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•*. Tie Weekly Democrat. SKI* K. RLSKKI.L, Kdllor uml Prop’r THURSDAY. MARCH 23. ls82 - editorial NOTES Congressman Black of the first dis trict is djiug of paralysis in Washington. His death will he generally lamented throughout Georgia. Governor Colquitt will not j*» the Legislative together ^^-district the &tate, anu’ A sensible for it. The tenth congressman will be elected from the State at large. —The Comptroller General’s Report is one of the moBt comprehensive docu ments ever issued from that office, and r. Wright deserves great credit for its preparation. —The managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution is spoken of as a candidate for Congress from the State at large. The honor could not fall upon a more worthy mao. • — Congressman Turner will certainly bo re-elected from the Second District no matter what opposition may be brought against him. He is the peer ,) of any man in Georgia. •—The people of this county have quite a number of candidates for fax Collector to select from. We hope the best man may be elected —We desire to state just here that nbout the three best daily papers ex changing with us are the Atlanta Con stitution. Macon Telegraph and Messen ger, and Columbus Enquirer. — Worth county abolished the sale of intoxicating liquors within her limits at an election held last week by a de* cidcd majority. The more such elect ions the better for the country. Mr. J. T. Waterman has bought the Monroo Advertise and will henceforth con. duct that journal iu the style that lias made him one of the foremost editors iu Georgia. To Mr. Cubinass who retires we wish success, and to Mr. \\ aterman con tinued prosperity. _Wp fear lion. 13. H. Hill’s con dition is such that there is no room for hopo. Reports say that he is resigned to his fato. His death would be a ca lamity to the whole nation; and to his own loved South his loss would be simply irroparable. —We are tired of hearing about the Norwood-Oolquitt campaign. It has passed and the bitterness it engendered ought long since to have been forgtten. Democrats will have as much as they can do to meet live issues, without dig ging up dead ones. We hear it stated every now and then by citizens of Bainbridge that the S. F. & W. Railroad will not be ex tended westward from some this place but from some other point. Perhaps so. And it is whispered in railroad circles that if exhorbitant demands for right of way are asked, there is truth iu the statement of the aforesaid citizens. In the meantime the world will contin ue to revolve. Our friend ITansell.of theThomasville Enterprise, need give himself no uneasiness whatever. We have no designs upon the position of congressman fiom the State-at- large, uor have we everseriously entertained the matter. However, it may not be out of place just hero to thank Editor Perhara, of the Quitman Free Press, and the vari ous other newspapers, fqr the compli mentary manner in which they have men tioned our humble name in connection with that high office. To be spoken well of is something pleasant to every man. —lion. S.G. McLendon, of Thomasville, is the youngest railroad president in the South, lie is at the head of the Bain- bridge, Cuthbert & Columbus road, which is to ruu from' C61umhus via Bainbridge to the Gulf. Sixty miles of this road is graded, and the probability is that the en tire road will be built in the near future. With that road and the Chattahoochee extension of the Savannah, Florida & Western, Bainbridge ought to begin to look up. Disapproves the Governor’s Action The Macon Telegraph strongly dis approves of Governor Colquitt’s action in not calling the Legislature together. From the comments qf that paper we extract the following : ‘ There is a strong probability that there will be a candidate for .Congress man at large iu each Congressional district. If a Democrat should be elected wo think it more than doubtful if ho is allowed to take his seat in the next House. The United States has the authority, or claims the authority to make, to amend, alter or modify the laws under which Congressional repre sentatives are elected. But they are really and in fact elected under the Morma.-ts Must Go- cob. ALEX. MCCLURES VIEW OF THE GREAT IMMORALITY. Washington, March 15.