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THE ALBANY NEWS.
OLD SERIES—Vol. 37. }•
ALBANY. GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 17. 1880.
•i NEW SERIES-V r ol 14, No. 38.
THAT I AM STILL
^UARTEBS
j Far the Splendid Ufkt-runalif
WHjTBSBW’C MACHINE
Remember, alao, that I carry a splendid stock of
General Merchandise,
Fine Liquors, Tobaccos, Cigars, etc.
^ Ckll tnJ^prire my food! before buying eUewbere.
LAWYERS
Z. J. ODOM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ALBANY, GA.
Collections, toft or small, a specialty. Will at
tend promptly to all boaicoas entrusted to bis care.
e*plS>7t lr
W. T. JONES, JESSE W. WALTERS.
JONES & WALTERS,
Attorneys at Law,
ALRANT, GA.
Office over Centra.' Railroad Bank.
M«l5-ly
Lott Warr en,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
^ALBANY. GA.
DOCTORS*
J.r. HOLUUS. W. M. litMOS-i
Drs. Holmes & DeMoss,
ALBANY,
W. A. STROTHER, M. D.
ALBANY. GEORGIA.
Office over Gilbert’s Drs Store.
Or. E.W. ALFRIEND,
R ESPECTFULLY tenders hta aemces/in thera-
rtoos branches ot bis profession, to the citizens
M Albany and surroundln* country. Office opposite
i Pine street.
HOTELS
The Old Reliable
BARNES HOUSE,
rise SI., Albaiy, Ga.,
THE JOHNSON HOUSE,
SXITRVIUE, a A.,
Ia the place to stop anil get a (IOOD,
SQUARE MEAL.
MARKET SQUARE,
IAVASZTAH, GA.
JtatM $1.30 to $2.00 pi-r day, acconlinj
to location of room,.
JOSEPH HERSCHBACH,
April 20, 1880—If. PROPRIETOR
J. W. JOINER,
WATCHMAKER and JEWELED
LOCATED AT
W. II. Gilbert, Ag’t, & Co.
BROAD STREET.
OCR ADVERTISING PATROXS.
Advertisements now miming tinder
contract in tlie Weekly News, will Ik*
inserted in our three issue* each week for
an advance of 33*, |*»r cent. over tlie
premmt rate, at whieh they an* running.
This is a lilieral offer, as the circulation
of the advertisements will be doubled.
Please Remember
That all oonimiinication* suggesting can
didates for office will 1m* inserted in our
column* at tlie rate of one dollar |M*r
inch; the writer of such communications
to assume all responsibility, take all* the
cursing and ftimisli (Ids office with his
name for future reference. Now’s the
time to tret out your candidate*. Tlie
day’s approaching rapidly.
COLQUITT COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
Tlie lH*mocratic party of Uolipiitt
county Is hereby culled to meet in con
vention. at .Moultrie, on Wednesday, the
21st day of .Inly, 1880, for the pur|»ose of
selecting delegates to the Gubernatorial,
Congressional and Senatorial Conven
tions.
J. B. NORMAN,
Chairman Executive Committee
J
AND JEWELRY I
»T(K K COMPLETE !
Repairing a
wltau.■ •nlirllol.
F«k U, IWtt-UII... U
ATTENTION DEMOCRACY
Tlie Democratic party of Worth conn
ty will nuvt in Isabella, on WednoaJay,
the 21st pay of Jcly next, to select del
egates to the Giibeniatorial Convention.
Congressional Convention anil Senator!-
al Convention, ami to transact business
of importance. A full attemlanee is
earnestly icqnesteil.
Wm. A. Harris,
Cliair'n Deni. Ex. Com. Worth county.
TE.N1H SENATORIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION
A Convention of delegates from the
counties of Douglierty, Lee and Worth is
hereby called to meet at Albany, Ga., on
the 24tli day of August, I860, to nom
inate a candidate for Senator, for the
Tenth Senatorial District.
D. H. POPE,
Ch. Dent. Ex. Com. Dougherty co.
H. I.. LONG,
Ch. Deni. Ex. Coni. Loeeo.
