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<!% Georgia Jcralb, i iT HILL & J. D ALLIAYDtK, EDITOR)) THOM ASTON, GA., APRIL 16, 70 g^ l ».i .^!Wg"B!gllgggggßg^Bg THE GEORGIA BILL. The Bingham Amendment has stalled this bill in the Senate, and whether it will ever move again or not is hard to tell. The Radicals are doing all they can to defeat the bill as amended, and we believe it will be the best for the South if it w defeat ed, as it will give time for sectional strife and hatred to perish and the present heads that arc in office to be put out by an election, when the peo ple, both North and South, will have another chance to elect good and true men to make laws and reconstruct our shattered States. Men who are willing to lay aside personal feeling and sectional strife and look to the interest of tho whole country. When this time comes we can get recon structed on as good term3 if not far better terms .than are now offered in the so called Georgia Bill with the Bingham Amendment tacked .. on. While we are anxious to be recon structed and live in peace and har mony as a nation, wo want it done so as not to disgrace the Constitution as it was transmitted to us by our forefathers-, and until this can be accomplished we prefer to live under military rule and would rejoice if Grant would remove Bullock and his host and give us a corporal guard to take charge of Georgia until she can be placed to her former position in the Union without heaping shame upon her citizens. KU-KLUX IN TENNESSEE. Judge Lee, of Nashville, has been before the Reconstruction Committee of Congress, giving his testimony in relation to social and political affairs in Tennessee. The Judge has had unusual opportunities for observation, both by his personal position as well as by bis residence in a favorable lo cality ; for Nashville is on the North what Charleston is on the South—a cav# of Abdullah. Judge Lee stated that the sources of murders and out rages with which the newspapers are filled, and which have been brought to the attention of the committee, are either groundless or grssly exagera ted. Nearly all the murders, rober ies and other crimet that he had heard of in Tennessee were committed by the vagabond negroes, who refused to work and were driven to this mode of obtaining a living. But he should have gone further and observed the obligations of the Fourteenth Amend ment, and made no “distinction as to caste or color.” It is true, probably beyond question, however, that the great sources of murders and outrages are the worthless lazy blacks that hover around Nashville. It is a com mon reply given, when one of the class is missed from Georgia, to hear, “gone to Tennessee and still more common to hear from the lips of res pectable, industrious blacks, when in quiry is made touching a doubtful character, “Oh, he has got Tennessee principles !” The Judge scouted the idea of the existence of such an organization as the Ku-Klux Klan, and said the ac counts published in the Northern pa pers about its operations were the subject of meriment at the South. But this testimony of so needful a point will hardly receive credit, for tho truth is, Ka-Klux Klan, or some like terrible organization, is absolute ly requisite to preserve power to the Radical carpet baggers in the South. The political benefit of such tales are two-fold. First, they are wanted to provke farthe Congressional interfer ence and there by prolong Radical carpet-bag power; and, secondly, to scare the- negroes and make them believe that they,' and they alone, in the name and by the power of the government, can save them from be ing slayed alive by the terrible Ku~ Klux, and thereby secure their vote. Hope deferredmaketh the heartsick. The mule game is not so attractive as it has been. The truth is, all the decent portion of our colored popula tion ace beginning now to*distrust the lying promises of thriving carpet baggers, and some other tactics is thereby made necessary, and none so potent as that which appeals to their fears. The idea which was at first dissemminated, that the Southern whites, or “rebels,” designed to re enslave them has lost its force. When the Radicals tell the blacks this now they are met, contemptuously, with “Shoo fly, don’t bodder me-.” The Ku-Klux is the last Radicla resort, and they seize it with a death grip.— Chronicle & sentinel. f&L. “Wouldn’t you like to be a woman when you grow up, Tommy ?” ‘‘No.” “why not?” “Because women can’t wrjj somersaults,” GEORGIA NEWS. Suburban Homicide. —A white man belonging to the bottom strata, ly the name of Littleton Loeklev. was shot and instantly killed by a negrj, in the lower part of the city on Sat urday evening last, a little after dark. The negro was apprehended, identi fied and lodged in jail. The testimony before the inquest, on Sunday morning, developed a brut al and unprovoked murder, and the finding was in accordance therewith. The affair produced no excitement whatever, and the murderer will go to tri and upon the facts and law of the case.