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<Quitman lie porter.
11. I. MtINTOSH, )
- Editors
.K'S. TILLMAN, S
THURSDAY. JUNE 8, 1878.
Hon. B. H. Hill writes a letter fa
voring Senator Bayard for tho Presi
dency.
Wr have been able to find but two
men in this section who are not in fa
vor of removing the capital from At
lanta back to Alilledgeville, ami those
men are E. C. Wade and Sam Griffin
both Federal office-holders, and the
only white Radicals in Brooks county.
It seems that a movement has been in
stituted, by circulating a paper for the
signatures of leading Democrats, to
induce Gov. Herschell V. Johnston
to allow his name to go before the
gubernatorial convention for nomina
tion, and the “eleven able editors’’ of
the Atlanta Constitution are mad be
cause they were not asked to sign it.
This is nothing more than we ex
pected, and now the next thing we
look for is along interview with Bul
lock, Blodget or Kimball on the sub
ject, under a spread-eagle heading,
in the Constitution.
We were in Savannah last week,
and heard one of the most
level-headed, influential merchants
of that city say that he would
never die satisfied until the State
Capital was removed from Atlanta
back to Milledgevillo. There are
thousands of just such high-toned pa
triotic old Georgians who hope to
live to see our State Government re
turned to its former seat, where, re
lieved from its present influences, our
laws cnti be made and administered
honestly, and for the general good
and improvement of the entire com
monwealth—not Atlanta alone.
Hyena Blaine. The Baltimore Ga
zette sits down rather hard on
Blaine: “All during the earlier dayH
of the present session of Congress,
Hon. James G. Blaine was aggressive.
Every democrat that arose to speak
was regarded by Mr. Blaine as an up
start to be put down at once, as a
on Jimmy B's walk.
Wherefore it was his custom to
“glare,” to “crouch ready for tho
spring,” and all that sort of thing.
Now he is kept so constantly occupied
in vising and explaining that, bo has
not even the time to shoot off his big
gun on the Bible in the public schools.
Rave it up, Jeems, until after tho con
vention. The public only wishes to
hear you now on one point. What is
the real truth about tho bonds?
Don’t glare and crouch ready for the
spring; but just relate that inner and
interesting history.”
The people of Atlanta are warned to throw
out their anchors the Quitman Reporter
is coming up to move the capital next week.
- - Atlanta Constitution.
Your evident alarm ifi well taken,
brother Constitution, but then wo do
not think you need give yourselves
any unnecessary trouble for the pres
ent. We do not expect to have the
capital removed as early as you have
stated, and, really, we did not intend
to frighten you when we intimated in
last week’s Reporter that it would be
well for the people to take the matter
into consideration when they go to
select their representatives to the
next legislature. The proposed re
moval of the capital back to Milledge
ville is rapidly gaining favor among
the people, however, and you may de
pend upon it that it will_ bo made an
issue in the coming election for tnem
l>ers of the General Assembly. Don’t
get nervous, now, bnt just mark our
prediction and await developments.
Tlv.' Qpitiun Reporter takes liis cue
trom tin' of our Savannah rotcni
jiofnry ami indulges in silly abuse of Atlanta,
we make this announcement in order that
the abused may know that there is a Quit
man Report. r in the world and that he oc
casionally says something, second-hand
though it be. —Atlanta Constitution.
Is that the best you could do, bub ?
The “abused” certainly have a very
poor mouth-piece if you can’t blow a
stronger blast than that, and when the
proposed removal of the Stato capital
comos to a square issue. Atlanta and
her “wealthy and respectable citizens,”
of bond-standing, banquet-giving,
bonus-taking propensities will bo very
apt to come out at the little end of
the horn. Don’t think that you are
going to always bluff the honest peo
ple of the State by such silly squibs
ns the above whenever anything is
said about the removal of the capital.
The developments of the last three
mouths in Atlanta have convinced
the people, outside of that remarka
ble city, that in order to bring our
State government back to its former
purity and honest management, its
headquarters must bu taken away
from the “wealthy” and “abused” of
Atlanta. The change must be made,
and the people are begining to seo it,
and the Atlanta trumpet may as well
make up its mind to change its tune
and meet the issue squarely and fair
ly upon its merits. These hard-blown
bluffs have played.
