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PARIKK TIM BERG. I \ZETTE,
RICH’I>. W. Gill Hit, - Editor.
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DARIEN, GA., DECEMBER Ift, IH7l>,
EDITORIAL RREVnms.
Congress adjourns to-day to moot on the
fitb of January, 1880.
Grant's weight is now 179 pounds, or
q lite enough to control a boom.
Ex-Reantor Ramsey, of Minnesota, has
Been confirmed Secretary of War.
Congressmen Cook and Blount, of this
State, are said to be for Randall.
A colored man in Raleigh, N. C., pawn
ed a Bible at a liquor shop for spirits.
Randall is in favor of Tilden because
he is the only man that can win, ami ho is
sure he can.
A large number of North Carolina ne
groes have passed through Petersburg en
route to Indiana.
Captain Wm. L. Courtney, the Demo
cratic candidate, waa elected mayor of
Charlostown, 8. C.
The person who fraudulently slole Mr.
Hayes’s message made fifteen hundred dol
lars by the operation.
A negro man in a Settsboro (Ala.) drug
store bit a ten-penny nail in two for a
nickel and some candy.
Gorman carp is being extensively dis
tributed in South Carolina by the Fish
Commissioner of the State.
Mr. Wells, of Missouri, has introduced a
bill in Congress to do away with printing
the Congressional Directory.
The Little Rock Democrat says that at
no time since the war have the negroes of
Arkansas had so much money as at present..
The leading Democratic citizens of Rich
mond county, Virginia, have petioned
Judge Jones to include negroes in hisjury
list*.
Senator Bock remarks that the length of
the session will depend on whether Jim
Blaine shakes the bloody shirt in the face
of Ben Hill.
Colonel Fred Grant has written to John
F. Henry, New York, that his father will
nnab'e 0 visit New York and Brooklyn
this winter.
Independentism in Virginia means
turning crippled Confederate soldiers out
of office and putting Republican negroes
In their places.
The Detroit Free Press thinks that it
would not be a bad idea to have an Amer
ican Minister at Washington to represent
the United States.
The third term managers have arranged
to have the Grant reception in Now York
postponed till the eve of the Radical nomi
nating convention.
General Joseph E. Johnston has been
appointed chairman of the sub-committee
cf the house committee on military affairs,
to consider the subjoct of the reorganiza
tion of the army.
Susan B. Anthony says: “Women want
the oomforUi of life.” “And yet give a
woman her cho:oe between a ton of coal
and a pair of French heeled shoos, and
we ll bet she’ll take the shoes.”
Lightning at this season of the year in a
latitude as high as New York is of rare oc
currence. A Mrs. Jonos was struck by the
cleotrio fluid on Saturday evening last in
Jersey City and partially paralyzed.
The Cincinnati Commercial thinks that
"Mr. William E. Chandler and Mr. Roscee
Cockling would be vviiiiug to have har
mony if the concession that the republi
can party belongs to them could bo made.”
Col. Roberts, editor of the New Orleans
Times, says either Bayard or Hancock can
carry Louisiana by 25,000 majority. He
says there is no Tilden sentiment in the
South. He can’t prove the latter asser
tion.
An English woman,now in this country,
ban ordered from a New York jeweler a
bangle bracelet which is to cost the com
fortable sum of $40,000. It is made like
the bangles of the harem, of beaten gold,
and is set with every known jewel.
De Soto (Miss.) Times: When our dark
ies go to Kansas, and other Northern States
breadstuff's will be cheap, cotton go up to
twenty cents per pound, stock raising
will be a paving business in this section,
and treating negroes for their votes w ill
then be played out.
Dalltw (.Tex.) Herald: The tide of color
od emigrants that is rolling into Kansas
at preoent from this State is very large.
They are going by the huhdreds to a land
where a great many must die of hunger
and cold this winter. Nearly every train
that goes north carries a lot of them. So
far they have been coming from the south
ern counties, but the movement is spread
ing, and is beginning to be felt in this
section of the State.