— Albany News. Thie Good Templars. —This organi zation appears to be in a most flour ishing condition. It now numbers forty members, with applications con tinually coming in. The regular meetings of the order take pllice every Monday night in the Masonic Hall, Application for membership have to be sent in a week previous to initiation.— Monroe Advertiser. Accident. — Mr. W. R. Grantham had his foot badly injured yesterday about noon, by having it caught be tween a crost-tie and the flange of a car wheel. Fortunately the rail was high enough to prevent a very serious accident, though Mr. Grantham will probably be laid up some weeks. It has been only a few months since Mr. G. was crushed between two cars and severely injured ; and last Satur day, Mr. Beeves, his brother-in-law, was badly hurt by falling from a car while in motion. Railroad accidents appear to run in the family. Mr; G. was in the employment of the Macon and Western Railroad.— Era. Buried Prematurely. —A bank caved in the basement of Mr. Kim ball’s Hotel yesterday afternoon and covered a colored laborer. Fortun ately he was unearthed- before life was extinct though he was badly damaged.— Era. Another nail in Their Cofin. —The attempts of representatives (?) negroes to force social equality, are but driv ing so many nails in their political coffin. They are doing the race in calculable injury, and wel are sure their conduct is deprecated by the better class of negroes. All of them know that it is wrong and can never be accomplished, except in the social moral, and political destruction of both races. The Macon Journal of 6th says : “Another of these incidents out of which so much political capital has been manufactured against the South during the past few years, oc* curred in this city yesterday morning; and we have no doubt a highly col ored statement of the affair has been already telegraphed to Washington, for the benefit of Butler, Bullock, Blodgett & Cos. The facts of the oc currence are simply as follows : ‘Mr.’ Simms, colored preacher from Savannah, and member of the Georgia Legislature under the recent organi zation of the same, reached the city on an early train yesterday morning. On arriving at the depot he quarter ed himself in the parlor. The regu lar ‘ superintendent of the building was absent. The colored matron feeling 1 that Simms was out of place at best, and was certainly violating the rules of the building, requested him to take up quarters elsewhere. Simms refused, when his sensible inomtres called upon two of our po> lice. The latter w r ere promptly pre sent, and informed Simms they had no official power: to compel, him. to leave : that the rules of the depot were properly understood by the ma tron. Simms was determined, and would not be advised.- When Mr. Knight arrived some words passed between him and Simms —the latter being informed that his presence in the parlor was not allow able under the rules of the Company. Simms finally left, saying he did so underquotes?', and that the railroad Company would hear from him through the Courts. At the same time he completely exonerated the city officials from all censure. The names of all present were recorded by the offended individual—he assur ing. them they would be called upon as witnesses.— Albany News. Th* Saw Domingo Trsatt. —The pros* pect of the ratification of the San Domingo treaty grow less as the debate goes on. A Senator who favors it made the estimate to day that if the vote were taken in the Sen ate it wC»u!i stand, ayes 37, nays 35, or a bare majority instead of the required two third. A canvass also as the strength of the measure, if it comes op in the&hapeof the annexation of San Dorn ngo by a joint resolution of the two Houses, as Texas was annexed, is not reassuring, as it is foutad that Senators who favor the ratification of the treaty will be inclined in the event of the rejection to sustain the dignity of the Senate by opposing the at eihpt to reverse tho decision of that body through a joint resolution of the Houses; Avery heavy thunderstorm visi ted San Fj-aacisco !ast week. MENINGITIS Ifrom lhe TrUfgr jph *n<J M«ea*«r. Ghimw, Ga., March 14, 1870. Messrs Edit-rs: Tnat dire affection, ce rebro-spinal meningitis, having -h*c«>me prevalent in our country, aty thing that can possibly throw light on i.s nature and treatment, in our mind, should be made known tu the professon. Having seen nu merous accounts of its prevalence in the lower parts of this State, we have taken this method of giving our treament in this diseusa, which has proven uniformly sue* cessful. We koow that communications through the newspapers of tie land ar* n>t considered in strict accordance wi h true medical ethics, so we bej the indu * geiice of the