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VOL. 11l
The Quitman
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Professional.
S. T. KINGSBERY,
*
Attorney at Law,
QUITMAN, - - GEORGIA.
in new Brick Warehouse. -
Business before the U. S. Patent Office
■ I. A. Allbritton,
Attorney at Law,
QCITMAK, ■*- - •- - GA.
jwrofmOE in ccrmrr house.
W. A. s. HUMPHREYS,
Attorney at Law,
QUITMAN, GEORGIA.
in the Court House
HADDOCK A; R VIPOKI).
Attorneys at Law,
QUITMAN, GEO.
Will give prompt attention to all business
entrusted to their care.
over Kayton’u storo.
Dr. E. A. J E L K S,
Practicing Physician.
QUITMAN GA,
Office : Brick building adjoining store
of Messrs. Briggs, Jelks fc Cos., Screven
street. [l-tf
R. IT. Robinson,
Physician and Surgeon
Having opened an offic / ' opposite the
Mclntosh House, in the building formerly
occupied by Mrs. Black, offers his services
to any who may call. Office hours from 9
to 12 o’clock a. m., and from 2 to 4 r. m.
Quitman, Ga., Feb. 2, 1870. 3m
Dr. J. S. N. Snow,
DENTIST.
OFFICE—Front room lip stairs over Kay
ton’s Store. Gas administered for painless
ly extracting teeth.
jaarCharges to suit the times.
j:ui 19, ly
Carriage, Wagon and Buggy
Manufactory.
The firm of Knight and Scarborough has
been dissolved by mutual consent. The
liabilities will be settled by the undersigned,
who will continue the whpelrigbt, carriage
and wagon manufacture as before. Thank
ful for past favors he still solicits public pa
tronage. Work cheaper than ever, and war
ranted. Try me and bo convinced.
J. H. KNIGHT.
November 30, 1875.
Letter from.Telfair.
Travel , of a Young Quitinanlte through
Coffee, Berrien, Charlton null Tel
fair ('(unities.
Tei.fair, Cos., (U., April Bth, I87(i.
Dear Editor:— Think Quitman is
unusually dull at, this season of the
' year, I hope a few lines from an old
friend will be no (front tax on the pa
tience of your subscribers, and if this
I letter should prove Of interest to a
single one of them, my joy will know
no bounds. I left Quitman on the
15th of March, for Nashville, Berrien
county. I found the farmers pre
paring their lands for a large crop of
corn. Several of them told mo that
they were not going to plant any cot
ton at all, and I learned idso that they
were going to use hut little guano in
Berrien. Most of them have covti and
Bacon enough to run them through
the summer, without having to go in
debt for it. There is a large crop of |
oats planted, and the prospects is
tine. I consider the citizens of Ber
rien in as easy circumstances as in
any countv in the State.
I crossed the Alapaha and found
myself in Coffee—yes, dilapidated
Coffee—one among the largest stock
counties in the State, and decidedly
the loneliest to travel through in the
United States. It is from two to
twenty miles between houses, and in
those unsettled parts one sees noth
ing hut a wilderness country, a few
cattle and sheep. No sounds greet
bis ears save the lonely whistle of the
lark, as he sits upon the topmost
houghs of some of the rnouarebs of
the forest; (which are about .thirty
feet from lop to bottom) and as I pass
him in the distance his notes seem to
say “farewell, "Quitmaipte, we reign
only here, and our teeth needs no re
pairing !” If such sounds and sights
as these are not food for “Come put
me in my little bed” none exist. Mr.
Editor, let me advise you not to go to
Coffee, even if you are seriously con
templating such a thing. The citi
zens, what there is of them, are kind
and generous, hut there is so few of
them they will jiave to bo exceeding
ly so to make up for the deficiency in
number. Their liberality is only sur
passed ’by their scarcity of inhabi
tants. They seldom over charge
more than fifty cents for staying all
night, and, besides this, they give
you a cardial invitation to call again,
and it shall .only-cost you the sone
amount. The Coffee county damsels
(God bless them) are the happiest
creatures on earth. They know noth
ing of the vanities of this idle world,
and the mortification of not having a
new dress to wear to preaching every
Sunday is not felt there. Still, there
is occasionally a romantic courtship,
but time forbids an account of it
here.
