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THE DARIEN GAZETTE.
RICHARD W. GRUBB, Ed'tr. & Pirp’r.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS . ).
DARIEN, - - GEORGIA,
SATURDAY MORN [NO, APRIL 3rd.
HOW ARE THE M[CUTTY FALLEN !!
He Didn’t Vote. -“Alexander IT. Ste
phens did not vote against the civil rights
bill. Neither did React Butler, Morton
& Cos. ‘How we apples swin.’
We clip the above cent': i> table sneer nt
Mr. Steppers !r m 1 -..s eohnaTiS of
an exchange, and notice it only for the
sake of the Scripture injunction, “an
swer not a fool according to Ids folly.”
The reason that Mr. Stephens did not
vote on the civil rigMs 1 ill was because
lie was “paired off” with a member who
would certainly have voted in favor of
the bill had not this been the ease. There
fore, had they Loth voted, one for the hill
and the other against it, the result would
have been precisely the same. The cm
tom of “pairing off’ is as old as the gov
ernment itself, and lias never in a single
instance heretofore been considered dis
honorable. For the same reason Den.
Butler did not vote for this bill, and yet
among the Radical hosts there was not
found one sufficiently malignant, or, what
is as bad, ignorant enough to make a
counter charge against him. Mr. Ste
phens’ record puts to shame any charge
against him on this subject, “If ignor
nnco were bliss,” the ancient king might
have stopped in search for the happiest
mania the world h.ul he found the wise
acre who first discovered that Mr. Ste
phens had been so derelict in his duty.
Covington Enterprise.
Yv r e took occasion in tlic first is
sue of the Gazette after the fire to
itemize tho fact that “Alex” H.
Stephens of Georgia, in company
with Beast Butler, Morton & Cos.,
did not vote against the Civil Rights
bill. This notice has elicited
a venomous responce from the
Enterprise of tho village of Cov
ington, Ga. Without pausing to
relate the many reasons that would
justify a severe condemnation of the
“post helium” career of a legislator,
once held in high esteem by the
citizens of this State and the entire
South, or to utter in full
measure, in common with the lead
ing journals of the South our sur
prise at the continued silence of
Mr. Stephens on tho Louisiana out
rages, the Force and Civil Rights
bills, we linger upon the thought of
the cad and pitiable' condition of a
once groat man, who is to be bol
stered by such flimsy defence and
by such impotent succor ns that
which is brought to him by the
Enterprise of Covington. This Sir
Oracle of Covington, Georgia, in
timates that in our implied con
demnation of Mr. Stephens for not
voting (or pairing off) we evidence
either malignity “or what is as bad,”
ignorance, and with all tho grand
assumption of a crooss-road expos
itor of things in general, proceeds
to explain the nature of a “pairoff”
and its effect upon the re
sult. Truly a “Daniel come to
judgement.” From the crown of
our hat to the soles of our boots we
ought to feel surcharged with grat
itude for this learned commentary
upon the ways and customs of Leg
lators —and wo- reccominend for
its author a place in a niche
alongside of the highest yet
given to the most distinguished of
court jesters. Now that lie has set
his lance at rest as champion of
“ little Aleck'' let all the world keep
silence and stand in awe of this
doughty warrior. Let them but
wait yet a little while and perhaps
some Cervantes will give .to record
a story of exploit more marvelous
and rcdiculous than that which we
at present take cognizance of, and
which in the fulness of their fool
ishness will rival those of the
“Knight of La Mancha.” He didn’t
vote!!! May be not! May be lie
was paired off!! But he did vote
on the resolution and was the
only so-called Democrat voting
with the Republican party and an
tagonistically to his friends and
the interests of peace and the
South, and by this vote (which was
not “paired off”), tho advocates of
the “Civil Rights” bill were enabled
to force a final vote upon the House
and through it a most iniquitous
measure upon the statute book of
the country and upon the people.
*Tis a brilliant record indeed, that
could put to shame this charge, and
that can clear itself of dereliction to
duty. Truly hot all the little “En
terprises” of Covington after Coving
ton by flaunting their little sheet of
battle dire at those who did sneer
at Mr. Stephens could alter their
judgment or change the verdict of
-an indignant and outraged people.