medical profession in this ur gent necessity ts the times. The treatment adopted by us in the epi d a m:cs of 180*2 and 1805 wasas follows; We «n the first place give irorr 5 grains to 30 grains ot calomel, according to the age of the patient, to be repeated, f necessary, until the bowels act; apply a flannel well saturated with spirits turpentiie along the wh de course of the spine, run over this a smoothing iron moderately he<ued ; keep this up until the parts an- blisured. Give from ten to fifty grains of pronide of po* tnasium, according to the age of the patient, every three hours; after getting the pat ent fully under the influence of tqe promide, commence aod give large and hefoic-doses of sulphate of quinine. , 4 * This treatment should be carried out by some intelligent physician,^as they alone could adabt the treatment of different cases, and appreciate the actions of the different remedies. VVe regard the disease us a mi* asmatic affection, making a profound im pression on the nervous centers. Hoping that this communication will prove of some benefiir, we remain Very respectfully, Your ob’t serv’t, J. J. Knott, M. D. GairFiN, Ga., March 18,1870 Editor Constitution ; Since tbn within ar ticle was penned, navself and colleague, Dr. O. L. Herbert, have treated two de cided cases of this disease; both oases are now considered out of danger. Jhe first ease, that of a negro man, aged 23 years —was one of the serverest cases f ever at ' tended, and was pronounced by Dr. Her bert, to be the severest that he ever wit nessed. To give the profession some idea of the treatment adopted in this case, we will simply state that'inside of twelva hours, we administered two hundred grains of calomel, ten drachms bromide potassium and six drachms of sulphate of quinine. The quinine and potassium were adminis tered partly bv enema." We aro confident when this treatment is adopted in time, of saving our patient. . Very respectfully yours, J. J. Knott, M. D. Mors Deviltht.— Rather harsh Bounding heading fur an article acknowljjding the re ceipt of a "letter to Hon. Charles Sumner" by a reverend gentleman, H. W. Pierson, D. D‘ It purports' to be a. statement of “outrages upon freedmen in Georgia, and an account of the authors expulsion front Andersonville, Ga., by he Ku-Klux Klan !" Poor Georgia 1 The blood-hounds ara after her with hue and Cry, and now T a ministe rial yelper bounds into the J pack. These Radical preachers have rothiug to do with politics. Oh, no ! And iuvitations to re sign are ready to thunder forth from his immaculatefellow-clergy to #ny luckless wight, who don’t run the extreme Rad ical schedule. It is now an uudisputed fact, that the Radicals themselves, have been convinced that many, yes, most of the reported “Georgia outrages" are unmiti gated falsehoods, specially manufactured for the occasion by Radical destructives of Georgia and their c mfreres in Washington, and Radical Senators and Representatives in Congress have denounced them as such. Indeed, this is distinctly admit ed in the punphlet before us. “1 am certainly not surprised that honorable gentleaies should express their I e ief that the tut com mitted upon the freedmen and Union men in Georgia, have bean greatly exagerated." He is “not surprised." An honest man would be surprised, if any other opinion had been formei of dispatches and “ac counts" that bore falsehood upon their very lace. But not»* ithstanding the irrefutable exposure of those slanders, and preval ence of even Radical opinion and denunci ation of them, our reverend scribbler makes bold to say that, “from my personal kuowl edge, and profoundly conscious of my res ponsibility to God and to history, that the statements that have been given to the pub lic in regard to outrages in Georgia come far short of the real facts in thccase” Such a reckless statement knocks off the mask, and reveals the visage of a Bulioek- Butier abettor coming to the rescue. The quotation is better than a column of com* ment. When the enemies of the State are reduced to such straits to rivet their sland ers upon us, there is reason to hope for the discomfiture ot their plans. —Constitution. “Never and and Rcn Smooth." — Two infants in Nanhville lately loved. - They were about the average es Paul ann -Virginia, the girl 14 and the boy a year or two older. He was a bashful youth, still equal to the pret ty speeches which' win tbe heart of bud ding womanhood. The girl's mother was tbe only obstacle in tbe way of happiness, and the youth could not face the lioness in his path, therefore an elopemeat was agreed upon, The mother and daughter were about to start sor 1 the distant wilds of Om aha. The youth was in an under-hand way, on hand at the depot, and as the train started off the maiden merely left the mother a minute and stepped off into the arms of her lover as it were. But alas the course of tru« love is