown upon Iheel.ttritie- ofllie more
fortunate. Tims. I do not claim to be
a disinterested li-leuer to the argu-
■neiit- for and again-t llie acts of the
railroad eoiuuii—ion. .Mine is a vi
tal inlere-t. and I am not alone.
I am one of a large number of in-
diiidicil- w bo. having complied with
the law - of their Stale, have been so
eontidenl id her protection that they
have looked for no belter inve-tmeiil-
Ilian were to be found w ithin her
borders.
I agree that llie welfare of the Stale
at large demands that every inleresi
or properly that lias sueli a direct
bearing upon the pro-perily of tin-
people should be properly regulaled
by law. but doe* this argue llie
wholesale -puilaliou of railroads?—
The prompt answer is Xo. The peo
ple have not asked that, nor does the
law propose it.
In all llie dixciis.ious upon this
snhjcct the Commissioners mid their
defenders proclaim that they wish to
do absolute justice. They sav “Wc
are ready to hear complaints; the
railroad* have only to eoine before
the Hoard and dciunu-lr.alc llial the
rales are a hardship, and they will
be changed.” The Commissioners
have been at no small pain- to im
press this iik-a upon tin* people of
Kcorgia: and they have succeeded.
They could count upon success, fur
they were tint unknown lo us. They
are prominent citizen-, highly Ihiii-
nred for worth and jtnlgt at, and
appointed to a responsible nlliee un
der a law. the very .Innilaiiieiiial and
ruling point of u jiicliix that absolute
iu-tiee shall lie done—just and rea
sonable rules are to lie fixed: bill
errors may occur, aud when they do,
the Commissioners w’ait to eorreet
them : they only ask that any railway
in the Stale shall eoine liiryvaril.
prove Ijie hard-hip iiiul ohlaiti relief.
This is wliat the people of tieorgia
desire. Il is fair to assume that thev
.ire linn now. as they have always
heen firm, in their adhesion to the
grand prineiples of true justice. Xor
do I helievc that even the most radi
cal eouiplninaiits against the rail wavs
have ever asked or desired llial lin*
railwav properly of the Stale should
he made haukriipl.
There is right and reason in their
demand, thus the layvs of the Stale
-liould lie framed and enforced for
the protection ol'all its ritizeiis, and
lit"' the railway corporations should
not lie allowed to make un just di—
eriuiinnliniis, or charge exorhilaul
rates of freight. This, the most of
us are w illiug lo admit, lo lie an im-
porlunl tight of the people, which
they ought lo exercise Ihrough their
legislature lie safe and prudent laws.
I have heard no complaints of Hie
present law from the railroads. They
complain only of its execution, hut
they complain earnestly. In this,
however, they meet little sympathy,
for the people at large lielieve in the
commission, and mistrust the rail
roads. They lielieve Dial these gen
tlemen are open lo eoiivietiou. and
that they mean wliat they sav. This
is not the ease; aud i- it lair that llie
people of the Stale should he deceiv
ed as to the real spirit of this -.nlmiii-
istration, while llu- railroads nredi
armed of complaint hv these plausi
ble phrases?
Cnfnrtunatcly for the railroad-
they have learned the true meaning
nl’ the rotiiinissioiiers* language, they
know it- insincerity.
