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ENTERPRISE AND APPEAL,
J. W. STANFORD, ~)
E J. HAROfeN
CUTIIBERT, <iA.
IThnrsday Morning. .lime 34, ISSfi.
lhe Gimpuigii. To the Democratic Voters or Kan-
Tlu- gain pu i g u has developed (lolph Comity,
nothing near- during' tlie past!
Siiki.i.max,- Ga.. June 23d, *?G.
Privnte Vs. OlHcer.
To the remnant of that brave!
Necessarily a Failure.
Questioned Answered.
How could any reasonable man Jlessrs. Editor*:
ami faithful hand of patriots, the |«jrf t • ueh f ““l*" 1 *" as that
rJ which has been
The Liberal wants me to answer
, T There see*s to he some dissat- 1 sums of Georgia who are ex-Con' i"" 11 " .*“£ ”y“ "age'l againat t hi» question: -Can you point to
week. 1 he people are waking U I’ , ihea-UM ofvi.nri federate soldiers, (for <*e.v one! G^^Gonlon by the leading anollier general of the confederate
all over Georgia to the fact tl>at|^ xvcnUvc C(immfhee .
the accusations brought against
Gen. Gordon are only resorted to Mass Meeting was called in nccor
by the Bacon organs, led by the
G. and G. T., out of desperation.
This Paper in:iy be
occasions in llic county. The
, , . . meeting will he called to order
and the more desperate they grow, j isi ., v !1S Uie ,.,, K . k slrikos
IIP :it _i . t.. .. t . i...: J . . . .i. j
Cm***. J*. Howell
It y tVs f x"wi.ra"Hfr 1 'Ad! j :,n '' the higher they heap their j u, e purposes stated.
l of wliobi 1 entertain » ^rJS*^U«r^Bac»n movement to J
Your Chairman would state, the j j VlT^le o*f Georgia are a just
lauee with ,» precedents of surtr ‘hoys” or Johnston's army, who'™’ 1 generous people. 1 hey eon-
l.ukc with all pi ei taunts jm, } l() thc ] an ,l „f U icir 1 " rau "" ,n:,n ,,n '* ‘'f
hirlh. I l)ii£ leave to submit a lew - . . , . . .
... , i K.. ,i », llievare not influenced in l heir
thoughts, suggested bv the con
12.
thanks re
so'i. #. Mtmriitv « h > .vti- *-' - * : i i ’ i . . • ••
verti.iue Bureau (iii Sj.rure St. >. where : abuse, the farther the masses i turned, and the Convention dcliv-! upon Uie propriety oj
iuenu of’cerTidn ' public' jounuls | “l»P<>«'Ostn to any given man by
_ .. _ ...... r ..c.—MTtHWiuiUor.s. inveetivesor denim
contracts imy be made for it
in Jfow York.
Is on flip In Philadelphia
at the Nitwsptpor Atlver-
tIkIiir Agency of Mttwrt.
«*»ir authorized agents.
hack away from the
pile of vituperation.
nauseating 1 rred * ,ll ° Hie * ,:in ^ s l ,a **tv.
° i I trust there will he a good attci -
I dance, that nil will he harmonious.
rt^iFrrfn
ti-intions. On the other hand!
armies who has gone before the
people boasting of his own bril
. liant exploits/pointing to his own
scars. *and bragging about his
own gallantry, except John 1*.
Gordon?*’
Now.thc editor of the Libera 1 ,
knows full well that every word
said bv Gordon in his own favor
thc position a soldier filled in the;
armv, when it comes to the ones , . . , ,
tilin'uf rewarding him with our; s ‘ ,c, " ,Kll,<H ' s ’ an,J U “- v v,,te 3S
TUTT'S
PILLS
25 YEARS in use.
Ike B—ateet Medical Triairpii of the Ago
’symptoms o f a
torpid liver.
bnck .art. 1’iiiu under the slionldrr-
blade, Vnllne.r after ealins, with aui»-
iacliaation to exertion of body otaWi
has been forced fn.m him in order *"^ ,, «£;f” , Sl, , ^Sd P .«?d»tr,
IVearine*. llizaloeos, Flntter.na at the
Always at the Front with a
At first thc supporters of Gen. j a ii.'i\7iat liie ‘ct.unty’will send an | love and the places uf honor in the lh jb's/he campaign against Gnr
Gordon were amazed, but now I .minstruc-ted delegation, one hall 1 laud,
that the real cause of all this tGm. Gordon’s friends, one half) Uo yonremember. boys, tlie
A * b ! mr A?re " 1 ! »'»••*« lM* discovered to be I . //Th// out iuuI.es7ndo-.n- hived i»» evervthin:
' don been fair nr generous? He
has been denounced as a failure
K-en oiscovcrcu to oe j rery liest Section »r us left our Homes and our loved ," ^‘.c
re than the grovelling j for Govt . rlI(>r _ n()l ' Uaving tIll ,r | ones, and with canteen and mua- ll/!.aTl^n
hands tied to any particular indi
■I Bethel, and is fully authorized to
receive and receipt for all money
paid him.
Messrs. CnunDley & Bill are our Only
authorized Agents at Georgetown. Ga.
Frarec-dings of the Iiemocralie Exe-
mtire (.'ommlttoo of the .Second
Congressional District.
come before tlie people and break j vidual. I take no stock in the
up tlie concocted plans of a 4, Ma-! abuse of either Gordon or llacon.
con Iking,’’ which has for its ulti*
mate object the revolutionizing of
nothing more
hatmlof a man who consents
Neither do I take any stock, or
look with any degree of allowance
on one man. two men or three
many established and well pleas ! ni en putting themselves so promi
ingjaws of this Stale, that certain j nenlly before the people that conn
Albany Ha., June 17th, 188f».
