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CONTENTS
“ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN,”
FOX THE WEEK ENDING
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER. 18th, 1871.
Page 1.—The Mou'jomery Advertiser and. the
New York Platform. Those Railroad Charters and
Indorsements. Pollies in Mississippi. Next U.
S. Senator. Sun-Strokos. SUto Matters.
Page 12.—Democratic Unity on tho Right Line.
Bullock—Interview with the Great Absentee. Liv-
’ crpool—Letter from A. M. 8. Mayor’s Court, Wed
nesday. Washington Correspondence—Letter from
Cato. .Georgia Matters. University of Georgia.
The Farce. Criminal Trial at Fairburn.
Page 3.—Telegrams. In Search of a Post Office.
Special Premiums. Advertisements.
Page 4.—Now York and New Orloans Correspon
dence—Letters from Observer and Ivanhoe. Of
Course. A Few More Words About the New
Departure. Sun-Strokos. Georgia Mailers. Mr.
con. From Cincinnati to Nashville. aFcwF- ts.
Etc.
Page 5 Telegrams. Tho State ’t Danger of
Bankruptcy. Mayor’s Court. Sun-S’ - okes. Cob
T. C. Howard. Georgia Matters. Sheep T ising for
Profit. Etc. ‘TT?'....
The Montgomery Advertiser and
the New York Platform.
We clip,from the above journal, tlie fol
lowing editorial in its issue of the 13th
instant:
laving His Bacon.
"A. II. 8., haring condescended to accept the New
York Resolutions, the most ultra New Departure
Platform yet published by any Northern or Western i
Democratic State Convention, is no doubt willing to ;
recall bis intemperate declaration ‘that he would
not vote or counsel’ with the Northern and Western
Democracy. He also is willing to admit that ]
waa very wrong in denouncing the Ohio and Penn
sylvania Democracy as • accessories after the fact'
to Radical usurpations and fraud. Having done this,
as the only compensation in his power for the mis
chief he has done or tried to do, he would be wise to
abandon the editorial pen, and retire to ‘Liberty
Hall’ and to philosophical meditations on ages that
are past.”
It would be difficult to squeeze more
errors into an article no longer than the
foregoing, than have been crammed into
its twonty linea
A few of these are of a character which
require notice and exposure. .i-ynl •
JL. It is not true that’“A. H. S.” has
“condescended to accept the New’
York Resolutions.”
2. It is not true that the New York Res
olutions “are the most ultra New Depar
ture Platform yet published,” &c. *.
3. It is not true that “A. H. S.” ever
declared that “he would not vote or coun
sel with the- Northern or "Western De
mocracy.” * 7.
4. It is not true that “A. EL S.” ever
denounced the Ohio and Pennsylvania
Democracy ‘as accessories after the fact’
to Radical usurpations and fraud.”
These are all baseless and groundless
assertions. The facts in the premises are
these; ■ 7/.' uieu :;t I m» Jjufor
1st. “A. H. >3.” denounced, “as acces
sories after the fact” to Radical usurpa-.
tions and frauds, those only who main
tain before the country, that the 14th
and 15th Amendments, so-called, have
been incorporated in the organic law, “in
the manner and by the authority consti
tutionally appointed.” The Ohio De
mocracy has never done any such thing;
nor has the Pennsylvania Democracy. It
is true, a packed Convention, at Harris
burg, in the latter State, at the instance
of a corrupt political “Ring,” did so de
clare; but the masses of the Paifcy utter
ly refused to join in the utterance of so
monstrous an untruth.
2nd. “A Hi S.” said, that. he would
never vote for, nor counsel with, any one
will not be so heavy, as if allowed to nth
loosely, without rigid supervision and
accountability, as such matter’s seem to
have gone in the past.
POLITICS IN MISSISSIPPI.
Joint
Discussion at
Springs.
Holly
Tlie Eiulucnt man. Driven to the Wall
and Boated!
GLORY ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY t
Page 0.—Policy—Candor. Sua-SLrokes. S*'te
Matters. London—Letter from A. M. 3. Balti
more. Great Fires of Modern Times. Caught the
Rascals. “,I Told. You So.” Garroting—An Old
Man Choked aud Robbed. Court and Other Mat
ters. Governor Bullock Spending Money with the
Lawyers. The Liverpool and London and Globe.
