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AnEIIIOVS, GEORGIA.
S aturday Moming.May 12.1883-
Official Organ ofCity of Amencus.
Official Organ of Sumter County
Official Organ of Schley County.
OfficiaTOrgan of Lee County.
Official Organ of Webster County.
The Superior Court of Kentucky
has decided that a woman can sue for
money lost by her husband at gam
bling.
Miss Alice Margurite King has
brought suit for damages in the sum
of $25,000 against the Nashville
American, for criticizing some of her
dramatic readings.
Freeman, the enthusiast, who mur
dered his child through alleged religions
phrenzy at Poca'sset, has been adjud
ged ; ’sane, but' Chief Justice Marton
refuses to admit him to bail.
Mr. Tilden positively asserts that
he would not accept the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency under
any circumstances. He believes the
Democrats can win next year, and is
very anxious that the nominee shall be
the very strongest in the ranks of the
party he led to victory seven years ago.
The docket of the supreme court of
Boston is so crowded with divorce ca
ses that judgments are sometimes ren
dered at the rate of ten an hours. It
is said that professional perjurers com
monly give the testimony, swearing
glibly according to instructions, and
escaping exposure because, through
collusion, there is nobody to cross ex
amine them. An effort to turn all this
business over to the probate courts,
where it could receive proper attention,
has failed in the legislature.
What abysses of human misery we
catch a glimpse of in the light of the
statement made to his fellow-peers by
the marquis of Landsdowne! A quar
ter of a million of Irish peasant families
fighting for life on holdings too small
or too sterile to produce food enough
for them, even if they were never to
pay a penny of rent to the landlord. A
quarter of a million of lingering trage
dies! One would like to set down the
statements as untrue, or at least gross
ly exaggerated. But the marquis is one
of the largest landowners in Ireland,
and he ought to know.
An electrical machine, designed to
register and record the votes of parlia
mentary bodies, is to be placed in one
of the rooms of the capitol at Wash
ington as an experiment, which, it i>
works satisfactorily, will likely be in
troduced into the House of Representa
tives. By this system an aye and no
call of the House of Representatives
can be made, it is claimed in less than
a minute. The machine prints tin
name of each member and indicates on
what side he votes. It also indicates
the absentees and those who are paired
Senator Camden, of West V irginia,
says that by the failure of Congress to
pass the river and harbor appropriation
bill.—which failure, he claims, was due
the War Department —the government
will lose from $10,000,000 to $20,-
000.000 on the account of stoppage of
work on the great public improve
ments. Asa consequence of the sus
pension of work, he says that dams
will be washed away, channels filled
up and a vast amount of work will
have to be done over again. This is
another count in the indictment against
the Republican party.
On Monday Governor Boynton issu
ed to the State University the ninth
bond issued to that institution, under
the law which makes provisions for re
funding the securities that the Univer
sity may come in possession of. The
bond was for one thousand dollars, and
like the others runs for fifty years.
The total amount now held by the
University is $65,000, issued as fol
lows: Six were issued July 10th, 1882,
for SSOO each by Governor Colquitt,
one was issued April 4tli 1883, for
SII,OOO. The eighth bond was issued
on the 18th of April for $50,000. That
was the Brown bond and the ninth was
the one issued Monday. Major Cobb
the Secretary of the board says there
will be another large batch next yeai.
The Thompson—Davis Affair.
Nearly all of our exchanges contain
lengthy accounts and editorials con
cerning the slaying of Davis by Phil.
Thompson. The grand jury of Har
rodshurg has found a true bill for mur
der against Thompson, and eminent
counsel has been engaged on both sides
for the trial sooty to ensue. One feet
stands .out conspicuously, viz: that
liquor is at the rout of He whole trou
ble. The inordinate use of the fiery
beverage caused the guilt, or indiscre*
tion, the separation, the death, and im*
perilment which followed.
The Legislature Counting the
Vote for Governor.