Pursuant to the rail of the Chair
man, the lV*moeratie Kxeeutive Com-
wittw *4' the Swond Congressional
restrict nrt‘t at the office of Capt. 11.
Hobbs this day for the purpose of se- |
Jeeting tins** and place for the assem- •
bling of delegates from the different j
counties of thc district to nominate a
candidate for the next Congress.
Capt. K. Hobbs, Chairman ot the j
Committee- presided, and II. M. Me- •
Tntosh. of flu* News and Advertiser, I
was requested to act as Secretary. j
L |n#ii me rail ol the roll of counties
the following
aiiKwered
IVriy; Dcrrieii county, II. IJ. People
Itnxiks vomitv, K- 1*. S. Denmark j AugHsta payers filled
(proxy for >. T. Kmgshcrry); Deeie ‘
tur county, Maston O’Neal; Hiiuyhrr-
corporations ami bodies might
fatten and grow sleek over
booty, their admiration for Gen.,
Gordon grows with each return ,
ing day. The people ace cutting !
loose from these abusive papers, j
and will give no
to their disreputable methods.
Last week in Warren eounly the
vote was instructed for Gordon.
Here every thing was conceded
ing memlK-rs and' proxies | s „ |it1 f „ r J^eon. but tlie county
: Baker county, Jno. O. .
ket hurried t(» the front? Can you
recall the feelings of pride that
sw elled your hearts when you con
templated the long lines of nobU
hemes, and thought of yourself as
a soldier of liberty, battling not
for honors or renown, nor for
spoils and plunder, but nobly
tics shall instruct so positively j standing, part and paieel ot t.uii .
, ” : i that their votes had just as well be "all of living, breathing patriot
1 ■ Uent up l-v mail, or wired. j is ' n . "'Iiieii had thrown itself
Your obedient servant, j around our loved ones at home-
11 A. Chittenden, ; aa, t everywhere between them an •
Chinn. Deni. Kx. Com. !» ruthless enemy? If so, then <Ms-|
, . , , j ten to me to dav, with something i
Me give place, with pleasure, | (f . ^ ((K1
encouragement I to the letter of Capt. II. A. Grit j something of
tenden. Chairman of the Demo-1 eyes, aud something of the old sol-
eratic Kxeeutive Committee. W. dier pride pervading your
. i • i, „ r thoughu. Has. the time tome
are glad to note Ins disapproval ot > , - . , . •
° , ** ! w lieu tlie private shall reproach,
the procedure of some of M.-.j. La- j amt his ..Ulcer, the ere:,
con’s adherents, but cannot givej;
our consent to
has undertaken,
on
the battlefield. lie lias been ae
( used of infamous crimes on the
stump and in the press, and been
pronounced **guilty” by his ac
cusers in the same breath in which
he has been accused.
Were there ever before such out
rageous and illogical methods
adopted in .a
Georgia?
to answer infamous charges in a c
against Ins honor, courage and
manhood, by just such spirit as
dictated the question propounded
by the Liberal.
I answer by asking Mr. Gunn
if lie can point to anollier general
of the confederate armies who has
been abused, villilied, misrepre
sented and hounded by malice,
envy, hatred, anil every other
species of littleness ami mean
ness, except General Gordon.
\\ ho, but Gordon, that served
his country with honor and credit,
is denounced as a braggart and
Heart. Data before tfco oyco,
jrer the risht eye. tteM ,e »ne.^ *viih
itfal 4rcamo* Ilishly colored l rinc, and
CONSTIPATIOM.
TF1TS PII/L.S aro especially adapted
•o soch cases, one dose ctrects sncli a
ztutnf?'‘ ottceiingn* tonstonish tlio suflfcrer.
Tht-v Increase tlie Appetite,Anti ennse the
Wy to Take on FleaU^tLns tho ST<tenL-
nourished, and by their Tonic Action on
*!2srtX23tt!B2£?}ZSS&
CHOICE STOCK OF HOODS
To meet the Taste ami Wishes of its Customers.
ffllJS HAIR*m We have received Our Spring Goods,
poliUval campaign! Usl? Whn but Gu^m, that
Fur instance, reem K b ei | his lilooil fur his countrr is
ll.u liner argument a.luplu.l1 ( ;l a , lar , an .l a rascal? Wl.u.l
sr in the but Gor.lnn, that in war au.l in
, pence, went gallantly into every
.. light for civil liberty and Georgia’s j
-X.at, .uu. Cl... tu:ug . , . ^ . , j rights, is UI1 Willth V t(> be cntlUSlCtl ;
pint in vour liearts, ■‘ ini Good lclegrapn. j w it (1 the mins of government, ami
if the ol.l fire in vm.r j w,tw ' 'nk e in thc j wllOM! UaniIs UlL .
' sight ol God and man, charge you
j by the leading Bacon paper
Slate. Its position may be sum
inarized thus:
‘•John B. Gordon, stand up.
Ito^st IIlxck by a single appiicjition of
his Dri:. It imparts a natural color, acts
nst an tar «*onsly. Sold by Dra^ists, or
.rut b\* esnross on receipt of ^
Office, 44* Murray St- 1 New York.
July 2-tv.
AGENTS WANTED!
Fti: tih:<;::i:at mcm'hooic.
"THE WORLD'S WONDERS,''
By J. TV. Bt’Kl..
The in.-.-? 'iR'ci’N.-hi! sul'MTiptaci J*«*«*k
pfer pill;!islietl. Over liatf a mihioii
eopfi•*» were > *ltl rhe pa-t t : lit iimiifb*.