Page 7.—Telegrams. A Negro Shoot") himself.
Statement or Accounts. Stophens aud His Cato,
Supreme Court Decisions. Letter to tho Members
of the Georgia Legislature, a !a Hon. B. H. Hill
All Hail the Sweeping Victory of the Gallant De
mocracy of Texas. New York Correspondenc
Democratic State Convention. Etc.
Page 8.—Liverpool—Letter from A. M. S. Tele
grams. Personal. City Trade. Narrow Gauge
Engines. Tho Spaight Trial at Fairburn. Mayor’s
Court. In Jail. District Court at Jonesboro.
Spocial Train. F.. Tickets to tho Fair Ground.
Very Hugo Affair. Commercial. Advertisements.
or* of the Montgomery Advertiser see I his opinion that if the New York Con-1 omy and good faith in the construction of
anything like the “New Departure” her-1 vention at Roohester, the other day, had roads. In such a case, loss to the State
gone to the country upon the issues as
thus presented, without another word,
the victory of the Democracy of that
State in November next would have been
no less signal than it was last year in
Georgia, and%as been this year in Ken
tucky and Texas. For some reason or
other, however, they were not content to
let well enough alone; and incorporated
another Resolution, which is in these
wbrds: j
“Resolved, That we recognize the eman
cipation of the freedmen of the South,
and their enfranchisement and perfect
equality before the law, as the inevitable
sequence of the civil war and of the over
throw of the rebellion against the Union;
and we hold it to be the duty of all to
sustain therfi in the enjoyment of the ; r
established rights, to aid them in pro
moting their own welfare and the gener.
prosperity ofjfche country.”
This is, dqpbtless, the crumb, in the
whole proceedings, which is so savory to
the palates of the “New Departure” Ed
itors of the Montgomery Advertiser, and
which throws them into an extasy so ex
travagant, as to cause them to pronounce
the whole “the most ultra New Departure
Platform yet published by any Northern
or "Western Democratic State Conven
tion.” i, • . >'i _ : . . ;
While, as stated above, it is not true
that “A. H. S.” has ever accented or ap
proved this Resolution—but, on the con
trary, has not, and does not, approve it,
either in policy or principle, as the mat
ters therein are set forth; yet, he is far
far from concurring with the views of it,
expressed by the Editors of the Adver
tise'. it :»> ' '- - "• •
He does not regard it as an indorse
ment of the “New Departure” heresy, in
any respect whatever. His objections to it
rest more upon phraseology than sub
stance, if its true meaning is to be arrived
at, from reading it in connection with the
other Resolutions. No one has more ex
plicitly expressed his recognition of the
“emancipation of the freedmen of the
South,” a3 a result of the war against Se
cession, than “A. H. S.” has done, and
repeatedly done. No one can more thor
oughly recognize their “equality before
the law” in the new order of things, than
he docs, and has done, ever since the war
was over. Nay, more: no one can more
thoroughly recognize “the duty of all to
. sustain them in the enjoyment” of their
as nearly all the channels of pohtical jusfc rigbta and “to aid them in promo-
administration: and nvnfliora/aoH in tho J —
unsworn-house, the internal- revenue b . -■ " , r E
” * - - prosperity of the country, than he has
done, and still does. . 1
While all this is true of the position of
“A. H. S,” on these subjects, it is also
wy in this Resolution? If so, why have
they been so rabid in their aaannlfa. upon
The Atlanta Sun, and other anti-Depar-
tureDemoeraticJonrnalsNorth and South,
which have been so strenuously endeavor
ing to persuade the Democracy of the
Union not “to turn their backBnpon the
enemy,” but to stand equally square, with
a bold front, upon the same broad issue
as it is here clearly presented ? The oth
er Resolutions of this Platform, which
meet the approval of *‘A. H. S.,” are as
follows:
“Resolved, That we view with indig
nation the corruption and extravagance
recently brought to light in the manage
ment of the municipal affairs of New
York, and denounce as unworthy of our
countenance or toleration all who are re
sponsible therefor. We pledge onr best
efforts to prevent the repetition of such
abuses, and will look with satisfaction
upon the punishment of all upon whom
guilt can be fixed. We appeal to the
records and the facts to prove that the
deplorable condition of affairs existing in
New York was inaugurated and foisted
upon Gie city by a system of irresponsible
government, instituted by the Republican
party and continued by them through
many years, under which the growth of
extravagance, peculation and fraud, was
inevitable; and we demand on the part of
our next Legislature such further reforms
in the city charter as shall secure, among
other things—first, an early opportuuity
for the people of the city to choose new
j municipal officers; second, on the part of
the Mayor, more complete responsibility
for the subordinate departments of the
administration; third, the liability of the
Ilayof of New York, with all the Mayor’s
ordei ■, to be removed by the Governor, iu
the same manner rs Sheriffs of counties
are now removable, upon proof before
him, of Malfeasance in office or neglect of
duly.
