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About The Hawkinsville dispatch. (Hawkinsville, Ga.) 1866-1889 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1872)
satohinsbillc gjispafab By Beorge P. Wood*. HAWKINSVILLE, OA., Mancii 14,1871, Janauschkck. —The stage-loving imputation of Macon were highly honored and delighted, last week, with a visit from the celebrated queen of tragedy, Janauachek, (pronounced ia hoosicr parlance, Guano Sack, or Johnny Shank,) who spent several nights In the city, entertaining large audiences in Ralston Hall, and gath ering many greenbacks for her labors. Though none of Johnny Shank's kind have over deigned to appear in this wire-grass region, yet*we have in Hawkinsville a few citisecs who have Sufficient appreciation for the stage %o go to Macon on occasions when fkr-famed actresses appear upon the boards of that city. Thiee of our young bachelor citi at ns could not debar themselves the pleasure of a glimpse at the lovely form •f Miss or Mrs. Jo|my . Shank, (we didn’t learn her “entitlement’’) while a few others oould not allow filly ailos to deter them from a look at these rare and costly jewels valued at one hundred and nine thousand dollars, given Mrs. J. by the crowned beads of Europe ! It may be expe dient in this instance to state that the editor of the Dispatch was of those who took a peep at such magnify fleent jowelery. Hundreds, [and j»er thousands, put themselves to ■such trouble and expense to see those costly presents, and, may be, are yet deluded by the belief that they were contributed to Mrs. Johnny by the kings, queens, emperors and empress es of Europe! Os course they are valued at one hundred and nine thou sand dollars, coming as they did from such royal and distinguished personages 1 We believe it—every ■word of it—you know * When our paste boy learns the art perfectly, wo’ll see if he can make anything sim ilar to those jewels we saw in Macon. ■eatvsl of Political Disabilities The bill recently indroduced into the House of Representatives of the United States removing the political disabilities of Southern citizens was passed by that body a few .days ago aad ia now pending before tiie Sen ate. The list comprises the names of several hundred Georgians, of whom we find the following in our immediate section: Wilcox county—Wright Tumber- Un, George C. Reed, Drury Reed, Darling Johnson, C. Harvey, S. Bow en, and Smith Turner. Dooly county—Shepard Rogers, James Brown and J. J. Collier. Nearly every county in this part of the State has from one to a dozen of its citizens named upon the list, but we cannot, st present, afford space for the publication of their oames. We hope Congress will pass the bill at an early day, and thereby grant to our people their just rights. Ddath or Mr. Jamks Bazemore. —This gentlemsn, so well known to the citizens of Dooly county, and son in-law Qf Mr. Stephen Woodward, died r few days ago on iiis farm near the city of Macon. Mr. Bazemorn was a most estimable gentlemsn and had many friends in this section. Atlantic, Fort Valley A Mem win Railroad —As wc learn from the Southwest Georgian, the follow ing are the towns through which the above road is built in Georgia, and the distance between each: Hawkins ville to Hayncville, 12 miles ; nayne vllle,to Perry, 12 miles; Perry to Fort Valley, 12 miles ; Fort Valley to Knoxville, 15 miles; Knoxville to Thomaston, 28 miles; Thomaston to Crasnville, 16 miles; Greenville to I*Grange, 20 miles; LaGrange to Georgia Line, 17 miles, making the mad to be cocstructed in Georgia 142 miles. Mr. Bociav's Curiosity.--'The ed itor of the West Point News is the happy possessor of a ehieken with one head, two bodies and four legs. This fowl was built in Pulaski coun ty.—Savannah News. If that chicken were alive It would he a fortune for Mr. Boully. At any rate, when news Item are scares, he ean “batch out” something with it to fill his local columo. He’s bean crowing lustily over tbs* little “biddy*’ for two or three years, aad it hasn’t hud an egg yet. The Town Council of Parry has gamed a tax ordinance. It is worth ten dollars to discharge fire arms within the corporation. Wonder what they charge Water mao fur fir ing “oquibsP* Hatlrwad aad Corpreailsß Car. ■VMM*. Senator Sherman’s Hill, now .before Congress, prohibiting the issue of bills for money, railroad fare, or otherwise, to pass as currency, by any corpora tion other than the national banks, has passed the Senate, and will, no doubt, receive a favorable actiou from the House of Representatives. The law is a most important one, and, if