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®|c ^ijjcits (Georgian.
"The Shct.Gtn Policy in the South." j Gen. Colquitt for Governor.
. - ,, - , „ i. A careful *orv.ey of the political situation
the New York Humid «>f the lW* usst.,. us that it is time to take pneiti< n on
H. EL CARLTON.
Editor.
j taking as its text a most exaggerated report | the Gubernatorial question, and we accord-
! 0 f the.late Louisiana troubles furnished by injriy ex res* our preference for Otn^ A. H.
TUEMMY aORSUU, M vY 23. ISTC.
Ueneral Local »"«< Traveling Agent,
CAPT. j. E. BITCH. $
local agents.
Mr. JaW A. Manley, Toocoa City.
Mr. F. C. St* .’HENSON, Hurt Count).
Mr. C. H. Asuss** Fort Luraur.
Mr. Frank Ruulaos, Cleveland.
Mr. W, L4^AS, DwMtUvHlc.
Mr. W. T. MastiklDv " manor.
Mr. I. Bunk* Brown, Hart County.
Mr. II. S. Anderson, Farmington.
a Kepub icnn correspondent, in a style as
patronizingly ofiensive ns the charges made
are ntgost and untfuc. preZtimi'S to lecture
jlbo Srtath ini aiMtnWe beaiingjln* above
jmostkontemptibli heading. The political'
| moralist of tlfa Herald says:
“ It is time for ns to sjieak with the ut
il most plainness to our friends in the South
• There can only be one end to this shot-gun
t jioliey. These constant stories of assassina
tion on the Rod River, of conventions dis
solved bv force, of riots, with “twenty
negroes killed and one white man wounded;”
Colquitt as the uext Governor of Georgia,
and we shall advocate his nomination by the
Democratic State * .invention.
Iu favor of Gen. Colquitt we need say
nothing. The name be bears speaks fur
itselt and has, lor two generations, been a
household word in Georgia, rich in devotion
and services to the State. One who has
wiitlen the lives of our eminent public men
savs ol the elder Colquitt: “ He was a gal
lant and favorite son of Georgi*—a second
Calhoun to the South,” and no doubt there
are thousands ot our elder citizens who re
member the eulogium ot Chief Justice
Lumpkin in 1855: “No mau that has
Maj. Hughes and the New.. Hotel.
Quite a number ot our Exchanges in
copying our allusion* to the above named
gentleman in connection with the New Ho
tel enterprise of Atheus, make it appear
that he tf, to be the manager. We made
no such statement but simply said itkat
ho had been prominently spoken of as a
suitable man for manager. This umeh iej
true and no *• joke.” We pubashed the tact
as a matter of news, but we learn that M:.j
Hughes says, that he has no idea of accept
ing any position which would in the least
interfere with his' business connection in
New York. We make the above state
ment, nut w Idling to convey a false iui
years, has leit or will leave a stronger impress
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. “f revolutions like that against Ames i
' cn — -^-Miioiissqip’rythis proscription of Northern
Cuba is stiil fighting. men as “ caqiet-bactrers” and of Southern ! upon the the public mind thau Walter T.
X »«,- j e r ev Republicans are for Blaine, republicans as “scalawags, 5 this assumption | Colquitt. Who has touched the community
‘ , , 1 pi,. m „ nl k I that because- a citizen of New York re- at so many points ? Who has exhibited the
_ Bowen has been expelled - j moves to North Carolina and dan s to go same versatility of talents ? Who is a more
Church t ; j into politics s a republican, he must ne<- striking type aud exponent of the practical
Stewart’s store, in N.Y., will be dosed j i, e treated as an outlaw, this ostra- workings of Republican institutionsf The
this summer, for repairs. j c j s ,„ nil( ] proscription, and, above all, these son, following in the footsteps of the sire,
MoodyandSankey are attending a Kansas j cruel, brutal, inhuman murders o negroes j has also done the State eminent service iu
City S. S. Convention. that \yc have seen in New Orleans, Jilem-' the council and the field, and lias to-day, in
j-j ll|C . Lanier’s cantata lias been voted | phis Vicksburg and Colfax, ami which we i a remarkable degree, all the qualifications,
a first-class Centennial bust. I » ow **»"«■ Baj®« gara > ® n, - v <k f er a
^ . ww x it ,* * n ; trui* reconciliation lK*t\voen the sections.
