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• BAjNBRigpE WEEKLY SON;
Official Journal of the County and State.
It. M. .JOHN ST OX, Managing Editor
BAIN BRIDGE, C,A.,
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Saturday Morning, July 13th, 18T2.
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for prksidf:xt :
HORACE Git EE LEY,
OF NEW YOKK.
FOR VICE Pit 3FI OF NT !
B. GRATZ BROWN,
OF MISSOURI.
A. & G. RAILROAD MEETING—ITS
PROCEEDINGS.
We publish toVday for the benefit of our
country readers, who do not have access, to
the daily papers, the entire proceedings of
this meeting. It is published to the exclu
sion of much other interesting matter. Two
reasons induce this. The road seems to
be taking anew hold upon life. The agi
tation, instituted, as the unbiased reader
must conclude, from sinister motives, the
balefhi ejects of which have been experi
enced in Mobile and New Orleans, in tem
poral ily retarding definite action in sup
port of this gigantic enterprise by the Cham
bers of Commerce of those respective cities,
seems contrary to the expectations of the
movants, to have awakened new inter
est among the stockholders of the road and
to have nerved them to greater effort and
zeal in its completion. We publish it there
fore, as an act of justice to the management
of the that the public may riQt waver
in their faith or Withhold substantial aid to
Col. Screven, if requested, in order to the
extension of the road to Pollard.
But there is another reason. That Col.
Screven has suffered intensely during this
causeless arraignment ‘of his administra
tion is only too .apparent. The silence,
imposed as a necessity of his situation has
been an ordeal trying indeed to one of or
dinary courage/ That he had the courage
•~-is it too much to say the heroism—impos
ed by thfr emergency, is worthy of all praise.
To be assailed by a foe who is said to be
inveterate ; to hflfve arrayed against him not
only the undiscriminating, but as the con
vention seems to think, the unscrupulous
enmity of Dr. Waring, was perhaps, toler
able Ilia’ annoying. But when that oppo
sition was fathered by his own official ad
■ risers and co-laborers, men of recognized
social influence, Vast monied resources and
' established financial skill; when all these
stood arrayed against him, striving to crush
or mould him to their purposes, that Col.
S. ajono and unsupported, save by a con
sciousness of his own rectitude- withstood
bis assailants until the hour of vindication
came, is a ’spectacle refreshing indeed in
these days when Policy is the rule, and
Principle the exception.
But the hour of vindication came and
the manly, dignified, yet indignant manner
of that vindication is a model of its kind.
Every honest bosom sympathized with that
courageous heart as it majifully battled
% against odds so overwhelming, in an ordeal
so. trying,*under circumstances in their na
ture so humiliating and in his vindication
felt that right had triumphed and true
courage been rewarded.
The Marshall House.
While in Savannah last w«ek we had the
good fortune to be quartered at the Mar
shall House, the best hotel in the city.—
Our stay was made pleasant by the polite
welcome and hospitable treatment received
Rt the hand* of those really clever clerks
Mr. Jimmie O’Connell and Frank Babcock.
Col. Luce certainly knows how to keep a
hotel, and we would advise all our South
western Georgia friends to-put at the Mar
shall when they visit the Forest City.
Davis Declines. ,
In a letter to the Columbus Convention,
•Judge David Davis, the nominee of the
Labor Reform Moven»ttt for President,
has, in view of the lioiJPation at Cincin
nati Sir. Greeley, absolutely declined to
be knflftvn further in the Presidential con
test. Vie Woodhull is the only other in
dependent, and as Fred Douglas has re
fused to run for the Vice on her ticket, she
will probably come down and accept the
Cofpnoley of some nigger regiment.
The Wages of Shi.
