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THE EASTMAN TIMES.
M. L. BUBOH, Editor & Proprietor.
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1878.
RESUMPTION,
Fresh from Boston, Faneuil Hall,
and many oilier well known haunts ot
the Moated bondholders, where he had
been eating good dinners and exchang
ing courteous speeches with them,
Gen. John B. Gordon, Senator from
Georgia, on the stli inst., made his
GREAT SPEECH AGAINST KEiUMITION,
It was greatly applauded, in the
galleries at least, and was the topic
of conversation all over the Capital on
the evening following the delivery.
Extracts from it were heralded by tel
egraph, and have been handed around
by the dailies. We are fresh from a
perusal of the speech iu detail from the
Congressional Kecord, and w*e refer
to it mainly as affording the best
view of tlijs financial question extant.
We epitomize some of the main figures
tmd points, hoping to furnish onr read
ers in tin’s way much information in
which wc are deeply interested. It is
at the bottom, too, of national
the bondholders, republicans and re**
Bumptionists, being almost identical
and opposed to the democrats and
anti-resumptionists.
“With the greatly inflated currency
incident to the war, notwithstanding
the losses by the revolution, the ag
gregate wealth of the North in 1808
was increased to the enormous extent
of $2,000,000,000. The South, although
it had just lost by the war the greater
sum of $5,000,000,000, was rapidly re*
acting from its reverses. # ln the face
of these encouraging conditions, Hon.
Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of the
Treasury, announced the startling puis
pose of the destruction of all the our-*
reney known as the United States le
gal tender notes. This was the begin
ning of contraction, and dates Dec. 4,
1805. A resolution endorsing this
policy passed the House by a vote of
144 to f>. In further pursuance of this
policy, Congress in April 1866, resolv
ed to retire $10,000,000 in six months,
and not more than $4,000,000 any ope
month thereafter.
Tlip EFFECT OF SQUELCHING.
As the contraction went on, money
became more in demand. All depart
ments of business and industry suffered
with the scarcity. Members of Con**
gross saw this and changed their opin
ions and their votes, aud in January
186 8, less than two years after, passed
an act declaring the Secretary iff the
Treasury, should retire no more of
these notes. It passed the House
unanimously, and in the Senate there
were only four dissenting votes.
In chapter second of this financial
legislation, he tells us how they tin
kered again with the currency and
still in the interest of the government
creditors This was, in short, the
DEMONETIZATION OF SILVER,
and the almost simultaneous declara
tion that gold and gold only, was a
legal tender in these United States.
This, too, when the national debt had
attained the stupenduous sum of
$1,600,000,000, and the private and
corporate debt of the same was the
almost inconceivable amount ot $6,-
000,000,000.
In the discussion that followed, he
marks an improvement in tinancial
legislation in the general discovery that
the business of the country could not go
onin a healthy condition with acurrency
of less than $350,000,000. lie took up
the splendid financial record of France
and showed that at the time of her
conquest by the Prussians she had
$288,000,000. The first report alter
this showed an increase to $442,000,-
000. This was in May; in December
an increase was authorized to $560,-
000,000. In May following she infla
ted again, making the whole volume
of her bank-bills aggregate $640,000,-
000. Under this system of inflation
the French Republic has recuperated
from the ravages of a gigantic strug
gle in which they were defeated, paid
off an enormous indemnity to their
conquerors, and are to-day a wondci
in financial progress and prosperity.
Italy presents a record of the same
kind, w’ith a like glorious result. Eng
land in a day past pursued the contrac
tion scheme of the United States with
the same wide-spread disasters to trade,
manufacturing aid agricultural inter
ests .”
So said Senator Gordon, and much
more in a commenting way upon these
facts of history, and the great lesson
they teach to erring statesman.
GORDON AS AN ORATOR.
