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The Weekly Democrat.
RUSSELL A JONES, Proprietors.
E. Russell, - - - Editor.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1872.
Tk*YeeMsity for Economy in the City
Government—A Few Ideas, Gratis,
to the Straggling Tax-Payers of
lainbridge
The people of Bainbridge are taxed,
it seems, to the utmost. The State and
County Tax is enormous, and enough of
itself to keep our noses perpetually
against die grind-stone. We hare little
power to remove that burden at present,
bat we can materially reduce the present
onerous city taxation.
A move was made in this direction
by the City Council, at a called meeting
on Saturday night last, when the May
or’s salary was abolished, and that posi
tion hereafter it to be one of honor. The
Council further ordained that no allow
ance in future be mado to Aldermen for
assessing property for the purpose of
municipal taxation.
This action on the part of the City
Council is worthy of all praise; but it
should have extended further, and we
doubt not that it will at the next regu
lar meeting of that body. We cast no
blame upon the municipal government
for the high taxes, for every man of it
has performed his duty honestly—but
we need reform, and the people must
have it
We must have an economical admin
istration, because the Corporation
in debt, having to pay an annual inter
est of 83,500 on the 850,000 worth of
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad bonds held
by the city, 81,750 00 of which inter
est for the year 1871 was left unpaid;
and add to that tho large amount appro
priated by a defaulting Clerk and Treas
urer, and we have an immense debt,
outside of government expenses, now
due.
Hie tax-payers, then, have to pay,
now, 85,250 interest on Railroad bonds;
about 82,000 for defaulting clerk; and
about 83,000 for the expenses of the
city government—making in all the
snug sum of 810,250, which is no doubt
much less than the indebtedness. But
for the plan of retrenchment: Let the
separate offices of Clerk and Treasurer
be consolidated, and we save 8300 per
annum; dispense with a Deputy Mat'
shall, and we save 8000; give the Mar
shall 8500 and perquisites, and we save
8300; confine the street lamps to tho
Public Square, and wo save 8300;—
total saved, 81,500.
There will be no difficulty in getting
efficient officers at reduced salaries.—
Any property holde): can afford to be
Mayor for the honor, as a reduction of
taxation increases the value of that
property. Tho fact is, we must quit
putting on such expensive airs until we
aro able to do so.
Something must be done—our people
are pressed to death for money, and the
accumulation of taxes, if not alleviated,
will ultimately bear ; them down. Not
more than a fortnight since, a large
majority of the property-holders of the
town petitioned Council to defer the
payment of taxes a short time, but the
demands against the Corporation were
so pressing that it was impossible to
grant their request.
Wo shall give this subject more at
tention in our next issue, and hope to
hear from others on the subject.
uniformed militia of all the States. The
Fifth. Maryland Regiment of Baltimore,
two companies from Richmond, six
regiments from New York, and several
Pennsylvania companies are among the
military which will be present; bnt it is
expected that not only the Atlantic
coast, but the West, and even the Pa
cific slope will have military companies
on the ground at the grand review of
that occasion.
Our Choice for United States Senator-
The incoming Legislature of Georgia
will have to select a United States Sen
ator. Georgia has many sons capable
of honoring their glorious old mother,
even in so rotten a body of political filth
as the National Senate.
Among those eminently qualified for
the position we might mention Stephens.
Jenkins, Hardeman, Hartridge and
Screven, but if the selection was left to
us we would unhesitatingly decide in
favor of the South’s Chevalier Bayard
the able and accomplished Gen. John
B. Gordon. He would not only honor
Georgia, but America.
Give us Gordon; we ask the Legisla
ture the favor in the name of every old
soldier who belonged to the Army of
Northern Virginia, from Maryland to
Texas. We know that Butts and But-
ler, the Representatives from Decatur,
will vote for him.
A Few Words to the Democratic
Party of Decatur County-
In October you -were beaten out of
all reason by the Radical party, and
allowed the grossest frauds under your
very eyes, consequently Swearingen
and Nicholson claim to be elected; but
by vigorous prosecution of the case now
in contest Butts and Butler will be
seated in the next legislature. If so,
that much saved from the wreck.