! Ami invite the aUcnti-m of the Pnhlie to the very Low
Price at which we are offerin'* our lanre line of
anil i: is
was flooded with the Mac-ou and
with their I delegates, nor lend our influence
slime spewed out at Gcr. Gordon, j to an nninstruclcd delegation.
urc of his own make, and tlie free j
a division of thc) choice of his comrades? lias the
time come when thc officer shall
despise and turn away from his
friends in tlie ranks, whose hum
with being a fool, without sense
enough to make change m a busi
ness transaction; and ihe columns
!uf this Great and Good paper are
tendered you to disprove the
charge. Put lip or shut up.’’
“I, the Great and Good Tele
graph, that never has had any
emotions that would not dignify
people’s inter
! c»t would stiller? I cicar
j Who surpassed Gordon in deeds v| av ;,
| of valor on tlie fatal field? who was
j Gordon’s superior in the arena of
, statemenship. the Senate of the
j United States, where ‘-giants do
congregate?’’ vet shame upon you.
j Mr. Liberal, .who so condemned
. and maligned as the veriest outcast
from all that is high and noble as
- Uingtlwce
before. I!ep;;I.sr
IPAIII
•:*«t id»w
'iuv«as«*rs
1 *<*«*'
Nt.’bing like ii was . - cf flb'wn j
the liir-t.*r>- «'f T».i..u puTtlt-Jiiuir. j
sent iree <*u n[iph"eari«*n. No <‘\-
uenenee needed !<» insure M-i«-ee-s. W »• j
licip persons without means to ti<» a ‘
] lartre business; no capital neeileti. ;
{Write b«r pal tiee.iar-;. Siihiries ^uaraii- ;
I teed to persons \vho«lo not wish t»» can-
I vasson .'omitii.'- ;-<n. We mean husi-;
ness, amt want live arents in every !
’.township, li wiii ••• -: you nothing to j
write ioriciiG- ;«u.t lull iie- : t-i'ipsions ol
our plans of .]•’•!•; l-ti-in :••*<. We also;
j*ivc away -; .uHi.:r«l b«H»ks to persons-
ivffti si*firf u- names of b<N«ic ;icvnis. >
Wrii<* for uiir list of free stamiar.l books. I
White Goods, Laces, Hamburg and AH Over Embroideries,
Handkerchiefs. Veilings, Ruchings. Linen Collars,
Gloves, Hosiery and Corsets.
In fact, Ours is tlie Notion House
Of the city, and our prices f.»r the entire Season will be ‘ IV.-jy b e /ow
Zero’’ in the shade.
Wo mean just what we sav when we advertise that rmr prices wj]]
lie lower than the
Goods can be Bought for Elsewhere,
M o especially invite our !a,ly 1'riemls Ln call an,l inspect, mu- GimsIs.
litsTo::ie.*.L Vr
i to ,V HI N. Third St reel,
4t
M.-lIi X»» Co
>. l.onis. Mo. |
! tlie office of these organs. The
Ifohlis (proxy for \V. A. Harris.)
Judge Kiddoo offered :i resolution .
calling the convention to meet at public is supposed to be acquaint
on the day of , and fixing the ed with the past, to tlie extent of' itself upon the friends of Gen. Gor- j
mttes in the con knowincr the conduct of its ser-! .1 _ ■ i* . t.. ...... .1. ? • . *
ernor. Such a feeling may hr
growing, but it is slow to fasten
‘ love and trust be broken up hv ‘ al ‘ UI1 ,,J 1 ujc ol logic and , v ,, u can, that tlie mai
1! men who never felt or realized tin* 1 "-*vc»N principle ot law a man ,s * nol U llL . lo lhe calU u .
rf*pro«ent;»th>u of comities
rention. Tlieresolnfion wa« nd<»pt<*« 1,
and ine c
fill the first oiaiiK in iiic leMjmuoii j e 1 .|,*._ ,1. > . i._
witli the name uf till-pbu-o where tlie I ton t"iM>St, tliem now as to their j !lUvc sti-cnL,lli (it thc
convention should assemble.
uieresomuonwasmtmitcu l;n0 "' n S l,| 0 comhlct of its sor- j ,-j lin Imnicdinti-ly niter the joint,
.111cresolution was n tupteii, vanls and they arc not ilependent i ....... . .
then proceo«le<l to : ,, 1 ... ilebatc in Gnthlierl, when the rel-1
rst blank in tlie resolution , m the U-lcgrapli °r ol.l man Fel-
. .. . , . : t . i . „ ♦ l.:it i vn st enu
j love and confidence of comrade
hip, and for their own selfish pur
poses? Shall it :.t tliis late day.
required to prove a negative, un
der pain of being declared guilty
: m case ot his failure to do so. Is
“I
m who was
upon iiis pa
triotism and his manhood in the
trying times from 1 SOl to 1£65, is
* j not ami can not be true to the
A Scuthernized Yankee,
it;
Who has Eight Pounds and a Half j
cf Alien Flfsh
two candi-
be ma le to appear that there was j llns . :l ,lll 'fi ,(> d that appeals to any prompting* of patriotism n *w.
no unity of feeling and of purpose i lI ; : ” s sen * c ° al,ucss un ' J lls ’ ; He who shirked duty and dangt r
Mr. Sjrence nominated Camilla, developed that these howling pa-
Mr. Ki.hl.Ki nominated C’ntliliert, Mr : arL . losin , r Uieir "rip on the
O’Neal nominated Bainhndire, and 1 . .. .. s p, 1 ^ ,
Capt. Hobbs nominated Albany. A i l ,u!)1 . lc conh ‘! l ‘. ncP -. G,,nlon
otlicial conduct. It is being daily j dates could be very accurately as-1 between the -Johnny” who carried
ballot was taken, and tlie vote
Camilla, 4; Bainbridge, 2;Cuthbert
Albany, o. Before the vote was
has increased his lead, and this
J week will widen the distance be
tween himself and bis competitor.
announced 1 >c-.-itur’s votr ivas ,-li:ui^ i >-„ l |,i n ,, |, :ls l.elpc) so much in
.loll, Terrell . . .. 4 .
chI to Camilla, and Randolph, Terre
and Berrien followed, thus electiii;
Camilla on the first ballot.