To appreciate him, you must hear
him. There is a clear cut lucidity in
all he s iys peculiar to him, but none
the less inimitable the dashing way in
which he says it. It has been our for
tune to hear him advocating secession
in those tempestuous days; heard his
fiery appeal just preceding the assault
upon the position of the enemy ; after
inglorious defeat, and in the final adieu
to his comrades at Appomattox ; upon
the hustings, discussing the leading
thought of the hour ; and while we
allow no man to love him more than
we do, and appeeiato his great worth,
we must say that all these occasions
suit his style better than the United
States Senate where he is constrained
to "Sir’* the President so often, and
ever and anon address that motley
body w’itli a tou:h of the old Roman
“Senators.”
AGIUC U/riKAh,
We have received from Dr. Thomas
P. Janes, Commissioner of Agriculture,
a copy of consolidated crop r- ports for
the month of April, which shows an
increase in the area planted in corn,
over that of last year, of about three
per cent; of oats eight per cent; wheat
eighteen per cent; cotton, one per cent;
rice, seven per cent, and sugar cane
nine per cent. The report shows a dq
efease of fifteen per cent, in the area
planted in sorghum—owing, says the
same, ‘to low price the syrup com
mands in market.”
Irish Potatoes. —“ This crop,” says
Dr. Janes, “is cultivated for market
aside from vicinity of market towns,
in a few counties only in North Geor r
gia. The condition is three per cent,
above average.”
The ‘Chufa/says the report is grow
ing in favor as a hog crop ; and also
German millet as a forage crop in
north and middle Georgia, with in
creased area, but is 4 not so popular in
other sections.
Peach crop prospect fine for a large
yield. Apples promise less than an
average yield, and peas still less.
Drying Fruit. —We give this part of
the report in full and hope that our
fruit growers will profit by it. It will
be remembered that dried fruit com*
rnanJed a fair price l ist summer and
we doubt not will do so again* Here
is what Dr. Janes says:
“It is not too early to call attention
to the importance of saving the sur
plus crop of peaches and apples, by
drying either by sun or furnace heat.
Drying frames can be easily and
cheaply made by stretching thin cloth
tightly over light frames of wood—
two and a halt by six feet in dimen
sions. They are fur superior to boards.
If it is desired to operate on a larger
scale, it is advisable to construct or
procure a drying furnace and applian
ces. They may be had now at a rea
sonable price. Neighbors might club
together and purchase, or an energetic
man operate one for a neighborhood,
charging toll or buying fresh fruit and
selling the died products by wholes
sale/ 4
KEEP THE BALL ROLLING.
Towns, Ga., May 14, 1818.
Editor Eastman Times :
I notice in your last paper a short
communication fioni Dr J. M. Buchan
in regard to s me steps or measure be
ing taken for the better protection of
sheep, cattle, etc., which I think is of
vital importance to the wire-grass re
gion of Georgia. I was really glad to
see that someone had at last spoken,
and now that the subject is opened for
discussion, l hope every man will feel
that deep in crest in the matter which
every good citizen should, and act ac
cordingly, and that thus the subject
will be inquired into aud dis
cussed, and the result will be to
settle on some good and substantial
plan foi the protection of our ranges
and stock, and especially our sheep,
which is acknowledged by every one
to be of the most important and vital
interest to our section of country. And
one, which unless there is some steps
taken in that direction, very soon will
become a thing of the past. A great
many speak of dogs in connection with
the destruction of and much
has been said and written on that sub
ject. There is no doubt but what
there are many sheep destroyed annu
ally throughout our section by dogs ;
but it is my opinion that throughout
the wire-grass section of Georgia; the
hog is by far the greatest destroyer
of sheep or young lambs, and that the
number destroyed by them would
gieatly overbalance the number de*-
stroyed, and that die from all other
causes combined. I am satisfied that it
s thus throughout my immediate s c
tion. Tne question will now arise as
to the cause and prevention of this
great evil ? I would suggest, until
there is a better remedy discoveredj
the sewing up of the hogs* eyes during
two or three months of the lambing
se ison. That is to take two or three
si itches between the lids of the hog's
eyes, drawing them together, and thus
closing the lids. This will enable the
animal to scent, root and feed around
and thus obtain enough to eat and live
on, but will prevent them from chasing
and catching young lambs. The trou
ble with this plan is that as the threads
will soon decay, it must be done
two or three times durhig the lambing
season.
