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WASHINGTON UAZKTTE
J. ff. CHAPMAN, Proprietor.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1884
Th l'jicritions against Jefferson
Davis, the grand old cbeiftnin, who
unflinchingly stood at the helm of the
Confederacy until it wont down in
gloom aud despair, have been vigor
ously and successfully hurled back
on the floor of the United States sen
ate by our Southern senators.
tJeoaojE P. Cranr, late proprietor
the Summerville cotton mills In
Augusta, was .convicted on Wednes
day, of larceny after trust, and sen
tenced to five years In the penitiary,
the full extent of the penalty. There
are. so reu of her similar charges on
which hois yet to be tried. He is out
tinder a bond of three thousand dol
lars, and his attorneys liavo moved for
anew trial. Thole is no criminal for
whom we do not feel great sympathy
aud yet we recognize the imperative
necessity for cxcutlng the laws of
the land. Mr. Curry stood at one
time as well as any man in Augusta,
and we think it commendable in
Judge Roney to give a man in high
position, whoso advantages in life
were far superior to those of most
criminals, the full extent of the pen
alty.
Tiir. time has come at last when
this government is going to bo run
fee the good that will inure to the
people at large, and the political
tricksters who have been living for
two decades on the spoils system,
will now have to make an honest liv
ing or go lo jail. As far as shaping
the course of the government Is con
cerned orcourse intuit who aro fully In
accord with the democratic policy
will ho place in* the positions to bo
Ailed, hut )u the subordinate offices,
the prospective head of our govern
ment says that capacity alone shall
lie considered in making appoint
ments. Those democrats who aro
no decidedly opposed to civil service
reform argue that they do not want
men retained In office who will use
their nionoy and influence against the
democratic party; but.they may rest
very easy on this line, for such con
duct would bring these office-holders
within the reach of the civil service
law, and their heads would go off as
last as they could be counted. We
•re going back to first principles—a
government of the people, for the peo
ple and by the people; and a govern
ment'hat will havu no trouble in re
taining it* power aaJonglaa it adheres
to toe principles laid dewu by Mr.
Cleveland.
Atlanta Jouknalj The Augusta
Nkwb say* the aleotion (senes in that
city tho other day were diagrxcelul
111 tl>o extreme. Money was handed to
negro rotors with tho ticket, and the
votes wore deposited in tho box while
the money wont In'o the pocket of the
voter. Our contemporary with great
pertinent remarks, that this is a
ahamoful state of affairs, the worst
that had ever come to its notice, and
calls Jupon the grand jury to investi
gate. Our readers will remember that
complaints of similar outrageous dc
tlanco of law and Justice were made
by the Journal's Madison correspon
dent. Unloss grand juries, all law
abiding citizens, and our courts take
bold of this constantly increasing
crime without gloves and suppress it
by the sternest execution of law
against briber and bribed,out-clection*
will bo mockeries, and the honor and
the sacred privileges of our Democrat
ic institution* will be of lass value
the refuse ol the sh^nblet.
Bkkchkr Is having a tile trouble
with some of his church members
and congregation, because of his sup
port of Cleveland. The throat has
been made to reduce the pew rents
from which ho derives hi* salary.
He said on Sunday recently that he
could live on a greatly reduced salary,
and that would net drive him from
the charge, but that if a majority or
large part of tbc members wished
him to go, bo would do so; that “It
he stayed, the congregation would
have to receive bint, not on a pitch
fork, but on tho palms of their
bands."
Recently a villainous, plot to
burn the shoe etore of W . AV. Palm
at Kaioiiton, was discovered. One of
the clerks employed iu the store, iu
getting some wood to rcplcuDh the
tire, discovered a fuse several feet long
attached to a package of mutches *e
cretod under the wood, which was
thoroughly saturated with kerosene
oil. Subsequent Investigation reveal
ed another similar contrivance under
the shelving In a shoo box fixed "with
paper and trash, also saturated with
oil. Palmer was fully insured, but it
the plot had not been' discovered the
entire business part of town would
doubtless hare burned.
