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About The Expositor. (Waynesboro, GA.) 1870-187? | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1873)
THE EXPOSITOR WAYNESBORO’, OA. .JUiL IS,.rr- j. e. rnoPT, s. a. miAV, E. F. LAWSON, s. A. CO 1?K Ell. Frost, Lawson, Corker & Cray, PROPRIETORS. Independent Not Neutral! THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1873. CHOLERA. Cholera, the scourge of mankind, is again in the United States. Tt made its appearance in the cities which suf fered most from its ravages in IRGO, Nashville and Memphis, thus going out side of the rule laid down by Evgeni: Su* for its progress—uamely, that hav ing originally made its appearance under the proprietorship of the Wandering Jew who, for some reason unexplained, always made his headquarters in the jungles of India, and periodically made journeys to the eastward of his place of residence. From forte of habit, we suppose, the cholera, until within a few years, invariably adhered to the habit acquired during its apprenticeship to the Wandering Jew, and traveled cast by regular stages, in the route followed by mankind. If it adhered to prccc-! dent it shouM have come from Vienna to the ports of the Baltic, thence to England, New York, via Cincinnati to Nashville. Instead of this it has given the intermediate countries the go-by, ; and proceeded directly from Austria to Tennessee. We suppose the Wander ing Jew Las resumed his proprietorship in the cholera,.and in a whim chartered ; a steamer which took him directly from Trieste to Nashville, or that the chole-' ra has determined to be govermnod no I longer by old Jules, but like other dis- j eases to make its appearance upon suffi- j cient cause iu any locality which will! furnish material for its operations. We will leave these points to be determined by the medical profession, who will no doubt settle the whole difficulty (us they usually do when new phases appear in a disease), by declaring that this is not cholera hut something entirely ucw. This jump of the cholera from Aus tria to Tennessee has not supprised us so much as might he supposed. So many points that we considered settled beyond controversy (when we were boys) have been determined to he mis takes that we are prepare’d for anything. For instance, until within the past few years we never suspected that the world was more than six thousand years old; that any man ever lived before Adam; that we ever had a monkey for au an cestor —and, though not endorsing all these propositions now—the frequency with which we hear of the prc-Adamic man—the Darwinian theory and of for mations which geologists toll us are hundreds of thousands years eld, the gravity with which these subjects arc discussed, and the silent acquiescence given by every one to these theories, have staggered us, aud wo are at sea, and have no idea what is the orthodox belief in anything. Oh ! temjporo - tantur / t Something Meaner than the Back Pay Steal.—A Washington dispatch to the Times says: There has been a great deal of indignation privately ex pressed by persons interested at the manner in which the volumes of the Medical and Surgical History of the War have Men disposed of by some members of Congress. There were from nine to eleven sots priutod for each Senator and member of the House. One would suppose that every member -would have at least that small number of physicians in his district to whom he would esteem it a privilege to send the set; but, mysteriously, a large number of sets found their way into the hands of dealers in second-hand books and document brokers, and at one time they were selling from nine dollars to ten dollars a set. The price has since in creased somewhat, but there are still sets to be had at a very moderate price compared with the cost to the govern ment. There is no doubt that geveral members sold their sots outright, or al lowed persons connected with or depen dent upon them to make sales and pock et the price. Says a New Orleans paper: “A girl of this city recently ate a box of castile soap to get rid of freckles. The mourners remarked a very peaceful ex pression about the mouth, at the funer al, but the freckles were as numerous Of over,” GRANT’S SALARY SWINDLE. Tho New York World urges that this gigantic swindle may bo defeated. Its view of the subject is this: “That as no money can he paid from the Treas ury, unless specially appropriated by an act of Congress, no money having been specially appropriated for the pay moot of Grant’s increase of salary, the increase enrmot therefore he paid to j him. “The act,” says the World , is cu-! titled ‘an act making appropriations for I the year 1874,’ that