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©)C MlcthliJ^amtcr.
Tuesday, July 13, 1880.
General Alexander and family have
left Augusta for Louisville. Head*
quarters at Galt House.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST GOVERNOR
COLQUITT.
Iu tins issue of tie Banner we
publish the charges ami specifications
preferred against Governor Colquitt,
President of the Direct Trade Union,
by the Secretary ol that organization,
Capt, E. T. Paine. It has not been
our habit to reproduce in cur columns
articles making violent charges against
public functionaries, but as this is an
official document and one of grave
importance to the people of Georgia,
well as the Governor himself, we
publish it simply as a duty we owe
the public. Governor Colquitt will
be compelled to meet and answer these
charges. He can’t afford to Le silent
when so grave charges are brought
against him officially, by an official of
the association over which he presides
and these charges backed up by the
official records. Not only justice to
himself and his official honor and iu'
tegrity, but the honor of Georgia and
justice to ihe people who made him
Governor demand that lie should
meet these charges promptly. If they
aro untrue, then let Gov. Colquitt so
prove them, it they are true then the
people of Georgia should know it and
ami i hco will *re hasten to set our- govern tjiemselvea accordingly. The
se ves light, but never will we yield ■ Atlanta Constitution o{ Sunday (the
.1 ii I^c O. A. Lochrone continues
t-i fide the top wave of the Hancock
a^ English boom.
TJDYIKIi TO TUI MAJORITY.
s.-v< ral of our good friends of late
in attempting to reason with us about
our opposition to Governor Colquitt
ami ex Governor Brown have said,
'■ ()-i y. ii can’t afford to be on the
» rah side ” Now in response (o this
we have only to say, that wbsn we so
f ,i Ims.- »ur manhood as to surrender
■>nr iio-mst convictions of what is right,
i .»t In cause wears opposed bye
majority, who we believe to be blind*
■ <i in iheir best interest, then in dis-
cost we will retire from journalism
Iea\iug such miserable todying to those
to nil m it may be more tasteful.
Com moo u* by sound argument and
u erring evidenoe that we are wrong,
our true sentiments or surrender our
houesi convictions merely to be on the
» de of the majority.
UoW IT WILL BE.
From the best information which
can Le gathered ap to this time, the
Gu'-.-tnatorinl contest is still much in
■h-uhi. About two- thirds of the conn-,
ii. - I live selected their delegates, and
eiiocgh has been learned to determine
the l- c: that unless some one of the
candidates now in the field is with .
draw u and some combination made,
there will be no nomination on the
first It -Hot. The vote of the Conven
tion will be 350, and under the two-. | tin
thirds rule it will take ‘234 to roini
uai e. W hilo Governor Colquitt will I raignment of public officers upon their j
administration organ) has a charac
teristic editorial, charging, iu most
mi crai.-la taste, "persecution” of
Governor Colquitt by his euemies.
Now, this ;s, to say the least, a most
unfair ami unmanly way in which to
meet such grave accusations. If the
Constitution, published in the great
capital city of Georgia, has up to this
time failed to learn or recognize the
tact that the official record of every
public man is the properly of flic peos
pie, subject to their approval or dis- j
approval, then it certainly is lar be- |
hind in enlightened and progressive
journalism, or is simply suhordiua-
all spirit of lairuess and justice to
miserable partisanship. The ar-
DIRECT TRADE UNION.
ARRAIGNMENT OF GOV
ERNOR A. H COLQUITT,
PRESIDENT AND
TREASURER.
CAPTAIN K. T. PAINE,SECRETARY DIRECT
TRADE UNION, PREFERS TWELVE
CHARGES AGAINST COLQUITT
FU1! MALFEASANCE IN
OFFICE W
Atlanta, Ga., July 9, 1880.
Editor Daily Post.
Sir—You published a communica
tion about two weeks ago signed
‘Granger,’ asking what had lieen done
at the meeting of the directors of the
direct tiade union. I should have
answered immediately, but at that
meeting having preferred serious'
charees against Alfred H Colquitt,
president and treasurer of ther'DrT.""
Union, touching his honor and jiitegr
rity, 1 considered it my duty to give
him a reasonable time to vindicate
those charges if he could. At the
meeting held on the morning of the
14th of June, the accompanying
charges were made against Alfred H.
Colquitt, president and treasurer D.
T. Union A committee of three was
apjioiiiied to look into those charges,
and a majority of them met that atier
noon, and I proved every charge
therein contained, by the bank and
check books of the treasurer, and the
books of the company, and I am pre
paid! to prove them before atiy and
every tribunal. I never believed that
any man, particularly one holding the
high position ol Governor' of the State
of Georgia, would have allowed one
day to have passed without refuting if
he could, such grave and serious
charges against his lumor and integri-
ty. lie having allowed twenty-five
days to pass without attempting to
vindicate these charges, I consider
that I am now at lilierty to make them,
public.
