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®bc Wtcfcltj gttjm’uilrau. l LETTElt FROM TJ C. W. HANCOCK, Proprietor HANCOCK A \VA UUKN iilkors V '1 l it I . I V, (IKOUUU. - I Mnuon Superior Court. Etc. Friday, May 23. 1884. Official Organ of City of Amoncua. Official Organ of Sumter County. Official Organ of Schley County. Official Organ of Webster County LETTER FROM THE JUSIOIt.! Last Words of Col. Marcell us Kit Warren Goes to Fort Gaince. Douglas. Editors Sumter Republic an: I hive jo»t read your paper of May tbe 2nd, and was much pleased witli the Memorial address of R. W. Patterson, I>q., and the aeeonnt of the Decora tion day, its observance by the good people of yonr section and lovely city. I was very tunch pleased with the editorial note io regard to the effort now being made to establish a home for disabled soldiers of the lost canee. I am not surprised to see that, prince of the gallant men of Georgia and tbe South, Gen. John B. Gordon, taking an active part in this great and glorious work. He ne\-er misled a soldier in PUBLISHER'S NOTICE. Vo have hundreds of dollars of unpaid '-uosrnpUons to the Rf-itjulican upon our I woks. U e have wa'.*ed pationtlv and Im patiently for money. .Ve appeal to all wb< an- II arrears to settle up. We want th. money, because we need it. We make th. Those who are nnable to pay « please carry out their good m t intend to pay, wi rso. •n and Intend to |>ay, Agent of the Sumter Ukpudlicj authorized to take subscriptions and recei lend him to o Democratic County Convention. America, Ga., May IT, 1884. At a meeting of the Democratic E: ecutive Committee held to-day i Americus, the following resolution wi unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Democrats of requested tbe : House mty o. at 11 delegates te attend the Stal tion to be held in Atlanta on tbe 18.1 of .June, to select delegates to th< Chicago convention to nominate a l’res idem. i »n motion, it was resolved that th< chairman of the Executive Committe* designate dates to elect committee met for the loth and old 16th Districts. A. S. Cun*. Chairman. I>. A. Small, Acting Sec’y. Welistor Democratic Convent lot. The citizens of Webster county ar* requested to meet at the Court House, in Preston, on the first Tuesday in June next, for the pnrpose of electing delegates to the convention, whi meets in Atlanta on the l*th of Jui to elect delegates to the national cc vent ion, and to transact other bnsine Jso. P. Beaty, Chairman Ex. Coro. The atha- i Erode* first speaker of ot House of Representatives rick A. Muhlenberg, of Pennsylvania. W. II. wTlTis.J. \V. Haygood, J J. D. Frederick, S. T. Lofley, W. P. Maxwell and J. 15. Murray, aro the ilelegates from Macon county to tin State convention to appoint delegate to Chicago.^ The National Anti-Monopoly con vention me: in (Ihicago on the l'>tb and nominated B. F. Butler as candidat. for President. Benjamin is the first man in the field, and may pro- last one getting ont. The northern wheat crop is n able promising this y that the State of F raise aO.OOO.Ortt) bushels. In Michi gan, Missouri and Illinois, judging from present indications,* there will br an unusually fruitful yield. This paper is emphatically f< nomination ml re-election of C. F. Crisp, as his own successor, member of (’engross. He is a good one, and why should the people want a better ? if they should, where could a beth s though' There a j be s c political convei lions this year: Anti-monopoly i Chicago, May 14 ; Greenback-labor, i Indianapolis May 28 ; Republican, : Chicago Jnne 3; anti-Masonic, : Chicago Jnne 19; Democratic, : Chicago .Toly 8, and Prohibition, i Pittsburg July 23. The Panic. All the great metropolitan hanking institntiors are griping and veting and caracoting and humping up with the cholic and spasm of financial disaster, Int the glorious old Sumtei Rkpuklh-an remains calm and serem aud "not a wave of trouble rolls acrosi it’s peaceful breast.” Judge Reid, of Kentucky, the Sn perior Court Judge who waj lateli cowhided by a lawyer named Corneil son, committed suicide atMt. Sterling on Thursday, by shooting himself with a pistol. He was much depressed ii apirits because of the prospect of hit leing beaten for re-election, and it it believed this unsettled his mind and caused the rash act. Lightning's Work. Dr. Wilbur J. Rogers, a prominent physician of Sparta, was strnck and instantly killed by lightning on the evening of the 14th, at four o’clock. He was standing at the time by the aide of his wife, who was severely ■hacked, but not otherwise hnrt. The deceased had many friends, and his sadden death occasions general sympa- The Valdosta lime* speaks of the "red breasted perch,” which expression the critic of the Telegraph and Mes senger justly designates as "modest and inacenrate nomenclature.’ We like the old word, it is familiar, nnobjec- tionabh and free from any unwelcome associations. Bat as its etymology is ; not settled, onr fastidious and hyper critical brother can relievo his mod esty by deriving it from the word belle; showing that the fish is the pride and beauty of the waters, and that the pronunciation has been changed by long nsage among rode, uneducated fishermen. He would do better to call it “red bosomed” than “red breasted.” OoucTiioarr, May 15, 1864. Coart opened here Monday morning, his Honor, .Tndge Fort, presiding. The attendance on the session is very small and the time of the Conrt has thns far been devoted to the civil docket. No case involving any large amount of money, or calculated to attract public interest lias yet l>een np for trial. The call of the criminal docket is set down for Friday. That docket is light, and the offences it contains are mostly of a minor and trivial character. A nnmber of lawyers