Explanatory
We rise to a point of privilege, in hebelf
of the mienlipUteued Koutb Georgia, tonsk
the State Executive Committee when they
expect to call the Gubernatorial Convention.
Can it be that the Chairman wants more
time to electioneer be I or# the Convention ia
hold? If that's wlmt you are waiting for.
Col. Tom., "there's where you make a mis
take," for Colquitt and .rallies are beutilio
you at your own game. They have heen all
j over the State ullee, and are now half way
through on the second round.
We wero sorry to see the above
paragraph, which appeared in our ed
itorial columns week before Inst, mis
construed by t’io Atlanta Commoi -
wealth, Reproducing the paragraph,
| our contemporary says:
The Quitman Ukpohtkm hits on the raw.
Col. Ilardvinnn's delay iu calling the com
mittee together was nrt a good sign of fair
ness, and it suggests the propriety of his
withdrawal from the Committee. A candi
date for Governor ought not to ait as Chair
man of tlie Executive Committee
Wo did not intend to cnsl any un
fair insinu"tions upon Col. Harde
man as Chairman of the Stale Execu
tive Committee, neither did we desire
to suggest tho “propriety of his with
drawal from the committee;” but the
paragraph was merely intended ns a
cut at tho electioneering of all three
of the gubernatorial candidates men
tioned. We desire to disclaim any j
intention to charge Col. Hardeman 1
with unfairness; and the use which \
we made of his name as Chairman of |
tho Committee was only to get a cut
at his competitors and himself to
gether for their electioneering, the
“hit upon the raw” being intended as ,
much for the one as the other. We
make this explanation iu justice to
Col. Hardeman, as we learn that he
feels that we have placed him in an
improper light, and we will add that
we know of no man in the State,.
whom wo think could have served
upon the Executive Committee of his
party more faithfully than he has, and j
that there are few Georgians who
have done more to defeat the carpet
bag foe and overthrow the corrupt
and bayonet-imposed government
with which we have been afflicted,
than Tom Hardeman.
Place Us Hiclit.
In a statement as to bow the Geor
gia press stands on the gubernatorial
question, we notice tliat tbe Atlanta
Commonwealth puts the Reporter
down among tbe list of those that
have declared iu favor of Gen. Col
quitt.
This statement i.s entirely gratui
tous upon the part of the Common
wealth, for the Reporter has never ex
presed itself in favor of the nomination
of any of the prominent candidates
now in tire field, from tbe simple fact
that wo have never been overly anx
ious to see either of them made Gov
ernor of tho State, believing that in
due course of time another man could
be found that, in our opinion, would
make a better Executive.
Some three months ago, when it
was thought that the contest had
been narrowed down to Gov. Smith
and Gen. Colquitt, we did, for reasons
then stated, express a preference for
the latter over the former. This, how
ever, is the only instance in which we
have' ever expressed a preference for
Gen. Colquitt, and that expression
was based entirely upon those gentle
men.
AVe therefore disclaim ever having
advocated the nomination of Gen. Col
quitt, and with the preset lights be
fore us, we question whether it will
be wise iu the Democratic party to
select him as their standard bearer.
Resnlrert, That in the maintenance of our
free school system, untraimneled by secta
rian influences, we secure that method
which will make the near and remote future
of our country blessed and sublime, and wc
pledge to it our constant and undeviating
support.
Wo clip the aboi’e from the Madi
son, Florida, Recorder. It is a part
and parcel of the proceedings of the
Radical convention held at Madison
on the 31st ult. It is all very well to
thoso who have never fenThtfweighty
hand of the tax assessor, but those
who have carried the load would like
to know what has become of all the
money that lias been raised by taxa
tion, and otherwise to carry on this
free school system, so free from secta
rian influences. Of a certainty the
people of Madison county have never
seen a single statement from the
Board of public instruction, and they
have every reason to know, and do
know, that the amounts raised by tax
ation lias never been applied as the
law directs.
The people want to know, and in
tend to know, what lias become of
their hard earnings. Look out for
squalls when tho investigators come
round; and they will como, you may
rest assured.
The Jacksonville Press thinks the nomi
nation for Governor by the Democrats and
Conservatives, has narrowed down to J. J.
Daniel, of Duval, and George F. Drew, of
Madison. —Madison .Yews.
