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Till TOCCOA m L ws.
El»Y. KCIIAEFEK, Editor & Prop tor
TOCCOA, GA., AUGUST 12, 1882.
STATE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR:
I ION. ALEX. H. STEPHENS.
Of Taliaferro.
For Corgreseman At-Large:
HON. THOMAS HARDEMAN.
Of Bibb.
KOIl SECRETARY OF STATE.
N. C. BARNETT, of Baldwin.
FOR COMPTROLDER-GENERAL,
WM. A. WRIGIIT, of Richmond.
FOR TREASURER,
D. N. SPEER, of Troup.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
CLIFFORD ANDERSON, of Bibb.
EDITO PH A L BREVITIES.
Congress adjourned sine die on
Tuesday evening last.
The State election in Alabama last
Monday resulted in the election of a
democratic governor and legislature
by an immense majority.
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General G, K. Warren, United
States Army, died at his residence at
Newport, R. I„ on the evening of the
8th inst.
Hon. Hugh Buchanan, the present
incumbent has received the demo¬
cratic nomination for Congressman
from the 4th Georgia district.
The Georgia State Agricultural
Society convened at Marietta last
Tuesday with a very large attendance
from all sections of the State.
IFhat gives a hcalty appetite, an
increased digestion, strength to the
muscles, and tone to the nerves?
Brown’s Idui Bitters.
The national board of health has
been officially notified of the exist¬
ence of yellow fever at Brownsville,
Texas, and Mataraoras, Mexico.
lion. R. B. Vance lias been renomi¬
nated as the democratic candidate
for Congressman from the 8th North
Carolina district.
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Charles Linn, one of the first set¬
tlers, and a wealthy and influential
citizen, of Birmingham, Ala., died on
Monday last, from a stroke of paral¬
ysis.
Mrs. Scoville has filed in the Uni¬
ted States circuit court a bill for
divorce against her husband, charg¬
ing cruel conduct as the grounds
upon which the divorce is asked.
The grand jury of Paulding county
have found true bills against seven
men for murder and twenty seven for
riot; all of whom are parties who
were engaged in the Rock marc melee
some weeks ago.
General Gartrell has not ret de¬
clared which of the two republican
tickets he proposes to advocate.
There is no principle involved in
this. It is simply a choice between
two rare bouquets.—Constitution.
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Our latest information from Sena¬
tor Bill is that his condition remains
unchanged, except that he is growing
weaker daily. Aside from this no
other change in his condition is
perceptible.
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A $200,000 fire occurred at Gard.
iner, Me., last Monday evening.
Factories, saw mills, foundries and
dwellings furnished fuel for the
tlames. Many families saved only
the clothing in which they escaped
from their burning homes.
An exchange sa\ s . The Western
Ln*on lelegrapu Company is truly
an enormous institution, its capital
SWT, ttS
30,000,000 messages, and fts earnings
were not much short of $6,000,000.
Fjp Women are Everywhere Using
and recommending Parker’s Ginger
Tonic, because they have learned
from experience that it speedily
overcomes despondency, indigestion,
pam or weakness in the back, and
kidneys, and other troubles peculiar
to the sex.— Hom<> Journal, See adv
Captain J. F. Burke, late
mander of the Gate City Guards of
Atlanta, has resigned his office, and
turned over the arms of the company
to the Governor. This last named
action has caused considerable com-
tnent; but it is doubtless caused by
the known unpopularity of Mr. Burke
with a great many of the Guards,
who are said long ago to have desired
his resignation.—Augusta Chronicle.
Among the prosperous institutions
of the classic city of ylthens is the
Home school for Young Ladies, of
which Madame and Miss Sosnowski
are the associate principals* It
receives a large share of patronage,
and is justly regarded as one of the
best female seminaries in the coun¬
try.—Savannah News.
LET a ER FROM COLORADO.
■Special Corresp on deuce.
Denve , Col., July 27, 1882.
Leaving Washington about three
weeks later than his original schedule
time your correspondent hastened
through to this Rocky Mountain
metropolis without taking as ranch
note of the journey as first intended.