Atlanta Constitution.
At ten o’clock yesterday the Legis
lature met in called session for the pur
pose of opening the returns from the
recent election for Governor.
Hon. J. H. Polhill, of Louisville,
President of the Senate, called that
body to order. The Senators were
nearly all in their places. The Proc
lamation convening the Legislature
was read by Assistant Secretary Henry
Peeples. Prayer was offered by Rev
John Jones, chaplain of the Senate.
Mr. Gustin presented a resolution con
vening the two houses in joint session
at twelve o’clock, to open the returns.
Mr. Livingstorn suggested that un
der the law the Senate was required to
receive and transmit the returns, and
suggested that a change be made in the
resolution so as to cover that point.
Mr. George introduced a resolution
similar to the one presented by Mr.
Gustin.
Mr Livingston insisted that it was
not known that the Secretary of State
would deliver the returns on jesterday
as there was a question of law iuvolved
as to whether he should or not. Mr.
Gustin thought he would not make
any objection. Mr. Peeples thought
the first thing that should be done was
to notify the Governor that the body
was in session and ready to receive any
communication he might choose to send
in. He thought best to postpone all
other action until that was done. The
two resolutions were tabled, and the
following by Mr. Peeples, was adopted:
Resolved, That a joint committee of
two from the Senate and four from the
House be appointed to wait upon the
Governor and inform him that this
body is now duly organized and ready
to receive any message he may have to
submit.
The following resolution, hv Mr.
George, was adopted:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Senate notify the House of Repiesenta
tives that the Senate has a quorum
present and is ready to proceed with
the business of the extra session.
Mr. Gustin’s resolution was taken
up. The resolution provided for call
ing the two houses together in joint
session at twelve. A short discussion
followed, which was interrupted by a
message from the House notifying the
Senate that the House was in session
with a quorum present, and was ready
for business. Tho whole matter ended
there and a discussion sprang up as to
whether or not the returns could be
opened until the second day. Mr. Hoyi
said his mind was not clear on thai
point. Mr. Gustin made an argument
if! favor of going at once into the count,
as the organization proper had been
effected at the opening of the last ses
sion. Mr. Parks said as there seemed
to be a diversity of ©pinion as to
whether the Secretary of State would
deliver the returns, he would submit
the following resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of twi
be appointed by the President of tht
Senate for the purpose of notifying the
of State that the Senate is
uow ready to receive the rettfrns o 1
the recent election, aud request him t.
have said returns laid before the Sen
ate.
The resolution was adopted, and the
President appointed Messrs. Parks and
George.
Mr. Peeples reported that the joint
committee appointed by the Senate aud
House of Representatives to wait upon
the Governor and notify him of the
organization of the General Assembly
had discharged that duty, and that the
Governor would immediately transmit
a message tp each branch of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Mr. Hoyt presented the following:
Resolved by the Senate, the House
concurring, that a committee of two
from the Senate and four from the
House be appointed to prepare a
memorial of the-Hon. Alexander Ham
ilton Stephens, and report at the ad
journed session on the first Wednesday
in July next.
Mr. Greer moved to substitute four
from the Senate and eight from the
House. Mr. Hoyt accepted the amend
ment and the resolution was agreed to.
Col. 1. W. Avery, Secretary in the
Executive Department, reported the
following message from the Governor:
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE..
Executive DEPAarMEST, )
State of Georgia; Atlanta, Ga.V
May 9th, 1883. )
To the General Assembly. A grea
calamity befell the State in the dealt
of her illustrious citizen, the Hon.
Alexander H. Stephens, while filling
the exalted office of Chief Magistrate.