CoL A. K. McClure; editor of the Phila
delphia Times, writes to his paper from
Washington: “There is a chill on the
Grant movement all through administra
tion circles, and the stalwart leaders, who
now embrace nearly all the prominent re
publicans, are intent on a systematic effort
to defeat the third-term innovation. Sec
retary Sherman is the favorite candidate
of the President and most of the cabinet
for the succession.’
The different State delegations are dis
cussing among themselves the matter ol
the appointment of supervisors of the een
as it is understood that their recom
mendations will have influenc with the
superintendent of the census, to whom
the President has remitted the appointing
power. The Yiiginla delegation has al
ready had a final understanding as to the
ft >meß they will recommend. The other
tsmte delegations will tube bimilar action
i time.
They have a returning board in Maine
as well ns in Louisiana, Florida and South
Carolina, and it is a poor rule that will
not work both ways. The Republican
majority in both branches has been count
ed out and the Republican members
counted down from 90 to 58. The Demo
crats are oounted up from 61 to 78. It is
claimed that this has been done on tech
nicalities and informalities in the returns.
The Senate under the count will have a
Democratic majority of 9. The Governor
and Council count three Senators from
Cumberland, one each from York, Lincoln
and Washington, and two from Androscog
gin. The Democrats will have a majority
large enough in the House to give them a
quorum, if none of the Republicans take
their seats. They have thrown out the
Republican representation from Portland,
Bath, Saco, Rockland, Lewiston and other
tow ns, enough to make vacancies in four
teen Representative districts.
The Atlanta Constitution says the ft;-
sionists have again carried Maine. They
will have a fine working majority in both
branches of the legislature, insuring the
re-election of Governor Garcelon or the
election of the greonbacker, Mr. Smith—
probably the latter. It is understood
that one of the earliest undertakings of
the new legislature will boa thorough in
vestigation of the methods by which Jim
Blaine & Cos. have carried the state during
late years. The result of an investigation
may leave the State in democratic hands
for a long time to come. The fusionists
now control the entire state, and will take
steps to capture the successor of the ven
erable Hamlin. We congratulate Maine
upon the good effects of a strict applica
tion of the law to the returns for members
of the legislature.
The main feature of the bill introduced
in the House of IteprasWitatives by Repre
sentative Herbert, of Alabama, to amend
the censtis act is a provision requiring
each census numerator to cause to be made
out and posted in a conspicuous place a
complete list of the inhabitants enumera
ted by him, distinguising the colored from
the white persons.
This paper will not suspend publication
next week because it is Christmas, altho’
we intend to “take in the day.” The New
York Herald and the Darien Gazette are
two journals that nevor suspend on the
Fourth of July and Christmas. A real hot
fire is the only thing that will suspend the
Gazette, and then it wont stay suspend
ed long.
Another hill to regulate the counting of
the votes for President and Vice President
and the decision of questions arising there
on, will be considered in Congress in a
few days. Let the people of the United
States vote directly for President and thus
do away with your frauds in counting in
States against the wishes of the people.
When the appointment of Census Su
pervisors are made there will be about two
hundred and fifty disappointed applicants
in Georgia. This State will only have five
supervisors although there are over two
hundred and fifty applicants for the po
sitions. The appointments will be made
when Congress convenes in January.
Cyrus H. McCormick, of Chicago, a rich
Western L> mocrat of Tilden sympathies,
says in an interview that Tilden is “in the
hands of his friends,” —but shows a readi
ness to withdraw in favor of some other
hard-money man which he has never be
fore manifested. McCormick suggests
Bayard as the coming man.
Governor Thomas A. Hendricks, of In
diana, positively refuses to take the sec
ond place on the Democr tie presidential
ticket next year. This is really too bad in
Mr. Hendricks, and if he is determined in
this matter, why we don’t see any other
way than to take the place ourselves. We
are sorry tor Hendricks.
Ex-President Grant met with a grand
welcome on his arrival in Louisville, Ken
tucky, the other day. We hope General
Grant will conclude to visit other Southern
cities before the winter is over. We are
satisfied that the General would meet with
a hearty welcome throughout the South.
