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the EASTMAN TIMES
FEBRUARY 7, 1878.
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Eastman, Ga., January 13, 1878.
DOWH EXPRESS PASSENGER AND MAIL.
Macon 7:30 a m
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DODGE COUNTY DIRECTORY.
County Officials.
Ordinary —J. J. liozar.
Clerk of Court— J. C. Rawlins.
Sheriff- W. B. Sapp.
Tax Receiver -H. J. Sapp.
Treasurer - J. J. Humißou.
Surveyor— James Hartley.
Coroner— Luke Sapp.
Seciet Societies.
MASONIC LODGE.
Eastman Lodge, No. 279, holds its
regular Communication the Second
/\p\ and Fourth Saturday in each month
at 3 o’clock p. m.
C. 1L Armstrong,
Jonathan \V. Noles, YV. M.
Secretary.
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
Foster Grange, No. 279, holds regular
meetings the Second Saturday in each month
at 10 o'clock a. m. James Bohannon,
Chah. R. Armstrong, T & S. Master.
TOWN OF EASTMAN.
Town Officials.
Mayor—L. M. Peacock.
Clerk Sc Treasurer—W. W. Humphreys.
Aldermen —J. M. Arthur, W. W. Harrell,
A. (t. Williamson, P. M. Roberts.
Marshal James M. Sapp.
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Divine Worship.
METHODIST.
Preaching on the first Sunday of every
mouth. Rev. E. M. Whiting, pastor.
BiPTIST.
Preaching on the second Sunday of each
month. Rev, F. U, Waite, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Preaching on the fourth Sunday of every
month. Rev. Wm. McKay, pastor.
Sabbath School every Sunday morning at
10 o'clock.
Educational.
EASTMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
Prof. G. A. Harrison, principal.
Opeuins and Closing of Mails
at Eastman.
Gpens Bam
Closes 11 a m
Cpens 2 pm
Closes spm
J. M. BUCHAN, P. M.
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married.
BIJSSY—MULUN. —January 31st, 1878,
by the Rev. Father Bazin, of St. Joseph’s
Church,Macon, Ga., at the residence of the
brides father, Chauncey, Dodge countv, Ga.,
Mr. T. V. Bussy and Miss M. A. E. Slullin,
both of Dodge county, Ga.
The Times every Thursday at $2 a year.
Beautiful snowy white, that frost yesterday
morning.
A great deal of guano is being sold here
this season.
Mr. R. 8. Burton, of the South Georgian,
was in town last Saturday.
Justice Court Monday, E. F. Lee, Esq.,
presiding. Judgment in several civil cases.
1 he superintendent announced 74 members
in attendance upon Sabbath School Sunday
moiniug.
1 he Macon and Biunswick railroad has re
-1 11 'i ed anew locomotive called the Governor
A. H. Colquitt.
Bev. Mr. Waite lias removed to the cottage
fo.merly occupied by R. S. Burton, but more
recently by us.
Messrs. Griffin k Eason are letting their
llock Of Sheep run at large. They think too
much herding unhealthy.
Local News.
Dr. Jap, M. Buchan has a handsome new
buggy.
Mr. W. W. Ashburn has commenced gar
dening,
A shoemaker in town. Shop next to Mr.
Jones’ harness shop.
Still further improvements going on at Hon.
W. T. McArthur’s new building.
Mr. Geo. Mcßae, of Telfair county, has
been spending a few days in our town.
We are glad to report the symptoms in Mrs.
Roberts’ ease still favorable this (Thursday)
morninig, although she spent a restless night.
Let all the members of the Ladies’ Social
and Reading Club atterd the meeting this
evening at 7 £ o’clock, at the Uplands parlors.
Judge B. t when leaving his store for the*
night, takes the precaution now to close his
front door, as well as the back one, aud win
dows. We got the segars.
Messrs. W. W. and B. H. Harrell sent in
several wagon loads of cotton yesterday; we
suppose lor sale in this market or shipment to
Savannah.
