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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1883.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
—Several fishing parties are
arranged to take place immediate
ly after Court which will be about,
the 1st of June.
—The Legislature will meet in
Atlanta on Wednesday next to
declare the election of, and inau
gurate, the new Governor—Henry
D. McDaniel.
—Memorial Day was generally
celebrated tlirougout the South.
As long as this anniversary is
observed, we shall never lose con
fidence in the Southern people.
—Albany, last week, shipped
eleven hundred head of cattle, in
cars, to Texas. At this rate Al
bany will be forced to rely upon
the razor bakes and mutton for
her fresh meats.
—The last cotton crop amounted
to seven millions bales, and hence
its continued low price. Will
farmers never learn that five
millions bales will bring as much
money as seven millions ?
—We want it distinctly under
stood that The Democrat is in
favor of Samuel J. Randall, of
Pennsylvania, for Speaker of the
U. S. House of Representatives.
Tariff or no tariff, he is the man.
—We hear men of good judge
ment predict that lands in South
western Georgia contiguous to
railroads will be hard to buy at
any price within five years. And
there is no sort of doubt about it.
—Eliza Pinkston, the negro
wench, who done such tall swear
ing for John Sherman in his steal
of Louisianna for the Fraudulent
Hayes, died not long since while
serving a term in the penitentary
for larceny.
—Decatur county alone will
consume annually at least 30.000
rosin and turpentine barrels.
Moral: a barrel factory would
pay if not a single sale was made
outside of the aforementioned
county.
—Albany has cat which has
adopted a litter of puppies
and is raising them as her own.
Verily the fullness of time must
be near at hand. Since the lamb
and the lion have lain down to
gether.
—Small-pox was introduced in
to Tallahassee by a negro woman,
but prompt action on the part of
the authorities, prevented its
spread. The negro has recovered.
The disease is still prevalent in
and near Jacksonville, however.
—The Atlanta Star lias been
merged into the Journal. The
Journal now has an open field,
and we predict that under the able
editorial management of Col. E.
F. Hoge, it will cover every inch
of it. The Journal is bound to suc
ceed.
—Most of the Southern cities cel
ebrated Memorial Day in an im
pressive and appropriate manner.
It is to be hoped that this beauti
ful and touching tribute to the
heroes of the Lost Cause will
never be ommitted when the 26th
of April rolls round.
—We are not willing to qualify
under oath that the work on the
Bainbridge, Cuthbcrt & Columbus
Railroad will . be commenced
within the next sixty days; but.
from ail that we can gather on
the subject, we would not be
at all surprised if such a thing did
happen.
—Gen. Wm M. Browne, Profes
sor of Constitutional Law, and
President- of the Agricultural
College of the Georgia University,
died at his home in Athens last
Sunday. During the war Gen.
Browne belonged to the Militaiy
Stall' of President Davis.
—Gen. Raum, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, has tendered
his resignation to the President.
IBs reason for so doing is that the
salary of the office is not sufficient
to compensate for the arduous
service required. Notwithstand
ing, the President is already in
receipt of a cart load of applica
tions for the vacancy.
The Twilight Pic Nie.
The caption of this article would
suggest that the pic nic is to take
place in the twilight—that is to
say between sunset and night.
Not so, the Twilight refered to is
a post office in Miller county. It
is said to be a romantic spot, hence
the name.
On Saturday next the people of
Twilight and surrounding country
will meet there, for the purpose of
enjoying a bright May day pic nic.
The people will come from all
four points of the compass, laden
with baskets full of the good tilings
of life. Even now fat slioats and
mutton are being barbecued
turkeys are roasting, pullets are
broiling, and ’possums are baking,
forthis gala day at Twilight. In
deed all of the thrifty housewives
of Miller, and Early, and Calhoun,
and Decatur, are now making
ready for the feast.
The barbecue of the olden
time is now effeete. That historic
reminiscence is supplanted by the
pic nic, and the latter if more
modern is certainly more enjoya
ble. This day at Twilight will be
long remembered; we say this in
advance for the reason that John
S. Clifton, Sam T. Morton and the
balance of the committee of ar
rangements, have guaranteed us
in so saying.