Yours respectfully,
E. T. Paine,
•Secretary Direct Trade Union
That what money is nuw on hand
shall be sent to C. II Olusti-ad, the
Savant ah agent, except a sufficient
amount U* pay cm rent expenses litre,
to enable him to pay freight and other
expenses, and irake advances on cot
ton.’ There was then lying in bank
aaq er his check book, 8579.40
the money he loaned his in
cajmpaDy, *500-—making 81
besides several hundred dollai
for -self,’ ami subscriptions to
coaling in dailj([. Col. Olmstead lipd
written lor money, as he had no
of the company to pay freight on cot
ton, or to make advances. E. T.
Paine, secretary, wrote Col. Olmstead
on the 4tii of September (see letter
hook, p. 145) the day after the above
resolntidn was pissed, ‘he (A. Ill C.)
president) expects to be hack on Mon
day the 7th. lie told me as he was
«oiiig/off lust nifVt' to/ s»y ,lHa \fej
would remit'you as soon as he gbr
•hark: 1 —No money wag-remitted uuith
charges 6.
That A. H. Culquii t. President,
procured bagging and ties from Ree-e
«fc Dawson, Agents of the D. T. Un
ion in Atlanta iu thu fall of 1870 to
pul upon liia oounn, amounting to
111,74 and did not ship his cotton to
~ Agents, and has never {raid
Legal Advertisements
$250, which you will u. o fur (lie heat
interest id this company m making i / -.Viivs
advances, etc. He will send you more
in a few days as the money conies in.
Capt..Paine will be in A oh the 5ib
inst.’ Lt tier signed ‘Win. Bell, Clerk.’
E. T. Paiiie, secretary, was in Hum->
boldt Tend., attending Grange meet-
Wl
V'’’,
go into thu Convention with a decided
majority, yet he cannot possibly hope
to be n.-mutated on the first ballot,
au-l if not, the chances will be decid
edly against his nomination at all, as
the other candidates will be far more
likely to yield to the nomination of
some, yet unmenlioned man, than to
either of those who have been made
so pi eminent. Hence it may be safe
to -ay, that in all probability the next
nominee for Governor will be some
man yet unmentioned and unthought
■■I iu i hat connection. If the result in
this |iailicularshould prove as wise
and happy as did the nomination at
Cincinnati, the people of Georgia will
not regret it, and doubtless great good
will lie dono the Deinociatic party of
our State, in henling the divisions
which have come of the present heated
nu 1 animated canvass. So mote it
Ik*. ■»
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l rTUR \NCG» OF GEORGIA STATESMEN IN
1SG8.
official recoids, is by no means an as-
Atlanta, Ga , June 12, 1880.
To the Directors of the Direct Trade
Union.
Gentlemen—On the 28tb of June,
1877, I sent A. II. Colquitt, President
of the D. T. Uuion.his account, show-
j ing a large balance due by him iu-li-
1% j vidnally and as treasurer, and wrote
ings.
the business
sailiuent of their peisonal and religious j him an urgent letter asking him to
characters, only so far as their <>wn t pay the same as the coni piny needed
conduct brings them into question, j the money to carry on its business. I
-iii also wrote him urgent letters ask in-
For this, they alone are responsible. .. ®
_ .. v - .. ge meet*
T(ie waut of money to carry op
si ness by C. II. ’ Olmstead,
agent, to pay freights to purchase
hugging ami ties ami to advance on
couoti, h ist a large amount of cotton j
that would have been shipped to the,
D. T. Union when #500 was Ipaned
to the insurance company, which bad
it tour month.- and eight days, and
returned it without interest.
3. Thatl'A! II. Cohjyitt loaned, as
per his check book, on the 15th ol
October, 1874, ‘I. A. Morris, secre
tary,' on cull, $250—$tOO paid, 19tu
December 1874, 850 paid, S100 paid.’
The first §lU0 paid was deposited in
bank bit the 19th of December, with,
out interest; i he $50 and 8100 there.'
is no record of its having been paid to
this day. His bank liook shows . a
balance iu bank of 81,65, ai d his ac
count us treasurer shows a deficiency
Of $212.
4. That A. II. Colquitt, president,
by not complying with the instructions
passed by the Executive committee,to
send th6 money to C. H. Olmstead,
agei t in Savannah, but retained it
tor his own use. did seriously injure
the business of the D. T. Union and
lost a large amount of cotton by not
supplying the Savannah agent with
advance on cotton.
CHARGES 7.
H. Colquitt owes a balance
IL Olmstead on the 15th No-
iber 1876 8227,25 a part of which
was for bagging and ties to put
on his cotton. He shipped no cotton
to the Co. and has not paid lor the
samo.
charges 8.
'tliit' A.'H. Colquitt did order
through I H. Ketner, Agent, at At
lanta, provisions, bagging and ties tor
hie/plautation at various times during
1876, amounting to over $1800 and
tteler sent a bale or cotton to either
of the Agents of the Co. and owed a
balance to I. H. Ketner, Agent , on
tbd 1st of April. 1 1877 of $377,60
Which amount is still due.