W. A. HARRIS,
Cli. Di-in. Ex. Coni. Worth eo.
BAKER COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
The citizens of Baker county an- re
quested to meet at tlie Courthouse on
Friday, tlie 27tli day of August, 1880, for
tlie |>ui|*w of nominating a candidate to
represent the county of Baker in the next
General Assembly; to designate a candi
date for tlie lull Senatorial District; to
elect delegates to attend the 9th Senato
rial Convention, and for the further pur
pose of electing a Democratic Executive
'ommittee to serve two years. Tin- nom
ination and designation to take place by
ballot, requiring a majority to nominate.
Therefore it is desired that every Demo
crat in the county lie present at that time.
JOHN’ O. PERRY,
Ch. Dem. Ex. Com. Baker eo.
Newton, Ga., July Mb, 1880.
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Impure Breath.
Among all tlie disagreeable conse
quences that follow the decay of tlie
leetli, an impure breath must lie the most
mortifying and unpleasant to its possess
or, and it is the most inexcusable and of
fensive in soeiety; and yet tlie cause of it
may Is- easily removed by cleansing the
leetli daily with that justly popular den-
irifriee. fragrant SOZODOXT. It puri
ties and sweetens the breath, cools and
refreshes tlie mouth, and gives a |*-arl-
like appearance to the leetli. Gentlemen
who indulge in smoking should cleanse
their teeth with SOZODOXT, as it re
moves all unpleasant odors of the weed.
Ask your druggist for it. July 8
Feathers will be universally worn
this winter.—[Fashion item. Guess
not, exclaims the Norristown Herald
mail. We shall not wear feathers—
not a solitary feather. Ifour friends
choose to make themselves rciliciilous
they can do so; but no feathers for
i.
A reflective writer has been asking
readers to cast their eyes hack about
ten years. Very few men have time
for any such nonsense. Mrs. Lot cast
her eyes back about three minutes,
and that little act obliged Lot to get
a fresh wife.—[New Orleans Picay
une.
Pleasures of Anticipation.—The
little Paul aged eight, passes the day
at liis uncle's. At the dessert they
serve the tart to the cream.
“Ah my uncle,” says the child
“why didn’t you tell me this morn
ing that there was going to be pie for
dinner?”
“Why?”
“So that I could have expected it
all day,” replies the infant, passing
his tongue around liis cars.
A fool once more.
“For ten years my wife was eonlined
to h*‘r tied with such a complication of
| ailments that no doctor could tell wltal
| was the matter or cure her, and
I up a small fortune in humbug stuff.
1 ' Six month* ago I saw a U. S. flag with
llop Bitters on it but, and I thought
. I would Is- a fool once more. I tried it,
I tuit my folly proved to Is; wisdom,
Spv/'IAtTV | I Two bottle* lured her, she is now
r>l Kill A 1.1 I - , W i || and strong as any man's wife, and
I it eiet Hu-only two dollars. Such folly
J W. JOINER * pays.—II. W., Detroit, Micli. Free V
Tlie Endorsement of tlie North
eastern Kailrond ltonds.
[OPR NEXT PRESIDENT AXD VICK-PRESI DEXT.I
Dougherty County, Oa.„ )
July 11th, 1SS0. j
Editors Albany Fetes:
We arc no partisan. For Col. Tift,
as a man, we have a g-eat regard ;
for his views on all subjects pertain
ing to the public welfare, tve have a
ereat respect. There is one point,
however, in his reply to Judge Vasoti
and Judge Jones, which Judge Va-
soti, in his last letter, scents to have
omitted, or failed to elucidate in tlie
light of tlie plainest law of tlie case,
ami which, perhaps, it is not out of
place in this connection to present.—
It is the endorsement of Northeastern
Railroad Bonds. Of this, and this
only, do I intend to speak, ami spoak
only so far as to present to the mass
es of the people tlie law bearing
chiefly on this subject, that an en
lightened public may know, first,
whether Gov. Colquitt was wrong in
tlie endorsement of the bonds, ns a
simple question of law ; and second,
if he teas, that tlie right and the
wrong was and is so wrapped in in
tricacy that the most discriminating
public-spirited legal minds of tlie
times have erred in their opinions of
them. Among four other points,
Col. Tift plants himself most promi
nently on this, viz: That the Gov
ernor’s “endorsement was without
authority of law.” Let us sec. The
act of the General Assembly, passed
February 25th, 1874, is in these words :
Sec. 1st. Be it enacted, etc.. That
from and after the passage of this act
all provisions contained in charters
heretofore granted to different Rail
road Companies in this State, by
which the endorsement of tin: State
is authorized to be placed upon the
bonds of the company, no inatter
what the terms of tlie same may be,
or by which, in any manner or form,
State aid is authorized to be granted
to said companies, he, and tlie same
are hereby repealed; Prodded, that
any company to whom such Stale aid
lias been granted, which, prior to
tlie passage of this art, -shall have an
quired a vested right to the same,
shall not be effected by this act.