I crossed the Octnulgee river at
Berketts ferry, about thirteen miles
below Jacksonville and found myself
in Telfair county. In this comity
there is a large amount of corn and
oats planted. The recent rains have
raised the rivers, and will give the
timber cutters a chance to carry oft
the great amount of timber that has
been waiting for water to get it to
market. There is said to be more
timber now on the Ocmulgee, Oconee
and other rivers than was ever known
to be before.
An Ex-Quitmanite.
“Is the Devil a Hon V”—-“Mamma,”
said a Vicksburg boy, “is the bad man
a hog ?”
“What do you mean my son ?”
“I mean satan. Is he a hog ?’’
“Well, no; lie is generally spoken of
as a serpent by Christians, but he is
popularly supposed to be without def
inite form, that is, capable of assum
ing any shape that may suit his pur
pose. But why do you ask?”
“Because when I was down town
yesterday papa got right red in the
face and told another man “if lie didu’t
whip Tom Trotter the dovil is a
hog.”’
“And didn’t he do it ?” inquired the
anxious parent.
No’m lie didn’t, but he tried like
blazes, and when they wiped the
blood off his face he gimme anew ball
to tell you he’d fell out of a buggy.”—
Vicksburgr Herald.
QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1870.
Foster Blodgett..
He Tries to Slip Through'Atlanta and
Fails.
lUIIKAB CORri H AND PROCEEDINGS YESTER
DAY.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
It was announced in these columns
Sunday morning that Foster Blodgett
had passed through the city eu route
for South Carolina on Saturday night.
He came down on the Western and
Atlantic train at 10 o'clock, acompa
nied by A. L. Harris, and as sooii as
he arrived the news was commnni-
I cated to a crowd of gentlemen in the
! car shijd. He slipped so adroitly into
; the sleeping car on the Georgia train
that nobody was favored with a satis
factory inspection of him. Several
gentlemen advocated his arrest on j
the spot by policemen. The train
left, however, before anything defi
nite could be done. Information that
Blodgett had just passed through i
was conveyed to Sherriff Perkerson, ‘
who immediately telegraphed to Au
-1 gusta to effect liis arrest on the arri-
I val of the train at that point. A tel
| egram was received Sunday stating
that Blodgett had been arrested and
would be brought at once to Atlanta.
He arrived yesterday morning attend
ed by a detective from Augusta nam
-1 ed Prather.
There was considerable excitement,
on the streets when it was announced
that Blodgett had returned. Wild
rumors were floating as to the results
of his arrest, and it was intimated by
some that Blodgett was going to
make some ugly disclosures which
would produce a number of compan
ions 'n his misery. Ho was the theme
of the day and was thoroughly dis
cussed in every point of view.
On lips arrival he was delivered to
Sheriff Perkerson, and carried to the
Kimball House, where he is still quar
tered, being attended by an officer.
A largo number of gentlemen went
down to the hotel to get a glimpse of
him, and a considerable number called
upon him soon after his arrival, A. L.
Harris returned found almost con
stantly by his side.
Blodgett looks very much as he did
when he resided here, only that he is
considerably graver and perhaps
somewhat thinner than in his “halcy
on days.”
Early yesterday morning lie em
ployed General L. .T. Gart rell and j
Judge McKay as his counsel and
these gentlenen at once went earnest
to work in his behalf.
HABEAS CORPUS.
Judge Peeples was asked early yes- j
terday morning to certify to a writ of j
habeas corpus, and to hear the case!
of the prisoner’s arrest at once. At
torney General Hammond was noti
fied of these proceedings. The writ
was certified and served upon the
sheriff with instructions to return it
at half past four in the afternoon and
at the same time to produce the pris- j
oner.
At the appointed hour the court j
room was crowded and considerable j
interest was manifest.
Blodgett entered attended by his j
counsel, the sheriff and A. L. Harris, j
Attorney General Hammond appear-!
ed for the state while General Gar
trell Judge McCay and John Stephens,
Esq., represented Blodgett.
Blodgett's offenses.
The prisoner is held under four
warrants issued yesterday by Judge
Peeples which are based upon four
I indictments found against him at vn
i rious times by grand juries in this
county. These indictments are found
ed upon his acts as superintendent
of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road and charge him with a variety
of grave crimes. The first indictment'
was made by the grand jury at the
October term of Fulton superior court
in 1870, and charges Foster Blodgett
with larceny after trust, in that he
appropriated s3(',’K)o belong n; to the
state which passed through his hands
as superintendent of the State road.