Fight.— A slight altercation Tuesday even
ing at the Court House, between Jordan Brown
and Elias Herrman, resulted in a fisticuff.
No serious damage.
Personal.—We were pleased to meet in
our town on Tuesday last, Col. Jacob Watson
and Dr. W. N. Fleetwood, of Hawkinsville,
aud Hon. W. T. McArthur, of Montgomery
connty.
Mr. McLean, agent for a book, “Footprints
of Time,” called on us Saturday. It is said
to be a very uselul work, but we are not pre
pared to speak of its merits, having seen only
sketches of the work.
Parties who have engaged potatoes from
Mr. J. Day Stewart, and others who may de
sire to get the genuine St. Domingo Yam. are
requested to call on him as early as practica
ble.
As we go to press (evenirg ol the fith), Mrs.
D. M. Roberts’ physicians inform us that her
symptous are much more favorable aud that
there is much reason to hope that she will
ultimately recover.
Mr. Robert Maddox, of Lanreus county,
has just removed the remains of his mother-in
law, Mrs. Mehaffey, to the cemetery at this
place. She died and was buried near here
about 14 years ago.
The first quarterly meeting tor this circuit,
as announced by Rev. Mr. Whiting, will be
held at this place on Saturday before the sec
ond Sunday in March. The meeting of the
Baptist church will be on Saturday before the
first Sunday in March. The pastors of the
Methodist and Baptist churches agreeing to
this change.
The weather seems to be as much muddled
ju*t now as Mr. Stephens would be phased to
see gold and silver—all melted in together.
In connection with this we are reminded, too,
of a little mixing in the make-up of last Sun
day morning’s issue of the 1 degraph and Mes
senger.
Hon. Gee. R. Reid, of Willcox county,
father ot our late Senator, bought out on
Thursday last. Judge Jas. Bishop’s entire stock
of sheep, amounting in the aggregate to sev
eral thousand dollars. Mr. Reid owned, be
fore this, quite a large stock of sheep aud cat
itle on the west side ot the Ocmulgee river,
and now owns, it is said, the largest aud fiuest
flock of sheep in Dodge county. This, we
are informed, was a cash transaction.
Dr. I. H. Harrison, of Monroe county, is
going to remove to Dublin, Laurens county,
t# continue the practice of medicine. Dr.
Harrison Inis Diplomas from the Medical
Colleges of Atlanta, New Orleans aud Augusta
and is otherwise highly recommended. He
has had several years experience in the prac
tice, and is withal a most genial and clever
gentleman. We bespeak for him a warm re
ception in his new field.
Among the guests at the Uplands Hotel are
Mrs. Roache, of Indianapolis, her daughter,
Mrs. Gillespie, and two other interesting
daughters, Misses Felle aud Jenuie, and a
son, A L. Roeche. Also, Mr. F. F. Thomp
son, of the First National Bank, New York,
and wife; Mrs. Geo. W. Williams, New York;
J. Whiting, A. W. Whiting aud E. Steese,
Cincinnati; and Mr. Labrador Sutton, Wil
liamsport, Pa.
We are sorry to learn, through Mr. Jones
the mail carrier, that our package of papers
for Dublin, was left out of the mail bag,
through mistake, at Reedy Spring last week,
and consequently our Dublin subscribers
failed to get theii papers. We hope that
friend John will be a little more particular
next time. We know that he has an excellent
little engine, steaming and clicking away at
his cotton gin, and that he has a nice little
stock of goods at his store, and that his excel
lent farm, all need his personal attention and
supervision. We feel sure, however, that the
package has reached its destination ere this,
and that all to welt
Rev. E. M. Whiting preached to a large and
attentive congregation on last Sabbath from
the text, “But he that belieyeth not shall be
damned." This sermon was one of his char
acteristic, earnest appeals to the hearts of
men and women “to flee from the wrath to
come. ” Wo do not know of a more agreeable
surprise for the people of Eastmau, than they
have in the minister sent them by the Metho
dist conference. The congratulations bestow
ed on the young clergyman Sabbath, after
preaching, by members of all denominations
aud by worldlings, fully attested the agreeable
ness of the surprise. The sermon was apropos,
well selected, well delivered and well received.
