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THE ALBANY NEWS. OLD SERIES—Vol. 37. }- ALBANY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 22 1880. { NEW SERIES-Vol. 14, No. 40. 1 THAT I All tTILt BEADQFABVERB For the Splendid Light-running WHITER MACHINE Id T diflkTeol style*. at price* from f» to f«5 com* ■her, el*o, that I carry a splendid stock of General Merchandise, Fine Liquors, Tobaccos, Cigars, clc. Gan ayd price my goods before baying elsewhere. Very respectfully. K, S. STEPHENS. January 2^ lSSfr&a LAWYERS Z. J. ODOM, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ALBANY, GA. Collections, large or small, a specially. Will at tend promptly to all basioess entrusted to bis care. mplS-79 lr W. t. JONES, JESSE W. WALTERS. JONES & WALTERS, attorneys at Law, ALBANY, GA. Ofice orer Centra! Railroad Bank. innlS-ly Lott War* en, ATTORNEY AT LAW, JALBANV. oa. DOCTORS* At HOLMES. W.M.DxMUSS Drs. Holmes & DeMo3S, 3>I Albany * W. A. STROTHER, M. D. ALBANY. GEORGIA. Office over Gilbert's M Store. All orders left at the Drug Store will receive prompt attention. jan 7-1 y Dr. E. W. ALFRIEND, a lCSf BCTFULLY tenders bis serrices.Tn therm i rJoaa branches of bis profession, to the citizens M Albany and surrounding country. Office opposite Court House, on Pine street. HOTELS The Old Reliable BARNES HOUSE, rise Si., Albany, Ga., THE JOHNSON HOUSE, SMITHVILI.K.4UA.. I* the plane to stop an.l get a GOOD. SQUARE MEAL. MARKET SQUARE, SAVAHNAH, OA. Rates $1.50 to $2.00 per day, according to location of rooinn. JOSEPH HERSCHBACH, April 29, 1880—ly. PROPRIETOR J. W. JOINER, WATCHMAKER and JEWELED LOCATED AT W. II. Gilbert, Ag’t, & Co., BROAD STREET. I, UAUUUUJ AND JEWELRY! ATOCK COMPLETE! Repairing a Specialty ! O'er Otuioui solicited. fn U, lMt-tlU aor U J. W. JOINER. Letters from the Officers of Worth County in Reply to the Vindicator. Isabella, Ga., July 19,1880. KtUtort Albany .Vein: Dear Sirs : I notice in the second number of the Worth County Vindi cator an article signed “Voter," which I consider to be a very unjust, prej udicial and base attack upon the of ficers of our county. As I am one of these officers you will please permit me to briefly reply to it through your columns: Mk. "Voter:” As I am one of the officers of Worth county, perhaps one of those poor ones that you have ref erence to in your communication in the second number of the Vindica tor, for you make no exception. I would snv that my official ads are under the immediate supervision of the Grand Jury, which is composed of 23 of the most intelligent and up right citizens of the county. They have not complained, but on the con trary have at each and every term of the court reported niv work as satis factory. Tlte court nor any one else, notwithstanding my long stay iji of fice, have ever prepered a rule against me for neglect of duty or agriev- ances. I seldom apply to any other coun sel than the statute !atr of Georgia, unless in doubt of sonic tceluiic.il point of law for advise. I would ask if you are so blind, so 'gnoraut and so base as to not know that the ablest jurists in our land need advise at times? Do you not know that the mind of man is limit ed? Do you not know that there ever was a Franklin, Webster, Washing ton or a Socrates ? No. You, like Argus, have an hundred eves, and they, unfortunately for you, arc al ready in the peacock's tail. When was the Tax C’ollectoraround for your Poll ? Didn't Cupt. Alford pay it for you ? I hope the Vindicator may be of much benefit to you, as von so highly appreciate it. Are you a subscriber for it ? and have you paid your suh- scfipitnul akJuuca ssa M, luUr«ot in the concern? I was thinking of try ing to get up some subscribers, but will wait for advise upon this point, as I do in niv official transactions, so you say. I admit that wc need a Courthouse and Jail, but am of the opinion that the substantial tax payers will not agree with you as to Capt. Alford's place being the place to build it, though bring out those hoys and be sure to put several of those square meals in your old carpet sack. I mean that old one you brought with you when you came to this country. Von are accustomed to carrying it I know, and it will not weary you. Should you chaDce to drop in here (Isabella) without ore of those square meals Mrs. Sumner or Mrs. Cox might want a little pay for one, and the one you got when here before. I have no objection to cither of the