On the 4th day of March last, after an
illness of two weeks, the venerable and
distinguished statesman, so dear to
every Georgian, passed quietly away,
amidst the sorrowing regret of his peo
ple. Receiving official notification, as
President of the Senate, of the sad
event from the venerable Secietary ol
the State, I repaired to the capitol in
response to his call, served in conform
ity with the statute, and on the morn
ing of the sth of March, as required by
law, took the oath of office prescribed
by the constitution for the Governor,
and admonished by the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, and entered upon
the administration ot the Executive re
sponsibilities, as prescribed in para
graph 8, section 1, article 5, of the
constitution, which reads as follows:
“In case of the death, resignation m
(iisability of the Governor, the Presi
dent of the Senate shall exercise the
Executive powers of the government
until such disability be removed or a
-.uceessor is elected and qualified.”
The same distressing public bereave
ment imposed upon me the duty of or-,
lering an election to fill the remainder
ot the term of the deceased statesman
and Governor, and of convening the
General Assembly to T count the votes
cast at the said election for Governor,
and to install into the gubernatorial
office the duly elected choice of the peo
ple. The law did not even allow delay
until the beloved dead had been laid
away in the soil that gave him birth,
and that he loved so well; but required
that immediate action shonld be taken,
under section 1301 of the Code, which
reads as follows:
“Whenever a vacancy shall occur in
the office of Governor by death, resig
nation or otherwise, it shall be the
duty of the President of the Senate or
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, as the case may be, exercising
the Executive powers of the govern
ment as provided by the Bth paragraph
of the Ist section of the sth article of
the constitution of this State, to issne
his proclamation immediately upon his
assumption ot the duties of the Execu
tive, ordering a special election for
Governor to fill the vacancy so occas
sioned for the unexpired term,” etc.
And thus oetore the funeral obse
quies, which the citizens of a great
commonwealth delighted to bestow
upon her honored dead, I issued the
following proclamation ordering a spec
ial election and calling an extra session
of the General Assembly:
[Proclamation.] Georgia: By James
S. Boynton, Governor of said State.
Whereas, the law requires immediate
action: I have, therefore, thought prop
er to issue this my proclamation, order
ing that an elertion be held on Tues
day, the 24th day of April, 1883, in
the State, for Governor of Georgia, to
fill the vacancy in said office occasion
ed by the death of the Hon. Alexander
H. Stephens.
And I do further order, that the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia convene in
extra session on Wednesday, the 9th
day of May, 1883, at the capitol in At
lanta, to declare the result of said elec
tion, or elect a governor in case nu per
son shall receive a majority of voteß
cast.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State, at the capitol, in At
lanta, this the fifth day of March, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-tliree, and of the
independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and seventh.
James S. Boynton, Governor.
By the Governor,
N. C. Barnett, Secretary of State.
In conformity with this proclama
tion an election was held the 24th day
of April last, for a governor, to fill the
unexpired term of Governor A. H. Ste
phens, and, in further conformity with
said proclamation, your honorable body
has assembled to declare the result oi
such election, and inaugurate the dis
tinguished citizen who has been chosen
by the suffrages of our free and enlight
ened people to become the chief magis
trate of the commonwealth.
I trust it will not be deemed unbe
coming in me to express my high esti
mate of the character and life of the il
lustrious dead, and my appreciation ot
the loss to the state and country. Gov
ernor Stephens, take him all in all, is
one of the brightest and greatest fig
ures in Georgia’s history. Other men
may have surpassed him in special do
mains of thought or action, but no his
toric character of the commonwealth is
more rounded and oomploto, more v#
ried in intellectual attributes, more
thoroughly equipped with moral excel
lence and manly virtue, more noble in
heroic fiber, more fitted for exalted
trust, more continuously conspicuous
by uniform and lofty achievement. He
was a good man—a wise man—a great
man. He was a great orator, a great
thinker, a great writer, a great states
man, a great actor, a great philanthro
pist, a great practical exemplar of
Christianity. He had genius, and yet
was profound ly practical. To the soar
ing inspirations of his genius he added
the twin power of a sleepless patience
and untiring laboitousness.
