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FOB OOVEBKOB:
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS
OF TAIJAFEKRO.
foi: co.\'<;kk^max-a t-laroe:
THOMAS HARDEMAN,
OF BIBB.
ClLyS^&UFFO^AN-DERSO:
C. W. HANCOCK,
AMEBinn, BE
Friday Morning. Augmt 18,18112.
I GREAT HU HU FJULEJ,
HOME AT EAST.
Tho new, of tie death of Hon
Bexjamin Haevet niEE. woe reoeiTed
thia city on the morning of the loth,
with feeling* of profo-in.l eorrow hy
*11 cleeae* of our citizen*. Senator
Hill breathed hi* !a*t at fifteen minnf
raat eix o'clock Wedne*day morning
ha lGth. The Atlanta Pott-Appeal
*ay*. be wa* *nrroand*d hy hi* family,
bat bad been nnooaaciou* for ******
hour* before the end cam*. The end
wa* peaceful—only the ce.*ation of the
feebly coming breath. There were pre*
•nt when the end came, hi* denoted
wife. Dr. and Mr*. R. B. Ridley. Benj.
H. Hill. dr., and wife. C. D. Hill. Mr.
ind Mr*. Edgar Thomp*on. and W. T.
Hill, a nephew. Hi* la*t word* *poken
■ . ^.everal dae* *ince were "Almost home."
Attention. Democrat* 1 jmeerat oay. *iq<*
Don't forget that ^Saturday nest irHThe last written note wa* to Mr*. Hill,
lie time appointed hy the i-sec;:tir!lj ini j ,, follows: "My dear, 1 will
lommittee of Snmter, for the pnrpo*ell :4 j [e w , 1Bl eYrr nourishment the doctor*
if iclccting delegate* to repreient; thiri^j^ bt-
loouty in the yst Senatorial C'.ne..| ^ ^ pllce S.l.rday
ion; also, to elect two Representative!* ...... «* xt.tho
,U Lower House of tb. I.egUtatureI»bout four o clock, .t the F.r.t Metho
. T ,othll»«t Chnrch. The service* will be ““
To the IH*iuo<*rntJ» 01 tlie i-tf"
Senatorial District.
At h meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the 12th Senatorial Distrii
Ibis flay belli. It waa unanimous!;
ordered.
1st, That a Convention of the Dele
gate* of the several counties composinf
the 12th Senatorial District be callw
to meet at Lumpkin, at 10 o’clock oi
the first Tuesday in September nextitbe Hood, wrecked
nominate a Senator for aaW District^to be engnlpbed, be sinks be-
Ei ittoa RsrcnucAN:—Your editorh
issue of the 9tb, beaded “Is il
Trot .?” deserves some notice from
I bold my plaee in tlio Executivi
irsittee of this county unsolici
my part, from tbe Democrats ofthi
Kift'jenth District, and to them aloi
l responsible, and when I need ad-
i 1 will go to them,
ganized Democrat and always hav<
been, and have never at any time acted |„, been remarkably favorable for all
advised others to act independent of other crops, it has been very unpropi
tbe Democratic party. If there
ivils in the party, 1 believe in correct'
ing them inside of tbe organization
I do not intend to oppose Mr. Ste
pbens in any way, and very few wonlii
have kuown or ctfred what my viewi
if it bad not been for yunr unwar
rantable arraignment of n*e in voui
paper.
My official acts are subject properly
by those to whom I am re
iponsible for tlie position I bold. My
individual opinions are my own, and 1
shall exercise them as I see fit, without
lucted by Rev. C. A. Evans. Truly
great man has fallen. In tbe tan-
isge of tbe, Augusta Evening Xctcs.
Benjamin H. Hill is at rest. As goes
the stately ship in a quiet sea,
(after the storm is over, but scarred
its surface and broken by tbe Jury of
regard to tbe opinions of others, al- tattering, owing to the rapid growth of
weed, but this may prore a disastei
before the crop matures. The weather
been very favorable to the propaga
of
THE CATEBFILLAK,
which is reported ifi several counties it
his State, Alabama, Texas and Mis'
liasippi. Experienced planters will
inderstand the rapidity with which
these destroyers propagate when they
make, their appearance at this season,
That each Militia District
allowed one Delegate in said Conven-Bneath the wi
i heretofore; and to facilitate so*
selection it is recommended that t
‘ each District meet together
their respective Court grounds en tl
Saturday previous to said first Toe
day, then and there to select said del
gates. R. F. Watts, Chm’n.
gate*- ______
In 3Iournlng.
Rei-cblican this morning
draped in full mourning for the lot
two of Georgia’s great men, the Hon,
I». II. Hill, I’nited States Senator an
Col. Wm. M. W alley President of tb
Central Ilailroaif.
f'apt. .lolln A. Cobb’s Letter.
In another column will he found
letter from Capt. John A. Cobb
ply to some strictures upon his official
member of the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee of this county, pul
Hulled in the issue of the Rkuublu
of last Wednesday. The adoption
and the great
if humanity is troubled and distressed.
But although his wonderful frame
down, his strong and faithful heart
outlasted the tempest, and he carried to
iternity the well preserved freight of
[love and happiness and the Hying white
iil of a great name and a proud
chough it may be pleasanter to be with
majority than tbe minority.
Mr. Stephens’ political acts
part of tbe history of the country, and
•11 kuown as his age and hii
infirmity; and eve*y mau has tbe right
form his opinion aa to his ability
discharge the duties of tbe office ol
Governor, and the soundness of his
Democracy.
Mr. Stephens claims that he
Democrat, bat a great many good and
Democrats think that he
and on that question tlirre is a more
serious division than a great many
claim to think.
lie nomination and voted
for delegates, and it Mr. Stephens had
been nominated under tbe two-tbirdi
that rule had been changed by
two-thirds vote in the Convention,
ihonld hare felt in honor bound to v«,
for his election: but as neither w
done I do not fuel that I am bound by deed, of the whole Sonth, is extraordi-
Senator Hill’* OWquIe*.
Vasuixctox, August 16.—Senators
[Lamar, Logan, Beck and Sanlsbury,
spauied hy Colonel Sneed,
ostmaster of the Senate, and Mr.