It was a great relief to get away
from the heat of the Capital and from
following the routine proceedings of
a di/atory and incompetent Con¬
gress into the free- air of the West
and the rapid motion of a railroad
train. And it would have been still
more enjoyable had there been time
to spend a few days by the way in
leisurely visiting Chicago and the
other wonders along the route. Yet
no matter how rapidly one travels, if
he is of an inquiring turn, and ac¬
customed to keeping both eyes and
ears open, he will see a good deal and
/earn something of interest concern¬
ing the country through which he
passes. Perhaps the most delightful
railroad ride the writer ever enjoyed
was that over the ChesapeaAe and
Ohio to Cincinnati—the new route
to the West of which we have lately
heard so much. The scenery of this
route surpasses anything to be found
east of Colorado. It is not only
picturesque, but in sosne instances
grand, and the road is in every way
excellent, with all of the improved
facilities which ren ler travel agreea¬
ble and safe.
But we will not set out to eulogize
the railroads in general, for many of
them do not deserve it, an l they are
abundantly able to take care of them¬
selves It, is difficult to travel in
these days without observing the
enormous increase of this gieat inter,
est and imbibing in some degree a
realizing sense ofthe importance the
railway problem is assuming in our
political economy. It is only a
question of time when Congress wi 1
be compelled to abandon its present
slothful policy with reference to the
various phases of this subject and
take up the cudgel of legislation in
behalf of the people. While the
railroads are among the leading-
forces in the industrial development
ofthe country, the power which they
vest in the hands of their controlling
officials is a dangerous one, and the
tendency to consolidation and com
bination, which is becoming greater
year by year, builds up monopo/ies
which arc the natural enemies and
oppressors of the people They yearly
grow more indifferent to public
opinion and independent of the
public welfare. The total earnings of
all the railroads of the country for
the year 1681 was oyer $725,000,* 00,
or nearly double the total revenue of
the United States Government.
Employed by all these roads arc
over 1,600,000 men. The power
wielded by the united corporations
controlling such a mighty force and
possessing such an enormous revenue
will soon render them well nigh in-
dependent of .'aws and of the men
who are supposed to mate them.
The rapidity with which new lines
are being constructed, especially in
the West, is astonishing. During the
first six months of the year over
5<00 j miles of track have been laid in
^
that mOTe thaa that number of miles
will be completed in the other six
months, so that the total construc-
tion for the year will not fall short
of 11,000 miles. Last year it was
9,353 miles. There are " now four
t)ir „ n „k 1; _ es , between . Chicago and ,
=
ueiuer ’ ail most complete m tneir
appointments and magnificent high-
ways in evory respect. No fault can
be found on that score. But one
would naturally expect, that so much
competition would produce low rates
as well as luxurious accommodations,
Yet it does not. The new line is no
sooner ready for business than it
enters the old combination, cr ‘pool,’
to keep the rates up to a point of ex*
tortion, almost, and divide the
eecds among themselves. A meeting
cf the managers of these lines
held here in Denver only a few
since to adjust the details of this
division. But whatever these roads
do there can be no more arbitrary
and unjust combination than that
now existing among the Eastern
trunk lines, which is so rigid that the
usual concession for excursion par¬
ties, etc., are not allowed. The once
liberal and progressive Pennsylvania
road is a moving spirit in this pool
with Vanderbilt and Gould. When
Tom Scott was at the helm this
company had some respect for public
sentiment and the lights of its
patrons. Under the present manage¬
ment it is conducted on the hog plan,
and both public opinion and public
interests are wholly ignored. But I
have written enough about railroads
for the present, though not half as
much as might be written. On the
way out here I met a commercial
traveler who is something of a wag
and thus related the experience of
himself and companion on the way
west over the Baltimore and Ohio.
They were the sole occupants of the
smoking car and tried to converse,
but the road was so rough they were
were pitched from side to side liAe a
ship’s passengers. At last they were
able to understand. One said, ‘Dan,
the old thing is running smoother.’
To which Dan replied, ‘Yes, I guess
she has got off the tracA.’
Denver has changed or improved
wonderfully in the four years since
my last visit here. From the bustling
little town of perhaps 30,000 inhabit
ants at that time it has grown into
a city of nearly double that number,
while fine public buildings and costly
private residences have gone up on
every street. It is truly a metropolis,
corresponding in importance to New
York in the East and comparing in
beauty with the best cities of any
section. The numerous millionaires
who have ‘struck it rich’ in Leadville
and elsewhere during the last few
years have contributed much to im¬
prove this city, for they nearly all
come here to live. ‘Governor’ Tabor,
for instance, is one of these—in fact,
one of the heroes of Colorado, whose
praises are lou lly sung in every part
of the 8tate, but more especially
here in Denver, where the buildings
and banks attest his greatness. The
Tabor block on Sixteenth street is the
pride of the city, and the Tabor
Opera House, opened last September,
surpasses anything of the kind west
of Chicago. The Tabor mansion also
out a little in the suburbs, is regard¬
ed as a palace by the admiring
natives, and is really the finest pri¬
vate residence anywhere in the West.