Mr. Denmark moved that the ISth ;
of August la* named as the day f* »r the!
convention to assemble. Mr. Kiddoo !
move*I to substitute Scptcmla*r 1st. 1
My. O'Neal suggested Wednesday, j .
August goth ns a compromise., where- [ politics,
upon the motion of Mi. Denmark and
Air. Kiddoo’s substitute were both
withdrawn. The committee then vo
ted unanimously for the goth of Au
gust.
The Resolution as offered by Mr.
Kiddoo, with the blanks filled by the
committee, is as follows:
Resolved, That a convention of tlu*
Democratic party of the Second Con
gressioiud District be called to assem
blc at Camilla at 12 o’clock, m.
certained, we heard such a sug
gestion advanced by a Bacon man.
It was believed then that a propo
silion of that kind would be sub
milted to the Gordon party as a
kind of compromise, for thc pur
pose as they would say
the musket and the one u ho trudg-
lico?
Let any man, however pure
lie
then, lias nought to seek honor ; t
i lhe hands of the people he bvir y-
oil by iiis sblo with srihre nn In* 111 V- v l,< ;- S, ; L ' ,,l ' ) l , 1 l ‘ ss 1,0 ! cl nn.l turne,I :uv.-iv In.m
tliis matter as the Bacon organs, j
If they arc allowed to continue! .
their aggressive warfare—lhcir j the■conflicting elements
candidate h ill be so oveiwhel j the party in this county,
mingly defeated that he will never ■ thought yet that ail attempt
again be recognized in Georgia ; j )L . throw off the large and
! enthusiastic support of Gen. Gor
don to sonic outs’uie part)*. We
speak knowing!)' when we say,
such an effort will meet with tit
ter defeat the moment it is j
brought before the meeting for i
action. The Gordon voters of!
shoulder; between the man who, j
with raised and pointing blade i
shouted, “Come on, boys.’’ ajid the j
one with fixed bayonet giving
forth, as he hounded forward, tlu i
true rebel veil? Kvcrv feeling ol
ir-\Li the face of swell an attack. ;
A man may have lived purely all
his days. He may have done
nothing to forfeit tlie esteem of
his fcllowmen. Ile may even
hate lived a life of sacrifice for
I w
say. to ; Uly flll i Iiea Vt rl pli.-s. Go,l forbid.! ** l * rs ; an<1 J ct ’ 7 h ? n *'•«
; elements iti ' Wc- are yet brothers, and (ike brn- j ; ,r 1( ' ,n F t-orru|.t, is buried at Inin,
unty. It is tliers, united -in 1 »ve begot of coni- j ® low * lie disprove it in the
atteni|it will ] mull[danger and suffering in a | ‘’’“x-'V.l! 1 "/*!/*
ever
Neither logic, nor law, nor jus-
common cause. we will ever be,
generous to each other without j V<iuires :m ~ V l,l:in » l,e T ,,l « l1
lllarkrncd Tliaractrr.
He whose character is once
scared by a false step, at a rnis-
| guided moment, may re-establish
himself in the good will of his fcl-
i low men,but the door of confidence
_ j will be opened In him with caution,
mi 1 It is easy to forgive, but it rg
! selfish desire to detract, one from ,
| another, aught of honor that to)
j him belongs. Wc privates elected i
! our officers. We chose men whom i
j we trusted and loved. Most of j
them proved worthy of our love I
and trust. In camp and on the j
march they were witli ns hourly-— ]
or low, to disprove any such nega
live as that. Ii would he an out
rage on justice and mercy and
truth were it otherwise.
The masses ia Georgia may
not he versed in the l*»gie of the
schools, but llicii native intellect
K:indul[di want, tlie delegates, or «ur equals and our brothers. In - S 1;inL '° Ll !' : at lniUl lU<!
1 ° i . • . i. • . . . I.ni-i en nt nniii u ii'imi i ii> n!’n<
they want Maj. Bacon to hare;
|ed
for
by exacting fellow men, to {year, or they want Maj. Bacon to our ncighbo^®* home,
..... t. : . I .1 r ... 1
AVoa.ic^lay the „( August | ui more of that nobilitv of; them. They want Gen. Gordon
next, and that in saiu convention , 1 •
each county i» entitled to twice the 1 character than is usually possess- j lo receive the nomination this l
number of votes that it is entitled to
members ot the Legislature*.
The Democratic convention oi tlie
Second Comrrcssioiud District is.
therefore, called to meet at Camilla ,
on Wednesday, the 2otl» day ot Au-j-^nd it were better for them
gust next, at 12 o’clock.
l*|»on motion of Mr. Kiddoo all . . , , . . . . . . .
DenKH-ratic papers in the district j wlUl the humblest laborer in the
were requested to publish these pro- j land, than that they occupy a po-
eeeding*.
battle we listened for their cry, ,
and with heart cchoivg to heart,!
I answered wit^utr soldier shout.
1 Ouruffi
et the past. It is hard for receive it.
~ . - •
some natures to resist temptation, Gen. Gordon in October
that
1 they labored daily side by side
The committee adjourned to meet
at Camilla on Wednesday, August
25tli next. li. Hobbs, Chairman.
11. M. McIntosh, Secretary
They want to vwte for
or they
want to vote for Maj. Bacon. There
is no side issue in this campaign.