“Resolved, That experience has shown
the necessity of restraining and defining
by constitutional enactments the power
of towns, countos, and municipalities to
create a debt and tax the property of
citizens.
“Resolved, That while ready and de
termined to purge the local administra
tion of abuses, we must not lose sight
of the duty of correcting ’ the confessed
and all-pervading corruption of the
Federal Government, Congress and
the Executive. In consummating their
scheme of centralization they have
openly d ; sregarded constitutional obli
gations, tampered with the judiciary,
and so manipulated the system of ex-
[SPECIAL TO THE CLARION.]
Holly Springs, Oct. 10, 1871.
The discussion yesterday between Al
corn and Lowry drew an imme: S3crowd.
Alcorn took the . position that the South
had sacrificed every right by war, and had
no right to talk abont Constitutions; that
we are doing all we can to prove we are
not capable of self-government; that the
world would have indorsed the Govern
ment : f it had treated us as the French
did the Communes (hung us), and that
the restoration of Conservatives woe Id
undo all he had done, by placing the
State in opposition to the Republican
party.
Lowry’s speech was a masterly effort
and completely demolished the Governor.
He proved that the Governor has done
more. harm to the State than all her citi
zens put together; that his administra
tion had been extravagant, unprincipled
and corrupt • ;
A discussion was had at nigh'\. when
the gallant Lamar whipped the Eminent
Man at every point. Lamar’s speech
was withering, convincing and unanswer
able.
Monday was a gala day for the friends
of law, peace and economy. Alcorn has
had enough of Marshall county. F.
—Jackson [Miss.) Clarion, 10 Oct., 1871.
— —v-#—* ■
Next U. S. Senator.
sion of the writ of habeas corpus, as provi
ded by the fourth seotion of the aet of
April 20to,which says that anyKn-Klux Oljj|
ganization or combination shall be deem
ed. a rebellion against toe government,
the limits of which shall be prescribe-^
by proclamation, commanding the insuN
gents to disperse before the privileges cf
the writ of habeas corpus are suspended.
A prominent minister of the Gospel,
and also- a leading Republican, stated to
day that the arrangements of the civil
and military for wholesale arrests of mem
bers of the Ku-Klux Klan had been per
fected, and that the country would be
surprised, if the proclamation were n< t
heeded, by the arrest of well-known
Southern men.
The leaders ol the party
have seen the Southern States, one by
one, pass out of their clutches just as
rapidly as the terrorism of military sur
veillance was removed. Out of the whole
eleven “insurrectionary” States, two or
three remain to do reverence to the great
Molcch of Radicalism. If things are
permitted to go on peaceably, not one of
the Southern States will cast its electoral
vote for the Radical nominee next Fall,
unless it be South Carolina and Florida;
and even iu those States the Radical hold
is weakening. The party cauuot afford
to go into toe canvass with the oertainty
that the vote of the Southern States will
be cast for the Democratic nominees.—
They know that well enough, and under
stand the necessity of securing, at least, a
portion of this electoral vote, even though
foul means have to be used.
These schemers covet nothing so muoh
as a semblance ol lawlessness in the
Southern States, as an excuse for a
restoration of the satrapies which
bat a short while ago were removed.
With martial law declared—with a
o, tlie perpetrators of .lose usurpation |
corrupt social and business life, as well
and frauds, nor for any one of “the ac
cessories after the fact,” to any of them.