It is estimated that at least a
thousand of the prettiest girls in
Georgia will attend this Twilight
pic nic; and the estimate is not a
bit too large, and it is a notorious
fact that the women of the four
counties above referred to are cele
brated for their beauty. In ad
dition we are to have present old
men, and young men, elderly
ladies, and ladies not so elderly.
Upon the whole the pic nic might
be set down as a grand success.
There will also be some appro
priate addresses delivered on this
occasion. Col. Daniel McGill, of
Bainbridge, the best agricultural
talker in'the State, has accepted
the invitation of the committee
and will deliver an address upon
that interesting topic. And as
the ladies all favor Prohibition,
they have sent another gentleman
a special invitation to be present
and to address the audionce on
this important question.
The Twilight pic nic will prove
a delightful May festival.
—We are glad to hear that
Gen. Robert Toombs is improving
in health. Long may the distin
guished old gentleman be spared.
Georgia will never see his like
again when he passes hence.
. —We see the statement made
and it is doubtless true, that the
Albany and Brunswick Railroad
passed into the control of the
Central and S. F. & W. R. R. on
the 1st inst. and that Major
Fleming late, General Superen-
tendent of the S. F. & W. R’y
assumed the general management
of the newly leased line on the
1st.
—The Savannah News of Mon
day last says: “We are
authorized to say that the report
that Captain R. G. Fleming,
Superintendent of the Savannah,
Florida. and Western Rail
way, is to to take the Superinten-
dency of the Brunswick and Wes
tern Railroad is not correct.” We
are truly glad that the popular
and able Fleming is to remain
upon our line.
—Georgia is pretty throughly
Democratic, and the voters can
afford to stay at home and dele
gate about one man in twenty to
do the voting for them. In the
recent Gubernatorial campaign
jUst closed Decatur county gave
the largest Democratic majority
slie ever did. McDaniel just
swept everything, and his victory,
in Decatur especially, must amuse
and gratify him exceedingly.
—Ben Butler, of Massachusetts,
has been a very bad man in his
life. He commanded ;it New Or
leans at one time during (he war,
and the petty tyrannieshe practic
ed upon the people of that con
quered city, have covered his
name with ‘infamy. However, as
if trying to reform himself and to
relieve his name from some of the
odium upon it, he is doing i ureat
work as. Governor of Mass achus-
etts. The Radical and Puritanni-
cal deviltries and rascalities he is
daily unearthing, expose in all
their glaring enormity, the hypo
critical shams that have been ad
vertised for a quarter of a century
as the results of the highest type
of American civilization. Perdi
tion is full of all such, and Ben
Rutler has shown it to the world.
FROM ATLANTA.
Memorial Day—The Gillett Failure—
Gate City Gossip.
THE CYCLONE IN DOCGHEBTY.
Tearful Fate of a Family—Father ami
Sou Killed.
Albany News anil Advertiser.
The prohibition were defeated
in Decatur county a lew days
since. Ben Russell was defeated
but he fell in a good cause.—Dari
en Gazette.
Atlanta, April 2Sth 1883.
After the excitement attending
the late Gubernatorial convention,
Atlanta has relapsed into her old
business routine and nolitics are
for a season, at least, lost sight of
in the heated chase after the al
mighty dollar.
Last Thursday, Memorial Day,
was observed here with great
eclat. The procession formed in
front of the capitol and was head
ed by the Gate City band, and in
the order as named followed the
Gate City Guards, Bay cadets,
Governor’s Horse Guards, Knight
Templars, mounted; {Jov. Boyn
ton and staff; members of the Me
morial Association, and citizens
in carriages. Taking a Decatur
street car your correspondent
reached the cemetery ahead of
the large crowd, and secured a
seat neath the shadows of the
Confederate Monument, within
ten steps of the speakers stand.
The military formed around the
monument. Captains Henry Jack-
son and John Milledge, were the
orators, and both paid elegant and
touching tributes to the memory
of our dead heroes. “Testing to
Night on the old Camp Grounds,”
was rendered with splendid effect
by the band and a quartett com
prising* both male and female
voices. The soldiers cemetery
covers over ten acres ol ground,
but not one single mound was
neglected ; for, as Capt. Milledge
said—“somebody’s darling was
lying beneath the most humble
mound there, and be they friends,
relatives or strangers, we love
every one who sleeps in this silent
city.”