Col. Randall, of the ] -°’ * , ’.It is no answer to say tin s • outbreaks re-
is square out upon the Co qui r.ic . j gu ] t f rom the inisgovcmment of men like
Great excitement was caused in New i M. ses, Whipper and the resi. We admit J requirements of a four-years Gubernatorial
York, at i ho.rejection of Secretary Bristow U| ie j r ,. rr , irs . We have censured the gen ! term lie has also that perfect courtesy to
from I he Union League Club. leral government for permitting them to j which even the humblest citizen is entitled
Col. W. A. Hawkins is urged for Con- hold power. But this is no excuse lbrthe | at an official’s hands; is thoroughly versed
gross iu the third district. Better let Gen. j scenes that take place in Loui-iana. See \ iu all the needs and exigencies of those ill-
1»|,U. Cook keep i - . awhile. . how New York was misgoverned five years j dustrial interests, on the fostering of which
Redfield savs, in the Cincinnati Commer- j ago. See the inisgoyeninient in Chicago ; the welfare of the wkole community de-
mIIIIIIImUI III iOtlW • Alv ******* *»•**• . • « . *11
lived within this State, lor the last thirty » anytime, and more especially
intellectual and physical, necessary ti
proper discharge of the duties of Governor.
He is in the prime of life, giving ample as
surance of ahilitv to sustain all the arduous
where it is calculated to damage the bush
ness interest of any one.
PITTAKD’S CORNER, ATHENS, GEORGIA,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF DRY GOODS, CONSISTING
everything needed tor Spring and Summer wear, at prices to suit the closest buyers. We offer this week • Op
Good Blearbing at 8c. 1 Lonsdale 4-4 Hl^atWg
Alasonville 4-4 Pleaching — .-at 11c. I VV axnsutta 4-4 Pleaching
3*000 New te U(
Gouts’ Spool Cotton, 4 Spools for 25c. Ladies’ Neck Ties, from 25c. up. Ecru Rows, Ties, ft
OUK IlKESS GOODS DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE, EMBRACING EV: RVTIIIXG IX WHITE, BLACK AND COLORED GOODS '
We would respectfully call the attention of gectlemen to our very large stock of CWnneres, Cloths, Ac., which W( .
furnish at Great Bargains. We have sveuredt lie services of ]V£r- AN' A L8KM A N , the best Taihn in town** **
we can suit any geiitleinau wishing Clothes. Give us a call, and we bet we sell yon what yon want. "> *1/
1ST WehaveV-fZOAis HATS, CHINA, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, which we .propose to sell Chean v
VlJEAR is the word._ff-3 [aprillS.lim] REESE & I.Ayp u
Never before were words used or sen-; dcnce ,hat the w,€Ction of Ge,, ‘ Col< l uitt lor
in the campaign
, Ohio Democracy is still soft on the mom \ : framed whi.1i carried with them I our next Governor is a foregone conclusion
Question, and in Convention assembled, lertes lramc<l «imn carnea witn ttum | „ .... , .
advocate Bill Allen for President. ! more uubliishing misrepresentation than is | " ,l1 people of Georgia.- It is true that
Kentucky rads iu Convention favor j contained in ti e foregoing paragraph. The | i' ,nle our Excliangcs, have licen present-
resumption of spec e payments, and hoist Herald knows full well that the troubles in ; ’ n ? names of ex-Govemor Johnson aud
Bristow lor President. tlle South resulting occasionally in the the Hon - Augustus Reese, good and true
Bullock was arrested in New York by dca , h ,,f }, ot h whiles and blacks, are but mei! - " ko under other circumstances thepeo-
Gov! Tildem , ‘l£ ,, h.re. rC was v'uy e,!c,-‘ ' >»‘ e of good, peaceable and law- P?® «f Georgia would he delighted to honor. I
ggtm hi effecting Bullock's arrest. | abiding citizens, for the preservation of j ® ut u ls " ar, '*y reasonalile to suppose or j
Jidin II. James says g this is only a jtre- order in society, the protection of the lives fair to suggest that, these gentlemen, in the j
limiuary contest. Next year, he will take of the innocent and iuofh-n.-ive, and the f at-e ?*'ch unmistakahle evidence, of the
the field in earnest, ami light for the term security of equal rights to all against the almost universal acceptability of Gen.
commenting 1^1. t /u on. and Se it. hellish schemes and dialsilical concoctions of. Colquitt with the people of Georgia as their
S/i” 5 )'!d N^dLiueflndli 'widek klmifn the Ra,lical P* rt . v , which claiming friend- next Governor, would permit the use of their
. . . t* i ft- i elv!.. A ..J : « niunp^ m Inis pmtnrrfinn mpr*»!v to hnro
A New Convert.
