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Tie Weekly Democrat. IKK K. KCS8BU*. Editor anil Prop'r THCIiSDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1881. . ,i * i i. ,i EDITORIAL NOTES —The Giteau trial progresses, and U draws tho Washington people worse than a circus. -—Albert Lamar is making the Ma- oon Telegraph hum. lie is rushing her along like a big electric head light. •—Hon. Henry G. Turner, our Rep resentative in Congress, will please ae- eept oar thanks for the daily Congiess- iooal Record. —We refer our readers to an inter esting letter from Florida to be found att this page of our paper. Our friend’s favor was very acceptable. —Our old friend Thos. P. Cody is new a co-proprietor of the Alapaha News. Tom is a good printer a clever gentleman, and we wish him success in his new venture. —Senator B, II. Hill delivered a ringing speech in the Senate the other day against sham civil service reform " We thank heaven that the tongue of the South’s great olator is as eloquent as ever. —Col. II. I. Kimball has our thanks for a ticket of admission into the Ex position Grounds on “Editors’ Day,” which was the 20th. Sorry we couldn’t attend, but thankful for tho favor all the same, —Wc have a very able and interest ing letter from our friend, lion. Wn. Ambers, of Richmond. Va., which re lates to Mahoneism in that State, and we think it would he proper to give it to our readers in our next issue, though it was not written for the press. —The papers have it that, Gen- Lucius J. Gartrell will be an independ ent candidate for Governor at the next election. IIo is one of the ablest and best men in the State, though we think he is somewhat premature if he is cor rectly represented. —It is said that the average life of a theatre is less than 23 years; The latest disaster is that of the Ring Theatre at Vienuia, Austria, which was recently consumed by Are, and with it over 1000 human beings, out of an audience of 2000, —Judge Tompkins of tho Superior Court in Savannah has succeeded in closing the bar rooms of that city on the Sabbath—a feat which the munci- pal government never could or would accomplish. Tho result will bo salutary to good order and morals at least ouo day in tho week. —It is said that a big effort will bo made by the Republicans to Mahone- iie Mississippi. Our opinion is they will have a nice time in doing it. Even away up it Maine tho Rads, tremble when they hear the name o? that gal lant Scute. —Col. Lamar thinks that “when Joe Brown looks demure he is dangerous.' Then the Senator was born dungeons, and we believe the Colonel is right. We might write it Joe Brown, D. D.’ that is demurely dangerous. — Hon. Morgan Rawls once repre. sented the 1st Cong. District of Georgia in tho National House of Representa tives. At tho expiration of his term he secured a small clerkship in the body in which he was once a peer. Since tho Repubs, have taken possession he loses his office and is disconsolate. —Blakely has a railroad, but no merchants. Is there any business dono there ' \\ s have looked the News, a sprightly paper published in that town, hrough and thorough and don’t find tbut one mercantile firm’s name in it. We take it, therefore, that a few live merchants might find room iu Blakely. —Col. Albert R. Lamar is now the editor of the Macon Tellegrapb and Messenger. He is one of the finest writers and most sensible men in the country, and the editorial page of the T. & M. fairly sparkles with his wit and wisdom. We welcome tho Colonel back to the profession with the hope that ho will make hi3 paper take the lead in Southern opinion. — For many years the Democrats have had the mayor of Boston, but the Republicans and citizens hare just elected Dr. Green over the ruling Dem ocracy by 718 majority. Democratic New York narrowly escaped a Repub lican mayor last year, and Democratic Brooklyn has just chosen a Republican by several thousand. Republican Philadelphia lias a Reform Democratic mayor; Republican Pittsburg has a Democratic mayor ; Republican Cincin nati has a Democratic mayor ; Democrat ic 8t. Louis has a Republican mayor, and Democratic Baltimore was saved from a local political revolution by the uia- 1 chine accepting Senator Whyte. HON- HENRY G. TURNER- We notice that some of our contemp oraries seem afraid that Hon. Henry G. Turner will take too prominent a part in the Congressional debates in this his first term, and indicate that ho had better keep silent until he is fully acquainted with the rules, etc. Of course all such advice is simply gratu itous, as under no circumstances will our honored representative ever “push himself forward,” for he possesses the cardinal virtue cf modesty to a degree beyond any statesman we can just now call to mind. However, we will say, that.Henry. G. Turner is as well versed in