We are well acquainted with the
two above named Florida gentlemen,
and as we have been a citizen of that
State for many years, think that we
ought to be allowed the privilege of
makiug a suggestion, occasionally.
Our opinoin is, that George F. Drew
is your strongest and best man. Drew
for Governor, and Col. Daniel for
Lieutenant Governor, and you may
rest assured that, all will be well with
>nit in November next.
The Mountain Labored, and He
boid What it Brought. Forth!
Tho great Radical muss at Madi
son last week, demonstrates very
clearly that the bettor portion of the
radical party do not intend to be
hoodwinked any longer by that cor
rupt set of plunderers, Stearns A Cos.
Their influence seems to have depart
ed them, and they, ere tho ides of a
December’s sun, will bo seen, carpet
bag in band, on their journey home;
and then, oh, ye Gods I what will be
come of those Conservative-Demo
crats, who, being actuated from poli
cy, and for the good of the communi
ties in which they live, (and nothing
more), that became the bondsmen of
certain carpet-bag tax-collectors, who
we have understood have not settled
their accounts with tho State Gov
ernment for several years; and yet
they, or some of them, are trying to
c’imb a little higher, and put them
selves in a position to get all at one
grab. But Conover A Cos. have cer
tainly got the inside track, and if
Florida is again to be cursed by Rad
cal rule, then far better it will be
for the masses that Conover A Cos. be
the parties.
The "Railroad.
Several papers have been making
unjust attacks upon the management
of the J. P. A M. R. R. by Major
Walker, and tho Floridian, in order
that Justice should bo done the Re
ceiver, lias inquired into the present
condition of the road. Upon the best
authority', it makes the following
statement of facts:
"Every trestle on tin- rontl lias In,'ll re
newed. and is now good for live years; 155,-
000 cross-ties have been placed on the road;
the road-bed is in better condition than it
has been for six years. Between Quincy and
Lake City trains can he run with safety 35
milesan hour. Six miles of new iron lias
been placed between Baldwin and Sander
son, and the old iron, with frayed ends cut
off, has been relaid along the load, and the
entire line is in better condition than it has
been furtive years; and as to rolling stock,
there is no question that the road is iu better
condition than it has been for many years."
We clip tire above from the Weekly
Constitution, and will add that Major
Robert Walker is not only the best
railroad man in the State of Florida,
but is an honest, Christian gentleman.
The people will see in a very short
time what the difference will be in
the management of their road, since
it has again fallen into the bauds of
thats vile horde of miserable thieves,
who will run it wholly in tho interest
of their party.
Tired of the Honor.
A correspondent of the Charleston
Xews and Courier states that the bus
iness of the Court of Common Pleas
at iiaur welt uourl H.,u South .Car-'
oiina, recently came to a stunCPsUl)/
while Judge Maher, was in tho midst
of his causes, because the colored ju
ry were in a starving condition. They
had eaten not a morsel for the whole
day, and could get neither money nor
credit.
The Judge was at his wits ends,
but finally addressed them thus:
“Under the circumstances I will be
compelled to discharge yon, lor I can
not keep you here in a starving con
dition. But you see to what a condi
tion you have brought the county.
You are not without blame, for the
men iu office responsible for the stop
page of the court were put there by
your votes. Hero we are in the
month of May; there is no money to
pay your judge, to pay jurors, to sup
port the prisoners in jail, or pay oth
er expenses of the county. You col- 1
ored voters are responsible for this ;
thing, for by your votes the bad men
who have brought about this lament
able state of affairs were elected.
Last Week’s Cotton Figures.
The Chronicle's report of the week’s re
ceipts was 16,330 hales against 17.30*2.
The Cotton Exchange report" was 17,*21
against 15,481. Total receipts per Chronicle
4,001,104 bales against 3,300,636 —showing
a gain of 007,468 bales. The Cotton Ex
change total was 4,006,395 against 3,382,904
-showing a gain of 023,431. The market
has gone to the clogs.
We copy the above as an item of
interest to our many farmer readers.
We will tell them that the cotton men
arc talking about 6 cents per pound
for middling cotton next year.~ ~ We'
mention this in order that the plant
ers may put their houses in order.
Such prices will bankrupt the whole
planting interest—that we all know.
