The Bainbridge weekly democrat. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1872-18??, May 28, 1874, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TexthE weekly democrat j„ )>, nUSHBU Every Thubsday E RUSSELL, Proprietor. vF|:TI SINT. rates and rules. iiTer tj-emcnts inserted at $2 per square jr“t insertion gl one. ire is eight solid lines of this type. give a splendid place for ti e encamp ment. "i" 1 ade with contract advertisers. • <r il terms ma *1 notices of eight lines are $15 per __ ,-, r <50 per annum. Local notices “J, tli im tlirec months are subject to jtfient rates. (.ntract advertisers who desire their ad- nie „t.< changed, must give us two notice. banging advertisements, unless otherwise •i'lutrUa contract, will be charged 20 tier square. , ' rr j : ,... .in i obituary notices, tributes of i anil other kindred notices, charged it advertisements. •-rti^enicnts must take tiie run of the n,. do not contract to keep them in articular place. nnoiint'i nicnl.s for candidates are $10, if r one insertion. a n . ,lue upon the appearance of the ■in nt. mid the money will be collect- t . e ded by the Proprietors. p ,|,all adhere strictly to the above rules, art from them under no circum- -‘ijenator Schurz announces his pur pose to stump Missouri, as an amphibi- What tiie governor THINKS OP it. I ous . politician, for a renewal of his Sena- A Herald reporter called on Gover- tor ' a l life- We hope the Democrats of nor Smith yesterday, to get his views t A afc State will permit him to stay at upon the matter. P !l1 home, on these conditions. We under- The Governor expressed himself as | that Mr. Schurz differs with us in mittee of, ten, of which Mr. Cook chairman, and the uext meeting will be held aS soon as the committee shall be prepared to report. TERMS OF SUI5S R1PTI0N. mium. in lulvunep, ix months. in a Ivuncc, e months, in advance, j.y. in advance, $2.00 1.00 50 10 •V.il Norwoods Speech, ice our comments in yesterday’s rmt Norwood's speech, we have that document, and must confess hom-4 surprise at its ability . its cope, and the complete mastery of ibj.'Ct exhibited by this most re production. In satire it is 11\, I>.*;ui Swift. In learning it is it up to the standard of the first irs of the land. In our class dic- it pomes up to the Spectator pa- \Ve confess to our utter surprise ading the speech When we saw telegraphic synopsis and comments wspaper correspondents, we took it ranted that it was like most of the made up jobs at Washington — in but a master mind, a towering '■t. could make such a speech, as Sharp as the the professional •drivers of Washington are, there t hide of them that can approach ii plemlid piece of satire, and aigo- and A'nuitm* wit as this. Its h precludes the possibility of rc- iicing it in our columns. It took utter part of ftr.i days for its dc- but we advise all wtio take tin >( in such things to procure this i and read it. When they do boy will put it. away and read it a time in after years, had always heretofore regarded Norwood as a rather dull, plodding, working, reliable lawyer, with •'1 general education, and with no i tuv nor large scope of comprehen- •t matters outside his profession speech lets in a new light upon served and modest Senator and at lawyer, in fact reveals a second actor within him hitherto unknown unsuspected. This speech could have been manufactured by the nt writers of Washington. It is a a genuine production of .Mr. wood himself, or else of some con- mate genius who has heretofore his light hid under a bushel. 1! the ear-marks of the article show pnuiiieness, and establish at once reputation of Mr. Norwood as a br and a master of rhetoric and a ugh student of human nature, re has been nothing to- compare it since the war from the mouth P en of any Southern statesman, treed 1ms waited long to make a r,ll .u. but he has at last covered ‘elt with glory. In point of wit tvels Proctor Knott. In logic he ll * Mr. Heck, and in learning he httle short of Charles Summer.— a Morniiu/ Star. very much in favor of the proposed scheme, and said he had been thinking it over, and talking it up some time.