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ffcefnrf-9*UB Republican. C. W. HANCOCK, ADXTOSfc JLHTJD PBOPBXETOR. . A AHEBICVB, GEORGIA. Wednesday Morning, Sept. 20,1882. —■—l-———- ' ■■■■a Official Organ of Sumter County Official Organ of Schley County. Official Organ of Lee County. Official Organ of Webster County. FOR GOVERNOR: ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS OP TALIAFERRO. FOB CONORESSMAN-A T-LABG E: THOMAS HARDEMAN, OP 8188. For Secretary of State—N. C. BARNETT, ForComptrollerGeneral—W. A. WRIGHT. For Treasurer—D, N. SPEER. For Atty Generai-CLIFFORD ANDERSON FOR CONGRESS 3rd DISTRICT; JUDGE C. F. CRISP, OP SUMTER. For State Senator 13 th District: J. D. FREDERICK, OP MACON COUNTY. For County Representatives: WM. M. HA WILES, WM. A. WIESON. For State Senator 12th District: JAMES P, WALKER, OP WEBSTER COUNTY. SPEAKING TO-DAY. Hon. A. H: Stephens, the Democratic Candidate for Gov ernor, Hon; Thomas Hardeman, Democratic Candidate for Con gress for the State at Large, and Gov. A. H. Colquitt, will ad dress the citizens of Sumter and surrounding country, at the Grove near the depot, to-day at 10 o’clock. The public, and the ladies especially, invited to at tend. Hon. Dupont Guerry will introduce the Speakers. A. S. Cutts, Chm. Ex. Com. E. G. Simmons, Secretary. Gov. Colquitt has appointed Hon. C. B. Wooten, Judge of the Albany Circuit, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Warren. Choose ye, and think well before you choose, whom ye will serve. Democracy, which is virtue and in telligence, or Republicanism, which is independentism, vice and igno rance. " ■ ■—— Governor Colquitt has been doing yeomau service iu the cause of the Democratic party at a time when such help was needed. His last administra tion has been a success, and among the names mentioned for the Senate, he de serves the votes of the Legislature for that high office. Home claims to do a business amounting to $9,500,000 a year, as follows: Wholesale, $2,000,000; re tail, $2,000,000; cotton, $5,000,000; manufacture, $500,000. The taxable property of the city amounts to $3,- 300,000, $2,000,000 being real estate and $1,300,000 personal property. In the judgment of Col. Lamar, the developments of the past three weeks point unmistakably to the fact that the great Georgia “ring” is going to pieces. This is glory enough for one campaign ; nevertheless the people will crown it with the triumphant election of the entire Democratic ticket by handsome majorities. The complete returns of taxable property in Georgia for the year 1882 sum up $287,249,443 in value, against $270,993,888 in 1881—an increase of $17,071,288. The chief of in crease are in city and town property $4,831,186, improved lands $3,865,385. The increase in railroad property is $1,988,169, and in cotton mauufacto ties $1,061,765. Was it Plan or Prophecy ? Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley will pro bably be made an Earl for his brilliant and successful campaign in Egypt. To him belongs the credit for success, and to him should fall the honor. His plans are so exact that ho is said to have pointed ont before leaving Eng land Tel-El-Kebir as the place where Arabi'would stand and be defeated be fore the 15th of September. Rev. Dr. Gross, an old time Baptist preacher, acted as chaplain of the Dem ocratic Convention at Springfield, Illinois, last Thursday, and delivered a fervent prayer, which was singularly unique and appropriate, and it is to be hoped will prove effectual. It was as follows. “O.Lord, we beseech the? to save us from the devil. O Lord God, we be seech tl.ea’to Straus from star route and other thieves upon jjublic treasu ry. O Lord God Almighty we pray thee to save us from Republicanism. For Christ's sake. Amen.” Hon; J; B, Hudson. # It Will be seen that J. B. Hudson, of the county of Webster has announced himself a candidate for the Legislature. This it is claimed has been done at the request of many friends. We have this to say that Mr. Hudson is a young man of fine ability and sobriety such as to give confidence in whatever position he may be placed, his strict attention to the business assigned him assures suc cess. Mr. Hudson has been in the clerical department of several Legislative bodies is theiefore familiar with the nature of Legislation could therefore at once enter upon the discharge of his duties with success. No better man in our opinion can or could be found in the county. The Colored Voters. The editor of the New York Globe is an intelligent colored man and thinks for himself, and his paper has been recognized as the organ of his race. In a recent issue he has declared