“They don’t scare worth a cent.” And
while the little Enterprise of Cov
ington, in proposing to take up the
foils for Stephens may feel in his
conceit that when he walks abroad
“that with his head he knocks out
a star,” and in inflated vanity would
hush the utterance of a disappointed
and stricken State, he will find that
the most dignified and important
and perhaps only notice taken of
liis foolish attempt to condone Mr.
Stephens will be that which we have
wasted time to give to his puerile
attempt. Ta ta-a! Ta-ta-a !!!
AFFAIRE IN GEORRQIA,
James Stewart, the efficient clerk
of Coma il, of Savannah, died in that
city on Monday morning last, after
a severe illness. Mr. Stewart made
an* excellent officer and liis death is
very much regret t< and by the citizens
of Savannah.
There arc some editors in this
Slate that arc going to old man
Stephi ns when tht y die. It d< iscn’t
'make any difference what course
1 the old man purses there is always
Ia few that will applaud him.
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Tho wheat, oat and rye crop is
i said to be very good in Houston
I JO
county.
That Can-Can show is creating
quite a sensation throughout this
State. The Atlanta papers say they
arc a disgrace to any city. They
perform in Savannah to-night.
Brunswick will have a calico ball
next Thursday night. We hope the
hoys will have a good time---tho
belles also.
That now Brunswick sheet has
come out lmt we have not seen a
copy yet. Send us over a copy to
took at, Stacy.
There is not a man in Atlanta that
will say that he visited the Can-can.
- Blackshear is going to have anew
Court House. Darien is too, some
of these days.
The 2Gtli instant—memorial day
—will be duly observed by most of
the Georgia towns.
Eastman has been enjoying some
beautiful weather. We wish we
could say the same thing about this
place.
Brunswick is shipping raw pal
metto to Baltimore.
The population of Brunswick is
gradually increases. Seven habit
were born there last week.
A friend over at Brunswick sends
ns the first copy of the “Advertiser”
published by T. Goulding Stacy, at
Brunswick. , Wc wish him and his
little paper much success.
The Brunswick Advertisei says
that the colored public school is
flourishing.
Green King, a very worthy citizen
of Dooly county, was shot and killed
by a young man of the same neigh
borhood, named Jackson Gilbert, on
tho 20 ult.
W. L. Clark, the editor of that
infamous little Radical sheet, th c
Republican Advocate, published in
Atlanta, has been appointed Sur
veyor of Customs at Augusta.
David S. Porter, one of the oldest
newspaper men in thc State, and
for a long time connected with thc
Columbus Enquirer died in Colum
bus last week. The Enquirer paid
him a touching tribute.
Dr. L. F. W. Andrews, a promi
nent citizen of Americas, died very
suddenly at his residence a few
days ago. Thc Doctor was well
known throughout thc State as an
able expounder of the Universal
ism.
It takes only five columns in the
Atlanta Constitution to give tho
numbers of unretumed Wild Lands
in forty countis in Georgia,
Atlanta had another $25,000 fire
on the 21th. It originated in the
millinery establishment of Mrs.
Frank on Decatur street.
The Georgia State Sunday School
Convention will meet at Union
Point on thc 21st of May.
A party of Covington girls had a
dance in their rooms last Friday
night. The young men in the house
were badly excited when they learn
ed that their pants, coats, etc., had
been used by some of thc fair dam
sels.
An old Columbus darkey remark
ed: “Is’e got ruy cibil rights to be
shuah, but ain’t my old Mack toes
stickcn out’n my old. butes jest do
sanm because of dut freedman’s
booro bank business.”
Covington has only thirty-eight
widows and one hundred and three
old maids, while there arc only sixty
three unmarried men in the place.
A young lady of Bainbridge drew
$5,000 out of the Louisville Lottery.
Bainbridge had a masquerade
ball the other night.
Quitman wants a beef market and
that bad.
Macon wanted to have a duel the
other day but there was no go.
I;Jn'KTTv : COR .. POITDZNCE.
Bjs xswick, March 27, 1875.