Gen. Gordon has been violently
attacked from the rear, and his I a
friends are going to stand by him
until thc ship upon which his for-
^ Home, npprecia-;
led the honor we did them in their
election, and in every wavs
anipaigns, looked closely *‘Bjhl soever he way hate been ail, <K» r if {,^* preferred a tax in kin*
r inteiests in cninp, and : * ,1S *^ :l ' s can athml l«* justify a j gatherer to a real live embodi
with us thc dangers and privations
<*f our
after our
struggled to have us protected at
all limes.
Very many of ns who were
privates, h.»ve been honored by
our people at home. Here in ltan-
, honor no man who with favorable
j opportunities to serve effectively
Iiis country, and honoi himself in
ISG2, voluutarily, I will not sav
cowardly, ^gave up thc opportunity
and retired from its service, ami
now in these piping times of
peace, year after year, disturbs
the Stale with hi- clamor for
place. Another thing. I honor
the privates in the confederate
armies, was one of them myself,
but oil how I detect the private
soldier' who from malice, or envy,
or prejudice, or ignorance, can
stoop so low as to try to ruin thc
i reputation of any of our leaders.
Who made lhe officers in our
army? Why the privates them kce by bii Hi, but a southerner by i
is strong enough to giasp ** J selves, by their own free ballots, j choice and-adoption. Boininlhej
put their feet upon tlie first lound ! puritan city of Diovidenei
of tlie ladder, their own gallantry J1 years ago, at an early
and ability did the rest. The
man who can prefer a private to
nn officer, or an olliyer to a private,
hs such, has no couet-ption otAhe
It has^ won many votes; spirit of bl—no idea of the
real ness of the real soldier-
ch:i raete r,
I
Our Farmer Friends
%
Will [.(lease bear in nii.nil that our Slock of
I )oiiK‘si ic* Goods,
L’laiii ui ion Toe>]s,
HARDWARE AND
Plantation Supplies,
Generally, is Complete, and we will make it to yonr interest,
these Goods from us, for we are sure to sell, and at
Strictly Hard Time Prices.
to buy
CiIAUl.ES O. SIJEUIOAX.
This gentleman, the senior
| member of the firm ot Sheridan
i Bros., fresco artists end decora
tors, of Atlanta, is a geuuir.e yaii
burden of proof is upon the pros
editor—not upon the defendant.
• he knowledge of this fact has
; been a secret, living, powerful ally
of Gordon air through this cam
rdgn.
li.
hared i tor - lim ^ rom l ^ ,c mountains to thc
aboard: lor no man—how tip
J ,
'C lie
turned Isis attention to ait. Ile is
by nature an artist and his years
of study and tuition in eastern
cities ha\e developed hiju into;
one of tlie forcin'>s';. young, decor i
ators of his time. Some years j
and I would not won- ago he came to decorate the in-1
rii-mkftil for past favors - , ire .solicit a coutiminnce
‘. I of vour patronage. • if -specttully;
J. McK GTJ2W.
aprl-et
T
ie ! i
method under which lie himself
may be brought to helpless shame
i sitinn where their weakness is cx-
‘ posed and brought face to face
| with the enticing and glittering j tunes are carried, either sinks in , dolph county, privates have al
j oilers of vice. Men of generous j Atlanta on the 2Sth of July,
KUitorial Brevities. t dispositions, men who can count | carries him safe to the cxceul
Mill Ro.den, formerly °f, their friends by thousands, are j mansion in October. There is
sometimes, out of the very love: dark horse desires among
only lo borne them, elevated to positions j Gordon party in this county. Iiis j
j of trust which proves the death
ment of “Johnny I»e!»."
. . I can t help it if onr Bacon
an <! confusion in lhe prcsuncc ol f r j,. n ,|. s like- the stvb- of ibis
Mr.
Georgetown, was married in Daw
son last Thursday to Miss Ida
Hester. The bride is
years old.
Judge Junius Hillvcr
his home in Atlanta on Monday.
Tlie deceased was one ol' three
brothers, Rev. John F. Hillvcr. a
noted I’vipiist divine of Texas..
most, since the war, monopolized
j the offices of trust and profit, and
! I am sure the officers have always
10 '.gladly joined in doing them huu-
w! or.
Ills own child!cn. writing. J>ut I
It will be well for the future of ,j ie m ^ n u j m
this Slate if the overwhelming de
feat of Mr. Bac«n succeeds ir
convincing politicians and papers
that tin; high place of argument
and judicial fairness is the one
on which lhe people of Georgia
i friends are determined to show to l M;, .v u |>«> n our little, petty fed in
t horn they ' f '. :init - v aD<i cnv - v ' Tt “^ vc "
died at knell to their future hannincss, ’ the world that thc man w,.,,... .... . , .
-- 11 ’ - ■ feeling against a true, a grand sol-
! perhaps reveals thc unstable char- have honored in tlie past, still re- j ( p 0] . bi,L he; was an ollicer, a iii"
actor of tlie man, and lie yields to j tains their utmost confidence.
Mr. Bacon's friends, can vole |
rscs as they , .... ....
. ... , ... , ' | sought advice Iroiu, and in their
trusting family into disgrace, please, and it is no wonder they i ro:llignant | a . arts they conceive
inch characters deserve the pity are anxious to swap off tlie man t thatT-ou and I can be turned from
nr hum they find such a groaning i him by such
But now, men come and seek to " '*! ! ,:lve i"d* l >val contests waged.
„ ' i o those who read it aright the
7 lt i verdict will mean that, if no more.
—S;i/ii f• i Ishiinitlitc.
an act which sends him an out
and Rev. Shaler G. Hillvcr. a Bap- cast on the world, and Iiis loving, j for as many dark horses as
list minister of Washington, Ga.
