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Editors.
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THURSDAY. JULY 27. 1876.
Democratic* Ticket.
FOR I'KEIDENT,
SAMUEL J. TILDEN,
OF NEW YOItK
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
Hon. John S. Phei.ps has been nom
inated for Governor of Missouri by
the Democrats of that State.
Robert Lincoln, the only surviving
son of Abraham Lincoln, is to take the
stump iu Illinois in behalf of Tildon
and Hendricks.
The Republicans of Indiana are ag
itated with a rumor that the Tilden
managers are going to send no less !
than $3,500,000 into that State to car
ry the October election, and that
Gov. Tilden ltss promised to give
jiersonally $500,000.
One Cent for Two Ounces. — The
new postal law is now in operation.
Consequently all mail matter of the
third class including transient news
papers, can be transmitted through
the mails at the rate of one cent for
two ounces instead of the last rate of
one cent an ounce.
Gen. Custer whose gallantry and
bravery is now being so much eulo
gized by some Soutlieren papers, and
whose death the patriotic young sol
diers of Atlanta desire to avenge by
going to fight the Sioux Indians, tool;
disabled confederate soldiers off their
beds in the valley of Virginia during
the war between the States, and lmd
them executed.
Troops fob South Carolina. —The
"Washington Star of Friday says it is
reported that the President yesterday
gave Governor Chamberlain rather a
sharp talking relative to his request
for Federal troops in South Carolina.
The fact that he dare not use the col
ored militia is an evidence that while
he is nominally the chief executive of
the State he is without the means of
preserving peace within its limits.
The war in South Carolina seems to
be over, anyhow.
Rev. C. A. Kendrick has prepared
a “vindication" of himself from the
charges of which he has boon ad
judged guilty by a jury of his coun
trymen, and has asked the Macon
airgraph for a hearing in its columns,
which the editors of that staunch old
paper very properly refuse, upon
the same ground that they declined to
publish the proceedings of the trial,
viz: “that the details were disgusting
nnd offensive to oil modest readers in
the last degree.” Send it to the At
lanta Constitution, Parson K.; we'll
bet yon enn get it in there.
There is going to be a very strong
effort made by Gen. Colquitt's friends
to abrogate the time-honored Demo
cratic two-thirds rulo in the Guber
natorial Convention at Atlanta next
Wednesday. We hope they will not
succeed, for if they do, we aro afraid
of the result, and well may Gee. Col
quitt be. We are opposed to the two
thirds rulo upon general principles, j
and would be glad to see it substitut- j
ed by the Democratic party with the
majority rule, but a nominating con
vention is not the time or place to do
it. It must be done, if done at all,
without begeting discord in the party,
at a time when uo particular man’s
interest are apparently to be effected,
and we trust that those who have the
unity and future success of the De
mocracy of the State at heart will use
tboir earnest endeavors to keep the
qncstion from being sprung at Atlan
ta next Wednesday, at least until after
the nomination is made.
—— tm tm
More Good Nows From Florida.
We have another letter from our
old friend S. B. TANARUS., of Madison, F’a.,
in which he informs us that the whole
country is ablaze with enthusiasm,
and that they have iu good working
trim 23 Democratic clubs; that they
expect to carry the State by an over
whelming majority, and to elect their
members to tho Legislature. This
kind of talk does our heart good, and
we say, “fight on, fight ever” with a
determination, and victory will, ns
certain as the 7th day of November
comes, crown your efforts with such
a triumph as has not been witnessed
before in your State. Let the usurp
ers of your liberty and freedom know
that there is no sacrifice too great,
and no cost too dear to deter you from
that which by right is your own, the
soil. Let them know that yon hold
as sacred your homes, firesides, and
altars, nnd cannot afford to ever
again permit thieves, villains, and
desec-atorn of tho sacred, inherent
privileges to Hold sway over them.
The Quitman Rkpob'i kk wants Ca.pt
11. (I. Turner to go to Congress. We
know of none more competent than
the gallant Tamer, but say, Mr. Rr
i’orteh, . don’t you think wo could
manage to worry along with Wm. E.