from other points are at Court. Simmons, Hinton, Goerry, Hawkes and Hawkins from Americas; Hall and Felton.from Macon; Wallace, Carson and West, from Tay lor, Mathews, from Talbot; Watson, from Lee, and Lloyd from Florida are notably among the visitirg attorneys. These bright, sunny days are so sus picions for farming operations that Ttl- den, Hendticks and other nominees are crowded ont of the front seats and King Cotton sways the sceptre and commands the situation. The rains in this county have been partial anil ir regular and a* some points they need -howers, while at others no such ne ceadty exists. The average crop pros pect, however, is decidedly favorable. Oglethorpe, although somewhat over shadowed by the phenomenal growth snd prosperity of Montezuma, has yet many interesting features. She has a nnmber nf well stocked and snccessfnl -tores, a moral and intelligent commu nity, a flourishing reading society and the prospect of an artesian well. I might turn on the lights and show ad ditional religions, scholastic and com mercial advantages, enjoyed by the people, bnt I postpone that agreeable duty nntil my article can be read by onr additional subscribers, expected to be coming on in the sweet pretty 6oon. Brannon of the Mirror and Chris topher, of the Record, are scattering onnd promiscuously, soaking whom hey may induce to subscribe, and tho irrepressible Tom Barney is abroad in he land. There is a window ia the Montezn- aa hotel containing 5,000 different nieces of glass, bnt notwithstanding hat important fact, neither here Dor in Oglethorpe do the landlords make any eduction for professional quill men. I stepped over to Montezuma last ■ight to try the virtues of the artesian vater. I had to walk a foot-plank •ver the trestle for a distance of 400 yards, and bnt for the fact that Messrs. Minor and Hartfield kindly walked on rach side of me and held roe np, there night have been another place where Warren fell, besides the classic so;! of Banker Hill. I lecture at Fort Gaines to-night. 1 •nt going to give my views of that city r o the readers of th% RF.rrnLiu.\N, and the people of Fort Gaines will receive tn impartial verdict at my hands. Hon. C. F. Crisp. A correspondent writing from ir- win county, to the llawkinsville Din- patch says: “Hon. C. F. Crisp is gain ing ground in this county. The few that opposed him recognize the fact that he is the proper man.” Judge Crisp has made a most excel lent Representative, and his friends throughout the District feel prond of him. He will,’no doubt,*be renomina ted for Congress without opposition. Beantifnl indeed is the tribute that Jefferron Davis paid Jndah P. I5enja- min. He concludes thns: Bearing no malice to the land and the people by whom he had been nurtured, from whom be had received the highest trusts and honors, he looked back to the home of bis youth with fondest recollections and most anxious wishes for the welfare of all the people he had left behind, and has died in a foreign land with the peace of a guiltless con science and the composure of a matter mind. The pride of all Louisiana, the love of all true Confederates, the ad miration of all Americans who rejoi in the glory of their countrymen me long keep green the memory of Jndah P. Benjamin. If anybody thinks it an easy job get np a newspaper in these dull days, we would like to resign in their la' for abont 24 hoars.—Albany Neics Oh, bnt it is an easy job, the easi job in the world “to get up a newspaper In these dull days.” Yon can make locals of snch things as Brown’s get ting his fine horse shod, .Smith’s re pairing the door of his smoke honse, Jones’ application of Wizard oil to bis sore finger, etc., etc. Then yon can rnn to the depot and the hotels and procure as large an assortment of cheap personals as yon want. Clippings are always handy and readily obtained, and there is enough “Tariff” left to last the editorial department all summer. Oh yes, its easy to get np a newspaper, bnt whether it’s easy to get up a real iprightly, spicy, mindy paper, like the Albany Nctrs, is another and a very different qnestion. of - Bnt tbe an.l of the suffer for this ti of great men. Southwest Geoi lant and promisi ’iithless hand of u t np one gal- duriug the Iis life anl bravery as a sol- t to show what might reason- b been expected of snch a man. of the 1:5th. Georgia laid’ his lile upon his Regiment, who country’s altar, early on the morning of the 17th of September, 1662, at Sharpsbnrg, Md. He was in command of Lawton’s Brigade, who were formed just to the left or on the west side of the Boons boro Pike Road. Colonel Cutis, of your city, iu command of Artillery, had part of his battery near the right of the brigade, 1 think standing iu the Pike Road. The advance waB made upon that part of the line, and the 13th Georgia Regiment being on the right of the line, fired the first volley in the opening of that dread day. Colonel Douglas gave the order, and as I was very neat to: him, I heard distinctly and have never forgotten the exact words, and while it was not in the language of the tactics, yet it was understood and faithfully executed. This was tbe order : In a very few moments Colonel Doug lass was struck with a canister shot, as lie stepped, under the instep, tbe shot passing out through the heel. He was picked up by some of the met being a member of tho same company to which 1 belonged, and from whom I that day received a statement of what afterwards occurred. They carried him some distance and stood him down t< mend their hold so they might carrj him with more ease to him and them selves, and while he was standing or one foot holding to them, he was struct in the left side of the abdomen, the ball passing through him, ami from of the wound, they all