the rules of Congress as is necessary for the participation in any of the de bates and business of the Hoose to which he belongs; and besides he has ability second to bat few in that body. When he deems it his duty to speak he will always make himself hoard, and he will also be listened to with undivided attention—not only by the members of the House of Representatives but by the whole country. Georgia may well be proud of Mr. Turner for she has no abler son at Washington. We are aware that this is a bold assertion, but time will show that wo h ive spoken but the truth. In those times when leading news papers would have us beiieve that the principles of all political parties only tend to the publio crib, and that Demo cracy in its last analysis is but an effort to feed its leasers out of the flash pots of Egypt—we rejoice to know that if the standard-bearer of the Second District of Georgia enter tained such ideas for a moment his seat in Congress would soon be vacated. If oar leaders are only fighting for spoils, the quicker such loaders are- abolished the better. There are some millions of Democrats who bulicve that the spoils of office are at least seconda ry to the triumph of principles If spoil bad alone been their aim the South would have been Halieueized years ago, and the thousands of offices would have all this time been adminis tered by other hands. It is well then for Democrats every where to know the men by whom they are represented. Our people know, love and trust Mr. Turner, and they are satisfied. Southern Cotton Factories The Greenville (S. C ) News says ; “The attention of Mr. Edward Atkinson and other statisticians and experts is respectfully directed to the report of the Camperdown mills. Theories and calculations may demonstrate clearly that eotton mills in the South are not profitable, bat twelve per cent, divi dends in stockholders’ pockets jingle LETTER FROM EAST FIORIDA Micanopy, Fla., Dec. 1st, 18S1.— Hon. Ben. E. Russell, Dear Sir .—Ob serving that you had manifested con- sideiable interest in jute culture, I send you specimens of fibre and seed of a species of jute indigenous to this sec tion. It grows freely on our lighter hammocks and if some cheap means of procuring the fibre could be devised it would become of vast importance to the “boomiest” State in America. Y"ou seem deeply interested in the advancement of Bainbridge, have labor ed assiduously to get it on the up grade, and make it a mart of some importance. Although it has advantages in the way of transportation and seems likely to have additional facilities, yes iti im provement lags and it still remains Bain- bridge the dilapidated. Atlanta thriv- finds it lacks manufacturing facil- ties and is jurying to dig a big ditch to get water power. Bainbridge stagnat ing, has greater need for water power- er. How shall it obtain it ? Get good cheap water power, manufactories will be established, aud old Bainbridge, the most charming town in the State, will drop into the tide that shall waft it on to greatness. Rail Roads don’t make a place, they are only a means to an end. Manufactories must assist, in fact are the most important means to secure wealth for a city. It has been several years since I re sided in your beautiful lititle city, and have forgotten much of distances, &e ) but it has occurred to me that the slough that makes off from the Flint in ! tho country above might be utilized to secure the needed water power. In times of high water, the current is very considerable and it occurred to me that a survey might show fall sufficient, and expense of catting light enough to war rant the expense. I make the sugges tion for what it is worth. We do more costly things here in the “Land of Flowers” and enterprise that promise less of good. We have quit singing “silver threads among the gold.” Have better words set to sweeter music—“Golden globes ! among the green,” Sung to the music of the jiugling guinea. Yeur bumble correspondent sits to-night in the rude verandah that adorns his humble Cot, and as his eye rests on the siespe- rian globos that gleam golden in fair Lunar’s rays, visions, bright aud goSdeu troop through his brain in ceountless my riads. Ah this is a glorious country to live in. Even if hope were all it were well worth the enjoying. But we have more. Ours are not Dead Sea fruits. They turn net to ashes, but to genuine, immistakable “chatty kinoi.” I don’t ask now cau any good Some o&t of Bainbridge, Saturday December m Twenty-Fourth. ... , , , , , i Florida but come aud see, and enjoy in contradiction, and stand as hard, yel-1. , ,, , „ , , , , ,,, , . , j its fullner.s aud poriuetion the nectar of low, bealtny and indestructible tacts- „ /• - . - . , our perfect fruit. The Camperdown is not one factory by. , , , . . itself. The Peidaont, P.lhem, JWk! ""?7 , , T ,. itho cmng out ot the “Florida fever Shoals, Batesvxlle and Reedy liner are; within a few the Pelzery factory witii its accompany ing town is being built as fast as rock and brick can be laid and naiis driven. Ail can compare most favorably in financial results with any mills in Massachusetts or Rhode Island. Mr. Atkinson should come to Greenville and revise his next manuscript. ~ J ... , i that the good work goes bravely on. miles ot Greenvuie, and ° , . , • j ihe wagons that aaily mass and the etory with its accompany- ! , ,. ,, * _ , i crowded trams tell a different tale. Let them, like Balaam of old get them selves an ass and let him, iu future, do their prophesying. Regards to Graves, Ponder and all others who may feel interest enough in' one who formerly dwelt in your low grounds of sorrow, “whero the lion roareth” and so on. Truly Yours, W. A. Dickenson. P. S. Please say to Dr. Butts that we have spied out the country and while it don’t take two men and a rail to carry a bunch of grapes, it is still a goodly land. We havo room and a warm welcome for nil such men as he. Yours &c, W. A. D. Hon. Jefferson Davis appears to-eare very little for the material progress of this country. We respect him as one of the effete “has beens.”—Atlanta Pho nograph Tho above mean littlo paragraph was indicted by the Atlanta editor no doubt because Mr. Davis has found it incon venient to visit the Cotton Expositson, in which event he would have been given “a day” and thousands of curiosity-seek ers would have attended iu consequence. . , . , . , , , -,, Mr. Isaac Loeb, formerly with J. Steininger This would have helped the material „ . . , , c , -*• 3 r* Esq., is now to be found at Smith & Traubs, progress (?) of tho county so much, Oh, ryhere he will be pleased to wait upon his littleness, where is thy blush ! former friends. Using in advance, two Palace Advertising Cars, and requiring three imroense;trains c cars to transport the show, at a daily expense of nearly .§4.500. Besides the great herd < E'ephants, there are nearly 2.000 animals, birds, beasts, reptiles and trained horses.poni ; &c., with nearly’200 first-class artists ol all nations, in the four circus and;Hippodrome Cor panies composed of the most brilliant male and female talent ever known in the Equestria and Hjppodromatic world —eitl. r Europe? or America—among which are the §20*00.' HANDSOMEST WOMAN IN THE UNITED STATES. Positively the first and onl HIPPODROME WITH A MANAGERIE! HIPPODROME-WITH A MUSEUM! HIPPODROME WITH FOUR CIRCUSES! HIPPODROME WITH TPE CONGRESS OF NATIONS ! HIPPODROME COVERING TEN ACRES! HIPPODROME WITH INDIAN SHOW! HIPPODROME WITH NINE KINDS OF MUSIC! HIPPODROME WITH THREE PAGEANTS! HIPPODROME WITH §100.000 BRONCHO HORSES! HIPPODROME WITH RACE TRACK 40 FEET WIDE, and nearly half mil around. Containing the most novel and intensely interesting chariot and running races evi witnessed it the palmy days of Titus of Romo, or the famous Derby races ofjnerry England So confinent is Mr. Coup in the merit and magnitude of his present M IP" yy i &a J V lift VVyiiyg.ni ul un That ho will willingly present each and every visitor with a ten dollar greenback AW. THE BEST THEY EVER Hippodrome with Miss Katie Stokes, the §20.000 Handsomest Woman in the World, j ppourome with T.n Lu, a Human Being, Terrifically Hurled fr; in a Huge Iron Catapull Hippodrome with a §1000,000 Zulu Baby. 1 Iippodrome with Hippodrome Races, iippodrome with Thrilling Roman Chariot Races Hippodrome with Terrific Hurdle Races, iippodrome with Two and Four Horse Standing Races Iippodrome with Sack Races. • ippodrome with .Zulu and Indian Races, iippodrome with Spirited Steeple Chases. Iippodrome with Fearless I- let Races. Iippodrome with Indian Chase for a,Wife, lippodreme with Two ! lundred Hippodrome Art-sts. Iippodrome with M ild Australian Boomerang Throwers iippodrome with Six Leaping Italian Greyhounds. Iippodrome with Geraldine, who Dives 75 Feet Down from the ton of tho Pavilion. • ippourome with a Horse Walking on Stilts. Iippodrome with Equine Military Drill, iippodrome with Fy-yer’s Pony and Dog Circus. iiiimedrcwe - 1 - p. D.oo, who Descends by the /lair of her Head on an Invisible] T . . the iiitihest Pinnacle of the Great Tent. Iippodrome with NetTo. tho Leaping Horse, who Clears Five Horses and ai Iippodrome with J. Grand Fniiias. Hippodorme with P y: 1 Prirc-'-s Am axdo, of Zulnland. iippodrome with - . :;; thv Zulu \V;rriors. ' Hippodrome with a Marvelous Museum. , Hippodrome with Denizens'of ihct Forest. Hippodrome with Four H earn Music? l Cars Iippodrome with Seats for 141000 People ' - I t' UCM3 jl»r ith'UU I copie. ■Sfe—w Hippodrome with tbs Largest Tents Ever Erected- Two Exhibitions Daily, Admission 50 and 75 cents For CliibAI' EXCURSIONS WILL 53IE 33UIV OTV TJ AII^IIO