/
SPECIFICATIONS,
For specifications and proof of the
above charges 6, 7 and 8, you are
refered to the accounts of 'Reese «fc
Dawson, C. II. Olmstead, and I. 11,
Ketuer, Agents.
rdV .. charges 8.
J/Ttfot A. 11. Colquitt, President, did
not use diligence in collecting from
Col- R. A. Alston, the amount which
heikouw Unit he owed for baggiug
and ties and advances on cotton, due
July |st, 1877 8240,60. A statement
of which was made to A. 11. Colquitt,
President, in letter of E. T. Pain,
Secretary, dated 28th, June 1877.
charge 10.
G eorgia ularkk county—wticrea?
K. R. Sail Iter, Admr. of Lotiitm A. Wllch
deeM, unplies for leuve to sell eleven shares of
the Capita) Stock of New Hljfh Shoals and
Manufacturing Company, belonging to the
said dee’d.
These arc tlieretore to cite and admonish all
concerned to show cause at my office, witjor be-
fore the fourth day of August next, wry said
leave should not bo granted. *
Given under my hand at office this
1880. J Asa M. Jackm
July#—w4t. Ojdii
GEORGIA, CLARKE COUNTY.
sitting forConntyPuiposes. U pou tlfiTpel
tion of various citizens of said county to liav<
an Election Precinct established at the Georgia
Fact .ry in said county, apd it appearing to uie
that there is a necessity for the same, it is
therefore ordered that said .Election Precinct be
and the same is hereby established at that
place; and it is further ordered that a copy of
tlii* order be published in the W kex.lt Soi th-
*n Banner once a week for six weeks.
ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinary.
A true copy from the miuutes.
■ o3U 6w ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinary.
John Smith
down in every
me nt!
Depart-
A close watchfulness, a constant re
view, anil a just, impartial criticism,
by the press aud the people, of the
official conduct of our public meu aie
ihe surest guarantees of good and hon-
money to advance on cotton. See
i him to pay what was due the con,,*- j ,e,, . e,s . l ° Co, ‘ , 0 - % 3 9-;
nv on the 12th ofJi.lv 1877 - O,',” ” tUtra ’ lo A :.. H ’ Col( l u,lt .
ny on the 12th of July 1877 ; Oct
her 5. 1877; November 24, 1877;
May 4, 1878 ; .May 15, 1878, which
letters you will find in the letter books
of the company and to which I refer
von. I also wrote him on the 1st of
est government. Deprive them of j January, 1880, asking him to make a
this right, upon the ground that it settlement ot the amount due by him
may, perchauce, bring iuto question
T-i*
f/nl
{ \ ... In 1368 at the grand mass meeting
■ v i oh the Georgia Democracy in the city
,lf > ..f Atlanta, the lamented Genera!
^ V 11owe]I Cobb, General Robert Toombs
jyj .ami .3. nator B. H. Hill made their
e-i, vlai,ions ‘Bush Arbor” speeches. Gen.
•fw.'S I Cobb in the'midst^ of the most
' p n\erf mI speech of his life, when lie
. -i>ied Joseph E. Brown, or his atten-
) ■, t ion was called to hiip, and when al-
(M > hiding to the cruel, traitorous aad un-
,-airintic ernsade that ex-Goven»or
fi-owu was then leading against the
l K-nmcracy, the true, honesvand pa
rr*: r t. i. .tie people ot his own Slate, paused
• i ii were, and raising his hands
r*- <'• a I -ii -:-i-l, “Oh to Heaven for some
''‘"■“hli ii-ring words with which to write
, i -hiscreature’s brow bis own in-
♦eJijianiy.' P *ople of Georgia have von
ii- t,.it this?
J FollowingGtnera) Cobb, was “Our
U»n,” who iu hit usual telling and
, .fareiestic style, said of Governor
yl/.iox, ii that he was not a fit associate
rl 'he more decent negroes of Geor-
,.?>■ .ci.i.” Tbiasame Joseph E. Brown is
tii-n Oow a-sociate United States Senator
r' nl w '*h Senator Hill, and
•“"' e "'de with him in thu couii-
»it.' ; yjH chamber of the nation. Does Mr.
»ff‘.V*Illl and his Democratic friends in
’ ' Georgia’rememher these nttemnecs ?
tliesc dark days when Joseph E.
', Brown so acted towards Georgia and
i / . -liar people as to cause them to loudly
hk^pl uid what Senator Hill said ot his
l^^’jiresent Senatorial associate ?