Bear it in mind that wo still hold to
the idea, that it is not over production
that has brought about this state of
financial depression and low prices.
We will show when tho time comes,
what is the matter with Hannah.
It appears from the following that
one of the eleven able editors of the At
\lanta Constitution has “taken his cue
from the bead-light of our Savannah
cotemporary.” Head this from the
I iiforesaid one-eleventh able, and then
| read Harris’ poetry on our first page,i
and observe the similarity of style:
“We b ave our choice for governor,
but we shall scorn to have him forced
as the nominee, were it in our power
to do so, against the will of flic ma
jority of the party.”— Cartci'Hi'Ule Ex
prvttti.
Then write, Charley, write with cairc
Write a big piece in your next papaire,
And tell uh the tale of that eireulairo
j And whether ft “ring" did it prepaire? j
| Bullock lifts gone to Augusta. Ir it the
purpose of the visit to consult ft few “prom
inent Democrats” about the contents of that,
“little tin-box?” —Atlanta Constitution.
Yes; guess that’s his “purpose,‘j
j and, of course, he lmd to go outside of j
.A tlaiitn to find 'em.
nox. it. i'. .mnssrox as a ca.mc-
DATE FOII UOVEIIXOH.
0 hiul intended to write an arti
cle under the above beading this week,
but yesterday morning tho Thomas
villi; Enterprise came to us with the
following, which etunes so near being
what we expected to say that we have
concluded to appropriate it:
u e have refrained from expressing
a preference for any one for Governor
because we thought it best not to say
anything until after the nomination,
and we do not now intern! to depart
from that line. Wo must, however,
say that wc desire to see fair play all
round, and we think tlmt sonro of our
eotcrqporaries are not doing right by
the gentleman whose name heads thi*
article. We have papers and parties
in the State who have been for months
past advocating tho claims of Gen.
Colquitt, with more zeal than knowl
edge, perhaps, at all times and in all
places; others have been nearly as
fervent for Hardeman and perhaps
for James, and it was all right, blit now,
almost as soon as it becomes apparent
that Hon. 11. V. Johnson will really
allow his name to go before tho Con
vention, various cries arc mised
against him. The first is that some
prominent republie.au lias said that
76,000 of their party would vote for
.Tobnpqp jf hcjgpfo: nominated. Wed,.
if they 'did it would not make John
son a worse Governor, or a worse
man than if lie were elected entire
ly by Democratic votes, would it?
Then a comWpondent of tho Atlan
ta Constitution cries out “Rixu!
there is a Johnson ring.” Well, we
have had a “tjmitli Ring,” that several
of the newspapers claim to have
discovered tlat amounted to noth
ing and we think this newly dis
covered Johison ring is about as
thin as air. She charge ns made,
if substantiated, only mnomits'to this,
that some fricjuls of Gov. Johnson in
Richmond county have written to
friends in oilier counties and made
arrangement) with them to carry
their respective counties for Johnson
in the Convention if it was in their
power to do so. This is the substance
of this tei riUe ring. Now if it is any
worse morally, politically or other
wise for a man to write to his friends,
even if those friends are prominent
men and ask them to work for his
nomination than to go about through
the couutry making speeches, button
holing prominent ihch(Jl'very where,
and getting the newspapers to urge
their claims loudly and cry out for
their nomination, wo fail to perceive
it and can only say that we think tins
cry of a Johnson ring is raised sim
ply to inquire if possible Johnson’s
chances for nomination.
“Oi.d'Jjoi! Too.wns.” Tbe DauviSl ,
Ya., Xews chronicles the passage
through that city of that veteran old
Georgiau, Genl. Toombs, as follows:
“Gen. yia \ I .nil'.]!.a, of Georgia,
affectiquatek''®Mwn among his goo-
nob Toombs,’
the moil uttq,® unreconstructed and
unreconstrnc Wle rebel in all the late
1 confedearcv, me one man who de
j mantled to have bis name stricken
j out of any bill or proclamation of
| geneial amnesty, passed through
; Danville Sunday, bound for Wash
| iugtou city, oh business before the su
j preme court. Few persons are aware
that this stubborn and unconquera
ble old Bourbon gentleman has bv
I far the most lucrative law practice
|iu the S juthen States; and, with an
; income from iris profession of from
| SIIO,OOO to SC[),OOO a year, we doubt
whether a half-dozen men in all the
union leave lain much behind. He
makes no concealment of his loathing
of the present'order of things in our
yankeeized and niggerized republic,
and i.s preparijig to leave for Europe,
j to remain it may be for years and it
! may be forever.”