I Dalton, superintendent of the Senate
|folding-roon>, will leave to-morrow
iiing for Atlanta, Ga., to attend
lilie funeral of Senator Hill. The sonth
[front of the Senate chamber was draped
in monrning to-day, and the flag
ikt majority raleYn thel"a*t State Con-B ,be Senate (M M b »lf «■*<
cn.ion over tl» two tlrinl. ml. wajekieh poeition ,t will tomato nnttl alter]
by delegates acting
Atlanta, August 16.—His Excel
lency, Governor Alfred H. Colquitt,
the nomination, or that it is nn-DemO'
to refuse to vote for him. F<
Mr. Stephens personally I have a higb
regard. I only condemn his political
la. I intend to vote for, and do all
my |>ower as a member of the Exec
Demo-1' 1 * f" 1 *™ 1
usages--establishing the principl
upon which rests the foundation of
political fabric, that the majority a
govern and that action of the conven
tion is acquiesced in by all of the party|
except a few—a very few. It is
right of majorities to alter or an
and the precedent established by
State Convention holds good and oughtl^ General Assembly, the .lodges oi
' d out in county Conventions.^^ Supreme, Superior and City C<
:o-day issued the following invitation
Executive Deeautment,
Atlanta, Ga., August 16, 1882.
If Mr. Stephens is not legally nominat
ed, then the rest of the officers are i
and Col. Thomas Hardeman with
rest of the State officers ought to
thrown aside as unworthy of snppoi
a mere technicality will not do. If yot
oppose Stephens on irregularity yoi
rod other pnblie officers of the State,
i invited to attend the obsequies of
|Senator Hill, on Saturday, the 19th
it, in the city of Atlanta.
Alv*ed H. Colwuitt.
Death of William M. Wadley.
oppose Hardeman and the rest oil William M. Wadley, president of the
nominees to be consistent. WeBc’entral railroad, died at 6 o’clock ^ (
rannot expect to keep in harmony andlWeduesday afternoon at Saratoga e ,j through tbe Central Railroad yard
to move upon the enemy’s ranks witblSprings, New York,
my degree of sncceas, unless we cast! Words cannot add to tbe shock this
aside views that we do not like, but inlronouncement will carry to the people
the exercise of such views great good! »f Georgia. But a few days since
may result to the party. We have nolibese columns there were published
. a-* %«. . ouraging words from the physiciai
to wage upon Capt. Cobb’s private o __ w . .
opinion, but as a raemberof^the Execu-J^ hl(1 ^ conia Ued as to his
** lition, and the hope was raised that
|would rally from the nervons prostra-
lupcrinduced by the exciting
Bright Days.
Bright sparkling and ingeniona
the stories contained in “Bright Dayi
in the old Plantation Time”
work by Mrs. Mary Ross Banks oil
Griffin, Georgia. The title is well
chosen and the contents will take tl
grown up readers irresistible back
few decades and Hood tlie mind with]
recollections of the happiest periods
their existence while the children, foi
whose benefit the book was mainl;
written, cannot fail to be delighted will
tlie old time stories so cleverly
qnaintly told.
Tbe negro character is truly delineat
ed and th« dialect is presented
natural easy style, not at all strained]
or improbable and is more nearly pho
netically correct than any we have
The “Corn shockin’’ now altogetl
ont of date, and tbe Possum hunt
both graphically and minutely desci
td and the Circus will recall to almost
every mind some youthful advent'
which caused terror and constination]
at the time, the recapitulation of which]
in after years was alwaye • prolifii
source of amusement.
The tenor of the whole work denote*]
an active and cultivated mind and tl
diction is graceful and pleasant
neter redundant. The stories tradition!
and superstitions of the negro are rapid
ly becoming things of the past and
alwaye hail with pleasure any attempt]
at their preservation and are
pleased when we find the effort crowned
with the success indicated In Bright
Days.
(property under his control.
Mr. Wadley has been n marked man
Georgia for nearly the half of
liury. He would have been a marked
i any community where then alto
ilizaiion sufficient to appreciate remain*,
•nergy and courage. Coming to tl
[State of his adoption from his Northern
early manhood, aa with his
itrong right arm he hammered and
fashioned the iron upon tbe
ne moulded his great character by the
neasurements of an honesty and fidel-
y which has never been surpassed.
Every bar of iron nailed upon
lireast of Georgia is a monument to
foresight and industry, and every eu-
jihe rieh abundance of the soil from
inland to tbe sea, is a moving banner
inscribed with his fame.
To tlie men of his guild wb<» have
|-een him rise front the humblest
lighest position in tbe railroad world,
nnst be lelt tbe duty of making
| luring record of his life and labors
•vorthy of the man. We can bnt
press the sorrow of our people
■rushing blow, that comes at a time L '* n F" by the Bay I,
|rod nnder circumstance* which i *
it little if any less than a popuhi
|! amity.
Thoroughly devoted at all tim<
vis duties, Mr. Wadley had but’little
•pportunity to make acquaintanceship
rod frieuds with tbe world. By many
it# was misunderstood, and was appre-
GEORGIA CROPS.
PLY REPORT OP THE COMUIMIOItt,
OF AGRICULTURE.
The following general review of the
ndition of the crops, from tbe July
(port of Commissioner Henderson,
which has just been printed, will be
with interest:
The Commissioner states ia reference
the cotton croptliat while the season
Address of Hon. L. J. Gartrcll,
for cotton. The cool weather,'in
early spring, impaired the stand and
retarded the growth of the plant, ren
taring it, in different sections, from ont
weeks late. The recent exces
I continued rains have induced
succulcut growth of weed aud a ten
ancy of root growth to the surface,
'.wo condition* which will cause serious
Djury if any considerable drought sue
e«l* the wet spell. Compared to at
erage. the crop of the State is report
at 93; in North Georgia it Is 87; it
iddle Georgia 94; in Sonthwest Geor-
» 93; in East Georgia 93; and it
•utheast Georgia 101. Tbe prospect
to the casnsl observer, very
ipecially when the plant is
tr and snccnlent condition
present, all over the cotton States. The
prudent planter will, therefore, prepare
' > avail himself of every practicable
leans of destroying the pe*ts as so
they appear in force. Tbe crop
w at a most critical stage; tnnch w
lepend upon the weather during the
next few weeks. Tho indications now
point to a short crop all over tlie South.