kne> must he fatal. Still, they took him up and carried him some distance; bnt his suffering was so intense, and strength failing so. he desired them to lay him down, the balls, as well as shot shell, still falling aioitrol them; and these are his words, the last he uttered “Lay me down, boys, and let mi I had rather die on the battlefield than in the arms of my wife.” So he died. So died one of the bravest of all the brave men that Geor gia gave up on that day, a day foi slaughter of men and heroic conducl not excelled during that sickening and Ax Eye Witness . MaylOtb, ’84. Hon. (’has. F. Crisp, onr immediate presentative in congress, has secured i appropriation of $2A,00(> for Flint ver. $15,000to be used below Albany id $5,000 between Albany and Mon- znma. He has the gratitude of all the people along the route of the river, and they will not forget him when the time comes to reciprocate the favor.— Montezuma Record. Roll of Honor. We take the following notice from a late nnmber of the Butler Herald. It will be seen that Miss Mollie Salter, mghter of ocr old friend Jesse Salter, among tbe favorites. Reynolds, Ga., May 5th, 1884. Messrs. Editors:—Below find names of those who compose tbe “roll of honor” in my school for the month jnst ending: Vannie Amerson, Beulah Carson, Briggs Carson, Keith Carson. Engine Dozier, Tinie Dozier Willie DoztV, Lonnie Dozier, Willie Dock- worth, James Hill, Enla Hodges, Rob’t. Howard, Charles Ingram, Bennie In gram, Emma Marshal], Edgar Mar shal], Cbas. McCnllongh, Clinton Newsom, Mollie Salter, Henry Thorn- Letter from nn Ohio Farmer. Americus, Ga., May 13, ’84. Mr. Editor: I am a farmer from >hio, and have been traveling through he South for tho last month, surprised at the evidences of growth and prosperity every where anl predict for this section a prosperity unparallel ed in the history of this conntry. Yont delightful and healthful climate, yonr abundant coal, iron and water, yonx long days, are evidence enough that New England and the North will soon be outstripped in the race. Already the iron and cotton manufacturing in terests are seriously affected by South ern competition, and many of the mills are being closed np on account of it. One thing I notice, however, that yonr land is worn ont and needs to be fer tilized heavily, if yon want good crops; and I learn that immense quantities of money are spent every year for high price superphosphates and chemical manures. Why don't yonr people do like we have begun to do iu Ohio— that is, let every man make his own fertilizer. We have found that not necessary to pay the enormous prices charged for high grade fertili Let me give yon a bit of my own patience in this matter for tbe benefit of any of yonr readers who may be using high grade fertilizer. 1 have been spending every year about $400 u, Wm. Smith; 21. / W. D. ZIER. for fertilizers, when I heard that other farmers were making their own fertili- md 1 determined to do so myselt. and got of H. Brantley, Esq., a ml farmer living near Zanesville, Ohio, a formula giving tho portions of the material and directions make them without any i chinery and with but little labor, went to work then in tbe winter of 1881, when I had little to do, and had enough made up to fnlly fertilize my farm. It cost me just $10.00 a ton. I applied this on a field along side of some I paid $40.00 a ton for, and the crops produced by my fertilizer were tbe largest and best of the two. I have been making it every year since for my spring and fall crops, and save annual ly over $1500.00. It requires no ma chinery, is vtry easy to make, and would save hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly to the farmera of tbe Booth. Can’t yon persuade them to take hold of the matter ? I would like to see the Booth advance in agricul tural as it is advancing in mechanical interests. Yours trnly, SaIiuel Morris. tljr sa cheap and will' give satisfaction. Try it. Jojnr R. Shaw. Thursday, the 1 Tub, I went to Fort Gaines in obedience to an invitation of the Library Association. 1 was met at the depot by Col. W. O. Butler, who is a banker of that city, a lawyer of considerable distinction, nnd n man of prominence, ability and infiaence. Col Bntler was accompanied by Col. II. II. Jonee, of the Southern World, one of the purest men and moat gifted writer* in tbe State of Georgia. Behind a span of mettled steeds, we took in the jacents and circumjacents. The cemetery is in tbe midst ol a Inxnry of beaatifnl natural scenery, and its artificial works exhibit a wealth of taste and care and tender regard for those who are resting there. 1 was so charmed with the place that I made it a second visit, and walked alone aloug the streets and among the tnonnnientn ot the silent city. Near the ccmeieiy are some tracee of tbe old fort, erected by Gen. Gaines for protection sgsins the Indians, and which gave to the city its name. The position of the fort seems impregnable, bnt the wary red man accomplished its csptnre. The city park i« destined, j>erbaps, to be tne most noticeable feature in ih< geography of that neighborhood. Tb< attractions of nature will blend with tbe blandishments of art in giving it an unusual and extraordinary charm. The trees are aligned with the precision and regularity of soldiers on a prize drill; the growth is varigated and the whole work, thns far, executed with skill and gracefnlness. The situation commands a fine view of the fields and forests of Alabama, while from the summit of the cliff, yon look down to a distance of 280 feet' upon the aloggish waters of the Chattahoochee. From the park we jonrneyed east ward takings coup d' ail of th* black and abnndantly fertile lands of clay. Two miles from Fort Gaines we •topped to look at tbe orchard of