Governor Stephens was, and will be,
the most national figure we have ever
had in the state, as affluent as it has
been in brilliant and richly-endowed
men. He has had, in addition, a more
world wide fame than any publio man
of the commonwealth. The magnitude
of such a loss cannot well be measured.
The scope and lesson of Mr. Stephen’s
life is yet to be written. It is full of
profound instruction for our young, and
of exalting glory for our state. It is a
life that will grow brighter and strong
er with the mellowing influences of
time, and in the truthful light of phi
losophical history.
After a long life of service in various
and important public trusts which he
filled with such distinguished ability,
he was called, by a very large majori
ty, to the office of Chief Magistrate of
the state. He entered upon the dis
charge of his duties with a ripe expe
rience and a varied knowledge of the
public wants, and inaugurated a wise
and conservative policy in his adminis
tration, well calculated to advance ev
ery interest and industry, protect the
rights, and promote the prosperity ol
its citizens. While Providence, by its
interposition, prevented the maturing
symmetrical and beneficent plans of
this conscientious public servant, yet
he left sufficient of accomplished work
behind him to evoke the plaudits of an
appreciative people, and entitle him to
the gratitude of the commonwealth.
The death of Govornor Stephens
while vested with the executive author
ity as Chief Magistrate, as well as the
illustrious character and services of the
Jecased, rendered it proper, in rayjudg
ment to adopt every measure to show
respect to his memory by the state in
his funeral obsequies.
To this end the capitol was appro
priately draped in tasteful and express
ive emblems of mourning for the dis
tinguished dead. All parts of the state
were informed by telegraph of the ex
ercises, and every preparation was made
for imposing funeral ceremonies. The
expenses of drapery and funeral are re
garded aa a proper charge upon the
state, and I do not doubt that at a
proper time you will provide for the
payment of the same.
While your body is under the consti
tution confined in yonr deliberations at
this called session to the specific object
for which you were convened, ana I
shall therefore not present matter for
yonr action, I deem it not inappropriate
to state for your information, several
cheering facts that demonstrate the
prosperous condition of onr state finan
ces and furnish matter for congratula
tion.
The resolution of the general assem
bly, authorizing the sale of the $160,-
000 of United States registered bonds
received by the state from the purchas
ers of the Macon and Brunswick rail
road has been enforced and a most ad
vantageous sale was made by the treas
urer in New York. The bonds brought
$180,200 or a peminm of $20,200 on
the bonds for the benefit of the state
The cost of the sale was only SIOO
brokerage, and the treasurer’s expenses
less than SIOO. This money will be
devoted to paying the public debt. In
addition to this $114,000 of bonds not
yet due, paid by the purchasers of the
Macon and Brunswick railroad, have
been cancelled and warrant given for
the same. This included $74,500 of
the 7 per cent bonds issued by Govern
or Jenkins to rehabiliate the State
road, dne in 1886, and $39,500 of 6
per cent state indorsed bonds of the
Savannah and Gulf raiiroad dne in 18-
86, 1887 and 1889.
The reports of the treasurer show
that in addition to these items the sum
of $367,971 of the public debt ot the
the state, principal and interest, has
been paid in the last few months, stead
ily reducing the state’s debt, and de
monstrating the solid integrity of the
state’s credit, well as the advancing
value of her securities.
Called to the executive chair under the
the shock to the public feeling occa
sioned by the decease of my lamented
predecessor, at the very outset almost
of hts administration, though after he
had inaugurated a fixed policy, it has
been my earnest aspiration to continue
the careful and conservative rule he so
successfully commenced. That there
has been every evidence of continued
and continuing prosperity in all mat
ter* of public welfare during my brief
period of executive duty, I am pleased
to recognize as testifying to my zeal
ous desire to conserve the best interests
of our great commonwealth.
James S. Boynton.
By resolution of Mr. Lamar 500 cop
ies of the address were ordered printed.