Ik:,'.;: Gazette: Your Phoenix like
resurrection is hailed with joy by
all the denizens of friend Warring
ton’s “Venice of Amciica,” and
when your first issue after your
‘fircy death” made its appearance,
numerous were the cries of “Hur
rah for thc Gazette and Dick
Grubb,” heard upon our usually
dreamy and queit streets. May
never feel the terrible flames of a
“burn out” again, but, “live long
and prosper.”
Our little city by the sea is unu
sually quiet this week, owing, I sup
pose, to the absence of a great ma
ny of our 1 ading busim S3 and ] ro
tes Tonal men, but now that there is
an early prospect of both railroads
being again fixed, and in running
order I suppose tilings will again
go on as usual.
On Monday last all our lawyers
were packed “bag and baggage,”
waitim/thc departure of the evening
train, when all at once news came
of the washing away of Satilla
bridge on tho B. & A. Railroad, of
course there were a great many fa
ces lengthened, as Ware court is
the richest in the “filthy lucre” in
the circuit. However, through, thc
prompt action of tho Saperinten
of the vT. & B. Railroad, they, as
well as other fellow voyagers, were
enabled to got off Tuesday evening.
All the young men, and, of
couse, all the fair rex are looking
forward to the “calico ball” with an
ticipations of much pleasure, espe
cially as it is the first entertainment
of thc kind that wo have had in a
long time; but the dancing club
that all thought was dead, only
slumbered, and proposes now, the
few remaining weeks of spring, to
dance, waltz, and wake the echoes
of Finney’s H ill till summer with
its attendant lasiiudc and warmness
shall give a distaste to all such frol
ics.
To-morrow being Easter, the la
dies of the Episcopal church are
busily engaged arranging the
church in an appropriate style, and
every body is looking happy and
good natured most of them (your
correspondent excepted) anticipat
ing the pleasure of “sporting” their
new spring suits on to-morrow.
The famous Civil Rigids bill has
not been felt here in any way, thc
: goes seeming to have since
enough to know that there is noth
ing but tho dying hatred of Sumner,
the abolitionist, and the disparing
groan of a sinking party contained
therein, and as Jim Blue (our negro
representative) said in an address
to them, they have since enough
to stay away from places where
they arc not wanted, let alone the
penalty that would surely follow
such an intrusion, but enough of
this-disgusting and illegal measure,
and when at last it is declared to he
unconstitutional as it surely will be,
let the original bill be carried and
amid the chuckles of devils tnc
tears of its supporters, and the ex
ultant shouts of men, let it be burn
ed and the ashes buried in the
grave of its founder, for perhap, in
the world he now inhabits ho may
find denizens to support, and make
it a law there, as h re. Its suppor
ters hero will then have a chance to
support it there.
Well, adieu, and as old “Rip”
said “may you live long and pros
per.” G.
A person of inquiring turn
of mind asked, “Docs the Lord love
a man who spends at a church festi
val tho money ho owes Lis Washwo
man.
“No, Joe, no,” said a man of
principle and compassion, as, with
his teeth chattering, lie leaned
against the bar, “no hot Scotch for
me, I couldn’t swallow it while hun
dreds of wretched people arc freez
ing at this moment. Give me a
a whiskey sour and plenty of ice.
God pity the poor !”
figh. Woman does a great deal to
discourage lofty sentiments of pa
triotism. When a man leaning over
the back fence telling a neighbor
how he would shed his last drop of
blood for suffering Louisiena, it
disturbs him to have his wife yell
from the kitchen: “Look a here!
arc you coming with that bucket of
water, or shall f come out and see
to you ?”
GEIIEEAL I; A E SOM.
According to the .statement of
tlio Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun, Senator Ran
som, of North Carolina, in the
last hours of the late Congress —
when the almost riotous haste and
confusion favored the smugling of
obnoxius measures through tlio
sof h gis lat ion did a thing
which entitles him to the grateful
acknowledgements of the people of
■.ho South. It seem that a bill had
passed both houses of Congress
without notice, authorizing a writ
ndamous issued by any cir
cuit court of the United States
against any State officer, to remain
of full effect notwithstanding the
death or resignation of such officer.