A Snake Story.
The Houston Journal can go head
on the following: *
Mrs. Sewell, of this conunty, was
in her garden the other morning pick
ing peas for fliuner, when two large
rattlesnakes came out from a hedge
of raspberries. They at once began
striking at each other—all the t ime
hissing and rattling like mad. They
appered to be very expert in dodg
but. the largest ore finally seised
the smaller one by the tail and with
one or two gulps "swallowed him bod
ily. Then the smaller one seiz
ed the larger one by the head, swell
ing his head like an adder, drew his
sftit¥ts!ify %•?*.,, —side—"outward like
skinning a squirrel, and safely swal
lowed him,—both of the snakes dis
appearing having mutually swallow
ed each other.
Where is Woods ?
The Quitman Reporter accuses us of
stealhuf two of his locals. Please don’t put
it so strong next t ine. Judge. "We arc not
radicals, please b* so kind ns to remember,
and won’t take everything, you know. "NYe
assure you it was a mere inadvertence, and
that if we shall hereafter have occasion to
use your good things (and they arc many)
we will try to give the proper credit, and if
you will take back that hard word, we will
give you just such a puff in our paper, us
y*ur many excellencies deserve. Madison
News.
That’s affright, boys; just go ahead.
The fatherly slap we gave you was
intended for your own good, and we
are gratified to see that it has had
the desired effect. Just keep your
hands cleat, don’t drink too much
branch water, and go straightout for
the everlasting overthrow of Radical
misrule in Madison county, and you
are at liberty to draw on our col
umns for “thunder” whenever yon
need it.
Judge E. A. Tarver, of Jefferson
county, has 2,500 head of sheep, from
which he sheared this spring 7,0!) L
pounds of wool, which, at 23J cents
per pound, realized him the hand
some sum of ,919.63. This boats
cotton.
Who is (xt'oigo F. Drew ?
Feeling, as wo do, groat interest in
the redemption of Florida and
the ultimate overthrow of Radical
misrule in that State, our columns
shall bo used to that end iu the ap
proaching campaign. Being satisfied
that tho Hon. Geo. F. Drew, of Mud
son, is tho best and strongest man
the Democrats can select as their
i candidate for Governor, and as the
i Um'ortkh circulates extensively in
.Middle Florida, we take pleasure in
reproducing the following brief biog
raphy of that gentleman, which we
find in the Jacksonville Press:
St. John’s River, May lti, ’7G.
I have known him for twenty-two
yearn, and I am as familiar with his
history as any other living man. This
is written to bring before the public
a modest and deserving gentleman,
whoso life and avocation have kept
him entirely out of political rings of
every kind.
Air. Drew was horn in the village
of Alton, in the State of Now Hamp
shire, about forty-nine years ago, and
at a very early age, before he arrived
at bis majority, moved to Columbus,
Ga., and was associated for several
years with the enterprising propa
gandist, Hon. John G. Winter, in tho
large iron works owned by that gen
tleman, whose contemporaries, Hon.
Seaborn Jones, Gen. H. L. Banning,
and Hon. Walter T. Colquitt, were
his associates also.
Air. Drew’s native good sense, force
1 of character and unswerving integrity,
attracted tho attention of the good
i and wise, even in his boy-liood. He
married in Columbus, soon after lie
arrived at manhood, a most amiable
and accomplished lady, and has for
! nearly thirty years been identified
with the South, having adopted the
. tastes and manners of the Southern
gentleman, without ever once relax
ing in his energy and perseverance.
