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THE E AG LE^
Friday Morning, August 3, 1877.
OAKEY W. STYLUS Eaitoi-.
Strike! But Hear!
Strike for the ‘dollars of the daddies!’
Strike for greenbacks,
Strike for pin-backs,
Strike for your wives and yonr babies!
Strike for bread and Resumption's repeal!
\ Strike while the iron is hot,
Strike for content in a cot,
Strike for yonr own and the Nation’s weal!
—
The Commtme'stiH rages. It is now in pos- (
session of the Lehigh Valley, and Scranton is
the scene of bloody work.
The State Republican Committee of Ohio
met Wednesday, at Columbus, and nominated
William A, West, of Bellefontain, for Govern
or?'' They indorsed Hayes and bid for the
commune.
No wonder General Grant is a social hero
iu Great Britain. He carried out the designs of
that empire and laid his own country in the
dust at her feet. —Chronicle and Constitution
alist.
We felt satisfied that, in good time, the
God established law would assert itself; that
there would be Compensation for the South
snd Retribution for the North. It is not
given to mau that he shall, however powerful,
assail the supernatural successfully. The
South is in the ascendant to day, not because
of Tilden or Hayes, but because the Radical
leaders attempted to circumvent God, and
miserably failed iu their experiment.—Chron
icle and Constitutionalist.
We intended to keep the links of the Con
stitution in type, and publish the whole cor
rected when completed, but they would ex
haust our type aud fill every column in the
paper, so we are compelled to forego that
mode of supplying the instrument to our
readers. They shall have it, nevertheless, in
some form. It will probably be the longest,
most cumbersom and most comprehensive
Constitution ever framed by any body of men.
The Pentateuch will be a short essay compar
ed to it.
The English are acting very queerly. They
give no evidence through their journals of the
course they intend to pursue. They con
tinue to arm, however, and talk of English
interests. The Russian papers are attaokiug
the Queen’s Government daily, and exhibit a
spirit of defiance that surely means a desire
for war. Fngland would much rather act the
merchant than the warrior, but Russia seems
determined to drive her to give expression
through her armies of her position on the
Turkish question. If England does not act
quickly she will be compelled to treat in Con
stantinople with the Russians, as their arrival
iu that city is ouly a question of a little time.
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Now that the programme of Garrissou and
Exeter Hall has been consnmated, we are
at last confronted with its consequences. The
South has had her day of woe; it is the North’s
turn to suffer for a fearful sin While Garri
son goes to England to abuse Ihe South and
receive the plaudits of his co conspirators, the
earthquake has yawned at home. The men
of the North who came down with torches and
bayonets to ruin and subdue the South have
cut off the very sources of their comfort,
wealth and employment. They have freed
negroes and enslaved themselves. The con
dition of a fat, sleek, kindly treated black
mau, on a Southern plantation of the olden
time, was heaven itself compared with what
the white laboring mau of the North, out ou a
strike, is bound to be. Chronicle aud Con
stitutionalist.
Lieutenant Earnest Garlington, a West. Point
graduate from this Stale, has been appointed
Adjutant of the Seventh Cavalry, now in the
field in Montana Territory.
Lieut. Garlington is Ihe son of Gen. A. C.
Garlington, of Atlanta, and graduated la3t,
summer at West Point. Upon graduating he
received the usual three months furlough, and
came home to spend it with his family. Al
most. the first flash of the telegraph after his
arrival gave the intelligence of Custer’s mas
sacre, and the rapid movement of troops to the
plains. It was optional with him to enjoy his
furlough or tender liis'services to fight the In
dians. He condensed his furlough of three
months into three days, reported at Washing
ton for duly, and was forthwith ordered to
join the command then operating against Sit
ting Bull and his braves. We are glad that
his high character and Knightly valor are
appreciated by his superior officers, and that
he is so soon ascending the ladder of promo
tion.
CONVENTION NOTES.
The lay me nbers of the Convention have
not yet learned the difference between legis
lation aud Constitution making.
It is now thought the Convention will ex
tend its session several days, in order to con
sider the “dog law,” and provide a remedy
for softening of the brain.
The Con. Con. is now moving with great
caution. It has evidently discovered that
Constitutions, like worlds, are not made in a
day, and has resolved that ‘celerity should
be contempered with cunctation.’
Hon. A. F. Underwood, delegate from White
county, is a preacher, lawyer, doctor, farmer,
and self-adjusting poliiician. He has always
had aspirations, and a ‘-new deal” is now bis
i-deal of economy and patriotism.
Legislative functions have been usurped by
“the people” in the opera house, and county
lines, county officers, and code tinkering have
afforded a pleasant diversion from the intri
cate and onorous duties of framing a Consti
tution.
Judge Harrell, one of the “new deal” fac
tion, and a clamorer for the reduction of all
salaries, made an excellent judge under the
Bullock regime; and when the act was passed
increasing the salaries of Judges, he promptly
resigned and took a re-appointment with the
increased pay.
The Convention should require the Legis
lature to advertise for proposals from parties
to fill the office of Governor, Chief-Justice of
the Supreme Court, etc., stating salary p<r
day expected, aud enclosiug specimeu of hand
writiug—office to be awarded to the lowest
bidder. This would be practical ‘retrench
ment, economy aud reform. —Chronicle and
Constitutionalist.
The reduction of the Governor’s salary to
S3OOO was not what was expected by the live,
progressive, liberal people of Georgia. A dis
tinguished aud popular citizen from Middle
Georgia said in our presence, this week, “I
voted for Convention, but I can vote for no
Constitution framed by a set of men whose
souls are so small as to reduce the Governor's
salary below S4OOO. They ought to have
raised it to six thousand.”
Muses in Jail.
Ex-Governor Moses and Ex Speaker Lee, of
South Carolina, under arrest for frauds on the
State, waived an examination aud were com
mitted to jail. Gleaves and Woodruff have
fled the State. Moses threatens to tell all he
knows.