Then came General Robert Toombs,
^o^vnho visited upon this same Ex-Gov-
9tl JWfioi- Brown, that withering invective
*''^ % tAfii-h made him even more famous
* ia a|i i which was published, repeated
Hi-d long kept fresh in the minds of
the people throughout thejlength and
*4 'tinVadih of this Southern land. “Ig»
? ut> , ifol-le, -traitorous villain, he rises as he
* n * 4®** ®* riaea’’ Democrats
«v>iv? ieorgia, do these things still live
, m.-i-ur minds, or have the Radical
uii J -*Mrag«>- and oppressions of the last
urfifleeu years obliterated them
*;'>Jpyu year memories?
jooi no-c> were the utterances of onr
, r.n.vvN/ ..»■.> men 1868, and which then
tua v«n r „ loudly applauded and enthusias-
• n ^ 0Pfc ®d by the Donocracy of
i^i*. Now, if wmple allusion is
m .le lo the conduct of those who
within twenty days, he not having
. ii- . complied, I feel it m, dutv to prefer
a public officer’s private and rel.g,ousj char ^ es aj , ainst j , |e ^ WJUl
character, and what check could we '
hope lor upon the official act
public functionaries, or what
lee to sale government?
friends ol Governor Bullock, er even i
the State llou-e officials who so re» |
hand you the charges I make against
of onr j A. II. Colquitt, president and treas-
uaran- ! ,lrer ' :in ^ l * ,e l ,ro °f °f which I am
,1 prepared to suhstantiate.
Suppose the 1, Respectfully.
E. T. Paine, Sec’y. D. T U.
charge 1st.
ccntly went through the ordeal of im- i That at the fust meeting of the D.
peschmeut, with equal justice, had
set up such a plea, what to-day would
be the condition of Georgia and our
public allairs? Let the Constitution
come out and meet these charges
squarely in the face, and disprove
T. Union, at James’ Hall, in January
1874, A. 11. Colquitt did subscribe to
8200 worth of the stock, and has not
to this day paid one ilhllar of his-aub-
scription.
specifications.
1. At the first meeting to organize
, , . , the company, l-eld at Jfunes’ Hall, in
them, or m fading so lo do, accept in January 1874, A. H. (3o-
the situation without bringing lalse | quitt did subscribe to two hundred
charges against the honest opponents dollars of the stock in the D. T. Un-
of Governor Colquitt. This, if not j ion See original subscription list,
... I A IT I'ikKilltfr ilS/l tol-o I.ni-t
an easier, will surely he a more lions
orable and manly course, than iu at-
2. A II. Colquitt did lake part in
tiie meeting of the stockholders held
oil the 2d of April 1874, contrary to
tempting to meet every charge against 1 the rule then adopted (see page 3 of
their candidate, with the miserable I 4he minutes), that no one should take
cry ol “persecution.” In this cornice-1 i"? in V' u ,,,ect, "S w ' ,c f "f me
. 1 ! not on the secretary s book, winch
tion we would most respectfully re- oll iy contained the names of those who
mind the administration organ that it had paid the fiisl installment called
will never succeed in convincing the 1 hi by tne commissioners,
houest, intelligent readers of its col-| A. H. Colquitt did take part in mu
. , , ... the stockholders’ meeting on the 3d of; the
umn- that a truly good mans private ; June 1874> al various meetings ot I ref,
and religious character is at all eu-1 the Directors during 1874, contrary
dangered by having hi- official record to Article 5 ot the By-Laivs. ‘No
October 2C, Lb. page 58.
CHARGE 3.
That A. 11. Colquitt, president, did
draw various items of money from the
D. T. Union during 1874 for /his own
use—many which he was uot entitled
to—ami to the injury of the company.
SPECIFICATIONS.
1. He drew the following amounts
at various times in 1874, most of
which lie was not entitled to; item 8lh,
$26 ; July lltli, self $89.75; A ugust
14tli, self 8199; between those two
checks he was in the city frequently,
as checks drawu by him will show ;
hut even if he had been employed
every day would not have amouuied
to so much. August 22, self lor ex-
(•en-es, $9.50 ; September-lltli, A. II.
C. 813 ; buggy hire 810 on .the fob
lowing day; September ,12th, self
( .Libia—Eufc. —WxursiL.,
J Clark Superior Court,
Sarah Smith ( ■ November Term, 1874
lt apDcarui£ to t»ie court that the Deteiul-
xiit, Sarah Smith, doe* not reriide within the
county ot*Clarke, ami it further appearing that
said iVfeudal it docn not n‘riide Within the State
ot Georgia, lt ordered bv the (Jour, u on
motion of counsel, that said Defendant, Snail
Smith, up|)car aiid answer^ at 1 the next term ot
the said court, else that said cause be consider*
ed in default, and the Piahttiff, allowed to pro*
cced. And it is further ordered that this rule
be published in tiie Athens Banner, a
published in Athens Ga., once a mont
four months.
Geo. IlfLtTiuj, Judges. C.
Jas. R. Lyle, Att’y for Plt’tf. :
A true extract from the minutes of the Court,
This Vjih day of 1879.
J*otiN I. Hrxonrs, Clerk S* O.
paiH^
ltll, 10,
That A. H. Colquitt, president,
used the funds of the D. T. Union for
hhj own Ip.-nefit, aud the consc-qm-nce
waslfie breaking iip of the agencies
lOf Whiit of money to conduct dieir
btisimiss. In proof of which yon are
ieferred to letters written to him by
N.’ T. Paine in the letter books ot the
company bearing dates June 28th,
1877 ; July 12th, 1877 ; October 5th,
1877 ; November 24tb, 1877 ; May
4th, 1878, May 13th, 1878.