The Gillett failure continues to
be a popular theme of discus
sion in commercial circles. Many
are rumors as to why they were
foced to the wall. Some of these
rumors are to the effect that
Gillett Bros, bought largely, in
order to speculate on the tax
rebate and that their creditors
becoming suspicious of something
wrong, closed down on them.
While other rumors openly inti
mate that something was wrong.
But when I asked Mr. Sam Gillett
the cause of his trouble he stated
that he had some hard stock on
hand and had in order to get rid
of it, closed it out at factory prices,
and that several of his creditors
found this out from the parties
purchasing the goods, and came
down on him for settlement with
out giving any reason for their
actions or allowing him the chance
of an explanation. This gave rise
to a regular stampeed among his
creditors, under certain of which
Mr. Gillett quietly absented him
self from the city, and is now pro
bably trading horses in Texas.
At present things look rather bad.
Mr. Jno. T. Gillett is here making
an effort to straigl Jen up things
and go on with the business. In
dications are now that he will
succeed. lie appears to have the
sympathy of a large portion of the
creditors. If a settlement is not
effected next week the affair will
be thoroughly investigated and I
will give you the results.
Hal Morrison, is bHilding him
self up here, and IL >mer Dicken
son is becoming quite a favorite
with the officials of the E. T. Y.
Ga., Railroad where he is em
ployed.
The summer exodus and influx
movement has commenced in
earnest. Nearly every train car
ries pleasure seekers further
North to spend the summer; while
quite a number of Florida and
South Georgia people have stopped
here for the summer. Now is the
time for the legislature to meet.
We are having delightful weather.
Quien Sabe
—The Atlanta Con stitution says
that in a lew days Commissioner
Henderson will have a million
silk worm eggs to distribute.
“The culture of silk,” adds our
Atlanta contemporary, “is to as
sume more important proportions
than it has in the past, and it
would be well for Georgia to take
her position in the front in this
as she does in other matters. A
million eggs of course does not
mean much silk, but it means a
start in an important direction
and the movement should be en
couraged.
The first place we visited was
where had been the home of Capt.
B. J. Bacon a gentleman who
came from Massachusetts last
summer, and bought the Kirk
place, eight miles south of Albany
in what is known as ‘the Pinchem
neighborhood. In November last
his family, consisting of his wife
and three boys, came to join him
and they settled in their new
Southern home. Yesterday morn
ing’s cyclone swept that home
away, killed Capt. Bacon and his
youngest child, and seriously if
not fatally wounded the next
youngest son.
The scene on Capt. Bacon’s
place beggars description. Every
house oh the plantation is com
pletely wrecked, and near the
ruins of the dwelling we found
the remains of Capt. Bacon and
his baby boy. Their lifeless
bodies bad been Imbed out from
under the timbers by some of the
colored people of the neighbor
hood, and had been laid out side
by side on a little platform that
had Leen improvised out of boards
taken from the wreck. About a
quartei of a mile away, in the
house of Richard Bryant, colored
—the nearest house th.ii was left
standing—lay little Berty, the
*next youngest son of Captain and
Mrs. Bacon, with the ribs of his
right side broken, a fearful con
tusion on the leg, and a gaping
gash on the head. Over him was
the frantic mother.
It would have been cruel to
have plied Mrs. Bacon with ques
tions concerning the terrible dis
aster. While lamenting over the
death of her husband and baby,
however, she said that the former
lost Ins life in trying to save the
latter. • k Oh, my dear Ben,” she
once exclaimed, “lost his preci
ous life trying to save our darling
baby.” It seems that Captain
Bacon, Mrs. Bacon and the oldest
son,'Van, a bright youth of twelve
or rliteteen years, had got out of
the house before the final crash
came. Mrs. Bacon was blown
out. How Captain Bacon got out
is not known? but when last seen
he was making Iiis way back in
to the house from whence came
the screams of the youngest child
a little fellow 6 years old. Little
Berty savs he crept down behind
the organ in the sitting room, and
received his injuries by having
that instrument thrown upon him
by heavy timbers. It would seem
that Capt. Bacon reached his ba
by and had taken him in his arms
when the final crash came, for the
two were found together, with
one of the sleepers of the main part
the building across their bodies.