being the limit of | the fiscal year. No dollar can ho drawn from the Treasury except what by this hill is specifically appropriated. Sala ries may bo raised or reduced, but be yond the amount “appropriated” to pay them they cannot be paid. The inereaso j of the Executive and judicial salaries jis in the first section. The President I is to receive §50,000, payable monthly —that is, in each month after the 14th of March, 1873, ho is to rcceiv6 $4,100. OG. Yet the whole amount specifical ly appropriated (p. 115) is hut $25,000. On the 4th of next September, if the increased payment he made, the Presi dent will have received $24,999 with- ; in $1 of the whole amount appropriated. Will the Treasury dare to pay him more, even though Congress has raised hid inadvertently forgot to j provide for it? We think not. It. must go into a deficiency bill, next year, or an extra session will have to he call ed which even General Grant, bitt-er as may he his pecuniary disappointment, will not venture on. Avery careful j examination of the statute lias led us to ' the conclusion we have thus endeavored to state, and to which we earnestly soli cit the attention of our readers. If we arc right, the salary swindle may yet he frustrated.” .Mixing in the New York Schools. —Threo colored girls were admitted to the Normal College of New York on Thursday last, aud ten were admitted' \ to the grammar school in Twelfth street. j The Sun says at the opening of the College on Friday morning Mr. Thom as Hunter, the President, addressed the pupils, saying that the colored chil dren had as much right there as the whites if they were found equally com petent after an examination made by him. lie approved the law which gave | equal rights to all in the schools, cars, theatres, hotels, and all public institu tions. j University Record. —We acknowl edge the recejition of several numbers ! of this neat weekly college paper, pub lished at the University of the South, Suwanee, Tenn. The Record shows ! the steady growth and progress of the University. The marticulants for 1873 number lifty'-three, and the w hole num ber of students exoecd two hundred. We recognize among the marticulants many familiar names, such as Kershaw, DeSaussure, Alston, McGowan, Sim lvins, Scabrook and llhett, from South Carolina. Texas, Alabama, Louisan a, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi are also well represented. The Record shows that Mr. Hugh Craig, tf Cambridge, Eugland, has been added to the list of professors, as Pro fessor of the Language, aud that Mr. Thos. Williamson, of Virginia, has been assigned to duty as Assistant Pro fessor of Latin and Master of the Gram mar School. These acquisitions must add greatly to the popularity and suc cess of the University. A Scnday Scene in the New York Tomiib. —The Sun of Saturday says : Edward S. Stokes and Frank Hardin Walworth passed, a quiet day in the Tombs yesterday, no visitors being ad mitted on Sunday. The ltev. Mr. Heath, an Episcopal clergyman, held divine service in the raorniDg on the second tier of the male prison. The cells were all closed and doors closed upon the prisoners. The preacher stood on the bridge between the oorridors. His congregation huddled in the nar row cells, with fingers clutching the bars of grated doors, and ears bent to the low casings. The auditors, although invisible, were Stokes, Walworth, Scan dcl King, Simmons, Sharkey, Roscnz weig, and a host of other criminals of less degree. Eight ladies formed the choir, and sang several hymns, the chorus of which were sung by the un seen prisoners in the cells. After a discourse by the clergyman lasting half an hour, the services were concluded with the singing of “There is rest for the weary,” In the afternoon there were like services in the women’s prison THE FARMER'S MOVEMENT There is a deep significance, says tho Louisville Ledger, fti tho farmer’s move ment, begun in the West, nnd which is spreading throughout the Southwest, and promises to bocomc general. It imports a realisation upon tho part of the great producing masses, that while* they have boon trusting puhlio affairs to tho politicians, they have boon sold -out; and a purpose upon their part U> cnjpin the delivery of the property. In other words, tho movoment means that tho peoplo of tho country have opened their eyes to tlic strides which thoso holding official sway have been making toward centralism and despotism; and that they have determined to call a halt. It is a protest against corruption, usur pation ond disregard of constitutional obligation upon the part of thoso in authority. It is the people rising iu re bellion against monopolies—the masses moving to sever