We have had the misfortune to disagree
with the Charleston News and Courier, on
many occasions; but an opportuniiy occurs
to heartily endorse its latest move on the
politiail chess-board. Iu a double leaded
editorial of uncommon vigor and sound
reasoning, it has cast aside all prejudices
against Gov. Tilden, and cordially recom
mends him for nomination at St. Louis.—
Constitutionalist.
Alas, how vain are the hopes of mun.
When btother Randall's partiality for 31 r.
Pendleton was overcome by the excellencies
of Senator Bayard, we struck hands with
him, and we wefe—happy. But now behold
ing superiority hi Gov. Tilden ovef all other
men, he fuctpilyw alliances, and now how
can we be—happy? Well we propose no op
position in this connection to Gov. Tilden,
indeed think him a fine man, but as we have
not the capacity for riding more than one
horse at a time we propose to stick to him
until he throws us, and can’t go with you
brother. Since the Col. has shown an eques
trian skill tor candidate riding, eveu rival
ing the celebrated bare-back rider, Jimmy
Robinson, wont'somebody “ bring iu another
ICo. 6 Broad Street Athens, Georgia,
(Successor to Pittard, Mitchell & Co.,)
-DEALS IN-
Bhi Books, Biiocieies, Crockery, Mats, Boots, Shoes
AND EVERYTHING USUALLY KEPT IN A GROCERY STORE. ALSO AGENT FOR
mm& ibti mmm ramm
AND
Gt
eorgia State Grange Dissolved Roues.
2 BLYB7 B32 Al BLG A
ajbx ss
S. D. MITCHELL
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medical and scientific man, died Wedues- 1 ship ai d protection for the poor ignorant ne-, name* •“ this connection, merely to have
day, 17lli, of apoplexy. groes forces them into a partisan slavery, I them sacrificed. No better, purer or more
Turkey will probably oppose the rapid more destructive of their rights, liberties acceptable man, than Alfred H. Colquitt
spread ot tha Christian religion by Muliam-' d happiness, than could possibly result v,as ever presented to the people of
being 1 swept'bnni'the'iuee'olThe earth.' * ! from l!,e most ah ^ 1 '* T * nna] slaver - v ‘ Was G 7 rsia . . ,0 /‘''.’'“c h5?h . and , r °"[ 0n '
. p . . r , llr .. a the revolution against Ames in Mississippi i smle position of Chief Extcutive of the Com-
And now the great Louisiana row turns r 1 r i ,
out to lie a canard, and the military refuse I more than this? Have not the results monwea th, and we confidently believe that
to interfere. Kellogg after pulliug down [ thereof proven that it was a righteous revo- nn previous election in this State ever showed
his underuarmeiii ha- turned away in des- ] U (i„ n * such unanimity on the part of the people, as 1 v r- ^
pair at the failure ot his plau. | NVh n the Herald charges that these dis- | will that, which will unquestionably declare. 11 eC ’ renicni r e 1 Us,r, ‘ ,,,8 I* 1 "
“ Most too Big a Boo.”
Geoige Washington Norman, agent of the i
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, in a letter j
to that paper dated Haituotiy Grove, May i
loth., sa\s:
1 send you a list of forty-four s<ih.-cril>ers
from Harmony Grove. The Chronicle and [
Sentinel will double any oilier paper that 1
comes to this office, except the county paper,
which has more subscribers.
This statement is as reckless as it is iucorrect,
unless the Chronicle and Sentinel iu this
last contribution simply added toan enor
mous list ol subscribers at Haruionv Grove.
feb29.1 m.