On the 6th of November, Decatur
county goes overwhelmingly Radical
again. Greeley and Wright, the Dem
ocratic candidates, arp literally trampled
upon, killed out. With the October
defeat we thought our people would rise
in their might against the adverse cir
cumstances, and red eem themselves in
November. All chimera ! November
came, and with it came “Waterloo!”—
We were routed, scouted—horse and
foot
Next Tuesday is tho day for the
Nominating Committee to meet in Bain-
hridge for the purpose of nominating
candidates. We would,, also, suggest
that a mass meeting of - the county as
semble on that day, and take such action
in regard to the future, as the circum
stances of the ease require. We have
no advioe to give, but trust that all will
yet be well.
Inauguration of Gen. Grant.
It is said that the second inaugura
tion of General Grant will be made the
occasion 1 of a grand review in the City
of Washington of representatives of the
A Runaway Engine.
BREAKINO OP TIIE THROTTLE VALVE
OP AN ENGINE—A BIG RACE—COL
LISION WITH A TRAIN—EXCITING
RACE—CAPTURED.
One of the most singular accidents in
the annals of the railway, occurred in
this city yesterday morning—startling
the staid old town out of its propriety
and furnishing material for conversation
during the succeeding twenty-four
hours.
THE COLLISION.
Yesterday morning,between the hours
of seven and eight o’clock, as the engine
M. P. Stovall—belonging to the Geor
gia Railroad Company—was coming
down the railroad track, near the Au
gusta Factory, the engineer attempted
to slacken speed, and the throttle valve
broke. This accident caused the engi
neer to lose all control over the locomo
tive, and both himself and the fireman
jumped from the train, as to have re
mained on board would have been to
needlessly endanger their lives. The
engine kept the track, and came rapid
ly along the track and into the Georgia
Railroad yard. In the meantime, the
Ashley, a shifting engine belonging to
the South Carolina Railroad Company,
had left the yard of that company, and
was pushing several freight cars to the
Union Depot. When the engine and
cars reached Jackson street, the engi
neer and fireman saw the M. P. Stovall
coming rapidly towards them. As they
leaned out of the side of the cab the
Georgia Railroad engine struck the
freight cars in front of the Ashley. The
shock threw both the engineer and the
fireman to the gronnd. The freight
cars were badly crushed, and the M. P.
Stovall was thrown from the track with
great violence, together with the tender.
The tender fell very near the spot where
the engineer of the Ashley lay, and the
latter only escaped death by a few inch
es. Before -the engineer jumped, how
ever, he reversed his engine; the shock
broke the draw bar, the engine and ten
der were loosed from the cars and be
gan to move rapidly backwards down
Washington street and towards the Sa
vannah river.
. THE RACE.
The engine and tender were now free
—the engine reversed.the throttle valve
open, and the engineer and fireman lying
on the ground. The farther it went the
faster was the rate of speed. It went
down Washington street like Dexter or
the American Girl on the home-stretch.
The early risers were astonished and
alarmed, while a few sanguine Greeley
men, who had not lost all hope, imagin
ed that the Liberal Republicans had
carried Dade county and the Ashley
was carrying the returns to Washing
ton City. Near Reynolds street, a hand
car, belonging to the Carolina Road,
came around the corner.
In the car were several workmen, a
quantity of boards and carpenter’s ma
terial, and a long and very heavy stick
of timber placed length-way, and hang
ing over a little in front. When the
men saw the locomotive coming, they
smelt danger, and after attempting un
successfully to get the car off the track,
they made a most rapid and masterly
retreat. The tender struck the beam,
which ran under it, wedged itself firmly
to the car, and carried the latter on with
it. The Ashley and its new attachment
went through the railroad yard like the
comet Fortunately, the track was clear
and the switches all right, and it dash
ed over the bridge and aeroes the river
without let or hinderanoe. The runa
way machine did not stop until nearly
three miles from the bridge, when the
steam gave out and it came to a halt -
When the engine had passed the bridge
Colonel Meredith—manifesting his usu
al energy and vigilance—dispatched
hand car after^it, andthe fugitive locomo
tive was brought back to the city in
safety. No damage was done except to
the M. P. Stovall, which fell from the
track, and the freight cars which were
crashed by the collision. It was the
most novel runaway accident on record.
—Augusta Chronicle..
The Washington and Lee University
at Lexington, Va., has twelve schools
in Operation, and is increasing the
number as rapidly as its funds will ad
mit. It has received within the last
year near 8100,000 in bequests and do
nations—870,000 cash from the late R
H. Brylcy, of New Orleans, and 820,
000 Alexandria city bonds from W. W
Corcoran, Esq., of Washington city
making its cash capital more than 8300,-
000, and its aggregate capital, includin
real estate, buildings, libraries and .ap
paratus, more than .half a million ndof-
lars. The institution is free from debt.