the chains which have been silently drawn about them, in the shape of special monopolistic privileges during these later years. We need not say that uv are in full sympathy with ‘he objects of the art all igation—for it lias assumed organized form. We have always entertained aud advocated just the sentiment which un derlies this movement. Though it is non-partizan iu its confession of faith— that is to say, though it assumes the name of no political party —yet it is substantially the old-fashioned, siinon pure, genuine article of Democracy; an assertion of the right of tho people to regulate their own affairs in the own way, subject only to tho constitution ; a denial of the right of Congress or of the State Legislature, to transfer the right and liberties of the many to the few handed together as incorporated com panies. If these objects he kept stead ily in view, and the movement kept in proper hands within proper bounds, it will work a restoration of the suprema cy of the Constitution, which means the supremacy of the people. There are many dangers to he guarded against.- Excess and extremes must he avoided, the counsels of impracticable, rash men, who will aspiro to lead, must he disre garded ; in applying antidotes for one poison another must not bo injected into tho body politic. Liberty does not mean license. In denying the validity of unconstitutional legislation, care must bo taken to enforce respect aud obedi ence to all propCrly enacted laws till regularly repealed. The leadership must he kept out of the hands of nolitioal hummers and broken down party hacks. There should he no secrets connected with the movement. In a republican government, that which can not stand the light of day, and free and full dis cussion, Las not merit. All the people have a right to know all about any movement relating to puhlio affairs.—* Secret political organizations are prone to become narrow, dogmatic, proscrip tive, vicious and corrupt. Tricksters and bad men will get control. We cau tion the laboring masses, the producers of all our wealth, tiie farmers and me chanics of the country, while organizing for the protection of their rights against despotism and oppression, to avoid the pitfalls above poiuted out. Move cau tiously, move openly. Proclaim your purposis upon the house-top, and carry your motto at the front. The imports of raw silk at New York for the month of May were of the value of $94,803, against $284,380 in the cor responding mouth last year. At San Francisco for the last month the imports were s2Bs,s2s,against $193,725 in May, 1872 —a decrease at both ports of $97,- 777. Uneasiness pervades tbo silk mar kets of the East, and prices are gene rally reported as very irregular. The depressed tone of the silk market thro’ out the world, as the season is closing, and settlements being made up, would geem to indicate, outside of other dis turbing causes, speculative overtrading for the season last past in this valuable article of tbo world’s commerce. The home market carries forward a much larger stock than last year. The im portations of manufactured silk at the port of New York for the first five months of the current year are placed at the value of $12,824,304, against $16,705,030 in the corresponding time in 1872. The American clipper ship Young America won the race with the British clipper La Escosesa, reaching Liver pool on the 13th instant, one hundred and *>ix days from San Francisco. [Washington Cor. Cincinnati Commercial.] A BIT OF SUPREME COURT HIS TORY. HKCHUONB KNOWN IN WALL STREET BE .FORK PROMULGATED FROM THE BENCH. It has always been difficult to obtain access to the public records of the Su preme Court. Tlio clerk lias largo fees for copying tlicm, and as all inspections of papers tend to decrease bis inconio, it can bo readily understood why every public paper about that office is guard ed with zeal. Whilo this condition of affairs has long been ad annoyance, and justly deserves public censure, since the public has full right to oxamiuo a cer tain portion of the records at will, the secresy observed by the judges in re gard to their consultations and deci sions has been regarded on all sides as eminently proper and highly commend able. Occasionally inklings of votes and decisions in theso private consulta tions have been obtained in advance, but heretofore the Supreme Oouit has beeu the only important body or de partment in the government service, the confidential business of which the press at the capital has not been able to furnish liberally to the public. But great railroad corporations seems to be approaching the omnipotent in civil af fairs throughout the laud, and, iu this Memphis and El