I have heard the Savannah. Flori
da nnd Western Railway very severe
ly relinked through llie pres-, for not
going before llii- ju-t aud generous
tribunal, lo show the alleged disas
trous eflert of working the commis
sioners’ r ites. It issinforliiiiate that
those who administer the rehtike, do
not know that the s. F.& W. Railway
Company had llieir general manager
and other officer* in Atlanta before
these eoinniissioners for days and
days sueing for uierey: that they- do
not know they nmde'siieh a showing,
that no man not absolutely eniumi?-
led In ignorance or obstinacy, could
doubt. It was 110“expert's estimate’’
as to /iro/iu/ile results, it was carried
far beyond llie inieeiTaiiity of ex|i-
mute or assumption. The'ni'lunl bus
iness ot llie road for a given period
wa- worked over and tabulated in a
form easy of eoiiiprolieiision, show
ing llie exact earnings of the road
npnii every pound of freight, and for
••aeh respective class, and, by the side
ol llii-. wa- shown llie same hii-ine—
under llie operation ol the enniini--
sioio-r-' rate-. It i- uufniTuunle I'orthe
railroads llial the people do lint know
Hull llii' ample showing failed lo
convince the commissioners of a real
grievance, though it elnnrly detnnii-
-trilled that the road w ould fall eigh
ty Ihoii-aud dollar- -horl of the
amount necessary to pay interest on
its bonds. They. Imyvev -r. though
not eonvineed. were gi-uermi-. They
permitted the road to make an ad
vance upon llu- commission*' stand
ard rales, wlt.cli reduced il-detieit to
fnrly thousand dollars. In other
word-, they only i-oquli-nd llu- hold
er- ol il- M-eontl »eeurilies lo provide
forty thousand dollars per year over
and above w liat llu* road could lie
made lo earn for llie privilege of
operating il. or else abandon (be
property lo tin: holder- of il- first
-eriirltles. Il I. also nil furl 11 mile for
llu* railroad side of the subject, llial
the people do not know- llial nearly
every light Ira llie road in llu- Stale,
has been before Ibis generous riel
jn-l tribunal w ith a similar proof of
the disastrous eon-eqiieuee.- of llieir
rati', anil rulings.
I -ay It I- niifoi'liinale for llie rail
road- llial Hie public do not know
these thing-, for if they wen- know n
a far dillcreiil spirit ol eriti.'i in
would prevail.
It I-, boivever, temporal ily forlu-
ii'ile lor llu* t ’ooitiii-sinners that the
press mill people lielieve llieir pi/.,
jcssioiis. I hey have eiioliileuee in
their hone-ly ol' pnrpo-e, ami .her
i ll a feeling of pride in public nu n
w In* at mill l.v their duties 11 -gardb-s
ot every thing l.iil rigid pride which
makes llu* blood heal high and quick
when we name tlio e w hom the peo
ple delight in honor. Mii-l llii-pride
fie di-struvcil ? Nothing ran cover
grave errors, whether llievari-e from
igiioruiire or iih-tinacy ; in spile of
I '.dliliii-sioner-. in spiie nl Railwav-.
in -pile of the people, in spite id eve-'
I.vlliing 011 earth. Iriilh will at hi-l
assert itself, anil mistake- will he de
veloped ami erudiculed.
I lade 1- roll trolled hv a Into-1 itnmi. -
1 .Me law-licit are working div In
day to final eoneliisjona, and Ihut ill -
moil-Hale indisputably llie llmorint
and principles upon yvliieb res', the
true interests nl' n people. As llieie
law- uiifnld they will consign to ob
livion Hie small minded who would
rniilrael llieir nelion.
I have -aid llial llie pcnplc of (Jeor-
gia are mil asking Hint Railroad prop
erty ol the State lie reduced to bank*
ntplcy. They know that it has done
more to enlarge llie varied industries
of tieorgia Ilian any other equal in
vestment that has ever been made
here; timl that without it our Stale
would now liras undeveloped tisany
of the Western Territories.
They not only do not wish it, but
they will mil permit its bankruptcy.
If they understood to-dnv, mid had
understood front the beginning, what
must be the actual result of the ar
bitrary ciiforeeiiieiit of these (,'oin-
misdoncr*' rates, there would lie
such a deinouNlriition throughout the
Slate as would tint anil could not lie
mistaken or ignored. Rut people
have let confidence take Hie place of
investigation—Iiniluleuee in the Co III-
iiiissioners.
I wo members of it. indeed, they
know are not Railroad experts, but
1 hey believi 1 thi'tii lo In* fair iiiiuiled.
lull of b-gal ability, atol verseil in
llie seienee of political economy.
I’lierc is. Iioyvever. one who eom-
tmiiids perhaps, in a greater degree
than fitly oilier mail in Hie Stale ol’
tieorgia. llieir confidence in ids great
ability lo deal with all llie finer de
tails of Railroad iranxporlation, mill
who. though nin e a Railroad mana
ger, was still thought lionoralile and
patriotieeninigh lo lieplaced upon (lie
Commission.