Atlanta and the Capitol.
“Now, the question is, why has not Atlanta
done what she proposed to do long ago? Wny
has she waited until the present pressure is
upon her to more in the matter? * * Can
the people of Georgia place any confidence iu
any proposition made by the City Council of
Atlanta ? * * * All things considered, we
have no faith in the proposition of Atlanta.”
Mr. Weston, of the Albany Newp,
cannot be familiar with the history of
the Capitol question and Atlanta’s con
nection therewith, else he would speak
more wisely, more justly and more
truthfully as to the facts. It is efident
he is inspired by his prejudices aud
outside influences
dice. He is not a man to lie directly
with a will to lie, or even to suggest a
falsehood to deceive his readers, and
therefore it is absolutely certain that
he founds the above quotedparagraphs
upon personal :i feeling and popular
slander. He has heard the falsehood
repeated so often by interested parties
and their sympathisers, that he has
come to believe it is a truth, and hur
ries to indorse it to the intelligent cit
izens of Southwest Georgia as genuine
coinage.
Our friend should devote more time
to his exchanges and the history of
events, as they are transpiring, if he
would escape these monstrous mistakes
and jagged blunders. On such grave
questions an editor is responsible to
the public for correct history, and he
has no right to assume that an indi
vidual or a city has done wrong simply
upon hearsay testimony; much less
is he justifiable in giving currency to
injurious rumor and pressure to un
proven charges of bad faith. Surely
our contemporary will rend again the
majority report of the committee on
the removal question, and do himself
and Atlanta the justice to acknowledge
its truthfulness and his own error.
He will find it in this paper. Will he
publish it?
We happen to know the people of
Atlanta intimately. Politically, no
mau living is more familiar with the
controlling party in that city, and we
unhesitatingly assert that that element
is as true to its principles and to the
best interests of Georgia as the Dem
ocracy of any community in the State.
In the Gordon-Bullock election, she
alone, of all the cities and pretended
cities in the State, gave a Democratic
majority, and from that hour to this
she has been as true as steel to the
cause she then upheld; and in all the
varying forms the party has gone
through since, she has unwaveringly
adhered to the orthodox doctrine, and
made her influence potential in every
contest. She did not ask for the Cap
itol, and a large majority ol her solid
men actually voted ngainst the ratifi
cation of the Constitution that trans
ferred it from Milledgeville. When
the transfer was made, poor as she
was, she made sacrifices and assumed
financial responsibilities to accommo
date the State and popularize the
change. She did her duty—nothing
more, nothing less, and nothing that
any sensible and patriotic community
would not have felt it a duty to do un
der the circumstances. Why abuse
her for this? Why slander her peo
ple foi their energy, enterprise and de
votion to their own interests? Why
repeat foul slander, and urge it, after
its exposure? Is it manly? Is it
just ? Is it honorable ? Is it politic ?
We have nothing to say against
Milledgeville, except that it is unfit
for the capital of a great state like
Georgia, and that a half century’s
drawing at the public teat was ample
compensation to the patriots of that
village for all their sacrifices (?) in the
days of the daddies, to entertain the
people’s representatives, Their pes
tiferous clamor for a return to the
“Halls of the Fathers,” and a revival
of the annual harvests upon which
they fed and fattened, can be toler
ated, but not considered as an argu
ment in favor of discommoding the
whole State for their especial benefit.
The Cruel War is Over.
The riots precipitated by the strikes of the
railroad employees on the Northern aud West
ern roads, have simmered down, and all is
quiet along the lines. The liepadermie treat
ment was applied, and the violence of the dis
ease has been reduced and the patient reposes ;
but concessions and compromises are inade
quate remedies, and there will be no healthy
sleep or sense ef safety till the surgeons re
move the tumor of discontent altogether The
evil can only be eradicated by cutting it. out
by the roots. The railroad companies can no
more stand the cause of the trouble than the
employees can the effects. It lies too deep for
narcotics, is too pervading for expedients, and
too feverish for stimulants. It is the cord and
crece policy of the Government that is chok
ing the Nation and clotting its life blood. It
is the weekly sale of a million of bonds, and
the cremation of a corresponding amount of
greenbacks, that is stifling tiade, paralyzing
industries and starving the people. Till the
Government calls a halt, and effectually
puts in motion a right-about-face movement in
its financial policy, all remedies may be con
sidered as lullabies, and all quietude as the
fitful slumber of the volcano. There can be
no wholesome tranquility, no permanent peace,
no public safety, till the Resumption Act is
repealed and the bondholder is forced to loosen
his death-gripe upon the labor of tlie country.
It is estimated that th 2 actual loss, by the
destruction of property and the stoppage of
transportation, resulting from the strikes, will
not fall short of $30,000,000, to say nothing
of the killed and wounded, amounting to
many hundreds. Is it a loss to the country ?
If disregarded by our masters, as a warning
of the coming storm, then it is a loss—a dead
loss, aye, worse than a dead loss, for it will
intensify the bitterness of the struggle, and
teach the necessity of organization and firm
ness to resist oppression to the death, when
next the cry for bread shall appall the poor
and infuriate the desperate. If heeded as a
lesson, then it were a blessing to the whole
country, and all classes will soon cease to re
gard it as a pecuniary loss. We shall have
purchased peace, tranquility aud prosperity
cheaply.
Defeat of the ’’‘Clean Sweepers.”
It’s all very well for gentlemen to
solemnly disclaim bad motives, but
high sounding words were insufficient
to blanket the “new deal" in the Con
vention Dst week. It is unnecessary
to call names; but it is in order to say
that there were two classes engaged in
the “clean sweep” fiasco, to wit: Dis
appointed applicants, who ceased to
admire Governor Colquit the moment
commissions wore issued to successful
competitors, and the grand army of
“outs,” who are the natural enemies
of thse**iut.” The proposition to yut
down the term of an Executive who
was elected by nearly the unanimous
voice of the people, amounted to little
less than an insult to the intelligence
and good judgment of the electors, and
cannot /tee atoned for by professions of
friendship to the incumbent, oy vehe
ment asseverations of disinterested
patriotism.