The Bank of Angnsta Vails
It was announced In last Friday’s
papers that the bank et Augusta bad
failed. The news came like a clap of
thunder from a clear sky to some of
Use parties here who lost by the fail
ure. Tile stock had been quoted at
70cents and was thought to be worth
cVery cent of it. Gen. B. W. Heard
was much the heaviest loser of any
of our citizens, his stock on ijs face
representing |17,000. We give below
a list of the citizens of this county
who lost by the failure and the num
ber of shares each held. A share rep
resented one hand rod dollars:
J. P. Cozart, 5.
Mrs. Mary R. Cozart, 5.
Mrs. I. M. Casey, SO.
T. H. Dozier, trustee, 17.
T. B. Green, 3.
J. D. Hill, 20.
Estate John W. Heard. 2.
D. C. Hill, 20.
T. W, Hill, 20.
L. M. Hill, Jr. 20.
John M. Hill, Newnan, Ga. 20.
James Harris, 9.
Mrs. S. E. Thomas, 3.
James Wylie Arnold, .16.
B. W. Heard, 170.
Total, 350.
Representing a loss of $35,000 to
our citizens and those who have been
residents of our county.
Beligioas Notice.
Services in the Baptist church
will tic held hereafter according lo
following schedule:
On every Sunday, Sabbath school
at 10, a. m. : preaching at 11, a. m. ;
preaching also at night at 7 ;30
o’clock.
On every lucsday at 7:30, r. i„
Young Mens’ Prayer-meeting, for all
deuom Illations.
On every Thursday at 3:30, p. m.,
weekly prayer-meeting, open for all
who can attend.
The above schedule will continue
In force till farther notice.
S. G. HPastor.
Washington, Jan. 15, 'BS.
School Notice.
Mrs. Neosou, assisted by her daugh
ter, Will open her school for .children
oil Monday, the 19th lust.
Accidental Orawnlng.
Allen Hill, colored, was drowned
on Saturday evening last near Ful
ler's mill, on Broad river. It appoars
that Alien had driven his team into
tho flat, and ths mules taking fright
Allen became alarmsd and Jumping
into the river above the flat rose no
more. Hl* body was recovered on
tho following day. The weather was
very cold and Alten was surcharged
with election whisky. This accouuts
for tho accldtyit.—Elbertou Leader.
—A Lexington correspondent ot
Augusta Chronicle, says: Mr, Les
ter has filled the office of clerk for
*Vorty-two years. Mr. Gilliam has
been the ordinary for the past nine or
ten years. The couuty treasurer, Mr.
Williams T. Young, was elected by
a plurality of one roto, there being
llvo candidates for this place. Mr.
W. J. Crowley was the next highest
to Mr. Young, and Mr. Crowley Is
going to contest the election of Mr.
Young for the treasurer’s place. Mr.
Young, the treasure elect, will be
represented In tho contest by his at
torney, Mr. W. G. Johnson. It is
rumored, and probably true, that the
sheriff’s election will also be contested.
Another Surprise to the Fubllo.
Having just purchased the stock of
drugs at the stand recently occupied
by ,r. A. 11. Harper near the post office,
I beg leave to inform
that I am prepared to serve them with
pure drugs, chemicals, tho best wines
and liquors for medicinal purposes,
perfumery, toilet articles, soap and
every thing koot in a first class drug
store. Cigars and tobacco of the best
brands. Stationery, Ac., always on
hand. Nothing will be left undone
to merit your geod opinion and pat
ronage. Pricos always very reasonable
Simpson Russ, M. D.
Call at W. T. Johnson’s Hardware
store and buy Plow stocks, Plow Hoes
and all kinds of Plow Gear cheipcr
than you can get them elsewhere.
AT. T. Johnson keeps Farm Bells,
Blacksmith Bellows, Anvils and all
kinds of blacksmith and carpenter*
tools. It will pay you to see ids stock.
If you ape building or expect (o
build go to AV. T. Johnson’s for nails,
hinges ami all kinds of hardware and
he will save you money.
