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DAILY ENQUIRER - SUN • COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2. 1886.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1828. 58 YEARS OLD.
Looking at tho ugly faces Austria is
making at Russia, and seeing the friend
ly fashion in which Germany is patting
Austria on the hack, it would appear to
be about time for two or three of the
emperors to meet at some wate-ing place
and hug and kiss each other in tho style
appropriate to continental European im-
perialities when they have knives ready
for convenient plunge under some tempt
ing fifth rib.
The story that General Logan has re
cently made a big strike in real estate
and will enter the presidential contest
with a quarter of a million behind him
is exploded by his own declaration that
be owns no real estate or anything else,
except his Washington residence, which
is not paid for. “Black Jack” was not
built for money making, and when a
man is not built that way he is not apt
to make a big “strike” in finances.
Henry George is going to start a
paper in New York on January 1. Mr.
George has evidently had so much pro
gress that he wants to try a little poverty
by way of a change, and he could not go
about securing it in a better way. Any
body can start ar paper, but it requires a
good deal more than a lot of misconcep
tions about political economy to make it
keep started. Mr. George will probably
change his mind about journalism after
he has dallied with it for a month or
two. i.
A special, dispatch from Richmond,
Va., to the Baltimore Sun says: “The
West Point Terminal people say that
instead of the Richmond and Danville
and the Central Georgia being at logger
heads, as formerly, they have establish
ed the closest running relations. Just as
close relations, it is said, will exist be
tween the Richmond and Danville and
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia by way of western North Carolina.
Some of tin* largest stockholders in the
Terminal have also large interests in tlie
Central Georgia.”
Although the population of Greece is
only about 2,000,000, the country can,
upon an emergency, put an army of 120,-
000 men in the field, with 50,000 in the
militia a»d 30,000 in the militia reserve
to fall hack upon. Every Greek between
the ages of 20 and 50 is enrolled as a de
fender of liia country. Altogether there
is an obligatory military service of thirty
years, only throe of which, however, are
pussed in the regular army. The re
maining twenty-seven years are divided
between the army reserve, the militia
and the militia reserve, in the proportion
of seven years for the former and two
terms of ten years in the landwchr.
UUVKKNOU GORDON'S MESSAGE.
Governor Gordon sent a very interest
ing document to the sennte and house of
representatives yesterday. It was a mes-
•ng* calling attention to the convict lease
system and suggesting changes that he
believed would be entirely legal and such
as to be of much benefit, both to the
state of Georgia and in the better pro
tection of tlie convicts themselves.
Without discussing the merits or the
propriety of effecting t lie change, so far
as it relates to the lessees or the legality
concerning it, there is certainly wisdom
in the suggestions offered by the gov
ernor. Next to that of obtaining a fair
and just return of taxable property, hav
ing tlie roads worked in tips state is the
most difficult tiling to do. While the gov
ernor seems to lay more stress upon the
organization of a state con
vict farm, in an experimental
way, than upon putting them
to work on the public highways, the lat
ter will be of far greater benefit. Tho
difficulties that attend working them on
tlie roads are net insurmountable, and
means can be devised by which they may
easily be overcome. As intimated in tlie
message, each county could make such
an appropriation as would cover tlie ex
penses thus incurred and each county
would then bear the burden in propor
tion to the benefits received.
This whole convict question is one of
much interest, and the discussion which
the message is likely to bring about will
no doubt result in plans more feasible
than appear in tlie premises. In the
meantime we shall refer to ii again.
Daily, Weekly and Sunday.
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■rst Insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent
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sertion.
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•r Individuals will be charged as advertisements.
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None but eolld metal cuts used.
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■itquian-SoN.
REV. NAM SMALL ON Till) I’RKHH.
Rev. Sun Small has been tolerably
free with his criticisms of tlie Nashville.