The telegraph gives us'the tragic end of
Judge McCann, of New York. A few days
ago ho was itupeached by the Senate for
corruption* in office, and yesterday he end
ed a dishonored life by sudden death, those
who were with him say, of a Woken heart
'ever his terrible diagram, Truly '‘the,way
of the is hard,*'
and, C\ Harris,
Mr-. J C, Harris the brilliant young a*-
e nhtor- of the Horning News, Havaw
n*lu is in inU charge of that jenmah t\d--
«uel Thompson* its editor, being oh' at the
t-tpvinga, %X\\ Harris prows at muvb at home
with the political pen in hernias he is
in the " Ahaira in Ueorgia " department,
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* The Htofce* Trial,
The Stokes trial is progvt dug and ere
thkjatYagraph meets the ejre Cd the reader*
\VdL* perhaps he terminated, As to what
the vmsiiet \nU I*, i* hard to dieke, v
THE GOVERNORSHIP AND THE
'ATLANTA PRESS. #
Despite the rasping!* ‘of the Press from
all sections of the State, modest Jeems of
Atlanta will not.vouchsafe any explanation
of his candidacy or principles. His ex
treme modesty renders him impervious to
the k shafts of ridicule as the hide of the
Rhinoceros-to the reed arrow of the deni
zen of the Jungle. Poised-on his money
bags and supported, as rumor has it, on
the ona flank by the Railroad lease ring
and on the other by New York bondhold
ers, he regards with placid indifference the
dissatisfaction of the people he aspires to
rule and as yet, has not vouchsafed to say,
whether he wishes a Democratic nomina
tion or whether he will abide the action of
the Convention of 21th, if averse to his
wishes. Such conduct, may best comport
with the brokers ideas of dignity, but he
indulges them, at the expense, as he will
learn in ample time, of the deference due
the intelligence of the people.
In this connection, we state, we have care
fully examined our Atlanta exchanges to
find out something of this political Sphynx
that could commend him to the sfufirages
of the people. Although we find many
eulogies of his Bank and his monied trans
actions —one ardent admirer even boasting
that he had nut swindled the arch-swindler-
Kimball—-and although we find that his,
friends have free access to the columns of
the Democratic papers, while very little at
tention, comparatively, is bestowed tipon the
claims of Gov. Smith, probably* because
these papers are satisfied of the hold the
latter has upon the affections of the party
and people; yet we have been unable to
find anything in those letters of Jeems’
fr iends, that can constitute a decent claim
oV recommendation for the high office to
which he aspires..
Raines* candidacy has awakened a spirit
of inquiry in this part of his dominions.—
And as we want light and would do no in
justice, even to one who asks our vot<?‘with
out giving a reason why we should give it
we ask our Atlanta contemporaries,
Ist. Whether one Jno. H. James —eupho-
ny Jeems—born in Henry county, Georgia,
did not avoid duty in the “ late unpleas
antness ” under the plea that he was a Brit
ish subject? If yea, is this James tbe same ?
If still yea, has he been naturalized ? and
ean he show the “ papes ?”
2d. There Was also one James, alia3
Jeems —also boosting the initials John H.
who rumor says, after leaving the Conxed
erate lines, oscillated between Nassau, New
York and the Canadas, and that he made
lots of money. Now in this benighted re
gion, away clown here in the corner of hi a
dominions, we.have a way of putting “this
and that together ” and as this. Jeeiii Auns
for Governor, on the money sensation alone
and that Jeems had lots of money and they
both prefixed with a John ll—-we say they
are one and the sam.e. Tell us Avery. Give
us light—we want light—we pine for light.
While we recognize the abstract right of
every citizen to run for any office, we do
think some regard is due to tile “ eternal
fitness of things.” Doctors are not fitted
for blacksmiths or Parsons for Cobblers, any
more than Scavengers, are fitted . for
Man milliners, or Brokers for Governors.
The imperturbability of Jeema must bo
accounted for upon our suggestion of last
•week. He must be a tool of some of the
rings, used with the vain hope of distracting
the Convention until the time arrives to
bring on the turf some scrub now tied out.
Democrats beware !