Paso case, to have en tered the inner council chamber of.the Supreme Court itself. The decision involves the title to eight millions acres of the choicest lands in Texas. An enormous issue of land bonds awaited in Wall street the effect of the decision. The opinion was agreed upon by the judges three weeks before its announcement from the bench. It was written out in formal shape ten days before its delivery, and immediately became known to those in terested among railway officials. Such an instance is believed to be without a parallel in the history of the court. Opiuious in regard to politi cal issues have been foreshadowed at times with considerable accuraoy, but this is believed to be the first occasion when a decision of the Supreme Court, upon Which immense values were de pending, has been at the disposal of the operators in Wall street long before the public learned of its character in the only legitimate way. Prussia has settled on a lino for a canal which is to conucct the North Sea with the Baltic. It is to be thirty feet deep, sufficient for the very largest class of vessels. This will give to Prussia another outlet to the Baltic, and add immensely to the naval and commercial importance of United Germany. The Louisville Courier-Journal says : The Chicago gamblers have subscribed SSOO for a monument to a deceased member of their craft who, we arc told, will bo raised from the c.omuion bury ing ground and interred in another. We hayc heard of raising a live gamb ler out, but we have' never heard of betting being so high as to raise out a dead one. Mrs. Lottie Palmor, a pretty little widow, some time ago established a photograph gallery in Racine, Wiscon sin, and so many married men got into the habit of going to sit for their pic tures that their wives inferred the affir mative from the negative, and incited a mob to break up the gallery last week, and to expel its fascinating proprietress from the town. The Eufaula (Ala.) Times of a lake date says : This country is running away with grass, which in some instan ces threatens to destroy the crops. In consequence, lsbor is in' demand at a dollar a day and rations. Nevertheless it is difficult to be obtained. A friend tells us that such offers from him yes terday fell like “water on a duck’s back.” in a crowd of twelve colored men, which he found “plumping the middle man from taw” in the suburbs of the city.” The German Reichstag has placed in the hands of a responsible commis sion* the sura of 187,000,000 thalers, from the French war indemnity, for the purpose of pensioning the invalids and widows and orphans of the war, of which there are 901 officers, 88 staff and assistant surgeons, 497 widows, and 916 orphans of officers, 32,660 invalids of the lower classes in the North German army, and the in valids of the Bavarian, Wurtemburg and Saxon army corps Loaves and Fishes. — Tho Nation gives tho following definition of the Republican party. “It is held together as an organization solely by the posses sion of tho Government offices. This makes it a real busiuess concern, with accounts to keep, earnings to make, dividends to distribute, and claims, to adjust. It consequently docs not need opinions, and, to do it justice, makes no body of political doctrine in existence which will furnish authority for the poli cy of. the Administratiou in Louisiana, and yet the party papers all defend it.” Export of American Iron. —A Wolverhampton, England, trade report, under date of May 28, says : The pre vailing high prices are bringing about extraordinary results. It t ran.spires on ’change here, this afternoon that a con sumer in this district is.about to import from America 1,000 tons of strip iron, wholly made iu the country, and that the railway axles also made in the United States are selling there at £3 per ton under the quotations of the leading English markets. The iron or ders are fast running out here, and there is much underselling. Inferior lots arc offered in lots of two hundred tons, £l2 10s. per toD. The Traffic in Italian Children. —ln regard to the recent publication of the trade in Italian children in this country, Consul General Lucca, of Italy, publishes a card in the New York pa pers of yesterday in which lie asserts that the sufferings of the children brought here as slaves have not been exaggerated in the least. So far, how ever, from his being to blame iu the matter, he says that he has been doing his utmost to stop the inhuman traffic, and refers, as one of the re-ults of his labors to this end, to the recent act of the Italian Parliament making trading in children a felony, and severely pun ishing not only those who employ them, but parents who