Dent f.iil to attend the Simms Sis
ters coueert at Floyd’s Hall on Satur
day night. They are said to be highly
commended by the press and are
first class in all respect—see Bills Ac,
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONF.
ANVIL BLOWN DISTANCE OF ONE
HUNDRED YARDS
Details of the Terrible Cyclone in Alaba
ma Bands?.
Fuller details ot the terrible cyclone
in Alabama Sunday night areat hand.
The residence of Noble Gilbreath,'
about four milos west of Collinsville
together with all his farmhouses, lo
cated at the base of Sand Mountain
was completely demolished: Bis
youngest child was instantly killed by
flying timber. Iu body was terribly
mangled. A young mail living
with the family was seriously and
probably latally wounded. The fam
ily retired about an hour before the
storm appeared. No other member
of the family received any injury.
Every article of household goods was
blown away, not even wearing ap
parel for the grief-stricken family be
ing left. It is reported on good au
thority, that an anvil in a black
smith shop, near Gilbreath’s house,
was blown one hundred yards. Greil
damage to properly iu this neighbor
hood is reported. Three miles further
off two'olhcr r. side ies were complete
ly blown away. One of them con
tained thirteen occupants, all of whom
were more or less Injured, but no one
has yet been reported fatally hurt.
Great damage is reported to have been
done to farm propci !y generally, ow
ing to high water. It is impossible
to obtain accurate Information as to
the extent of the cyclone and damage
by it, but enough has been ascertain
ed to make it ccMain that while it
was fearfully disastrous, It was by no
means such a terrible scourge as the
cyclone which passed through Cher
okee and Calhoun counties la*i
spring. During all of yesterday and
tie greater part of last night a tremen
dously heavy rain fell, flooding all the
low lands and making It impossible
to travel or gain further information.
The cloud which accompanied winds
was seen from a distance and it look
cd tcirihlo indeed. There was a con
tinuous roaring sound like distant
thunder for about thirty minutes be
fore she storm passed. One family,
becoming frightened by the approach
of tho storm, fled to a house of a
neighbor a short distance away, and
the honso lo which they fled was
blow down, while their own reinah e 1
ad standing. The t rack of the cyclone
was about two hundred yards
wide.
I Ua. Sranl net Is kt Pcn.ltk.S,
Accounts from Washington say that
it it not at all probable that the bill
-putting Gen. Grant on tbe retired list
with a big pension will be passed. The
friends of the present administration
are not urging it. because they can
not see how President Arthur, after
vetoing the Pltz John Porter bill on
constitutional grounds, could approve
a bill liable lo tho very constitution
al objection which he raised in tbe Por
ter case. It is not believed that Pres
ident Arthur has any personal ani
mosity towards Gen. Portor, or that
he it opposed to his vindication ; but
it was supposed that his signature or
the hilt would be distracting to the
Republican party, and especially de
trimental to (leu. Logan, its bitterest
opponent, who was then a prominent
aspirant for the Presidential nomina
tion. It was thus that an attempt to
serve hi* party has proved a ’•boom
erang."
Dlacourag.d OraagUrwer*.
(Jarktonvllls (Via.) Tim*#-Union.)
Some of the experience* of the
orange growers and shipper* this aea
•on have been *nch as not only to
discourage but to alarm them. In
many instances the returns from sales
have scarcely paid the cost of ship
ment, and from cities far and near
comes the ominous report that ‘the
market is glutted.”
It is also said that the per ventage
of loss from spoiled or damaged fruit
is unprecedentedly large, and some
disgusted growers have jumped to the
conclusion that the industry of rais
ing oranges in Florida hat seen il*
best days, and that they have entered
upon • period of low prices and small
profit*.
Art Crio—Go to Dr. Kemmc's
office, whore Prot Jones is teach
ing, and Bco the number and variety
of samples on exhibition. Ladies es
pecially invited to call.