— He had prepared letters to send to the officers of the several companies throughout Georgia and ask their at tendance and co-operation to make the meeting a thorough and complete suc cess. He will request their early an swer. He thinks that troops should re* main in encampment at leasf two weeks. The Governor is much in earnest in the matter, and probably every company in Goorgia will be here. CAPT. ANDERSON, OF THE SAVANNAH CADETS. A Herald reporter then called upon Captain Anderson, of the Savannah Cadets, and found him enthusiastic upon the subject. He says he has dis cussed the matter with the Savannah companies, and they will all come. In passing through Macon the other day, he found from a casual conversation with come of the officers there that the Macon companies would “take a hand.” July will be a month during which a retreat from the sand-flies of Macon, Augusta and Savannah to the cool ; shades of our suburbs will be pleasant to the last degree. Besides, just at that season business will be dull, and almost any one can “get 'iff” from the counting room or lawyer’s office. In the name of our home soldiers, and the Gover nor, wc express the hope that every volunteer in Georgia will be here. nothing—why then, does he hesitate to take our name? especially as there is n, prudential reason in Missouri why he should not. If the Democrats of Missou ri and Mr. Schurz agree, we should be glad to see him elected; but not if he hesitates to treat them as they treat him. We would not travel with a man, no mattter how agreeable he may be. who should disclaim our acquaintance at the depots. We want a Democrat from Missouri—if Mr. Schurz is that, let him come. If he is not that, let him appeal to his friends, and come if he can.” Commotion in the Congo Capital. No sooner lias order boon restored in Arkansas by the intervention of the Federal authorities, than the telegraph brings us news that Columbia, the Con go capitol of another of the reconstruct ed States, has been converted into a military camp, where, if not martial law, at least the black militia is in the as cendant. In Carolina the case is a lit tle different from that of Arkansas, al- hefugh having its origin in pretty much the same cause—Radical rascality. It seems that larceny was the immediate cause or amculty iu both instances. While Brcoks attempted to steal the State-government of Arkansas, Moses has been indicted for larceny on not quite so grand a scale. The novelty of the thing is not in the offense, but in the attempt to punish the “chief crim inal” for simply practicing the cardinal principles of his party. From a Colum bia special in the Charleston Courier wc learn that the indictment against Franklin .1. Moses, Jr., is for breach of trust and grand larceny, with fraudulent intent,. The indictment charges Moses with having counseled and advised Hum bert, the defaulting Treasurer, to use six thousand dollars of the .State taxes to pay his (Gov. Moses') private debts. Our • dispatch states that sheriff Greene has had the audacity to attempt to arrest the Moses of the Congos on a bench warrent for stealing the public money, where-upon Moses flies to the bullrushes, or what is the same thing, to the protection of the bayonets of his black militia. No wonder the Congo capital is in an uproar—no wonder the streets are filled with excited citizens, and that bayonets glean, in the sunlight. Things are indeed coming to a pretty pass when a scalawag Radical Governor of reconstructed South Carolina cannot steal, or counsel and advise the stealing ol the money from the treasury without being arrested and threatened with the penitentiary I Since writing the above our second dispatch announces that Moses has sur rendered to the civil authorities and given bail. This action on his part is no doubt the result of telegraphic ad vices from Washington. Graht is evi dently becoming tired of protecting usurpers and thieves.—Sar. A eics. Don’t Give Up the Ship.” ^IblTARf ENCAMPMENT- Soldier Boys to Assemble at the Capital This Summer• ke following from the Atlanta Her- - 1 yesterday will be read with geue- nterest : " To those Southern Democrats of the ' r > 'me time there has been upon guerrilla inclining^ who can discover assion in military circles through- nothing in the political outlook but new t ‘ le State, a plan to assemble all the departures, new parties and a third tl! 7 companies at Atlanta during term, with a prospective imperial dy summer in nasty, we commend the following from We common encampment, that steadfast Democratic paper the * they could organize more effi- J/anchester (New Hampshire) Union. “J u State militia, form regiments Surely, if the proscribed copper-heads of “Piles, elect a General or so. have New 'England can afford to remain firm * parade, drill contests, give inilita- in their devotion