Comparison with the Chicago Fire.
In Boston the area burned over is
variously stated at from seventy to two
hundred acres—the latter being prob
ably nearly correct.
In Chicago the area of the burnt dis
trict was about five and a half square
miles, but the larger portion of the ter
ritory was on the North Side, where
there were no business buildings.
In Boston the loss is variously esti
mated at 80 to 250 millions. Our own
special says it will not fall below 125
millions.
In Chicago the loss, as stated by
Mayor Medill in his recent address be
fore the Board of Trade, was 8100,
500,000.
In Boston none of the great public
institutions appear to have been trou
bled; the banks and newspaper offices,
the hotels and places of amusement
generally escaped.
In Chicago there was left hardly a
public building, no newspaper offices,
and, in fact, scarcely anything else than
private buildings.
In Boston the loss will fall in a very
large measure on citizens.
In Chicago it fell on people in all
parts of the country.
In Boston there are comparatively
few dwelling houses destroyed.
In Chicago there were over one hun
dred thousand homeless people.— Cin
cinnati Gazette.
Disastrous Fire in MiUedgeviRe, Ga.
Milledgeville, Nov. 22.
This morning about three o’clock the
large and elegant Milledgeville Hotel
was discovered to be on fire in the dry
;oods store of Herman, recently of your
city, occupying one of the rooms on the
first floor of the great building. The
wind was blowing a perfect gale, and
the flames soon got control of the entire
building. Mr. Trice, the lessee of the
hotel, lost nearly all his individual ef
fects; and very little of the hotel furn
iture was saved. The fire extended to
Newell’s Hall, and that large building
is also in ruins. By great exertions on
the part of our firemen and the citizens
the farther spread of the fire was pre
vented. The following business houses
are sufferers: In the hotel building,
Herman, dry goods; Mrs. Holdridgc,
millinery; J. R. Daniel, groceries; H.
Adler, dry goods; G. W. Haas, groce
ries. In Newell’s Hall, Messrs. Wind
sor & Lamar, dry goods; and Messrs.
Thomas & Sanford, also dry goods. We
hear that the Milledgeville hotel build
ing was insured to the amount of about
810,000—worth, by cost, about 890,-
000, and Newell & Hall only to the
amount of 83,000. Messrs. Windsor &
Thomas saved most of their goods..The
other parties lost largely with but little
insurance, and their losses are heavy.
But the most melancholy story of all
remains to be told. A young gentleman
of this city, Mr. James F. Covey, hero
ically endeavoring to stay the progress
of the flames in the hotel building, was
caught in the flames and perished. We
saw, an hour ago, his charred remains
which had just been recovered. The
story is current that one of the strangers
who arrived last evening on the Au
gusta train perished also, but it is con
tradicted. And an excellent lady of
our city, Mrs. Daggett, subject to heart
disease, was found dead at her residence
this morning—having evidently perish
ed there on beholding the sublime but
terrible scene. She was a large owner
of stock in the hotel. During the fire,
four churches were successively on fire
—the Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian
and Episcopalian; but by prompt and
heroic exertions, they were saved.—
Correspondent of the Macon Telegraph.
The Board of National Underwriters
discussed the proposition that the pres
ent tariff be increased thirty per cent
On property in cities of fifty thousand
inhabitants, and fifty per cent, on
Mansard roofs, except those made
fire-proof articles.
Saved from the Missouri.
Havanah Nov. 22.—The steamship
Moro Castle, which arrived to-day from
New York via Naussa, brings news of
the safety of another boat of the ill-fa
ted Missouri, and that John Freaney.
1st Assistant Engineer, David A. North,
3d Assistant Engineer, Charles Sinclair,
oiler, and Charles Conway, fireman, who
survived almost incredible sufferings
were at Nassau, aud will leave for New
York on the return trip of the Moro
Castle.
HARTWELL l\ SWEARENGEN,
• - SOOTH BROAD STREET,.
Bainbridge, - - - - Georgia
DEALER IN
MEDICINES!
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES
Trusses, Supporters and Shoulder
Braces, Glass, Putty, Oils,
Paints, Varnishes, Dye
Stuffs,
GRASS AND GARDEN SEEDS
Pure Wine and Liquors for Medi
cal Purposes^ Carbon Oil,.
Lamps and Chimneys.
Medicines Warranted Genuine and
of the Best Quality,
Oysters, Fish,
GAME.