it should be sustained by the courts, will work serious incouvenience to many corporations and communities in this State. The Savannah Republican, discuss ing tbe subject, says: “We suppose t'-iis bill was prima rily aimed at the Central Road, but will probably give less.trouble to that instution than to any other, as st can, at any day, withdraw its bills without serious inconvenience to its opera tions. But there are cities and rail roads in the State which have issued largely of these proscribed bills, and to which payments will he made io them, sud nothing else, for some time to come; and without the liberty of payiug them out again, how will they get along? The Macon and Brunswick, road, wc learn, has out a large issue—how will it pay expen ses ?• The Brunswick and Albany Road has out a large quantity, but we believe they are already refused, and treated as worthless by the road itself. The city ot Macon has issued a very large amount of bills, and will be seriously inconvenienced by hav £g to take them in payment ot ail fabts, without the liberty of paying debts with them.” The Republican may be right in its statement as regards the city of Macon and the Central ar.d Bruns wick and Albany Roads, but we arc almost confident that the Macon and Brunswick Railroad has a smaller amount of its own currency in circu lation than any other corporation ol the kind in the State. The Road has never issued bills higher than the de nomination of three dollars, and if it were required to redeem them on the shortest notice, we believe no serious inconvenience to the company wobld jesult therefrom. But the va rious communities along the line of the Macon and Brunswick Road would suffer by the withdrawal of these change bills from circulation. As our people are without the capital to organize National banks it seems they are to be deferred by Congressional action from even is suing or receiving any kind of locnl currency. This course may be in ac cords nc with the Constitution, yet it is far from being right. If wc have sufficient confidence in a corporation to receive its issues in the transaction of everyday business, it is not the duty of Congress to interfere iu the matter. New Railroad Brake.— A new invention has recently been brought to the attention of railroad men, known as the “ Westinghouse Air Brake," which, if reports prove true, can be made a great blessing to the traveling public. It was tried upon the State Road at Atlanta last week with the following results, as gtven by the Atlanta Sun: “On the first trial the train was stopped in 15 sec onds after the application of the bjake within a compass of about 350 feet when the train was running at the rate of thirty-five miles per hour. On a sec ond trial the train was arrested in 20 seconds after the application of the brake in a compass of about 450 feet when the train was running at the rate of 45 miles per hour. The train comprised five passenger coach es. The stop is made without any jolt or jar and without the disagreea ble screeching common to the hand brake.” Cottojj at Macon.— The Tele graph of last Thursday says: “The receipts yesterday were 82 bales— the heaviest we have had during the *eek just ended. The receipts for the week ending yesterday were 326 bales. The receipts of the first woek in March last year, were 1,226, or nearly four times as great as those of this week.” In the State of Missouri, according to the present law when vagrants are committed by a justice of the peace, the sheriff may sell the culprit at the courthouse door to the highest bidder for the term of service six months. In the case of a minor, the service continues until tbe offender has reached the age of twenty-one years. A case hss recently occurred st St. Joseph, Missouri, where s colored boy convicted under this set, hss been sold for s term of six years. Mrs. Sarah Foster fell dead at her residence in Butte county, one dsy last week. Alexander >l. Mlepliens on Ike Lnbur Kefonner's CttudUlitte. In a late article it) the Sun, Mr. Stephens, after stating the great issue in the coming election—Free Con stitutional Government vs. Consoli dation and Empire—thus speaks ot the candidate es the Labor Reformers for President: “Whether the laborers’ Conven tion iu Ohio have indicated a "proper man to be the standard-bearer of tbe combined hosts in this great conflict, we are not prepared to say. We do not know enough of Judge Davis, but we are gratified in being able to say, that what we do know of him has nothing about it unfavorable to that position. It : s true he sustained the war “for the maintenance of the Union under the constitution,” with all his zeal aud ability; but if we un derstand his position since that war was over, he has l«en equally zealous iu his opposition to the uew war since then, inaugurated by the present Radical dynasty against ten States of the Union, and still waged by them against the constitution it self.” Emigrating to Arkansas.