It is said to have cost a million
dollars, and perhaps it did, though
of course it could be built for much
less in the East. But this screed is
already long enough. When / have
looAed around a little will tell you
something about the country.
Spot.
RADICAL BOW-WOW,
And Something of a Row,
IFindingUp with Two Republilan
State ( onventions
Proceedings, Results, Candidates,
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etc. N
Gen. Gartrell Commended for
governor by Booii JFings.
Atlanta Mail.
The Republicans of Georgia
attempted to hold a State Convention
in Atlanta last Wednesday. There
was no little discord, however,
resulting in two conventions, one led
by Gen. Longstreet, Farrow, Gov.
Conley, and some colored men—the
by Jeff Long, Pledger, Darnell
and the colored brothers generally.
The chief bone of contention seemed
to be . Pledger -r,, . 118 chairman , . of the State ...
^ oftlru Ltee. On the night preceding
thc convGutl ° ns Pledger and his
friends made forcibIe entrance into a
caucus of the other wing in the U. S.
and w8re 011sted ,
DO p cemen a | so arreste d ou warrants
1 capitol
One convention met at the ■
called to order by Pledger. Efforts
word instituted to bring about,
harmony, and after making Long
temporary chairman, appointment of
committees, etc., adjourned till
Thursday morning o’clock, when
they met again. * *
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Tne committee on permanent
organization reported the officer as
folio ws;
Peesid *nt— R D Locke.
Vice President—R. R. Wright,
Secretary—J. H. Brown,
Assistants J- A. Blaokshear. J.
A. Sykes.
The report was adopted and Mr.
£ocke w as conducted to the chair,
Locke’ speech on taking the chair was
in favor of straight out republican¬
ism. He wanted it as solid as a rock
and as aggressive as a torpedo!
Advance republicanism without
regard to race, color, or previous
condition, Put men on the stump
who will say everywhere that every
man who is competent under the law
shall sit ou the juries of the land.
And if it is the will of this convention
that a blac& man should be chairman
of the State committee, 1 shall
recognize him as my leader as much
as if he were a white man. We must
show, too, that wo represent the party
in Georgia, and not the faction over
the way.
The business reported by the
committee was the nomination
governor, congressman at large*
state house officers; that no
member snail speak more than ten
minutes.
platform and candidates.
The republicans of Georgia, in
convention assembled, reaffirm
devotion to the great party that
preserved the life of the nation,
lias given freedom, civil rights and
suffrage to the slave, has reconstruct¬
ed the union, upheld the national
honor and credit unimpared, has
rapidly paid the public debt and
adopted a series of wise public meas¬
ures which have given the country
unexampled prosperity. This record
gives assurance of wliat the republican
party will do tor the country in the
futluei p rou d of this record, it is
our purpose to continue the work
reform, and we present to the people
of Georgia the following platform
principles ;
1. The national government is the
supreme authority known to the
people of this country, and its laws
have the first claim to our obedience.”
2. “Party proscription and sec
tional prejudices have greatly retard¬
ed the growth and development of our
state, which material prosperity we
earnestly desire and will diligently
foster; and to this end we will use
every moral and legal means to sup
press proscription, and to liberalize
sectional prejudices, recognizing the
unity of our common federal govern¬
ment, and equality of all men before
the law.”
3. “Every child should have the
opportunity of acquiring a common
English education in schools forever
made free by a liberal support from
the state government.”
4. The present system of leasing
the state convicts must be wiped from
our statutes as a foul blot upon our
civilization and humanity.”
5. “Every citizen of the United
States is entitled to full protection of
his personal and political rights under
federal laws.”
9. ‘‘We insist that it is essential
to free government to have a free
ballot and fair count of all votes hon
estly cast at any state or national
election ; and the machinery of man
aging and supervising elections should
be ” guarded and protected by law, so
that . fraud 3 will be impossible.’ ,
7. “Honorable payment of all
honest debts—especially the payment
of national and state debts -as rapid-
ly as our surplus L revenues will
authorize. . ,
8. IVc advocate a liberal system
of internal improvements by the fed¬
eral government for worAs of a
national character only —especially
our water routes of transportation.