It was a bold attempt at re
venge aud to make possibilities for the
“outs,” and the people at home, not
“the people” in the Convention, will
be slow to put any other construction
upon the anomolous movement. Gov.
Colquitt’s majority was about double
the vote by which “the people” now
assembled in the Representative Hall
hold their power to do evil; and yet
a moiety of this little squad, presum
ing to be “the people,” had the hardi
hood to expend about SISOO of the
public monies, in the vain effort to
annul the high decree of eighty thous
and majority. We regard the defeat
of the “new deal” conspiracy, as a great
victory for the people proper. It elim
inates a fatal issue from the question
of ratification; it affords time for the
sovereigns to measure men by the tests
of the new Constitution; it matures op
portunities for the young men, just
now entering the arena of politics, who
are to run the machine under the new
Constitution, and, it is to be hoped,
remits to the shades of obscurity, the
twenty thousand chronic office seekers
who have gangrenated the whole body
politic.
Malevolence and Slander. .
There seems to be a prevailing malady for
slandering Democrats in high places, and es
pecially the two Democratic Governors that
have succeeded Bullock. A reckless writer,
from Atlanta to the Chronicle and Constitu
tionalist, is notably ignorant of the the three
administrations, or else deliberately attempts
to deceive the people and weaken the present
Governor’s hold upon the people’s confidence.
He says :
“Our Democratic Executives have been no
improvement on Bullock and his Radical
reyime. Governor Smith, although a most ex
cellent gentleman, has committed many blun
ders, the double payment of the notorious
bonds being the most prominent. Governor
Colquitt, who is also a most excellent gentle
man, by his unwavering devotion to the State
Constitution which he swore to support and
adhere to, is following fast iu the steps of his
predecessor. During his six months in ofliee
be Las well nigh come up to the full extrava
gance of either Smith or Bullock, and God
only knows what he would do if not arrested
by the present Constitutional Convention that
is now in session. ’’
In its comments on this paragraph, the
Chronicle and Constitutionalist administers
an appropriate rebuke. It says :
The assertions concerning Governor Col
quitt will not bo more readily believed. Iu
addition to the statement that Governor Col
quitt, during his six months of office, has well
nigh come up to the full extravagance of either
Smith or Bullock, “Farmer” goes on to say
“it is said by one of the public officers iu the
Capitol here that seventy thousand dollars
would not cover the expenses of the Executive
Department tor one year.” There is no evi
dence whatever that Governor Colquitt has
been guilty of any extravagance since he was
called upon to take charge of the administra
tion of the State government. So far as we
can learn, so far as there is auy evidence to
the contrary, he has made as faithful and as
economical an Executive as auy, the most il
lustrious, of his predecessors. He has been
censured in some quarters for the payment of
the forty-five thousand dollars lee f r the re
covery of two hundred thousand dollars from
the United Mates Government. We think
that Governor Colquitt acted with imprudent
haste in making that payment; but that the
payment was anything more than an error of
judgment we do not believe. Governor Col
quitt asserts that he was tally justified by the
contracts of previous Governors in allowing
the amount of the fee. We do not doubt that
he entertained such an opinion; whether he
was correct or not we cauuot undertake to de
cide. So far as the expenses of the Executive
Department are concerned, no one who has
ever examiued the reports of tue Controller-
General will credit lor a moment the state
ment thatjthey exceed seventy thousand dol
Ins per annum. A committee appointed by
the'Constitutional Convention has just exam*
ined the clerical expenses of the Department
about which so much has been said, aud has
reported that no person is employed whose
employment is not authorized by law. Let us
try and be just. Governor Colquitt was nom
inated unanimously by a Convention of tjao
Democratic party of Georgia. He was elected
by the largest majority which a candidate for
Gubernatorial honors ever received in this
State. He was a gallant soldier. He is an
honorable man, Since be has been iu office
he has done nothing, so far as we know, to
forfeit the confidence and respect of the peo
ple. When he does do a wrougact theCbrou
iele aud Constitutionalist will be the first to
condemn him
The Strike.
There is one feature that crops out iu the
wide-spread riots that is full of meaning, aud
thut is the great body of suffering men oppose
any infraction of the law. Hungry and naked
as they are, they place their brawny bodies
between the vicious rabble and those who
are injuring them. This changes it from the
form of a strike for wages to an earnest pro
test against a cruel and wicked National
policy, and it is a protest that must be
heeded !
The workingmen are only resistiug a strike
inaugurated by the officers of the railroads.
These had combiuel to cut down wages, uud
the wen said, “We will not stand the reduc
tion.” An idle, vicious rabble take advantage
of the disorder to steal, burn aud rob. The
injured men interpose aud say to the mob,
“You shall not destroy the property of our
employers, however much they Lave wronged
as! ’
Iu the mean time tramps are multiplying;
the hungry, the starving, the naked ate daily
increasing. This condition of things can not
be trifled with. It must be considered and
remediel We are c< r ainly drifting toward one
of two extremes, viz.; a strong Government of
lords and bayonets, or a loose one of anarchy
aud license.
A wise statesmanship and a policy lookirrg
to the interests of the whole people instead of
the money class can bring us out of our diffi
culties and save us from despotism or anarchy.
The Republican policy so faithfnlly represen
ted by Johu Sherman must be thwarted, or
events will be precipitated, the result of which
none can fathom.- Cincinnati Euquirer.
TERM OF THE PRESENT EXECUTIVE.
A Day’s Debate on the Motion for a “New
Deal”—Governor Colquitt not to be
Disturbed—Yeas and Nays.