apt to run rough, as the poet did not quite say—though he might with much propriety have done so. The mother took the next train back at the next station, and search was instituted tor the couple who eloped by staying at home. They were found’ anxiously awaiting the arrival of a clergyman, a license, and a friend, but misery and ther mother came first. The girl was given to her parent and th« boy to the police, and early the next morning anew was made for Omaha by the mother and daughter, while the lover snored dssmally in ihe “lock-up ” An op» portunity is now afforded them to pine away and die, if so disposed. »3U Why is kissing your sweet heart iike eating soup with a fork ? Because it takes a long time to' get enough of it. Mothers be Advised. —Always keep a' bottle* of l>r. Tuft's Celebrated Expectorant in the houee. It is a certain and pleasant eure for Group, Coughs, Golds, &o. It is agreeable to the taste, and children take it readily. Go to your Drugged and gat‘it at once, it may save the life of your UttU'oaf* flftn Bufrtbfmeiit. W GEORGIA I'nuin Cocm-Or*« W. McMmllj of •aid a uD‘7, files hU petition •• th« be»d of » family, f-r exemption of [i>m>nalt\ and 1 will pa*e upon the <ame at my < ,fbee iri Themaetmt, at 12 o'clock ti , on Zrl-lav. the 29 inetanl At>r.l 16, BTO. WM. A. Ordinary. “cotton states LIFE INSURANCE CO., MACON OA., CAPITAL - ©500,000. SIOO,OOO Deposited with State Authorities for Protection of Pulicy Holders. OFFICERS : WM. B. JOHNSON, President, WM S. HOLT Vice President, GEO. S. OBEaR Secretary, JNO. W BURKE General Agont, C. F McOAY Actuary, JAMES M GUREN, sfed. EtamiiVer, W. J. MaZILL. Sup. Agencies. This is a Southern Institution and a Home enterprise. Controlled and directed by your Friends and neighbors. Its Capi tal is larger than any similar enterprise in the South, and its ratio of Assets to liabili ties (the oaly true test of soundness) very much greater. Ilusbsnd, have you provided an ample support lor your wife and children in the event of your death f ff not hteure yo&t lifr in the Cotton States. S »ns, have you provided fen* the comfort and support of your aged* mother should you die first ? if not insure in the Cotton Slates. It will cost yoti but a trifle. Young men, do you wish to provide your self with a handsome endowment, in five, t n, or fifteen years? Then save a portion of y<>ur earnings and take a policy in the Cotton States. AH should ensure while they cnn, for dis ease or accident may prevent them from getting a policy should they del v. E A. FLEW ELLEN’, apllfisfim Agent. ANDREW J WALKER JAB. R. WALKKR. WALKER & BRO.’S SALE AM LIVERY STABLE. have just received and going to umJ especially for the Livery Department, a h>tf of FINE BLOODED STOCK. And can furnish to Customers at all hours, and on terms to satisfy. EXCELLENT TURNER - OUTS ! Consisting of Phaetons, Carriages, Hack', and Buggies. Also, a let of excellent SADDLE HORSES. In their Sale Department they keep al ways on baud GOOD HGRSESand Mules. to Extra accommodation to Drovers ! Good Dry Stables, and a comm- diou's Stock Yard. They will sell Sftock entrusted to their care on a reasonable commission. We will be pleased to receive the patron age of our friends especially, abd' the pub lie generally. Give them a call! You will find always on hand ANDREW WALKER, to accommodate yod. TO THE CITIZENS. All orders left at Walker & Brother's Livery Stable f»r a Hack to run through the City on rainy days, will receive prompt attention. WALKER A BROTHER. apri‘l6 ts GnfHn.Ga. GOLDEN MOMENTS! BIGGINS & WALKER’S New JI'WELET STORE. Rarneiville, Ga.. *• we keep ' on." hand and are constantly rec- iving fresh-from New York the latest and most improved style of Watches,- Clocks and Jewelry, which we are offering at Mtonkhingrlf low prices as we afe dealing dtiectly with i porters we (eel confident that we can furnish this class of Godds aa cheap as any House in Georgia. We are determined to keep on hand a GENUINE WaTCH and CLOCK, which we can aell to our customers and WARRANT AS REPRESENTED W« are permanently located in BARNESVILt-E, and are going to build np a buriness tn this lihe purely on merit, so if you want a FINK WATCH or CLOCK call nt the sign of the ‘ BIG WATCH,’ in the new BRICK BLOCK, next door to Bloodworth A Murphey, East aide public square. I# - W atches and Clocks carefully repaired and warranted. HIGGINS & WALKER, fan2?-tf Burneenlle, Ga. FOR SALE. I OFFER f-T sale mv almost new and splendid Threshing Maohine with Ems '►ry’s celebrated Railway Horse Power. Fan, sheets, belts, &c., ail complete and ready for use. I will sell at a reasonable price for cash or on time to a good purchaser Apply to W. T. RESPESS. aprl9»tf UPSON SHERIFF’S SALE. be sold on the first Toeeday in May ry nfen,-before the Courthouse door, in the town of Thomaaton, Ujrt« rs eonnty, between the legal hours of sale.' the t'ollowing’propefty to wit: One small sorrel mare Mule about twelve yea's old, as the property of Lemuel T Baker, by Virtue of a Mortgage fl fa issn- and from the Superior Court of Meri ! wether county, in favor of F. M. Hoyt, against saiu L. T. Baker. Property poinied out by plaintiil mchS-td O. C. BHAUMaN, Bheriff. 