Now I would suggest that during
the political campaign that is just ap*
p roach ing, as the people will meet en
masse in almost, if nut every county,
to nominate delegates to the different
conventions, that this subject be
brought before them, and the impor
tance ot it impressed upon them, and
that they act on it immediately—and
they work altogether and secure some
good and permanent plans for the pro
tection of onr stock, and especially
sheep, which is the most profitable and
important branch of our general wel
fare and progress.
Very respectfully,
M. N. Mcßae.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Own Correspondent.]
Washington, D. C., May 11.
The piesencejof Russian naval offi
cers in Washington during the p st
few days has renewed the interest in
the so-called ‘Cimbria mystery/ Count
Shobelinskiy, accompanied by two oth
er officers whose names terminate in
• 4 sky,” are staying at the Russian Le
gation here, but persi.-tently decline to
be interviewed, answering all interro,
gations with a shrug. That of course
increases the mystery which hangs
over these foreigners, and reporters
of our loc • 1 press may l>e seen stand
ing guard at the Shiskin mansion, on
F street, from morn tid right, in the
vain endeavor of entrapping same of
jts inmates, Irom the Minister himself
to his colored butler, to say something 1
that can be turned into an ‘interview/
Last week, Baron Shiskin sold a large*
quantity of his paintings, statuary and
other articles.at auction, preparatory
to h aving for New York, which will
be his official headquarters aft 'r the
first of June next, as he will have a
better opportunity of watching Russian
preparations in the Cimbria line from
that city than from here.
Up at the State Department every
body is very taciturn on this subject ;
and when I asked Assistant Secretary
what action would be taken regarding
these Russian cruisers in our waters
in the event of the breaking out of hos
tilities, he blandly replied that Bret
Harte had been appointed Consul at
Crefeldt, Prussia. That is the sort of
information you get out of diplomats,
Poor Bret Ilarte ! He had set his
■hole heart'on the China mission, with
its thirteen thousand dollars salary,
and then they stow him away in an
obscure manufacturing town in Renisli
Prussia, where there is not a heathen
Chinee or a euchre deck in a thousand
miles.
In Congress, the bill which provides
for the repeal of the bankrupt act, is
still hanging fire injhe Senate Judicia
ry Committee, although there can be
little doubt that it wi'l ultimately pass.
The lull tor the reorganization of the
form of government for the District of
Columbia is also under consideration
by the Senate District Committee, it
having been promptly passed by the
House, As Congress will doubtless
adjourn next mouth, it will require
hard work and several night sessions
to get through in time.
The latest contribution to the silver
controversy is a pamphlet from Mr.
Henri Connusehi en the ‘Bland Bill,’
as he calls the silver bill as passed ;
“its grounds, its alleged dishonesty,
its imperfections, and its future.”—
Somebody has taken pains to pay for
the free circulation of this brochure
among Senators and members evident
ly. It is sutfieieutly well written to be
interesting, but in places too dithyram
bic for argument. The author has
adopted the exploded western story,
about the secret passage of tbe coin
age act of 1873, but had slightly im
proved upon it by saying, “that it is
even alleged not to have been regular
ly noted.’
A letter has been received at the
Dead Tetter Office here, returned from
Japan, with its envelope profusely doc
orated with post office and carrier
stamps, and with nine slips of rice oa*
per attached to it, on which the un,
successful carriers and persons to
whose houses it had been sent, have
written brief statements of what they
know or don't know about Mr, R.