open war against the Republican party, and has evidently burned all the bridges behind him, judging from the following bold utterances: “Whether they do it now or in the future, the colored people of the South will tarn to the Democratic party for the protection which the Re publican party has shown itself power less to extend. Surrounded on all hands by Democratic sentiment, Democratic interests, they will certainly see it to their interest to break off an alliance which proves a drawback to them, as a whipped General will make the best terms possible with his victorious an. tagonist.” The Devouring Element. It appears that 1882, thus far, has outdone all its recent predecessors in waste by fire in the United States and Canada, the average for the four years, 1878-81, being $54,200,000 while the loss in 1882 for the eight months has been over $G1,000,000. The New York Commercial Bulletin says: “The fire record of August, although somewhat less severe than that of the correspond ing month of last year, shows an in crease over any other August since 1875. In making our customary month ly compilation from our own files, we find that our record has made mention of one hundred and fifty-one fires in August where the reported loss has ex ceeded SIO,OOO. The aggregate waste caused by those one hundred and fifty one fires foots up about $6,250,000, giv ing an average loss of some $42,000 by each of them. If we allow $1,750,000 for the loss by the multitude of fires costing less than SIO,OOO, and by fires whose occurrence is either unrecorded or has escaped our notice, we have $8,000,000 as the reasonable probable cost to the country of the fires of last month. Taking the Insurance Chroni cle’s fire tables as our authority, this would be some $600,000 less than the fire waste in August, 1881, but $1,000,- 000 more than in August, 1880; nearly $3,000,000 more than in August, 1879; $2,110,000 more than in August, 1877; $2,600,000 more than in August, 1878; $1,700,000 more than in August, 1876; and $4,000,000 more than in August, 1875. Eliza Pinkston, who ent such a prominent figure before the committee of “visiting statesmen” with Radical proclivities who were in New Orleans in the spring of 1876 for the purpose of making ont a case against the people of Louisiana, has come to grief, as we learn from the Canton, Miss., papers that she was arraigned with a lot of other thieves, on a charge of robbing before Mayor Thomas, of that town, and placed in jail to await the meeting of the Circuit Court. “Mrs. Pinkston” is in a had scrape, and she wants her Republican friends to come to her re lief immediately. She helped them out of a tight place once, and it would be but fair and honorable in them to come to her relief in this extremity. Will they do it? Notwithstanding and. b. harrell’s de nial that he belongs to a secret politi cal and religious society, we have the evidence of both white and black, that he is a member of said SOCIETY. The roller chair is making a tri umphant march through Georgia. Down the enemy with your ballot that wcTnld dare to “scotch” it ag it smooth ly glides along hearing that outspoken democratic document that eminated from the executive committee.— Griffin Sun. We’ll bet two dollars and a half to a September watermelon that two weeks after the election Gen. Gartrell can’t be convinced that he ever was a candidate for Governor.—Savan nah News. Augusta Evening News: A Georgia freedman writes to the New York Sun that “if the white-washed carpet bag gers now in Georgia would leave the State and go and fight the Indians, it would be a good thing for both the whites and blacks. We should under stand each other better and advance faster. We would all be better citi zens.” The colored citizen who utter ed the above sentiment had a level head. He might, however, have added hungry office-seekers, labeled “Inde pendents,” to the “whitewashed carpet baggers.” Harper*# Magazine* Harper’s Magazine for October pre sents an unusual variety of Contribu tions, every one of which must chal lenge the attention of a large class of readers. Abbey’s “Autumn”—the frontis piece illustration-is an exquisite draw ing, engraved by Glosson. Mrs. Lillie’s second paper on Surrey is full of the charms of English rural life, and is beautifully illustrated by Alfred Parsons and E. A. Abbey. Mr. Rideing’s “Medical Education in New York” is anovel and entertaining paper, illustrated hy portraits of ten of the most eminent New York physicians connected with medical colleges, and sketches representing interesting feat ures of the medical student’s educa tional experience. “Certain New York Houses,” by