to Democratic prinei- ills - flirt and make love, a la mill- pies and the Democratic organization and awaken, or rather keep alive 1 we of the South can afford to ^inmate chivalric spirit of the State. I their example. While our Northern “g has been suggested as the friends preserve their consistency, and . ' n which the companies would j still contend for the party and princi- 1 pleasantest and most convenient i pies of the Constitution, we of the South '‘-tend. Ponce de Leon Springs, . hud Springs, or any one of the suburbs of Atlanta would should not prove recreant. Alluding to Senator Schurz’s recent manifesto, the Union savs: Beast Butler Becoming Voracious- Since Beast Butler’s last bottling by Grant—that “eto—there is considera ble speculation in political circles as to what the Beast intends to do with him self. A Washington special to the New York Post throws some light on the interesting subject. So far as can be ascertained, says the dispatch, it is not his purpose to abandon his fight for the Governorship of Massachusetts next autumn, as has been alleged in some newspapers. He believes that he has the inside track, and that he can command enough votes in the Republi can State Convention to give him the nomination. To a Democratic corres pondent who inquired of him whether it was true that he had decided not to push for the Governorship, he replied : “Oh yes ; and it is also true that I am going to the Fiji Islands for my health, and while there I intend to eat two missionary babies.” This must be startling news to the white cravated Radicals of Massachu setts. who so narrowly escaped being devoured by the Esssx ogre last year.— W hen he shall have returned from the Fijis with restored health and appetite whetted by dining on missionary babies, he will be just in a condition to make one gulp of the entire respectable wing of the Radical party in his State. W r e have always thought that Butler was reserved for some good purpose:—Sav. A’I’lTo’. Heavy Damages—The New (York Times reports the following case : The case of Thomas Hamilton against the Third Avenue Railroad Company was tried for the second time in the Superi br Court, recently, before Ju tge Speir and a juta. resulting in a verdict for the plaintifflor $1,500. The plaintiff got in a car 4t 91st street to ride to 31st street, amUpaid the full fare of seven cod tel: 65th street he was compell ed to change cars, and on asking the conductor for a transfer ticket was told it was not necessary. When he got on the other car his fare was demanded of him again, and he. refusing to pay, was put off the car. For this tort he sought to recover damages. On the first trial plaintiff got a verdict for §500, but the company appealing, a new trial was granted by the Court of Appeals for error. The present verdict, therefore, is three times the amount of the former. Multiplying Officers. The Louisville Courier-Journal has collected some interesting facts as to the extravagance of the administration of Gen. Grant, as shown iu the enor mous increase of offices since he came in power. In 1859, under the much abused Buchanan, the number of employes of the Federal Government was 44.527. In 1861, the first year of txic war, there were 46,049, and at the eiose of the war, in 1865. there were 52,167. In 1867, two years after the close of the war, there were 66,112. Gen. Grant was first inaugurated March 4, 1S69, and in 1S71, or six years after the close of the war, the number of employes in the different branches of the government amounted to 57.605. In IS73 this horde of office-holders, leaches on the body politic, sucking out the very life blood of the nation, had increased to 6,660. Thus we see that since the close of the war, during a term ot eight years of profound peace, this vast army was incteased over 33,- 000. This has been done by a party which, in its national platform, stood pledged to file people tor retrenchment and reform. Evidently there are some kinds of inflation to which Grant is not opposed. If as his friends and admi rers allege he contemplate? the estab lishment of an Imperial dynasty, his next step will be to inflate the army. The Cotton Tax. The Baltimore Sun’s Washington agent under date of Thursday, telegraphs as follows : Forty-nine representatives represent ing the States of North and South Caro lina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis sippi, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas met in the room of the