Omuja, the person to whom the letter
is addressed. The Japanese carriers
showed considerable persistence in
their search for Mr. Omuja, but were
entirely .surpassed by seventeen Ger
man carriers, who endeavored in sue**
cession, with commendable persevere
ance, to deliver a letter addressed to
“Santa Claus, on the Hartz Mountain,
Germany.” The joke did not pierce
the German official head, and the lets
ter was returned to this country with
the name of the 17 unsuccessful carri
ers pasted conspicuously on the back
of the envel >pe. The Germans do not
seem to recognize Santa Claus.
other letter sent to hirn at Berlin was
also treated seriously, and returned to
the Dead Letter p eppered ali
over with stamps, printed statements
and written sentences in which the
postmasters and carriers have given
vent to their feelings. The fame of
the same individual does not even seem
to have reached some portions of the
United States A letter ad Iressed to
“Santa Claus, North ‘Platte, Neb.,’'
was strangely enough unclaimed. It
was therefore duly advertised, but no
response being received it came here,
and now makes up the trio of curious
Christinas dead letters.
Yesterday, Joseph Hallermeier, an
Austrian about 32 years as blown
as a nut, poorly clad, and travel-stain
ed, walked into Treasurer Gil dll iau'g
office. He was from Pulaski county,
Mo., about 30 miles below St. Louis,
and lias walked all the way to Wash
ington. lie had in hand an evelope
containing fragments of masticated
greenbacks, which he wanted, if possit
ble, to have redeemed. Some time ago
he dug a hole near a tree at home, and
for safe-keeping ulaced therein $215 in
$5 greenbacks, and national bmk
notes, a l l the money- he had The
hogs in rooting around the spot, nils
earthed the pocket book containing the
money, and chewed and tore the notes
into little bits. Upon discovering tin’s
he gathered together the pieces and
iried to dispose of them in his neigh-*
boi hood a.din St Louis. Unsuccess
ful ihere he took up Ins march for this
city to see what he could do.here.—
Treasurer Gilfillian < jammed the notes
and fnmd that only two national bank
fives and two greenback lives—s2o in
all—could be recognized aod redeem-*
ed. This amount was given him in ex
change for Ins mutilated currency,and
he went his way. In telling his story
Halletneier could not keep from crying.
Ibis was all lbs money, he said and
he was buying a farm. Moral : don't
bury your greenbacks under trees,
when there are hogs around,
As I said in my last, the summer
exodus has already commenced, and
the people are rapidly leaving Wash
ington for colder fiel is and pastures
new. I had intended to leave by the
“Nurnberg 'on June 13th ; but us ru**
mor has it that the Russians have crob
bled up that vessel also, I shall proba
ble leave by the “Hibernian” of the
Allen steamship line, which sails from
Baltimore on June sth, and can prom
ise you some racy letters from the oth
er side en route to Paris.
By the way I forgot in this letter to
say anything about the Cameron-Sher
man wedding which came offin Cleve
land on the 9th inst. ; but as I was not
present there myself, 1 don’t see really
that 1 could say anything about it ; so
we will quietly drop the curtain, and
wish the newly married couple all
manner of happiness. Alpha.
The late meeting of the Georgia
Railroad in Augusta seems to have
been rather stormy, as we gather from
our exchanges. Judge King seems to
have had many warm friends who
wished to retain him as President of
the road, while a majority favored the
election of Gen. Alexander, as was as
certained upon a vote being cast for
the Presidency of the road,
Gen. E. P, Alexander, the newly
elected President of the Georgia R. R.
and Banking Company, has reached
Augusta, and will enter upon his du*.
ties at once. He will remove his fam
ily from Montgomery, Ala., to Augus
ta and reside in the latter city.
Dr. Green, Superintendent of the
State Lunatic Asylum at Milledgeville
gives notice that the colored depart
ment of that institution is full, and
none can be received except as vacan
cies occur.
TILDEN’S OATH.
What Would he the Result of
Unseating Hayes.
The Washington Post publishes a
double-leaded editorial, the points of
which are here indicated. Gen. Butler
is understood to have suggested the
identical plan outlined, and lie may
be the lawyer referred to. It is gen
erally believed, too, here that Tilden
did privately take the oath of office on
March 4, in New York, and that it
was administered by Justice Field ot
the U. S. Supreme Court, brother of
David Dudley Field. It is not difficult
to see that the purp se of this article
is to force the anti-Tilden Democrats
to vote for an investigation.