—While there can be no divided sentiment among ail good citizens as to the ne cessity of arresting the power and growth of polygamy, I regard tW Dili just passed as it wry dangerous and ..vcdTcssly severe measure. To deprive the Territory of Utah of responsible government, and place it under a com mission with the most plenary and arbitrary powers, is to place the wealth and property of the Mormon people at the mercy of men who are not likely to be scrupulous in profiting by their authority. Under the direction of the class of men who most seek and obtain Territorial appointments, the commis sioners under the law passed to-day, dealing with the fanaticism that so largely rules in the Mormon Church, can execute its letter and plunder the Mormons of half of their great wealth, and it is no unreasonable apprehension that they will do so. A plain, just and lawful remedy for polygamy could have been enforced by simply providing that polygamists shall be ineligible to vote at Territorial elections, ineligible to office and in ineligible as jurors.—The executive, judicial and all general Tcr- ritorial officers are now Federal ap pointments, and the simple remedy of making the polygamists voiceless in the government, with a severe penal code for those guilty of marrying plural wives in the future, would accomplish all the good that can be accomplished by the bill passed to-day without affect ing any vested rights of families or forcing a revolutionary policy that is mbre than likely to resu't in the perse cution of Mormons under color of law, not to surpress the crime of polygamy, but to perpetrate official crime for Mor mon plunder. There is not much good stealing left in the South ; the North ern States are gett.ng decidedly uncom fortable for public thieves, and Utah is the only place where good stealing may be found, with a fair prospect of s^- cess. The South could be robbed by carpet-baggers with impunity, because it was the South of rebellion, and Utah can now be robbed because it is the home of polygamists and is despised by all good citizens for its degradation of religion to beastly lust and cunning reel. But the Mormons must go, and to morrow the House will supplement the Mormon leglliation of to-day, that de forms the most vital theories of honest government, by passing the Senate anti-Chinese bill. Both the Mormons and the Chinese must go, and laws, which should be considered with the deliberation and sanctity due to a solemn treaty or to a question of the right of freedom of conscience, are whipped through Congress by prowling demagogues, in defiance of every ad monition of enlightened statesmanship. The Chinese and the Mormons will go. but I hazard little in saying that both of these laws will be materially modi fied before five years shall have passed away. Leaf From the Czar’s Diary. San I'randsco Kars Letter. Got up at 7 a. m., and ordered my bath. Found four gallons of vitriol in it and did not take it. Went to break fast. The Nihilists had placed two torpedoes on the stairs, but I did not step on them. The coffee smelled- so strongly of Prusic acid that I was afraid to drink it. Found a scorpion on my left slipper, but luckily shook it out before putting it on.' Just be fore stepping into the carriage to go for my morning drive it was blown in to the air, killing the coachman and horses instantly. I did not drive. Took a light lunch off hermetically- sealed canned goods. They can’t fool me there. Fouud a poison ed dagger in my favorite chair, with the point sticking out. Did not sit down on it. Had dinner at 6 p. m. acd made Baron Laischounowonski taste every dish, tic died before the soup was cleared away. Consumed some Baltimore oysters and some Lon don stout that I have bad lockfd up for five years. Went to the theatre and was shot at three times in the first act. Had the entire audience hanged. Went home to bed and slept all night on the roof of the palace. UNCLE JSAM AT HOME / The Magnificent Residence Building for Bachelor Tilden- f incinnati Enquirer. The new house that Samuel J. Tilden is building, on the site of bis fsiiFer home at Np. 15 .C.amercv Park, will oe one of the costliest private residences from 8400.000 to §000.000. Some years ago Mr. Tilden