On Thursday 26th the Con. Con.
discussed and agreed to paragraph 3
of the Article on the Executive depart
ment, reduciug the Gubernatorial term
to two years, after the expiration of
the present Executive. The paragraph
provided that the next election for Gov
ernor shall take placa on the second
Wednesday in October 1880, and a mo
tion to strike ont 1880, and insert
1878, was tabled by ayes 109, nays 53.
That night caucuses were held, wires
were manipulated, combinations were
effected, and forces were aligned for a
grand pitch-battle the next day. The
old war horse, Col. Holcomb, was cho
sen to lead the assault, and at tl#fe
proper time, Friday morning, he rose
and moved to reconsider the action of
the Convention on this point, and pro
ceeded to address the body at consid
erable length, aud carried it by ayes
95, nays 93.
This rallied the anti “new dealers,”
and by the time the old warrior bait
winded, were organized and ready for
the fight. Mr. Holcomb moved to take
up the Paragraph, and then renewed
his motion to insert 1878. Mr. Har
rell, who was one of Bullock’s judges,
and lately an urgent applicant to Col
quitt for similar honors in another cir
cuit, addressed the Convention in
vor of the “new deal.” He was follow
ed by Mr. Barrow and Mr. Lawson in
short, incisive speeches against the
amendment. Judge Collier, of Fulton,
delivered himself in favor of the “clean
sweep,” aud satisfied his hearers tb:st
ho is not the gifted and broad-ideaed
statesman that ho had somehow gain
ed credit for being. He was ably and
effectually answered by Messrs Tuggle,
Pierce and Toombs. Mr. Ho'comb re
hashed the argument of the illiberals,
destructives and “clean sweepers” aud
was everlastingly set down upon and
squelched by Mr. Hammond, who was
followed by Mr. Gartrell in a brief an
nouncement of his views adverse t the
amendment, and moved to lay it on
the table. By the sound the President
thought the noes had it, whereupon
the yeas and nays wore demanded.
The roll was called, anil the yeas and nays
taken, when the motion to lay on the .table
prevailed, the vote being: Yeas, 200; nays,
85, as follows:
Yeas— Andeison, Awbrey, Bachlott, Bar
row, Braddy, Bass, Buchanan, Cain, Carter,
Cooper, Crane, Davis of the 10th, Dell Dis
unite, Dußose, Ellington, Fain, Featberstoa,
Flewellen, Fitteu, Fontaine, Furman, Furlow,
Gaitrell, Gay, Gnerrard, Gignilliatt, GrehatnA
Greer of the 21st, Hamilton of ttiu2ls‘t. ii.-nnl
ilton of the 42d, Hansell, Hammond of thA
22d, Hammoud of the 35th, Harris, Heard,
Ilewell, Heath, Hill, Hollifield, Hudson of
the 25th, Hudson of the 29th, Ingram, Jones,
Jenkins of the 10th, Johnson of the 28th,
Johnson of the 19th, Keller, Lawton, Lawson,
Little, Lewis, May, Mathews, Mershon, My
natt, Nisbet, Newell, Face, Paris, Pierce, Per
ry, Porter, Reese of tho 28th, Respass, liossef,
Robertson, Ross, Sanders, Seward, Simmon-,
Sibley, Scott of the 13tli, Stokes, Spence of
the 35th, Stroud Sheppard, Swanson, Swear
ington, Screven, Smith, Stevens of tho Ctli,
Toombs, Trammell, Tift, Tye, Thompson,
Tuggle, Warren of the Ist, Warren of the 23d,
Wallace, Warllien, Wellborn, Westmoreland,
Wells. Wimberly, Wilson, Winn, R. D, Wof
ford, Reese of the 26th.—100.
Nays —Barrett, Brannen, Bristow, Brown,
Burnett, Boyd, Bush, Camp, Collier, Clifton,
Clark, Chambers, Chancy, Conley, Coney,
Coats, Creech, Davis of the 23d, Day, Denton,
Dickey, Donaldson, Edge, Fields, Guerry,
Garren, Glover, Gorman, Gibbs, Grace, Goff,
Greer of the 13th, Harrell, Hawkins, Hall,
Hand, Hardy, Head, Henry, Hicks, Howell,
Holcombe, Home, Hunt, Jackson, Johnson
of the 30th, Johnson of the 42d, Key, Knight,
Lowe, Logino, Mattox, McDonald, McCallnm
MeCriinmou, Mclntosh, McFarlaud, McLeod,
Mcßae, Mercier, Mobley, Mosely, Moore, Os
borne, Phillips of the 18th, Phillips of the
36th, Ponder, Polk Render, Roberts, Rowe,
Russell of the Bth, Sale, Scott of the 30th,
Spence of the sth, Stevens of the 40th, Twit
ty, Tumlin, Tharpe, Underwood of the 31st,
Underwood of the 32d, Whiddon, Williams,
Willis, Wright, Winn, L. J., Bryan, Casey,
Lofton.—Bs.
So the question of Governor Col
quitt’s term and salary remain undis
tin-bed.
It will be seen that Col. Wier Boyd,
the two Underwoods, Camp, Mosely,
Osborne, Holcomb, Brauner, Fieldos,
Stevens, Day, Garren, Jackson find
Gibbs, of North Eastern Georgia,
for the “new deal.” Messrs Sheppard
and Graham of this district voted with
the najority. Mr. Bryan was at home
sick.
Gregg Wright is now making the
Chronicle & Constitutionalist one of
tne very best daily papers in the
South. His edi'orials are gracefully,
thoughtfully, vigorously written; and
though he has some queer uotioDs of
his own and at times wabbles off on a
tangent, his language, rhetoric and
logic are always good and the reader
seldom tires in going through bs4er6e
paragraphs, sprightly excerpta and
condensed “heavy matter.” It is im
possible to agree with him very often
in matters of State rolitv, party poli
cy', or peisoual preference for promi
nent places; but he is none the less a
brilliant writer aud the most promis
ing young editor on Southern journal
ism. We dread to tackle him, but
shall have it to do on the Capitol ques
tion, if the Convention makes it uec
essary.