100 Sacks Salt for sale by CHANSE OF PROGRAMME! / THE firm of B. D. HARDAWAY A CO., Dealers irv Pr g-, Med- - jNLjf cine*, ka., having been dissolved by mutual eensout, the tuGnees Kj[ wilt be continued by B. D. HARDAWAY, with the assistance of Dr. I. C. McCOt, (a graduate in the Medioa. i r f-s . j j; has established his office at the store. A full supply of ibiiiims, mosLact'iniiEs, Pure Wines and Licitiors, For tbe sick. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, Ac., Ac., will be constaut’y kupt oc hand and for sale low for CASH. All warranted PURE AND FRESH. . Dr. MoCOY tenders hie Professional services to the citiiene of this community, sc trusts by strict attention to his profession to merit their patronage. He will always b foqnd at this DRUG STORE, unless professionally engaged. aprU9 3m C. F. TURNER & 8R0.,; WOULD respectfully inform the public that they have open a store ip town of TIIOMASTON, and would say to the citizens of tiie town an! surrounding country that their stock consists of all kinds ot DRY GOODS, Hats, Notions, Hosiery, and Fancy Goods, TIIEIR STOCK OF j ILAMIIBS IDIRIBSS COULIO I Is large and well selected, and consist in fart of Black, Figured and Colored Alpaccas andj Poplins, All Wool Dclains, Cotton and" Woolen Delains, Shallies, Marinoes, Piaiii* Poplins, Plaid and Black Silks, Scotcli* Plaids, Repts, Velvettencs, Ginghams 1 Lawns, etc., etc. AH kinds of Ladies,! Misses and Childrens Woolen and Cotton? Hose, Men and Boys Cotton and Woolcil Half-llosc Ladies Kid Gloves, every qualh ty of Ladies*, Misses and Childrens Bcrlir Gloves, Hoop-Skirts, Corsets, Furs, Plait' Shawls, Arab Shawls, Linen and Cambria Handkerchief, Ladies Marino Vests, etc*, Eor GENTLEMEN wear they hare a fine assortment of FAICY CASSIMERES.- Suitable for Winter, Spring and Summer. Black Cloth, All Wool Kersey, Satioe * Tweeds, Sheep’s Gray, Kentucky JcamJ Farmer’s Drill, Blue Demins, Linen DueLi fit They call special attention to their stock of 4t ( ftllf -£LWm i§f s S OF thd Latest Style. They will receive in a few days a complete ate | ment of every kind of SHOES for Men, Boys, Ladies, Misses and 11 dren. They have always paid particular attention to this branch of t:i business, atid have generally given satisfaction to their customers, especi l in Ladies, Misses and Children’s City Made Shoes and Gaiters. At 1 same time they receive their Shoes they will have SUGAR, COFFEE, AND TEA, l And all Stifch articles as are usually kept in a first-class Village or Conrj Store. In conclusion they would say to the public that they have bad years Experience in this kind of business, and have always gained note. 1 for the pleasure they take in showing their goods. They respectfully i j the citizens of Thomaston and vicinity to give them a call. IlOpiOv** strict attention to business to merit a fair shear of their patronage. G. F. TURNER & BRO. mcbs*ly ' TIIOM ASTON, CBSON,' CO. «jj| PATFNT METALLIC « WHITE WIRE CLOTHES LINE ! WE beg leave to call your attention to an entirely new article known Metallic White Wire/’ possessing qualities which prevent it from ever o • H or turning from ite color during any number of years, and on which letters Pater | been secured. It has been found to be the only article suitable for a Clothes L ,n? || old fashion r*>pe or chord always causes so much trouble and annoyance by 8 rotting out, and discoloring clothes, and by being obliged to b3 put up and tuK? j IjJ every time used. With this Wire Clothes Line you Wave none ot ih rf se when it is once put up it gives you no more trouble. After u*ing it we are m you will fully corroborate the statement of thousands of others in :ts pra’** 5 aj family should, and will eventually have one. It will not rust nor'corrode, thu’Jl' a may keep it in water for any length of time, even salt water. SIX REASONS WHY EVERY FAMILY SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE f ■ % EVERLASTING WHITE WIRE CLOTHESLINES:- Ist. Yon never have to take it out of the weather. 2d. It will last fifty years or more. 3d. It is the cheapest Clothes Lines in the world. , . . t 4th. You cannot load it heavy enough with cloth'esth brake it. sth. It does not in any way discolor, wear or injure clothes that are bung or j 6rh. It will save its price in saving clothes every six months you own it. ■ IRBY H. TRAYLER, of Thomaston, Upson oounty, Georgia, is tho auth-'MJ* for the Hudson River Wire Works in Georgia. All orders to Irby 11. Trnyler, J ton, Geargia, will be promptly filled when the cash acoompanie* id IRBY H. TRAY** 1 April 2,1676-ts for Hndaon River