The second indictment w'as issued
at the April term in 1871 and charges
Blodgett with, embezzling $15,000 of
the proceeds of the State road.
The third indictment was issued at
the same time and charges him with
being a common cheat and swindler,
in that he represented himself to be
president of the Tennessee Car Cos.,
and sold a large number of cars to
the road for which he was paid and
which he failed to deliver. It is al
leged that no such company as he
claimed to represent was then in ex
istence.
The fourth indictmeut “caps the
climax” of his misdoings and charges
him with forgery. Blodgett was un
der boud to answer one or more of
these indictments when he was par
doned by Benjamin Conley, then act
ing governor, by virtue of his presi
dency of the senate, Bullock having
fled the the state. This pardon was
issued in January, 1872 a few days
i before the expiration of Conley’s
! term.
THE PARDON.
Counsel for tbo prisoner after the
opening of the case asked the court
to hear tho pardon which was plead
in answer to the warrants upon which
the arrest had been made.
Attorney General Hammond ob
jected and stated that the governor
could only pardon a man after ho had
j been convicted in the courts.
Judge McCay referred to the case
Dominic, in the Georgia Reports,
where a,man accused of murder was
pardoned before trial Judge Green,
to whom the pardon was pleaded on
trial, refused even to hear it and the
case was carried to the supreme court,,
which overruled the judgment of the j
court below.
Judge Peeples stated that the su
preme court overruled Judge Green
because he did not hear the pardon
and not becaus he did not deliver the
, prisoner under it. He therefore con
! sented to hear the pardon in this ;
case. Judge McCay read it. It was ;
full and complete and granted par
don for all alleged offences whatever,
and relieved Blodgett from all bonds.
After (he reading of the pardon it.
was put u evidence and the commu
nications relative to it were read and
put in evidence.
These communications were from j
Blodgett. Conley snd Bullock. Blod- i
gett applied for pardon on the ground
that he was merely seized as the
scape goat. Somebody was demanded
as a sacrifice for all the rascality that j
had been done and the lot fell on
him
Bullock wrote to Conley from New
York stating his intention to have
pardoned Conley had ho remained in
office, and urging upon liis successor
to do so, as he was firmly convinced
of Blodgett’s integrity and inno
cence.
The letter from Conley stated his
reasons for granting pardon. He said
that Blodgett was prosecuted for po
litical purposes and could not possi
bly obtain a fair trial in tho state. He
was firmly convinced of the integrity
of Blodgr jt and was assured that he
was innocent, and chould bv no means
be sacrificed to satisfy the howling of
political enemies.
Bodgett’s acceptance of the pardon
was also read.
These papers cons'itnted all the
evidence in the ease and after they
had been read the argument was
opened by Judge McCay on behalf of
tho prisoner. He announced that he
would anticipated as much as possi
ble the argument of the attorney gen
eral, and would reply to the follow
ing three points which he supposed
would be made: Ist That the gov
ernor had lift power to pardon before
a conviction. 2nd. That the par
don granted does not apply to all tho
indictments as some of them were is
sued after the pardon. 3d. That Blod
gett denied his guilt and therefore
he was not cappable of receiving a
pardon.
Judge McCay addressed the court j
at length in answer to each of these j
three propositions, which ho suppos
ed would be made by tin opposing
counsel. His remarks embraced great
scope of history and nature of par
dons both in England and America,
Their force under various eircumstan- j
cos was fully discussed. Various au-j
thorities on the subject were read and
discussed fully'.
The judge was in the midst of his
argument when judge Peeples an
nounced, that owing to the lateness
of the hour the, case would have to
go over until to-dav. It is not known [
whether the case will be taken up as
soon as the court convenes, or later in
the day.
OPINIONS.
Opinions as to the result of habeas
i corpus are various. A lively contest
between the opposing counsel may be
looked for, and many nice points of
law will evidently be raised.
Attorney General Hammond will
argue the case to-day in behalf to the
state, and Gen. Gartrell will conclude
for the prisoner.
During the hearing yesterday Blod
gett looked unconcerned, though he
appeared a little nervous at timss, fre
quently changing his position. There
seems to be .great interest prevalent
in the city on the subject, and the
proceedings to-day will be watched
closely.