R. B. KERR, on SOUTH BROAD ST.
has constantly on hand Savannah and Apa
lachicola
Oysters and Fish; also
Meats, Game, etc.
Meals at All Iljmrs.
Fresh
MERCILESS
WAItFARE
—AJAINST
High Prices !
IS BEING - WAGED BY
I. M. itosenfeld,
AT HIS
POST OFFICE
STORES !
#50 , OOO Stock
—<j)F—
Mew York Items.
The jury awarded Mrs. Avery D.
Putnam five thousand dollars for the
loss of her husband, who was killed by
Foster with a ear hook, on a Seventh
Avenue car, on the 22<L
DRY-GOODS
Grr.ftperies,
CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES,
HARDWARE, HATS,
GAPS, ETC.
I would say to the people of Decatur and
surrounding counties, that I have in store
and am daily receiving a large supply of all
goods of any and every style and variety
needed by city or country people. My stock
of Ladies’ Dress Goods cannot be surpassed
in the city, as regards quality and prices. I
would also call special attention to my stock of
Embroideries and Trimmings.
S®**Bagging and Ties at Savannah prices.
I. M; R0SENFELD.
Agents wanted forCobbin’s
CHILD’S COMMENTATOR
On the Bible, for the home circle. l,2()ff
pages, 250 engraving*, the best enterprise of
the year for agents; every family will have
it; nothing Eke it now published; for circu
lars address H. S. Goods peed & Co., 07 Park
Row, New York.
™?>me mJ^hooks, should ^ write at, once ;W. C. Sheffield,) GRAND MA#
MEETING
for some new kooks, “•'"“"I'—: — .
for circulars of the best selling books pub
lished. Extroordinarg induements ottered.
Superb premiums given away. Particulars
free. Address Queen City PubUshtng t o„
Cincinnati, Ohio-
Send for n cw descriptive catalogue of
cheap Picinres, published by CURRIER &
IVES. 123 & 125 Nassau st., New York.
CEDAR SPRINGS, GA.,
1823.
1873.
JUBILEE
OF THE
NEW YORK OBSERVER!
The best religious and family newspaper.
$3 a year with the Jubilee Year Book.
Sidney E. Morse & Co.,
37 Park Row, N. Y.
jggy Send for a sample copy!
ARE YOU GOING TO PllNT?
AVERILL CHEMICAL PAINT
has proven itself to be the
Handsomest and Most Dnruble Exteri
or Paint Known.
Sample card of beautiful colors and recom
mendations from owners of the finest resi
dences in the country furnished free by all
dealers and by
Averill Chemical Paint Co.,
32 Burling Ship, N. Y.; or Cleveland, Ohio.
RARE CHANCE FOR INVEST
MENT.
1,632 acres of good South-West Ga. Land,
three-fourths cleared, laying well and well
improved; good water and plenty; a splendid
stock and cotton farm, and containing three
settlements; laying on the road from Cuth-
bert to Eumbkin, Ga., 7 miles south of
Lumpkin, Stewart co., Ga., and 1-5 north of
Cuthbert, Ga., for sale and will be sold at a
bargain, and on easy terms—one third cash
and the balance in one or two years. Health
excellent, and convenient to school and to
church; also, 975 acres of well improved
Land in Russell county, Ala. For further
particulars, address A. F. Moreland, Atlanta,
Georgia.
Takes pleasure in calling the attention of his
friends and the public to the
LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE
STOCK OF
Fall and W inter
GOODS
Ever brought to this market, consisting in
part of STAPLE and FANCY
DRY-GOODS
Of every description, including a beautiful
Line of
Ladies’ Dress Goods, Shawls,
Gents’ Heavy Woolens and
Cassimeres, Notions; Mens,
Boys and Youths’
—OF —
THE PEOPLE OF DECATUR
AND ADJOINING COUNTIES
IS BKnra HKLD BAHT AT
The ilammoth
Tlint Riv er
STORES!
—or—
STEINENGER & ENGEL,
Broad Street,
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA.
OPIUM EATERS
If you wish to be cured of the habit, address T»
CLARKE* H. I>., Hi* Vernon, Ohio*
$5 to $20 P er day ! Agents wanted.
All sex, young or old, m ike more money at
work for us in their spare moments, or all the
time, than at anything els:; particuhn s fvee;
address G. Stinson & Co., Portland, Moine.
CLOTHING!
Why will You Work for $1 a
Day.