Mr. J. E. Panlin. He has 25 acres of pear trees. The trees are three years old and only 25 feet apart. They i green and luxuriant and promise harvest of wealth in tha near future. Mr. Panlin also shewed ns 25 set of oats, the best I have seen for many a day. The land is scarcely capable of holding more. From Mr. Pantin' returned to the city, looking at fields by the road-side and passing the elegant residence of Col. Tnrnipseed. After .tea we went to Coleman' Hall, where I said my piece to a large audience. I do not, of course, know how many of the ladies there present were visitors, and how many manner born,” but I will say, and I say in earnest, I never saw an assemblage of female faces which averaged better, in the matter of comeliness than those in Coleman’s Hall that night. Bnt this is ticklish talk. Bnggs says, “woman is a monstona jealous thing,” and 1 must therefore drop the subject, or ladies somewhere else will “rise to a point of order.” Friday morning I visited tbe office of the Tribune. Brother Lewis is ev idently well fed, and, knowing he was an editor, I should have supposed he boarded on a credit, had I not known something about the handsome oat- come of his interesting and widely cir culated paper. He started the Tribune five year* ago. There were then two brick honsea in the city. He says he has^boomed, and boomed and boomed, and now he looks eat upon 13 brick ■tores and more in contemplation. Col. Jones made two speeches dar ing my stay in Fort Gaines. At the completion of the Baby lectnre, he was called ont and replied in a most felici. tons effort. He denounced and praised the lectnre; complimented and abused the lecturer, and hoped that the next Moses, who floated among the bnll- rashes, might come in a basket marked “Ivit Warren,” and be landed on my door steps. His next address was to the attendants of the Sabbath school picnic, Friday morning. I was not present, bnt I hear that everybody was fascinated and delighted with tbe speech. Col. Jones, by his saavitor engages th* confidence and rasped of immunity with which he min gles, while with his distinguished tal ts he never fails to command admi- Yarions compliments were paid by different persons to my humble and on- pretentions lectnre. I appreciated all those compliments. I gave them hearing ear and a sincere and haarttelt “thank von.” They were all balms and benedictions to me, bnt some how the compliment of Dr. West was pecu liarly, not to say affectingly, toaebing. It was couched in these imprpsaife words: “Judge, I heard yonr lecture; take this two-dollar bill and send the Sumter Republican.” That mark wlnt to the bottom. I have never met with a more fined, unaffected, cordial hospitality, than that vhiph was extended to by the people of Fort Gaines. I shall always cherish pleasing recollection* of my brief stay among them, and heart foil of hopes and wishes for their ■access and prosperity. Owing to indisposition, at the time, I did not prepare to write np the busi ness of tbe city, abont which I heard tbe most favorable and flattering ac counts. Tbe artesian well ia being dug, a saw and grist mill are in operation; there are three churches, all supplied with pastors, a foil and flourishing Editor Sl-xxer Republic ax—Sir: I have yielded to tho request of many friends to give throngh the Sumter Republic ax (if admissible) some reeol lection or reminiscences of the protract ed straggle between the contending parties at the Plains of Dora, Sumter oonnty, daring the period of time from 1842 to 1860. I propose in this series of papers reproduce and bring »>efore the pnblic the principle actors, with their pecu liarities, exeeatricities and morel cellencies, so far as may be interesting and exemplary in its moral, social and intellectual bearing upon society. I propose to exhibit a full and accurate statement of the teachers, clerks, mer chants, hankers, attorneys, physicians, ministers of the gospel, together with the number of the various grades of military officers that were educated the Plains of Dura doriog the period of eighteen years, and sent ont to labor in their respective avocations of life. 1 propose to show that there is not city, town or village in within a re sonable distance which rosy not justly boast of the moral, intellectual and professional strength eminating from one or the other of the rival institutions of learning at the Plains of Dnrn, Sum ter county, (.’a. The parties or sec taries may have acted from impnlse, either with or without a purpose, but God meaut it unto good. While I may deal frankly and pro duce many incidents and anecdotes illustrative of the characters of tbe principal actors in this wonderful drama of life, tha readc.- need hat fears that a single incident or act come to light that would be offensive or unpleasant to the most sensitii Indeed, I know of no act that was p. petrated daring the whole period that would, if published to the world, bring a blnshnpon the face of the most t tive actor in this unprecedented btrng- gle. With the above assurance 1 enclose for yonr consideration and disposal tbe first number of the series of letters, hoping that (if admissible] you will withhold its publication a sufficient time for all who may wish to read the papers to obtain a copy of the Repub lican. You can judge of the proper time for its publication. Respectfnlly, M. B. Piuke - A Call to Prayer. by the National Woma: itian Temperance Union of tiif. Pendino President! ENTION AND CaMPAIOX. Hkj school, a nnmber of beantifnl residenc es already occupied, and other* going np, a pnblic library, a city hall, ate., etc., etc., and a great many so forths. Ia the sections through which I traveled, going and pqmiog, raw had been irregular. In portions of Terrell there has been no rain in a month. Corn and cotton in Clay and Randolph are green and growing, bnt a little backward; oats will not average as well as last year. I am inclined to think track fanning is not carried on so ex tensively aa it was in 1888. I hope erg long to be able to revisit Fort Gaines; if for no otfcer region (a order that I may properly supplement this rambling and unmethodical letter. Meanwhile, to that much respected To all Christian People: “Right eousness exalteth a nation, bnt sin is a reproach to any people.” Onr nation is to-day a legal partner «•■ he busi ness of celling intoxi.