Wo take the following fromjthe
Greenesboro Home Journal:
“Prof. Jones, of Tenn., who has
been in our city for some time, giving
lessons in Art Craio, lett on to-day’s
train for AVashington, Ga. Personally,
the Professor made a favorable im
pression upon our people, and his
modo of (caching tho “Art Beautiful”
gave entire satisfaction, so far as wo
are advised. AVe commend Prof.
Jones and his work to our friends iu
Washington.
KING’S EVIL
Was the name formerly given to Scrofula
because of a superstition that it could ba
cured by a king's touch. The world la
wiser now, and knows that
SCROFULA
can only be cured by a thorough purifica
tion of tbe blood. If this Is neglected,
the disease perpetuates Its taint through
generation after generation. Among Its
earlier symptomatic developments are
Eczema, Cataneoa* Eruptions, Tu
mors, Bolls, Carbuncles, Erysipelas,
Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Phy
sical Collapse, etc. If showed to con
tinue, Rheumatism, Scrofulous Ca
tarrh, Kidney and liver Diseases,
Tubercular Consumption, and vari
ous other dangerous or fatal maladies, are
produced by It.
Ayers Sarsaparilla
ft the only powerful and altcayt reliable
Hood-purifying medicine. It so effect
ual an alterative that It eradicates from
the system Hereditary Scrofula, and
the kindred poisons of contagions diseases
and mercury. At tbe same time tt en
riches and vitalises tho blood, restoring
healthful action to the vital organ* and
rejuvenating the entire system. This groat
Regenerative Medicine
Is composed of tho genuine Hnndurae
Sortapariila, with Yellow Dock. StU
lingia, the lodidct of Potauium aud
Iron, and other Ingredients of great po
tency. carefully and scientifically com
pounded. Its formula la generally known
to the medical profession, and tbe best
physicians constantly prescribe AYXK’s
BaiwarAßiiXA as an
Absolute Cure
For *ll diseases caused by the vitiation of
th* blood. It is concentrated to the high
est practicable degree, far beyond any
other preparation for which like effect*
aro claimed, and is therefore the cheapest,
as well ss tbe best blood purifying medi
cine, in the worM.
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
PREPARED BY
Dr. J. C. Ayer A Cos., Lowell, Mas*.
[Analytical Chemists.]
(old by ell Druggists: price (1; six
bottles for tb.
FINS PLYMOUTH ROCK
CHICKENS
FOR HALE.
They aro pure breed end extra fine
The Plymouth is I* very popular be
cause of their many suiierior rinali
itie*. PRICES REASONABLE.
Address *
L. L. CHAPMAN,
Talbotion. Ga.
•pleirnttl •nmritur*. Tbi* pobhcation, fttrniisbct
•iao*tTtla*b!enyelof><liaof information which
no prnon should b without. Tbs popularity of
ft* Bcoumno American is such that iu cir
•ulfttion eosrlt mmls thU of si) othsr Bspors of
V 4 ,?.’*?* eom *>!#* Prico, #3.21) * yrar. I>iwooost
|oClttbo. Bold bj. *i| rawsdesisrs. MUIfN A CO.,
PuWUbsrs. No. 381 Broadway, N. V 7
Hm ■**■ op ft Mann A Cos. fcsv*
TENTS. is&fWKF
mmmmmmmmmm metk* boforo
* Patsut Otto*, and havopropamd
or* than One Hundred TJtou*-
nd application# T>r patan** m ios
HrESasnssas
Sl.tM, Cumuls, BosUnd. *>•.<.
r ud other feraisn ocmntn*". pr
,bort notice and on iwont>letnn.
StemM to okwlnln* Mtonuohoor
•n without share.. Hood-books of
Uoa mt Iras. P.tsnts ohtuiuod
n Cos. ora notiood to tho SolonUSo
o. Tho odmntomof ouch uotloolo
mu undcratood b oil poraouowho wioh to hiopora
•* * <*>- sonreaw
Auumkjm, 90. Br*dwy. haw York.
JOHN McPOLAND
Contractor & Builder,
Plans and estimate* furnished a
short notice. Strict attention given
to all orders cntrns’cd to me. All
orders for stone and brick work in
any part of the country promptly at
tended to. Address
101 VAItRTE ST., COE. .VILLEB
AVGUSTA. GEORGIA.