Sec. 2d. That, should any of said
companies claim that they have a
vested right to such aid, and apply
for tlie same to the Governor, any
citizen of this State may interpose 1/v
bill to restrain (he company, and the
question whether said vested right
exists, shall lie for the court to deter
mine. * * * Approved February
25th, 1874.
Tlie Northeastern Railroad was in
progress of construction, in compli
ance with State aid terms for some
time prior to the passage of the above
recited act, and hail acquired n vest
ed right to the aid, (lie opinions of
Col. Tift and Judge Rice to tlie con
trary notwithstanding. Bear in mind
the Supreme Court has never decided
the merits of this case. Now, one
thing is plain, that if tliu Road hail
acquired a vested rigid, then, and in
that event, the provisions of this act
docs not apply to it so as to relieve
tlie Governor from endorsing its
bonds.
What followed the Governor’s en
dorsement? The case went to tlie Su
preme court, as provided in section
2nd of said act, Judge Rice having in
(lie court below decided adverse to
the Railroad. Tlie ease never was
tried on the farts in tlie Supreme
Court, us Col. Tift admits, but was
dismissed on a legal technicality, tlie
court holding Hint tlie clause author
izing the case to lie referred to the
dorscmciit iJtrtts. "J'lic/ Circuit Judge
decides tlie case then. Who does no*
know that the decisions of a Circuit
Judge arc not infallible, and about
as often reversed as sustained by the
Supreme Court? It is not law ’till
made so by the court above, if there
is a disagreement, as was in this case.
Tlie reversal of decisions is a neces
sary consequence from (lie varied
moral and intellectual phases of the
human mind. Now I submit if this
is a settlement of tlie question even
from this standpoint, especially in
tlie leetli of tlie opinions of such le
gal talent and Treasury-defenders as
Mr. Toombs and oilier men and
counsel ns eminent as Judge Rice.
But it seems that there was resting
on Hie mind of tlie General Assem
bly a doubt ns to whether the words
of the above quoted act was a fair
and lull exponent of the intention of
tlie legislature. Accordingly, there
fore, what followed ? On the 3rd of
March following, only six days after
tlie passage of Hie act, this resolution
was passed, entitled:
“A resolution declaratory of tlie mean
ing of an act passed at this session of Hie
General Assembly, ngs-aling all State
aid to railroads, where rights have not
vested, so far as it relates to tlie North-
Eastern Railroad.” Be it resolved, ,te.,
* * “That the true intent and
meaning of tlie above recited act is, that
tlie provisions of said act repealing State
aid, tshall not apply to the Xortli Eastern
Railroad.” “Approved March lid, 1874,”
which Col. Tillt says was a “utility.”—
Why? Because he says that every law
yer^ knows, “That a resolution whieli
is read but once in eaeli Mouse cannot
repeal, alter or amend, AAAaet, &e.”—
True; but if it does not repeal, alter, or
amend, then it is not a utility. Well, tlie
act is before tlie people, ami they call de
cide if they know what plain English is,
whether there is a word or iili-a that lias
even a kindred signilieation to “repeal,”
“alter” or amend.” On tlie contrary,
its express and plain words ami meaning
are to declare ami set forth Hie intention
ot tlie legislature and their meaning of
the act of 23tli of February, above quoted.