1' ’ CHARGE 11.
, , that A. H. Colquitt, president, did
nut carry out the resolution offered
by hitnstdf at the stockholders, meet
ing belli on April 4th, 1877, (see
uuuufg hook, page 85) to put in suit
all c)atms due to the D. T. Union al-
though repeatedly urged to do so, for
reasons best known to himself.
• •St* -l'l charge 12.
; That A. H Colquitt did subscribe 1
S200 to the stock of the D. T. Union
at its fit8t meeting at James’ Hall in
June 1874 which induced the farmers
to subscribe to the slock and blamed
others for not paying up in numerous
speeches made by him. That he ad
vised the farmers in circulars issued
under bis name, and in speeches made
by him te ship their cotton to the D.
T. Union, and never shipped his uwu
cotton, although he wa3 a large plan
ter, and got his bagging and ties and
a large amount of provision* to run
his farm, aud did not even ship
enough cotton to pay balances due Ibr
provirions, bagging and ties.
E T. Paine,
Secretary Direct Trade Union.
The Hancock and English boom
#hiuh wis started at Cincinnati, has
NOTICE.
T. J. Lester, of the mercunt le firwi of
Lester & Co., has apiK>iiweG V. N. Letter
u^eiit iu the muiiatfemeut ot the partner*!
business, and the public are notified that i'at
man Lester and f. N. Lester as agent tur T. J.
Lester u«>w control the firm business, and are
alone authorized to .'ettle lormer contracts ot*
tiie firm, aud to biud ti e firm by uew contracts.
All |iaynieuU must be made to.oi^c of (he
namea parties, and no payments, setVIcnei
contracts by any other person ‘or persons
be bind ini; U|*oii the firm. «| j* -
All settlements add contracts made by either
of the above mimed parties lor the firm, within
the scope of the partnership business, will lx;
recognized and confirmed by the firm.
** *4* r r
dtSnrtf.
T. J. LKSTkR & Co.
Mwy,« Mtii'1880.
Application for Leave to Sell,
G EORGIA, Clabkm CocNim—Whm*a» E. J,
Christy, administrator of John II. Oliristy,
deceased, applies to me for leave to sell part of
the real estate of said deceased, to-wit: A part
of the city lot, located on Baldwin street, in the
city of Athens, whereon said df ceased resided
at time of his death Sahl part containing about
one-fifth of an acre, more or less, . 4
These are, therefore, to cite and notify all
concerned to show cause, at my office At \,r be
fore the first Monday in Jnno next why said
leave should not be granted.
Given under my baud at office, this L*th
April, 1880. Aha M. JaJmox,
ap24-^8d. / j Gtrdihary.
DOlfH' THEY GO
88 r icrl
iiD'.vT
cali/M zzz 2321:11 L i: :
i /
l^'WcllXp'A^t!r4u!^.HOAY, JUNE 1ST, WE SHALL OFFER
the 4utito oflortr Spring andKiimmer f»tock of Geol^, Youths 1 ami
Boys’ Clothing nt :m ininu nsp rodnetion from former prices. Gentlemen now
in want of an elegunt. outfit wfll find a saving of at least 25 per cent, on
former prices—:i tart worth knowing, as such an opportunity is seldom offer-
. - The Stovk hemg yet very large it is advisable that parties tavail them
selves of thi-
lOiiA
.tt .8
-1 '■.!< -:t 11 . - /m i i.
! >riay. *iiu>es:i>*A
As tqriy :is |u^*;U. v
h4!rS*]hg sp-iri'ihfe
in /in;-. Dry Good* Department we shall also otlei
■•greatly a
the
PROPOSALS TO DO Th£3T
PUBLIC PRINTING-.
8114; October 131st, self J500 pHBdi iswept <he country, North, South,
two days alter November 2d,'self tffc East and West, until it has captured
In 1876 he drew on Jan. 29th, self . .i
aa iu sn outo or ' • i. » large proportion ol the more con-
criticised aud scrutinized to the liilN
cat extent.
REVISION OFTIlEJl ltT UOXIES.
The recent revision ol the Jury Box-
ies in this comity by the Commis
sioners, has produced a ,mosl vide
spread dissatisfaction. It apjieaiw that
out of a voting population ot eightet-n
hundred only three hundred and fifty
are found, who, in the opinion of the
Commissioners, are quulifieil^for the
duties and positions of jurymen. This,
stockholder shall take part in the pro
| ceedings of the Board of Directors or
j stockholders’ meetings who has not
j paid a l the assessments on his «r their
I stock which may have been called in.’
; A. H. Colquitt had not paid a single
installment on his stock, and when the
j secretary, E. T. Payne, called bis at-
I teuiion to the same, previous to the
annual meeting one year alter, on the
7ih April, 1875 he instructed the
secretary to draw out a certificate for
three shares of stock, as he could not
afford lo lake more of it. The sec
retary drew out the certificate lor the
three shares, but the treasurer, A. H.