M. E. W. Sherwood, is richly illustrated by Prank Latlirop and C. A. Yander hoof, and shows the best recent work in internal decoration. W. H. Bishop contributes the first of an exceedingly interesting series of papers on Southern California, beauti fully illustrated. Colonel Higginson’s third paper of his series on American History treats of the Spanish Discovery of America in the author’s most attractive style* with excellent illustrations. The mysteries of “Byname's Hole,” and the peculiar characteristics of Sym? mes himself, form the subject of a curi ously interesting article contributed by E. F. Madden. Mary Robinson contributes an inter esting biographical sketch of the late Dante Gabriel Rossetti, illustrated by a fine portrait and a picture of Rossetti’s studio. William Sharp, an intimate friend of the poet, has in another part of the Magazine a beautiful poem on Rossetti’s grave, under the title of “Birchington Revisited,” One of the most interesting contribu tions to this Number is the eulogy of his wife written by Chief Justice Mar shall, in 1832, and never before pub lished. Will Carlton’s poem, “Flash; The Fireman’s Story,” is in his best vein, and is admirably well illustrated by A. B. Frost. Ernest Ingersoll contributes a paper on the Wahlamet Valley of Oregon— its people and productions—illustrated by a map. Under the tile of “The Railway In vasion of Mexico” the Hon. John Bige low presents an interesting and compre hensive survey of our Southern neigh bor’s domain—its physical, social, and political feature—with reference to the probable result of American invest ments in that country. William Black’s novel, “Shandon Bells,” is continued—illustrated by William Small. Margaret Floyd con tributes a curious and interesting story of New York society, entitled “Pas sages from the Journal of a Social Wreck. A characteristic story of New England life, “Odd Miss Todd,” is contributed by Rose Terry Cooke. An other and briefer story, “The History of Yankee Jim,” by Samuel Adams Drake, is full of pathos. The Editorial Departments abound with timely and interesting matter in their representative fields. The Drawer contains humorous contributions from Ten Eyck White, A. E. Sweet, Har rison Robertson, J. M. Bailey, and Paul Hayne. Littell’s Living Age. The number of The Living Age for the weeks ending the 9th and 16tli of September contain articles on Caroline Fox, John Sterling, and John Stuart Mill, Westminster; Charles Darwin, and Evolution, Church Quarterly; Lit erature and Science,by Matthew Arnold Ninteenth Century; Some impressions of the United States, by Edward A. Freeman, Fortnightly; Reminiscence of a March, Blackwood; The Brethren of Deventer, Cornhill; American Society and its Critics, Selfishness, and “The Burnous of the Prophet,” Spectator; Korean Ethnology, Nature; The Power of Accumulation in Small Sums, and The Foreign Trade of China, Econo mist; Paper and Pine-Apple Fibre, Chambers’ Journal; Mountaineering in the Alps, Land and Water; Hinao Mar riage Customs, Leed’s Mercury; Owls, Time; Influence. of Forests upon Streams, Kaffrarian Wacthman; with instalments of “No New Thing,” and “Robin,” and Poetry. For fifty-two numbers of sixty-four large pages each (or more than 3,300 pages a year,) the subscription price ($8) is low; while for $10.50 the pub lishers offer to send any one of the American $4 monthlies with The Liv ing Age for a year, both postpaid. Littell & Co..Boston are the publishers. Hon. H. G. Turner should receive a large majority, otherwise a Republi can house might count him ont. The same large majorities should be given Nichols and Crisp. —Berrien County News. MITE SNUFF for the destruction of mites on chickens, can be had at Dr. Eldridge's Drug Store. Address of the Cblnmittee on the Hill Mouunlent Fund. To the People of Georgia: We have been commissioned to communicate with you concerning the building of a Monument in memory of Benjamin H. Hill. Our appointment was formally made by the Hill Monument Associa tion, just now organized, but that or ganization originated in demands which came from so many parts of the coun try, and were of such character that they could not bo resisted. The press of Georgia first gave cordial expression of the opinion that some great and dura ble token of the public esteem for our departed statesman should be contrived. Many letters from various parts of the Union, particularly from Virginia and Louisiana, addressed to persons in At lanta, also called appealingly for a memorial movement to be inaugurated in the Capital city of Georgia. And thus in compliance with the wishes of many affectionate friends, as