The platform and nominations of
the Ohio Democracy not only give
universal satisfaction, but enthuse the
people and assure an overwhelming
victory. Mr. Bishop is one of the most
successful grocery merchants in the
great West, and his fidelity to the
principles of his party, and the inter
ests o his entire State have endeared
him to the people and will make him
Governor of Ohjo.
Three negro boys, 15 to 18 years
old, outraged a little white girl, about
14 years of age, in Schley county, last
week. Two of them were arrested near
Butler aud carried back to; Schley.
We suppose the usual common law
punishment was promptly inflicted.
Col. Weirßoydheadstbestriker3fl.il lower
wages, iu the Convention.
STATE ITEMS.
A Montgomery county colored woman gave
kirth to three girl babies lately.
James Nevill, an old citizen of Bartow
county, died at his residence on the 21st nit.
The Elberton girls often indulge in a grand
“walk round,” and have swimming of the
head in consequence.
A picnic and barbacue was given by the
colored people of Calhouu county the other
day. A temperance affair.
The crop prospects all over the State are
very flattering. We are glad to note an in
crease of “hog and hominy.”
Anew society—the “Knights of Misfor
tune”—is to be organized among the Georgia
editors. Red-headed editors take front seats.
- Peter E. McMillan, Escp,, an aged and jes
, pecteJ citizen of Jackson county, died near
Jefferson, on the'lSth ult. He was at one
time a member of the legislature.
The Hawson Journal is, offering one year’s
subscription to the peraitu presenting!.
the largest water ‘coht®htioßß
thankfully received.”
A Baker county white girl was standing un
der a pine tree, the other day, on which she
had one hand resting. The tree was struck
by lightning aud the girl stunned, but she
recovered consciousness in a few moments.
Saturday night, 21st iust., s„mo unknown
person or persons went to a school house in
Fannin county, and after taking the doors off
the hinges and the table out of the house
burned it to the ground.
A Natioual Bank is to be started in Carters,
ville about the Ist of September. Curtersville
is a dull old place, judging from the adver
tising patronage extended the Express, and
we can’t see how she can afford such a luxury
na a bunk.
An unnatural mother (colored) killed her
infant child, in Rome, by tieing her apron
over its head aud winding the string around
its neck. She has not boon arrested yet, as
she is too ill to be disturbed. The child was
found near a stable, with wood piled two or
three feet high over it.
The little son of Mr. Joseph Church, who
resides near Jefferson, got a seed in his wind
pipe some time during lasi watermelon season.
It was removed the other day by the little fel
low swallowing the white of oggs. All efforts
of physicians to dislodge it proved unavail
ing.
Mr. Judson Lowe, a thrifty, well-to-do
farmer of Bartow couuty, committed suicide
the other day, by • cutting his throat. No
cause is assigned for the rash act except that
he sometimes labored under a lit of mental
abberatiou caused by a blow on bis head
some time since. He was a temperate man,
a strict member of the church, and highly es
teemed by all who knew him.
MAJORITY REPORT OF COMMITTEE
ON JUDICIAL CIRCUITS.
An Onliauce to (Divide liie state into
Sixteen Judicial Circuits.
Be it ordained by the people of Georgia in
Convention assembled, That the State shall
be divided into sixteen Judicial Circuits, num
bered from 1 to 10, as follows:
Section, 1. The tirst Circuit shall be com
posed of the counties of Bryan, Bulloch,
Chatham, Effingham and Liberty. -The Sec
ond Circuit of the counties of Appling, Cam
den, Charlton, Coffee, Clinch, Glynn, Mein
tosh, Ware, Wayne, Telfair and Montgomery.
The third Circuit of the counties of Baker,
Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Dac.atur, Echols,
Irwin, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Thomas
and Worth. The fourth Circuit of the coun
ties of Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Lee,
Quitman, Randolph, Stewart and Terrel. The
fifth Circuit of the counties of Chattahoochee,
Dooley, Houston, Macon, Marion, Schley,
Sumter, Taylor, Webster and Wiicox. The
sixth Circuit shall be composed of the coun
ties of Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot
and Troup. Tho seventh Circuit shall be
composed of the counties of Bibb, Crawford,
Jones, Monroe, Bike, Twiggs and Upson
The eighth Circuit shall be composed of the
counties of Baldwin, Dodge, Emanuel, John
son, Laurens, Jefferson, Pulaski, Tutuall,
Washington and Wilkinson. The Ninth Cir
cuit shall be composed of tho counties of
Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, Richmond and
Screven. The Tenth Circuit sha'l be com
posed of the counties of Glasscock, Greene,
Hancock, Lincoln, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Put
nam, Taliaferro, Warren and Wilkes. The
Eleventh Circuit shall he composed of the
counties of Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Jasper,
Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton
and Upson- The Twelfth Circuit of the
counties of DeKalb, Fulton and Milton. The
Thirteenth Circuit ol the counties of Carroll,
Coweta, Cobh, Forsyth, Haralson, Heard,
Paulding and Campbell. Tho Fourteenth
Circuit shall be composed of the counties of
Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Gwinnett,
Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Madison
aud Oconee. The Fifteenth Circuit shall be
composed of the counties of Bartow, Chero
kee, Dawson, Funuiu, G liner, Lumpkin,
Pickens. Rabun, Towns, Union and White.
The Sixteenth Circuit shall bo composed of
the counties of Catoosa, Chattooga, Dude,
Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, Walker and
Whitfield.
Sec. 2. At the t xpiration of the term of
ihe several Judges and Solicitors General of
the circuits as at present organized, under
the constitution prescribed by this Conven
tion, there shall be a Judge and a Solicitor
General appointed in each of said districts in
the mode prescribed in the Constitution.
Sec. 3. The Legislature may, at any time
hereafter, increase the number of circuits as
often as the business of the Courts collective
ly increase, so as to require thirty-two weeks
active labor of the Judges, in holding the reg
ular courts in each year over the time now
necessary, keeping in vic.v equitable distri
bution of the labors of the several Judges
upon a basis of thirty-two weeks annually.