consent to their e:n plojment. ■ —< —-* Another Back Pay Congressman Heard From. —Mr. Jasper Packard is a member of Congress from tho 11th Indiana District, and when he returned home from the 42d Congress he took his back pay with him. A county con vention in his district did not approve of this, and requested him to resign, lie has written a letter declining to do as requested, and claiming that his bac k pay is no burden upon his constituents since it is borne by the whole country. In order to appease them, however, he has estimated that the share taken from the people of his district is sl2. and this he offers to deposit for the benefit of its 140,000 inhabitants. AH of which has greatly increased the dissat isfaction with Mr. Packard, and con firmed his certainty for retiring from political life at the end of his term. Spanish Finances.— Senor Tutaiijhe Spanish Minister of Finance, has pub lished a balance sheet which makes rather a bad showing for the finances of the country. On the one side he shows a national debt of 10,686,830,263 pese tas, and on the other national resources of 2,856,663,032 pesetas. ThU leaves a balance of debt over resources of 7,- 830,150,003 pesetas, or $1,830,000,000) even if the State.should collect all its outstanding assets and should sell every scrap of the national propetty. Senor Tutan has been cugaged in devising plans for the payment of the two-thirds cash portioji of the coupons due on the Ist of July, aud the above exhibit of the hopeless condition of the Spanish treasury may throw some light on the rejection of his linanco bills and the resignation of the Cabinet on tho 10th instant. — The Presidency of France. —The Paris correspondent of tho London Neuss describes President McMahon as “a man of military appearance, his carriage erect, but lie walks stiffly in consequence ot the hip wound h e met with at Sedan. His blue eyes, which are set close together, express quicknoss of observation, but neither keen pane-, tratiou nor intellectual power. Tho physiognomy is Irish, but without a gleam of Irish mirth or liumor, the countenance being sorrowful.” The same writer declares that “McMahon has not the faintest perception of tho ludicrous, and that his imagination is easily led away by the pomps and shows i ot life- His mind has a certain epic j tcndoncy which, if allied to intellectual | power, would make him one of the! greatest men of of the century. But 1 unfortunately his will aud intellect ire j both feeble.” Legal Advertisements. N OTICE to Debtors ami Creditors-- All person.-! indebted td tho estate of Win. Brookin*, late of Hiirko connty, cloceasod will' make Immudiato payment to tho undesigned and those having claims against said deceased’’* estate, will present them, properly proven with in the time prescribed by law. WILLIAM W Alt NOCK, Executor. May 30, 1873—jeu-Ow 1 P EORGIA, BURKE COUNTY-* VI Wht-ftu, (iKunnr. L. CneiutAx applies to tho Court of Ordinary for Letters DUmiHsory ns Administrator upon tho estate of William N. Henderson, deceased. Those nro, therefore to ciio and admonish all persons interested to bo and appear at my office on, or before, ihe First MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER NEXI , to show cause (if any thoy ennp why said letters should not bo grnntod. Given under my hand and official signature at Waynesboro’, this. Juno 2d, 18T3. . ' jel2-3in K. F. LAWSON. Ordinary. / 1 EORQIA, BURKE COUNTY— Vi Whereas. William A. Ulocnt applies to tho Court of Ordinary for Letters of Administra tion upon tho estate of Ktfwurd H. Blount, late of Burke county, deceased : Thoso are, thorn fore, to eito and Admonish til persons interested to bo npd appear nt my offico on, or before, tho FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST NEXT , to.show cause (if any the can) why said letters should not be granted. Given under iny hand anil official signature, at Waynesboro’, (his .Tune 7th, 1873. je!2-4w K, F. LAWSON, Ordinary. ORDINARY'S OFFICE,7 Waynesboro*, Ga„ June Oth, 1873. In. consequence of tho Superior Court having been adjourned bver to the FIRST M<>NI)AV IN JULY, tho Conn of Ordinary will be adjourned over from Mint dav until the THIRD MONDAY INJURY Parties interested will take notice accordingly. P S —This adjournment will not prevent tho calling of the m itter of tho Probate of tho Wilt uf Baldwin B. Miller, deceased, in solemn form, as ihe same will bo called for trial at that term, jcl j lm E. F. LAWSON, Ordinary. ORDINARY’S OFFICE, ) Waynesboro*, <a., June tUh, 1873. S Executors, Administrators,Guardians and Trustees, will take notice that, by law they are required to make their Annual Returns to the- Ordinary on, or before, the FIRST MONDAY IN JULY of each and every year. All failing to do so will he proceeded against as required by statute In such case Inado and provided. Nc commissions are allowed where returns are not made in conformity with above. E. F. LAWSON, 3\v Ordinary. Impoiitaxt Discovery.