Smith one more term ? Don't von
think now, candidly, that he is due
another term ? Tlo Ims performed
his whole duty to the very let ter, and
thoro is not ft nobler or purer.man
living, ltuinln'iihje l>nnocral.
Wo Imvo no fault to find with tho
Hon. Wrn. E. Smith as a representa
tive, and can cheerfully agree with
our Cambridge contemporary that he
has “performed his duty to the very
lettor;” still wo know of no special
reason why he is due another term,
whilst (hero nro other deserving
young men and brilliant minds in the
district that the people would like to
encourage and honor.
Mr. Smith has had the honor, and
would it not have a tendency to hot
ter preserve the unity of the District,
and look more becomiug and mag
nanimous in his friends for them to
now give way for another, equally de
serving, than for them to press him
forward for a second favor V
Wo have no authority for saying
that Capt. Turner wants the honor,
but we do know that he has a great
many friends and admirers through
out the District who are eager to see
it conferred upon him. The people
of Brooks are proud of him, and
would be rejoiced to see him sent to
Congress, but, as their representative
and his friend, we can assure our
brother of the Democrat that we will
not go wild or become unreasonable
in pressing bis claims. AVe well know
that such a course upon the part of
any of his friends would he depreca
ted by Capt. Turner himself,and there
will be no improper or overzoalous
demonstrates in bis behalf from
this quarter. Ho is no aspirant,
and if nominated it must be
without manipulation or sectional
scramblo.
Ciisler Some ofliis “Bravery" and
“Gallantry ” During Hie bale War.
The Doath nf Gen. Custer and the
terrible circumstances attending it
call to mind some of the horrors ac
companying the operations of this offi
cer in the A al’ev, and force us to con
clude that there is something like re
tributive justice. AVe are informed
that it was by his orders that the
torch was applied to the fine les ;.
dences of Col. B. Morgan, Air. Sowers,
and the late P. McCormick, of this
county, and their destruction accom
plished. He also executed several of
Col. Mosby’s men, because his pickets
were fired into by Confederate scouts.
On one occasion, at Front ltoval,
Custer’s pickets were driven in and
some of them killed. Custer after
wards rode into town, when-a lad who
had never been in the army was
brought before him on the charge
that he (the lad) was one of the par
ty who had attacked tho pickets. Cus
ter was assured by several of Hie citi
zens of Front Royal that the boy did
not belong to tho Confederate .forces,
but yielding to the blind passion that
was upon him instead of the facts
that were brought to his attention,
ho allowed the boy to be tied to the
horses of his infuriated soldiery and
dragged to death through the streets
of that tow n. Such is the account
furnished us by one of our citizens,
who refers ns to citizens of Front Roy
al for a confirmation of it.
Tho above is from tho Clarke Coun
ty [A'a.] Courier, nnd reads very dif
ferent from the eloquent eulogies on
the “brave and gallant Custer” that
have been erected to his memory in
almost every paper, North and South,
since his untimely doath. Thank God,
we have not eulogized him, for wo
think if we had we would now
feel like we had disgraced our
selves and insulted hundreds of
widows nnd orphans whose husbands
and fathers were murdered by
the victim of the Little Horn
massacre. AVe learn from a gen
tleman of unquestionable verac
ity who was in the army of Virginia
during the late war, that Custer went
i into this same village of Front Roy
al one moroing, and hung about twen
ty-five citizens and disabled soldiers,
; leaving them hanging by the necks.
Our informant was with a detachment
that was in close pursuit of Custer
and his mob, and helped to cut the
victims of this barbarian down and
bury them. And it is this same Cus
ter whoso death tho patriotic youug
military company of Atlanta tele
graphed tho Secretary of War they
wanted to avenge.
Alabama Election.
The Alabama State election takes
place on the 7th day of August —a
week from next Monday—and wc
trust the Democrats of our sister
State will give a good account of
themselves. The Montgomery Ad
vertiser cfl last Saturday says:
Democrats and Conservatives! Sot
your houses in order for decisive Dem
ocratic victory on Monday, August
tho 7th. The country expect it of
you, and you cannot afford to dash
its expectations a this time. The
victory is certainly yours, if you but
lightly improve your present advan
tages? AVatch every movement of
the enemy! He is outflanked, but
still determined and wily. He must
be routed, and his colonies sent roel
ing in disorder from tbe victorious
field.