-. ■• / liquor as a drink. This fact dell> *b greatest most vital issue in national politics. Government ot the people cannot suc- cessfnlly co-exist side by side with a traffic protected by law, whose result is to render the individual incapable of self-government. The homes of Amer ica are imperilled by the saloons whose patronage is constantly recruited from the fireside and the cradle. We there fore, mothers and sisters, wives and daughters, beseech all who believe in God, to join ns in solemn, earnest and importnnaie prayer that the hearts of the people may be so turned unto him whose shoulder the government shall be, that by some party snch principles may be declared, and snch candidates chosen, that Christian men can con scientiously cast their ballots tor tbe same, being assured that they have thns struck a blow for National Pro hibition ot the traffic in strong drink. We name Tuesday, May 27th, as this Day of Prayer, and urge all onr local Unions to observe this date, enlis ting all pastors and churches to co-op erate, as far as possible, with ns, and respectful j requesting pastors to preach ~~ the snbject of God in Government” the Sunday preceding or following this day of prayer. We suggest the following pro gramme: Tuesday, May 27th, 10 to 11 a. m - Snbject For the Leaders of the W. C. T. U. That they maybe wise as ser pents and harmless as doves in this great controversy; that they have the courage of their convictions and be true the National motto, “For God and ime and Native Land, that a divine charity may pervade all their utterance that they may meet argument with ar gument, misjndgment with patience, and all their difficulties and dangers with prayer. 11 to 12 m. For Christian Pastors and Editors: That their trumpet may give no uncertain sound, that they may ro apeak and write as those who shall give account to God; that as leaders of onr Christian civilization they may demand the outlawing of the whisky traffic. 1 to 2 p. m. For the Platfoi Parties: That they may not seek to revive sectional issue, or glitter with old-time generalities, or conceal though under subtleties of expression, bnt they may pointedly declare that “The Sa loon mnstgo.” 2 to 3 p. m. For the Presidential qjqdijatps: That they may be men of ■nch personal habits as the metbers of this nation might safely hold up models for their tons; men committed by character and pnblic pledge to Na tional Prohibition; men who fear God and work righteonsness. 3 to 4 p. m. For the Christain of tbe Republic, with whom rests the balance of power: That their spiritual insight may be greatly quickened; that their oonsoienoea may be alarmed; that the cry from broken hearts, defenceless homes and rained souls may stir their whole being to its noblest possibilities; that they may see that there is no post ponement of duty which does not in volve irremediable loss; that they may he convinced that the right is always expedient, and resolve to walk worthy of their high palljng, «pd to nuke no compromise with wrong; that they may be inspired to see their duty to their home constituency, and to represent the women whom they love and honor by outlawing tbe saloon and protect ing the home. Let the leaders be—one for each hour dnly chosen and announced. Bible texts, illustrating and enforcing the i aud Proccediugs The members of WebsD Fnndar School Association of the Snnday School worker and children of the county, met at the Baptist Church in Preston in Conven tion on Saturday, May 17th, 1884. At 9:30 a. m. Rev. E. J. Renton read a portion of the 11th chapter of Deuter onomy, aud offered an appropriate prayer. The Convention then snng. “Every day and Hoot” with spirit. At tbe suggestion of Brother Benton tbe Convention elected J. B. Hudson, Esq., President pro tem. The President in a few explanatory remarks formally opened the basiness of the Convention. Committee on nominations was ap pointed: I). VY. Nicholson, John Perry and T. S. Chappell. The officers elected were; J. H. Stapleton, President: Geo. W. Dillard; first Vice-President; \V. M. Sears, second Vice-President, J. B.-Hudson, Secretary, Geo. E. Dennard/Treasurer, J F. Wright, Chorister, Smith Dav enport, Marshall. The Rev. E. J. Benton,--addressed tbe convention, explanatory of tbe Stato Sunday School Association. Re cess for dinner. _ At two o’clock p. ra., the Conven tion reassembled. The committee on constitution re ported and recommended the adoption of the constttntion of the Sumter coun ty Sunday School Association, which was adopted with amendments. The Executive Committee of the county is as follows: __ First Sunday-'School District, J. P. Wise, T. S. Chappell, Wm. Jenkins. Second Sunday School District, C. K. Grnhbs, Mrs. Deliah Dismnke, F. M. McLendon. .Third Sunday School District, W. L. Clarke. J. L. Bolton, J. D. Jones. Fourth Sunday School District, R. A. Bell. David Majors. H. M. Marshall. Filth Snnday School District, J. E. Moore. J. W. Tyler, John McDaniel. W. M. Sears then addressed the con vention on the importance of the Ban- day School, and the necessity of pa rents taking an active part. Address of Rev. E. J. Benton, on what to teach, how