— Large numbers sf the people of North Geor gia arc moving to the,Western States. Tbe Rome papers state that on Mon day of last week a large planter of Arkansas named F. A. Mayo left Floyd county with an (emigrant train “for Indian Bay, Monroe oounty, Arkansas. He takes about sixty emigrants, mostly from Alabama, but a few from Floyd county. Some got left, but he made arrangements to forward them on Thursday night next. S. L. Atkinson aud G. B. Lovett were the only gentlemen from Rome who left. Judge Tom Perry, the agent of Mr. Mayo in Rome, accom panied the emigrants to the train, married o»6 couple, insured tho. life of another, and wept fearful adieus to the rest. For the benefit of the friends of the emigrants we will state that they have contracted to work with Mr. Mayo on shares; they doing the work, and he taking one-third of the crop; he furnishing stock, and they to plant ten acres to the hand, six iu cotton and three in corn.” The Washington correspondent ol the Atlnnta Constitution calls at tention to the fact that tiie Senate bill that was passed through the House last week upon motiou of Gen. Young, and which relieved the disa bilatics of over three thousand |«r sous in Georgia and Southern States, must again pass the first named body before becoming a law, as it was originally passed by that body during the last Congress. The Albany City, alluding to the recent Senatorial election in that place, says: Many were the colored voters who came up like free men and voted the straightforward, unequivocal Democratic ticket. Wc wish we knew them all, that we might tell the people who they were. One colored man, who works hard and faithfully at forty cents per day, came up in the evening and paid four dol lars, a double tax, that lie might vote for the Democratic nominee. His name is Henry. Wc could not obtain his sir name. Personal Affair in Worth A letter to the Albany Newa*saya: “1 regret exceedingly to re;>ort to you a serious difficulty between tbe Hon. R. R. Jenkins and Colonel William A. Harris. Both parties were wound ed. Mr. Jenkins was shot and cut, but not dangerously. Colonel Har ris was cut in the right hand. lam glad to say, however, that both of the gentlemen arc able to be up and about. Griffin is big with joy over “Uncle Wash Warren,” who is 65 years of age and has raised seven children, all growu and married, not one of whom ever heard their father swear an oath, s?en him take a drink, a chew of tobacco, or smoko a segar. He never struck a man in his life, nor has a man ever struck him. He never owned a pair of boots, a pistol or a watch. Rev. John Neely, for more than thirty years a citizen of Augusta, died Tuesday night, aged 67 years. He was a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and for many years assistant rector of St. Paul’s Church, in that city'. The official returns of the election Monday week, for Senator in the 10th district, show an aggregate vote of 902, of which Styles (Deni.) received 667, and Armstrong (mixed 235—-ma king Styles’ majority 432. In Lee and Worth counties Armstrong only received 17 votes ; 9in the former and 8 in tbe latter. Mr. Geo. R. Frazer, and old citi zen of Brunswick, died on the 2nd instaut, aged 52 years. The Bank Robbery at Fort Val ley.—On Monday night of last week, as we learn from the Fort Valley Mir ror, tho Planter’s Bank at that place was robbed of fifteen thousand dol lars. The robbers entered through the rear door by the use of a lever made of cast steel for the purpose. Alter opening the door they proceeded to open the door. Thoy attempt ed to drill out the bolts in the lock, but finding that plan too slow, prized open the vault door with their crow bars. It appere that the worst job of all, was the easiest performed, that was, obtaining entrance to the mo ney safe. This was done with gun powder placed in tbe safe lock some how, and exploded, several gentle men heard the noise, but did.not sus pect anything. The bold act was per petrated about 1 o'clock in the night They left some of their tools in the bank and others under a bridge ncai Mr. B. F. Avera’s store. The tools consisted of crow-bars, brace and drill, one dark lantern, some kind