— Galileo invented tho telescope ; Columbus discovered anew world; Ilarvoy, tho circulation of tho blood, and to Prof. Morso is duo tho credit of teaching the lightning how to talk, but it was reserved to Dr. J.'Krad- FIFXn to penetrate the mystic depth* of science,' and drag therefrom the wonder of our century. J ho victory has been won, and woman is free! - The sale of Dr. J. Braju iEbb’s l'omslo Regu lator is unprecedented in the history of popular Tome lies.an 1 thousands of certificate* are coming in from gratcfiil'womon. throughout tho Union, attesting its powers and applauding its untold benefits to their sex. Tor sale in Waynesboro’ by \\ ilkixs A Cos. luvl- 3m A W’AC'f VO*fc'S'll. Ik."Y{> W i\ it. r p’IAT “DRAKE’S MAGIC LINEMEN!” X is tlie best i pinedV for pains of nil kinds: Croup in - children. Sore Throat, Diarrhoea and Dysentery; Colic in Mules and Horses- Scratches, Chilis and Fever, &e., iNe. Full directions aro t.d every bottle. Try one bottle and be convinced. For sale nt Wilktas & Co.’s and Amos I’. Lambeth's. Waynesboro; W/hnock Bros., L-'sier’s District: Mrs. E. Ps;bkixs Lawto - ville; Perkins & Bhotu'er, 'Snuv Mill; F. A. Jonrs. No. 0, (_’. K. It.; and J. 11. Danifl & Cos., -Milieu and No. 8. C. It. It., W. C. HAUSER. General Agent. Bat tow, No. 11. C K. R,Ga. BANKRUITC Y! r.N VIEW OF THE RECENT DECISIONS 1- of the Bupre mo Court of tin: United States, and the pecuniary condition of many ol his follow-citizens, tho undersigned is giving special attention to cases in BANK RUPTCY, guaranteeing satisfaction to bis clients, on the most favorable terms. ALPU£ 173 M. RODGERS, Alt rnev at Law. Waynesboro’. June 10, 187:1—12-tf fib REWARD f I WILL GIVE THE ABOVE REWARD for tbe recovery of my pointer dog, Carlo. He has a liver colored bead, a large spot on bis back, the ends of bis ears bally split, by fighting; retrieves well. He is about eight vears old. jel2—2m ‘ JAMES BARRETT. Any information respecting the above described pointer, left at this office, will bo communicated to the owner at once. dissolu ti o isrT HPHE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE E.Y 1 ISTING between Ashton Ac Glisson, Attor neys at Law, U this day dissolved by mutual'cot]-, sent. Either or both, as occasion mav require, will' wind up the unfinished business of the tirin. Each will continue to practice his profession in the Courts of the A ugustn and Middle Circuits,'and in the U. 8. District and Circuit Courts at Savannah; giving \ special attention to matters in Bankruptcy. JOHN D. ASHTOX HOMER C\ GLISSON, .Tune 1, 1878—5-lm BANKBUPTOY NOTICE. ALL PERSONS AFFECTED JIV THE UK -lA. CENT decisions of the Supreme Court of tho United States, declaring the laws of Georgia as to Slave Debts, Homestead, Exemptions ond 'Pax Af fidavits, to be unconstitutional,oan he fully protect ed against them by tlie Bankrupt Laws of Congress. Having recently paid much attention to those laws, and the practice in Courts of Runkmptey, f am pre pared, and can procure, discharges from all old debts, and secure to Debtors tho benefits of ali. exbmi'Tions recoumzbd bv tub lawb ok anosoiA, in IH7O As tc debts made since dan, 1, ISfiß, tho Law is this: If tlie bankrupt can pay 60 percent, on tho dollar of those, he will lie entirely discharged frdm them; if not, they continue subsisting debts against him, to be paid hereafter, should he ever become able; but do not prevent him from going into bankruptcy, ns above stated. •JOHN D. ASHTON, jeS-lm Attorney at Law. BST OTICB! I WILL CLOSE MY BOOKS ON THE FIRST day of July. All persons not making a re turn of their taxable property will bo double taxod. I will be at the following places for the purpose of receiving Tax Returns, on tho follow ing days : 74th district, 16th Juno, 1873. 73th district, 17th June, 1873. 61st district, 18th June, 1873. 63d district, li/th June, 1873. 6-lth district, 20th Jtirte. 1873. 68th district, 21st Juno, 1873. 66th district, 23d Juno, 1873. 67th district. 24th June, 1873. 66th district, 25th Juno, 1873. 69th district, 26th June, 1873. 72d district. 27th June, 1873. 71st district, 28th Juno, 1873. 60th k 62d districts, 30th Juno, 1873. Justices of tho Peace and Notarys Public aro required to furnish me with a list ot Tax-payer# in their respective Districts, alid will please meet me at the time and place designated. J. W. GRUBBS, May 30, 1873- jog 4w Tax Roeeivr B. C. •