com mittee on agriculture to-day for the purpose of considering the question of refunding of the coiton tax. Mr. Lamar, of Mississippi, presided. Three bills are now pending, one offered by Mr Cook, of Georgia, one by Mr. White of Alabama, and one by Mr. Mc Kee. of Mississippi. The bill of Mr. White was preferred by Mr. Stephens before he left the city, and the impression is that that will be agreed upon. It provides for the ap pointing of commissioners to determine whether the tax has been paid and makes the receipts of the eomuiis-ioner of internal revenue prima facie evi- dedee of payment. It is then proposed that the government shall issue bonds in each individual case. The whole subject was referred to a special com- Adventure with a Mule.—Two young gentlemen of this city met with quite an adventure on Sunday. They had occasion to go over into Brunswick county, and were riding in a buggy about two and a half miles beyond Brunswick Ferry, when they were sud denly attacked by a vicious mule which was. at large. The animal was per fectly furious in his demonstration, and succeeded in demolishing the vehicle in which they were riding, from which the young men narrowly escaped with their lives The animal attached to the buggy was also badly damaged by the irate mule, and the brute was only driven off finally, when one of the young men had succeeded in borrowing a gun from a family resfHing in the vicinity and put several shot in him.— The young men then patched up their buggy as best as they could and walked home.— Wilmington Journal. it contributions, to over-draw my salary or to appropriate in any way money which 1 may not legally and legitimate ly use. He who would appropriate pub lic funds to his own private use, is, it my opinion, utterly unworthy the confi dence of our noble government, or of the people.” After this the Postmaster General should keep a sharp lookout for Samivel. If the South Carolinians fail in their appeal to the General Government for relief it will hardly be lack of flexibility in the appeal. Recently they asked relief because South Carolina is in law the equal of the other States, and (thi, petition not meeting with great-success) now comes Mr. Ellison S. Keitt, who asks relief because “South Carolina not a sovereign State in either theory or fact.” The case recalls the Indian’s application for whisky at the commissa riat. “Me want drink whisky. Me good Indian.” Replied the commissary: •Then you don’t want whisky. Good Indians don’t drink whisky.” Prompt ly responded Lo, “Me damn rascal.”— World. Senator Norwood’s Speech on the Civil Rights Bill.—From every direction the verdict on Senator Nor wood’s speech is unanimous in its favor. That the Georgia Senator riddled the infamous civil *>rVts_ kai—c ‘ ; .a. jr'fore and V,j. is the general im pression all over ' the country. This civil rights bill was the great and crowning work of Sumner's life, and by riddling that Senator Norwood has rid died Sumner’s fame. This must be gall and wormwood to the Georgia born editors of the Savannah Republican, who were so proud of the eulogies upon Sumner’s character in Congress. To an alien, or a man up a tree, it seems as clear as mud that if Norwood’s speech was right and in good taste, Lamar’s eulogy was wrong and in bad taste.—Milledgeville Recorder. Comes to Grief in New Orleans- The State “civil rights” law in Louis iana came to grief in New Orleans last week. A negro policeman sued the proprietor of a theatre for refusing him admittance to a performance, under the provision of the law that such places of amusement should make no distictions of race or color, or previous condition, in the admission and seating of their customers. But the ticket that the plaintiff bought carried on its face a special contract that the proprietor might exclude the holder, or assign him to a special part of the house, “at his dis cretion j” and the court ruled that the plaintiff must .prove that there was a breach of this contract, or that the dis cretion named in the ticket was based on one of the distinction forbidden by the statute. A Well-Placed Family.