There seems to he great and growing
opposition to Senator Bayard, of Delaware,
and it seems that the great objection to
him is his honesty of purpose. We like
Bayard but we don’t think lie will ever be
elected President unless there is a radical
change for the better in this country.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens was asked
the other day what he thought of the situ
ation when he replied as follows: “Oh
that is all agog.” Well really we think it
will be all egg-nogg before this time next
week if eggs will not go up too high.
The Maine Standard, the Democratic or
gan of the State government, annouces
that the Governor and Council will reject
returns from several counties, in which fif
teen Republican representatives were elect
ed, on account of alleged defects.
Dr. Felton has put his politics aside for
the present and has gone to work in dead
earnest trying to procure appropriations
for the Georgia rivers. Felton makes a
goad Congressman and there is no getting
around it.
Congress has been in session just nine
teen days and still William Pitt Kellogg
fraudulently holds the seat in the Senate
from Lor.isip.na, Ben Hill has ebarge of
Kellogg.
The many friends of Rev. H. E. Harman
will be glad to learn that he has been r -
! t urned to Darien for another year.
It is reported in Washington that Mr.
Tilden is preparing a paper for publica
tion in which he will withdraw from the
candidacy for the Presidency in 1880 in fa
vor of Speaker Ran lall. The latter in an
interview, is reported as saying: “I have
always been a faithful and earnest friend
of Mr. Tilden. The recent defeat in New
York has not ehang-ed my fidelity toward
the man, nor has it changed the enormity
of the great wrong done to the Democratic
party and to Mr. Tilden in the induction
of Mr. It. B. Ilayos into tho oflfico of Presi
dent. I yet hope tho American Democra
cy will, in their own way and justly, recti
fy the wrong done to both party and man.
I believe Mr. Tilden, whether nominated
or not, will give a cordial support to who
ever is selected as the Democratic nomi
nee for the Presidency. Mr. Tilden or
j ganized the Democratic party’in the State
of New York in 1875, and has ever since
maintained its ascendancy until the divis
ions this year brought defeat. We want
and must have thorough union in that
j State, and I believe such will bp accom
| plished between now and the meeting of
the National Convention, with hanaony.
j There is hardly a human doubt but our
I next President will be a Democrat. I
hope there will be no currency legislation
at the present session of Congress. Let
well enough alone, and let the present
prosperity' have its full, natural and unre
strained course.”
Congressman Money, of Mississippi, be
ing interviewed in Washington the other
day, gave expression to these emphatic
opinions: “Tilden is unquestionably tho
man in the Democratic party. Ho has
more pluck and grit, more courage and
I power, than any other leader the party
has. This was shown in the way lie.dealt
with the men who opposed him in his own
party. He is the strongest man the party
has, and he ought to be renominated.
Tilden Ims, in fact, been treated shameful
ly. Men talked as if he ought to have
come down here after he was elected and
pried open tho White House with a lever
and taken his seat there. Well, what good
would he have done ? What could he have
done afterward? Ask these men, and
none of them could tell you. I know that
Tilden tried to hold back the electoral
commission bill as long as he could, for I
saw the telegram to Hewitt, but, after the
bill was reported, he said we must all go
for it; there was nothing else to be done.”
Prince Napoleon called upon the cx-Em
pross Eugenie while she was in Paris, and
was kindly received. The conversation
turned solely on the painful bereavment
of the Empress. Tho Prince had not time
to bring his sons with him, and expressed
his regrets. The Empress replied: “If I
return through France I shall seo your
sons with pleasure.” The interview was
marked by extreme cordiality, but the Em
press, after the departure of the Prince,
was greatly affected by the recollections
revived, and was in prayer before a por
trait of her son when the Princess Mathi
lide arrived. The Princess respected the
grief of her oousin and withdrew without
seeing her.
Who will succeed Mr. Bruce in the Uni
ted States senate from Mississippi is just
now an all-absorbing question among the
politicians of that state and one difficult
of solution. The joint legislative oaucus
or nomination will consist of about one
hundred and twenty-five democratic mem
bers. Of these we are advised that none
of the more prominent candidates will be
able to command anything near a majority.