Tenn„ newspaper press. lie has not
minced matters, but hits gone ut it in a
plain, straightforwar. way, naming the
papers to which he referred, and partic
ularizing the particular sin of which they
are guilty. Some of the papers do not
seem to take tlie castigation very kindly,
hut not so with the Daily American. It
candidly admits that "we are, all of us,
poor, weak worms of the dust, figurative
ly speaking, and should not get angry
when criticised.” One would think
that our esteemed cotemporary
might possibly desire to make
terms witli the reverend gentleman,
knowing that he is entirely furaillinr
with the workings of the press, but
“without blushing or-fear of successful
contradiction,” the American makes bold
this statement, “Even a great and good
newspaper like the American is apt to
let its foot slip at times, or momentarily
relax its grip on the true, the beautiful
and the good. Our readers, however,
will bear us witness that we have
generally pursued the bee-line of the
strictest and most decorous propriety.”
llow'ever, the American has stated the
situation very pleasantly in the following
“But for all this we are willing to hearken to
Rev. Bam Small or any other man of bin high
character and intelligence who wishes to give us
a pointer on the proprieties of journalism. If w«
should happen to differ with him in s opinion, and
conclude that after all our way of running a
newspaper is the best, we shall not get upon our
editorial auricular aud charge that our critic is
ofllcious and offensive and untruthful. It may
be because we have never sought to bray our
superior sanctity and snow-white purity to tho
world, nor over drawn our well-laundered Mother
Hubbard about us when our less virtuous neigh
bors passed by, that we can take Mr. Small’s crit-
cism so kindly. Of course it would be very tough
on a newspaper which bad been advertising
itselfas the inspired gospel of purity, and a
buntin' and a shinin' light on the road to glory,
to have a minister of the gospel tell a large audi
ence that said paper was not fit to be read. We
have always noticed that the gentlest admoni
tions are never kindly received by those who, in
the language of the scripture, have made them
selves ‘righteouB overmuch.'
“New, as to the case of Mr. Small’s criticism
the other night, we have to say that lie does not
deserve all the censure which some of our eon-
temporaries, in the anger of their outraged
righteousness, have heaped upon him. The
truth is, Mr. Small is about one-fourth right—
that la to say, he is right so far as our esteemed
contemporaries are concerned, that being about
the correct proportion which their combined ex
cellencies bear to The American. Mr.
Small’s reference to The American was
doubtless a lapsus lingua), an unguarded
and thoughtless expression which be forgot to
correct. We do not doubt that he will seek an
early opportunity to withdraw the remark, so
fhr as it applies to us, and apologize. This, how
ever, is all a mere matter of form, and we shall
not complain if Mr. Small should neglect or for
get It. But in correcting the moral obliquities of
out erring brethren we promise Mr. Small that
he shall have our heartiest support. We have
often thought that our local contemporaries
needed a good raking over, and we knew that
they would catch it sooner or later. We Hilly
appreciate the difficulty of doing the Augean
Stables act in the case of our contemporaries, but
Mr. Small shall have our best efforts, neverthe
less. Therefore we nay to Mr. Small, “Let the
good work go on—give it to ’em.”
THE NEW STUl'tiUl.K IN IRELAND.
It apiK'urd nmv tlmt tlie British govern
ment lias undertaken to dispossess tlie
national league oi' its control of certain
parts of Ireland. The statement is made
that there are parts of the island where
the league is the only authority, exercis
ing through tin- instrumentality of tlie
boycott tho power that the queen credits
herself with possessing. The local
branches determine wluit percentage of
the rents of a given estate shall be paid,
and prohibit the payment of more under
the severest penalties. Regular trials are
held, and any one who has paid his full
rent or taken a farm from which a ten
ant lias been evicted, or lias worked fora
boycotted person, is fined for ills offense.
If unrepentant or obstinate, lie is pun
ished in such a way as may be
thought proper. Recently n plan has
been put in operation that looks to more
thorough results. Tlie part payments of
rent which landlords refuse to receive in
full satisfaction of their claims are direct
ed to be deposited in tlie hands of trus
tees, who will employ the funds thus ac
cumulated to fight the landlords. Evic
tions will of course follow, but they are
to be thwarted by energetic action on
the pint of tlie boycotting tenants. Such
is the plun. Tlie government, professing
to regard it as tho last desperate effort of
the leaders to maintain their influence,
have taken counter measures. A promi
nent nationalist is to answer in court for
inciting to violations of tlie law by his
speeches in favor of this and other plans
of keeping the rent in the tenant’s
pocket. Meetings of the nationalists also
are forbidden. Tlie next few weeks
promise a renewal of the excitement of
former contests between the government
and the nationalist leaders.