Prince Louis Napoleon is said to
be better endowed than most young
men of his age. He is quiet and re
served in his manner, but fond of fun
and gaiety when surrounded by those
of his own age. He is well built, has
pysical strength and muscular power,
and, like his father, Napoleon 111, is a
firm believer in the Napoleonic star,
not having the slightest doubt of the
ultimate restoration of the imperial
dynasty.
A Breakfast with the Khedive.
The correspondent of tho London
iDaily Telegraph at Cairo gives the
; following account of a breakfast with
j the Khedive of Egypt:
“Great taste was displayed in the
j decoration of the table—l have rarely
[ seen such fruit and exotics even in
■ English houses —and the ornamental
! structures in sugar and sweet pastes,
which served as centre-pieces, were as
i remarkable for their size as for the
elaborateness of their design and the
; richness of their colors. The servants
j were not arrayed in the picturesque
1 and frequently very costly costumes
: worn by the retainers of most wealthy
; Egyptian seigneurs, but wore Euro
j pean liveries of green and gold.
“Of tiie breakfast itself, which last
ed till 3 o’clock, and was composed of
jno less than twenty-two courses, the
most interesting feature to the for
eigners who partook of it was, I im
agine, that it opened with fresh oys- j
tors and real turtle soup. Respecting :
one of the plates, ‘ris ala Khedive,”
composed of peculiarly small and del
icate rice stewed in a consomme of
calves’ brains, I cannot forbear repro
ducing a statement made to me by
my neighbor at table, one of the great
dignitaries at tho Khedive’s court: “I
cordially recommend that rice to
you,’ said his excellency; ‘in the first
place, because it is a really admirable :
dish, in the preparation of which his
highness’s chef excels all others; and
expensive meats ever set before any
body since the days of Heliogobalus. ;
Every grain of that rice, my dear sir !
costs the Khedive a louis; I venture to
appraise your consumption of it. at |
$l5O a mouthful. That hock you j
have just been drinking is not an ab
solutely cheap wine. Ismail Pasha
took all he could get of it at 08 fr.incsjj
a bottle—about sl4; but, in compari- :
son to his rice, he may be considered j
to have got it for nothing. That rice
is of a peculiar sort, grown ‘on the I
Khedive’s own estates; it is conse
quently, the most costly article that
appears upon the viceregal table.’”
Big Words.
Big words pass for sense with some
people, and sometimes may be very
successfully employed when noilii'vr
else will answer. As when a man in
great alarm ran to his minister to tell
dim he cduld see spots on the sun,
and thought the world was coming td
an end.
“Oh don’t be afraid, said the good
minister, it’s nothing but a phantas
magoria.”
“Is that all ? said the frightened
man, and went away quite relieved.
Avery smart lawyer in Wilming
ton N. C., had the misfortune to lose
a suit for a client who had every rea
son to expect success.
The client a plain old farmer was
astounded by the long bill of costs,
and hastening to the lawyer’s office,
said:
“I thought you told me we should
certainly gain the suit. ?”
“So I did,” answered the lawyer;
“but you see when I brought it up
there before the judges, they said it
was quorum non judice.”
“Well if they said it was as bad as
that,” replied the old farmer, “I don’t
wonder we lost it;” and he paid the
costs and a big fee besides without an
other murmur.
Irish Wit.
After the capture of President Da
vis by Wilson’s Cavalry, in May, 18G5,
he was brought to Macon in an am- j
bulance, which stopped in front of;
the Lanier House, then the head-;
quarters of Gen. Wilson, and a crowd
surrounded the vehicle to take a look j
at the illustrious captive. Among this |
crowd were many grey jackets who j
sadly and sorrowfully viewed their |
j captive chief. The feelings of triumph,
sympathy and curiosity had stilled ]
the voices of the crowd of gazers and i
a perfect quiet rested on the multi- j
tude, which was broken by an Irish 1
soldier, one of President Davis, guard, ]
w'ho spying a countryman clad in
grey, said to him triumphly:
“Be gorra,Pat, we’ve got yer Pres
ident.”
“Bad luck to ye, and the likes of
ye,” said the Confederate Irishman.
“Sorry am I to see the good gentle
man in the hands of such blackguards
j as ye are, but by the bones of St. Pat
j rick, we have some consolation, the
Divil got yours three weeks since.”
The hit was so good and so appro
priate, that not one of Wilson's fierce
riders raised his hand to strike down
the bold and impudent soldier who
thus impiously spoke of their late la
mented.
j A cat belonging to Nathan Wilson,
! of Langdou, recently got upon his bed
and waked him by scratching.