Mr. Lamar favors General Walthall, but
Barksdale, Singleton and Chalmers are
competitors of great strength, and the
most dangerous competitors of all is that
mysterious personality known as the dark
horse.
Mr. P. B. S. Pinchback, colored, of
Louisiana, has written a letter in which he
declares that ever since he “was ruthless
ly slaughtered and sold out” in the house
of his political friends in his senatorial
contest—“an act without a parallel in po
litical history”—his political aspirations
have been very limited. lie says he op
posed the nomination of a Republican
State ticket in Louisiana at the late elec
tion, and foretold the results which have
followed.
The Postoffiee Department has decided
that the acceptance by a postmaster whose
salary is less than SI,OOO per annum, of
the office of supervisor of the census will
not vacate his post-office except in cases
where, for some special reason, the super
vision of the census will interfere with
the attention of the postmaster to his du
ties at his postoffiee.
The Atlanta Constitution says General
Grant doesn’t know whether he will come
to Atlanta or not. Well, he must hurry
up and let us know,because if he is coming
we are going to chain up Andy Stewart’s
cast-iron dog, and have Broad street
bridges painted red. We are determined
that the whole affair shall pass off' pleas
antly.
Mrs. Hendricks, it said, believes she
shall yet live in the white house. Mrs.
Lincoln had a similar premonition, and
used to say of her husband: “He’s going to
be president, or I shouldn’t have married
him, for he isn’t pretty, you know.”
The Atlanta Constitution says, "we have
forgotten whether Chastine Cos was hung,
or whether he was elected to some office
by the New York republicans. It is diffi
cult to remember all the news.”
Senator Hill emphatically denies the
correctness of a recent dispatch sent from
Washington the Savannah News, and pur
porting to give his criticism of Geneal
! Gordon's policy of silence.
Georgia Affairs.
John E. Bryant is going to reorganize
the Radical party.
The Thomasville Times advises the hold
ing of colored fairs.
Ben. Russell is for Samtiel J. Tilden
first, last and all the time.
Depoty United States MaMhal, John
W. Andsrson, has resigned.
Hon. Alexander 11. Stephens thinks that
Tilden will bo found on top when the time
comes.
Mr. W. M. Brantly shot and instantly
killed Mr. L D. Paulk, near Alapaha, the
other day.
General Grant will visit Atlanta shortly
and while there will be the guest of “Un
cle Remus.”
Hon. W. O. Tuggle wants to live and
die in LaGrange. Well, we shall offer no
objection.
Waterman says “it has been fully a week
since the last time Bob Toernbs murdered
the Union.”
Hon. Francis Fontaine, the Commis
sioner on Immigration, has gone to w rk
in earnest.
Kate Southron is the only white woman
now in the penitentiary, md she ought to
be released.
Sweet William Arp thinks some fellow
will be elected President. Of course; who
said he wouldn't ?
It is said that Col. E. W. Cole, the great
railroad king, has his eye on the Macon
& Brunswick railroad.
John W. Drew, is in Savannah and he
will start the temperance boom to-night.
We wish him success.
The LaGrange Reporter says: “Uncle
Remus is the Clement attachment of the
Atlanta Constitution.”
It is thought that Hon. John S. Bigby
will get Hon. H. P. Farrow’s place as U.
S. District Attorney for Georgia.
AVliy don’t the Independents and Re
publicans run Judge Lochrane for Gover
nor? He would make a good race.
The rumor that “Uncle Remus,” of the
Atlanta Constitution,had joined the “blue
ribbon” brigade, needs confirming.
The Brunswick & Albany Railroad is
building a number of good, substantial
depots at each station along the line.
Hon. Emory Speer, the brilliant young
Congressman from the ninth district, is
against brass bands playing on Sunday.
We get this item from the Griffin News:
“Three divorce suits have grown out of
the Sam Hill trial for the killing of John
Simmons.”
A noted desporado in Scriven county
' named Bill Verdery, was killed the other
day by a crowd of colored men whom he
had attacked.
The Echo says that excitement in the
gold region is at fever heat, and remarks
that the future of Oglethorpe county is as
good as made.