CHRISTMAS.
Christmas is now only three weeks
ahead. Tlie great holiday comes on Sat
urday this year, which will give two con
secutive days in which no work should
be done. Three weeks of more than or
dinary business and activity are before
us. Everybody bserves Christmas now,
and, of course, everybody is prepuling to
celebrate it in some form. With many
gift-giving is the feature,and these consti
tute the greater proportion, just as tlie se
lection of gifts require a liberal outlay of
time and money. We have frequently
pointed out to our readers the decided
advantage derived from an early pur
chase of holiday wares. Not only have
the dealers more time and better oppor
tunity to wait upon you, but you have
choice of the whole stock, and their goods
are desirable aud not over plentiful. They
generally appreciate in price as the holi
days draw nearer. For these and other
reasons, now is tlie time to buy your hol
iday goods, if you have tlie money.
Gather ye oranges while ye may will
not be the tune in Florida this year,
there is a pretty good crop coming along
from the frozen trees of last year, In spite
of predictions, and at about the same
prices; so there is no scarcity or scare.
LIFE-SKETCHES OF LINCOLN.
How Ho Kottlrd With tho Clary’s Grom Roys.
Ills Wrestling Match With Jack Armstrong.
New York, November 30.—The follow
ing sketch concerning “Lincoln and the
Clary’s Grove Boys” is taken from Nicolay
and Hay’s contribution of their “Life of
Lincoln” in the December number of tho
Century:
Public opinion at New Salem was formed
by a crowd of ruffianly young fellows, who
wero called the “Clary’s Grove boys.”
Once or twice a week they descended upon
the village and passed the day in drinking,
fighting and brutal borse-play. If a stran
ger appeared in the place he was likely to
suffer a rude initiation into the social
life of New Salem at the hands of
these jovial savages. Sometimes he was
nailed up in a hogshead and rolled down
hill. Sometimes he was insulted into a
fight and then mauied block and blue; for,
despite their pretensions to chivalry, they
had no scruples about fair play or any such
superstitions of civilization. At first they
did not seem inclined to molest young
Lincoln. His appearance dia not invite
insolence; his reputation for strength and
activity was a greater protection to him
than his inoffensive good nature. But the
loud admiration of Offutt gave them um
brage. It led to dispute, contradictions
and finally to a formal banter to a wres
tling match. Lincoln was greafiy averse
to all this “wooling and pulling.” as he
called it, but Offutt’s indiscretion had
made it necessary for him to show
his mettle. Juck Armstrong, the
leading bully of the gang, was
selected to throw him, and expected an
easy victory. But he soon found himself
in different hands from any one he had
ever engaged with. Seeing he could not
manage the tall stranger, his friends
swarmed in, and, by kicking and tripping,
nearly succeeded in getting Lincoln down.
At this, as has been said of another hero,
“the spirit of Odin entered! into him,” and,
pushing forth his whole strength, he held
the pride of Clary’s Grove in his arras like
a child and almost choked the exuberant
life out of him. For a moment a general
fight seemed inevitable, but Lincoln,
standing undismayed, with his back to the
wall, looked so formidable in his defiance
that an honest admiration took the place
of momentary fury, and his initiation was
over. As to Armstrong,-he was Lincoln’s
friend and sworn brother as soon as he re
covered the use of his larynx,and the bond
thus strangely created lasted through life.
Lincoln had no further occasion to fight
his own battle while Armstrong was there
to act as his champion. The two friends,
although so widely different, were helpful
to each other afterwards in many ways,
and Lineoln made ample amends for the
liberty bis huuds had taken with Jack’s
throat by saving, in a memorable trial, his
son’s neck from the halter.