We wish Mr. Whiting success, commensurate
with his merit. We believe our people will
do their whole duty in sustaining him with
their heart and soul, and purse.
Trip to Chauncey.— Ou Saturday last w
speut about two hours at Chauncey, This is
another one of the growing little towns on the
M. &B. R. R., possessing fine natural advan
tages. It has several handsome, new dwel
lings, and otherwise presents an air of thrift
and enterprise. There are five business hous
es m the place, if we mistake not, and all
seem to be doing a good business. The town
is considerably exercised about the necessity
of a bridge across the Auchie Hatchie creek,
or more familiarly known as Gum Swamp,
about one mile lrom their plact. They are
willing to subscribe liberally towards having
it doue, but think the county ought to lend
a helping hand. Our stay though short, was
very pleasant. Messrs. W. K. Bussey, H. S.
Hill, and Dr. J. W. Tucker, will accept our
thanks for courtesies.
Wild Lands Sale.— The Sheriff’s Sale on
Tuesday last was pretty well attended. Of
the seventy-eight lots Wild Land advertised,
fifty-five weie sold, amounting in the aggre
gate to $2,082 65, or a fraction less than $37 87
pel lot. The following are the lots withdrawn
and not sold: in the 13th district, Nos. 297
and 322; in the 15th district, Nos. 312, 313,
232, 310, 224, 217, 216, 207, 205, 214, 299,
212 and 63; in the 19th district, No. 202; in
the 20th district, Nos. 129, 146, 118, 160, 145,
125 and 143; making in all twenty-three lots
withdrawn.
Mr. W. W. Harrell was the principal pur
chaser, he buying twenty-nine of the fifty-five
lots sold. Mr. M. A. Scarborough bought
nine lots; Mr. T. J. Dempsey, eight; Mr. W.
W. Ashburn, four; and Messrs. L Q. Coleman,
Matthew Clark, Bond, David Wright
and G. J. Tripp, one lot each.
Ladies’ Social and Reading Club. —The
meeting last Thursday night of the Ladies’
Social and Reading Club, at the residence of
Rev. D. Stuart Dodge, was a decided success.
The principal feature was the reading of the
club paper, edited by Misses Sawyer and
Royal, and Messrs. Wilkins and Edwards.
The ladies’ department w;is exceedingly judi
cious, spaililing aud witty, and was vi ell read
by Miss Sawyer. It will not do for us to
make mention of the good things written
therein, because we are not licensed by the
club to do so, but we take occasion to *ffer a
small bribe for the services of the poet and
local reporter for our less pretentions sheet.
Major A. acquitted himself in his usual happy
manner. Mr. Dodge rendered a selection
from a work on Turkey, iu an excellent man
ner. Miss Roache by request performed on
the piano, “What are the wild waves saying,"
gracefully and with the touch of the artist.
The committee on amusement provided a
pleasant programme, atter which the compauj
dispersed, having speut about tw r o hours in a
social aud profitable manner.
We learn fron the Telegraph and
Messenger that the salaried men of
Macou are unanimous in their opposi
tion to the tax of one per cent, on
every one hundred dollars of salary,
attempted to be imposed on them by
the City Fathers.
Have your Job Work done at the Times
office.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Own Correspondent. ]
Washington, D. C., Feb. 4 f 1878.