of screws, a pair of hand-cuffs, etc., ma king a complete set of burglars’ in strument*. They also left, a bottle of chloroform. A New Way to Get Rid or a Wife. —A correspondent writing from near Laurel Hill, on the Wil mington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad, gives us tbe particulars of a novel marriage in that vicinity, re cently. A certain individual got tired of his wife, after living with her al>out fifteen years, and hired another man to take her over to South Carolina and marry her, giving him a mule and fifty-five dollars in mon. cy to take her off his hands. We have the names of tiie parties, but think proper to withhold them. While a church trial was progress ing at Independence, Kansas, the parties thereto, George Webb and Jacob Adc, invoked the revolver of tho flesh rather than the sword of the spirit Webb was killed, and three oilier meek and lowly followers wounded. Gen. 1\ G. T. Beauregard is re ported to have recently expressed the ho|>c that, in the event of a foreign war, tiie “stars and bars” would be adopted as the national buttle Hag, iu order to arouse .Southern valor and patriotism. “Stars and bars’ will prove a poor resort to beat Southern war inctal in such a cause. It is only birdlings that can be caught with c(pitr. A Tennessee editor has boon pre sented with one hundred bars of soap. Wc suppose that the donor thought that “cleanliness was next godliness,” and, if he succeeded in getting that editor clean, lie was doing something for his religion. Seventeen persons from White county were arrested last Saturday ami carried to Atlnnta upon a ciiarge of Kti-klux made out and sworn to by two nigs. The case is brought before Conley's hopeful cub John, and will no doubt terminate like the others of such cases. In the case of Dr. Colzcy, of Co lumbus, who killed young Ligou, ot that city, last Thursday, the magis trates demanded a bond for $20,000 for voluntary manslaughter. John R. Strother, the murderer of Gaptain Lewis H. Kenan, of Milledge ville, is thought to be in Mexico. liis wife, who was the widow of Hon. A. G. Kenan, has obtained a divorce. Tne juvenile portion of Americus wore out its shoes, last Saturday week, following a negro around the streets who had a caged wild cat which he had caught in the Muckalee swamp, and which was six and a half feet long. Mr. Jones Roach, of Stewart coun ty, killed one of his negro laborers last Wednesday. The negro invited him out of his corn crib to take a thrashing, and was advancing on him when Mr. Roach killed him. Tbe Dawson Journal says: There is more guano being sold this season than any season sinoc the war. Our farmers are accommodating, and as com and bacon are cheap, they in tend cotton shall be cheap also. The kitchen and dwelling house of Capt C. W. Felder, of Americas, were burned last Monday. Tbe house was insured for $3,000. Most of the furniture was saved. , Dr. P. H. Burke, formerly a most estimable citizen of Lumpkin, but latterly a resident in Florida, died in the latter State, of consumption, lest week. Homicide in Columbus.— We learn from the Enquirer that on Wendnob day night last a dreadful tragedy oc curred In the city of Columbus, of which the following are the particu lars bo far obtained : About 2 o’clock on Wednesday Dr. E. F. Colzey sought Mr. Charles Ligon, the son of Mr. John Ligon, of this city and finding him on lower Broad street, he confronted him and said: “You know I told you once if you were to violate the sancti ty of my house, by improper con duct with a daughter of mine, I would take your life, and I come to do it.” Mr. Ligon, raising his hand started toward the Doctor, where upon he fired two pistol shots at him, one of which took effect in the left temple, passing into his brain— whether the second did or not, we have not heard. I)rs. Stanford and Terry were called to see him, but could render no assistance. Tiie young man was carried to his father's residence, where lie soon expired. Dr. Colzey hunted up Sheriff Brad ford and delivered himself into his custody, and he is now in the charge of that officer. We are informed that a preliminary examination will take place this morning at 11 o'clock. We do not know the particulars, but the evidence will show whether this wuß or was not one of justifiable homicide. The deceased was only about 21 years old. Melancholy Accident.