Mr. Gustin introduced a resolution
for tho appointment of a joint commit
tee of two from the Senate and three
from the House to notify Governor-
Elect McDaniel of his election and as
certain when it would suit him to be
inaugurated.
It was suggested that such a step at
that time would be “a little too pre
vious.” The resolution was tabled.
Mr. Parks, ol the committee ap
pointed to see the sscretary of state in
reference to the returns, reported that
returns were ready to be laid before the
Senate. Two porters filed in with the
returns in a big basket. They were
ordered transmitted to the House.
The piesidcnt announced Messrs.
Hoyt, Tutt, Lamar and Jones as the
Senate committee on the memorial reso
lutions to Governor Stephens.
At 12 o’clock the Senate repaired to
the hall of the House and joined the
House in joint session.
Gen. Early’s Proposition.
Gen. Jubal A. Early has written a
long letter iu regard to the erection of
the proposed monument to Gen. Rob
ert E. Lee, in which lie makes this
proposition: “If forty-nine gentlemen
will unite with me we shall each con
tribute the snm of $1,000,t0 be paid into
some bank in the city of Richmond,
and placed under the oontrol of gentle
men of undoubted responsibility and
integrity, so that there may be no dan
ger of its loss, and that then an artist
be selected by a committee to be ap
pointed by the contributors to the said
fund for the purpose of executing in
bronze an equestrian statue of Gen.
Lee, which, when completed, is to be
placed upon a pedestal in some suitable
public ground in Richmond; say Mon
roe Park. The Capitol Square in its
present condition does not furnish any
suitable location for such a statue, and
it never will furnish such location un
less the Governor’s House is removed,
or the Square extended out to Broad
street, between Ninth and Twelfth. I
would say that when not able individ
ually to contribute the SI,OOO. two or
more gentlemen might unite for the
purpose, and when the $50,000 are se
cured, smaller contributions might be
received from others.”
Methodism’s Centennial.
THE church authorities arranc.ino
FOR ITS CENTENNIAL.
The Committee on the Centennial ol
Methodism in America met in the Pub
lishing House at Nashville, Tennes
see, on Friday, and adopted a series of
resolations providing that “the first
Sabbath in January. 188#, be observ
ed throughout the chnrch as a day of
devout prayer for the divine blessing
upon the centenary services of the year,
and for a general revival of religion;
and that on that day our preachers ex
plain the nature and objects of the cen
tenary celebration, and especially urge
adherence to those doctrines and us
ages of early Methodism that have
contributed, under God, to her spirit
ual power.”
The last Sabbaths in May and Oc
tober, 1884, as each annual Conference
may designate, are to observed as days
of special centenary service.
Ayer’s Cathartic Pills are the best
medicine that can be employed to
correct irregularities of the stomach
and bowels. Gentle, yet thorough,
in their action, they cure constipation,
stimulate the digestive organs and
I the appetite, and cleanse, build up,
and strengthen the system.
§ulmtiscments.
L.SL.
CAPITAL PKIZ6, $l5O 000.
“We do hereby certify that we supervise the
arrangements for all Monthly and Semi-Annual
Drawings of The Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and in person manage and control the
Draivings themselves , and that the same are
conducted with honesty , fairness , and in good
faith toward all parties, and ice authorize the
Company to use this certificate , with fac similes
of our signatures attached , in its advertisements.”
JPrSZj,
Com misNionere
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION!
u Over naif a Million Distr buted!
I onisiaiia ‘Hate Lottery Comp-ny.
Incorporated in 1868 for 25 years l>y the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes—with a capital of §l,ooo,ooo—to
which a reserve fund of over §550,000 lias
since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made a part of the present
State Constitution adopted December 2d,
A.D., 1879.
I in Crand Sfngrle IVuuiber Drawings
will take place mi ntlily. It never scales or
postpones. Look at the following Distribu
tion:
GKAVD PROHEIUDE CONCERT.
during which will take place the
157t1i Grand monthly
AND THE
r xtraordinary Semi-Annual
Drawing
At New Orleans, Tuesday, June 12th,
ISB3,
Under the personal supervision and man
agement of
Sen. S. T. BEAU&EGAT, of Louis
iana, and Sen. JUBAL A. EARLY,
of Virginia.