This was very far from saying that he
would not vole for, or counsel with, any
Northern or Western Democrat. There
is not a true Democrat, in the North or
South, East or West, who will not affirm
that these so-called amendments > re, i
solely upon usurpations, fraud and per
fidy. la-iitmjrni
01 it \ H S ” didexnress ^ratification far froM preventing frauds in elections,
3d. A. M. b. did express giatitication haye pro £ ed to be shields under the cover
at'trwo tilings done by tlie late -New lork 0 £ they can more easily beconsuhx-
boards, in the army and navy, and in the
hignest walks of office, as well as in mu
nicipalities, are ripe fruits of this sys
tem; and we call the attention of the
people to the fact that this corrupt power , , , , , , ,
triumphed in and controlled tho recent ^ell known that he does not regard the
The incoming Legislature, if they truly
represent the Democracy of Georgia,
will, when they go into the election for
United States Senator, do as the State
Convention of August, 1870, did
whan they formed toe platform upon
which Lhe- D«niocracy of Georgia won
the victory. B&y about the
darned amendments disabilities, but
select a man for his ability and 8tates&3*l~ J-
ship. All this fuss about Congress seat- 1
ing the “next highest” is folderol and
bombast. It is a well known fact that
the House of Representatives, just at the
close of the last session of Congress,
passed an amnesty bill that removes the
dk abilities from a large Mass of our peo
ple, and it is confidently believed that
jhe^agie^ g&paflalhe Senate. As to
suspension of civil authority and
with the sword hanging over the necks
of the Southern people, they believe they
will be able to gerrymander these States
into a support of the Radical ticket. The
Enforcement Act of Congress was a ne
cessary step in this direction. The Pres
ident will be nothing loth to carry out its
provisions. He will declare martial law
in every Southern State, if need be, in or
der to accomplish the designs of the par
ty that purposes keeping hinf in office.
It is apart of the Radical Campaign, and
will be persisted iD a as a means of secur
ing electoral votes. The people of the
South have only to bear their ills as pa
tiently as they can, and do nothing that
can be construed into disorder, or law
lessness. *»’*
has never done that,— !
Clipper, 12$ October.
. VAMigrcao
aneekUm.4Qu.)
| Republican, Convention at Syracuse.
‘Resolved, That the registry laws, so
SUN-STROKES.
STATE MATTERS.
From Monroe, in Walton county,*
cometh a new weekly paper, styled the
Walton Casket. John P. Edwards is the
editor. The initial number gives prom
ise of a very clever paper.
When an ox refuses to pull in Col am
bus, same inventive genius catches a cat
and suspends it by the tail over the back
arc -
Democratic Convention. One was the
rejection of the delegates of the “Tam
many Fung,” who were the real authors
of the “New Departure” heresy ; and the
other was their treatment of this lieresy
in the same manner as their treatment of
its authors. He, also, hailed with appro
bation, tho clear and bold language in
which the Democracy of New York had
presented the real living issues now be
fore the country, in their general Plat
form. This was
taken in the right
conraging sign of the times that the
Democracy of the Union will, in the end,
be united upon that line of policy in the
contest of 1872, which is right in princi
ple, and which will secure success. Coin-
mated, demand that some other
safeguards be provided against a fraudu-
’ent repetition of votes and a dishonest
c'lvf' ; of the ballots, crimes which are
•eason to representative government,
and that we approve of the passage of
the constitutional amendments now pend
ing, making bribery a ground of chal
lenge to the elector, and denying the suf
frage alike to him that receives and him
that offers a corrupt inducement.