When you can make
FROM $5 TO $10 A DAY
at your homes, without interfering with your
other employment. Boys and girls earn
nearly ns much ns men; for particulars send
stamp to T. 11. Spencer & Co., Dalton, Ga.
IMITATION ROSEWOOD BURIAL
CASES with
Glass Faces.
MUCH CHEAPER
Than Pine Coffins made to Order
Just received and now for sale at the Fur
niture store of
E. J. HENDERSON
c27 4m]
L. J. Guilmartin. John Flannery,
L. J. GUILMARTIN & CO.,
Cotton Factors
AND
Gen’l Commission Merchants,
BAY STREET,
Savannah, Ga.
Agents for Bradley’s Phosphate, Jewell s
Mills Yarns and Domestics, Tobacco, &c.
Bagging and Iron Tfes always on hand.
Consignments solicited. Usual facilities ex
tended to customers. [aug22 4m
ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD.
„ **'
Liagr
Change of Schedule.
General Superintendent's Office, ]
Atlantic and Gulf Bailroad, V
Savannah, Oct. 15, 1872. J
On and after Wednesday, October 16th,
Passenger trains on this road will run as
follows :
EXPRESS PASSENGER.
Leave Savannah daily at * - - 4:30 p m
Arrive at Live Oak ... 2:55 a m
Arrive at Bainbridge - 7:30 a m
Arrive at Albany - 9:05 a m
Leave Albany - 5:35 p m
Leave Bainbridge - 6:45 p m
Leave Live Oak - ... 11:30 p m
Arrive at Savannah ... 10:00 a m
Make connection at Live Oak with trains
on J., P, & M. Railroad for and from Jack
sonville, Tallahassee, etc.
No change of cars at Live Oak; no change
of cars between Savannah and Albany.
Close connection at Albany with trains on
Socthwestem Bailroad.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
Leave Savannah, except Sat’days, 11:00 p m
Arrive at Thomasville, except Sun., 3:50 p m
Arrive at Albany, except Sunday, 8:10 p m
Arrive at Live Oak, except,Sun., 12:55 p m
Leave Live Oak, except Sunday, 2:00 p m
Leave Albany, except Sunday, 6:35 a m
Leave Thomasville, except Sunday, 11:10 a m
Arrive at Savannah, except Mon,, 4:30 a m
Slake close connection at Live Oak with
trains to and from Jacksonville and Talla
hassee; connect at Jesup with trains on the
Maoon and Brunswick Railroad.
H. S, HAINES, Gen’l Sopt.
E. J. Morgan. W. J. Harrell
MORGAN & HARRELL,
PRACTICING PHYSICIANS,
Bain be dge, Ga.
Office in their drug store, north side of
court house square, on Water street.
jBSp- A full line of HATS and CAPS,
including a nice line of
LADIES AND MISSES’ TRIMMED
HATS.
OVER TITTY
Thousand
Dollars Worth
OF
DRY GOODS,
Groceries,
FANCY GOODS,
NOTIONS, 4C.
ftaT stock of BOOTS and SHOES that
can’t be beat in Georgia, to wnich 1 call par
ticular attention.
HARD W ARE,
HOLLOW-WARE, CUTLERY,
GUNS, WOOD & WILLOW
WARE, NAILS,
Family groceries, medicines, saddles and
harness, bacon, flour, salt, bagging, iron ties
and twine, wash pots and kettles, cane mills
and sugar boilers, splendid line of new bug
gies and harness from first hands.
In fact everything and much move than is
usually kept in a first class Southern country
store, all of which will be eekl as low as the
lowest. So give me a eaU and poet yourselves
on prices, and if yon don’t buy from me,
make some one else sell to yon cheap.
Highest prices- paid tar cotton and ether
country produce Liberal advances made
«a cotton for shipment. [octl ly
W. C. SHEFFIELD.
THE LOWER FLINT RIVER STORE
Is devoted Exclusively to tho
Dry-Goods Trade, and
may be appropriately
termed a
GRAND
DRY - GOODS
B A Z AAR
and
EMPORIUM OF FASHION 1
Ptaf“ Where aD manner of folks 1° T ®
to asesmble and make their purchase*.
THE UPPER FUNT RIVER STORE
(s an Immense
provision
depot
And a Repository for the mote
dry-goods and plantation suppEe®- 0&
stock for the Fall and Winter Trade tf
complete in all department® and
prepared to meet the demands of ereip
body. Eight first-clas® salesmen ***
employed to attend our cortomcra-
All we ask is a trial—so com®
inspect our stock before going
where.