II is this one alone who lias inspir
ed the people xvitli confidence in the
correctness anil safety of the position
that has heen taken in regard lo the
Railroads.
It is my firm ami honest conviction
that had this one man not heen on
tile hoard tin- present schedule of rates
would have lotind little support from
the people.
They are now so surprised aliil as
tounded at I he excessive low ligutesof
the rates that but for llieir confidence
in his great ability. eaiHiou and jus
tice. they ivotild say with one accord :
"liiiprncticalilc! We do not ask the
liniikriiplcy of the Railroads, yve only-
ask protection against discrimination
and extortionate rates, but our Rail
road property must live aud thrive.’*
Bui now they say : “We did not lie
lievc so low a rule practicable; w
iliil mil expect it: but if it is approv
ed by a man of acknowledged ability
who has been a Railroad man for
many years of liis life, and always
standing high in Ids profession, iie
knows w liat lie is aboul, and will in
jure no interest so important 10 our
State: if he tliinks these are living
rate- for the Railroads it 11111 t be so,
alul we are glad to get lliciii and
ought lo have thrill.”
Tins then i- the valuable inllm-iirc
Required over a people by si long anil
worthy life now enjoying llie fruit of
labor, and Ibis inflncjicc is being ex
erted. w hether sensibly or insensibly.
In is.tivioee a people liial an error i-
nol sin error.
This is si mislsike of sueli a nature
that must, deserved or iiinleserved,
inevitably nunc home. Sooner or
later llie di ptiou must vani-h, nnd
be replaced by an Ptiligbled pilhlii
opinion Hill will drive law maker*
and law executors to n sound ptihlii
policy. Can the Commissioners doubt
Ibis? Can they doubt Hint they have
made and are now making errors of
the very grarosl ebaraeter ? Especi
ally can Ibis one member, trsiiued
and -killed in all Hie varied delnih
ofllie transportation policy of tin
eomilry. and with sueli actual expe
rience as to make him familiar with
llie necessities. I may fairly say, of
every railroad in llie State? Can he
be ignorant ofllie evils that must en
sile? Impo-xihle! If lie is. (hell the
estimate of si people in the ability am)
judgment of a mini lias never been si
wide of llie mark. Xor ran the Com
mission, as a Whole, lie so ignorant
as llieir policy w mild seem to indiente.
The prominent railway managers of
the Stale have shown no luck of dis
position to confer nnd eo-operate
with them, have repeatedly appealed
lo llietn. and have been answered
only with relm tsmt anti insufiirient
i-on eessiuos.
The people have complained, not
•if high rales, hut of dixrrinrunting
rates. Why have not not H e Com
mission begun where the evil was
said to exist ? Why have they' not
been conservative? Why have they
not taken lime and gone carefully to
work to get information as to what
were the real evils, lo work out the
problem nnd apply remedy where
remedy was needed ? It scents to me
that common prudence, in handling
a subject so vast, and xvitli powers so
unlimited, would have suggested,yes,
demanded this. Yet they have ’not
only met the views, hut’ they haw
made a tariff so low as to’ insiki
breathless with astonishment llie
most vehement of the anti-railroad
fnetinn, in the .State Convention nr
I.egisluture. Willi a good law lo
work under, with the fullest discre
tion as to tlioir action, and the timi
in which to act, with the iiijuufdinii
prominent in Hie law to he “just and
reasonable,” they have pounced down
upon the railroads of the Stale as if
they hail been for 1 hep- long years
defiant criminal*,“running riot”"over
every legal and moral right of a peo
ple, ami were only now within llie
shackles lo he punished with imptini-
I* hi these new defenders of the
country, w ho have heen well saitl lo
he /and Yet so
ill considered has heen tlioir artinn
H»al. while the railroads will be ruin
ed, many people will find themselves
distressed under new burdens, which
must assuredly follow any serious
disaster In »o eotisiilnrable a propot
lion ofllie properly of a State.
SlIAIIKIIOl.liKI!.
IOOO iSWEEPV^ !
All Sizes anil I’nUeriis.