Resolved, That the Democracy of the
State, to sustain their confident claim on
Enfranchisement of the negroes of the
South, as an “inevitable sequence” of the
This part of the Resolution, there
fore, in the form in which it stands, does
not, and never can, receive his approval—
nor can that other accompanying expres
sion, which characterizes the late war
between the States as a “Rebellion.”—
This Resolution, therefore, in the parts
stated, as well as some others, which
seem to afford the Editors of the Adver
tiser so much delight, is the only one in the
New York programme to which “A. H. S.”
objects. It does, unquestionably, in his
opinion, weaken the force of the others,
1 b the suffrages of the people, point to the 7 ” .__ d
cas regarded as a great step L. esult of ° the administration during tlie I before tbe P ublic > and will greatly tend
ight direction, and an cm | brief, term that the power and responsi- to “handicap,” to say the least of it, the
bility of legislation have been in their active men in the canvass throughout the
hands. They have rescued them from the gt a t e>
ments upon the details of this New York reduced tlie expenses and lowered the
■ * 1 tolls, with such practical benefit to the
revenue and to commerce as to extort
Arrival* ami Departures or Trains to
and from Atlanta*
THE WESTERN A ATLANTIC (OR 8TATE) RAILROAD.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN—OUTWARD.
Leaves Athtutt..**;*..** ..10;30 p m
Arrives at Chattanooga 6;16am
DAY PASSENGER THAIS—OUTWARD.
Leaves Atlanta . C: 5? am
Arrives at Chattanooga 1:21pm
FAST LISE TO SEW YORK—OUTWARD.
Leaves Atlanta
Arrives at Dalton 1 :o3 p m
SIGHT TASSESOEB THAIS—ISWARD.
Leaves Chattanooga 5:20 pm
Arrives at Atlanta 1:42 a m
DAY PASSES GER THAIS—ISWARD.
Leaves Chattanooga 5:30 a m
Arrives at Atlanta 1:32 pm
ACCOMXODATIOS THAIS—ISWARD. 1
Leaves Dalton 2:25 am
Arrives at Atlanta 10:00 a m
ruin to which a reckless and improvident
system of repair contracts had exposed
them; they have restored them to the
Still, no one will be more rejoiced than
“A. H. S.” to. see the Democracy of New
THE GEORGIA (AUGUSTA) RAILROAD.
{.Yo Day Train on Sunday.)
Night Passenger Train arrives.............5:35 a. m
Night Passenger Train leaves ...5:15 p. m
I'.iy 1’iisM-i- Train arrives 6:20 p. m
Day Passenger Train leaves 7:10 a. m
Stone Mountain Accommodation arrives...8:05 a. in
Stone Mountain Accommodation leaves....6:35 p. m
MACON AND WESTERN RAILROAD.
Day Passenger train leaves 7:55 a. m
Leaves Macon 7:55 a. m
Day Passenger Train arrives..*:.' 2:00p.
Arrives at Macon 1:40 p. m
Night Passenger Train leaves 2:55 p. m.
Leaves Macon. 5;05 p- m.
Night Passenger Train arrives 10:25 p.m.
Arrives at Macon 8:33 p. m
ATLANTA AND WEST TOZSL RAILROAD.
Sight Passenger Train arrives 7:10 a. m
Higtat Passenger Train leaves 7:00 p. m
Day Passenger Train arrives... .....5:00 p. m
Day Passenger Train leaves................G:45 a. m
ATLANTA AND RICHMOND AIR-LINE RAILROAD.
Leave Gainesville 6 A. M.
Arrive at Atlanta. 10 A. M.
Leave Atlanta 3 P. M.
Arrive at Gainesville. 6:42 P. M.
Platform were expressly reserved by “A.
H. S.,” until a full report of the proceed
ings of the Convention should come to
hand.
This has subsequently, reached him,
and for the information of his readers,
as well as the special information of the
Editors of the Montgomery Advertiser,
he now reproduces, in full, those Resolu
tions in that Platform, which lie does,
without any condescension, most heartily
accept, and indorse:
Resolved, That the Democracy of New
York arraign before the people of the
Urion, the administration at Washington
as false to its pledges, and faithless to
constitutional law. It has prolonged the
dissensions that followed the civil war,
kept alive sectional animosities, refused
amnesty to submissive citizens, and has
denied peace to the restored Union.
It has set up privileged classes, and ini
tiated a system of exemption from taxa
tion, to the protection of the monied in
terest-, the tendency of which is to make
the rich richer and the poor poorer. It
has squandered upon mammoth corpora
tions the lands which were the pledged
heritage of settlers, and it now attempts
to perpetuate its power by recourse to
the grossest corruption, by direct inter-
highest efficiency, and at the same time | York triumphant on the great leading*
living, and absorbing issues between Con
stitutionalism and Centralism, as present-
Mempliis and Charleston Railroad.