The Two-Thirds Rule.
Editors Reporter:—
In your last issue you stated that
the friends of Gen. Colquitt would
make extraordinary efforts to do away
with tho two-thirds rule in tho Con
vention that meets in Atlanta August
2d, the purpose of which doubtless is
to make a sure thing of it and nomi
nate their man by tho majority rule,
putting a gag on a respectable minor
ity who do not seen as theso gentlo
ir en do that there is hut ouo man in
Georgia who is tit to he tho next Gov
ernor. Now, Mr. Editor, us a Geor
gian, and an old Democrat, I earnest
ly hope these gentlemen will neither
do this thing or attempt it, for we do
not know wluit evil such a step may
bring forth. A nomination by the
Democratic party in this State lias up
to this time required a two-thirds
vote of tho delegates, and has been
equivalent to an election. But, Mr.
Editor, who knows if a portion of the
democracy of tho State are forced
against their will to swallow a candi
date irregularly nominated whether
they will have the same interest in the
canvass for that candidate that they
would have for ouo regularly nomina
ted ? The writer of this hopes that
tho Convention will do no such thing
as to do away with the old Democrat
ic usage (tho two-thirds rule)
and if the friends of any one can
didate cannot center sufficient votes
on their man, then another gentle
man among so many Georgians
can be found to till the position with
credit to himself and honor to our
commonwealth. The writer of this
does not think that Statesmen are so
scarce that tho Democratic party
must do away with its old landmarks
to make a certain gentleman Govern
or. No, Mr. Editor, the Democratic
party is a party of principle, and was
not made for any particular person.
At the beginning of this canvass it
has been several times mooted to ab
rogate the two-thirds rule and nomi
nate Gen. Colquitt by a majority.
Let us hope tho friends of the gentle
man will try no such thing; let us
hope the gentleman himself would
rather sacrifice his ambition and not
permit his friends to do that, which
would certainly not have a tendency
to Wfcjct together the discordant ele
ments that the canvass has already
brought out. Beware of the prece
dent; it may return to sting you.
Having intruded too much already on
your time I close this hastily penned
article, hoping if you find it meritori
ous that you will give it place in your
columns
Pro no no Publico.
Yesterday, says the Atlanta Con s’i
lulion, of Sunday, the following order,
which explains, itself, was sent.out
from the office of the clerk of the
United States Court for this district:
Clerk’s Office U. S. Circuit Court, )
Northern Dis’t of Georgia, •-
Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1876. )
The court this day promulgated |
the following rule in respect to the
United States Commissioners:
Hereafter no Commissioner of the
Circuit Court of the United States for
the Northern District of Georgia,
shall issue any warrant or process !
upon any information made or filed
by private person or persons not be-!
longing to the internal revenue ser
vice, for violation of the internal rev- .
enne laws, without first laying such
information before Henry P. Farrow,
Esq., tho United States District At
torney, or his successor iu office, and
getting the consent of said United
States Attorney in writing. Any vi
olation of this rule, by any such com
missioner will be regarded as cause 1
for his removal, and no fees will be
allowed to such commissioner where i
this rule is not complied with. The
clerk will cause this rulo to ho printed
and a copy sent to each United States
Commissioner in the district.
By order of the court.
AV. B. AVoods, Circuit Judge.
John Erskine, Judge.
The Constitution follows the above
with the following remarks which are
applicable to this and perhaps other
Districts is tho State: “This order is
the counterpart of one recently issued
by a Federal judge iu Alabama. It is
calculated to do much good and
Judges AVood and Erskine aro to bo
commended for their action. Here
tofore, and until recently, many nr
rests have been made purely out of
malice, and with uo evidence to sus
tain them. If a ci'izon in this dis
trict provoked the dislike of another,
and he wanted revenge, all he had to
do to get it was to swear out a war
rant before some commissioner and
charge a violation of tho ryonue.
The party was arrested, sometime*
put in jail, and generally brought a
long distance from his home, only to
be released after an investigation.