Candidates fur tlie Legislature
of their friends, rather than their
| officer, a renowned officer, even
such an ollicer as Lee, our grand
old father, leaned upon and
are said to lie getting as thick in
Terrell county as stumps in
new ground. Go it, gentlemen, the - Inlticr -iml itomrino ili» nrirni>"
field is open before yon. There ; love I)olne lliem ; ami a desire to j solid proportions. The fight is; T , lpl . elsl R a trU e soMier livin". !
'condemnation. But for ilie zealous burden to carry, for one of more
silly stuff as
talk about "always honoring
this
the!
is work for tlie winning man lie- . gi'e them prominence and a name recognized as being between these j (>B(J j m i >nct j , v j l | 1 t |, e SI ,j nt , „f [la
fore lie gets the prize. | in tlie world, the place of trust ami two men, by tlie Gordon party.
Out of the 52 delegates to lie reliance would never have been ami there it will stay. This dark
selected this week 10 of them will
favor the nomination of Gen. Gor
don. Tliis is a rather hold look
ing assertion. lint count up next
Sunday, and sec how far we are
wrong.
tendered. They could have gone; horse business is not always
on in tlie common ruts, living a j fraught with happy results. To
life of contentment,
if iu make a governor out of them is
jpoverty, and tlie craving desires j like jumping at conclusions Some
of a higher and gayer life would i times you get a good man, and;
never have frosted their paths j sometimes a corrupt politician,
like a spectre in tlie night time. 1 Sometimes you get a sober, cliris-
shame and mortification,
sweet
when it
content-
Tliis Journal docs not profess
infallibility, nor does it claim to
lie erudite and wise upon all sub
jects, lint it ckn lie depended upon
when false astrologers claim lo
have discovered a brilliant iumi
nary,,to point out to tlie people | reflects upon tlie
that thc apparent planet is nothing
more than a dark spot in tlie neb
ulous contents of tho milky way.
We hope no one will r/ice "our
words a meaning they were not
intended to convey.
Thc State F'air will be held in ! which ho was expected to ride in j upon him, and not
Macon, commencing October 2Slh. safety, can but realize tlie insla j when called
Thc premiums offered are liberal, j J,il«tv of human nature
iin<( wc would like to know that;
tlie farmers of this county arc ex-1*
ertmg themselves to contest for ! ,u *-*ntal'in placing..in
friends, whether private or officer, •
but rejoices every time tlie world j
docs honor to one of his comrades,,
and tlie ex-Gonfederate soldier.;
who is worthy the name, doesn't!
| live, who would sav that one sol-j
dicr of the “Lost Cause,’’ is to be
preferred to another, simply on
the ground that one or tlie other
must repent, that ’
proves nil right i:i
leveiy way, under trying eireum 1
stances, and who sticks to Iiis
principles, and to his post, when
danger and death seem thc onlv
■ reward, and who shirks no duly
nor dodges any danger, is a better
' man. and a truer man, and a
safer man to risk any where, and
nt anytime, Ilian the man who,
when he had an opportunity to
serve his country when his services
were greatly needed, gave up ami
declined such service, though ho
mnv now be very anxious In enter
terior of the Church «>f the Ini- 1
maculate Conception, at Atlanta, j
and, liking the people and climate, i
determine.d to !<*calc south ol j
Mason and Diexsmi’s line.
•‘My system,” said Mr. Sheri-j
dan during a recent conversation.!
“had b« cn, for soml-timc, gradual!)
running bow n. I was not sick,
in a general seme ol the word, j
but my physical strength was |
feeling the severe strain I had:
been for years putUng upon it in!
thc active mental labor necessary!
in the pursuit of-my avocation
While I have not. what i:s termed
a delicate constitution, I am by
no means a iohu.-L fellow and
have what might be called the,
•New England Mold/ physically.!
For some time past l had been
la Hardware, tar®, aai
Plantation Sapitlirs,
e TOOMBS
f I'"- - Y- (;r
S drugs.
the scr\iceof the i*lale. So anx ; losing vigor, when my attention j
; ions that he is engaged in show ! was called lo ffuuuictitl's Kiicu- •
ing to the people that lie ought to malic Cure as a tonic and strength- ;
! be pr« lerred t<» the man who never ener of the system. I began us
I shirked duty, nor declined* place • ing it about four weeks ago and
Of Every Description, at
mart-ct
Friemlsliip Items.
The farmers are all very busy. 1
If the rains continue wc will !
when danger surrounded both
duty and place. And I repeat,
that the man who can make choice
; between soldiers, because tlie one
"as private and the other officer,
: has no idea of the true soldier-
character, and would be just as
i likely to prefer a tax gatherer to
either. Gordon tried and found
j true, tried again and still true,
will do for Appomattox.
had a commission, and the other; ,!K, ^ C a CI(, P l ,a .V*
Miss Belle Slappv is visiting
Mi -s Alma Holms, of Slu-llmnn.
That conscience, where not scared j tiau centleman, sometimes a man ! | la ,[ n ,, no . \Yc who wore tlie "rav j
by hardened crime.most burn with who is subject to periodical spells, j an.l faced the bullets, didn't feel !
caused by ni"hts of debauchery
that would disgrace the records of
Tlie people of uA'woVldTdesc'r
governor whom
Those ; they can find in the prop.er place
i
ment it relinquished to grasp nt a police court,
the butterfly lift* offered through j Georgia want
the channel of vice,
friends who have seen their chain
; pion sink beneath tlie waves upon to discharge thc duties devolving
that way in *61, *C2. *63, *61 or ’63. j
We don't feel that way now, and
Micdi attempts l<» beiitlle us before j
contempt.