Georgia has gained too much ; prizes
her .‘factory too highly ; apprehends too
seriously the possible contingency of defeat,
to bear with indifference, such trifling with
her dearest interests.
Governor Smith won the victory, has
served but a short time; has received the
endorsement of the party ; no objection has
been .urged to his administration. Why
displace liim? We have no idea it will be
thought of—least of all, to give place to
one even suspected to oe in the interest of
any ring. _ ' ■ •"
BALTIMORE
Hits acted. The telegraph informs us
that, as the public well knew weeks ago
would be the case, the Cincinnati Platform
was endorsed. The candidates of the Lib
eral Republicans were also nominated.
The action of the Convention is but the
embodiment of the spirit which gave birth
and vitality to the whole movement. The
ideas of actual, proclaim«d poaca and good
will between sections-—of universal amnes
ty for the past—of regret and alarm at the
abandonment in the heat and strife of bat
tle of old constitutional landmarks and a
desire fin- reform—uf an abnegation of-all
tendencies to centralism and a rehabilita
tion of the States with their constitutional
functions—and of hold assertion of the per
sonal rights of,the citizen, won in blood at
and etuhahned in the dearest
atfr-itfions of the people since—these are
the ideaa that have now aasntned voice and
evfn'eaaion.. %
Hahin\o\£ has done well-.
>Ye x rejince that the aphit of the Lihevals
haa been wet with a
evpiahevt hyrihe unanimity of ha action-—-
The million of ode* which Cincinnati top*
i wavntay avhteit to the thit>' ntitlhota ot' 6ah
j tint ms hnniftlf 'the moat augury*
that and a fatetuvn
system will live and Grant with centralism
are boomed. God grant it.
The lines are now drawn. Since 1865
the only pabulum of the Grant party has
been, that the Democracy were traitors to
the Government, because they adhered to
old ideas and old issues. The pretence
was, that Democracy was hostile, because it
could not accept as champions of good
government the Republican party. Balti
mox*e, by its action, vindicates the Democ
racy from this aspersion to the utter con
fusion of Grant and his office-holders.—
Finding that the Democracy, for the sake
of peace at the South and good govern
ment everywhere were willing to stand
upon the platform enunciated by the best
and purest of the Republican party, wbo
two years ago constituted its brain and
statesmanship, but who had turned their
backs upon an organization, putrid with its
corruption; and finding, that we would sup
port upon that platform, a man, than whom
none perhaps so obr opous to the South
could have been named ; ascertaining, in
fine, that the Democracy were willing to
bury the dead past and work for the living
issues of the present, they now preawibe a
new test'd loyalty. Grant has become the
Shiboleth, not of party, but loyalty to the
Union.
We rejoice that Baltimore has made this
issue so pointedly bind definitely;
Wo place at our mast head to-day the
nominees, Greeley and Brown.
In doing so, we wish it distinctly under
stood that we do not epdorse nor will we
feel called upon to defend the past record
of either. We take them from the present
standpoint. In accepting the platform we
file a solemn .protest against that part of
•the second pledges us to
oppose’ “ any reopening of the questions
settled by the J3th, 14th and 15tli amend
ments to the Constitution,” so far as that
resolution relates to the 14th amendment.
It may be a sentiment and of no practi
cal good, but we will never, no never, con-'
sent to pledge opposition to reopening an
organic law, conceived in hate and brought
forth in fraud, which even seemingly jus
tifies the deprivation oi # the States of their
right to manage local affairs—a law which,
is the fruitful mother of Ku-klux and*El£c
tionpLaws, el id omne genus
We speak for oujrself alone.
•While we may, never 'oppose, we will
newer pledge 'ourselves in advance not to.
oppose this usarpatory and fraudulent leg
islation. •
THE GULF RAIL ROAD AGITA
TION TO BE REWARDED.
We le;>rii upon authority that a propo
sition was made on Monday evening to present Dr.