9. We demand that the state
constitution be so amended that the
provision requiring the payment
taxes ‘ as a a condition cond.tioii precedent DrecedeiP to to the the
rign*..', ot suffrage be abohs.ied.
10. We are imbued with the
doctrine that this is a government ° by
1 tUe
P eo » , ,e ; “»* t arties , bU
P arc
agencies for a part, of the people, and
that in any necessary comparison, the
people , , s interest . should ,, , be
primary
and party interests secondary,
11. Wc indorse and affirm the
principle of protection to American
industry, as adopted at the last
national republican convention, but
we favor such a reduction of the
internal revenue tax as can be made
without embarressment to the nation-
al government.
i’2. We most cordially indorse
the administration of President
^r.hur and commend the same to the
confidence of the people of this State;
as Republicans we pledge to that
administration our united and earnest
support, believing it to be patriotic,
wise and as having for its object the
welfare and happiness of the people
of the whole country.
dir. Darnell then read as follows:
hereas, A large majority of the
Republican s of this State in 188U
supported his excellency Governor
Colquitt, he not being the regular
nominee of any organized convention,
and also advocated the election of
Hon. Joseph E Brown for United
States senator; and whereas the
i/on. Lucius J. Gartrcll having
heretofore announced himself as an
Independent candidate for Governor
at the election in October next upon
a declaration of principles and State
policy acceptable to /democrats and
Republicans, and having implicit
confidence in his ability and devotion
to the best interests of the .\hole
people, and believing, if elected, that
he would by close attention to the
onerous and responsible duties of this
high trust, administer the government
faithfully, economically and impar¬
tially for the advantage and benefit
of all the people ^alikc. Therefore,
resolved, That this convention does
commend the Hon. Lucius j.Gartreli
to the favorable consideration of all
the people as a suitable candidate for
Governor Adopted.
A vast amount of colloquy was
indulged in, much of which was very
spicy, T he recommendation was
passed unanimously.
The convention proceeded to finish
the ticket, as follows :
C mgressn an at large, R. D. Locke.
Attorney General, Geo S. Thomas*
Comptroller General, W* 11. Pledger,
Secretary of State, R. R. Wright
Treasurer, F. F. Putney.
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THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
A. E. Buck, chairman.
For the State at Large—John S*
Bigby, E C. W ade, W. . Pledger, J*
F. Bryant, W. SV. Brown, J. F. Long.
W. II. Heard, S. A. Darnell, R R
Wright, J. II. Brown*
First district -J. A. Sy es, S. D.
Scroggins, CT Roberts, it! Goul.
Second district J 6 Young. J C
Burnett, J 1) Whitaker, 1 J Powell
Third district—ES Small, W D
King, IIII Hubbard, A T Taylor.
Fourth district—R D Locke, E
Long. R F Milner, A II Hendrix.
Fifth district—C E Coleman,
Romeo Maxey, H A Rucker, J lV) .
Jones.
Sixth district—W B HarAe, P O
Holt. Benjamin Clarke. C II McKinley.
Seventh district —<' D Forsyth, J J
Gossett, Aaron Collins, G P Burnett
Eighth district—O TGondcr, Jack
Heard, Dennis F. Douglas, Reuben
Tennell.
Ninth district—T II Darnell, E
Harrison, Miles Johnson, J A Stew¬
art.
COURT HOUSE CONVENTION.
7’his body assembled on Wcdnes
day, but did little more than inaugu¬
rate a movement for harmony, appoint
ing committees, etc. It reassembled at
9 a. in. Thurs la}q the conference
committee reported failure'to agree,
the capitol crowd insisting that the
other wing should just come over and
take their individual places—which
they “couldn’t see.’
i he committee on organization
reported as permanent officers Gov.
Conley president, and Eugene R.
Belcher and Charles WisaloesAy
secretaries.
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The following resolution, offered
by Mr. Taylor, of Elbert, was referred
to ihe.couimittee on resolutions:
In view of the fact that this con
vention will not nominate a republican
candidate for Governor, and there
being but two candidates in the field
for that high position, Alexander Ii
Stephens and Jucius J. Gartrell, it is
tlie sense of this convention that Hon.