bought the house at No. 16 Gramcrcy Park, and having thus obtained a plot of ground sixty feet wide and one hundred feet deep, commenced to build a new bouse, iD which the library should be the essen tial feature. It was decided to preserve parts of the old house intact, so far as beam wails were concerned : but the house at No. 16 was completely torn down. The fronts of both houses were removed and rebuilt. Two bay project ions, each running from the ground to the third story—one semi-octagonal in from and the other square—are the prominent features of the front. The materials used consist of Carlisle (Scot land) reddish sandstone. Belleville brownstone, and narrow bands of Main granite, with a running vine wrought into relief by polishing, the effect of the black leaves upon the lluishgray of the natural granite being exceedingly ood. The whole front of the house is one mass of elaborate carving where ever the Carlisle stone is used no cutting having been done in the browD stene, that material not being regarded by the architects of sufficient durability- Forty men were employed upon the out side carving for several months. Life- size heads, carved by Mr. IV. Kitson, of Milton, Franklin, Geothc, Shakespeare and Michael Angelo occupy panels in prominent positions. Mi. Tilden’n col lection of portraits of Milton is the finest in the country, and from it the designs for the present head were ob tained. Altogether, the effect of the house from the street is warm aDd rich, a mixture of gothic and renaissance prevailing in the design. SmaJ-Pox- Senator Ben. Hill said to Colonel J. R. Randall the othifr day : “If I recover, it is well. If I die, it is also well. While I think it strange that a man whose constitution was formed by phisical labor on a farm, and who, up to a *year ago, never had a day ot ill- health, should be afflicted with an in- provisiocs of the special election law- i exorable disorder of the blood, I RAVAGES OF THE PLAGUE IN VIRGINIA AND PENNYLVANIA Lynchburg Va March 18—7 here is intense excitement in Bedford county over the small pox there. Three death have occurred within the-past few days, in the Little Otter District, and as many people refused to be vacinated great apprehension of the spread of the disease is entertained. Philadelphia, March 18.—The Bulletin's special from Reading says : “Special telegrams show that the small pox scourge is making sad havoc in the districts. It is reported to.-day for the first time that all along South Moun tain, from Macungle, Lehigh eouqty, to Shawsack, Berks county, the plague ss spreading, and in many instances entire families, one consisting of eight persons, are afflicted. Advices from South Bethlehem show that over two hundred cases exist and the probabil ities arc that the entire town will be quarantined. The disease has spread to Hiilostown and numerous cases are reported. The Nazareth pest-house is full and the Poor Directors refused to receive any moTe sufferers.” Can a Drummer be Fined for Remov ing his Coat in a Car ? Augusta Chronicle. The trial of the case of Wm. H Johnson vs the Georgia Railroad for $10,000, suit for damages, was con cluded at Morgan Superior Court on Wednesday last. The case grew out of an incident which occurred in the passenger train of the above company one day last July. Among the passengers on the train was Wm. H. Johnson, a drummer, of Pitts burg, Pcdo. While sitting in the ladies’ car he pulled off his coat, and was requested by Mr. Harry HiH, con ductor, to put it on again. This he re fused to do, when the train was stopped near Madison and Johnson put off. The case has since excited considerable in terest in railway circles. .