D. fi. Harrell, Chairman, W. J. Hudson,
25th District, N. J. Tumliu, E. C. Grier, H.
N. Hollifield.
A minority report was submitted by
I. A. Hunt, M. L. Mershon, 11. D.
Wynn and J. B. Twitly, which antago
nises reduction of circuits, and recom
mends the matter be left to be rogula
ted by the Legislature.
JEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
Notice.
During tny absence from the city, parties
having claims against the U. 8., will please
cull on Messrs. Marler <V, Perry, Attorneys at
Law, who will give prompt attention thereto.
M. W. JtIDEN,
aug3-4t Lawyer and Claim Agent.
Hall County Sheriff Sale.
YI7TLL LIE SOLD, before the Court House
VV door, in the city of Gainesville, Hall
county, Georgia, within the legal hours of
sale, on the first Tuesday in September, 1877,
Three hundred (300) acres of land, more or
less, on tho waters of the Mulberry liver in
said county, adjoining the lands of Tnggle,
Cooper, Mrs. Maddox and others, being the
place now occupied by the defendant in ii fa.,
Susannah Harrison. Levied on as defendant’s
property, by virtue of a fi fa from the Superior
Court of said county, in favor of ]!. T. Brown
vs. said Susannab Harrison.
Also, at the same time and place, 50 acres
of land, being a part of lot No. 149, in the oth
district of Hall county, Ga., levied on to sat
isfy a State and County Tax Fi. Fa. The
State and Comity vs. Turner H. Allen. Levy
made and returned to me by li. fi. Davis, l.c.
Also, at the same time and place, a lot or
tract of land, known as the Win. Wright place,
in the 302d District, G. .VI., in the county of
Hall, containing seventy-five acres, more or
less, adjoining the lands of Win. Waters, M.
Waters and Solomon Puckett, levied on as the
property of Janies Campbell, under and by
virtue of a fi. fa. issued from the Justices’
Court of the 392d District, G. M., of Hall
county, in favor of Wm. Wright, for the use
of A. Pool, vs. James Campbell. Property
pointed out by the defendant. Levy made
and returned to me by J. L. Mauldin, L C
Aug. 3. JOHN L. GAINES, Sliff.
FINE
PLANTATION FOB SALE.
Containing 100 acres; 50 acres first-class
bottom, in a high state of cultivation; ballance
forest upland. This place lies on the Chatta
hooche river, ihree miles from the Gainesville
depot, on Air Line Railroad; is well watered
by a never-failing branch running through it,
and numerous spring-heads that form other
branches flowing off on either side. The set
tlement consists of a story and a halt hewn
log house, crib, stables and good garden.
J. A. Daniel,
July27th lm. Gainesville, Ga.
Dawson Couuty Sheriff Sale.
YYTLL BE SOLD, beiore tbe Court House
* ’ door, in the town of Dawsonville, Dawson
county, Ga., on the first Tuesday in September
next, between the legal hours of sale, the fol
lowing described laud, to-wit:
Lot no. 674, in the stl? district and Ist sec
tiv'n of said county; levied on as the pioperty
of Peter Howard, to satisfy a fi. fa. from 830fh
District, G. M., of Dawson county, Ga., in
favor, of Johu Goss vs. Peter Howard. Levy
made and returned to me.by A A-Waters, LC.
Also, at same time and p'ace, "lots of land
T?os 27Iand 272,iu Pth disti and 2d section
otDawwsii countju;, Cfa. ou> as, the
property of Th omas satisfy a K. fd.
in favor of Officers of Court vs. Isaac D,
Smith, principal, and Thomas Nichols, secu
rity.
Also, at same time and place, lots of land
nos. 912 and 925, in 4th district and Ist sec
tion of Dawson county, Ga. Levied on as the
property of Win. McGuire and Elizabeth J.
McGuire, to satisfy a fi. fa. in favor of officers
of the Court of Ordinary vs. Elizabeth J.
McGuire. R. E. BURT,
Ang. 3. Sheriff.
/ 1 EOBGIA—HALL COUNTY—AIvah Smith has ap-
YJT plied for exemption of persouattv and setting
apart and valuation of Homestead, and I will pass
upon tlie same at 12 o’clock, m.. on Saturday the 25th
day of August, 1 *77, at my office.
J. B. M. WINBUEN,
ang3-3t Ordinary.
We sell EVKRV I KING FOR THE
CrARDEN,
And offer NOW (from Juno 15 to August If):
Celery Plants.
Uwari White, by malt, for - . - SI.OO per 100
Large White Solid, per mail, for - 1.00 “ 100
Dwarf Bed, “ - -1 00 “ 100
Any of the above Celery Plante, by express, for
$5.00 per 1,0; 0.
i’lnnts.
premium Flat Dutch, In mail, for SI.OO per 100
Drumhead Savoy •• “ I.OU “ 100
Red [for pickling) “ “ 1,00 “ ICO
Any of the above Cabbage Plants, by express,
for $4.00 per 1,000.
Cauliflower Plants.
Early Erfnrt, by mail, for - - $1.25 per 100
Earlv Paris. “ “ 1.25 “ 100
Any of tlie above Cauliflower Plants, by express,
for $7.50 per 1,000.
OtU- Special prices for larger quantities given
on application.
Turnip Sccfl.
Any of the following leading sorts sent by mail
lor 10c. per cz.—2sc. jier ‘A lb.—7sc. per lb.
Early White Dutch—White Strap Leaf—Hod Top
Strap Leaf—Golden Ball—lmproved American
Ruia liaga.
PETER HENDERSON & CO.,
Seedsmen and Florists,
augS-ly 35 Cortlandt St., N. Y.
FOR SALE OB EXCH ANGE.
DR. LYTLE offers his Homo Place, near the Pnb
lie Square, for salo on reasonable terms, or will
exchange tho same for property in Middlo or Lower-
Georgia.