gentlemen yon name for office, but am surprised at their not being from Capt. Alford's place. As your ting is hoisted, Anil your banners unfurled, Come out from the breastworks And let your tail curl. Yours as ever, C. G. Tipton. Isabella, Ga., July 18,1880. Editor* Albany 1Veics: Dear Sirs: In justice to inyself the Hon. Grand Jurors and the other officers of Worth county 1 hope that you will allow me space in your col umns to reply to a piece written anil published in the Worth County Vin- lieator of last Thursday’s issue, writ ten by some unknown person, and signing his name “Voter,” in which said Voter speaks of the poor officers of the couuty, the cliques, rings, square meals, and the removal of the county site, or as he calls it, the coun ty “scale,” to Alford’s place, on the 15. k A. K. It., at .Sumner. From his writing it appears that his object is to blame the officers of the county because the county site has not been moved. lie says that he is a hack- woodsman ; and from his writing I must confess that I do believe he is a backwoodsman, and one that lives far out in them. He, from his writ ing, is opposed to an officer asking legal advice, which leads me to he lievc that lie thinks lie knows the Jaw. Rut I must request him to re frcsli his memory, anil read the Con- slitution of the State of 1877, and by reading that lie will find out that it requires two-thirds of the legal votes of the county, voting at an election held for removal to some particular point before it can he done, and if lie should fail to read that I will refer him to a hill passed at the last l-cgis hiturc, which hill was introduced by the lion. G. G. Ford, of this county, Providing the way, (See page 44, acts of the Legislature of 1879) which say that there shall he two-fifths of the tax payers of the county petitioning the Ordinary to order an election for said purpose; and then it shall re quire two-thirds of the tax pnyers voting for one particular place, as shown by the last tax digest made out. Before then it cannot he done, and I ask, Mr. Voter, lias it ever been done. I will ask him another ques tion, and this is it: Have not the Grand Juries at every term of the court advocated tiic removal ques tion, and tried to get 11.3 people to comply with the law that the ques tion might be settled ? Haven't (hey gone ahead and appointed commit tees to locate the place, and have they done so; are they not voters of the county, and, in the eyes of the law, its guardians? Do you, Mr. Voter, consider that ihc promise of a three thousand dollar Courthouse <gm and will buy the votes of the county? If you do you arc sadly mistaken. The people of Worth at times may be led, but I will tell you that when you undertake to force them you will find that to be the most unpleasant job you ever undertook. And as for square meals, 1 can say this much, that I have been here nearly four years and I have never known the day or the time but what I could get as many square meals as I wanted, anil any one else, at Mrs. Sumner's or at Mrs. Cox’s, and that which was good and plentiful; and I will defy any gentleman that has ever been to either of the places to deny it. Xow, sir, I will refer to the Code of Georgia, section 3,920 and 3,923, which requires the Grand Juries of the county to inspect and examine the books of the officers of the coun ty, and if they find them not proper ly kept to report them for the same. Has anything of this kind ever been done ; and if the officers are so poor why is it that Judge G. J. Wright and the other Judges compliment the officers for the good condition of the county ? Do yon not know Hint such pieces reflect badly upon the voters of our county? Now, sir, I will say this much, that so far as cliques and rings are concerned I want to know where you will find one, unless it is about whore Mr. Voter lives. I an in fa vor of removal, provided that the county site can be moved lo the near est central point on the It. & A. It. It., and to the host advantage of the peo ple at large. I was one of the Vindicator’s best friends, and had began working fo* it, and would have inserted a no tice in the August issue, notifying the people that 30 days thereafter the Or dinary’s official notices would he published in the Vindicator; hut not because I have ever been mistreated by the Albany News. I have nt- wajs been treated as kindly by its editors as I could wish. And I now say that wc officers