It is tried, also, to stir
up a
at the proper time, readv and aide I tcc-liii" of resentment in the hearts
‘of the soldiers of Johnston against
a man who,
for by visitors, are ; latter! Fellow soldiers, fellow pri j
id wish : met at thc front door by a servant, v *Ttc soldiers, how you have fallen
lnstru-
wav of | see you this morning.’’
| that they had never been
the
pome of them. Randolph has oc , their friend temptation from which I Daniel cannot always be can
ciipicd a foremost position* as an ; he had no power of rcsistauce. If on the fly.
with “The Governor is not able to * n ^ IC Sc;1 * eo ^ ditclligence ll such
appeals to your prejudice and pas
sion do not arouse your just in
Me
ht
not an outcast, driven forever
away from home and friends, or
an inmate of the state peniten-
never
how
ever much they may profess
friendship.
agricultural conrhTy for many
years, and in the county fairs of j
uevoral years ago, developed the;
fact that she can, on short notice. I
get up an attractive display that j limy, we repeat he wiil
would not fail to please the j again gain lhcir confidence
most fastidious. It is a fine
advertisement of onr lands, and
jicopfe, calling attention to the
resources and advantages offered
1f»emigrants, and tlie many hun
dreds visiting these annual Slate
always look to such
displays to point out to them the
best sections of our State. A
little concert of net ion is all that
would be required to fill a large
space at this fall’s fair witli the
farm and garden products of Ran
dolph’s fertile fields, while the
ladies never h:i* e failed* t*» iVitd :
No reply to our question as to
t why Mr. Bacon got into a closet
I with Joe Brown at the last con-
1 vention. The silence is -gelling
j oppressive.
No sir, there is no desire, were
pent, among the Gordon party, to
vote for any one at the mass meet
ing but John II. Gordon, and the
Bacon party may as well be told
! now, as any time, that on that
I day they will he as solid for Gor
don for Governor, as they are now.
No outside man if you please—not
! this year.
We bear of some few cases of
measles in our section.
A mad dog was killed on Air.
VOS our biltercst j C - A - Allen's [.iaoc on Sunday
; last.
Some finv of cur farmers are
fenstin." on watermelons.
Tile farmers of tlie Foorlli are
takin" more interest in tlieir crops
than they are in politics.
There is said to be more grass
in tlie fourth than lias been for
many years.
Crops ill rough this section arc
looking line.
Mr. X. L. Helms is spending
tliis week at Sliellinan, taking in
tlie commencement exercises.
Tlie oat and wlieet crops, we
those of Lee, because, forsooth.
Gordon did his fighting under lhe
D, 3, D*
(Old Indian Cure),
A IT BELY VEGETABLE
Blood Parifier and Tonic !
—
IT IS TUB OHIO IXA L
THE OLDEST AND THE BEST.
Never Known to Fail!
■ digxiaiion against those capable!
of so belittling you in your own,
. j eyes, and before the world.
I was a soldier. I love the sol- i
dicr. believe in tlie soldier, and S-'Iad to learn, are turning out
thank God I don’t kno\v tlie sol
dier that can be influenced i»v
much belter than was anticipated.
! but tlu; recent rains seriously in
such arguments as arc being used ferlcrcd with cuffic last week in
| making bis dollar a day.
We will bet our old last year’s
boots that Gordon is our next
Governor. Fkiendship.
to control the soldier vote in Geor
iia against one of the truest sol-1
liers that ever lived. Reb. i
j Many a person is starving with
; a full table before them. Appc
tite gone! Ambition gone! Life
Kx-Senator Bruce is preparing
to lake thc road with a lecture
1 i
_ _ ins to task for seeming to be “high
The G. arid G. T. may be relied Gy pleased at Gen. Gordon's al
ia his 11a arson
to tlie
accusation, and like Gen. Gordon
feel that- mo hhmi*should be allow
Carried by Atlanta bondi'e,’ j ed to appear *mi the interest of
Tlie News A Advertiser, takes ! burden! What is thc matter? The ] showing that the negro will domi-
Liver has ceased to do its proper naJLc thc south. If it will help him
j on to retire Congressman Blount ’ tack on Felton
j al the expiration cf His present speech'. We plead guilty
j term.
work. Thc life channels arc
clogged. Poisonous fluids are
thrown back into thc blood, which
Nut a Cure All —O. T. C.
Don’t cure every ailment, but it
will cure every trouble due to im
pure blood. It is not a nauseous
drug, but a PLEASANT PALA
TABLE PREPARATION, an ex
cellent appetizer and aid to di
gestion, and
For Female Complaints; a Certain
Cure.
.-i!KC that time have gained KG
pounds in weight. My blood is as
pure as spring water and my entire
system revitalized. 1 have no liesi- ;
taney in saying that it is tlie best
general tonic upon tho market to- :
day.”
This Wonderful remedy for the ab
solute cure of rheumatism, and all
blood and kidney-diseases, of how
ever long stan ling, is sold at il a
bottle hvaii druggists. J. M. Humii-
eutt proja-ietors, Atlanta, < ia. i
JuneiT-iy
3. H. i-:si ihU .\. l:. -n«
Georgia State Gazetteer.
Business and Planters' Di ectory.
YOU V.suv.,
O N or about Oct.iiu r 1st, Hsc. the i
f..;:r:h voumu- cf the (;IN>«:<;!A '
Kl.VTE tlAZKTi'EMH will he issued:
from the Mor;:h ., N'i . [n ess of .Savan
nah.
It will contain over l.o<* pages octavo,
will ]><_• printed in (*N ■nt style, and *
hands'imely hraind.
It will give for every city, town, vil- )
lageand hand* ’ in R • Stale -
1st. Complete -shipping. express, !
money order. p*«.*st ot’iee and telegraph
directions.
2d. Population, e liu-ational and j
church f:
swims
; K
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• fi
*L-(
ii
syurc S!c f < Fe?.?cchei!n 4 hours
One-dise .3 tiotiralfjia. Tt*ey cure ar-i
pr.vor.t Chi:1s^ Fe*er, Sour Stomach #-*- Bz»
Breath. Olsar ihe Skin. icaeti'eHc.-vos.anogivs
Lite one Vigor to tha srstem. [)r so: CUE BcAN.