well as in obedience to the dictates of their own hearts, a number of people recently as sembled and formed the Hill Monument Association, to raise funds and erect a monument that shall speak with im pressive ed enrolling eloquence for ages to come. The desire to perpetuate in durable bronze the natural figure and the well won fame of this eminent citizen is wor thy of the people who feel it, and he himself was well worthy of the great honor which his people desire to confer. Monuments mark the prevalence of some lofty sentiment which caused their con struction. They honor as much their builders as the distinguished men in whose credit tlipy were created. People whose favorites fall are moved by the noblest motives to call to the quarries for marble, to the mines for metal, and to man for skill to embody in appro priate form their most sacred feeling. Our country even in its first century began to build these mementos of pa triots iu testimony of tlje truth that at least our republic will not be ungrate ful. Georgia also has erected a few of these great tokens of public apprecia tion. The noble foreigner, Count Pu laski, who fought and fell for our liber ty on our soil, has a monument in Savannah that kesps him in tlm vivid lemembranco and warm affections of Americans. Another column in Au gusta speaks the praises of the Geor gians who signed the Declaration of Independence. Costly columns in many cities and towns tell the tribute which all hearts pay to the valor of the Con federate dead, So also portraits of Georgians who have done eminent pub lic service have been suspended in hon orable positions to keep their likeness in perpetual memory. Who could question the appropriateness of adding to the ornament and honor of Georgia by raising a life-like statue of Hill in the Capital of his native State? We believe that snch a monument as you will raise will be a worthy memo rial of the great Senator, to whom his State is indebted far more than is gen erally known, and also a lasting in spiration to our children—a potent edu cator whose training will blend happily with the noblest efforts of this day to rear a generation of men imbued with the spirit of enterprise, culture, patriot ism and religion. The statne of Hill will exhibit a physical giace that may well be the study of artists for ages. It will speak on with enhancing eloquence to our children’s children long after we have joined his spirit in the spirit land, and move them to cultivate that art of arts which he used so well. It will train our young countrymen to just and generous love of country, for it will send them to study a political life whose most prominent feature was its ardent patriotism. It will bespeak attention to law as the basis and bond of society, for he was a jurist who gave luster to the jurisprudence of his State. It will advocate education and proclaim relig ion, for he was the cultured friend of the first, and with wonderful utterance in his last days set torth the great prin ciples of the last. He illustrated Geor gia—defended her—silenced the foes who maligned her name—gave her power and place in the Union—earnest ly yearned for her love and delighted to die in her domain and repose in her dust. For these and countless other causes we would.honor his memory for ever. In conclusion, we would call your at tention to a few practical and important details which will also more fully ap pear in other communications. It is desired that at least $25,000 shall he raised during the next three months from the contributions of Georgians, and to this end practical arrangement will be made to reach the people. The money will be placed on deposit in the Gate City National Bank, whose Presi dent is the Treasurer of this monument fund, and he is under a bond ot twenty five thousand dollars as Treasurer. Every contribution will be cash and will be publicly acknowledged in the Constitution and other papers. Every needed guaranty has been given to as sure a faithful execution of the trust to raise a monument to the memory of Senator Hill worthy of his great fame. And we fervently hope that the noble work in which we now so heartily en gage rnay very soon have its proper consummation. Clement A. Evans, R. D. Spalding, James Jackson. Greatest Discovery Since 1402. For coughs,colds, sore throat, bron chitis, laryngitis, and consumption in its early stages, nothing equals Dr. Pierce’s ‘Golden Medical Discovery.’ It is also a great blood-purifier and strength restorer or tonic, and for liver complaint and costive condi tions of the bowels it has no equal. Sold by druggists. Mothers, do not give Anodyne and lull your child to quiet and sleep, by prostrating the nervous system, to be repeated again the next night, but cure your child with Teethina (Teeth ing Powders.) Plant Cat-Tail Millet and Germand Millet at Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store. Gen. Gartrell and the AhiOrica Colonization society* Rome Courier. Gen. W. T. Wofford, in his speech at Calhoun on last Tuesday, cited the case of the American Colonization So ciety vs. L. J. Gartrell—23d Georgia Reports, p. 448 — t0 show the practical symphathy of Gen. Gartrell, now a candidate for Governor, for the negroes. As this case is likely to figure in the canvass from now until the day ol the election, we have procured the volumn of Supreme Court Reports referred to and make up from it a very brief statement of the facts in the case. Francis Gideon, of Fulton county, made a will on the 25th of May, 1853, and died in the same year. By this will he directed that his negro slaves, of whom he owned quite a number, should be turned over to the American Colonization Society, to be by that So ciety colonization in the free negro col onp of Liberia .The two executors named in the will refused to qualify and exe cute it, whereupon Lucius J. Gartrell, whose wife was a daughter of Gideon, qualified as administrator with the will annexed, and took charge of the estate. Mrs, Gartrell died soon after 'Tfffds, and L. J. Gartrell hecamc the absolute iuheritor of onethird of the property of Gideon. Then the Col onization Society brought suit against him to compel him to surrender the negroes to that Society, so that it might carry out the intention and the will of Gideon. Gartrell defended the suit it was carried to the Supreme Court, and that court decided the case in his favor upon a technicality. It decided that Gideon bequeathed slaves to the Colonization Society, to be col onized in Africa, whereas it was only authorized by its charter to receive and send to Africa “free people of color re siding in the United States.” Thus it was Gen. Gartrell held these negroes iu slavery contrary to the intention and will of their deceased former mas ter, It is by no means agreeable to us to have to refer to these old matters in connection with a candidate’s record. But as an effort is being made hv the white Republicans of Georgia, in ac cordance with what is called the Pres ident’s Southern policy, to rally the negroes in mass for Gen. Gartrell, and thus to carry race against race, it is proper that the negroes should be made acquainted with his antece dents that affect his claims for their support, Wliat’s Saved Is Gained. Workingmen will economize by employing Dr. Pierce’s Medicines. His “Pleasant Purgative Pellets” and “Golden Medical Discovery” cleanse the blood and system thus preventing fevers and Other serious diseases, ana curing all scrofulous and other hum ors. Sold by druggists. Atlanta’s Public Schools. Condensed from tlie Constitution. The Atlanta public schools resumed their session one week ago yesterday, and the exhibit for the first week has been particularly gratifying. At the close of the first week of the session, there were four thousand children pres ent, under the charge of seventy-six teaohers. The appropriation for the coming year for school purposes is the liberal sum of $52,000. Of this amount $40,000 will run the schools during the year, leaving $12,000 with which to build new schools, the Board of Educa tion being determined to build one new school ol six hundred and fifty seats each year, nntil the school accommoda tions are amply sufficient to meet the demands of th# school population, which, by the July census, was 11,100 children. The applications have in creased largely—l,soo new names hav ing been enrolled since July Ist—l,ooo white and 500 colored. Of the 1,000 white children thus applying for seats, three-fifths are of new families that have come in, which represents fully 2,500 added to the population of the city within the past three months. Scores of families have been attracted to Atlanta because of her superb school privileges. The cost of education each child is just nine dollars per year, or one dollar per month, the white teach ers from SSOO to $1,200 per year. The principals get $1,400 to $1,600 per year, and the Superintendent $2,000. There are sixteen schools, and the board, for the first time this year, has put the colored schools entirely in charge of oolored teachers, whose sala ries range from $450 to $750 per year. The Bchool property, real estate and buildings in Atlanta is valued at $250,- 000. Colonel Hammond is the only native Georgian on the Board of Edu cation. Nine States and Europe