If this be the case, the price may com-
penrate for the shortness of the crop
At present it is impossible to forecast
what the crop will be.
individnal,
the election of the bal
be State ticket, our Congressional am
Legislative nominees, but I will
ote for Mr. Stephens, nor will I
igainst him. 1 think 1 have better
-easons for ray refusal to vote for Mi
■Stephens than he bad in refusing to
for Mr. Greeley, yet claiming
ict with the party.
To the Democrats of the Fifteenth
•strict I will render an acconi
my official acts at the close of the
which I am elected, aud I have no
r that they will find their confidence
misplaced. J so. A. Cobb.
Tho Lute General Wadley—The
Arrival of his Remains—Tin
Special Funeral Train,
Post-Appeal 14th.
The
rily fine. This, following the flat
iall grain crops harvested this season,
uses a buoyancy among the farmers ‘le<
beyond that of any year within the last
decade. The crop is now generally
made, and <.n uplands is as good, where
perly cultivated, as the lands
•able of tusking. Bottom lands,
cept where well draiued, have suffered
from excess of raiu. The crop iu tb
bole tilate is 20 per cent, avove a
average. In North Georgia it is lit
in Middle Georgia. 122; in Southwei
Georgia, 118, in East Georgia, 125;
Southeast Georgia, 118.
* of the late General Wm.
The President of the Senate, the M. Wadley reached the city to-day
30 hy the Air-Line- At 2:10 a spec
ial train draped in mourning drawn by
the engine Wm. M. Wadley pulled oui
of the Union passenger shed with iti
melancholy cargo, Msj. J. W. Green,
Gen. Manager Ga., R. R.; Capt. Cecil
Gabbett, Gen. Manager Western R. R.
>f Alabama, and Snpt. Atlanta and
West Point R. R.;Dr. E. A. Flesellen
Gen. Manager Columbus and Western
R. R., and Col. Wm. Rogers, General
Superintendent of Central R. R. of
Georgia, constituted an escort to attend
the remains to their last resting place
at Bolingbroke, the former home of the
deceased President. As the train pass-
the bells of every engine in the yard
tolled. Tbe employes of the road stood
front of tbe depot with uncov
ered heads. The funeral ceremony will
take place to-morrow evening at
•’clock. The remains will be laid
the quiet little cemetery at Bolingbroke.
A delegation of representative men
rrived from Macon this moruing t
company the remain* to their last i
test of last winter in defense of the President of the Central Georgia Bank,
John Baxter, Esq., W. S. Brantley,
Treasurer Southwestern railroad, and
Col. Bridges Smith, of the Macon Tel
egraph. Messrs. Loring N. and ^
the natives. The road proposes
train from Atlanta '
half, to connect with a fast train go
ing to be run from Angusta toCharlea-
which will make tbe trip it
four hours and a half, a distance of 309
niles in ten hours. There will be
top of about half an hour at Angm
h’ich with the time that will be lost
l^ine which, with steady stroke, drag* at the other slopping places, will make
he speed of the
miles per honr.
condition, aud. being one of the oldest
roads in tlie State, is is a condition
lender wa*honta rare. It is thonght,
thr|therefore, that the Georgia Road, wi *
n*. can get up a very fine
winter nmte for Northern travel. Tbe
will be from Atlanta to Angn*1
rod from there by Branchrille, King*-
The election for Governor, meml
of tbe Leirialature and State IIouiv — ...
‘ ... . . , 4! _T|-1om to him for many years, will
officers, will take place on the firet| . t \ , /
Wednesday, 4th day of October next.
The election for Congressmen opines
in November. In January county offi
cere, with the exception of an Ordinary,
will be chosen.
iatod for his foil worth by few, but xmitructcd. The fast schedule will]
hose who. like tbe writer, had co»e|4 0 into eff ® cl • bo,lt th « of October.
WHAT THE CENTRAL
cease to remember and admire a char- 1° ta Fall a fast schedule will
veter that was Romaa in all of the p “ l
trip between Atlanta and Savannah
'K* 1 nine honrs. The train will probat
Congressman Blount waa:
by acclamation for re-election to Con
gress from the sixth district at the con-1
vention iu Milledgeville, Wednesday.]
Congressman CletnanU waa nnai '
moualy renominated in tie Seventh.
The Democratic Executive Commit-|
tee of Mueoogee county bae dedded
to call a convention to nominate'
dates for the Legislature and
Gen. Gartrell hw ia«oed «i I
to the people of Georgia,
position on questions of State i
It will be found in another column
]giTelegraph and Mtncnger.
and up to llal-
A fast schedule- will also
the Kou.hwsrd trip. The trait
from tli* N-irth will probably reach
l 12:30, p. iu., while the
bn will leave at 2:30, |i.
make close conuecti ins -
the trains reaching Atlanta about
The Georgia Railroad Com
pany is now having engines overhauled
for these trains, and cars are now being
a the Central that will make
time my
re in 'to-
OSBCS I*'
.terner virtnrea. ... th» ca*k*i ho „„ Th , will pro babl;
ebieh enclosed hi* great heart. leave Atlanta about hall past 10,
The employee under his control look- ^
|ad to hi- aa a fathar, and he »a* to Tl “ Philadelphia Record note*
them in gentleneaa and jn.tiee nt nil f«* that thn* hr the ndvocat*. of
parent. mriff for revenue hove not troubled tl
In *nnshin* nml in *torm Mr. Wad T'"*"’°* vflifvf’jTd'ne lhd«-l Hon “ a low. the premium* for
tatoJ^sttsss ^rofthusr:;^ j.h. ^
ibe ha* takaa to her heart no *oa oval thing in thopremue,, bnt if th. Record u . ’
|*rh« k« .he ha, gre.hr canreto km,., of aajr ~re cd hi... tocimeeot ’remarkably han’d
T* frame of th* giaat ha. fallen hW-aytMoking. It would cooler, fa h „ ing t .i e „ |22g> .