< The trial of the case resulted in ! mistrial. It is generally understood, however, that the jury stood nine for ! no damages and three for 8100 dam- | ages. It is not thought that the road . would have stood a cent damages, as they were contesting the principle of the suit. It is not now believed that the stlit will be pushed further. Mr. Fred. C. Foster, of Madison, and the Messrs. Lewis, of Greensboro, represented Johnson, while Messrs. Joseph B. Gumming, of Augusta, and i Joel A. Billups, ot Macon, appeared for the road. The Same Old Story- Tie Houston Home Journal of last week repeats the same old story that we hear on all sides just about planting season. The Journal says: “Three-fourths a'YAv? woi crop in tfouston county has been planted, and some of it is up. Notwithstanding the fact that cotton is the money crop here, corn is receiving more than the usual attention this year. An earnest effort is being made to become independent of the western corn cribs. The fact that the oat crop promises an excelleut yield goes far towards making our farmers view the prospect with hope. With home-made provisions in plenty, high—priced corn and bacon will have no ill effect upon our farmers.” THE Burial Case& THE NEATEST ROSEWOOD Burial Cases ot all sizes and prices at the Carriage Repository. CHARLES L, BEACn. FRED SMITH. Baker and Confectioner No 6 Sharon House Bjock. Fresh breads,cakes, fruits, candies, nuts, etc., always on hand. Also, best stock of family groceries in town. Undersold by uo one. Give him a call. Decatur Tax Sale. GEORGIA, Jlecatur County : Will be sold before the court honse door iu the town of Bainbridge, Ga., between the usual hours of sale on the first Tues day in April 1882, the following prop erty to-wit : Lot of land number 218 in the 21st dis trict of Decitur county, and levied on as the property, of F Alday & Bro,, to satisfy one state and county "tux fi fa issued against said F Vlday & Bro. for unpaid taxes. Levy made and returned to ma by a constable. . L. F. Burkett. March 2, 1882. Sheriff. Decatur Tax Sale. GEORGIA—Decatur County : Will be s dd before the court house (1 oor in the town of Bainbridge, during the usual hours of sale, on tiie first Tuesday iu April next, the following property to-wit: Lot of hind number 203 in the 21st dis trict of Decatur county, and levied on as the property of E. E. White, agent for Sarah Nicholson, to satisfy a state aud county tax fi fa issued against said E. E- White agent for Sarah Nicholson for unpaid taxes. Levy made and returned to me bv a consta ble. L. F BURKETT, March 2, 18S2- Sheriff. Decatur Sheriff’s Sale. GEORGIA, Decatur County: Will be sold before the court bouse door in the city of Bainbridge, Decatur county Ga., between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in April, 1882, the following property to-wit : Thirty-seven and one-lialf acres of land in the north-east corner of lot no 81 in the loth district of Decatur county, and levied on as the property of Thomas Gaines to satisfy one Justice Court fi - fa in tavor of J. Steininger vs said Thomas Gaines. Levy made and returned to me by a Constable L. F. Burkett, March 2, 1882. * Sheriff. Decatur Sheriff’s Sale. GEORGIA—Decatui County ; Will be sold before the court house door in the town of Bainbridge on the first.Tues day in April next between the usual hours of sale the following property to-wit: One hundred and thirty-five acres of lot of land number (10*5) oue hundred and six in 20th District of Decatur county and levied on as the property of M. A. Bacon to satisfy one cost execution in favor of officers of court vs M. A. Bacon. L. F. BURKETT, March 2, 1882. . Sheriff. Decatur Sheriff’s Sale. GEORGIA, Decatur Connty: Will be sold before the court house door in the city of Bainbridge, Decatur county, Ga. between the legal hours of sale, on the firrt Tuesday in April 1882, the following property to-wit: Lot of land number thirty.,nine (39) in the loth District of Decatur county, ‘and levied on as the property of Nancy Harrell to satisfy one County Court Fi fa in favor M. C. J. F. Kiser ts Nancy Harrell. L. F, Burkett. March 2, 1882 ' (sheriff of the respective States. The appor- tioauient act (Joes not provide anv machinery of law by which a Congress man at large may be elected. Nor .« the State law provide for any such tioo.” resign myself ia the hands of tny Creator, who will do with uie what seems best to Him, and either raise me up for further usefulness or summon me away. I await with patience either event.” The Philadelphia Record letnarks: “Mr Alexander H. Stephens has been forty-six years in public life without getting fat cr rich. We do not know of a case of this kind North of Mason and Dixiu’s line.” Decatur Sheriff’s Sale. GEORGIA—Decatur Couuty : Will be sold before the court house door in the town of Bainbridge on the first Tues day in April next between the usual hours of sale the following property to-wit ; Lot of land number two hundred and twenty-seven (227) in the 20th district of Decatur county, and levied on as Ihe prop,-, erty of the estate of Isaac I’aramore, alias Isaac Do liaison, deceased, nowin the hands of Washington Anderson, as administer of the said Isaac Fare more, alias Is Donalson, to satisfy one execution jn favor of B. B. Bower and E. C. Bower, as admin istrators of Isaac E., Bowen, deceased ▼< 11 ashington Anderson administrator o; Isaac Farumore alias Issac Donalson. 