The effect of the hill, as was ascer
tained, would have been to compel
the payment of all the bogus bonds,
State and municipal,'issued during
theli idical and carpet-bag rule in
several cf tlio Southern States,
which would bankrupt North Car
olina, and perhaps some other
States. II is believed that the hold
ers of some six millions of bugus
railroad bowls i* sued by the North
Carolina Radical authorities iuspir
< and this bill, and ffic common ru
mor is that Gen. Butler “worked
up” the bin in his ingenious style,
by which suspicion as to its true
intent was not aroused. The bill
had already been enrolled, and was
ready for the signatures of the pre
siding < dicers, when, through the
watchfulness and prompt efforts of
Generoal Ransom, it was arrested
in the last stage before becoming a
law.
ACRES OE SKELETONS UNEARTEC
BY THE FLOOD.
The high water of the recent
tlood washed about four feet of earth
from ten or fifteen acres of land ly
ing along the Tennessee river, on
the farm of Mr. Jas. Prater, near
Louisville, in Blunt county. About
two feet of ; il w washed fr< m
the i urns ground by the high tide of
18(57. y
When the waters subsided, after
the last Hood, a strange spec
tack was presented. The whole
of the denuded area was cov
ered with skeletons. Some were
straight, and some reclinging, some
doubled up, and some in a sitting
posture. There were the osseous
forms of infants, of children, and of
full grown persons. Mr. Prater
has counted ever a thousand forms.
The steamer City of Knoxville, on
her last trip, brought some of these
bones to Chattanooga, and Mr.
Crawford, tho clerk of the Knox
ville, presented us with a skulk
Persons who have lived in the vi
cinity of this mysterious cemetery
never h trd of
any human boner; being discovered
there before.
The skeletons, wo understand,
are not found in a mound, nor in
what appears to be an artificial for
mation of the earth.
Wo understand ono or more
mounds were partially washed away
in Meigs county, disclosing several
skeleton’s, stone hatchets and pipes,
and implements common among the
Indians.
The skeletons in Blount county
probably occupy a burying ground,
which peliaps, centuries ago was
covered up by the same agency
which has now exposed the occu
. ;ds to view.— ('.
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APPOINTMENTS.
The President has already ap
pointed eleven of tho ex-members,
who voted for the third term bayo
net bill, to prominent offices, as i'ol
laws.
Godlove S. Orth, minister to
Austria.
Horace f Maynard, minister to
Turkey.
James N. Tyner, second assistant
postmaster! general.
D. AY. Gooch, pension agent at
Boston,
Christopher C. Slieats, sixth au
ditor.
A. J. Pansier, collector.of inter
nal revenue for the second South
Carolina district.
D. Cass Carpenter, collector of
internal revenue for the third South
Carolina district.
L. A. Sheridan, assistant United
States counsel before tho Alabama
claims court.
Isaac C. Parker, district judge of
the western district of Arkansas,
David P. Lowe, Chief Justice of
Utah.
Jasper D. JWard, attorney of
northern district of Illinois.
Several others. have secured lu
crative positions for their friends,
while not a Republican who voted
against the pet measure of the ad
ministration has been able to ob
tain a shadow of executive favor. Is
not this corruption in its most
dangerous form ? —Atlanta Constitu
tion.
A woman at Tiffin, Ohio,
fell and broke her arm, but she re
fused two offers of assistance be
cause the men were strangers to
her and there was no one around
to introduce them.
■37. O .
r rijSi‘2<rsTi,
COTTER-SMITH, MILL AND, STAMM
BOAT JOBBER.
KAS PERMANENTLY LOCATED HERE. WITH
an experience of
TWENTY-TWO YEARS,
In the Canada?, anil every Siat" Jin Itbo Union,"
East, West, North and South, he feels confident
that he can do any work that is given to him. He
lias also Two Years experience in the JEWELRY"
BUSINESS, before commencing in the tin, and
v.'i-l repair Clocks, Watches, &c.
T. C. BROMLEY,
raar27 Darien, Ga.
JOSEPH G-OETTE,
Undertakers W are-Room,
i:J7 Broughton St., between Bull and Whitaker,
SAYANNNH, GEORGIA.
f. FINE and well selected stock Metalic, Mahog
, . ony, Walnut Grained and Stained Cotiluy
Collin plates and trimmings always on hand.