1 ry thorn once £ ad von vdii never fca v.-ifhoutthom.
Price. 25 ct« p;,- botde. S&Jd by Drucgfsts and , . , , .
Wodicino Dealers geners?!y. Sf.nt cn rsceipi ol ! .: j .
price in c-tr.^e?. postpaii. to a».y addre s. i 1 . i
J\ s•'TITft K CO., \ A. A. t*.
Take tbs Old Reliable
Brunswick & Western
Hail Read,
Ty Ty Route!
To amt from Florida, for Wa v ro-.mF
hdiaii Jacksonville and all
Florida Points.
-Ali auv at lla. M..a"4
danufacturcrc. cr.j Props., ST LOUIS MO.
inay27-1y.
QUICK EST TIME
WITH
TIIKOH.'H ri'U.MAS Itl'FFET CAR
ATLANTA TO NEW YORK,
VIA
East Tom. ic- Shrnauiioali Yallt-y
Routes.
T"r.*fitf' leavv
10.17 e. m.
Trains arrive at AHmiiy t a. >•-. :l11 ^
:>:!«» i*. m.
l’lillman Palace Sleeping Cars on * ,B *
ADDIS. V. I*. A d. M.
J. A. M. !)I FFIi; Vi. J\ A.
F. W. ANfriEU. A. I’.
fcMs M\ .
. p'.ihit:on, e lueatioi
eisities. principal preeiuets and
shipments, and m fact everything of
interest
point.
important
Full Hsi of’-us
men in every t«i
A care fully pr
lice ad'ires.'. o'
liouglnmt tlie ^
; Ath, A
; anti l’rof -
! mU. (’on
census, pro
; post offices
! Dirw
Leave Atlanta
Arrive K.aitc “
and profes-j Arrive Dalton.
( Arrive Km.*;ville,
with Arrive Bristol. “
far-i Arrive lioanoke.N .V: \V
Arrive She. June s V It K
Arrive Wasli'gt'ii lJA-OK IP*
Arrive BaUinmre BA I* R !: •*
Arrive Philadelnhfa, Bit it “
Arrive New York, **
live to-everv
d !:--t.
msiitle
■ ht'sihed Business
N Y. KXl*U»SSS. Hot TK.
Leave Mae«*u. E T, V ig ti daily 2 l.Tp iu
0 to j* m
“ *• s :a p m
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1 Jo a m
U lo a in
11 4 A a m
K :»s p in
10 :;o p m
11 .oo p m
o :Pia in
Special Inducement?
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Gram Cradles
NEXT 10 DAYS.
—AT—
C X. SIMPSON'S J«
| at
i the
giving area,
lari'»!'. «»tViecrs and
••tintivs of tieor-
7»x> a m
aide.
all t
time and
with otti-
A NOTE OF WARNING.
O. I. G. is tlit* only original,
genuine Old Indian L'nro. and no,
any, lie may refer to how lhe ne-
gro did it in Virginia onto, and-
in Georgia in 1SS0. lint in Imtli lk ‘ s - 00
should lie thrown out. SMITH'S , eases it inquired the aid of mean'
BILK 15KAXS will surely stiiuu
late the liver to do its work well,
white men—.Vtl'cun l\'.hpri>ph-
Tliis wilt be appreciated by llic
their skill and handiwork to is thc way they speak of tile j either ca.ndidS.to in the face of an
(rjvc polisli to the efforts of their
husbands and brothers.
i-ounties now that have voted fur
John 11. Gordon for Governor.
open dis avowal to support tile
nominee.
and lleadhelu-. sal fineness and ! 100,000 “mean, white men" who
ht«l Breatfi will ffee away. i*iiee [voted for Goveinor ColijuiU iu
2i eetits per bottle at druggists.'' liiiitt.—CaustilutiuH.
Till. Cm
phiCC of lilt
t*ers of same,
sth. Kailro^d Dire. tory. witli rcturd
of officers. st:itit>ns. distances, etc. :
mil. Directory of thc State tiovcru-J
ment. list, ft eftieinls. roster of the ;
(tcncral A-scmhly. <t«-.
,, . . i » .i 10th. A New Map <»f (Jourgia. revised
other preparation is made hy the WIK , , . xpr^sly for lids volume.
! Tli** entire management of t»*o \vt»rk j
.will he i:i the hamis «»f \p:. A. E.
, Slit >LEK, whose record for more than ten
; years w :th the Direetories and (ta/.et-
i ieers of this and other' Southern States.
; is sufficient guarantee that thi utmost
' care will he given t»> making this Fourth
, Volume a credit to the stats*and an im
provement oil all preceding ones,
i Sul»seri]*ti‘jn price FIVE DOLLARS, I
‘ami rates of advertising proportionate;*,*
! low. Address
A. E, silOLL-*. Manager^ :
i Ma\ 27-ltit ^avanuafc.
Virginia Springs all open at hov rates ;
Kxrnrsion rat.-> lwwgrthan ever.
For furtin*;- particulars write to or call
upon J. F. N'liiias, Ticket Ag**nt. Allan- j
ta: orCu\s. N. Kioiit, District Bassen- .
gcr Agent. Atlanta.
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recipe which we own.
Sold by lending dr»i«*>»sts at
♦ 1.50 for large bottles; small bot-
TEE 0.1 C. CO.
PERUY, GA.
JuneJ-ct.
Just Received,
A New Lot Crockery, Tin Ware
and Tin Toilet Sits, at
mat 11 cl KIRKSEY'S. z\2;t.
Flour, Sugar, Coffee, RfeLts
and Syrup,
At Bottom Figures, at
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