The principal and important and
decisive action of Congress since my
last has been the vote upon the silver
resolutions. V\ hatever may be the
opinions of individuals as to theories
of finance and whatever the difficulty
of harmonizing the views of different
sections there can be no doubt as to
the attitude of Congress, and it is like
ly there is little question concerning
the wishes of a majority of the peo
ple. Without attempting to state
my own opiuion, or to argue either
side, a common sense statement of the
situation from this stand-point may be
in order. The meaning of the two
thirds vote in the House and Senate on
the Matthews resolution does not ac
quire skill to transl <te # and it is not
believed that those charged with exec
utive duty will persist in a policy an
tagonistic to these votes. The twen
ty-two Senators and seventy nine Rep
resentatives who voted for gold may
be abstractly right, aud the forty-three
Senators aud one hundred and eighty
nine Representatives who voted for
silver may be abstractly wrong, but
practically there is no escape from the
logic of the situation and the advo
cates of a single gold standard are
surely defeated. From the decision of
the two-thirds majorities in Congress
there is no appeal and those who read
and interpret the signs of the times
recognize in them the expression of an
inflexible popular will. Public senti
ment does not always assert itself.
Many times that whieli is generally!
understood to be the popular will is
not lorcibly expressed and for lack of
earnestness permits itself to be de
feated and overborne by other inter
ests. But there can be no sort of
doubt that the masses of the people
of this country are now terribly in
earnest in the feeling that while they
are bowed down under a load of finan.
cial distress the administration of the
government finances has not been
such as to afford them relief—that it
has, on the contrary, been largely the
cause of their ills. In other
they appear to have had enough of
the syndicate system of finance. This
feeling is bound to be respected and
will n"t be swept away by any senti*
mental ism about “maintaining the
public ciedit.* To use their own
words, they say: "The plan of sub
ordinaiing e\ T ery consideration to the
f maintenance of the public credit/
and sacrificing every interest to the
security of the has ‘main
tained the public credit’ at the cost of
universal private bankruptcy, and has
‘seemed the bondholder' by destroy
ing everybody else.*
That which remains for those to do
who oppose the "silver craze/' and all
to which it tends, is to accept the log
jic of events, and not interpose such
obstacles to the inevitable as might
rouse a demon. It is one of the de
fects of man's organization that he
never can let well enough alone.
That was what ailed the bondholders
who, too greedy to wait twenty years
of peaceful recupeiation to realize
their profits, have sought to do it in
ten years, and have thereby killed the
goose that laid the golden egg. This
is the talk of four out of five men one
meets here to-day. The banks threat
en, it is sad, to make all contracts
upon a gold basis, as they doubtless
have the right to da. In that case
the next thing is likely to be some
thing else. A morning paper aptly
remarks that there are some rights
it is not always politie to exercise, as,
(or example, the right of suicide or
the right to tear up or throw away
what money you may happen to have
about you/' An effort to abolish the
banks would probably follow any at
tempt on their part to render inopera*
tive the measures of Congress. If
therefore all can accept the double
standard and let agitation rest there,
while the pe pie clink the dollars of
their daddies to their hearts eontent,
it would seem to a man up a tree as
though such a course would be the
part of wisdom.
I General Banning's oill for the reor
ganization of the army has created no
ilittle flutter in military circleg. It re
duces the standing army to 20,000
men, consolidates the regiments, abol
ishes some of the expensive quarter
master, subsistence, and inspectors
departments, and changes tlie number
and grading of officers considerably.
The new arrangement makes fewer
major and brigadier generals and pay
masters and “ gich/‘ besides limiting
the number of officers detailed for ser
vice in fat semi civil positions, but
does not impair the efficiency ot the
army for the real service. This at
least, is the opinion of the friends of
the measu e, while the savin? of $6,-
000,000 per annum, in the cost of
maintaining tle army, is certainly a
consideration th t will go a long ways
in its favor. The officers, and Gener
al Sherman in particular, condemn it
in unmeasured terms. The latter, in
an interview the next day after the
bill was introduced, said he thought it
was the blankest piece of blank non
sense he ever heard of. Said lie, any
pack of blauk fools, or any one blank
fool can sometimes destroy an army,
but it takes intelligence to create one.