Neat st Hearses and carriages furnished for fu
nerals. lee eases for preserving remains in the
warmest v.eatli r. Remains disinterred, boxed
and shipped. Orders from tlio country promptly
attended to. Personal attention given to all <>r
d rs, and can be found at any time at the Ware
rooms. seplil-ly
"CASH! CASH M
uA.jO.ca. XKTo OjAOc3.it I
AT THE
FULTON MARKET.
ON AND AFTER TO-DAY, the 13th instant, our
terms V. ill be STRICTLY CASH, as we consid
er il the most satisfactory way of doing business.
The above terms will be strictly adhered to,
and no DEVIATION.
C. O. FULTOX,
Feb. c!3tli, tf Dakikn, Ga.
First-Class Oyster Saloon
—AND—
ZOJE3 .
J. J. SIMPKINS & CO.
C)n River Street, near DeLornie's Wharf,
DARIEN, GEORGIA.
Oysters and Meals served at all hours, day and
night. fubistf
JOHN A, CHRISTIAN,
DARIEN, (,EORGIA.
jl JAS ALWAYS ON HAND AND RECEIVING BY
■* *- every Steamer, fresh supplies of
IiIQOUHS,
OKROCEKIES,
Fancy Goods, &c.
Sou a Water and Lager Boer on draught at
all hours.
—ALSO—
Imported Ilecr in Bottles.
A fine lot of
IMPORTED CIGARS AND
TOBACCO,
and at all prices.
I offer the above goods to the public at cheap
prices, and guarantee perfect satisfaction in all
cases.
My former patrons have my thanks for past fa
vors and hope a continuance of the same.
Don’t fail to call at PEPPER’S OT T ' a ' r \ND
JOHN a. CHRISTIAN,
mavlOtf Broad Street, Darien, Ga.
iEW STORE,
IS MB JACOBSON,
BROAD ST., DARIEN, CA.
TTAS JUST OPENED IN HIS NEW STORE, A
full and complete stock of
H)ry G-oods,
NOTIONS.
O It O ‘J? jOE IKTG,
Boots and Shoes,
Caps,
WHITE GOODS, Etc.
Also a full supply of
G-roceries,
LIQUORS,
TOBACCO, CIGARS,
Hardware, Sec., &c.,
which h is off rn- v rj low FOR CASH.
April 3 m3. " '
WANNBAGKEB&WEIL,
HAVE JUST OPENED IN TIIEIR
NEW STORE,
ON BUO Yl> STREET,
A FINE AND SELECT STOCK
*
Dry G-oocLs,
CLOTHeMG,
BOOTS & SHOES,
HATS AND CAPS,
Groceries, Etc., Etc.
Which they arc offering to soil at
VERY LOW FIGURES.
c l o t mm®
A Specialty.
Give us a call and we will guarantee satisfac
tion.
WANNBACKER & WEIL.
Darien, Ga.. Dec. 5. 4m
HEW STORE.
L . E C SC M k fl ,
BROAD STREET, DARIEN, GA.
5 IAS JUST OPENED in his New Store, a large
Sa stock of
X3ry Goods
BOOTS,
SHOES,
HATS,
CAPS,
CLOTHING, Ac.
Also a largo and well selected stock of
GROCERIES,
Consisting of
BACON, FLOUR,
RICE, COFFEE,
CORN, Ac., Ac.
Thanking the public for the past patronage, I
auk a continuance of tho same, feeling perfectly
satisfied that lean sell my goods as reasonable as
any firm in this section,
I am receiving NEW GOODS by
every Steamer, and will always,
keep my Stock up to the times.
lu ECKMAX,
feblStf Darien, Ga.
Irie-OlPerLeci!
New Store, New Stock!
%
—AT—
OLD ST AMD.
ROTHCHILDS&ADAMS
Have-just finished their NEW STORE, and have
now open a complete stock ol
X>i*y Gocd.^
GROCERIES,
BOOTS AND SHOE:
HATS ANI CARS,
OLOTHIN Gr,
And a general assortment oi Goods gcncraly kn s
in a Variety Store.
Thanking the public for their rast favors,
beg a continuance of tho same,
ROTHCIIILDS & ADAMS,
Broad Street, Darien, Ga,
rtecs-om