Capital Prize, $150,000.
J®“Notice.—Tickets are Ten Dollars
only. Halves. $5 Fifths, $2.
Tenths, sl.
LIST OF PRIZES
1 CAPITAL PRIZE of §150,000.§150,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 50,000. 50,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 20 ; 000. 20,000
2 LARGE PRIZES <>F 10,000. 20.000
4 LARGE PRIZES OF 5,000. 20,000
20 PRIZES OF 1,000. 20,000
50 “ 500. 25,000
100 “ 300. 30,000
200 “ 200. 40,000
600 “ 100. 60,000
1000 “ 50 . 50,000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
100 Approximation Prizes of §2OO. 20,000
100 do do 100. 10,000
100 do do 75. 7,500
2279 Prizes, amounting to §522,500
Application for rates to clubs should be
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New Orleans.
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A DOMESTIC SCENE
BETWEEN*
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith.
Mrs. Smith—Now, .John Smith, what on earth t Didn’t I tell you to go to
JOHN R. SHAW’S and get these goods, and here you have gone some
where else and spent OU R hard*earned dollars, and haven’t got much more than
half their value. Why didn’t you do as I told you ?
Smith—W hy—er—-why—my dear, you see I thought he had his store torn
up so, that he was paving no attention to getting in new goods, and
Mrs. S. —John Smith, you know that is not so, for I know I told you
yesterday that I had seen Mrs. Jones, who had been to John R. Shaw’s and got
EV ERYTHING she wanted, and she told me his store was overflowing
with NEW Goods of the latest designs, and you know as well as I do, that a
man of Shaw’s business capacity and push, would be found in the lead ot “the
Procession,” with the best and prettiest styles in everything. You know also
that I told yon he had turned his attention exclusively to DRY GOODS
(Fancy and Staple), NOTIONS, CLOTHING, BOOTS,
SHOES, HATS, CAPS, UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS, and
all articles kept in a first-class Dry Goods Store, and if you had
gone there yon could have got just what I sent you for, and at much less than
what you have paid for these things yon have brought home. No, lam well
aware how it all happened. Y'ou let some slick-tongue chap get hold ol yon
and pour about a pint of “ Corn Juice ” down that old dry throat of yonrs, and
then you were ready to believe anything he said. I reckon he made you believe
this stuff here to be “all wool and a yard wide,” when its only seven-eighths, and
half cotton at that, and no style about it.
Smith—Well, my dear, don’t be so hard on me this time. I <tcknowledye
the Corn, and I promise you that I will not go counter to your advice again, for "*•
I am now convinced that I have missed some good bargains by not listening
to you.
Mrs. S.—Now, yon begin to talk sense, and I wish yon had heeded my
words when you started out to buy—but I won’t scold you any more. Only
now he sure you listen to the old woman next time, for I tell you she has made
some of the best trades at John R. Shaw’s she ever made in her life.
[Smith retires, fully convinced that HIS Mrs. Smith is a woman of decided
energy and superior judgment .]
And now, kind friends, we trust you will follow the good advice given by
Mrs. Smith to her better half, and call and he convinced that we can give you
BETTER BARGAINS
than yon can obtain elsewhere, * ,
COME ONE, COME ALL,
THE OLD, THE YOUNG, THE SHORT, THE TALL,
THE RICH, THE POOR, WE PLEASE THEM ALL;
LET NOT THESE WORDS UNHEEDED PALL,
BUT HEED “THE WRITING ON THE WALL”;
COUNTLESS BARGAINS AWAIT YOUR CALL,
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JOHN R. SHAW’S,
Forsyth Street , • imericus , Ga, n
“AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT.”
Atlanta,, 1881.