Waring with*a gold-headed cang. for his‘’bold,
defiant and energetic -ar upon the Gulf railroad
Management.” The paper was circulated pretty
freely, but not one wTt.s found ready to put his
name at the head of the list of subscriptions.—
Savannah Advertiser.
We arc glad to know®fclrat this petition,
gotten up to pay a ■ most unworthy compli
ment to a more unworthy, meddlesome and
mischievous, man, has been frowned down
and discountenanced by a justly indignant
community.
As an evidence of the fact that the re
cent course of Dr.. Waring was strongly
disapproved by the community of which he
was the self-appointed. champion, is that
the petition was. consigned to the
ty from .which the solicitous Doctor sprung
to engage in an unauthorized and contem
tible warfare upon an honest man and a
gentleman, a standard to which "Waring
can never hope to attain.
In his ignominious defeat and frustra
tion, Dr. Waring lias but one consoling
thought, and that is, that he was allowed
the privilege- of free' speech in meeting in
argument a dignified gentleman, and that.
CoL Screven was liberal enough to walk
down at least three flights of stairs to get
on his level to reply. • . '
The fact of his being tolerated in a Con
vention of respectable stockholders at all,
is compliment enough to his* brazen-faced
audacity—to say naught of goid-headed
caues.
IN THE
Talbotton has the marrying fever.
The crop prospects in Wilkes county are
fine, says the Gazette.
Fights and fusses are peculiar to Wash
ington.
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A farmer in Talbot county pays the tui
tion of-all his children with eggs.
Prof. O. E. Market has been elected
President of*LeVert Female College.
Sawtell, of the Cuthbert Appeal, offeis
his. paper as a premium to the grower of
the largest watermelon. The melon is to
be given to the widows and orphans.
The Hancock Sentinel has suspended. %
.Blackshear is to have’a town hall
The Grand Jury of Fulton Superior
.Court, which has just adjourned, found a
number of true hdhC of which the follow
ing was given ?
Jh H Bulloch % Fr N-. Kimball 3, Foster
Blodgett 4, E- F-. Blodgett 4, N B Hotch
hiaa 4 A-. B Harris and, dames Mullens and, d-.
B AY-, dolmseupv L 11 B, Favvew, % d-. i-
Whitaker fa % G-. Hoyt E.
Cvdumbua is at a rajud
| rate-.
| Bev. With*M. Bussull editea' of the Albany
Central fell into a Hitch in Huwhins--
( vilhs Hunvtajr n%Bh and severely htjured
A Word of Caution to-the People.
Editors Constitution : Strange news has
been received here Jrom the surrounding
counties. .'lt is known that emissaries have
been at work for the last three memths
trying to manipulate the county delegations
in the interests of Mr. John H. James, but
the tricks by-which his friends hope td
pack the convention, have become known
only within the past few days.
A part of tbe plan of operations i?to in
terest a few active partisans in each coun-
Tr who shall call small meetings in back
office*, or some'other than the usual places
of holding public assemblages, and have
delegates appointed who are favorable to
Mr. James’ aspirations. Some *of these
emissaries, it is said have been traveling
aboilt the country* as insurance agents, or
to sell books, &e. In this way the peo
ple are to be ignored and a snap judgment
taken in frivor of a man who quit his coun
try during the war to engage in the blockade
business and in speculating on the necessi
ties of our half-naked soldiers and famish
ing women and children, while James M.
Smith was gallantly leading his heroic,
regiment in the defense of our homes—our
all. Contrast, Georgians, the position of
the two men at that time, and render your
verdict.