The Post's points are : According
to one ot tiie most cultivated legal
minis in the House of Representatives
tnere need be uo apprehension in the
minds of the anti-Tilden Democrats
that an investigation of the electoral
frauds, even though it should result in
unseating Hayes, c mid it have the
effect of installing the New York re
former in his stead. The eminent law
yer makes the following declaration :
‘Under all laws government succ ssion
under constitutional forms a strict
servance of these forms is required to
a perfection of title. It is necessary
that a President should take the oath
on the 4th day of March, which, it is
asserted, Tilden failed to do. Ilis
friends besought him to go through
with the farm of taking the oath to per
fect his title.
Tildeu at liist intended to take the
oath in a public manner, but abandon
ed his design as soon as he learned of
Grant’s determination to him on the
cha ge of treason and to throw him in
to Fortress Monroe as an instigator of
sedition and rebellion, upon h,s
penance at the capitol for that pur
pose. That Grant was prepared for
such action and would have seized
Tildeu's person is well known to many
of both parties, and that Tilden was
restrained by his knowledge ol such
a peril is equally notorious in p ivate
circles. The consequence is that il
Hayes and Wheeler should be deposed
ibe succession would be vacant and
the House would proceed to elect, the
same as if there had been no choice
by the electoral tiie presiding
officer of the Senate discharging the
duties ol the Presidency simply od\
interim between the d<•position 01,
Haves and the election by the House. ;
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GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
OF
DODGE SUPERIOR COURT,
May Term, 1878.
WE, the Grand Jury, selected and sworn
for the May Term of our Superior Court
beg leive to state that we have endeavored to
discharge the several duties that devolved upon
us during the present sitting of the Court
PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
We have through our committee examined,
our public buildings, aud find the Court House
much in need ol repairs— the plastering U-in >
almost iu a falling condition throughout thq
buildiug, aud several of the window blinds
broken aud fallen. We find that we have uo
jail m which to confine criminals, aud we re
commend that the Ordinary and building con..
mittee now appointed to proceed at once to
erect a Jail from plan submitted, aud now iu
hands of the Ordinary, by Mr. Woodruff; aid
we further recommend that the Ordinary levy
a tax to amount in the to lor
the purpose of building said jail, in excess of
amount now iu hands ol Treasurer, to be ais
plied tor that purpose.
We have through our exp mined
the books of several Justice of Bence, aud find
those ot 1234, 349, 387 aud 304 Districts reat
ly aud well kept, and ip compliance with law.
The books of the 339th District are neatly kept
but not iu compliance with law. Costs m ca
ses ia said books not being itemized, and we
recommeud that the officer iu ‘said Distri t
keep his books as the law directs.
We find the report ot Messrs. W. W. Hum*
phrey and Isaac Herr man, oommittee appoint*
ed by last Grand Jury to examine books ol the
Ordinary, Treasurer, Clerk, Tax Receiver and
Collector, aud School Commissioner, entirely
satisfai t ry, aud tbe books of said officers
ueatly and well kept.
We appoint Messrs. L. M. Peacock, Harlow
Clark aud i'. J. Dempsey, a committee to ex
amine the books ol Ordinary, Treasurer, Clerk,
lax Receiver aud Collector and School Com
missioners, and to report to the ntx* Grand
Jury the condition of the same. Aud we rec
ommeud that they be pdd for their services
the sum of $45.
W e recommend the following named gen
tlemen in their respective Districts lor the ai ,
pointment ol N. C. aud E. O. J. P. :
Eor the 317tu District, John C. ’Thompson.
“ “ 384th “ John fci, Batts.
“ “ 304th “ Thos. S. Wilcox-
We recommend that the Ordinary apply the
amount received from sales of wild land .or
taxes to repairs of court house.