The prisoners in the Walton oounty
jail, seven in number —six white and one
colored—effected their escape on Wednes
day night last.
The liquor dealers of Atlanta don’t like
Drew, the temperance advocate, worth a
cent. They have been losing some of their
best customers of late.
Rev. W. P. Pledger, a Methodist preach
er, committed suicide in Atlanta, on Sat
urday last. At one time Mr. Pledger
preached in Darien.
Harry Gilbert, the wheel-of-fortnne
man, was fined S6OO in Fulton Superior
Court, the other day, for running his ma
chine. Harry paid up.
Col. James 11. Randall has arrived in
Washington from New Orleans and is now
sending the Augusta Chronicle some spicy
letters from the Capitol.
The Atlanta Constitution says that the
Georgia mule is a reformer. It says that
a colored man can’t take care of a mule
and dabble in politics at the same time.
Hon. James F. Nelson, one of the best
men living, was elected Mayor of Bruns
wick, on Saturday last. This is the third
time he has been elected to the Mayorship
of that city.
Friend Waterman says “it is not yet
known what party Lochrane belongs to
this week.” Oh ! yes, John; he belongs
to the same old party —the Lochrane par
ty, we mean.
The Dispatch anticipates that Hawkins
ville will receive twenty thousand bales of
cotton this season, and calculates that the
present rise in the staple will put at lest
eighty thousand dollars in the pockets of
the people.
Sam Small writes to the Atlanta Consti
tution as follows from Washington: “Eu
gene Speer has fallen quickly into all the
details of his position in the house of rep
resentatives, and promises to become one
of the most efficient of the corps of clerks.”
We are betting on 'Gene, who by the way
is one of the best boys living.
Wo endorse the following from the At
lanta Sunday Phonograph: “And now the
irrepressible J. E. Bryant, comes to the
surface in Georgia. We thougnt the State
was rid of him. Ho has brought more dis
repute upon the Republican party in
Georgia, than all the others combined.
Such men as him made Republicanism
odious to the people of the State.”
Billy Christopher,of the Atlanta Sunday
Phonograph, gets off a good thing once in
a while. Here is his latest: “We like the
Sparta Ishmaelite, but the Chronicles of
Uriah Sanballant Grant as sketched by
that paper, are just too stale for anything.
Moses, Job, Aaron and some other of the
old time roosters might enjoy suoh litera
ture, but people of the present day want
l something fresh.”
Hew Advertisements.
Notice.
jq-EITHLH THE CAPTAIN 5011 CONSIGNEE
of tho Ger. bark LOHENGRIN, Captain Dale*,
will be responsible for any debt contracted by tie
crow of raid vessel. D. M. AfCNBO.
Darien, Oa., December 18, 16T9.
Notice.
xteitheb tbh CAPTAIN NOB AGUfcrrS OP
iN *
BritiiU Bar* BKRLIS, o*pUln Zoom,
will b© r*fipon;blfl f or amy <M>ta by
the cr©w of said roasei. D. M. MU NIK).
Darion, Georgia, Deo. 10, 1879. ,
Notice.
EITHER THE CAPTAIN NOR CONSIGNEE OF
the Hwediah bark INFATIGABLfi.Capt. Baehatone,
will b© roaponsiblo for any debts contracted by the
crew of said vessel. L. HILTON GREEN.y
Darien, Ga., December, 13, 1879.
Notice.
THE CAPTIAN NOR CONSIGNEE OF
the Swudish hark IRIS, Capt. Gronvall, will be re
sponsible for any debts contracted by the crew of
said vessel. JAMES HUNTER.
Darien, Ga., December 16, 1879,
Notice.
EITHER THE CAPTAIN NOR CONSIGNEE OP
the Br. bark NELSON, Cajit. Claister, wiU be re
sponsible for any debts contracted by the crew of
said vessel. MUNRO.
Darien, Ga., December 15, 1879.
Notice.
THE CAPTAIN NOR CONSIGNEES
of the Norwegian bark KATHLEEN, Captain Hoy
en, will be responsible for any debt contracead by
tho crew of said vessel. JAS. K. CLARKE A
Darien Ga. November 28, 1879.