are represented on the board, and of the thirteen members three are from New England. They get no salary, and their work is a labor of love, Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 4, 1879. Messrs. Hutchinson & Bro.: Having thoroughly tested your “Neuralgine” in my case, I cheerfully recommend it to all who suffer with neuralgia and headache. Thos. M. Wood. Of Howard, Wood & Cos. Mayor’s Office, 1 Leesburg, Va., April 16, 1879. j Messrs. Hutchinson & Bro.: It af fords me pleasure to testify to the great virtues ofyour “Neuralgine” for the cure of neuralgia and sick head ache. It is the best remedy for these most distresing complaints I have ever used. It should be in every family in the country. Yours truly, Geo. R. Head, Mayor of Leesburg, Va. ANNOUN CEMENT, FOR THE Pbeston, Ga., Sept. 19,1882. To My Friends and Fellow-Citizens of Webster County: At the earnest solicitation of my friends, I announce myself a candidate for the Legislature at the approaching election. Should I be elected I shall strive to repre sent your Interest with strict fidelity. Respectfully, sep2otde J. B. nUDSON. FOR SALK A Valuable farm, eight miles of Americus, n a good neighborhood, healthy section, Church privileges convenient, good water, good dwelling house with six rooms, good gm house and press, and other necessary out houses, six hundred and fifty acres of gray.and mulatto land, four hundred open and in good state of cultivation, two settle ments on place, and a fish pond stocked with German Carp. If you want a desirable home, with good productive lands and com fortable and convenient surround ings, ap ply soon. J. A. ANSLEY, sept!stf Attorney at Law. THE PLACE TO TRADE I have on hand the finest stock of HUB H CimM in the city. Ten big cases of toys, looking like young houses, in store, and more on the road, and by Christmas the finest stock of Toys will he in store that has ever been shown in Americus. Cigars of the finest qualities from a nickle to ten cents—real Havana flavor. Confectioneries the sweet est and choicest. The fruits of the Tropics, the most luscious and the best. A good stock of Chewing Tobacco—golden leaved. ED. ANSLEY. Amerious, Ga., Sept. 20,1882. tf J. J. HANESLEY’S BESTMRMT IJJIKIfIRY. I would call the attention of farmers and all others wishing a good meal, to the fact that I am still running my RESTAURANT, Under the Barlow House, where 1 will serve you up a warm meal at any hour. Oysters. Fish and Game served in their season. I also keep a full line of CONFECTIONS !! Fruits, Cigars and Tobacco! Americus, Ga., Sept. 20, 1882. tf READ THIS. My Engine was not Injured by the recent fire, from whioh I suffered so severely, and I will be ready to gin the cotton of my pat rons about tlie 25th of August. I shall gin at both the stands which 1 occupied last year. aug!2tf A. B. IIAWKES. TO RENT. A comfortable dwelling on College Street, Possession given on tlie first of September. Apply to S. P. BOONE julylfitf Americus. Ga. SEVEN DEPARTMENTS Davis & Callaway, AMERICUS, GA. | Dry Goods, 2 Clothing, A Boots and Shoes, Hats, ft Carpets, 6 Sewing ■ Machines! g Trunks, &c. Americus, Ga., SeptemberJL3, 1882. tf CT. 331. WALKER’S PUPfR ISE I ' €3 BOWH Jjh ß^nJ^Machine^made^i S^tchal^ottom M Bagjmadej ii>i We <i alsp 2J2Sj®^^g®£iaJt3rofCotton > Sam^lir^PagerßandCotton i ßajingTwine. Samples sent and Estimates fumishei. Correspondenoe respectfully attended to. Address^ J. H. walker, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 27 North Sixtj Street.' MONTGOMERY, ALA SeptD-tf SCHOOL HATSJ A LARGE LOT OF SCHOOL HATS, JUST RECEIVED AT Mrs. M, T. Elam’s, Americus, - - - Georgia, SCHOOL HATS! sept2otf NOTICE TO^BUILDERST On the first Tuesday in October next, will be let to the lowest bidder, a contract to build two or three houses forty hy sixteen feet, containing two rooms each, twenty by sixteen, with stack chimney between, for the purpose of a poor house in Lee county. By order County Commissioners Lee county, Ga. W. H. BALDY, septljtd Commissioners’ Clerk. IRELAND ofßhEaysksc •*" „*■*'.* * Edition Now Ready. Gives Repression Bill, Events of 1882, etc. Aceate Wuted. a. G iUCUIIOY i CO.. ihuHdelpbii, P*. FgTTHIS IS MEANT FOR YOU!!! Call and pay your account at Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store If you want to get the worth of your money in Cigars and Pipes, call at Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store Now is the time to plant fall Cabbag you can get FRFSH SEEDat Dr. Eldridgejs Drug Store. Have you tried them? Tried what? The white Elephant Cigar, the best in town old at Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.