will refrain from said notices. Very respectfully, T. M. LirfiTT. A roolonce more, “For ten years my wife was con lined to tier Us] with sueli a complication of ailments that no doctor could tell what was the matter or cure tier, and I used up a small fortune in humbug slid)'. Six months ago I saw a U. K. flag with llop Kilters on it hilt, mill I thought I would Is: a fool once more. I tried it, 111 tin: U. S. there is one ileiilisl for every 4,000 persons. “X” From Koine. The Eternal Hills, Politics, Etc. • Rome, July 15th, 1880. The city of hills I hills that discov er the peuk of Alto and tint long dusky outlines of Pigeon and Taylor! Far away Die dim, misty summits oi the Blue Ridge mingle with the sky. In tlicir silent, voiceless majesty they speak of the days tiiat arc gone. Whcu Xcncphouc led home the “im mortal ten thousand when Aga memnon marshalled his cohorts un der the walls of Troy ; when Moses received the law amid the tliundcr- ings of Sinai, those mute monitors stood there as they stand to-day.— Those peaks glowed in the frcsli sun light of creation's first morning witli the same sombre and impressive beams which full on them now. “And so ’twill be when I am gone." Sentinels, upon ctcnity's watch-tower, their solemn vigil is “yesterday, to-dav and forever.” When centuries upon centuries shall have passed away, their summits will bask in the same bright beams, anil their lengthening shadows lin ger and fall upon the same lovely valleys “’Though other feet shall walk these dells.” The health in this section is good, crops promising amt rains plentiful, while the rust and the caterpillars are visitors seldom expected, rarely arriving and never specially disas trous. Rome and its adjuncts—Forest City, Hillsborough and Desota, so well and favorably ventilated hy the city papers that any comments on the subject would be like the repetition of a “thrice told tale.” I see newspa pers from everywhere, and I declare to you that the American people are praising Hancock. I have known dead celebrities to be lauded in this niamier, but not the living. Neither Grant, Lincoln, nor even George Washington ever raised the wild, ir repressible, universal outburst of ap plause that now rings from shore to shore. I'm tired of it! “Upon what meat dotli our Ctesar feed that he hath grown so great.” I'm a candi date for the position of elector for the Stale at large on the Weaver ticket. I sec that Judges Vason and Jones have both got Col. Tift by the cars. Gentlemen, two upon one is foul play. Come, let the Colonel alone; lie’s only getting the bile oil'of his stomach. Col. Tift is a gentleman and a patriot, and I would be glad to see him elevated to such a position as is merited hy his eminent talents and unquestioned' integrity, hut in camping on the Colquitt “horn” lie has exhibited a good deal more pluck than discretion. Our fricml, Green B. Mayo, once hail a light with a friend of his in the piazza of a hotel. After dealing some study blows, all of which Mr. M. was unnblc to repel. The friend at last landed him over the banisters with the stroke of a pro digious cudgel. Badly stuned and terribly bruised, Mr. Mayo rose from tiic ground and looking back witli a defiant air—“Now, g—<1—n you, I reckon you’ll let mo alone.”' Col Tift did his best in tiic Dougherty primary convention, bound himself powerless to repel the Colquitt.furor, and us lie fell overboard, well might he exclaim: “Now, Colquitt, dog gone you, I reckon vou'l let me alone.” I'm about done writing my-vapory squibs for publication. The end of' July will be tiic end of my useless scribblings. I jested about it before, I'm in earned this time. I will save paper, postage and time hy quitting, mid harm no one. Those editors who have kindly sent their paper free, ex pecting mi occasional letter, need send them no longer with that expec tation. Next week's letter to the Sumter Republican will positively he Hie last from X. Actors And Tlicir Habits. Our actors are not, as a class, church-goitig, and even the “little church around the corner,” though it be the chosen spot for histrionic fu nerals, is seldom visited by the pro fession except on such sad occasions. One reason why the theatrical profes sion do not attend Sabbath services is found in their exhausting labor or Saturday, when a “matinee” is got. - erally added to tlicir usual perform ance. Many of them go througli the week’s labor on a stimulous and