IOO dux. IIOB
200 Grain CRADLE L
Call 011 us before purchasing. Wc are
not to l»c IJntlersolil!
gUQULM
X. A A. F. TIFT (V FO. i
Valdosta Times: Mr. .Salford Davis,
ol (Vdler* county, is one hundred aud
live years old. lie is hale and hearty
and plows every day. A lew weeks
uiro, when our inforiiiunt, who i« a
reliable man, saw him las*, lie bud
perhaps llu- best crop in llie country,
planlcd and worked by himself. He
has living offspring numbering one
bundled and seventy-live souls.
We gladly note llie improvement
and excellence of flic Atlanta Tost.
11 is a good paper, deserve 1 * success,
and we hope will continue fo achieve
I'ini invaii, O., M iy 7. A special
from Mursfield, Mo, gives a horrible
pit-lure of ibe fornado>ruiiied town.
11 “.»> 1 no pen can eescribc the dcso-
lafcucss of (lie place. Tins warmth
and bright ness of the day Appeared
like a mockery in Ibe presence of the
burial place of a once prosperous
(own of 1,200 inhabitants. There are
now lliirly-tbree persons in flu* Ims-
pital ; two of these will probably die.
I i\e ofllie woululed have died since
ibe tornado. The exact number up
lo dale of dead is sixly-live. 'flu* re
lief coiiiuiillec is now giving’ aid to
three bundled persons.
borutIKItTY UKUOCKACY.
Am%w. (•%.. May Hub. ISS0.
.\ un cling ,»f iln* Hfiiiocratic party of
Hoiighem county, (ia., U called to meet
at the t ’otir!house on the 2Ulli day of
May, Immu, ;ii 11 o'clock a. in. in iioini-
liate delegate- to (be Slate <'onventiou,
which Is II* meet hi A(l:tiila oil llie Utli
day of. I line. 1>**0. ami which is to nomi
nate delegate." lo (he National lletnocrat-
i»* ('onveiilion. which is to meet in t’in-
cinuati. Ohio, to nominate candidates for
President aud Vice-President of the
Cuited Stales. A full attendance of the
party is earnestly rwjticstrd.
1>. II. PoPK.
Hi. I^*ii». Kx. Coin. It. C. (ia.
WORTH COPXTY DEMOCRACY.
Is.%itKi.i.A, (•.%., May hTili, ISS0.
The OeiiHN'ratie party and all who in
tend toact u itli >aid party in the gi*:it
battles of I two, are re«|uestcd to meet at
Isahlla at II o’clock, Sat unlay, the 2t»tli
inst., for selecting ilelegates for the Con
vention to In* held in Atlanta on .tune
i»tli next, which Convention elects ilele
gates to attend the National Itemocratic
Convention, wliicli assemble* in Ciuein-
uati. Ohio, to nominate candidate*: for
President and Vice-President lor the
I’nited States. All are ivs|m*c|fully and
earnestly requested to lie pres<‘iit.
WILLIAM A. IIAKKIS.
Ch. Hein. Kx. Com. Worth Co. (»a..
Races! Races'!
OF
I'uilcr llif KUM|>i..
'3iinounmutnli.
Foi: statk ti:k.\m i:ki:.
Tl»«* I’rleiiilt **t l». N. SPKKIt, ol Troup i-auuty,
ttimouiM’* 1 him ns a t nn»livl;tio |'«>r the otfut of State
Treasurer, sul>j«t | to the at limi of the heiuonratk-
Fun vent Ion. apUMdn
4ftw dverjisemeuts
Most Novel and Attractive
Feature of the Fair!
| S.W. 6a, Industrial Association
i
I At Albany, Ra„
I
j May l‘>, ifo A l»1. ISSii.
THURSDAY MAY 20
I Running 10::!o a. iiiii-
I hall laiili* ln*at-, I'uui- m- itmiv i*titi'ii-.-.
. wi-iglits naivnl. I'urs.- jsii. 1-1 |„, r .|.
2nd horse ^;in.
j (rotting Ka(*e at 2 1 :2 p. m.. |brh«*i*c>
j *h:it have never ticatcii 2 initiiil«**>—I ,*r
i more eutries. Purse $K»<». Kir-i h.*v-e
| $IIMI; sect .lid horse third horse $1**.
FHXDAY, MAY 21.
| Running Race at in I :2 a. in.—(»ne-
• halt mill* heat. Four or more euiric*'.