id tbe iron will is subdued but the TOr poiattng them out. The commie- 775.60, against losses to the amount
emeries Tf A. vSneTof W. l! >tanwa. created to do nothing for the
I Wadley, of his honesty, which shesM tax-payers, and appears to be succeed-
the midst of oorrnptioa. and his iag admirably,
rage, which roes ia the presence of ■
ibt and danger, will remain at n Cola’s circus and combination andjLraetrratise SvTnesclf treatment
>er Geverner ml Geerglo.
the People of Georgia:
Fellow Citizens:—It will be
embeied that in February last I
noanced myself through the press ai
Independent Democratic candidate for
Governor of this State at the election
be held on Wednesday, the 4th day
proper time to give to tbe people
pression of my views and opinions upon
questions affecting what I under
stand to be their interests. In this
ommunication I fulfill that promise.
Ours ia a government of people, with
full and complete power vested in them
rttom^^'to'ldmii: pie on that day abstain trom toe,
r their government* for their ben- jen.tomed eecnlar occupation* and
and advantage alone; and it ia the
ight of the people to claim the services
f any qualified citizen without the
dictation of caucasses or political mani
pulators. We have high authority for
laying that a public man ought uot *
■efuse the call of his peoplc.mid may
1 private citizen be bound by the same
•bligation, and exercise, without cen-
ire, the tame privilege? All offices be-
•ug to the people, and it is their un
qualified right to have a voice and a
w-hoice in selecting their representatives.
That proscriptive party spirit and polit-
Mob Law iu IIUiioIh.
Tavlouville. III., August 12.—Th.
•reliminary hearing in the case of the
uen charged with having committed an
mirage upon Miss Bond, a school
teacher at Bine Mound, was concluded
icafammMitin'hatotontribared'ta'the vf'-'/J*.'; ““d ir > ll ‘»
past to retard the peace and good order
»f society and crippled the material
progress and advancement of our peo-
propositions too plain fordeuial.
Shall this state of affairs continue? Oi
shall we, aa one people and one nation
forgetting all past differences, discard
' ig all sectionalism, strive from East to
The corn crop of the State, and i
West, from North to South, fi
of that fraternal good feeling which
will promote the welfare, insure the
happiness, advance the civilization and
secure the perpetuity of oui representa
tive system of government? Good,
rdlicient, impartial, economical govern
ment is essential to & people's prosper-
,', and to 6ecnrc these objects I under-
itaud to be the purpose of independent
thinkers and voters in the present can
s in this State. How is it to be ac
iplished? I answer, by the peopli
taking the matter into their own hands
rod selecting—not by and through
caucus dictation, or by the management
f the few, but at the ballot box—com
petent and faithful men for every office
within their gift., and those wT
their whole time and bei
> the discharge of the several
duties .devolved upon them. These
fficers of every grade shonld faithfully
represent the (wople’s will, fairly ex
pressed, upon all subjects affecting thi
' toblic good.
In the approaching e'ection many
hich all the people arc
ntereste-J will be settled, and great
r great detriment to tho body
politic will follow. Yon, my fello
the right to know myH
This important crop is receiving
ition this year. The are
large and the prospect good in every
lion of the State. Compared with
average, the crop of the State is re
ported at 108; in North Georgia, 108;
Middle Georgia, 110; iu Southwest
mrgia, 106; in East Georgia, 105
d in Southeast Georgia, 108
^ratifying to report a large area of th<
tubbleland from which tbe small grain
was harvested planted
is a step in the right dire
pply of vegetable matter which
nes will return to the soil will n<
inly enable the planters to dispem
with the purchase of ammonia for tl
•rops which will occupy these fieldi
year, but the vines will supply
mineral plant foods iu available foi
materially improve the mechanical
lition of the soil and increase its
acity for absorbing and retaiuing
This valuable crop has received tin
attention its importance demands. The
ea planted is larger than usual and
• crop is remarkably promisin
suggested that those who liav«
ators experiment with sweet potatoei
diced and evaporated, just as apph
peaches, etc., are. Mrs. J. \V. Bryan,
Dillon, Ga.. exhibited some last year
that were of superior quality. Thii
method of saving them solves tli
nlty, so often formidable, of the pota-
rotting in the bank during fall
winter. They are reported iu the wholi
ate, compared to an average, at Ilf
North Georgia, 109; in Middle Geor-
t, 113; in Southwest Georgii
East Georgia, 113; and in Sontheai
Georgia, 120.
«w..» ... ^ The sugar cane, as compared
Wadley, relative* of’tb7<totoa.«i7 »"rel*'« r *K'. JW- The crop in the couth.
the city, and aceompanv the »to part of tlie State ia ammtally prom
«og. Sorghum is having a falling ofl
the attention that is bestowed,
condition of the crop is, however,
promising. The rice* crop is in good
couditiou. Chufas are not reported
Font Trains.
Augusta Chronicle and ConstlutkmlUL
The Georgia Railroad will soon _
fast schedule that will astonish extensively grown yet. German carp,
rnn the popnlar food fish, are reported
five* hours andlgiving great satisfaction. The distri-
bnlion will be continued this fall. The
Commissioner reports that tha general
outlook in the State was never
ng at thi* part of the waiu
all crops except cotton. The farmers
reported in fine spirita and are jabi-
t over tbe prospect.
POISON I NO COTTON
JotntnisMoner Henderson has the fol
lowing in reference to cotton w<
poison: “In the supplemental crop
r (circular No. 23£).
port of 1:
Captain Warner’s recipe for preparing
oison for the destruction of the cottot
iterpilUr was given. Experiment!
ith poison prepared by this recipe
how that uot less than 150 gallons
water should be added instead of
gallons to prevent it from destroyinj
lie plants. The recipe should read
r olloirs: Prussic. 25 oz«.; glue, 5} oz
by-carb. sods, 3 ozs., and water 3 gal
There are foity-five insurance
inies authorized to carry on bu
Georgia under the law# of tho State.