]STo- 6 Broad Street* A then.-. G eorgia
A. A. BELL.
T. A. SL’MMKV.
J v . sparks, Ag’u HIGH PRICES EXPLODED i
l. p. a. s.
I • ** “ 1 uivcv *<io I Hill lllill, **1*11.11 lilll UllUtlv^ I inildUl i HtUliirt;- 1 ..-l. t , ,
C—rl Sclmrz siijs lhu( Secreurv Bristow tu rl ia iiecsare the rosults ol a *• reign of as- Gen. A. II. Colquitt tile next Gorerr.or of . , :li ", ^ V '! ? sn
Jt'S:, “ : ■«»»»" i« tit. Snnth. i, tlevote, i„ enlnntn, j Georgia. ! ** ^
! tree.
the uext best man, which means that Schurz I
intends wrapping his legs around the repub- j “> the erection of a baseless fabrication, a
lican flag staff. coloss d slander against our (mlitically op-
The New York Graphic and World favor pressed section. This it must admit or can-
Bayurd for President, lliey dubb him a | less to an Ignorance of tae political situation j
first class Centennial Candidate and1 are L , he8e U;1(]iel i cllrie(1 sections, which , ,,,M ' 5C,l,CT * ,,,e ‘ ;,,a,,ces * ,,,,rn,:,n ! Homestead and otl.ei Laws of this corrupt
man, ,n “ Whose nmire is Ihe theme of hmf-1 "°" !J »»prima fa:ic evidence of its ina- j ** th « Presidenc,, so far a.s the “ Buek-eye , nation. Yours Res. ( ) P
or’s toi»"ue.” hility to correctly represent the facts and ® ,Jte ,s concerned. Notwithstanding the ; \\ e present the above from one of
We were favored with a call last week, effectually destroy its influence, which per
Ohio State Convention. Bowersville, Ga., May is, 1876.
The Ohio Democracy whieh met in con- j Editor Geob iax :
vention at Cincinnati, Wednesday the 17th j _De.rSir: You wi.l plea-e scto me
! inst. settle.1 the chances of Senator Thurman worth °* »»la..k_ notes, waving the
is concerned.
majority of the committee on resolutions re- 1 our friends and patrons which evidently
from Col. J - S. Dortch mid Ordinary Mor- t hajis has done as much towards the preven- P or * ed * n fi ,vor hard m mev, the minority shows that he has felt the lbreeof bad laws,
ris ot Carnesvilie, Iranklin Co. These gen-1 1 ; 0|1 0 p sectioml reconcillistion, as that! re P° rt favoring soft money and presenting ; and corrupt legislation, and is prone to be-
tlenien were on a visit _«<• ‘J"**”* ! which it contemp'uouslv terras “ the shot- ,l,ena,neof ' Vm ' Allen for the Presidency I come disgusted with the evil tendency of
L’un policy in tha South.” With what ad «P^ »*y a vote of 366 to 300. matters and things in general. We return
The National Independent Convention | pharasaical air does this political philanthrop-! ^ ni3 re8U * t ' n defeating t ie chances ot the thanks to our friend for his lavor, aud would
at Indianapolis stradillvd the greenbac-c ist of Gotham allude to the governments of s,ron S e:, t- ablest and most acceptable man suggest that there is yet a hope of his being
nag and nominated Peter Cooper—no rela-1 New York and Illinois. Why did it not: kom ^ le " eit % presenting the name of, happy—he reads the Georgian.
lion to P Piimpkin-catcr, L>q -for Pres,-. (lm) i(8 phHlint , ln |c robes atI(| witl , a pauU ! one who can by no means gain the nomina- j =====
dent, and Newton Booth, ot Caltfoi j.f, tot . * . . . . ! tion for the Presidency not onlv nrnves Ih« New York Herald moralizes s
Vie.. V,.ti • ; otism commcn-uratc with the neces-ities i U J1 Iur cl, e i resmenct, not oniy proves tne .... , .
* * • ! .... i .I., al: . n l..a .■ .. f»nls oiithnsiiKtip. lint ir. wn
I of its servi
Of thirty newspapm’s in Georgia who
have expressed a preference fi>r Governor, : the benefit
twenty-tour favor Colquitt, two favor I restoration
11 ardciiiuu, and one favors .Tames.