The late war found him pursuing
his business, a miller, near Albany,
iu Southwestern Georgia, and while
he thought the war impracticable for
the South, and might have been a
politician as a Union man during the
war, still he rendered most efficient
services in ihc section in which he
found his lot east, by ministering to
the wants of hundreds of poor way
worn soldiers, who were never turned
from ]iis door empty. In conjunction
with Co4# Majptell, he prepared for
ns9 liuudredn<m thousands of bridge
timber for the Confederacy, at his ef
ficient works on tho Southwestern
railroad, and although the maddened
frenzy of unrelenting war caused his!
proud spirit often to chafe under the
jibs and taunts of bomb-proof patriots,
still he staid and - stuck to the South ;
his adopted home—till the last gun
was tired, and then with a moral he
roism that few possessed, without a
shilling lie. could call his own, he pro
cured, by bis integrity alone, the use
nftun abandoned little, steam mill on
.here under untold sacrifices com
\ menced bis new career. He soon,
1 with the brain which spanned the sit
uation, brought before capitalists the
’ importance of the point on the J. P.
& M. railroad, at tho confluence of
the Suwannee and Witblacoochee
rivers -and hero Drew A Bueki’s
great mills are located. They own
fifty thousand acres of the best pine
lands for miles up and near the banks
of these livers; they contribute daily
sixty thousand feet of Merchantable
lumber to the freights of the J. P. A
M. railroad--they have in their vari
ous business departments four hun
dred employees, and feed over a thou
sand people—they own large quanti
ties of hogs, cattle, sheep, horses and
mules, well ordered farms, beautiful
crops of oats, corn, sugar-cane, pota
toes, fruit trees and superb vegetable
gardens; and in Ellaville, the home of
Mr. Drew, there is a fine school, two
resident ministers of tile Gospel, five
hundred inhabitants, many with
beautiful residences. Their magnifi
cent saw-mills, planing mills, variety
works, furniture factory, axe-bandle
factory, large stocks of goods in their
beautiful stores, post-office, telegraph
and express otlice, without a single
lounger in the place, and George F.
Drew, the b'and and urbane gentle
man was tho founder, from the native
forest, but a few year? since, and is
now the presiding deity over the mu
nicipality and industrial iuteiest of
this grand enterprise.
Nor is this all —Mr. Drew is a gen
tleman of mark in his appearance and
intelligence, without a classical edu
cation, he has at all times during life
slfowed a high appreciation for the
higher orders of of architecture, and a
love for lino arts; and as his fortunes
have increased, is surrounding him
self with many of the elegancies of
life. His habits are simple but rigid,
never intemperate, either in eating or
drinking, rising early, and systemat
ically employing himself; he has wast
ed but little timo in life. Ho enter
tains a great contempt for either a
lazy or slippery man, and while the i
financial storm for the past three
years shocked and destroyed almost
every enterprise in the country, Mr.
Drew’s crest is still erect, and the
beating financial cyclone that has
been and is still engulfing its thou- ,
sands around him.
Such is the light of a dim taper, i
who has known and still knows Geo.
F. Drew, the man who never went
back on a friend or acted with panic
faith to any.
Oi.fi Bourbon.
An Eyk Witness’ Account or Corn
wallis’ Surrender.- Not long since,
being at Yorktown, Va., I ‘fell into a
discussion with a very old negro man,
who was quite communicative. As
nearly as I can recall the words, bis
narrative was as follows:
“I see Gen. Washington ? Yes,
sail! Why, I was here all do time.
Sec do British V See Cornwallis? To
be slio’; wasn’t I here—right here—
all de time? Suttenly—l see ’em all.
Now, I tell you, massa! I see Gen’l
Washington, and he was a settin’ ou
his boss, and a catiu’ of a peach; and
Cornwallis ho come out, a slippiu’
around to got away, and ho start out
down de creek, and lie start to rup,
but Gen’l. Washington, ho boo bun
(Erectly, on’ ho started arter him;and
Gen’l. Wushinton he didn’t want to
take no advantage of him, so ho run
well—an’ pretty soon he catch Corn
wallis, an’ he catch him by do neck,
and say, ‘You damn scoundril, I got
you?’ But Cornwallis he turned
round, and handed Mr. Gen’l. Wash
ington his sword, and Geti’l Wash
ington bo jest took it an’ cut his head
off! See it? To be sho’ I see it. I
was right here all do time, mnssu—
how I gwine help see it? Jess as I
tell you. Gen’l. Wastington was a
setting on his boss, an’antin'of a
peach—-”
But it is not necessary for mo to
repeat the old man’s story as often
as he did. Suffice it to say that he
never varied it in any particular, thus
furnished 0,10 °f the best indicia of
veracity and accuracy.—Fredericks
burg News.