I weight" waived. PurM"$so. Fir-t litnx*
second horse $.*lu.
j Trolling Race at 2 p. m.—l ive for all.
i Four or more entries. I’ur-c $ir»n. Fir-i
! lioi*s«* ^Inu*. second hor-e$2.'»: third ho) '**
! ♦!*».
j (lentlciii»*n’< Rliliuilig Race :il 2 p.
in.-—Four or more eutne*. Fmric" free.
Half-mile dadi. Pur-e |2.*». Fii -i tu*r-e
♦ 1*»: second horse $lu.
All riuiniiig races !»* l*e gn\. rn,’.| ),\
llie rules of “The Savannah .loekeV
Club.’* and trotting by “The Xulinnul Av-
MH’iation** rules.
Knrranee fee in all rare- 10 per cent of
purses. A Imr-e distnneiug the field
only entitled to the tir.-t mouev*.
L. E. WELCH,
P V EVANS. I'll i.l.i.t,
ivtaiy.
SFLIGKH’S
Giand PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY
— OX 1IIK—
FAIR GROI XOS.
THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY 20
ltawl the fnlluwinj; splendid bill, and do not fail
to wuuevx it:
1. If.Ll'M(NATION AND BKNC*A1* IdOHIX
To l»t likjliUu pict iit-ly ;,t 8 oVItHk. Oraml iltotui-
iilliou of tlie wooxl.i Hluitj* the river hauk, l.y f«»nr
hundred and tilly lijjhK in nil diBerrm colon, and
by the Iteauiiiul Rem;-tl light* m elegant shaties.
‘i. VERTICAL FOMEf— Keprenenlrd hy a hrighl
htirniug slHr.t hanging iu color t-ontiuuMlIv ; »ur-
rouutletl hy leu liery niiu ; idiowiiig in (he distante
» very large hurniug sun, si a I ecu JWi in tirunil’er-
elit e ; the« eoter light of the latter al»o eoiiUautly
varyiug Us xoiori ttmi bha<les. garniMied Ht IIm oul-
side line, with a Urge uuiiiUi oiJuiMUese lighuoi
all colors.
a II.I.l'MlXATEIt I'A ITKKY. - Thl. ttaiisn
will lire olf HIM lar^e lire-(tails ol the un^t delitnle
shades and colors., which, aflt r having asteinhil I
IUU It* IJ0 fet*|. will hurst and deM*eud in a grand
and Imiguiilcent lire- lain, covering* |*tve area, aud ]
In all imaginable rotor* and shades. Ttils will \*
aeeompainrd hy a grand battery of tire-rot kel».
battery d’oyk-i id* win rou-ini or a t*ai-
lery ol varl. il tire-vrorks, ascending with a lightning
rapidity to a height of atmut Uk) leet ; aud there
bursting, descends in the shafte of a liery unibrella.
aud a* this is eoiMiimpd hy the lire, a shower of mag-
nitieeut gold aud foil raiu dowu.
3. SILVER GLORY.—Representing a fir» rt.twvr-
p>1,td leet high, throwing oilt bnipicts of flowers.
Hi turned and garnished with roeket* aud .«
WILLINGHAM S HALL
TWO NIGHTS O.VI/V.
MORRIS MAYER’S
Wltei-e is kept the handsomest Stocks
CLOTHING
111 ShiiIiwcsI Georgia, |tureliasetl expressly lor YOU to
tii.iI' 1 * :• sfleelion Irmit. Suits ol every ileseriptioiiare offer
ed lor s;|L-. sueli ;| S ;
Wedding Suits^
Dress Suits.
Spring Suits,
Summer Suits,
liinen f uits,
:nulevery kiml of suit fosuil voti aud everv other visitor to
OUR FAIR!
lieiueudier this eslalilislmietit carries the heaviest and
11111—i eoniplete -lock of FINE READY-MADE C’LOTH-
1 X(i, hes.ide> :t most desirable assortment of every shade
and style in STRAW and FUR HATS, and anything
else in the Dry Goods line.
Admission Free !
Goods shown with pleasure by polite and attentive sales
men. engaged for the purpose. •
Ve Me a Cl Da YOU.