Each company lias deposited in
State treasnry vaults bonds to the
ue of $25,000. The returns for
year ending in April made to
Comptroller-General show losses to th<
amount of $1,037,511.30, and
in iums received to tbe amount of $1,108,
363.34 a very small difference. Prob
ably the heaviest losses at any one
tbe wer * occa, '°nod by the Block fire
Atlanta last winter, when the
amonnted to about three hundred
fifty thousand dollars. The
of $95,769.33.
Throat, Bronchial, and Lunr
Disease
a specialty. Send two stamps
.tier tone to eivetn the ueonl, an ex Nj han ^, Atmig |„5. Gtnl f.
THANKSGIVING day.
laatlagr Thuntar, 310. i
n«jr.
Governor Colquitt issued tli
lowing proclamation which wa* duly
signed by him and^dttested'ijr-thq
Secretary of State: *
Georgia—By Alfred H. Colquitt,
Gocernor.of said State:
In order that the said citizens of the
abounding mercies, I, Alfred H. Col
quitt governor of said State, do hereby
set apart and appoint Thursday, the
31st day of August, inst, as a day
>f thanksgiving and praise and I do
arnestly recommend that all tlio. peo
ple on that day abstain from their
semble in their respective places of
irorship and join in heartfelt ascription
f praise and gratitude to the Lord oi
the harvest for the early and the laltei
rains, and for the pcaco, plenty am!
prosperity which His gracious Provi-
; has bestowed ubou t:
TERRIBLE tumble.
AMExcnnlsB Tralw Jump* *!»• track
c&tec&aEsusq
Aetwt
(Leursion party ef 400 yeopleg^ey toun^. hot-ins that toe good citltoti.
^ Athene on Monday for Tallulah »< the eoont,y* amtQ *» aOUethxu
Monday for Tallulah - - - * .....
•h* -- acsKSKssar^ w
all ore* Von^e^,SHM|y irj ._ A
auglltdi
left Athens
Falls, and o
offered from an accident,that
or and destructiveness caused all pres
•at to forget the wonders and appalling
possibilities of a fall into the great
yawning gorges of Tallulah’s dreadful
chasms. The accident occurred about
mile aud a half below Clarksville
the newly completed extension ot 1
Northeastern Railroad to the Falls, and
the engine and four cars of tho long
excursion train were thrown headlong
down a steep embankment, aud just be
fore reaching a high trestle over Hazel
creek. The Post-Appeal, of Tuesday
evening, contains the following grapbii
particulars of the disaster:
the engine left the track the
rounding a six degree curve
aud the presstre ia supposed to have
Montgomery. But Emanuel
Elements, Lee Pettis and John C
.Montgomery were held to await tin
actiou of the grand jury. On the an
uounceincnt of tho decision there wai
movement among the spectators to-
ard the prisoners, hot it was checked
by the Sheriff and his posse. Every-
hing then apparently quieted down,
ind bail was being arranged for Juo C.
Montgomery, Pettis and Clements.
About midnight, however, a mob ol
three to four thousand men overpowered
the officers, took tlie prisoners from jail
ahd carried them out of town with the
avowed intention of hanging them.
The mob tried in vaiu to extort a con
fession by alternately hanging and low
ering the men. A fire breaking out it
the town most of the mob went to it
The prosecuting attorney and the fath-
of Miss Bond persuaded the others t<
: the prisoners be pnt back in jail.
Southern Independence.
Augusta Evening Xews: Georgi
iaa shipped oats to the West and no
pplications have been received in New
York from North Carolina to sell oati
from that State to the New York mar
kets. This is an unprecedented featuri
the grain trade and is a good sign foi
the South. Everything goes to show
that tbe South will have the target
rops of all kinds of grain ever raise
u this sectiou. The South has see
the folly of depending on the produc-
' of one staple article of growth of
npport, and each succeeding year
increased prodnetion of grain,
igard to.ll the*, matter'*! 1 ” u " i0 , is n “‘ , far di f UDt ” he ? ’ ,f
public concent, and I give themS"'' 1 "°‘ J“ w to d f!*, n4 “? ,be Wes >
•reel/ and without ke.it*tion. i‘“ d r Nurtb n “ l “ n, - v fcr * b *‘*' «■*-
I will not attempt to draw your .1-$'°“ 1 V > r. wb * t . we wm : M'nufactunng
tention front the true issues iavolvingH' ,, . al1 k,nd8 18
iu the present contest by a reiterationfl tr “fl
with the living, practical questions
lating to the rights and interests
Georgia. Wligt are these question!
prevent conte.t by a reiterations"""’
b generalities, but shall candidlvB 8 !?*? and porl
he livimr. nractica! oueHtions r#>4n l _ ® 00 ou j
Ivanous cotton fabrics for winch v
When my name was presented
people as an Indepeudent Democratii
candidate for Governor, several monthi
ago, I stated then, and now repeat, that]
' realize and shall insist upon the great]
ight of the people to select by
ballot and fair count their own se
rod agents to administer their on
ants and agents to administer
ruineut for them and for their ben
withont caucus dictation
pplicatiou of the party lash.
PEOPLE ENTITLR1» To GOOD C
[depend on the North, “the end of
(long twilight of stupid self-iadulgenci
’will have come, and the regenerated
cotton region will once more again
its monarchy of American p
PUBLIC MEETING.
Ha
, 188;
_ ngof the citizens of Haw
theirflkingville. called bv the Mavor, Judge
|I\ T. McGriff was called to the chair,
and J. B. McDuffie requested to
■s
It elected, it will be ray earnest de
re, by strict and unremitting atten-
>n to the duties of this higb and
ponsible office, to ree t
io administered as to advan<
the prosperity, protect the righti
note the welfare of all the ]>eople ol
beloved State. The people are en
tiled to efficient, impartial and good
vernmeat. It is not only the right,
it it is the ilntv, of all freemen to de
rod it.
To secure t;ood government, I believe
that every child should have the oppor
tunity of acquiring a common English
iducation in schools forever made free
by a liberal support from the State
•-eminent, and by the distribution
iong the States of the proceeds ot th*
public lauds for educatioual purposes.
That strict economy in all the depart-
ents of the State government should
i rigidly enforced.