We recommend that J. J. Rozar, Ordinary
of our county, be paid ior services lrom date
of his first election to date the sum of $l5O in
full ol ail demands.
We recommend that Nicholas Rawlins be
appointed a member of the School Board to
fill his own vacancy, term now expired. Chas.
li. Armstrong to fill his own vacancy, and
Heniy Coleman to fill vacancy of J. J. Hamil
ton.
We recommend that Ade Scarborough bo
placed on the pauper list, apd be paid $5 per
month.
TUBLIC ROADS.
We find all the roads in very good condition
with the exception ol the absence of a few fixt
logs, aud we recommend strict vigilance on
the part oi the road commissioner in inline.
We take great pleasure in recommending
Mi. Thomas Eason lor the re-election of So
licitor General.
We, in conclusion, tender our thanks to his
honor Judge A. C. Pate and Thomas Eason,
Esq., Solicitor, for courtesies shown during
this court.
We recommend that these Presentments be
published in The Eastman Times.
We extend our thauks to our bailiff, M ,
Alex ltiggiu, for his quiet and close attention
to business, and general kiudne-s.
James B uiannan, Foreman.
Juo. J. Hauiiiton, Thus. Dunn,
Wilnur F. Moss, Juo. Yancey,
Jayob Livingston, Elisha Evaus,
W. E. Dayis, Thos. Dowdy,
A. B. Harrell, Juo. J. Harrell,
W. D. Harrell, J. W. Gr ffiu,
Jno. A. Harrell, jr. li. M. Jonts,
D. W. Williams, W. F. Bats,
J. W. Coffee, A. li. Jones,
A. C. Brown, Harlow C^arly
J. S. Betts,
Georgia, Dodge County,
To the Honorable Grand Jury of said county:
May Term Superior Court, 1878.
I as one of a committee appointed at the
No vein ler Term, 1877, of said court to exam
ine the books of the county and report to you,
respectfully submit the following :
1 fiud the booiis of our Tax Receiver neat
and well kept.
I find lroin the Tax Digest that the total
amount of county tax charged against tne Col
lector lor lb 7 to be as follows :
Levied by the Ordinary, $4090 32
Wild laud, 578 15
Defaulters returned by collector, 3 00
Total amount, $4,671 47
Credit by proper vouchers, $4272 12
“ “ rec’s & coil’s com., 347 68
“ “ insolvent list, 51 67
$4671 47
Amount since collected on the insolvent list,
$34 90, making iu the aggregate paid bv col
lector ot $4307 02.
The books of our county Treasurer show
that he has received lrom all sources, $5623 04
Paid out on proper > ouchers and com. 3,316 95
Leaving balance in Treasury, $2,306 09
The books of our county School Commis
sioner shows that he has received irorn all
sources, $1,130 76
Hus paid out, for which he has prop
er vouchers, and as commissions, 1,118 59
Leaving balance in his hands, sl2 17
I timl the books of our Ordinary and Clerk
to be neat and well kept, reflecting great cred
it upon them.
In commenting upon the whole, must say
in my judgment we have an extra lot ot coun
ty officers. Our Tax Collector’s books show
there is behind on the insolvent list but $16.77
—showing that he has done his duty well and
that we have the right man iu the right place.
The financial condition ot our county shows
that our Ordmury has handled the affairs of
our couuty iu a most commendable way, de
serving great credit. Very respect’y,
W, w. Humphreys, Com.
P. S.—This report comes up to the present
term of the court. \Y. W. H.
It is ordered by the Court that these general
presentments be published in the Eastman
Times.
John L Harris, Judge S. C. B. C.
Dodge Superior Court, May Term, 1873.
A true extract lrom the minutes of Dodge
Superior Court. May 9, 1878.
J. C. Rawlins, Clerk.
Mr. W. R. Bivins of Milledgeville,
has been agent of the Central Itoad for
thirty years.
HAVE YOl It
JOB PRINTING
DONE AT THIS OFFICE.