Colquitt, did not then, nor lias lie
since that tune deposited the amount
i d ,v’F
STATE OF GEORGIA, »OMl’TfcnLl,.
KK GENERAL’S OFFICE, Atlanta, tiion-
uia, .June 1st, 1880.
Under an act of the General Assembly in
compliance with Article 7, Sictiou 17* Para
graph l*t, of the Constitution approved Au
gust ‘JJrtt. 1879. proposals will be received to
do the Rublic Printing tor two years Iftuiu the
►xpiratiouof the term of office of the present in
cumbent.
Sealed Proposal* will be received for thirty
days from the first of June, I860, at the - Office
of Secretary of tUs State in Atlanta. On the
first Tuesday iu August next the Public Print*
in* will be awarded to the lowest bidder whose
bid is filed in comolianee w;tli law. Stipula
tions, apecifications aiul retiuirements can be
procun d on application nt tne Office of Secre
tary of State iu Atlanta. •. jt >
N. C. Barnett, Sec. of State, 1 Commissioners
lfi£ 5 iii OSSJIti i
REDUCED PRICES:
W. A. \Vhioiit, Cotnp. Gen.,
J. W. KkNFi.oE, Treasurer.
I P«
of
ub'ic Printing.
'1‘Wncu uicxr po
A h.'tt rfr State in th<
‘liAv, wo are at <
•^^^f/ujtdcrera, villi
d-mrrteil their people, their party and
i these dark and trying
; once accused of being
viilifiera, etc., and told to
r, z?*aj| or we,will bring npon onr people
iilt''aqk^.hRrge of - treason, rebellion and
' .ii., «ally to the Union. If this be
• . jJw^iicrAejr,*if Uii* be the last by
^ "® ‘f* 10 ^ w) , 'PP ed into ac-
JjVfliiP'i"® leverythinsr right or wrong,
i ®r disa^eeahle, then we
jCl* Sent to know it, *nd know it at once:
if true, would spe-.ik very baiUy lor
Our county. But, fortunately ik is not j iu bank to the credit of the company,
true,'and in justice to old Clarke and ‘ ' ~ “ ° - !J —-
her good people, we take pleasure in
saying that it is not true. We know
of a number of citizens who have been
left, out of the jury boxies, that nre
just as suitable and well qualified to
act as jurymen, as any men nnvwhere
to be found, and just as much so as
those who have passed in judgment
upon their qualifications. We must
say tve fail to discern any good reason
or purpose in such discrimination and
would be glad to know that it was
merely an oversight. Certainly we
have not the least desire to stir un
strife, disseiisior.s or dissatisfaction
among our people, or iu the slightest
degree lo do injustice to the Coins
misaioners. But this thing seems all
wrong and unless the Commissioners
can explain matters so as to satisfy
the people that they have acted wisely
and justly, then we see no remedy
but for them to come to
gether and demand a correction of
such seeming injustice, until the Leg
islature can provide against its repe
tition. We might say more on so
important a subject, but in a spirit of
justice, wo wait before going farther
to hear what expliustion or justifica
tion the Commissioners may offer for
what seems so great an unfairness to
a goodly number of our citizens.
Gen. Grant continues very conser
vative in his remarks about the pres-
ideatial candidates of the two gre.it
partie-i.j^ I’ll is, to siy the inast,
veiy ignifirint.
he,acting as President and Treasurer,
usurped bis authority and issued stock
that was not paid tor, and A. II. Col
quitt is not to-day, and never has
been, a stockholder iu the D. T. Uu»
ion, having never paid a single install*
nienlou a single share iu the compa
ny.
charge second.
That A. II. Colquitt did, iu 1874,
loan to J. A. Morns, treasurer of the
Southern Lilia lusurruce Co., ot which
he was manager iu Atlanta, sums of
money without interest, part of which
was relumed and a part not relumed.
At the same time the Union was in
need of the money and was pay ii g at
the rate ot 15 per cent interest on
money to carry on its business.
"urECIVJCATIONS.
1. That on the 20th of May, 1874,
A. H. Colquitt, treasurer, loaned as
per his cheek of that date to 'J. A.
Morris, secretary, $500. Amount re
turned by J. A. Morris sent to C. H.
O. Sept. 2Slh. Said amount 8500 was
sent to C. IL Olmstead in two install
ments as per his, C. il. O.’s account,
S250 each, making the anui 8500,
returned without interest although
kept lour months and eight days
2. That C. H. Olmstead took charge
and opened his office in Sarafioab on
the first of August, 1874. as agent ol
the D. T. Union, and although the
president, A. H. Colquitt, was re
peatedly asked to send him some
money to carry on the business, he did
not send him a.dollar, although there
was, or should • have been in bank,
over one than sand dollars, and sub
scriptions coming in duly. At a meet
ing of the executive committee on the
3d of September, 1674, at which
meeting A. II- Colquitt, president,
was present, no niouey having been
sent to C. II. OJ<n-te;id the following
ro-olulioii was passed: ^Jlrsotoea,
$848 50. Total SS73.87 in eight
iponihs, besides the money loaned his
insurance •■ompany, but a small por
tion of which lie was entitled to.