He was thus put to ranch inconve
nience, and left remediless, as the
prosecutors were almost always irre
sponsible men. This is the true cause
of the general indignation against
the revenue officials which recently
manifested itself in upper Georgia.
This order is a wise one and we trust
it will be rigidly enforced.
One of Custer’s Braves an Atlan
tean.—Lieut. Mclntosh, who was kill
ed with Custer, was an Indian, and
probably a descendant of the Indian
branch of tho Georgia Molutoshes.
He was stationed at the barracks in
Atlanta for several months last year,
and everybody there recollects the
lithe, straight, Indian Lieutenant. —r
Cun.'Million? tint.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tho Belknap Impeachment Trial.
TIIE HAMBURG BIOT.
It (MESON TO HE PUT TIIKOIXJII A
“COURSE OF SPROUTS.”
Matters of (icncral Interest from the
National Caaital.
[Special Correspondence to tho Hetobteh. J
Washington, D. C. July 21, 1875.
In the Senate sitting as a Court of
impeachment, Air. Blair began the
opening argument iu tlio Belknap
case. All tho counsel for tho accused
will bo hoard, and on the side of tho
managers Messrs. Scott, Laplmrn and
Hoar will probably speak. It now
looks as if the trial will come to a
conclusion about the middle of next
week. Carpenter is said to be sick.
He has perhaps overtasked bis brain
in his emulation of Butler, iu trying
to pass'off gross vulgarity and impu
dence for wit.
The trouble at Hamburg, South
Caroliua, is much talked of iu Re
publican circles. That it was tho re
sult of evil communications cannot bo
denied. Under the teaching of car
pet-baggers tho negroes attempted
to set all civil law at defiance and a
riot was the consequence. The case,
iu a ft*' words, was simply this: The
town of Hamburg is situated just
across tho Savannah river from Au
gusta, Ga., and was before the war a
flourishing town, but is now inhab
ited chiefly by negroes who control it
entirely. One Dock Adams had or
ganized a military company, which
for its action in the Itidgo Spring
riots about a year ago had been order
ed to restore its arms to the State,
but has never done so. There is a
bridge crossing the river here to Au
gusta, a singlo road leading to it.
On the 4th of July ns two young men
were returning to their homes in
Edgefield Cos., S. C., they found the
road blocked up by Capt. Adams’
company and found fit impossible to
pass. They appealed to a negro
Justico of the Peace, who summoned
Adams to appear on Saturday, July
7th. This he declined to do, and the
Magistrate issued a warrant for his
arrest for contempt, but Adams call
ed out bis company and set all civil
law at defiauce. Tho white citizens
interfered and a bloody riot was the
consequence. One white man was
killed and one wounded. Seven ne
groes were killed. Governor Cham
berlain of South Carolina arrived
here the day before yesterday, and
had interviews with the President,
the Secretary of War, and the Attor
ney General in relation to this affair.
The views of tho General Govern
ment were explained to tho Governor,
and the necessity of the State Gov
ernment carrying out the laws of the
Stato made apparent, and the im
pression is that he will pursue that
course without reference to the au
thority of the United States. Fail
ing to do this other means will un
doubtedly be employed.
The Real Estate Pool investigating
Committee lias agreed upon a report
signed by all the Democratic mem
bers constituting a majority, with
reference to the Jav Cooke indebted
ness to the United Statei, and Sccre
•
tary Robeson’s connection therewith.
Tho report covers eighteen pages and
concludes with ft recommendation
that Secretary Robeson be impeach
ed. Members of the Judicary Com
mittee who have examined the report,
in tho hght of tho testimonny ad
duced, pronounce it a strong paper.
Judge George P. Fisher was before
tho House Postal Committee yester
day' to testify regarding his connec
tion with the prosecution of J. J.
Hines, mail contractor. AA’ben Jew
ell testified before the Committee last
week ho said that the management of
the prosecution which was in the
hands of Judge Fisher, then U. S.