Another part of the plan. pursued by
these people is to represent Gov. Smith in
some, places as opposed to the grand pro
jected canal, the State Road lease, the giv
ing of State aid to railroads really entitled
to it, etc., And in other places to represent
him as in favor of all of these. * In judical
circuits where there are several applicants
for the appointment of Judge and Solicitor
a report is started that the Governor
dias announced his determination to appoint
this or that man, generally the most unpopu
lar one. This is done to offend all the. So
with candidates for Congress and the State
Legislature. A few weeks ago Governor
Smith desired to visit New York to nego
tiate a loan for the State, but finding tlio
press of business such, that he could not
leave, he prevailed upon ex-Govemor Jenk
ins, a man of eminent character and ability
to unddertake the negotation, and fortl\jvith
it is charged that a broken down politician
had to be employed at a heavy expense to
discharge this simple duty. The truth is,
however, as.l learn upon inquiry, that Mr.'
Jenkins did not charge one cent for his
services,"whereas Henry Clews who, like
Mr. James, is a bond Monger and note
shaver, charged the State $130,000 for ne
gotiating a certain loan for his friend Bul
lock.
And this reminds me to ask are hot all
of Bullock’s and Clews’ friends in favor "of
James ?
* It is also a part of the programme that if
the emissaries who have been, and are now
so zealously at work, that if a James dele
gation is brought up from their counties,
and that James is nominated, and elected
they can have anything that they want.
• Let the people be on their guard and at
tend all public meetings, and see that safe
and responsible delegates are appointed to
the convention. I have but two words to'
say in reply" to “Tax Payer,” and they are
these:
1. Mr. Jam’es has been hard .at work
for months, personally soliciting the sup
port of the people, like a' constable at a
district meeting; yet his friends complain
that the Executive Committee called the
Convention prematurely.
2. Mr. James’ friends threw the first
stone. They have .been* misrepresenting
and abusing Gov. Smith publicity and pri
vately from One end of the State to the
other, and they need not be surprised if '
their nfan should catch a blow now. and
then. Grass.
The Savannah Advertiser says there is
a clerk in the Custom-house in that city
who has not done any work, nor even been
at his desk, since the Gth of May, but, nev- •
ertheless, has regularly drawn his pay, and
will do so until August Ist. He is very
“ enthusiastic for Grant.”
New Advertisements.
GUS AND BOB’S
SAMPLE ROOM.
NEXT TO MARSHALL HOUBE,
101 \ Broughton Street, Savannah, Ga.
£. A. Bergest. & R. H. McHugh, Proprietors.
None but the best "Wines, Liquors, Ale, and Cigars
will be served to our Guests.
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GEORGIA — Decatur County. —By Aiirtue from
the Court of Ordinary. I will still on the first
i uestiay in September, before the Court house
door at Bainbridge, Seventy five* acres, of lot No.
91 in the 22nd District ; known as the property of
Nathan Williams deceased. '
J. W. WILLIAMS.
July 13th 1872. No. 4-td
£» (\f I/A Agents wanted t<> sell the heoitiful
T ' L/ V f\J rhotogL.ph Certifiese an*i
ru.»u»gr*i»h Family Uecoida. *\.r terms send
sump to Crider & Bru., Lublishms, Yoik, P».
FOR THE CAMPAGN.
THE
MBHEOIIEIVS
The appr< aching PresidentiA canvas, judging
fioiu the extram ioary eoiAuiou vt out 10l ti A
at) tits vvi i tn* he ua A ii'tete.'-tii g and e\ei ng,
a d h>t y c<mte*t-*d campaign in the Idat-ay of the
lU-jxuhl c and it- jyy.g <-a will h»- vr ioh< and with
tcvyiLh a 1 xi ty thv.tsands who have hcyeuth'ie
taken but h-hav- in. ebet nns. '
in o-de- t-> piaoc in |he each of ail that widely -
Vuwti m and ntn ut the LesVA and tate-t tm% ! : h
g ea ; »*■• Nayaorah Mwnunft hevta. a hheaal
“Wtp't e acheduln ha- beam attar.ga-, ..
P'Otn the si«t • • Jjvjv to the fie-t of NvWVWWf
cypy Rt the- h\«t of lettVo heat yf Pk*c jw
aoaUsm utov*- tbs o|f 'downs
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COHXZYCICUY MIUHJii.