For particulars, enquire of or addrosß himself or
M. W. It DEN, Attorney at Law, Gainesville, Hall
county, Ga. july27-2t
Atlanta Medical College,
ATLANTA, GA.
The Twentieth Annual Course of Lectures
will commence October 15th, 1877, and close
March Ist, 1878.
Faculty—J G Westmoreland, W F West
moreland, W A Love, V II Taliaferro, John
Thud Johnson, A W Calhoun, J II Logan, J
T Banks; Demonstrator of Anatomy, C W
Nutting.
Send for announcement, giving full infor
mation. JNO. THAD JOHNSON,
j lily 27-it Dean.
/GEORGIA, HALL COUNTY.— Ordinary’s
J Office, July 25th, 1877.—Mrs. Eliza
Camp applies for letters of administration on
the Estate of Burke Camp, of said County,
deceased. Therefore all persons concerned
are hereby notified that said letters will be
granted the applicant at the September term,
i.877, of tho Court of Ordinary (to be held on
the first Monday of said Month) if no good
cause be shown to the contrary.
J. B. M. Winrurn,
July 27.—4 t. Ordinary.
Administrators Sale.
A GREEABLl r to an order of the Court of
Ordinary of Hall couuty, will be sold be
fore the Court House in Gainesville, on the
first Tuesday in September next, within tho
legal hours of sale, the tract of land whereon
Ashford Quinn resided at the time of his
death, the same being parts of lots Nos. 108
and 109 in the 12th District of Hall county,
and part of lot No. 73 in the 2nd District of
White county, containing in the whole 300
acres, more or less; to be sold in parts to suit
purchasers, if desired. All sold as the prop
erty of Ashford Quinn, deceased, for the bene
fit of his heirs and creditors. Terms: One
half Cash, the balance on Credit until the first
of January next, with note and approved se
curity. B. A. Quinn,
July 27.—4 t. Administrator.
JOHN FLANNERY, JOHN L. JOHNSON
Managing partner late firm
L. J. Guilmartin & Cos.,
1805 to 1877.
JOHN FLANNEItY & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 3 Kelly’s Block, Bay Street,
Sava niia li , Gc orgia.
Agents for Jewotl’s Mills Yarns and Domestics,
otc., etc.
Bagging and Iron Ties for sale at lowest market
rates. Prompt attention given to all business en
trusted to us. Liberal cash advances made on
consignments.
fi%, Our Mr. FLANNERY having purchased
the entire assets and assumed the liabilities of the
late firm of L. J. GUILMARTIN k CO., wo will at
tend to all outstanding business of that firm.
junelS-Om
PIANO PLAYING
‘ LEARNED IN A DAY !
MASON’S CHARTS, which recently created such a
sensation in Boston and elsewhere, will enable
any person, of any age, to
Master tlic Piano or Organ
in a day, oven though they have no knowledge of
notes, etc. The Boston Globe says:
“You can learn to play on the piano or organ in a
day, even if you never played before, and have not
the s ightest knowledge of notes, by the use of
Mason’s Chart". A child ten years old can learn
Easily. They are endorsed by the best musical peo
ple in Boston, and are the grand culmination of tho
inventive genius of the nineteenth century.”
Circulars giving full particulars and many testimo
nials will be sent free on application. One set of
Mason’s Charts mailed, post-paid, to any address for
only $2.00. Worth more than SIOO spent on music
lessons. Address A. C. MORTON,
General Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
Agents wanted at once everywhere. Best chance
ever offered. Secure territory before too late. Terniß
free. julyl3-lm
ii. ft. MILLER & CO.,
Pryor Street, Umlcr the Kimball House,
ATGA NT A, GA.
SOUTHERN SALESROOM
FOR THE CELEBRATED
VI E H I I > E IV
BRITANNIA COMPANY’S
FINE
Silver Plated Ware, Bronzes, &c.
At Wholesale and Retail.
Prices tho same as at the Company's Ware
rooms in New York.
Tho largest, most complete, and elegant
assortment to be found in the South.
ALSO,,
Gold Jewelry, Celluloid, Coral
Jewelry, Etc., Etc.
New Goods constantly being received from
the Factory and shipped to all parts of the
country. july!3-tf
A FRESH STOCK
OF
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES !
We have just opened a complete line of STAPLE aud FANCY GHOCEKIES
for family use, direct from the best Northern markets, which we offer at
LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH,
Wo guarantee our goods as represented, and ask a share of patronage.
We specially call attention this week to our
Fine Goshen Butter, Lemons, Boasted & Ground Coffee,
Raw Coffees and Superior Teas, of all grades.
Wo invite all to examine oar stock and compare goods and prices.
A. Itt. & C. W. WEST,
augS-Ctu ' ‘ Public Square.
MIXINERI ! “
LADIES’ EMPORIUM OF FASHION !
# #
MW**. It. TV; WARE respect fully informs the ladies of Gainesville and vi> -
Ring ladies that she has a full line of MILLINERY GOODS,
New, Elegant and Fashionable.
She is prepared to furnish
Hats, Ilonnets, Ribbons, Feathers, Flowers, Ruches,
SILKS, LACES, and such Fancy Furnishing Goods as are usually kept in well-appointed
Millinery Establishments.
Trimming promptly done and satisfaction guaranteed.
JB&~ All goods at bottom prices for Cash or Country Produce.
Tho ladiesaro invited to call and examine goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere
Next door to tbe Post Office, Gainesville, Ga. aug 3 2m
SAVE YOUR FRUIT!
Lise the Great American
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DRYER ! !
* .
Dries Fruit of any Kind in from two to six hours!
FARMERS can make from $lO to sl2 a day by using this Dryer. Farmers, manufacturers
and the public are invited to call and see this wonderful invention. Having control of a
individuals COUUt,OS ’ we are now P re P are(l to H County Rights or furnish the Dryer to
The season is rapidly advancing, and farmers should send in their orders immediately as
we have already twenty to thirty orders to fill, and first in first served.