:. STORMlatfVA BATTERY.—A liery body run
niug at a very switr rate in a straight Hue of about
lilty yards, where it ignites a heavily charged bat
tery, firing olf a large number of bomb* and canuou
8. ALBANY ILLUMINaTLU. — Albany in :»
tran.M arenc y, gurnished with a large l umber ol
lockets along the sides, and three brilliant suns at
the top, all of which are ignited hy a fiery body
parsing through a distance of about tiny yards. -
9. DIAMOND STARS,—A brilliant alar, burning
in most brilliant colon, surrounded by twelve huge
wnn»; lollowt d hy a grand display of rockets.
10. GALLOFADE—Representisl by a nuuilter ol’
mangle*, rising about 130 fetd, eontinnally revolv
ing and exploding.
11. PRISMATIC Sl*N.—A large sun, with colored
renter light, and surrounded by a large number of
other liery bodies.
12. BERLIN BRILLIANT.—An explosion of a
Urge quantity of heavily charged bodies, accompa
nied hy rorkela, firc-raiu*, gold*mins, Roman can
dles, bomb-shot, etc,
i:b GRAND FINALE- Beautiful Ulumiuatiwu of
Ihe grounds hy Bengal lights, in the most beautiful
and delicate shades.
AM Treat_Ppise(l Visitors
DON’T FAIL TO SEE IT!
.juris.
- 2.j (. Is.
Tickets ran he had nl C\ .1. Daniel'* Book ami
Jewelry .Store, aud Seliger’s Fancy Maud at Ihe Fair
«9”Gatc» open at 7::wi p. in.; Illumination begins
at N oVItH'k sharp.
G9~If Ihe wealher Ih* stormy, Ihe exhibition will
t«e postponed «*ne night only.
W*shingtt»ii stieet will lie well lighted from
Welch A Bacon’s corner ti> Fair Grounds.
Omiflhus will make regular trip* between Welch's
Comer ami the Grounds Ih*fore and after enter
tainment.
The Draw Band will probably l*e in attendance.
Schedule of the S. W. R. R.
Trnin for F.ofaulu A Mm
“ Iroiu *•
" lo Arlington leave Albany... 4:10 |i
" fr«»n« ** arrive •• Ioihiuui
AA^Night Freight Train njll Ik? tliscoatlnucd un
til further order
TIH R-illAY |
i
fill *xt> >
FlUIXY, I
MISS LOUISE CLARK
A.M» I HE I.K Il»ix«. Ml Mi:i.|;x 4*1 |}|}
Ford Dranalic Cumjiany.
Will n|'|ii*sir in tin" I jiannin» Jifnnia.
THE MAID of CROISSI A.
"/■. THKltFtt.Vs roil .’
I’’olI• >xv<*<l liy tin* Ti'sifroily But'li.-qtii:,
bombasti-'.s i i imumi:
MAY 21st. llii" lll'tv Sill i'll 111; l |||:|.
TIMK TinKS Al l.:
| anil Hi.. siili>-s|,iinjuM I' ll.-,. ; • i n \'|
ItASI’AI. I*.\T
I m*r iHtors open at 7 1 cotiitm-iii •• at s 1
Dhuciam n**w «»|N*ti and ticket'. i">r v.tiv ;ti i‘. .1.
Daitier* Bottk Store. Secured -t-.ti* it- t Itihireii
under 14 years ol h . t>.
| WANTED A tew young t.. •„ , . t .Mb r<
| au.I pt AxAitls. fall ;l t Willingham's || ; , | ; ,i p,
! oYlot'k THIS MGRNINt
E. CRIME
I
HAS UI'KM H \ M W
iBAKERYAND CONFECTIONERY
• At tin* <»l«l slniitl «»|‘*l«isi'|t|| Ib’innni. .’Hit]
i will k(‘4*i» on li;m«l :ti .-ill iinit*>.
an«l Is |ire|iansliit Itinti-h
tin* 4‘iiy :uit| i‘uiitiit-\ FKKsll
BREAD CAKES, CANDIES,
lie also has i»n haml at hi-
Respectfully,
Morris Mayer,
Albany, (la.. May imli. I -sii.—Ivr
WELCH & MITCHELL,
Dii.fi: .Vi Tit tic IV.f^ t.ii:
ALBANY BOOK AND JEWELRY STORE,
'/7/A' / l/.v./’-sT. VUE A PEST AXI> liKsT
Selected Stock of iVli.seellnneoii.s Books,
S C 1 I O o Li 13 O O Tv S,
AOMISSIOX
(Tiiltlrcn -
rjpllF. Book* Tor REUKIVING
State and County Tax Returns
AUK NOW Ol'EX.