CHARGE 4.
That A. U. Colquitt, president, did
promise at the meeting of tile compa
ny in Gainesville on August 9th. 1576;
iu Atlanta August I8th, 1876, and iu
Atlanta April ttii, 1877, to refund to
the company all the money he had
drawn at various times, not one dollar
of which he has ever refunded.
CHARGE 5.
That A. 'll. Colquitt, treasurer,
lid usurp and hold on to the ofthe of
treasurer of the D. T. Union, aud
closed to give up the books and
money to the Rev. 1). E. Butler, who
was elected and confirmed at the an
nual meeting? of the Directors in
1875, 1876 and 1877, and had tiled
the bond req ired oMiiiu, and still
holds ou to the books of the treasurer
and t he money of the company, and
A. H. C. as Treasurer has never giveu
bond while treasurer as the by-laws
■of the company requires.
Sl’IJCIFICATIONS.
1. That ou the 7lh of April, 1875,
at the annual meeting of llid Direct
ors, at which A. IL Colquitt, presi
dent, wa- present, Rev. D. E. Butler
was elected treasurer, at the meeting
of the Directors at Da'.ton, August
lltb, 1875, he was confirmed. At the
annual meeting of the Directors in
Atlautn April 4th, 1877, Rev. D. E.
Butler was again elected. A. H. Col
quitt, president, beiug at such meet
ings, D. E. Butler, treasurer, has on
several occasions notified A. II. (Jol-
puitt, president and treasurer, that he
had filed his bonds and was ready to
take charge of the books and feuds of
the company. E. T. Paine, secretary,
dill on various occasions uotify A. H.
Colquitt, president and treasurer,
that 1). E. Butler had filed bond, and
it had been found amply sufficient.
The hitter part of December 1875, A.
H Colquitt president received from
Win. M. Lawton, a Liverpool agent,
draft net proceeds 82,100 which E.
T Paine, secretary, notified A. K.'
Colquitt, president, by mail, he being
at Ins plantation at Dickens* station,
that the amount bad been pi iced lo
his credit in blink. Immediately after
his return fo the city, lie loaned to his
insurance coin) any as per his check
book June 5, ‘Southern Life call loan
with interest refunded, SI,000.’ At
that lime the company was very much
iu want ol money by its agents to
carry on tlm business of the Co. and
was paying licayy rate of in.eresti
That money was returned without in
terest in February. J 1 that time E.
T. Pain Becretary gskpd A- H Col
quitt, President, turn over to p. E.
Butler Treasurer,togeilicr with a atfb-
O.ARKE SHERIFF SALE.—Will be sold be
lore the Courthouse door in Athens*, Clarke
county, Georgia, on tho 1st Tuendav in July
next, the following pro|»erty to-wit: GM* house
and lot iu the city of Athens, bounded »s tol-
j lows: ou the north by lot occupied by Charles
Morris; east hv the premises ot Mrs. M. \V.
WUkcri*oii; South by the premises occupied by
John Kbernart, and west by Foundry stree .
The lot beint; at present occupied by K„ JA**,,
Saye and eontaiuiuir 1-4 acre, more or l'
large proportion
servative Republican?, making Han
cock really much stronger than his
party. His election may already be
regarded as an assured tael, and by
such a decided majority that the
country will hear no more of electoral
commissions, returning boards, and
such like things as have made tl •
present presidential administration
the black period in iar American
history.
it ' Macon, July 5,188 U
Editors Telegraph and Messenger:
—My attention has been called to a
published ‘rumor,’ that In the event I
could not be nominated 1 intended to
throw my delegations to Gov. Col
quitt. Let me say, I have had no con-
terenco.with Gov. Colquitt or any of
his friends; that I have no such a
thing iu oonteiuplatiou. I could not
transfer my friends, were l so disjios-
•id. They are honorable men who
will apt for themselves, and not chat
tels to be translerred at will. 1 he
rumor was started to injure me, and
has no foundation iu truth.
Respectfully.
r ,Thos. Hardeman.
it. l.INTOX Tax Collector.
.1. A. BROWNING. Sheriff.
rjEOU I A, Clarke County,—Whereas, Be ija-I
min F. Culp, Administrator ofthe efeu.it- of
Isaac S. Moon, deceased,appHe* to mo for a dis- I
chaiv»* from said Administration. These to, !
therefore to cite aud admonish all coucerned
show cause at my Office on or Wfore the first!
Monday in July ut xt why ttuid discharge should
not l»egrjnted.
Giveuuuder my hand at Office th5* -Itfi d ;l y !
A lull line of Sum Silk?, in all the i.-ite-t derigus. All fasliiouahle Dies*
Goods, including the : m'\vc?t novelties in Trimrniigs. Foreign and Dome.—
tic Lawns aiul Organdr'•••*. Victoria Lawns, Persian Lawns, Trletanos ami
all other White Goods. Several hundred dozen Towels, Table Damask,Nap
kins mid Doylii s. Funs and Para-ols in endless variety. Several eases of
yard-wide soil lioisli Bleached Shirtings, at 10 c per yd. And in taut the
mtire romtmr. of an immense
tiufijeaftinonibgil
...S’ 3 ' 1
, ls»0.
t ^ iu.