But better than all these, the people are
lbr Colquitt, from mountain to seaboard.
and Radi-
ice, photograph in its columns, for j uncertainty of the Ohio Democracy, but that | ^ enthusiastic, but alas, it was only a
t of political reformation and the i il 13 uo ,on « erMf « ! for the National Democra- J “ co ' v dealing.’ 5
of pure government, the row | c - v ,0 ***? mce ^ u P° n the " a ™- j New York Herald - locks horns ” with
which occurctl in Indiana not more than ten : n,< -’ s ° h, ° or 1,0 uncerta,n movements of the Kti-Klux in the recent Louisiana “ cow
days ago? Was it because, the uegroes ; l * ie stealing.”
When it is attempted to be shown that j were l *ie instigators of “ the shot-gun policy” New York Not SO Unanimous for i
the Democratic vote of New York was less in that State? Tilden.
by S5,»i00 in 1816 than in 18,4, tlie anti- j t has been the trailitional policy of the Gov Tilden will bv no means receive the'
Tilden journals prove more than tliev lmag- JT ,, . . . r I *u«en win oy no means receive me,
die. They demonstrate simply that*Tilden I never to f dvocate an . v " ne principle unanimous support ot New York. The |
is stronger than his party.—Constitution- | or <>ccu Py a political or moral stand point Tammany and Canal Rings are already 1
edisU * longer than a fortnight at a time. It has. «..l: r...u, : . u:i. j
JYeu> mIdcertisements.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
It has, ; making a vigorous fight against him, and | U A T I (]il jl I D J U |( (If ATHFM9
Ex-Governor Ilersehei V. Johnson, has j since the war, been its invariable custom to vv Idle it is a credit to any man to have these I lUllttL U n II EV Ul n I III 110
AT
hon repos” to politics. Il is to be hoped | ““ “ ™ imaginary out- wci cannot oe oisguiswl, mat their influence j ATHENS, LN THE STATE 01^ GEORGIA,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
^ m m w m
1HOW, STEEL AWD W vlLS,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS-
MAXUFACTURERS AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF
AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE
265 ISrotitl tree!,
G. O. ROniNSOX. | LUEDEX it B.IT£«.
G. 0. RCBINSlN & GO.
WILL SELL
I ONE HUNDRED PIANOS,
j LOWEST FACTORY PRICES,
FOESMALLMONTHLY PAYMENTS, AEK.IXGQI
to suit all respotoible parties.
SHI
PORTABLE HISTGIKPS,
Mowers, Reapfrs, Threashers, &c.,
&c.
Fifty to One Hundred Dollars Swl
BY PfRCHASIN’G AT THE
DEUPREE BLOCK, ATHENS, GEORGIA.
June 23. 1875.
AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE.
34-tf
SIX OF THEBESTMAKERS AREItEPEEjENTH 1 .
Every lii£trnmeut warranted to be a nernui-.eat
vertisemeut of Snperiority aud Exetleiice.
CROCKERY A SPECIALTY
Largest Stock—Lowest Prim£\
Purchasing largely for Cash, enables us to «3
prices that DeiV Cotnpetitiou.
J EL. L1UCFGI1SUS.
^muiriSi^'tmd h as 1 ! I runk'h is own ! C ° me ° Ut at ‘ b8 ** corrupt combinations against him, still the
“ bon repos” to politics. It is to be hoped | a “ exaggerate account of some imagtnary out- fact cannot be disguise.!, that their influence
le haras-1.ig presence of the b.ue-1 ra K e <>r Ku-Kluz conspiracy which seriously will have its weight in preventing his success- i the Close of Jiusintss, May 12, 1876.
By "ill not detract his mind from ! threatened the personal safety and citizen ful candidacy. But there is a still weightier KESOCRCFs'
sum. jjuint. freedom of that class which e mstitntes the j opposition to Gov. Tilden. When such Lo anl and du«ui,is .
Mr. Dsraeli seems to Iiold the reins ol primordial of Northern political and religious men as Kelley, Schell, Littlejohn, Bench ; Uu ‘ , ' JsutCT
power in England with a strong grasp . , r .. J , . . ’ J . othersioeks.
The act conterring the title ol ' E “ 4 t and fanaticism, dispel that bright bow of and others set their ii.fluence against him, ! dLT^T™!
upon the Queen, although it met with j premise which was about to span the political
his chances for the Presidential nomination
at St. Louh, begin to grow quite uncertain.