A reduction of the preseut burden
Freedom aud purity of the ballot bo:
all election*, State and Federal.
The protection of every citizen iq the
lujoyinent of his personal and political
ights under the constitution and taws,
with “exact justice to all
The protuDt payment of all just and
legal debts due by tbe State, and tin
artful protection of the credit and all
property of the State, and especially
On
•f J. H. Martiu, L. U. Ryan,
. N. Fleetwood, Dr. A. A
Smith, D. Rhodes, R. W. Anderson,
J. H. Dyshes. D. G. McCormick, i
that the! ^Ferguson, was appointed
I draft resolutions to be acted upon by
the meeting. The committee reported
the following resolutions, which
unanimously adopted:
Wherbas, the runuiug of Sunday
excursion trains is subversive of good
norals, and is productive of detnnral-
ztng influences and result in no good.
been so great that about eight inchei-
of the cap of a rail was knocked out,
throwing the engine; which
tho road-bed and made for the woods
It landed about 60 feet from the track,
ith the tender on top of it.and a coach
lull of passengers on top of the whole,
with the tender rnn half way through
he coach. The tender and coach, the
latter reclining on its side, took fire,
out, fortunately, the passengers wer*
rescued, and the fire extinguished from
Hazel creek near hy before much dam-
done. Mrs. Jones, of Athens,
when the coach turned over,got caught
>y the neck between the seats, and
when found was dangling in the air,
laving herself by holding her weight
with her hnnds.
Mrs. O’Farrell, alto of Athens,
rescued before suffocation. She
ery portly lady, and some difficulty
perienced in boosting her through
The only persons injured to
ut are the engineer, John Dunlap,
seriously; Fireman Davit slightly, on
he head; Pilot Peeler, front teetb
knocked out.
A colored boy employed by Pioneei
Hook and Ladder Company of Athens,
which gave tbe excursion, fell between
and had both legs broken;
colored train hand, in attempting to
jump from the cars, had his ankle
prained; John Hampton, a merchant
>f Athens, had an arm sprained;
Athens young lady, whose name could
be learned; was slightly hurt
artn, and Mr. Wuriu, leader of thi
Athens band, also received a few slight
scratches, while perhaps ten or a dozen
passengers had one or more insigmfi
‘.suit bruises, which is the extent,
far, of the accident.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
JOTOL.
#haukful for i»ast favors I again offer iny-
candidate for Tax Collector of
FOR THE LEGISLATURE,
authorized to announce W v _
MURRAY as a candidate for tho Lower
House of the General Assembly of Georgia,
from Schley county, at tlie ensuing fall elec-
nug2tdi
SUMTER COUNTY.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Tho friends of W. A. WILSON announce
his name as a candidate for tho next Legis
lature trom Sumter county—subject to tli
Democratic nomination. july28tde
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
The friends of W. M. HAWKES respect
fully announce him as a candidate for elec
tion to represent tlie connty of Sumter In the
next Legislature—subject to the Democratic
lomination. july2titd<
candidate for Representative of
ounty at the general election 1
October next- julylStde
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Mr. Editor: Please announce the m
of Capt. JOHN L. ADDEKTOX as a !
able person to represent the people ol
Sumter in the next Legislature, lie ha?
. to.—*» *- k,, a f a (thful represents-
a again.
j willing to trusj
may31tde Twentt-Seyenth District.
2Utt! mvwtisements.
res, ) Divorce In Su
>perior Court and t
;ves > favor of Plaintiff
...... rt and decree
Anna C. Reeves ) favor of Plaintiff.
April Term, 1874
Notice is hereby given that the defend)
Anna C. Reeves, has this day filed in tin
Clerk’s office of said Court, returnable t
the October Term, 1882, her petition asking
to be relieved of the disabilities imposed by
the verdict in above stated rase.
~ •, Petitioner’s Atty.
augistoi
Mr. Robert R. Billups, of the Aii
*ine, who reached the city a little after
toon to-day from the scene of the acci-
leut on the Northeastern, gives th*
ollowing particulars of the affair:
When the train had gotten within s
hort distance of the Hazel creek tres-
le, while running along npon an era-
lankment a broken rail threw the
■ngine off. Four cars, all loaded with
vomen and children, followed the en-
;ine down the eubankment. Two ol
hese coaches turned completely over.
The engine also rolled over and over.
ier was ilnng a summersault
and landed against the side of oue ol
the cars, breaking half way through.
The car was packed with passengers,
A miracle seemed to interpose itself in
their behalf. Several persons, includ
ing Mr. Albert Worm, of Atlanta, and
Mrs. Hodgson, of Athens, werescoojied
up by the tender as it forced itH pas-
iage through the crowded car without]
ustaiuing any injury. Strauge to 6ay,
nobody was hurt by the tender. Lucky
*ic engine came uncoupled from the]
ain, that there was no dragging oil
,e cars. The accident occurred about
20 o’clock. There was only a slight
break in the rail, probably eight inches
August utli, 1882.
[70U WANT 1T-
PUBLISilED EVERY SATURDAY
JAMESU. MILLER,
—AV
ISO Whaslilngton Street, Chicago, Ill.
“Cheek” is an eight-page weekly Liter*-
liuiuorou-
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>nts found in
cgular departments for
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tiest’ “Til* Kamnla t’««a “ erii
for the Coi
Troniil
igbt-page weekly Lite
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a fund of valuable c
Journal. Among th:
. . Squadrons, or the Sunny
Side of War,” written expressly for Ci
' •' istie; sparkling New York
pie Case,” edited expressly and tastefully set in i
dal travelers of the United decorating shrubbery.
crisp-
Notes
•porting > _..
litorials and th
sketches and
all tlie nev
also by newsboy
drollest original humoi
poems. Cheek h ’’
stands, aud in the
Terms: One year, b-, ...
months, 50c. Sample copies free. Agent
should write for club rates. Address a
communications to JAS. U- MILLER,
Publisher and .Proprietor “Cheek,”
180 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill
92; six months, £1; three
Sale of Unclaimed Freight
Unless claimed before. I
ith of August, at tlie depot in Am
illowing described freight for
larges:
Order A. N. & Co., 5 cases potash.