arc at its close utterly worn out. To this may be added that disinclinations to hear solemn truths which generally marks all classes which minister to the lovers of pleasure. Such is the general description of the play-actors life. Having referred to the "little church around the corner,” whence so mnny of this profession have been borne to the grave, the suggestion may be offered how few of this num ber reached even middle life! It may be said, indeed, that no other profes sion has in the same time been visited with such early mortality. Actors have a hard life, and are soon worn out. A few yqars ago Lydia Thomp son’s troupe of blondeB was a promi nent feature in the dramatic world, but most of the number are now in tlicir graves. Many of the young per formers now under engagement in the theatres of the city are sinking in health, and the roll of the early dead may soon receive some additioal names. 'William Niblo lived to be ninety, but lie was not a player nor even a manager, in the present accep tance of the term. The old-fashioned stage life was not as destructive as tiic present, and yet long life was even then a striking exception. The only player that ever passed four score was Macready. Mrs. Siddons readied 75, which was ten years moro than tlie life of her gifted brother, John P. Kemble. The senior Booth died at 55, while Cooke was but two years older at the lime of his death. Kean died at 45 and his son (Charles) was not much older. Garrick lived to GH and left the record of a very ex emplary life. Turning to tlio Ameri can drama, 1’iacidc readied three score and ten, and Forrest was not much older. Ilackett reached the unusual age of 75, while Cliarlottu Cusnian was hut little past CO. Such is the best record of long life tiic drama can boast.—[Troy Times. A correspondent writes lo tiic Post the following significant letter: Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock was horn in 1824. Was nominated as a candidate for president at the twenty-fourth presidential election. It is twenty- four years since the Democrats have had a president. In Cincinnati, twenty-four yenrs ago, Hie Democrat ic party nominated a Pennsylvanian for President and elected him. Gen eral Hancock was nominated on the 24th of June, and will carry the twenty-four slates named below at the November election: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut California, Dcleware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana Lousiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mary land, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Caroli na, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.” Morgan county is experiencing another terrible drought. J. W. SHEFFIELD, Americas, Ga. W. S. BELL, Albany, Ga SHEFFIELD & BELL DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF HABVWABB I WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK (bought before any advance,) SWEEPS HOES! HOES! We desire lo call your special attention to our Improved Sweeps TIIE STILL TIIE 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 bnv one of our FLY FANS or FLY TRAPS. We 'keep the Largest Stock in the City! Therefore we CAN and WILL sell goods cheap fot Cash. Come and seo us whether you want to buy or not. SHEFFIELD & BELL, Next Door te Gilbert’s Drug Store, Albany, Ga. B§te?n© f Imported and Domestic FRUITS, GANDIES, CIGAR8, F *£SJi if* TOBACCOS, GROCERIES. FISH, OYSTERS, &c 0. J. FARRINGTON, MERCHANT TAILOR, Announces to his friends and former patrons that he has opened a Hercbant Tailoring Estakluhneat In IttlUnghara.a Building, up stairs. Will cut and make Costs, Rants and Vests in first-class style and as cheap as any house in the State. I keep always on b uid a full line of Cloths. Come and examine my goods, and hare your Spring Suits made right away. Kesjiectfuliy, O. J. FARRINGTON. I ATLANTA, GA. HUPP & BROWN, Prop’s. First-Class in Every Partianlar. IVH EX YOU (M TO A TI.A XT A STOP A T THE MA UK It AM. HEADQUARTERS GREEK AND DRIED FRUITS. UTS, o# Ay#*AISIXS, F.rc.\0 VL f J. B. REEDT>° GROCER AND IMPORTER,’ SAVilVSTAH, - - CFA. Circular No. 8. Office of TIIE RAILROAD COMMISSION. Atlanta, Ga n June 19,1880. U PON a full showing ot two month’s business by the Columbus A Rome Railroad, the.allowance of 25 per cent.on ‘•Standard Rates,” is continued as the “Standard Hates” is allowed as a maximum. JAMES M. SMITH, Chairman. K. A. BACON, Secretary. juncl99*4t