IJ lIIILIH
Oll't
»*nit house dill Ing (null, mcl ovei
A F Till A l o. tlieieidier.
IL S. IICST.
Tax UxK-tinr D, U.
which he will chee mil at low figure*., ax h.* w isln-
lo devote himself eulirelv lo hi"* t oi.us It.ou .> ! it
situs*.
A share of the i*uMii- [xdromige i« res|ieetl'tilly vt-
GENTLEMEN’S AND YOUTH’S
FASHIONS
- AT -
D. W. PRICE’S
TAILOROIR
Eatabl LhIi men t,
HHer Ventral Rxllroad Bank.)
Please call and examine Sam
ples, Platesand Patterns.
No bogus Material!
< Jot ill. Honest Work !
r, wiunui.uiu,
Fine Gold Jewelry* Watches- Clocks-
Musical 1 listrnmonts. Cutlery and Fine Fancy Goods,
i-:vi:i: mau t.irr to this aiaiiket! -s
\\ r c Ipi v<* in <toek an elegant line of
NEW CHROMOS!
f;iMnIs s..!d ai a small margin of
* Pr«*fii !
One lar«*r and iucvpa-inji ^alcN etiaMe us to
4*u\ ami -ell in Midi quantities
as ro nrn roirr/:T/r/ox ix pricks:
('all mii*I cvainiue *'tir juices Itoforo |»nr-
cl:a«inc cNcu Iutc. N** irouMc to show jfnnds.
it*-. -MI or<U*r- j • r * * 1111 * 11\ tilled.
WELCH & MITCHELL,
itixdvst-ilei-s an tl ,Tewel«i>,
U-iii ALBANY, GA.
it Bool ai Jewelry to I
BOOKS, STATIONERY, JEWELRY, CUTLERY, &c
Wlh:t.;> h.»- l .i. t. Ti 11-,* tie: .1another siotv ot this • haraei. r. and I take pleasure in iofi'nitiug mr
!Fiend and llie tm»•»»,• . te t.tlix ilmi 1 lt;(%e leeeUtD »-|*en.d ill Wll.I.INGIIAM S I’.IaH K, in tilt' »loi«
I«»»nu tit «•*« .ipi.d l.y Mi ’. . pit I’.tn !■,!.. a tieaulitui tinl •-eltN-i sim-fc «*l
Books, Stalionei] Watches, Clocks, Jeweliy, Silver-Plaled Ware,
(’iillerv, Mtisienl Snstrumrnts. Window Slmdes. Sewing Marliioes.
fNeetlhs and AiinchtixMiP’. iVtute Frnntes nnd Mmjldings. Tr»y«. Vx«ei, Toilet Set*.
S|it*r*nrics. Hold l‘i ns ami IVnciK Spoiling (icunls. Notion^. IViiodicnU, «'te.
Spee’nri
t* a tii.tl.
apt *’! if
i ;i RF.Xson A RLE PROFIT amt ln»pe to nieril a shaie of tt*e|nildu' iwiutn
».iti.. rf l| onteis itMin a distuti«'e, ami s^tivf.ution etMt«ul,H-d »
llt'spetlfully,
O. J. DANIBL.
H. W. THOMAS & CO.
FURNITURE,
l» W. l-UK'l .
Mrri li-iiit i'aili.t'.
AUaiuy, Au^'uil 2s, lsTj-tf .
!-2 A tl Wliiti-liall SI .,“ATI.,\NTA. (IA.
Till' | ( .\l,a;KST STOCK IN THE SOITH.
to iht I'l'iit. 4'lii‘ii|»‘r Ilian ntlii'i- IIoiimSs.
■ i.l.'i ton 11. \V. THOMAS & CO.
s.-iul
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