to teach, and when to teach. The report of tbe various Snriday schools only showed abont nine per cent of the children of tbe county in the Snnday School. The convention reassembled at 7:30 p. m. Elder J. H. Corley then addressed the convention on the objects and im portance of the Sabbath School. Rev. E. J. Renton addressed the convention on the snbject of instruct ing the children. On report of the committee on mem bership, 75 members were added to the Association. The thanks nf the convention tendered Miss Nannie Coley, who de lighted tbe convention with the beau tiful music rendered upon the organ To her efforts in assisting in the music ami singing, is dne much of the success of this most enjoyable occasion. The thanks of the convention were tendered to Mrs. Kate Bell for the eet toned organ kindly loaned by her for the occasion. Convention adjourned to meet at Weston on Saturday before the ttb Sunday in August, 1884. Benediction was then pronounced by Elder J. II. Corley. >n, President. in Now York are the largest perhaps of any mao in Macon, was as calm and placid a, a ao utng in May. His cor- respond.nl had kept him folly posted daring the.day, and aa he had been saved considerable money by a sudden and Ine'ky transfer from tbe Marine Bank to another bank, he felt He did not think nor conld be are any reason why tbe Sooth conld be at all affected by the panic. Captain Marsh Johnson, whoae in terests in New York are heavy was ol the same opinion. Macon was perfect ly sale, and tbe most disastrous opera- s of Wall street would Mr. I. C. Plant, of the First Nation al Bank, one of the shrewdest of oni financiers, said it was impossible for tbe Sonth to be hurt in the least. So far as Macon was concerned, there conld not l>e the slightest hnrt. In tbe first place the correspondents of the Macon banks were not affected nor concerned the failures; in the second place Macon people did not dabble in inch stocks as caused the tnmb[e, and in the third place people knew better, after theii experienceof 1878, how to handle pan ics. Lhe West, be said, might suffer some, bnt not the Sonth. flv# general topios here given, p»V readily collated. Yonra for a Republic whose raters shall be men of God. Francks E. Willard, Illinois, Caroline It Buell, Conn., Mary A. Woodbridge, Ohio, Esther Puoh, Ohio, L. M. N. Stkyent, Maine, Gaaeral Officers National W. C. T. U, ” B.—State papers please ropy A Financial Crisis, le news by telegraph from New is distressing and alarming. Stock gambling has carried the conn »the very verge ol a general panic and disaster, if it does not take the fatal plnnge. conversation with Major Speer, the President of the Bank.of Americus, be gave it as his opinion that tb« reported failures of banks and busi- msn in New York cannot affect any banks here, and they believe they cannot embarrass any banks in Geor gia. The troubles of Mr. Seney and the depression of railroad stocks at the North may injuriously affect some rail roads in the Sonth, bnt it is nc lieved that they will be disastrot general business interests in this Augusta Cbomicle. The news of the Wall street failnrei as received in Augusta with some tonishment and natural regret, bu< » local or kindred panic was produced here. The Chronicle conversed with ■eral Augusta brokers on the subject and found that the general public wa* out of stock speculation, and the fail ure of thet-e securities with the fall of Wall street manipulation was received here without working disastrous effect on the one haud or occasioning dire distress on the other. “Had this collapse* fallen two or three years ago, remarked a solid bro ker yesterday morning, a general panic something like that ol 1873.would have resulted; bnt the fact is that things have reached so near hard pan that there is no room for general stampede.” “I would not be surprised at any time,” continued he, “to hear of Jay Gould’e failure. He has been carry- fiqw he stands, <‘How about Vanderbilt?" “Vanderbilt owns bis securities and property ont and ont,” continnea onr friend. “He may be crippled in point of wealth by depreciation, i ut will not be embarassed financially. Besides, tbe cream of his fortune is fifty million gov ernment bonds, u^on which at any time he may rajse money.” Another financial authority did not lievv ih.a the Lund* were wrong or weak in themselves which were snffer- New York; it was ontside spec ulation of inside officials which had done the work. The fall of the Wards and Hatches and Seneys,” said a prominent Georgia merchant, is but the cleaning of weedi. frftW commercial garden. Their loss wiu be « blessing to tbe country.” “The whole thing wili redress and pnrify itself,” said awe 1 known econo mist, and these molten exposures and bankruptcies are opening the way foi grand Democratic victory The Press on tlie Panic. What Some of the Leading Papers Have to say ox tiie Situation. Panics never occnr in an area of low prices, and after a long coarse of liqui dation. They take place only at the culmination of great speculative activ ity when prices are high and valnea in flated.. They are absolutely impossi ble at any other time. All fcaraof any snch catastrophe at this time may there fore he dismissed.—X. O. Times- Democrat. If all the wild speculators who have been seeking to make large fortunes at railroad spred by sndden convulsions of the market should go up in a balloon, the effect would be eventually benefi cial to legitimate business, although it might canse some temporary inconven ience and disarrangements, bnt busi ness people have not been overtrading recently, and while we are complaining of dull times there is no danger of any commercial or financial panic.