This incident, trivial and vulgar as it
may seem, was of great importance in
Lincoln’s life. His behavior In this igno
ble scuffle did the work of years for him,
in giving him the position he required in
the community where his lot was cast. He
became from that moment, in a certain
sense, a personage with a name and stand
ing of his own. The verdict of Clary’s
Grove was unanimous that he was “the
cleverest fellow that had ever broke into
the settlement.” He did not have to be
constantly scuffling to guard his self-
respect, and at the same time he gained
the good will of the better sort by his evi
dent peaceableness and integrity.
A CARD.
To a'.l who arc suffering from the errors and
'lullBcrettons of youth, norvoui weakness, early
decay, loBuof manhood, &c., I will Bend o recipe
■; lilt will euro you, FREE OF CHARGE. Tills groat
l’enioily was discovered by a missionary In Soutl.
America. Send a so! 1-addressod envelope to the
REV. JOSETU T. INMAN, Station D, New York City
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Boys’ Suits
Must move rapidly this week.
Examine my stock ; hear the
prices.
A C, CHANCELLOR,
MOST WHOLESOME
I purchased a package of CLEVELAND’S SUPERIOR
BAKING POWDER of Messrs. Park & Tilford, In New
York, and have made a careful analysis of the same. I find it
to consist of Pure Cream of Tartar, mingled with such other
ingredients as render it an effective and desirable Baking
Powder, and that it does not contain any Alum, Terra Alba, or
any adulteration whatever. It is In my estimation among
the most wholesome compositions for a Baking Powder of
which I have any knowledge.
HENRY MORTON, Ph. D.,
President of the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Hoboken, New Jersey, December 11th, 1878.
CLEVELAND’S SUPERIOR BAKING POWDER
being pure and free from Ammonia, Lime, Alum, Terra Alba, or
any adulteration whatever, and having great leavening power, I
do not hesitate to recommend as worthy of public confidence
for producing light, digestible, and wholesome bread.
JAMES F. BABOOOK,
State Assayer of Massachusetts.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 14,1884.
I
Will Offer This Week in addition to the List of Bargains of the Past Week:
1000 Yards Heavy Wool Jeans at 20 cents, worth 25c.
1000 Yards Good Cotton Flannel at 5 cents, worth 8c.
500 Yards splendid Black Silk at 75 cents, worth $1 00.
500 Yards Heavy Gros Grain Black Silks at $1.00, worth
$1 25.
300 Yards beautiful Silk Plush at 75c, worth $1 50.
300 Yards beautiful Silk Velvets at 75c, worth $2 00.
500 Yards assorted Colored Silks at the uniform price
of 50c, worth $100 to 2 00. Come and get first
choice.
SPECIAL BARGAINS in Remnants Dress Goods, Vel
vets, &c,,
New Goods received daily.
-X. E. CARGILL,
Ag’t.
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HAVE JTTST BEOEIVED
One Hundred Trunks
All styles and qualities. They were never so cheap.
New Shaker Flannels,
New Hosiery,
New Gloves,
And the Cheapest Lot of Blankets Ever Shown,
Come and see our $5 00 Blankets.
i LADIES’ GOSSAMERS 1! 75CENTS; ILL WORTH Jit
100 Misses’ Gossamers same price.
Dress Goods! Dress Goods!
STILL TZELELT GO!
We are selling off our Dress Goods cheap. We are sell
ing off our WRAPS cheap. Do you want a nice Dress or a
nice Wrap ? If so, come and price ours.
New goods received daily. Our stock is kept fresh, and
you can always get bargains at
BLANCHARD. BOOTH & HUFFS
GRAND CONCERT
THURSDAY NIGHT,
—AT—
LIBRARY ROOMS,
FOR THE
BENEFIT or rn LIBRARY,
Will be given by Madame Grant and Professor
H. McCormack and pupils, assisted by the Phil
harmonic Society.
A heavy programme is being rehearsed and a
rare musical entertainment may be expected.
Admlwalon 50 Cents.