To the inquiry whether he thought it
would pass, he replied that it would
not “unless Congressmen are all blank
fools.“ The General's excitement was
intense and his profanity terrific. The
reporter did not venture to ask his
views on the proposition to reduce his
salary from $17,500 to SIO,OOO, nor to
inquire what church he belonged to*
Congressman Bragg's bill requiring
officers to wear their uniforms at all
times and places has likewise roused
the ire of some of that small but supe
rior class for whose support in idle
ness the people who earn their bread
by the sweat of their brows are so
enormously taxed. There are great
numbers of officers sporting around
Washington months at a time with
nothing on earth to do but dance the
Geiman, lobby about Congress, and
cut a dash generally. Of course it
would not suit their purpose to wear
their uniforms constantly as their idle
ness and uselessness would thus be
made conspicuous. It is your gilt
edged West Pointer who lias a su
preme contempt tor the restraint of
civil law, for the law-making power,
and for the Snere politicians. 4 ' The
volunteer officers who have won their
positions by gallant service in war or
on the frontier, are also objects of
their disgust. It wouldn't be abaci
idea to compel these chaps to wear
their uniforms that people may see
how many of them are about, Tt
might result in putting them where
they would render some service for
their large salaries.
Pacific R ailways are occupying con
siderable attention in committee and
elsewhere at present. There is the*
quarrel between the Union and Kan,,
sas Pacific companies and the compe
tit ion between Huntington ami Tom
Scott of the Southern and Texas
schemes. The former offers to build
the road with merely the grant of
land and no guarantee of bonds which
rather crowds Scott to the wall, he
having started out with the request
for a guarantee of $35,000 per mile,
which has now been reduced to $15,-
000 and still the chances seem slim.
A resolution passed the House by a
very large vote the other day declar
ing in effect that no subsidies would
be granted by this Congress unless
demanded by public At first
this was thought to be a mere express
sion similar to the Holman resolution
in toe 44th Congress but it is really
more sweeping, aud being a joint res
olution will become more binding if
passed by the Senate. The friends of
the Texas Pacific assume to regard it
as of no consequence to them as they
claim that their road is demanded by
pub ic interest. This view is not
unanimous here by any means.
Phono.
FATAL RENCONTRE.
On Saturday, the 26th Rob
ert Wayne, Esq., at his Valainbrosa
plantation in Laurent having
occasion to reprimand a turbulent ne
gro named Warren Brown for neglect
of his duties, Brown drew a knife and
threatened to kill him. Being un
armed, Mr. Wayne said nothing, but
was afterwards, upon entering the
cabin of one of his freedmen, suddenly
attacked by who was con
cealed behind the door, with a heavy
axe helve, and a desperate struggle
ensued.
Mr. Wayne drew his pistol to de
fend himself but the negro seized it #
and in the scuffle the weapon was dis
charged, Brown obtaining possession
of it and firing at his antagonist before
making good his escape.
Mr. Wayne’s hands were seriously
lacerated by the pistol in his eflorts to
retain his grasp upon it. The next
day (Sunday), he took out two wai
rants against Brown for assault with
intent to kiT.
That night the man Biown returned
home, and it was found that he had
‘been shot in the body during the con-
test for the pistol though Mr. Wayne
was not then aware of the fact. He
lingered until the next day and died.
A coroner's jury was summoned,
witnesses examined, and a verdict
ren en dth .t the said Warren Brown
came to his death by the discharge of
a pistol in the hands of Robert Wayne,
while the deceased was endeavoring
to gain possession of the weapon*, after
making an assault with u club upon
the said Wayne.
Mr. Wayne was struck by the negro
and severely hurt, besides the injury
inflicted upon his hand. No oue at
taches the slightest blame to him.
The negro Brown was a very desper
ate character —[Telegraph
COLONEL ALEXANDER.