Citation for Letters Administration.
OSOKOLA. WILKES COUNTY.
rpO nit whom it may concern. Wlenii,
A. Thomas A .Shank', having i* proper form
applied to me for permanent administration
•n the estate of 11. G. Paschal, late of said
moty, this is to cite all and singular, the
creditors and next of kia of B. G. Paacha.
to be and appear at my office within th* 4 tim 1
allowed by law, and snow cause, if aaj th e
can. why permanent administtation shoal
not be granted to Thotnn* A. Bbank on 11. 0
Paschal's estate. Witness me hand and
official signature this Dec. ttth. 1885.
2 4t GEO. DYSON,Ordinary W. C.
Applicit i for Homestead.
Ordinahi’s OffiO* or Wu.Kvs County,
Per. Slat, I*B4.
SIMEON RHODES has applied for Exemp
tion ol Personalty and setting anart of
valuation of homestead, and I will pass
upon the same at 12 o'clock on the 20th day
of January, 1885, at my office. Witness my
hand ani official signature. th*s Dec. 31s
A . p., 1864. GEO. DYSON,
l-2t Ordinary.
Executor’s Sale.
OVOROU. WILKES COUNTY.
BY virtue of tLe authority granted me
under and by the last will of John C.
Stammer, late o* Wilkes county, deceased. I
will sell at public outcry before the Court
home door at Washington, Ga- to the high
est and best bidder, for cash, during legal
sale hou rs, on first Tuesday in February next,
the notes and accounts due to said John C.
Stummer's estate, and now in my hands un
collected . A schedule of the aatne can be seen
at th 'store of Irvin, Callan A C and at
the office of W. iUft M. V. Keese. This Jan.
ltth, 1885. * JOHN M. CALI.AN,
Ex’r Jno. C. Stummer.
REMEMBER !
BENSON LEADS,
BUT WEYER FOLLOWS.
30 000 Lbs Bacon 3,000 Bu. Genuine Rust
10 Tierces Lard. Proof Oats.
500 Sacks Salt. . 75,000 Lbs. Bran.
200 Packages !Mackei el 50 Bbls. Sugar.
50 Sacks Coffee.
AND ALL THINGS ELSE IN THE GROCERY LINE AT PRICES
WHICH DEFY ALL COMPETITION.
To Be Sold Within ihe Hen 30 Days
Regardless of Value, to Cash Purchasers,
150 Pr's White and Grev Blankets.
36 Lap Robes.
10,000 Yards Sheeting and Shirting.
10,000 Yards Georgia Checks.
2,000 Yards Osnaburgs.
2,000 Yards Georgia and Kentucky Jeans.
A large lot cf Mens’ Hats, Trunks, Valises and Um
brella a Dread Sacrifice.
STOVES.
100 Stoves with all Fixtures complete, at less than
Atlanta Prices.
FURNITURE.
Just call and see the greatest bargains ever of
fered in Georgia.
OIL PAINTINGS.
75 very Handsome and genuine Oil Paintings and
200 Beautiful Chromos, on almost efery subject.
_ OKE FIRST-CLASS
15 HORSE POWER ENGINE
•%
AND BOILER?
FOR SALK ON EASY TERMS.
BUGGIES. WAGONS,‘HARNESS
LOWER THAN EA r ER BEFORE OFFERED IN GEORGIA.
It will pay every man to call and know what th
Leader's prices are before purchasing. You will al
ways find it will be money in your pocket if even you
do not buy from him.
BENSON needs every dollar that is due him and
the on ly way to shun these hated duns is to pay at'once
All debts not settled by the 25th of Dec-, will be
placed for collection in my attorney’s hands. BENSON
is patient, but it must be born e in mind that he has
debts to pay.
No honest man can conscientiously speculate on
BENSON’S money by holding his cotton and not pay
ing his honest debts. Pay your debts so that those you
owe can pay theirs.