'Tlie intention of dial body therefore, was
to declare that the Nortli Eastern Rail
road had Vested rights, and they desired
to make it so plain (tlie very same legis
lature) , Hint a way-faring man need not
err therein, ami we are told Hint die liest
test of the legal construction of law, is
Hie intention of tlie legislature making
tlie law. This resolution, then, is not a
repealing, altering or amending one, but
a resolution declaratory of tlie meaning
of the act—tlie intention of tlie fruincrsof
tlie law. If this be true, if tlie act and
resolution are plain in their meaning and
intent, and if tlie ease lias never been de
cided by its real merit by tlie Supreme
Court, then two of the five of tlie Colo
nel’s isiints under Hie head of “Against
tlie Endorsement,” fail, and he lias re
inuining only Hie opinion of Mr. Ham
mond, Attorney General Ely’s opinion,
(the latter never given to tlie Governor,
according to Col. Tift), and tlie opinion
of Judge ltiee. Against these are ar
raigned : the written opinion of General
Toombs, tlie opinion of Hon. A. O. Ua-
on, one of Georgia’s rising stars, then
the Speaker of the House, and tlie opin
ion of Hon Rufus K. I .ester, and I may
add, Hie judgment of tlie Governor
himself, with liis native instinct and in
tuition to always do right. Now, wc
ask a fair public if tlie rcdietilous, harsh
criticisms by this man’s op|s>nciits
not, under the circumstances, themselves
rediciilous? Does not this showing fair
ly demonstrate liiat Hie Governor acted
not only eonselentiously (for lie even
wanted tlie Supreme (’niirt to decide the
n it every fair critic, ju st judge ami good
Georgian ready to exelaiui like eon-
s -iener-striekeu Agrippa of persei-uh d
I’anl, “1 see no great wrong tills man
iialii done.” (Mir motto is “Fiat Justit in,
si Ctrl mu mat.”
Amicus Jumtitia^jj
Tiie Gray Mark the Better Horse
“I want to find out wlio is tlie master of
this house,” said tin man with the lumk
under liis arm to Hie vinegary-looking
woman with a pointed nose and a very
small top-knot who opened the ilisir for
him. "Well, stranger,” she said with
arms akintlai, “you just walk around in
to the liaek-yan’l and ask a little spindle-
shanked deaeon you’ll find there lixin’
up the grape arlair, and lie’ll tell you if
I don’t boss this nun-lie lie don’t know
who does. Now what do you want with
me?”—Ciiieiiinati Breakfast Table.
Aged party—“Excuse me miss, but
I’m subject to epilepsy, and if yer missus
would oideyjist let me shut the door and
have a lit in the westibule—1 feel one-a-
comiu’ on—and I—” (Door closes)—
| Harper's Bazar.
I cannot write tlie old joke
I stole in days of yore.
For everybody sneers and yells
“I’ve read that joke before!”
A new joke tlien my shears shall find,
I'll “shoot” my laggard pen,
For I dare not use tne old joke.
Nor make tlie pun again.
m
Wilkinson Staunch For Colquitt.
Tlie following is from one of the most
respectable men in Wilkinson county:
Gordon, July 8.—Editors Constitution;
I was very much surprised to read a dis
patch in your paper this morning stating
that Wilkinson county went anti-Col-
quitt. The writer was present at the
mass meeting in Irwiutonon the 6th, and
tlie facts are as follows: The meeting was
organized by the election of Colonel R.
L. Story, a Colquitt man, as chairman.
Tlie Hardeman and Lester men combined
and voted anti-Colquitt. The vote stood
as announced by the chair, 73 for Col
quitt and 66 anti-Colquitt. Colquitt del
egates, Messrs. I>. D. Swint and Thomas
X. Beall, will be sent from tlie countjf.
Impure Breath.
Among all tlie disagreeable conse
quences that follow the decay of Hie
teeth, an impure breath must lie tlie most
mortifying and unpleasant to the |K>ssess-
or, ami it is die most inexcusable and of
fensive in soeiety; and yet tlie cause of it
may la- easily removed by cleansing tlie
teeth daily with that justly popular den
tifrice, fragrant SOZODOXT. It puri
fies and sweetens the breath, cools and
refreshes Hu- mouth, and gives a pearl
like appearance to the teeth. Gentlemen
who indulge in smoking should cleanse
their teeth with SOZODOXT, as it re
moves all unpleasant odors of tlie weed.