The death of so prominent a man
as Colonel Alexander of course brings
to surface many anecdotes concerning
him that go to show his character.
It is said that he never wrote more
than one or two letters in his life.
None of his children, we believe, ever
had a letter from him. This was not
caused from any lack of tenderness,
for he was a devoted father, but be
cause of his aversion to writing. It
was almost a principle with him never
to put his thoughts upon paper. Mr.
Fox received a short letter from him
while he was at Hot Springs, which is
probably one of the half dozen letters
he ever wrote.
Another peculiarity with him, was
that ho never sold a piece of property.
This rule of his late life had probably
one or two exceptions; but he was ac
cretive by nature and principle. Ho
never bought any piece of property
until he was able to pay for it, and un
til he was satisfied that it was a good
investment. After this he never cared
to dispose of it- He thus accumula
ted before his death an immense
amount of property. He owns about
SIOO,OOO worth of city property, and
about 600 acres in West End, worth a
very large amount.
He was very devoted in his friend
ship and knew no half-way ground.
He was probably the best manager of
the convicts that ever lived, lie was
the best, it is said, that Ge rgia ever
produced.
It is not known to us whether or
not he made a will. He had a will at
one time, but his second marriage, of
course, annulled this. Tle name of
his executor is not yet named. He
once expressed a desire to hire a prom'
ioent lawyer of this city to administer
upon his estate. When he returned
from Hot Springs, his first question,
almost, was to ask if this lawyer was
in the city.
His property will, we suppose, go
to his wife and children. We learn
that he expressed an intention of n*ak
ing a will just before lie left for Ar
kansas. —[Atlanta Constitution.
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Dodge Sheriff’s Sales.
Will be sold at the Court House door in the
town of Eastman, within the legal hou of
wile, on the first Tuesday in March next, the
following property, to-wit: Lot of land No.
334 in the 14th district of Dodge county, lev
ied on under and by virtue of a fi fa. in favor
of John A. Phillips <f: Cos. against John Ryalls,
issued lrorn the Justice Court 349 district O.
M., Dodge county. Levy made by Levi Lee,
constat le, and returned to me this 30th day
of January, 1878. WM. B. SAPP,
5-9 Sheriff.
Will be sold at the Court House door in the
town ol Eastman, within the legal hours cf
sale, on the first Tuesday in March next, the
following described property, to-wit; fitty
acres off the north side ol lot of land number
263, and all of Iractioual lot number 278, ex
cept that portion which lies south oi the Phil
lips branch and fitty acres north of said branch
of said traction, sold by M. W. Daniel to W.
C. Studstill, said fractional lot containing 180
acres, and also the half interest of M. W. Dan
iel conveyed to W. L Harrell in and to lots
of land numbers 262 and 279, all in the 15th
district of originally Wilkinson, afterwards
Pulaski, but now county, Georgia, in
the possession of W. L Harrell. Levied on
under and by virtue of a mortgage fi. fa. is
sued from the Superior Court of Dodge coun
ty in favor of M. W. Daniel against W. L.
Harrell, this 30th day of January, 1878.
5-9 ' W. a SAPP, Sheriff.
PATENTS
F. A. Lehman, Solicitor of American and
Foreign Patents, Washington, D. C. All bus
iness connected with Patents whether before
the Patent Office or the Courts, promptly at
tended to. No charges made unless patent is
secured. Send for circular. 6tf
GEORGIA—Dodge county.
Where:is M. A. Walker and J. B. Studstill,
administrators of Jas. M. Studstill, deceased
represent to the court in their petition duly
tiled and entered on record, that they have
fully administered Jas. M. StudxtiJl’s estate,
this is therefore to .eite all concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, it any they can,
why said admini.str.ttoi* should not bedi r
charged from their trust as administrators,
and receive letters of dismb-sion on the first
Monday in May 1878. J. J. ROZAR,
Feb. 5, 1878*td Ordinary D. C.