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COMMISSIONERS’ SALE
FOB PARTITION.
Valuable City Property.
n BORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY-Under and
vJby virtue of an order from the Superior Court
of Muscogee County, passed on the first day of
the November term, 1884 thereof, the undersigned
Commissioners appointed by said court win sell
in front of the court house of Baid county, in
the city of Columbus, on the first Tuesday in Jan
uary 1887, between the legal hours of sale at pub-
Geoigia,
wj-wii.:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being
in the city of Columbus, known and distinguish
ed in the plan of said city as the south half of
city lot number four hundred and eighty nine,
(489), fronting on McIntosh Btreet, (now Fifth
avenue), containing one fourth (M) of an acre,
more or less, together with all and singular the
rights, members and appurtenances, and im
provements to the > ame in any manner belong
ing Terms, cash.
Possession given on execution of deed to pur
chaser.
J. L. WILLIS,
I. L. POLLARD.
J. Q. MOON,
nov 30-dtd Commissioners.
O HEW
RUDOLPH FINZER’S
STARLIGHT
AND
CAPITAL PRIZE
TOBACCO.
At Wholesale by
LOUIS BUHLER & Co,
OOLTT^C-BTTS, GrJ^
JeB eod6m
SOULE REOD.
Soule Redd & Go.,
Brokers, Real Estate and Eire Insurant* Agent*.
1036 Broad HU Telephone *33.
*• Valuable City and Suburban Property for
" sale.
" Stores and Dwellings for rent.
" Rooms over Munday & Robinson’s Stable*
' for rent.
ocl7 ly
Printing, Book-Binding
AND
Paper Boxes
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AT
LOWEST PRICES.
A LARGE STOCK of all kinds of PAPER, hi
eluding Letter, Packet and Note Heads, BIB
Heads, abatements, always on hand. Also En
velopes, Cards, Ac., printed at short notion,
Paper Boxes of any size or description not kepi
in stock made at snort notice.
THOM. GILBERT,
tf 42 Randolph Street, opposite Post Office.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
To the Stock of the
MIDLAND k GULF l L
■ aon^zF-A-isrir.
I t being officially known to the Board of Direct
ors of the Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad
Company that the first section of twenty miles of
Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad, ol four feet
aud uine inches grade, between Columbus, Ga..
and Atlanta, Ga., or between Columbus, Ga,, and
some point on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad between Atlanta, Ga., and
Macon, Ga.. with the privilege of entering At
lanta on the track of any railroad with terminal
facilities there, is graded and ready for the cross
ties, trestles and bridges, and whereas, by the
terms of subscription the first installment of the
same bi comes due and payable upon otfleial pub
lication of the completion of the work as above.
Be it resolved, That the Treasurer is authorized
to publish in the name of this Board the comple
tion of the first section of twenty miles, as stipu
lated in said subscription notes, and to call on
the subscribers tor payment of the first install
ment notes of 25 per cent., which notes are now
due and payable at the National Bank of Colum
bus, Ga.
Seaton Gvautland, C. L. Davis,
Geo. P. Swift, jr., N. J. Bussey,
W. J. Kincaid, J. F, Flournoy,
B. T. Hatcher, T. M. Fcley,
J. W. Woolfolk.
The Board of Directors of the Georgia Midland
and Gulf Railroad Company.
C. L. D AVIS,
novlS oaw4w Treasurer.
Hattie R. Johnson vs. James M. Davis. Petition
for the removal of Trustee, and for the ap
pointment of another Trustee.
Columbus. Ga., at Chambers, October 8, 1886,
the petition in tlie above case read and consider
ed; it is ordered that the defendant, James M.
Davis, show cause before me at 10 o’clock a. m.
on the 15th of December, 1886, at the Court House
in the city of Columbus, why he" should not 2be
State, it is ordered that service be perfected on
him by publication of this order in tne Columbus
EnquireivSun, a newspaper published in the city
of Columbus, twice a month for two months be
fore the hearing.
Given under my hand and official signature.
J. T. WILLIS, Judge S. Q. C. G»
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