Attorney, was very insufficient; he
(Jewell) was anxious that .other
guilty persons implicated in the frau
dulent transaction should bo prose
cuted and was disappointed that they
were not. Fisher says that in thus
testifying Jewell cast a reflection on
his prosecution of Hines, whereas he
was not called upon in the case until
Jewell or his department had made
arrangements whereby clerks who
had been bribed by Kettee had been
let off on condition of tboir turning
State’s evidence and testifying against
Hines who really turned out to be
the only innocent man in the whole
business. He and Judge Spence had
told Jewell that they had no hope of
convicting Hines upon such evidence.
Dem.
Here's a hero! The Monroe Ad
vertiser says: Mr. Cr. Gardner, a gon
tlman and an old Confederate soldior,
living at Gogginsville in this county
says ho shot and capt. ired Gen. R. B.
Hayes at the battle of the AA'ilderness
or Chancellorsville, o the 6th of May,
1864. Mr. Gardner was a member
of Cos. A, 14th Georgia Regiment.
Capt. Robert Merritt, commanding
the company, confirms tho statement
of Mr. Gardner. At that time Mr. G.
little dreamed that he was capturing
a man who would become so promi
neut iu the politics of tho country.
Telegraphic News.
[CONDENSED FOR THE REPOR
TER. J
From Hie Plains.
Important (told Discoveries.
Chkyknne, July 23. — A courier
which left Goose creok oil tho 16th
ult. lias reached Fort Fotterman. Ho
escaped from two hundred Indians
on Powder river who wore watching
him, and fears they captured the out
ward bound scouts. All quiet at
Crook’s cauips. Active campaign will
open about August sth.
Cheyenne, July 23.—The courier
who left Goose Creok on the evening
of the 16th inst., arrived at Fort Fet
terman to-night. His delay was caus
ed by having met, at Powder River,
a body of about 200 Indians, from
whom ’„o escaped by hiding himself
in the timber for twenty-four hours.
One Indian followed his trail nine
miles. He says they were evidently
waiting for him and fears flint the
couriers who were sent from Fort
Fettermnn on the 16th inst., with dis
patches for Crook were intercepted as
ho saw their trail this side of the riv
er but not beyond. His delay run
him out of rations, compelling him to
fast two day.s
He left all quiet, in camp. Tho
Hostile Sioux are believed to be North
of Gooso Creek forty miles, and not
far from the scone of the late Massa
crec on Little Big Horn river. They
kav#not, fired into camp lately nor at
tempted to burn it out, although the
parched condition of the grass ren
ders this somewhat easy. At, least,
tho animals may bo robbed of their
sustenance.
Tho wagon train givo them a sup
ply until October. The command
moved seven miles north on tho day
of the courier’s departure, to another
branch of Tongue river, near the foot
of tho Big Horn mountains, where
they will camp until the Fifth Caval
ry, which leaves Fort Laramie on
Monday next, reaches it, about the
fifth of August. General Crook will
make no aggressive movement until
this evont, when, if the couriers
whom he has dispatched to General
Terry advising him to join him suc
ceeds in reinforcing that command,
he will have made a junction with
Terry, and tho next action will be ft
decisive one.
There is nothing that has not al
ready been reported pertaining to
Gon. Merritt’s lato engagement with
the Cheyennes. The Indian killed by
Buffalo Bill was named Yellow Hand
■ —a young chief. Tho agent at Red
Clouud admits that up to this date
1,000 Sioux and 1,200 Cheyennes
have left, that agenoy for the North,
though all is quiet there now nut Pit
is believed no more will go.
The stage to-night brought in $lO,-
000 iu gold dust from Dead wood.
Mr. Gardner, a reliable man, who
has spent livo weeks in taaversing
that region with the intention of sat
isfying himself as to its richness, re
ports that marvelous discoveries are
being made and fully a million dol
lars awaits safe transport. He saw
in.possession of Air. Bearv, of this
city, one nugget weighing $147, and
a number ranging from $5 to sls.
He also brings seven hundred pounds
of sample quartz for smelting.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, J uly 24.—1n the
House Hurlbut, of Illinois, offered a
resolution reciting that the North
western Indians are supplied with
arms requiring special metalic car
tridges, and directing the President
to take measures to prevent such spe
cial ammunition from being conveyed
to the Indians. Referred to tbe com
mittee on Military affairs.
A GOOD MOVE.