Thrown off, it immediately returned
! and renewed its demonstrations, until
Mr. Wilson got up and found the
, house on fire about the fireplace, just
iu time to save the house uud family.
Don't Mortgage l .
Tho recent Supreme Court decis
ion giving the right to waive tho
j homestead may hold out au induce
ment. to introduce the credit system,
from the simple fact the hanker will
refuse to loan moiiev or the merchant
to sell goods, unless the party buv
: ing waives the right of homestead.
It. is right and natural that the capi
talist and tile merchants should pro
tect themselves by the security of a
waiver and mortgage, hut it will
! place the home: t ad, in case of fa 1-
ure to pay under tho Sheriff's *Tmm
liter and turn many a woman and
; child outdoors. There are parties
■who will say its all right— when a
1 man makes an honest, debt he should
pay it if it takes the last shirt off his
back. A man can say j that who is
wealthy, but if you take the last shirt
off a man's back you throw him and
his family paupers upon a communi
ty for the sake of decency, if not
humanity, the county would have to
supply that deficient shirt or there
would be a brigade of shirtless peo
ple on the streets, for frequently*
losses of crops, small prices, poor
markets and big interest, makes it
impossible for an honest obligation to
bo met at maturity. The farm is sold
and the concentration of capital in
the hands of a few moneyed men is
the result. If contraction of the enr
aenev continues and there is a forced
specie resumption, there will boa
consequent depreciation of property
and more bankrupts than heretofore.
So farmers beware of mortgages.
Don't go in debt with a big interest of
12 to 20 per cent hanging over your
heads. You are virtually gamblers,
trusting and speculating in futures,
whenever you do it, and thus in risk
ing all, you may lose all. Better to
live on bread and milk and in a home
stead cabin than to bo under bond to
an exacting Shvlock. Interest is a
thief, it is like to rust on Iron, it eats
day and nignt until all is consumed.'
If you would be free and prosperous,
don t sign the mortgage, don’t listen
to the voice of the tempter*—don't go
in debt. —Jlarictta Journal.
Would it ho nu v Hni-oi l
It is leap vear, and if a tidy girl
with red cheeks feels a palpitation of
the heart for some worthy young man
would it he any harm for her to call
upon his father and speak about tho
weather, tho bad roads, the hard
times and the bad state of society and
then remark:
“Mr. Quincy, I have an affection for
your son George, and I think I could
soon learn to love him.”
Quincv would look at. her from tho
corner of his eye, and she would con
tinue:
“I cau wash, bake, cut over clothes,
sew, play the piano, manage a servant,
embroidery, sing, speak good gram
mar and make a home so happy.”
Quincy would look from the corner
of his other eve, and she would goon:
“I hear that he is home nights, is
saving, well educated, sensible, has
no had habits, and is just the kind of
husband I want. I don’t expect any’
money with him but I will do my
share of work planning and saving to
help him secure home and hank hook.
Will) your permission I should like to
pay my addresses to home.”
Mr. Quincy would tell her logo
ahead, if he was a sensible man, and
would there he anything wrong about
it ?”—Free Press.
The Grout Unknown.
[From llio New York Tribune. J
Judge Jeremiah Black, meeting ex-
Speaker Blaine one day, asked him if
he felt apprehensive that Senator Mor
ton would defeat him.
“Morton will have fair strength in
the convention,” replied Mr. Blaine,
“but it will not represent a single sure
electoral vote. You see it would
never do to nominate such a candi
date. I’m not afraid of him.”
“Are you afraid of Mr. Bristow ?”
“No; Bristow has a good deal of
strength among the people but is not
organized. I don’t see how bo can
possibly get a majority in a conven
tion.”
“Well, are you afraid of Senator
Conkling?” asked Judge Black, going
on with his catechism.
“He cannot carry his own State in
the convention or at the election, and
his candidacy is an absurdity. No,
I'm not afraid of hjm.”
“Is there anybody you are afraid
i of?”
“Yes; there is,” ropliod tho ex
, Speaker, with a serious air.
“Well, who is it?”
“The great unknown.”
iMi mu ,—-
At a collection made at a charity
fair a lady offered tho plate to a rich
i man who was well known for his
i stinginess. “I have nothing,” was
| tho curt reply. “Then take soine
| thing, sir,” said the lady; “You know
I am begging for the poor."
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