—There is a rumor that the Crown Prince of Holland will marry the Princes Thyra, a sister of the Princess of Wales. This will, in the course of nature, make the Princess Queen of Holland. The King of Denmark, her father, is one of the poorest monarchs in Europe, and has perhaps the smallest kingdom. He has done remarkably well with his large family. One daughter will probably be Empress of Russia, the other Queen of England. One son is King of Greece, another will be King of Denmark, and now another crown comes into his family. To have children reigning over England, Russia, Greece. Den mark and Holland is a great achieve ment in the way of honors and powers. —X. U. Herald. Fair Warning- Sam Bard, who always goes by con traries, having recently got the office of postmaster of Atlanta publishes a card in the Herald in which he says: “I can not be induced by any appeal^ from creditors, or from those who daily solic- Citv Marshal Sales. STATE IF (J ED UGH A—icy of Bainbridge Will be sold bofore the court-honse door in the city of Bainbridge on the First Tues day in June next, between the usual sale hours, the following property to wit: One house and lot iu said city bounded north by property of R. H. Whiteley, and east by property of T. B. Hunnewell, south by Green street and west by Donalson street —levied on as the property of Gurley and Russell, to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by J. D. Wooten, Clerk of Council, vs said Gurley & Russell. Also, two houses and lots in said city bounded north py J/rs. S. F. Bruton, east by Donalson street, south by Mrs. 8. F. Bruton and west by Mrs. S. F. Bruton—levied on as the property of Fleming & Rutherford to satisfy a city tax fi fa issued by J. D. Woot- ten. clerk of Council, vs said Fleming & Rutherford. Also, two store houses and lots in said city* bounded north by Water street, east by West street, south by Patterson & McNair’s store, and west by property of L. Belcher— levied on as the property of Mrs. C. Lewis to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by J. D. Wooten, clerk ofCouncil, vs said Mrs. Lewis. Also, one bouse and lotm said city bound ed north by property not known, east by Crawford street, south by property of F. G. tee, to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by J. D. V iaten, Clerk of ouncil, vs said Brennan, Trustee. Also, one house and lot in said city bounded north by B. F. Bruton, east by Florida street, south by Water street and west by Mrs. M. J. Cardy—levied on as the property of Dr, W. N. Bruce to satisfy a tax fi fa issued Jby J. D. Wooten, Clerk of Council, vs said W. N. Bruce. Also, one house and lot in said city, bound ed north by property of estate ot E. D. Waters, east by West street, south by Quincy Road and ’.vest by Florida street—levied on as the property ofGeo. Spiller, Trustee, and R. H. Butler to satisfy a taxfi fa in favor of J. L>. Wooten, Clerk of Council, vs said Spil- leraud Butler. Also, one bouse and lot in said city, boun ded north by A. T. Bowne, east by W. C. Sobers, South by Z. T. Crawford and west by street—levied on as the property of H. J. Swearengen, agent, to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by J. D. Wooten, clerk of Council, vs said H. J. Swearengen, agent. Also, one house and 1 >t in said city, boun ded north by J. A. Roberts & lo., east by West street, South by Sliotwel street, and west by Crawford street—levied on as the property of W r . O. Fleming to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by J. D. Wooten, clerk of Council, vs said W. O. Fleming. Also, one house and lot in said city boun ded north by II. J. Swearengen. agent, east' by W, C. Subers, south by colored school house lot, and west by street—levied on as the property of Z. T. Crawford to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by J. D. Wooten, clerk of ouncil, vs said Crawford, Also, one house and lot in said city, boun ded north by property of G. A. Wight, east by Florida street, south by Evans strect p and west by property of Y. Crawford—levied on as the property of Mary J. McGill, to satisfy a tax fi fa issude by J. D. Wooten, clerk of ouncil, vs said Mrs. Mary J. McGill. E. H. SMART. May 5, 1874. ity Marshal. PREMIUM LIST ON I^ield. Crops OFFERED BY THE • f . ,’t . : S0UTH-6E0RGIA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL ASSO CIATION, At. the Fair of 1874. Entry Fees Abolished! CLASS I. \ . . For the largest crop of cotton prqiuoed up on one acre of upland, with a statement of the mode of cultiva tion, the amount and kind of ma nures used, the periodW'ftplant ing, the number of times plough ed and hoed, the kind of seed - used, and giving cost of produc tion, For the second largest, ditto* For the thiid largest, ditto,. For the largest crop of cotton grown on 5 acres ofland in one body, same re quirements as