Lucius J Gartrell should receive the
support of the people of Georgia,
The committee to which was re-
ferred the selection of the State
central committee, reported as folio ws;
For the State at large—Messrs W J
White, A Al d ilson, J ii Deveaux
James Longstreet, Charles Arnold,
Walter Johnson, Libert Heard,
Zachariah Hargroves and Edwin
Relchcr. I rom the districts—lirst—
’ ,essi '‘L‘ s % Johnson W1 J Golden,
owski, ' Gs ® e ^ I im rank berly. Paine, .second ftenry -C Singleton esoi
Third—B I Bell E S Small, John
alker. Fourth V H
Hudson Moss, J C Beal. Fifth—J
T Cooley C B .Johnson, W F Jack-
Sixth - vt P Austin, R Nelson,
’ W I’ 0 *- Seventh—Jacob Thump.
3011 , T Dickey. Eighth—E T Fleming
A M Hill W F Golden. Ninth -M
Davis, II Harris, R L Carroll. For
the position of chairman of the central
committee, Edwin Belcher placed in
nomination the name of Governor
Conley, there beintf no opposition, he
Ho Whiskey!
Brown’s Iron Bitters
is one of the very few tonic
medicines that arc not com¬
posed mostly of alcohol or
whiskey, thus becoming a
fruitful source of intemper¬
ance by promoting a desire
for ruin.
-*n’s Iron Bitters
itced to be a non-
ii „atmg stimulant, and
it will, in nearly every case,
take the place of all liquor,
and at the same time abso¬
lutely kill the desire for
whiskey and other intoxi¬
cating beverages.
Rev. G. W. Rice, editor of
the American Christian Re -
view, says of Brown’s Iron
Bitters:
Cin.,0., Nov. 16 , 1881 .
Gents:—The foolish wast¬
ing of vital force in business,
pleasure, and vicious indul¬
gence of our people, makes
your preparation a necessity;
and if applied, will save saloons hun¬
dreds who resort to
for temporary recuperation.
Brown’s Iron Bitters
has been thoroughly tested
for dyspepsia, indigestion,
biliousness, weakness, debil¬
ity, overwork, rheumatism,
neuralgia, consumption,
liver complaints, kidney
troubles, &c., and it never
fails to render speedy and
permanent relief.
was unanimously elected, and with
great applause.
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PLATFORM AND NOMINEES.
For governor, Lucius J Gartrcll,
For congressman at large, James
i ongstreet. For Secretary, JV J
White. Attorney general, J 1) Cun¬
ningham. Comptroller general, Floyd
Snelson. For treasurer, Win F
Bowers. The following is the plat¬
form, as reported by the committee
on resolutions :
1 . Resolved, That this convention
heartily indorse the administration of
President Arthur as w r ise, patriotic
and just and one meriting the support
of all the good citizens of tne United
States.
2 Resolved, That the Attitude of
the administration toward tiie south¬
ern States in its efforts to promote
the material welfare and to purify the
politics of those states has been such
as to command the respect, confidence
and gratitude of this section.
3 Resolved, That we are willing to
support “Liberal Independents’ for
office, who are worthy and qualified,
where there is no prospect of select¬
ing a republican.
4 Resolved, That we will use our
be3t efforts to change our penitentiary
system, which, as no.w enforced, is a
disgrace to civilization, and to this
end we advise the enactment of a
law to place the convicts under the
direct supervision of officers of the
State.
5 Resolved, That we favor a
change in our present road laws,
which bear so unjusth* upon the poor ;
also a change in our school system,
and favor a law giving the people of
each militia district the right to elect
a school board, and favor the collec¬
tion of a tax sufficient to give a
session of at least six months in each
year entirely free to each child of
school age in the state.
6 Resolved, That our present jury
laws are most unjustly executed, and
we will support no one for place who
is not pledged to a change in its
workings
7 Resolved: That we favor free
suffrage, free speech, free religion, and
free politics, equal rights, equal
duties and obligations and .equal
enforcement ofthe laws for all classes.
8 Resolved, That we favor the
i payment of a poll tax for educational
purposes, but oppose the exaction of
taxes as a qualification to vote,
9 I .solved that the discrimination
of railroad people" coniDanie* illfbcraT as no-ainst
colored s m^t and
unju t, and wc urge the enactment
of a law to better protect the rights
ofthe traveling public of all classes,
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Resolutions of thanks were offered
and thc convention adjourned sine
die, ;