— Mr. Joshua Friar, an old and respected citizen of Coffee county, Georgia, six ty-two years of age, met his dcatli about ten days since in a most re markable manner. He was smooth ing a stick with a drawing knife, when tbe blade slipped from the slick aud itskecnedgc wuspulled with such force by iiis own hands ngainst his person, that his übdomen was cut o|ien across the middle, severing his bowels and causing death in thirty-six hours— Savannah Republican. Wagons, Buggies &c., Ac- Wood and Blacksmith Woik. REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS. U 7 E would state to the people of this section that wo are prepared to sell them any kind of Wagon, Buggy, or other vehicle they m iy need, nod al prices tlml will make il to their interest to trade with ns. Any description of Wood or Blacksmith Work done al our Simps promptly and iu the Ircst inanuer. Wc are also manufacturing different styles of Plows, Stocks, etc., for the farnterr ot this section. The public is invited In give us a call when wanting anything in our line of business. WILCOX, Ml Id.KB (i CO., march 14-oiu* Hawkinsville, (•■>. Gun Shop. —-fa THE undersigned isf) pleased to announce to the public that Ih _2LJ» —JC*!- is ready to repair Guns, Pis tols, Trunks, Locks, &c., promptly and in the best style. Charges moderate. I will also pure base ami give good prices for ail old Brass Keys, Iron Keys, or Key* of any kind. CU.YB. E. CIIANCEY. march U-2m Hawkinsville. John Merryman & Co.’s AMMONIATKD Dissolved Bones, CLAYTON A LIGHTFOOT, AGENTS, Savunnali, Liu. Price Reduced. For Sale on Time at 7 per cent, interest per annum. TERMS: $.16.00 per Ton 0f2,000 lb*., Cash. Time Sales will be made at same price with 7 per cent interest per annum, tor satisfactory Plnnters’ Notes, witli Liens or Factors' Acceptance, payable Ist Novem ber, 1872. Where Time Sales are made, the pur chaser will pay $4 |ier ton, cash, for freight, <&c., from Baltimore. This Fertilizer we have tried for several years, and know it to be equal, 1( not su perior, to any sold. Orders solicited. CLAYTON & LIGHTFOOf, Cotton Factors, -ARD- Gen’l Commission Merchants, 106 Bay Street, Savannah, Oa, feb22-3m John Fate A Co’s ColumE i John Fale & Go., % Hawkinsville, 6a., ItKAMCItM IN PURE DRUGS, IvIEIDIOIISrES, Paints, Oils, and Dye Stuffs, Kerosene Oil and Lamps, Perfumery ANU FANCY ARTICES, Surgical Instruments, TBUSSES AND SYRINGES. PURE WINES AND BRANDIES FOR MEDICAL USB. JST Physicians’ Prescriptions carefully prepared at all hour,. PERSIAN HEALING OR Fine Tar Soap, Cures Pimples or. the Face, Llmpped Hands, Freckles, Removes Dandruff, all Diseases of the Sen Ip and Skin, Bums, die. STATIONERY. Books, Writing Papers, Inks, Pens, Pen oili, etc. Cali and examine. • FOUTZ’S celebrated Horse ant Cattle Poite. _ n Thi. preparation, ton. and b.inkv known, will thoroughly r«tnvlg..*N El F broken down »nd low»plvit»d tfiw, ’ try .tm.gih.ninf ond denarlng flw I 11 atomach ond into. Unto. JAfAti. It i. o turt prvvfntiv. of all dta.io*. ■graßujiTti. incident to Oil. animat, mob 00 LVKB FEVER. GLANDERS, YELLOW WATER. HEAVES, COUGHS. DIS- JXh TEMPER, FEVERS, FOUNDER, LOSS OK APPETITE AND VITAL MBBBS ENERGY, Ac lu u.e improve. the wind, Ineroooe. the appetite— i V HT gtveo a smooth and glooor .km—and W . twuform. the ml.en.bie okeleton AnJlf,/ inton fine-looking ond ipiritod ban*. % To keeper. J Cow. tbik pnpw V A -1 tion i< invaluable. It I. O .ore pv»- a ventlvo oceinit Rind.fp.tt, Hooww vaKtell Horn, etc. It boo boon proven bp RffiUsWf 1 actual experiment to tn.wnw Mo v \f MFY.llquantity of milk nod eraam twenty ~y“|" I cent and make the batter fir* *■' and iweec In tuteninf onttte, tt give, them an appetite, loom. their bide, and mokes Ibem thrive much toiler. In all diaeaee. of Swine, >ueh a. Coagbt, Dbwl to tho Lang., Liver, be., tht. articleaeta as a specific By patting from one- ZMBB half a paper to a paper in a barrel of ■will the shore diteaae. will be eradi caled or entirely prevented. If given a ffn.Mfi to time, a certain preventive and o»w tec the Hag Cholera. DATID E. FOFTZ, Proprietor, '* - BALTIIOKX, ■«.' Tor Hie by DraggMa aad Storekeeper, ttnwogbeod Ik. Called State.. Canada, aad Seath tmmttl. FOR SALE BY JOHN FALE & 00. Wc also have a few bottles of that valua ble medicine known as Dr. E. E. Darrin's Solution of Tar, for Doughs, Colds. Ca tarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consump tion. Those afflicted should try it Small Seeds of all kinds la quantities to suit purchasers, all of which are warranted pure ard genuine. Persons wishing Medicines or anything in onr line during the night, can be accom modated by calling at the residence of th« senior proprietor. We solicit tbe patronage of all our aid friends and the public generally. JOHN FALE * 00. febß-tr