W. J. Akers, Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
TIME TARLE OF TIIE MEMPHIS AND C1IARLESION R. It.
GOING west:
Mornln g Expree 3 leaves Chattanooga...... C :30 A M
Arrives iu M.-mphia, same (lay ..10:15 P M
Mail Train leaves Chattanooga 8:00 P M
Arrives iu Memphis, next day 12 ;15 P M
COMING east:
Morning Express leaves Memphis...'..!.. 10:20 A M
Arrives in Chattanooga, next morning 5:00 AM
Mail Trainleaves Memphis 12:10 A M
Arrives iu Chattanooga, next day 500 P 51
from onr political adversaries) who at
first denounced this statesman-like pol
icy, a reluctant approval; they have cat
off an immense mass of special legisla
tion, and reduced materially the volume
of taxation.. They challenge comparison
between these results and twenty years
of accumulated misrule, waste and cor
ruption of their adversaries.
“Resolved, That in John T. Hoffman,
the Democracy claim a worthy successor
of the great Democratic leaders, Clinton,
Tompkins, Wright-, Marcy and Seymour.
Regarding himself as the servant of the
whole constituency, he has placed him
self above all subserviency to localities.
He has by vetoes protected the Treasury
and millions of money for the people.
He persistently resisted that species of
local and personal legislation npon which
the lobby thrives and all which perverts
our system of equal laws in their admin
istration. As to the pardoning power,
while sensible to tho appeal of justice
and mercy, he has been true to the re
quirements of his office, to see that the
laws are faithfully executed. He has as
serted and maintained the civil rights of
all citizens, no matter what race or
color.”
The foregoing Resolutions embrace all
that were passed by the Convention, as
appear in the full report of the proceed-
As. they
very cor
ed in their general Platform as a whole,
With unity on these, there will be very
little, if any, difficulty in adjusting all
minor matters, pertaining to the rights
of the freedmen and the proper disposi
tion of all questions of that character by
the Party in General Convention, in such
forms of expression as shall correctly, and
on proper principles, state the views of
all, without giving! needless offense to
any.
The prospect, therefore, is still bright
ening (now that the “New Departure” is
dead” “Jelo de se,”) not only for unity
and harmony in the Democratic Party
throughout all the States, but for unity
and harmony on that line which adheres
to principle, and which alone insures suc
cess. This is the glorious “mischief”
aimed at by A. H. S.
New York subscribed over a mil
lion of dollars to Chicago.
BgL»Tlie New York Tribune thinks the
Radical party needs a little less preach
ing of harmony and a little more prac
tice of it. ■rMwnlnaao s-.
Victor Hugo is writing a book
winch he calls L'Armee Terrible. Of
course he means the French “army with
banners,’-’ and little of other equipments.
The Shreveport Republican says:
“We must have a reduction in rents if we
want new commers to settle permanent
ly here.” It is evident the punters in
that office work by the in. - odir
Whyte, the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Maryland, says: “The
only New Departure I pm in favor of is
the departure of Grant and his crew from
the - White House.”., . .
A ten pound mushroom :is the
agricultural product of Kent county, Vir
ginia. The mushroom that odorizes the
the Courier-Journal office weighs at least
twenty pounds—or would if so much of
him were not gas.
Those Railroad Cliarters
Indorsements.
and
ference of Federal office-holders in pop
nlar elections, and by a resort to military i mgs at hand, except one.
force to repress the civil tribunals of the staE d tll iudeed
countrv, and to control popular assem- .... ... 1£ . „ c „ mi
b 1 ages and elections—acts and usurpation c i ia % accepted by A. H. S. They
which all history shows are strides to- < present the real issues substantially, as
wards despotism, and which, if not avert-! they were presented by the Democracy
ed, must prove fatal to our Republican - 0 { Georgia, Connecticut and Indiana,
institutions.