AA’asiiington, July 21.— The Com
missioner of Indian affairs on Satur
day telegraphed tho agents at Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail to turn over
their charges to tho Military officers
in camps Robinson and Sheridan, re
spectively. This was done by the
commissioner for the reason that he
thought it best under the present con
dition of affairs iu the Indian country
to have perfect harmony bfitween the
Military and Civil officers near the
agencies, and thus prevent nuy possi
ble controversy between the officers at
those points and the agents.
CROP PROSPECTS IN EUROPE.
London, July 24. —The Marie Lane
IC.Qiress says: “The prospects of a
good wheat crop now seem certain of
fulfillment. Hay has been gathered
iu excellent condition, though it is uot
quite as plentiful as it would have
been with a more favorable spring.
The root crops are now suffering for
rain. The French and German wheat
crops aro satisfactory both in quantity
and quality. The local trade exhib
its continued depression. A\ T heat has
declined one shilling per quarter and
will probably go lower. Floating car
goes have shared tho general depres
sion and declined ouo shilling to one
shilling and six pence, but the num
ber offering has been steadily reduc
ed. The current low rates must check
shipments.
THE WAR ON TIIF. PLAINS.
AA'ashixoton, July 24.—The follow
ing dispatches were received Inst
night:
Chicago, July 23. —T0 Qen, W. T.
Sherman: The following dispatch
from Gen nl Crook is transmitted for
your information. Gen. Merritt will
roach Gen. Crook’s camp on August
Ist, with ten companies of cavalry in
stead of eight as at first contemplat
ed. Gen. Terry has moved his depot
from nt of the Powdev river to the
Big Horn or Rosebud, and has noti
fied me of his intention to form a junc
tion with Crook.
P. H. Sheridan, Lt. Gen.
Headquarters of the Big Horn and
Yellowstone Expedition, Camp on
Goose Cheek, Wyoming, July 16th.—
Ge.n. Sheridan, Chicago: I send iu a
courier to-day to carry in duplicates
of my dispatch to Gen. Merritt, for
fear tho originals may not have reach
ed their destination. I send a courier
to Gon. Terry to night to inform him
that I will co-operate with him, and
where to find me, also giving what
information I have in regard to the
Indians. My intention is to move out
after the hostilcs aft soon as Merritt
gets here with the Fifth, and shall
not probably send in any other cou
rier unless something special should
occur requiring uie to do so. I am
getting anxious about Merritt's abili
ty to reach me soon, as the grass is
getting very dry and the Indians are
liable to burn it any day.
Geo. Crook, Brigadier-General.
Swimming iu Salt Luke.
There are no fish in the great Salt
Lake. The only living thing beneath
its waters is a worm about a quarter
of an inch long. This worm shows up
beautifully under tho lens of a micro
scope. When a storm arises, the
worms are driven ashore by thou
sands, and devoured by the blnck
gulls. We found a pure stream pour
ing into the lake. It was filled with
little chubs and shiners. The fish
became frightened and were driven
down the brook into the briny lake.
The instant they touched its waters
they came to the surface belly up
wards, and died without gasp. The
water is remarkably bouyant. • Eggs
and potatoes float upon it like corks.
Mr. Hood and myself stripped and
went in swimming. I dove into the
lake from a long pier, which had been
built for the use of a small steamboat
that formerly plied upon the waters.
The sensation was novel. The waters
was so salty that my eyes and oars
began to smart, but so bouyant that
I found no difficulty floating even
when the air was exhausted in my
lungs. As I struck out for the beach
I felt as a feather. In spite of all I
could’do, my head would fly out of
the water. The lightness of the wa
ter and the surging of tho waves
forced my feet from under me. A
person who could not swim might be
easi’y drowned in five feet of water.
His head would-go down like a lump
of lead, while his feet would fly up
like a pair of ducks. The water is as
clear as that of the Seneca Lake—so
clear that the bottom could be seen
at the depth of Twenty feet. When
we reached the shore and crawled out
on the sand in tho light of the snn
our bodies were quickly coated with
salt. We were compelled to go to the
little stream from which we had driv
en the chubs and shiners, and wash
off in the fresh water before we put
on our clothes. Our hair was filled
with grains of salt, which could not
be washed out. The Mormons occa
sionally visit the lakes in droves for
the purpose of bathing. Many of
them say their health is improved by
leaving the salt upon their bodies and
dressing without wiping themselves
with napkins.