J. 11. Bragan & Co.. 2 boxes soap.
W. F. Greene. 2 boxes crackers.
F. A. Hill. 1 guano distributor.
Y. Hilliard. 2 bdls. bedding.
Nature’s Sparkling Specivt*- .
(>f too German Sprt,?
kssssJi!tesisS&£s
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS -
In legitimate ii
’’revisions and stocks on our ncrf.vt7.^‘‘ u -
icldssure monthly profits to ianre pian ’
Investors. Address, for full »*•«;. I 01 * 1
R. 1! KENDALL 2Co., SSJEfaTS”-
chants, 177 A 17a La Sail,
, - Byilmavoollev
Ihabii
CURE. bnjtoXlag
~ and its Cure. Free.
Miss KATE KING
nvites tlie attention of tlie Ladies to Uj
SELECT STOCK 0---
NOTIONS, Etc,
LEGAL NOTICE.
D. L. Reeves, ) Dlvore. In SumterSu- 0K THE !jAXEST >TV) (X
Which she keeps on hand at i
LOWEST CASH PRICES!
NEW GOODS
ARRIVINC DAILY.
tock before purchasing elsewhere.
Mi»s KATE KING.
UBLIC SQUARE AMERICU8,
*inar31tf
Good Place for Sale.
For reasons satisfactory to myself, my
ilace, south of tlie fair grounds, iu Leetoo,
i offered in good faith for sale. It contains
orty acres of land. Ffteen Just subdued,
nd fifteen of older lands in cultivation. Wei!
nclosed and satisfactorily filled up in orch-
irds,vineyards,gardens, barn with six stalls,
arriage and wagon shelter, two good wells
of superior water In regular use, cane mills
ettles under shelter, smoke lxmse, two
rooms opening into the back yard, a
. ing ot six rooms and stove room at
tached, front and back varandu with two
who w
place so conveniently located and arranged,
- mile from the Court house in Americus,
offer of such a place will not occur »gxin
. J. BARLOW,
l half a
yes will verify the statem
TERMS—Will exchange for aplai
r cash in satisfactory installments, c
am fixed on selling^ Call on ory-
June3tf
DR. PARK’Jt
PLflNTfiTION FOR SALE.
y entire plantation for sale-
he Western and Atlantic railroad.
That the present system of leasing
the State convicts must be wiped fr
ilatnes, aa a foul blot npou oar <
and humanity.
iorals of this section of conntry.
3. That we solemnly protest
ay excursion trains on the Sabbath
unuingeither to or from Hawkinsville,
do not wish to see a repettion ol
lie disgraceful scenes yesterday wit-
mil the loss of human life, for th*
is, drunken rabble will flock tc
•xcursions; and we shall use every
in our power to seenre the aboli-
>f such a practice, and we l»av»
every confidence in the railroad author-
us in this undertaking,
ion beiug called
promptly modified, revised or repealer
S soon as tlie puhlio necessities will
I have given you in this address
t j K . briefly and candidly my opinions npon
(be material questions or issues affect
ing the pnblie weal, and uow, in
'on, I earnestly desire that the
may be conducted with aa 1
excitement as possible, free from all de
letion and abase. An intelligent
people can certainly disenss questions
if public concern withont descending
crimination and recrimination. Foi
emineut and distinguished compet
itor I have ever entertained the highest
rsonal esteem, and no word shall ea-
, cape my lips calculated in tbe remotest
* na degree to detract from his name <
Tame. The people are familiar wit
his record and and mine; invoking
dm and dispassionate judgment u{>on
Tj. e principle, and not on partisan preju
dice—with a free ballot and fair count
—I confidently await tbe resalt.
Yonr obident servant,
Lucius J. Gaetkkll.
Atlanta. Auo. 12, 1862.
No medicine ever Introduced to the
Profession and Public has given such
universal satisfaction or preserved so
many lives as Dr. Moffett’s Teethtoa
(Teething Powders.) Druggists teU,
be i
Resolved, 1, hy the citizens of Haw
kinsville, iu mass meeting assembled
That we most emphatically and un
qualifiedly condemn the practice of run-
ling Sunday excursion trains, thus af
•riling an inviting opportunity of vio-
•ting the Sabbath, and indulging ir
to vice of carousing, drinking, and
listurbing the peace.
That we most earnestly request
The |>ersonK injured were John Dun
lap, the engineer—injuries internal ami
abont the hack. The doctors, on ex-
Hamining him. pronounced his hurts verv
ilyfatal:
Central, S. U., suffered several bruises
•bout the head, bnt had no bones bro-
Joe Peeler, the pilot, sent along with
e engineer, who was unforiuilinr with
e track, had several teeth knocked
Albert Warm, of Atlanta, bad bit
hand scalded. A traiu hand, name un
sprained ankle, and Wil
lie Boyd, a colored boy employed by
the Hook aud Ladder Company, had
both legs broken. In addition to thi
above, John Hampton, of Athens, cu
rerely, breaking out sotm
order to extricate several
ladies from the wreck, and many of thi
passengers caught bruises of more oi
less painful character.
' excursion passed tbe night
A revision and re-enactment of the
(load taws which uow oppress so niany
•f oar people.
I maintain as correct the Jefferson-
an principle of opposition
ies of all kiuds, and lavor prompt and
rigorous opposition to every measure
or system which teuds to concentrate
power or business in the hands of a few
priviledged classes, at the expense of
the many.
The Internal Revenues laws, which
bear iu many instances so oppressively
apoo *o m.ny of onr ,*k, p U. .held U o7‘Zd=. l "Sl^
mltii
4. That a copy of these resolution!
be forwarded to the Superintendent of
the E. T„ V. G. R. R., at Maoon.
i., and that the Hawkinsville papers
il all papers favorable to our action
be requested to publish the same.
~ ' the meeting adjourned.
" ', Cbm.
What an Editor Says.
There are so many patent humbugs and
.Mtnpns. in tli * —— --- --
Used all
the country, Uiat the masses
e loth to buy unless tbe
-'tIs known to;
) oUicr hand.
article offered for sale Is known
er hai ,
often forged to
. _«. of effecting sale
and palming off a worthless preparation.