Notwithstanding this division iu the New
Bonds to secure circulation.^..
Mocks and Bonds and Mortgage*
approved reserve Agents
Due from other National Banks.
Due frju 8catc Banks and Bankers ......
Real t-state, Furniture and Fixtures....^...
York Democracy may result in the defeat ' ehccto •“* u,h<!r l *" h
* Bilis of other Nstiuual Banks...... M .. M . M
fierce opposition from the press, hits been horizon, and which should forever hush to
carried through by him triumphantly. 3 he^ silence sectional differences, and st.ll into
announcement that the british government • ...
will entertain favorably the proportion , br tofgettuU.oss the memories ol the war.
the lilt* ration of the Fenians now in pris-.n, More recent developments iu regard to the of Gov. Tilden’s nomination, nevertheless FnK „ on itamary (laciwiiD,KkUn).
is creditable to his heart as well as his head. Bayou Sara trouble, prove it but a futile he will doubtless go into the National Cons Guta ... —
Disraeli has proved hiniseli to be one ot the effort of the Radical partv to.get up a riot j vention with strength sufficient
first statesmen o! the limes.
lor partisan purposes. \\ by did not the the man
Herald investigate the matter before tnak- unselfish patriotism which makes the good-
ing its statements, and then present the | of the country paramount to personal antbi-
truth and the facts as they existed ? No, I lion, and which would be but in keeping
this would not have suited its purpose, | with Gov. Tildeu’s record, as a patriotic states- Surplus FudJ
Tl-.e most powerful nuv. list of the present
day is “ George Eliot,” about whom we
re-jmblisheil an article, the other day, from
an exchange. The daughter of an Eugii-h
elegy man, without the prestige of a name,
by lu-r own talents, has reached the highest
round in the ladder of lame. Her social
position is not what virtue and refinement
would desire, but the author of the “Mill
on th Floss” should give precedence only
to Bulvvcr, and we are not quite sure of
that.—Atlanta Times.
The venerable William Cullen Bryant
said at the Fair of the Young Womens’
Christian Association ot New York, Thurs
day evei ing, that lie had been asked to
read his centennial ode, but as he had not
written an ode, l,e could not comply. He
promised that if he should live nineteen
years longer, and stiil enjoy the power of
rhyming, he would eck brute his own ecu-
teunial bv tlie first ode ever written by a
centeunarian.
. Legal Tender Notes ^*.
, RfUC R e< | em pii on tuod with U. 8. Treasurer, 5 per
fhu8, with an exercise uf that! centufcirculation
$186,875 88
110,000 00
. 22,2b0 00
. 14,235 45
. 10,659 99
. 18,6.4 26
. 5,0uoU>
219 35
245 00
3,025 UJ
1,2* 75
. 22,086 75
21,000 00
4,UI0 00
Tout
LIABILITIES.
Capital Suck paid ....
.•$419,878 43
since within tiiis whited sepulclne of the ! man, he would become the political cynosure
Herald is contained that p.-irti-au design, j of American eyes and place himself high
the co. ruption and rottenness of which, is ; upon the roll of his country’s honor.
fully proven by its epitaph, “ the sho:-gun ! ■ —
policy in the South.” Mr. Moody.
——~ Mr. Moody received a purse of $1,500
LOUISIANA. | from his friend and admirers in this city.”
:o:— j The above paragraph appeared in the
Other undivided profits
National Bank Notes outstanding
Individual Deposits subject to Check......
Time Certificates of Deposit — _____
Due to Mate Banks and Bankers _______
.9160,000 00
90,000 00
.. 21,835 61
- 70,000 W
.. 126,536 58
912 0C
- 594 24
An Atlanta correspondent of the Cincin
nati Commercial, says: Amo >g the Dem
ocrats of this Slate, I think things art-
working around so that the dclcgati n will
be solid, for Tilden. With the Empire
State of the Sooth for him, aud the Empire
State of the Union, his chances for the Si.