Price of House lor three bushels of fruit S2O; five bushels S3O; ten bushels S4O.
All orders for Houses should be addressed to
Oliver & McDonald,
■ )a y " 2m Gainesville, Ga.
F * VV - KKDWINE. VV. M. REDWINE.
REDWINE BROTHERS,
DEALERS IIV
IFLAJNTCrsr
GROCERIES, Etc., Etc.
GAINESVILLE, G^A.
JulyG-tf
The Georgia State Fair!
OPENS AT ATLANTA,
OCTOBER ISTH, 1877,
—AND
CONTINUES ONE WEiEK!
o
A largo and libetal I reuiium List is oftortd, Irani which we make the following
SPECIMEN EXTRACTS:
HOKSKN.
Beet Saddle Horne or Mare
Beet Single Buggy Horse or Mare * U(>
Best Combination Horse or Mare !..!!!! 60 00
Finest and best Double Team, owned by the exhibitor at least 30 days before'the'Fair '" 75 ill!
Best six In hand driven on the ground by exhibitor f>o up
CATTI.K, SIIEEP AND SWINE.
Best herd of one Bull and four Cows or Heifers
Beat Milch Cow ( 0
Best Jersey Bull i.Y. 11 (MI
Best Jersey Cow . .'"."."Y.". . . i.".'.YY."Y
Liberal Premiums for other breeds of cattle. M 00
downs s aud CotKw t oMH.' ,Ht BH< ' k “ and *** °° *'° r tb ° I,UBt Kwe ° f esch 0f the followiu •>*: Merinos, South
,, _ „ J ' 2 „ bu ., for tb f ami $H> 00 for the best Sow of each of the following breeds: Berkshire Fjaex
,Suffolk, Magic or I oland China, Big Gu nea, Little Guinea and Natives.
POULTRY.
*lO 00 is offered lor the best trio of each varioty of Chickens. Geese and Ducks
Best and largest display in merit and variety 01 Domestic Fowls 7a M
FIKI.n CROPS.
For the largest and host display in merit and variety of sample products from the field oar,lnn
orchard, dairy and apiary—the contribution or a single farm ’ nll
Second beet ditto fiou t o
For the best Bix stalks of Cotton * **... *..... .. ’* * *.................. *. *. y*■ o°
Best display of samples of Hay, one hundred pouuds each, of uncultivated grasses ’!
lor the best thru- bales crop lot of Short Staple Cotton by one exhibitor i7,0
For the best single hale Short Staple , iff
For the best single bale Upland Long Staple .. 511 0 1
LADIES’ HOME INDUSTRY.
B est collection of Jellies. Preserves. Pickles. Jams, Catsups, Syrups and Cordials, made aud ex
hibited by one lady .
Best collection of Dried Fruits * , ’
Best collection of Canned Fruits and Vegetables !'
Best display of Ornamental Preserves, cut by hand, by the exhibitor 7, u
Best display of Breads aud Cakes by one lady " ’
Handsomest Iced and Ornamental Cake !...........| S,
To the young lady be tween 13 and 18 years o! age, who shall repare upon the ground the best
meal for six persons
Second best 00
LADIES’ NEEDLE AND PASICY WORK.
Best display in mer.t and variety of Fornale Handicraft, embracing Needlework, Embroidery
Crocheting, by one lady ,
$lO for the best specimen eaeh of Silk Embroidery, Appiioue’ Haiaed Work' and Tanesirv in v'r. U
$lO for the bust display of Hair. Shell. Wax, Seed, Ruitic iud Straw Work P
Also, for the best display of Wax, Feather, Paper, Muslin aud Skeleton Flowers.
PAINTINUB AND DR A WINDS.
Best Oil Painting
Best Portrait Painting * Z? 1111
Best Painting iu Water Colors ! ..!..!....". jJ J
Best Pencil Drawing . . . . . 7° o>>
Best Crayon Drawing .".i! ! , Ul)
Best display of Paintings and Drawings by one exhibitor \i.M.’.i J 1
Best collection of Paintings and Drawings by a girl under sixteen years of’age.. . . ■£ ~
Best display ot pai , tings, Draw ngs, etc., by the pupils of any one School or College. .. tu 0((
MERCHANTS’ DISPLAYS.
Best display of Dry Goods
Best display of C othing * . .
Best display of S iHi uery i".".* "1™".'...
Best display of Groceries ~ ll>
Best display of Glassware aud Crockery .
PREMIUMS FOR OKANIJES AND COUNTY SOCIETIES.
To the organized Granges r a county, or the County Society in the State making the largest and
finest display in merit and variety of Products aud results of Home Industries all raised
SecondPremtunT by " ieni,Jers of that Particular Gi ange, organization or County Society. *3OO 00
Third Premium - - - J ". ' .
MILITARY COMPANIES.
lor the best drillsd Volunteer Military Company, to have no lobs than 25 men. rank aud file - - $250 00
KIRK COMPANIES.
For best Fire Company, test to be prescribed by the Chiefs of Departments of Macon Aimsst*
Savannah, Atlanta and Colnmbus - - - - - - . . . -
The full Premium List, in pamphlet form, will he ready about tho latter pxrt of July and will be mail
ed free, on application to the Secretary at Atlanta. y y ’ “ m, * U '
The Management feel greatly encouraged by the flattering assurances which the oeoule are einine nf
their interest in the forthcoming Exhibition. r r K ®
There has been no State Fair now in two years-a fact which ws believe will enhance the interest in the
approaching one; and with the co operation of the public, we hope to meet with that success commensurate
with the merits of this time-honored occasion, when our products and resources are displayed to the world
aud our people meet together in social reunion.
THOMAS HARDEMAN, Jr.. Macon,
President.
T. J. SMITH, Oconee, G. R. R,,
Oraeral Superintendent,
MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Atlanta,
Iwrttary.