1, F. Burkett, March 2, 1882. Sheriff. Purest Drugs For Sale By pope & McLendon Patent Medicines, Bitters, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, Tobacco. Cigars, Etc. They keep constantly on hand a fresh supply the best At H. B. Ehrlich & Co’s big establishment is well worth seeing, and it will Cost Nothing ! To call and see this grand free show, con sisting of one of the LARGEST! a d Handsomest Stocks ofDry Goods, Cloth ing, Hats, Shoes, Groceries, etc., ever open ed in South west Georgia. MONEY SAVED By calling on j A, R. EHRLICH & CO, jkx.-wv '--ra Ml MilillBilU 3 NEW FIRM AND NEWGOODS J. A. Donalson Has just opened in the Bowne Bloek next door to Pope & McLendon, a full and complete stock of FRESH GROCERIES. Both staple and fancy. Also, FRUITS, HARDWARE, TINWARE, Etc. which they propose to sell at the very lowest cash prices. He sells THE FRESHEST the CHEAPEST GOODS in town; Give him & call. Goods delivered at house for city customers. •/& Handsome Lot of Winter Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes For AND BOYS At H, B. EHRLICH & CO S. Our Dress Goods Are the Prettiest and cheapest. HEADQUARTERS For Groceries, Bacon, Flour, Sugar, Coffee Butter, Cheese, etc., by the Oar Load, OUR BikXI Presided over by Mr. R. L. GREMMER, is well stocked with fine Whiskey, Brandies Wine Cigars, Lemons Soda- Wateretc, E. A. P0HLMAH THE LIVE CR0CER Will run a lightning schedule the prej year, and will keep on hand for thebeo-L of the public (he beat and most select3 sortment of GROCERIES Ever seen in Bainbridge. Also, I FRUITS. CANDIES, CONFECTIONS. ■ Country produce bought at highest, nrir J Ail 1 ask is a trial, after which 1 you will he pleased. J X3 A Polilmaii, 1 $ OAK CITY I —AND— Hillard Saloon !| The only first-class Bar and Billiard Sa- 9 loon in the city of Bainbridge. Waete you 3 can get any and every kind of drinks. Ci- I gars — Domestic and Impurlo.I. C liampagneS. turn's Extra Dry, Seigai’s Extra Dry, Cue De felontuhcilo, Extra Dry. I ] •W' 9 Shorry, Cir.ret, Scupperncng. Ca-.awiia. California. Pari -.jutported.) | Fren ii Brandies. Cordials, Benedictine, Scheidam Schnapps, Holland and Tom Gins, Rye and Boubon Whiskies. A. S. IEOPI, l’rop’r Oak City Saloon. An Old Proverb Says : Chance is now offered for everybody to supply thfctnsclvrs with good Clothing at low prices, as 15. II. LEVY has reduced every Of hi- entire stock of winter goods which is still very large and well assorted Overcoats, Business and Dress suits, for men boys and children. Now is your To supply yourselves with good clothing at low figures, at B. II. LEVY'S, 191 and 193, Congress Street, Savannah, Ga. Your money. Goods sent Ly express, O, D., with privilege to examine and i turn if not satisfactory. Times out of ten you can save money bv calling on B. II. LEVY, 191 and 193, Congress Street, Savauuuh, Ga, THE Live Oak Mills, L. F. BURKETT, - - Proprietor. I now have tny fine new mill in succ°ss- ful operation, aud am prepared to grind all ihe corn in Decatur county into meal, grits, hominy, etc,, guaranteeing satisfact ion in every instance. In the fall I will have my rice mill iu successful operation, so farmers can take notice now and plant this valuable crop, knowing that it will be hulled in Bain- bridge at cheap rates. I would be glad to have persons come aud iuspect my machinery, which was made specially for me bv the Taylor Manufacturing Co., of Westminister, Md„ acd if they should need anything of the sort I wiil take pleasure in ordering the same for them. L- F- BURKETT March 9, 1832—lm. kWmtclMd. Stem Winder* SJ.0O.WMteMeUlHnBUdS lcuets. lmlu:lqK*-dd*6. Solid Hold *U. CheipeJ* f Mdbe»t[oruse* Ktalilivepaipoees. ■ctUlofMln*. U2KM*»nS«,S.T& /