Taking these facts into consideration,it gives
me pleasure to add my testimonial to a medi
cine whlchlknaw from personal experiei
to do all that is claimed for it. Of court
refer to “Neuralgtne,” a specific ‘
gia and headache, put' ’ “
, put up In this city by
An intelligent Hutchinson A Bro. \V. T. Chustopheb,
Ed. Atlanta Dally Phonograph.
HUTCHINSON A BRO., Proprietor*. At-
.nta, Georgia. Sold by Dr. E. J. Eldridge,
..IsTHall, W. T. Davenport, and A. JAW.
B. Hudson, Americus, Ga. JulyT-2m
A Rich Editor.
Col. A. 8. Baker, associate editor of
the Seneca Falla Courier, has recently man
received pension and back pay, to the whether he will recover,
amount of $2,703, with monthly pel “**
..AH Aftio 7t. A nntLaa M.k n.li*/.
and bis haversack never get empty.
Augusta, Ga , May 28 1881.
W. H. Barrett, Druggist, Augusta. Ga.
~ r SU—Having used your H. H. P.
Remedy .and being greatly benefitted,
to add my testimonial for the benefii
of all suffering in anyway with torpid liver,
dyspepsia, etc. As to the efficiency of tbe
remedy—I found it the best remedy I ever
us the rapid lncreaae In It. ante tolhannloa.
; gentle in its action, and entirely
Your* truly,
W. C. Garlakp of Kentucky^
The s
curve and a very bad place. The ««
gioeer is the most seriously injured
the party, and it ia doubtful
ston of $12.75- Another rich editor, norrora oi tbe accident was given bv
and a repetition of the old tale of virtue the Pioneer Fire Company, of Athena
rewarded.—Genera Advertiser. *•- *— 1 — *- ’ -
May hit canteen ever remain fall,
“ n , d R« twelve coaches were crowded!
rhe Falla it the popular and almoet
largest excurtion of tbe season.
Trams have only been running over T RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO MY FARMER CUSTOM
Nmtheaatern RaUroad for about three J^A tog expSri^m the business, ^ “ e a?SiUv?«
think, a sufficient guarantee that satisfaction will be given. I.vdU am
assistants, chief among them, ...
MAJ. T. M. FUBLOW* t two se**** ^ ^
*• w - ntU>
J.W. Jorda .
A. Latten, 1 groundpea f
Order, 1 half roll bagging.
itton gin.
J. Stephens, 1 iron safe.
J. W. Sheffield & Co., 25 C a:
Rev. M. Llnely, 1 package books.
Jackson Suggs, 1 bundle trees.
E. Timmerman, 1 idler and pullet
July2C-tds U. II. < *
TO FARMERS.
We exiK-ct to have our Mill in operation
i about three weeks. When your cotton
brought to us we will have ginned in :
hour, and will buy the seed if for sale.
A. J. BALDWIN A CO.,
July5-i.m Hampton Street, Americas, Ga.
READ THIS.
My Engine was not injured by the recent
fire, from which I suffered so severely, and
1 will be ready to gin the cotton of my pat-
■ons about tlie 25th of August. I shall gin
it both tbe stands which 1 occui ’ **
iug!2tf A. B.
;d Ustyeaj
AWKES.
.four hundred acres cleared' land; healthy
-lace; good water; good framed house,six
rooms, all finished, five tire places; tin house
good set running gear and good press;barns
and mule shelter, and all other necessary
us and cabbins. Two settlements
ace. Will divide to suit the pur-
Fish pond on the place stocked w.tli
** rp J _ : v ?AI:K
WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE
MACON, GEORGIA.
The Fortv-Fifth Annual Skswos will
begin October 4,1882. Tlie College » wr-
ished with all modern aj>pliances k»km,
• health, happiness and coinfoit of
ir^ S Music anSArtfatmoderate rato.
yTto or Bev. C. W. SMITH. S****l»!-
I am now ready to furnish any amount cf
_OOD HEART SHINGLES at short r*'
Can fu.itish any amount as cheapasan
can. Orders solicited—leave them a
store of J. C. Mathis, south side Pub. &
you can get FRESH S^EDat
3 Dr. Eldridgejs Drugs
*!Uolai\'UFA CTZJRER OF
ipon tbe scene of the accitlen
uany ns could find room crawletl into
lie midemolisbed cars for shelter, the
inder built fires and kept each
company during the night, play
ing cards,singing Sunday school songs,
The engineer beiug too much hurt tc
bear a removal was left in a cottage
r the place by the advice of the doc-
All the other parties went this
uing to theta respective homes
Luckily tbeie was a physician on boar*
tbe time of the accident, and every
xttention was given the wounded.
The engine and two of the cars wer*
badly demolished. To an eye witnesi
it appeared a miracle that many per-
“"n. were not killed.
note* and unions.
Tli# track at the wreck was cleared
yesterday morning, and the exenrsion
ista sent back to Athens by the regulai
One of tlie wildest rumors of the ac
cident was that the train tumbled from
i trestle, killed forty passengers, and
among them General Longatreet. The
' eneral was not even in the party.
The Jlerald last evening aaid that
le worst bruised man on the excursion
as Larry Gantt, of tbe Athens Bait
er. While Larry complains of bruises
is friends insist that the few licks hi
•ceived in his face have served to inp
rove his looks. In fact, hereafter be
ill be a prettier man.
The engineer was unacquainted with
the road, and carried along a pilot to
the curves and bad places *
of the accident was a sharp AMERICUS, Ga., July 14, 1882.
Carriages, Buggies,
AMD
W AGO ITS!
I have moved my business to the Shops on COTTON ^
N T UE, immediately opposite PRINCE BRO.’S STABLE*.» *
I am prepared to do all kind of work in the Carriage hue, a
good work, close attention to my business, and fair dealing*
to merit a fair share of the public patronage.
ALL WORK WARRANT*^’
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR NO PAY ■
COME AND SEE ME !
Planters’ Warehouse!
C. W. FELDER, PROPRIETOR.
8IRBET r • : r •: AMEBICUS, A
i