Louis nomination brighten daily. Willi
Tilden orThunnan on one side, and Bristow
or Hayes on the other, the average patriot
could rest assured that we would have a
good President, whichever party came out
ahead. If the choice tails upon one of these
four, men, tlie tear that we will not have a
competent, honorable, high-toned President
for tlie next term, need not keep anybody
awoke of nights, or cause them to move
over to Canada. >
Cow-ardly.—How iu keeping with the
custom of the New York Herald to raise
th ■ cry of “ bloody shirt" over the “stealing
of a cow.” .
Great bit o.lsl ed—
New Y ork Ilcrt Id's
kine-uesS.”
‘in a' horh." The
“milx of human
G: CSS Exaggeration of ihs Affair at j Constutionolist Yesterday.—We are informs
~ BayOU Sara I cl •hat the statement made is iucorrect.
Total SIM,STS «
, STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF CLARKE, H.-I,
1 Jiku White, Ca»lkUr Ibe above itamej Bank, do
; aolemcly r wear that tae above statement is true, to the
j Uisidi ni> kaowleogeund bchvf.
JAMfco WHITE, (ashler.
culrs.-r.lMl ami swotn *.o t»* »*.ie me this 22i| «luj of
• JA8. A. Notaij l*ul*4»c.
■ • tr tc* /’tw*.
1N«\ \\ - t« * . )
Mr. Moody was not given a purse of filteen
SAD RESULTSOFSTEALING A COW.! h “ ndrwl dn "?" or K - a P" 1 " «"^? iDa -, an ? !
ur | other amount for bu service* in this city.— f
Failure of Republicans and Democrats j ^ roH * ^ Sent. :
in Washington to Enthuse. | Well the Augusta people made a power- i — —
ful big fuss over a free show, but we suppose ' WOOL CARDING FACTO! Y.
Nkw Orleans, .May 18,1879—The aftaii
at Bayou Sara has been niucit exaggerated
Tlie accounts are sparse and conflicting,
but there sevins to have been a riot grow
ing out of the .
, stealing of a cow
by sume negroes, which resalted in the
killing or two white men and tour uegroes,
two uf Uie latter being hung; some few
were wouudvd, and these constitute the
only well authenticated casualties.
TUB MILITARY DECLINE TO INTERFERE.
Tiie military refused to interfere, and no
further dc-ails have as yet been received by
either the State authorities or the press.—
N. V. Herald 1UA inst.
Great bloodshed in Indiana—but it
was’ut about a “ cow stealing.”
A number of white men lulled in Indiana,
but it was’nt about a- “ cow.’’ -
Indiana troubles, much bloodslied,'num
ber of persons killed, no enthusiasm
amongst tlie Radicals and the New York
•Herald silent.
that the Moodyites were impressed with the
truth of the old Biblical text “that
salvation was free.” Pass around the ha’,
brethren, and don’t let it go out to.the world [
that you took advantage of a poor evangelist,
sat under the gratuit ms drippings of is
sanctuary,“gathered in” his hymn books and
without contributin'- a pen ij towards fur
thering his evangelical mission commended
him to the charities and hospitalities of
Chicago. However, we suppose that the
hard times iu Augusta forced the generous
people of that hospitable city to compromis:
with the poor wayfaring New Eugland re
vivalist by giving him a sight draft on “the
Kingdira to cnnr.e.”
;*• EW CUSTOM WOOL CABDS NOW IN OPE-
1V ration at tlie Factor; at tbo Ea.tem terminus of
~ Work done ututactorilr
Broad •loti, A'he a, Ga.
“^rtX4^ P * tCb ‘ U. T. FOWLEB, Proprietor.
Southern Mutual Insurance Co.
a THEN8, GA., MAY JOth, 187« : -iraE ANNUAL
,A meetinjr of tliia Company wilt be Iwld at ttia
Company's offlee in Atbena on Tuesday the 7th-of Jane
Company'
next at 10 o'clock a. a.
mayiSAL
8. THOMAS, Secretary.
New York Hemfdoa the Indiana troubles,
•Oh, thai there had been a negro murdered,
“my kingdom for a “cow.”.
Results of “ this shot-gun policy in the
South ”—disappointed Radicalkm and a
dead “cow.”
MILES JOHNSON, (Colored,)
Dyer and Cleaner. .
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VISITING CARDS,
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Rustic Window Shades,
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Brackeis, Book Shelves, etc.,
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my frienf
jr them as
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