—X. Y, World. “Speculation did it,’ aaid Joseph Patterson, President of the Western Bank and Chairman of the Clearing Honss Association, speaking yesterday ■if the New York panic. Wherever there is speculation, there is uncertain ty. Here in Philadelphia we do not ‘ertify checks; we give clearing honse ertificates. which are only for bank business, and are always covered bj collateral. There is not one bank office in Philadelphia who is disturbed, so far as I know."—Philadelphia Times Yesterday’s panic in Wall Street was emphatically a panic among stock gam blers, and nothing else. It did not proceed from failures among merchants nor from a withdrawal of credits from mercantile circles. It began, eulmina ted and ended in stock speculations and went no further. To be sure, merchants will be inconvenienced by its results, bnt not long, and so soon as the wreck is cleared away business will resume its regular course.—New York Sun The disturbance of to-day will noi amount torn panic. Ontside of the spec ulators, it will prove a mere flurry which, like a storm, will pnrify the atmosphere. At any rate.legitimate bn< iness. honest enterprise and general in dnstry cannot suffer long or seriously from the collapsed reckless adventurers and wild cat speculators.—Chicago Journal. The news from Wall v lenotes another phase of the gambling mania. The mud honses of th^ specn- Dtors are falling and the quicker thev go the better itwill be for the business immunity. The failures of epecula- The recent bank failures, with tbe associated failures among New York brokers, do not in any proper sense re flect upon the integrity of the banks generally or of the banking ayi They only point ont the perils of such iepartnrea from sound business princi ples as custom has tolerated in many "f the banks of New York.—Philadel phia Times. “Tbe country and solid commerce are nntonebed. A great bank, a specu lator, and a half score of lesser firms went under. No failures have followed elsewhere. Here, aa in Chicago, Bos ton and Cincinnati, the heart of busi ness is safe, sound and unhnrt.”-PAi7- adeJphia Press. Nothing has happened to make any real property of less value to-day than it was yesterday, or will be to morrow. The action of Secretary Folger in pre- clnsively disgorging some of the money in the treasury that onght net there, is wise and timely. The houses which have gone down ^ ’ ’ 'by §fertttemrot0. STRAYED OB STOLEN. W TfSLfi 0t 9 SJ M thankfully re- eeived. If stolen I will pay a reward for ttearreetoC the thief and delivery of the T.*. .. U. I. FHEEUAH. S5oo.il raiffi-i ud at, Coen- They are made from the DELICATELY FLAVORED and HIGHEfr r. i— .ic mln G"LD LEAF GROWN ir. Viralr’- - • work of Incendiaries, and recognizing th* without adultkk KCJ. Unt utabi. caarfuKi‘11 iTu-lr ttiassni-s.i's the sum of FIVK HUNDKED DOLLARS for the arrest, with proof to dmTlet,any per son or persons of said unlawful offense. J. B. FELDER, Mayor. before the gale have been the shrinkage of tho immense volnme of stocks which have been held for purely speculative purposes. The fail ures, then, more largely interest those playing a similar game of spec nlation.—Boston Transcfivf. One noteworthy Csatare of this panic is that the prices of commodities are not appreciably affected. Cotton, corn wheat, coffee and engar show no sym pathy with tbe panic; the safe dividend paying securities are not seriously de preciated. Theee are trustworthy teste of the effect of the scare upon the real business of the conntry. They seem to 'how that (his io a rick bar's panic, lue to tho withdrawal of th* “lamb*” from the street, and the onlmination of the liquidation that had been going on for two year* or more. A vast deal of fictitious wealth haa been created and held in Wall street, and the time had come for the reckoning.—Baltimore American. way for a t fall.” Telegraph and Messenger, 13. The news of the panic in ^Y*!l street wqs received in the city yesterday, and read with considerable interest by bus iness men. In the brokers .offices were knots of men talking over it, and u hen ever a telegraph man appeared on the street he was subjected to a round of inquiries for the latest telegram, just as if Macon bad lost thousands of dol lars by the shrinkage of Western Union and others stock. Local bonds dropped 4 ljttlp in price, qnfl mopey loans held baek. The brokers scarcely knew how to quote any of onr bonds, and were in a white heat of excitement. Tbe newa spread like wildfire. Major W. H. Roes, whose operation 1 A Georgia man olimbed three flights of stairs to whip an editor, and came down on the lightning rod with his clothes half torn from his body. He always subscribes for the paper in ad vance now.—Tuskegee (Ala.) Xeics. Maybe ao. The Georgia man may have climbed three flights ot stairs for the purpose of tackling aa Alabama editor. Rot tha editors of Georgia are a bad pack of mustard and nobody ever climbs stairs to whip them, never. These editor* seldom get sick at the stomach without thtbwiag np pUtols and bowie knives, and whea them grows angry everybody hides ont except those brave and dtGOtkss who pay for their papers aad are thns bonyed above fear by the charm of approving A Man With Seven Living Wives Happy. Reader! No donbt this will look strange (a man with seven living wives to be happy) but it is redly so and vouched for, by the man in the moon, but those yet donbting its truthfulness I will refer to some stranger “impoi bilitiee” than those cited above. Everything (yon know) is possible and even the Juggler if be explains and yon the different ways and meam he adepts and nee* to deeeive. can con yon that he is doing ao “impos sibilities,” Jbnt only a slight of hand performance. Stranger yet it must be to the mindi of many that I am advertising and filing GOOD GOODS for LESS MONEY than our people here have had a chance to purchase, and tbe few words of explanation now following will aaffic* to show and prove, that what really looks impossible is nothing more nor less, than using fair and square means to accomplish it. 1st. Weare baying everything for Cash. 2nd. We buy regardlees of quantity if the prices suits. 