This is the first and leading Resolution
in the Platform. In it the great issue
between Constitutionalism and Central
ism, is as squarely presented, as it has
'ever been by “A. H. S. ” Do the Edit-
last year, and as they were presented by
them in New Hampshire, Kentucky and
Texas, this year, when and where most
signal victories were achieved; and
“A. H. S.” does not hesitate to give it as
As a partial remedy for the threatened
evils which we alluded to yesterday morn
ing, we have these suggestions to make:
1st. Let no more charters ever bo
granted to Railroads coupled with State
indorsement. Let ns get no deeper into
that trouble than we are.
2d. Let the incoming Legislature see
to it, that in the construction of all roads
under charters already granted, the law
is faithfully complied with, and that no
indorsement is given to the bonds of the
road, except upon a strict compliance, on
the part of the corporators, both in letter
and spirit, with the law.
I This will,in a great measure,secure econ-
Richmond, Va., has a negro wo
man who is 113 years old. It is very evi
dent that a movement has been put on
foot to get up a rival of Mathuselah; but
it will never succeed until the editor of
the Courier-Journal can be persuaded to
tell how old he is.
The recent Presidential procla
mation, affecting certain counties of
Scruth Carolina, was something more
than a mere note of warning to the peo
ple. It was simply the announcement
that, within a few days, a proclamation
would be issued, declaring the several
counties named, under martial law. Re
ferring to this proclamation, a Washing
ton letter-writer gives utterance to the
following:
The Ku-Klux proclamation to-day
turns out to be a most important step in
a new policy to be pushed towards the
South. It is now known positively that
for more than six weeks, or ever since
the Ku-Klux Committee of Congress re
turned from the South, the administer,
tion has had under consideration a policy
to be enforced, not only against the so
called Ku-Klux organization, but in the
administration of Federal civil affairs in
the South. There was no substantial
difference of opinion among the Presi
dent and the Cabinet and the leading
Representatives who favored this new
order of things, except as to the time
when it should be enforced, and that ac
counts for the delay until after the Octo
ber elections.
The proclamation is, therefore, but the
forerunner of martial law and the suspen-
The Second Infantry Band, from
Huntsville, Alabama, will furnish music
for the State Fair.
Mayor Huff has received 1300 flags
with which he means to decorate the
Fair Grounds at Macon. He certainly
ought to be able to hang liis benner on
the outer wall.
Rev. George G. Smith is lecturing
Rome on Francis Asbury and l is com
panions. It lias been said that the man
is mad who attempts to get an audience
out to hear a lecture; but in the case of
Mr. Smith, it may be said there is Meth
odism in his madness.
The Savannah Advertiser of the 15th
inst., says: The steamer Yirgo arrived at
her wharf yesterday, having experienced
a rough voyage with head winds all the
way. On Thursday, at 6 A. m., Miss
Caddie Moore, one of the passengers, died
of heart disease and was buried at sea.
She was a native of Maine, and was
known as the “Fat Girl,” her age being
nine years, and weight 350 pounds. She
was on her way to the Fair at Atlanta,
accompanied by her mother.
The Macon Telegraph, of Sunday, says:
As.the night passenger train from Colum
bus reached a point about midway be
tween Butler and Reynolds, on Friday
night, the engine exploded a flue, and
the engineer, Mr. R. R. Raiford, findir£
he was in danger of being scalded to
death, jumped npon the outside of the
locomotive. In doing so he missed his
footing and came in contact with a crank
pin, which inflicted a very painfnl wound
on his leg.
The Quitman Banner says: “During
the war three negroes and one white man,
convicted before Judge Lynch of at
tempting to incite insurrection, were
hung in or near the town of Quitman,
and their bodies buried near the present
site of the Quitman Factory. There
they remained until a few days ago, ^when
their bones were dug up and appropria
ted by parties to us unknown. The dis
interment was conducted in the night
time, and the bones secretly carried
awa y—for what purpose we are unpre
pared to’state understanding^.” Proba
bly those bones have been pilfered away
to be exhibited before the Ku-Klux Com
mittee as testimony against the people of
the State.
Hon. T. G. Lawson, of Eatonton, and
Zeno I. Fitzpatrick, late of Madison,
have formed a law partnership, under the
name and style of Lawson & Fitzpatrick.
Their office is in Eatonton. Mr. Law-
son is a lawyer of high repute, while
Mr. Fitzpatrick is a yonng man, recently
admitted to the bar, full of energy and
of promising talents.