A Religious A’imy of Pinchback’s
Case.— The Boston Conijre.galiono.lia:,
the organ of the religions denomina
tion whose name it bears, talks sense ]
thus:
“Common people might think that
there must be a very short way of
reasoning in regard to this, and that
if Air. Pinchbaek be Senator enough
to draw salary and mileage, be ought;
to he Senator enough to be entitled
to Ins scat; or that if be be not Sena
tor enough to he Senator at all, lie j
cannot lie Senator enough to deplete \
the public treasury of twenty thou
sand dollars iu the name and under
pretense of law. But common peo
ple only know common honesty, and 1
political honesty is a different article j
altogether.”
-i
Yet, truly remarks the St. Louis!
Republican, the bulk of the so-called ;
“religions press” is lending political
aid and comfort to tho very party
whose Senatorial representatives rob
bed the public treasury of twenty
thousand dollars for the benefit of a
black vagabond. AA'hat a jewel is con
sistency !
Christianity.
Northern papers so fond of talking
about “Muscular Christianity,” we
will be bound have never encounter
ed a case like that described below by
tho Eufaula Times of last Saturday;
Fatal Accident. —A prominent phy
sician was called into the country,
the other day to see a negro woman
who was lying sick on a plantation
near Col. Ben Morris’, five miles west,
of town. She had met with a singu
lar accident which, by the time this is
read, hasoio doubt resulted in her
death. Sho attended preaching at a
negro church on last Sunday night, J
and while at the “mourner’s bench” a
negro man took a shouting fit. He
threw his arms around wildly and
struck tho woman in the stomach a
severe blow, producing internal inju
ries that are almost sure to cause 1
death.
SILVER GIVEN A WAV.
What’s that? Silver given away? Yes, its
a fact. A beantilul Silver Plated Napkin
Ring handsomely decorated iD Japanese
style, will bo presented as a premium to ev
ery yearly subscriber for tbe Southern Mu
sical Journal, a monthly musical magazine
published at Ludden & Bates’ Southern Mu
sic House, Savannah, Ga.. at the low price
of $1.25 per year, post-paid. Tho Journal,
is invaluable to musicians and gives month
ly choice music worth fully the year’s sub
scription price, while the Premium Napkin
Ring could not be purchased at any jewelry
establishment for loss than $1,25. It is of
best double plated metal and not in the least,
on the cheap order, Five hundred subscri
bers have already been supplied with them
and not one has ever expressed dissatisfac
tion.
For Ten Cents, we will mail a specimen
copy of the Journal containing SI.OO worth
of music.
Ludden & Bates, Publishers,
riavanuah, Ga.
THE REPORTER
FOR THE
CAMPAIGN!
Now is the Time to Sub
scribe!
Desiring to extend
the circulation of the
Reporter throughout
Southern Georgia and
Middle I* lorida dur
ing the approaching
campaign, we offer to
send it to subsribers
until the first of Jan
uary 1877, for only
ONE DOLLAR!
As an out-and-out
Democratic campaign
paper we propose to
THE
VAX
in Southern Georgia.
Its columns will not
only contain interest
ing reading for the
campaign, and faithful
ly and feaflessly writ
ten exposures of all
political corruption ahd
knavery, hut will be
filled with such other'
matter as Avill be inter
esting to the oeneral
reader. The ' freshest
news from all parts
of the country will 'be
condensed in each is
sue; in fact, we desire
to make the Repor
ter
A Paper for
the People in
South Geor
gia.
Able corespondents irt
different sections of tlic
country have hern engaged!
to keep us informed ns to
all that transpires, and the
latest news from both our
State and National capitals
will appear in each week’s
issue.
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Wo ofllbrSpc-'
oitil Induce*
ments to club^i
Specimen copies
sent free upon appli
cation,
■
JOSEPH TILLMAN,
Proprietor.
QUITMAM GA, MAY Istb 1876,.