Life Insurance Compel
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TWENTY'SIXTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
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Statement- or Receipts .an . Disbursements from the Beginning <w to C i
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isrt 1870
NET ASSETS, Janury 1,1871’.
Received in 1871 : .
For Premiu«s $7,803,491.91
“ Interest and rents 1.924,208.14
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Disbursements in 1871 :
'J o Policy-HolOerr :
Pui claims by death and matured endowments fi.793 206 83 *
Sin ulus retimed policy holers as dividends.,.. 4 932, It 280
Suriendeitd and lapsed policies 904 Bb2 16
. 57,630,241,19
Expenses :
Cnmir.issions to AirentS. .$652 488, 9(f
baiaries of officeis, Cleiks and all ulheis employed on
' salary 63 492,92
M-dical examiners' fe s ; 21.544,49
Printing, stntimiaiy, rent, advertising, postage, ex
change, etc 63,016. 5£
Taxes airca<s of taxes resisted] ...... 308 "32.79
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Balance, net assets* December 3L, IB7F. .*.... flk>
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO RECEIPT^,
SCHEDULE OF ABEETS/ D*c 81,' 1871. •
Loahs upd.n real estate (first lien.) valu6 $39,512 6.65
“ '* * stocks" and bo» As, va'ue 861,497 .’. ® :
Premium notes dh policies in force. ./.......V.. .1.... at... H**
*lostot real estate owned by the company. !"*■
Cost of Stock aad Bon Is owned owned by the Oompa.iy :
U 8, Bonds, lieu:. 6s. 81. $396 465,41
6s. 81 ; 73-* 740 39
“ “ 5-20s 65.... l,2is $18.75
“ “ 10-4 OS 99,87-VW)
“ “ Cmrency 65........... 495 62500
Tonnediicut State Boqdg feiju <Wn,WJ
Tennessee “ .“ 13,900.00
City of Toledo, 0., Bonds. .* 19.000.00
“ Terre Haute. Ind., Ponds 25,0854*
• “ Fort Wayne, Ind., Bonds 75,0004)0
“ Jackson. Michigan Water Bonds 99,000,00
“ Evansville. Indiana Water Bonds 255.000,0$
“ Quincy. Illinois Bonds 187/»004)0
• “ Lo.uisville» Kentucky Sewer Bonds 1824)00,00
“ “ Change of Gauge .80nd«... j i 92.^00.00
•“ Evansville, Indiana Bonds. • 58.850.00
* 130 Shares Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit C0mpany......... 13,000,00
130 Shares First National Bank. Hartford. 10,800,00
100 Shares City National Bank Hartford 10,72">.00
25 Shares yEtna National Bank, Hartford 2.5004 W
15 Shares Phoenix National Bank, Hartfort 1,650.00
10 Shares Charter Oak National Bank, Hartford. 1,065,00
10 Shares State Bank Hartford 1.2754 W
200 Shares Fourth National Bank New York 20,000.00
100 Scrip' Shares | Hartford and New Haven Railroad Stock. . '... 12.500.00
50 Shares Connecticut River Railroad i» 5,000,00
Cash in Bank, at interest
Cash in Company's office,
Balance due from Agents secured * ✓
Adl>, Interest due and accrued * $742,864.41
Rents accrued ' _ _ 3,000.00
Market value stock and bonds over cost . *...!..... 399.434.45
-Net premiums in course ot collection .. 60£58 $#
Net deferred quarterly and semi-annuai premiums. .’.’.'.’.'.'. .'. .’.’. .. . 26^66,68
GROSS ASSETS, DEC. 31,1871, 31,978,401^
LIABILITIES.
Amount required to re-ineure all outstanding Policies, net, assuming M
, . 4 l*>r cent, interest. 77. 7! 8 525,609-6a5.00
All other liahifities .7 . .
. SURPLUS, 5,0*0,704,74.
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ROBERT W. DAVIS, AGENT. — ‘
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