above, For the second largest, ditto, For the largest crop of field peas raised on one acre, For the largest and best crop of native grass hay raisen on one acre, For the largest and best crop 'of grass hay, other than native, raised on.l- acre, one bale for sample, with man ner of making and saving, For the largest crop of corn grown on 1 aere of upland, period of planting, mode of cultivation, kind of corn, . times hoed and ploughed, amount and kind of manure applied; giving cost of production, For the second largest ditto, - For the third largest ditto, For largest crop of corn grown on five acres of upland, in one body, same requirements as above, For the second largest ditto, For third largest ditto, For largest erop of wheat grown on one f acre, (not less than 25 bu) same re quirements, -io' For largest crop cf rice on one acre, 10 - For largest crop of oat s raised on 5 acre, • 25 , $20 15 10 25 15' 5 10 10 25 15 ID 25 15 10 •til 10 W. W. McGRIFF,, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Bainbridge, Ga. Can be found, for the present, with C. G. Campbell. Office No. 1, Sanborn’s Range ; up stairs. Feb’y 20. 1874-ly. B. T. BABBIT’S Pure Concentrated Potash OR LXE. Of Double the Strength of any Other SAPONIFYING SUBSTANCE. I have recently perfected a new method of packing my potash, or Lye, and am now packing it only in Balls, the coating ot which will saponify, and does not injure the soap. It is packed in boxes containing 24 and 28 lb. Balls, and in no other way. Di rections in English and German, for making hard and soft soap with this Potash, accom- p " Jto ' e “ 1,p “ k * s B. T .BABB IT , 5 t ] 94 to 84 Washington St. N Y ft. For largest crop of rye “ on t> acres, For largest crop of sweet potatoes rais ed on one acre, the Grop to be arriv ed at by digging and measuring an nverage eighth of an aere, For the largest crop of ground peas o» pinders raised per acre, the prop to « • be ascertained by digging and meas- »• uring an average eighth of an acre,- •; For the best acre of cane, A Forfne largest net revenue realizedY^ , a one horse farm, to be decided Dy — c the Board of Directors by the 15th Dec. full statement to be rendered as to what has been used and what ‘ - sold. _ 50 Competitors for the above premiums are required to have the land pleasured and thq articles to be' weighed or measured in the presence of three disinterested and reliable witnesses and certificaies produced from them with a sample of the crop. The requirements above must be furnished in writing to the Secretary at t,he time making the entry. All parties e hibiting are requested to en ter by the loth of September. feb25-lm ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD • at r Change of Schedule. General Supf.rixtexdext’s Office, " Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, Savannah, May 4, 1874. On and after Monday, May 4, 1874, Passenger trains on this road will run as follows : EXPRESS PASSENGER. Leave Savannah daily at - - 4:30 p m Arrive at Live Oak - - ■» 3:65 a m Arrive at Bainbridge - - 8:15.a m Arrive at Albany - - 0:40 a in Leave Albany - 3:40 p m Leave Bainbridge - - - 4:30 p m Leave Live Oak - ... 9:05 pm Arrive at Savannah - - 8:20 a m jggy Connect at Live Oak with trams on J., P, & M. Railroad for and from Jack sonville, Tallahassee, etc. _ No change of cars between Savannah and Altifcy. . . Close connection at Albany with trains on. Southwestern Railroad. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. WESTERN DIVISION. Leave Dupont, Sundays excepted at 7:00 a m Arrive at Valdosta, “ • 9:12 a m Arrive at Quitman, “ 10:36 a m Arrive at Thomasville, “ 12:45 p m Leave Thomasville, “ 2:30 p m Leave Quitman, “ 4:34 p in’ Leave Valdosta, “ 6:56 p m Arrive at Dupont, “ 8:00 p m ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. ALBANY DIVISION. Leave Thomasville Monday Wed nesday and Friday 3:00 p m Arrive at Camilla “ 5:10 p m Arrive at Albany “ 7:00 p m Leave Albany “ 6:15 am Leave Camilla “ 10:19 a m Arrive at Thomasville “ 12c30 p m Connnect at Albany with night trains on Southwestern railroad, leaving Albany Sun day, Tuesday, and Thursday and arriving at Albany Monday, Wednesday and Fri day. Mail Steamer leaves Bainbridge every Thurssday at 8:00 a m. for Apalachicola. H, S, HAINES, Gen’l Su ptj* . . ". si 'o ~ ■: >i .

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The Bainbridge weekly democrat. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1872-18??, May 28, 1874, Image 1