The Investigations.
Blaine and Kerr.
From the Courier-Journal, ]
Washington, June 2. —Mr. Blaine’s
triends are better pleased this eve
ning with the result of the investiga
tion than on yesterday. They claim
to have met the worst of Mulligan’s
accusations and to have disproved
them. Mulligan’s allegation that At
kins lmd told him that Blaine was
the owner of the bonds sold to the
Union Pacific was this afternoon con
tradicted by Air. Atkins. The trouble
is that the testimony, both of Fisher
and Alulligan is damaging to Mr.
Blaine, unless he can produce furth
er proofs. The scene in the commit
tee room to-day was one of great ex
citement. The subject has disp’aced
all other topics. Many Democrats
are of the opinion that Air. Blaine is
badly damaged and that his nomina
tion at Cincinnati is out of tho ques
tion. The committee is dissatisfied
with tho seizure of the letters which
Alulligan had in his possession, and
will probably seek to establish the
contents by oral proof.
THE WITNESS HARNEY.
Harney, the calumniator of Air.
Kerr, was on the witness stand for
hours to-day, and was sharply cross
examiaed. He is a brazen rascal, but j
was led to make nrauy statements, J
some false on their face, and others j
which will be shown to be fa’se. He j
had stated that he did not ask any- j
body else than AI
(In en, but Air. Sji* r
hei from 1 ’enii
dux Unit Harm i
lien tu him in :
hail told him that
make four or fivo hundred dollars by
getting Green appointed. Testimony !
will be adduced to contradict Harney
and convict him of testifying falsely,;
and to show him to possess a bad j
chat'Scter; but outside of that, it is '
now generally agreed that he is a |
fraud of the worst description.
THE WIIISKV BING.
The true inwardness of the whisky !
ring is about to be exhibited. Sam-1
uel UindsUofi aiiil^^jMhtfM^j
wi ll' bcfiqv tlie (
dituivs of the T*V.
to-day, and 1i i o dpw r
merit, It is stated that IWSWBWMBI
ny will damage Alatt Carpenter, and
also J. M. Keys, chairman of the Re
publican State Committee, itbd ex-;
Congressman Alorey. The Commit
tee agreed to turn the nlatter over to j
the special committee on tho St. |
Lous whisky ring, of which Proctor
Knott is chairman. It is said that
S. J. Conkling, who xvas in the ring,
will state that he escaped to Canada I
bv advice of Carpenter.
L. Q. AV.
THE WOME.VS PARTY.
IVhat they Ask at the Hands of the Re
publicans in Cincinnati.
[New York Sun, .Tune 2nd ]
The annual meeting of the New
York Woman’s Suffrage Society filled
the parlors at 238 West Fourteenth
street last evening. The reports of
the committees showed a lively
iu urging the cause of woman suf
frage in many ingenious ways. Mrs.
Dr. Lozier was chosen President;
Mistress Sioeum, Austin, Wendt, and
Freligh, Vice-Presidents; Sarah
Goodyear, Corresponding Secretary;
Helen Mar Cooke, Recording Secre
tary; Treasurer, Miss Jeannie McAd
am; and Chairwoman of the Execu
tive Committee, Mrs. Grinfill Blake.
The society voted that:
Whereas, The republican party
claims to be the party of “moral ideas”
of progress, and of human freedom;
therefore,
Resolved, That in fulfillment of for
mer pledges, and as a guarantee of
future reform, it should incorporate a
recommendation of the political en
franchisement of the women of the
country in the declaration of princi
ples put forth at Cincinnati.
Parallel or the Sexes. —There is
an admirable partition of the quali
ties between the sexes, which the au
thor of our being has distributed to
each with a wisdom that challenges
our unbounded admiration:
Man is strong—woman is beautiful.
Man is daring and confident-—wo
man is diffident and unassuming.
Man is groat in action -woman in
suffering.
Man shines abroad—woman at
home.
Man talks to convince—woman to
persuade and please.
Man has a rugged heart —woman a
soft and tender one.
Man prevents misery—woman re
lieves it.
Man has science—woman has taste.
Man has judgment—woman has
sensibility.
Man is justice—woman an angel of
mercy.
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