Notice.
THE CAPTAIN NOR CONSIGNEES of
the Swed. Bark KONG EYSTIEN, Capt. Schylup
drup, will bo responsible for any debts contract
ed by the crew of said vessel.
JAS. K. CLARKE & CO.
Darien, Georgia, December 8. 1879.
N o lice.
THE CAPTAIN NOR CONSIGNEE
of the Swedish bark BELLA GADTTANA. Capt.
Brobeck, will be responsible lor any debts con
tracted by th'e crew of said vessel.
L. HILTON GREEN.
Darien, Ga., December 8, 1879.
Notice.
THE CAPTAIN NOR CONSIGNEE
of the German bark WILHELM Ist, Caption. Peter
son, will be responsible lor any debts contracted
by the crew of said vessel. JAMES HUNTER.
Darien, November 10th, 1879.
Wanted.
y SITUATION AS TEACHER BY AN EXPERl
eneed graduate. Some of the best references in the
State given. Address, TEACHER,
Munerlyn, Ga.. C. R - R.
Notice.
THE CAPTAIN NOR CONSIGNEE
of the British bark ARETHUSA Captain Rob
son, will be responsible tor any debts con
tracted by the crew of said vessel.
I). M. MUNRO.
Darien, Ga,, December sth, 1879.
Notice.
THE CAPTAIN NOB CONSIGNEES
of the British bark LOUISA, Captain Morgan,
will be responsible for any debts contracted by
the crew of said vessel.
HILTON TIMBER & LUMBER CO.
Darien, December sth, 1879.
Notice.
THE CAPTAIN NOR OWNERS OE
the British bark FISHER, Captain Temple, will be
responsible for any deb ts contracted by the crew
of said vessel.
(AMES K. CLARKE & CO., Ag’ts.
Darien, Ga , December 1, 1879.
Notice.
THE CAPTAIN, NOR CONSIGNEES
of the British brig JOHN ABBOTT,Capt. Crane,wiU
be responsible for any debts contracted by the
crew of said vessel.
JAS. K. CLARKE & CO.
Darien, Ga., December Bth, 1879.
EMIL A. SCHWAB!. NICHOLAS SCHWAB!
Emil A. Schwarz & Bro.,
DEALERS IN
CARPETS & FURNITURE,
125 &L 127 Broughton,St.
SAVANNAH, GA.,
Carpets,
Oil Cloths,
Matting,
Crum C'lothS, Hugs, Vfjats.
FURNITURE,
In Variety and Style.
Curtains, Cornices,
WINDOW SHADES.
UPHOLSTERY SHADES.
AND
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Darien, Georgia.
Gemi Millie.
TNYTTBB THE ATTWrrON OP THE PEOPLE
1 of Darien, the Ridge, and surrounding ooua
try, to hie large and well selected stock of
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots k Shoes, fullest line
in Darien.
Hats & Caps*
Clothing for Men, Boys k
Children,
Ladies Cloaks,
Hardware and Table wed
Pocket Cutlery,
Patent Mediates,
Toilet articles of all ktads,
Fruit k Confectionary,
Gents Furnisniug Goods,
never such a selection in Darien be
fore, Stationery,
Saddlery,
Garden Seed,
Farming implements,
Wheettrttrrows,
Ploughs,
Hoes, Spades,
Corn Mills,
Shovels, kc., kc.,
Crockery and
Glassware.
Canned goods of all kkidp,
Cigars, Tobacco.
mm FURNI&3NS.JGQDS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Teas of all Kinds.
COFFEE, SUGARS,
In fact everything uanaUy k#pt ia a
first eUfIN
Country Store.
And last bnt not toast, a
5 Gent Goueter,
Whichis the Wonder of
THE TOWN.
Tbanking who have favored
me with their patronage in the pa*>h
and asking them for a continuance of
the aame.ani inviting all thoss who
j
wish to recsive just weight and fall
measnrs at reasonably prices,bo coffle
•nd purch&ae frotn n- I
Heart Respectfully,
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