A!SA Al. JAIKMO.X,
Ord nary
iQOOH^it
Hulii.sililig I'odlltl
ivall h.l early 1 nfcq:
| of this greui .elm- ‘
;i: ii
ii Ifoin ftnmer prices as to warrant Jeverv
, sddfffn order to avail themselves tin-oouefit
L’salc df t he reason.
M. U. & J. COHEN,
h Athens, Georgia.
never did. In the Summer of 1877
D. E. Bytler Treasiirer, called upon
E. T. Pain Secretary, and requested
that bis bhii’d qbo.tild be retained to
him, as jt had bean filed and approv
ed over two years and Le had not re
ceived- the books or monqjr of the Ce.
•f D R. Butler, Treasurer. He said
you cap return him iyis feop.d.
. CONKL1.VG ON GARFIELD.
Senator lloscoe Conkling was seated
npon the varanda of the Brighton
Beach Hotel last evening, looking out
white ij<i>s and stroking his Venetian
beard. An Express reporter ap.
proached hiin, and after a few mo-
■dent’s conversation on general sub
jects, aklfod:
‘And what do vou think of Gar-
fiel<f, Seniitor V
• ‘tViiit'dfo 1 think of Garik Id?
‘Well - 1 ’ r
Add (here was a pause, and the
Utica’ Addais stroked his beard again.
T thiiikj he said, and again there
was a painful pause.
•WhatnyOurcaudidopinion?’ said
the reporter.
‘Well,* was the |aeply. ‘I think—*
And after a two minute’s pause the
Seitaiod fold, ‘I think 1 won’t say
anything about it!’- Jfihe York Ex
press'. 11 ;
Gen. Gartrell ia hia speech at
McDonough yesterday strongly ar
raigned the (Joiquitt administration.
He. boldly charged inefficeucy, and
disregard ot law upon Colquitt, and
it is stated that his speech was a pow-
ertull scathting anti-Colquitt nrgu-
m-nki The Gun. has struck ‘pay dirt’
iu this sort of a canvass, ilereioiore
the Colquittitee have had no opposi-
iion They, have gone about tho
country setting up men ot straw and
gQlladtly knocking them down. But
iioiF llM t am aspirant for the high of-
fice tackled the Kirkwood
Ring tbcnawNf fee i»?/pe lively skirm-
ishiug. Ii Geo. Uanrt4f follows up
Ibis course, which.we und«isl#«d )io
proposesu> do, be will multiply fais
own popularity by the thousand?,---
A tlanta East.
Thelaverage life of a farmer is 66
jtetny and if he wa-n’t obliged to run
and veMiao j^ntdi, getting his neigh-
bora’ oowsoutof hqi jeorp-fie<d, he’d
pnifiafa^yliriiig it up $o 8^,
! ATLANTA
: CASH CLOTHING HOUSE,
" 4! ‘WHITEHALL ST., ATLANTA, UE0RGIA.
a Qgg 0 4. SUPERINTENDENT
Tiie largeatfttock*"pf TjEADY MADE CLOTHING sooth of B.’ti
more. Wu\4iiHuf
CASH OJ\LA r ,
f And biir prices mcTwenty-five jier cent, lower than any house in the m.y *
ONLY ONE PRICE.
|PLAIN FIGURES. Merchants' will do
well to examine our stock when in Atlanta, or we will send Clothing on ap.
.duplicate any New York or
'tunity and we will try and
proval. Orders' filled promptly,
Baltimore order at less prices. G
COlIVlrfCO VOU. Addles-
GEO. I. DALLAS, Sup't.,
41 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga
Ml*.ES JOHASOiN’S
DYE HOUSE
Dyes all kinJs of Uulic's uuJ gbuilemen’l
clothing . . ,
DVKD AND CLEANED AT TICK
Steam Dyeing Establishment,
No*' «lo>»rt> »p i( Clninjl:, CluytouSt.
sept.23.ly.
LARGEST ASSf}RTMEHT ! 8F CROCKERY
I/IN) THTHFdlTY.
Merchants can save
W&BE& TEJRftrS
, tv
“COUNTRY TWIST”
TOBACCO.
MANUFACTURED'AT^, ,
Bid LICK, VIRGINIA.
money by
TALMADGE, HODGSON &
ATHENS GEORGIA.
Agents-:
maji.d&irSiu.
Lamps, Glassware, Tin, Wooden and
i ii • Willow- W a»*e, from
JaYNCH & FliANICrEN
2300At. street, Athens.
' fia/ na; pulled prices down to the pres-
m Iev6l, L YNCH & FLANIGEN are
uMW seUjng.lower than most and as low
l ”* ,n ' ih this section.
Jan Beusen Whips and tho
jileal, CompaViy?a ln£ f
ill
»• » i.' I wi t