3rd. We are always on the alert, when whole or part of stocks of other merchants, (for reason best knot themselves) are offered at a sacrifice— id we generally “take them in.” 4th. We have a man in New York who never sleeps, and who watches all anction and chance sales. He buys, and is not ’a looker on in Venice.’ >tb. The last and most powerful reason why we accomplish all this, is the fact that the Proprietor is “wide •wake,” that nothing conld be accom plished, unless these goods bought so cheaply are again disposed of quickly, and in order to do this he is not only anxious and willing, but is compelled to dispose of them, no matter how small the profit. In conclusion I will say if you want t* bay anything in the Dry Goods Clothing, Shoe or Hat line, come exam ine and price my goods before purchas ing elsewhere, I am satisfied that I cau that nothing is impos- RICHMOND Straight Cut No. CIGARETTES. pilGABETTE Soiojera -u.aro will:. 10. SUPERIOR TO A riiEits. OHTEST, M GROWN Is Virginia THOUT ADULTERATION , the SENUINBFRENCH Klc ... direct In.porutii 5^ d ®-^P ee i^l , J rf °J j ^ WAT *K J Qlthe t Eidunond Sta’ght Cut No. 1 on each Cigarette, without which n-nc a,, genuine. Base Imitations of this brain ssaasarjt 3^r b Tr d of Mt0 Efcinoni Straight Ont Cigarettes Bears the S'gnature ot ALLEN <t- OINTBR. Manufaet’rs, Richmond. Va. aibl*. S. M. COHEN, Bargain Store. Cot ■VOLTAIC I HEX ONLY. f0UJ?0*oRl2?w5^!?^5f: gSAS&slsS S ruisilMfm. 1 IiIum VOLTAIC UT CO, MtwUn. Mfefc. NO NEW THINC. STRONG’S SANATIVE PILLS. Proved by successful use for bait a century The Best Liver Medicine in the World. No Griping, Poisonous Drugs, butnurclv Vegrtable safeand rellabl<rPrei® even by Physicians. A speedy cure for Liver-Complaint, Regulating the UoweU , Cleansing front Mala- Sold by Druggists. For ets, etc., Addreas C. K. HULL & CO., 18 Cedar Street, N\ Y. City. I WITHOUT PA IN or DETEN- 1 TION FROM BUSINESS. CUH1S GUSKANTEED, All communications thickly confidential. For pamphlets and certificates address I GEO. A. BRADFORD. ~ ‘ tnd Pharmacist, eOMSUMPTIOH. ■311—. Da- f.V&ujuuiii‘lM tv»rf?;tTx'ew yiL EPILEPSY. FITS. FALLING FITS, CUT7EB. L. B. SCHUYLER. Dr. James W. Jones, THERMO ELECTRIC REMEDY rrct NEURALGIA. RHEUMATISM, TOOTHACHE, HEADACHE, CATARRH, AND AI.I, DISEASES OP AN INFLAM- ATOltr NATURE. Good for Man and Good for tttjsl. PRICE ONE DOLI.AII. 1 by E. J. Eldridge, Druggist, sn4 Genera) Agent Americas, Ga. All Ordera Promptly Filled. tm^Eull directions accompan,, each bottle. aprietf WJUISTREET BUSTED But I am otill on hund with 56 Piece China T--a Sot, i:„- 86 00, S9 00, $12 00. $14 00 nnd $25 00. Dinner nnd Ten combined for $25 0°, $-50 00 and $75 00. China WashrtJhd Set* for $4 50, $6 00 »»d_$9 00. Chinn Cups, Plates nnd r '" thou ' en < i ' These goods were ordered for FRED GRANT, but he collapsed and couldn't pay for them. That's why they are on the market. Elegant French Bronzed, Marble and Amber Clocks. k were imported for FERDINAND WALSH, but his i t good and I must sell them at sacrifice. These were oil for the hair and all toilet . superior to every other thing of the kind, just received at Store. i Hairs Drag Fqnoy toilet articles, colognes, soap, £., at Dr Eldrldg©’* Drug Store. Spices, teas—fresh, pure and gen- Dr. Eltlridfe'a Plug store. These credit isn't w tuow .bib intended for“wedding contributions, Md7re“ Mrtoinly i “dMd'iS" for that busineaf. ra ^ ne Sil '-er Spoons, Faks, Knives, Kpergnes, Jewel Cases, Lake Rasketa.Card Receivers. Napkin Ringa,Cologne Sets, Wine beta, Pie Knives, Cake Knives, and Fiah Knive's The whole lot was intended for JOSEPH D. FIsH, but hia collateral wouldn t reach around and I will sacrifice them like the rest. In this department seekers of wedding presents, will find all thev want, with our guarantee for 25 years. IN FURNITURE f It will make a wheelbarrow laugh to see how cheap it is sell ing now. The man that will grumble at the outrageously Ion prices will catch it in the next world. Full Marble Dresser Suita $55 00, Wood top $25 00, Bed steads high as your head for $4 50. Everything else in this line slaughtered to make a healthier tone in the money market. If you expect peaoe of mind in this world look well after your eating and sleeping, and if t don't sell you cleaner and cheaper dishes to eat out of, better beds to sleep on than any body, chaos i» ^ 100111 *8 neat without one of my Pillow Sham Holders, $1 50. Every husband knows what a privation pillow shams are; then why not rush io and get a holder to keep your wives, shams and temper unruffled- ll I were to take time and! space to tell you about my $12 00 Clocks ai $6 00, $2 00 Win dow Shades at $1 00, $6 00 Lamps at $4 50,Peerless Spring Bette 8? «£• * lee P “d sweet as infant slumber, $1 50 to f12 00, Brooms, stout^enough to polish sn Augean stable,soft anti pliant enough to brush the snow from Rona s crest, going at 25 and 60 eta., mammoth Rocking Chairs that offer solace for tbe weary father and surcease ot sorrow for the broken back mother, at the small consideration of $4 00, and $2 00; Cornice and Cor nice Poles finer than those in tbe Sultans Seraglio, only $1 25. $2 00 and $2 6Q, Three Refrigerators at cost, Picture Frames cheap, the handsomest we have had, both in Velvet and Wooo. I must-ah ut up for the present. If | were to t»ay more you all would get besides yourselves and rush in pell-mell and work me to death. r