Ask your druggist for it. July 8
question and they did not do it) lint Hull
court was llliconstitlllioiial. That I lie acted legally and right?
clause unconstitutional, not Hie en-| Or to say the least that ean be said, is
Tlie Good Fortune tliut Attends
Jests.
A pretty ample list might be made of
men who have owed tlicir success in life
to some well-timed jest. Prince Mens-
cliikoff earned liis position at tlie Court
of the Czar Nicholas entirely by liis caus
tic wit; anil Marshal Junot, while still a
young subaltern attracted the alteiition
of the commander-in-chief by coolly ob
serving, as a shell scattered earth over
tlie dispatch whieli lie was writing at the
latter’s dictation: “It's very kind of them
to ’sand’ our letters for us.”
Tiie traditions of Hie English navy
have preserved umitlier instance of tlie
kind worth quoting. When tlie Duke of
Clarence, afterward Willia-n IV., went
down to Portsmouth to insia-et the
Britisli soveuty-fonrs, tile guide allotted
to him was a battered old lieutenant witli
one eye, who lacking a “friend at Court,”
bail served for years without promotion.
As tiie veteran removed Ids lint- to salute
liis royal visitor, tlie latter remarked ids
baldness, and said jestingly, “I see my
friend, you have not spared your hair in
vonr country’s service.” “Why, your
Royal liigncss,” answered tlieold “salt,”
“so many young fellows have stcp|icd
over my In-ad that it's a wonder I bin-
got any hair left,” The Duke laughed
loudly al this professional joke, hilt lie
made a note of tlie old man's name at the
same time, and a few days alter tlie lat
ter was agreeable surprised to receive liis
ap|Miiutni(‘iit as captain.
- -»-•«*-
A ninn at Llli-iist Grove, Ky., lias
had liis eofiiti in liis house for twenty
veins, but is still u robust man.
J. W. SHEFFIELD,
Ainericiis, Gh.
W. S. BELL,
Albany, Ga
SHEFFIELD & BELL
DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF
MBK1WA1II
WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK (bought before any advance,)
SWEEPS
HOES!
©pain CpaAes,
We desire to call your apeciai attention to our
Improved Sweeps
THE
STILL THE BEST !
If yon want to repair that old buggy or wagon, come and see ns and we
will fit you up with new material.
If the flies trouble you, come and buy one of our FLY FANS or FLY
TRAPS.
We keep the Largest Stock in the City!
Therefore we CAN and WILL sell goods cheap foi Cash.
Conic and sco us whether you want to buy or not.
SHEFFIELD & BELL,
Next Door te Gilbert’s Drug Store, Albany, Ga.
k® Bteraei
Imported and Domestic
FRUITS, GANDIES,
CIGARS, PA »r
TOBACCOS, GROCERIES.
FISH, OYSTERS, &c
HEADQUARTERS
-FOR-
GREEN UNO DRIED FRUITS.
0. J. FARRINGTON,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Announces to bit friends and former patrons that
he has opened a
lerclant Tailoring Establishment
In lf'illlngham l s Build Ins, upstairs. Will cut and
make Coats, Pants and Vesta in first-class style and
! cheap as any house In the State.
I keep always on hind a full line of Cloths. Come
and examine my goods, and hare your Spring Suita
made right away. Respectfully,
O. J. FARRINGTON.
SAYASfiSAXt, - - ©A.
Ciroular No. 8.
Office of THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
• n , ATiJkNTA, Ga., June 19,1680.
First-Class in Every Partianlar.
of *JR per cent.on -Standard1 Rate*,** Is continued as
ATLANTA, GA.
HUFF & BROWN, Prop’s.
WHEN YOU GO TO ATLANTA
STOP AT THE MAltKHAM.
r cent, on the “Standard Rates** is allowed as , a
I maximum.
JAMES M. SMITH, Chairman.