Little Johnnie—that was the ba
by’s name—had the entire back
part of his head crushed in, and
the father’s head was crushed
very much in the same way.
Their he?ds and bodies were
dreadfully-'- mangled, but their
features were not disfigured, and
and each looked perfectly natural
in death. Van says that when
he got to Ms father the latter took
him by the hand and tried to
speak but in vain. Little John
nie also opened Ms eyes and look
ed piteously at him # but never
spoke. Both expired in a few
minutes with the heavy timbers
still on them. Mrs. Bacon and
Van tried in vain to extricate the
bodies, while little Berty, with his
ribs broken, a severe wound on
the .leg and a fearful gash on the
head, walked to the negro quar
ters to sdriimon assistance. The
conduct of tMs little fellow, as
well as that of his older brother
and their mother, was heroic in
the extreme. Van, the oldest boy
was the only one who escaped un
hurt. Mrs. Bacon received a
severe scalp wound and was badly
bruised about the body, and she
never faltered. Little Berty bore
Ms suffering like a soldier, and it
was not until half-past three
o’clock in the afternoon that medi
cal aid arrived.
ProMbition has been badly
beaten in Decatur county. The
colored vote did it. “We told you
so,” friend Russell. There are
two matters that, when put to a
a vote, are controlled by the col
ored population. They are prohi
bition and the stock law, and the
average darkey puts in a vote
against each with great uniforini-
i ty.—Eatonton Messenger,
—On Sunday, April 20, the At
lanta Constitution was exceeded
in the number of columns of its
advertisements by but two papers
in the United States, viz: the New
York Herald and the Chicago
Tribune. On the day in question
the Constitution had seventy col
umns of advertising. When we
hear talk of big enterprises, we
naturally put the Constitution
ahead—as the biggest tMng in the
South.
New Advertisments.
ROUND LOGS WANTED.
I will pay the highest market peice for
Round Pine Logs, delivered anywhere en
the bank of Flint River; or in Rafts.
I want 1,000.000 Logs. Everybody take
notice. W. W. Botis
March 22—2m. Bainbridge, Ga.
GEORGIA—Decatur County.
Ilenry A. Lashiy has applied for exemp
tion of personalty and setting apart and
valuation of Homestead and I will pass
upon the same at mj office on the fifth day
of May 1883.
Maston O’Neal,
April 26 1883 Ordinary, D. C.
CITATION.
GEORGIA Miller County:
To all whom it may concern, Isaac A
Bush has in due form applied to have the
Clerk of the Superior Court of said county
appointed administrator on the estate of
Irvin Williams late of said county deceaseh
and J will pass upon the same on the 4th
Monday in May 1883. Given under my
hand and official signature this the 17th
day ot April 1883. Wm. GRIMES
Ordinary.
GEORGIA, Decatur County :
It appearing to the Court that there is no
repiosentation on the estate of Daniel
Bussell, late of said county, deceased, and
no one applying for same, notice is hereby
given that administration will be vested in
oqi Clerk of the Superior Court or some
other fit and proper person after the publi-
ipcoon of this Cilation unless valid object
ion is made to his appointment. Given
uuder my hand and official sigualure. This
1th of April 1883.
MASTON O’NEAL,
30<1 Ordinary, D. C.
CITATION.
GEORGIA—Decatur County:
To all whom it may concern. Whereas
Susan N. MeGriff as Administrator of
the estate of I’- A. MeGriff deceased, lias
made application to mo for leave to sell
the lands belonging to said estate, for the
payment of the indebtedness of said es
tate, and for distribution amongst the
heirs ; this is therefore, to cite all persons
concerned to show cause, if any they can,
on tiie first Monday in June, 1883, why
such leave should not be granted, as
prayed for. Given uuder my hand and
official signature, this 1st day of May 1883.
Maston O’Neai,.
Ordinary.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur County :
Will be sold before the Court House
door in Bainbridge on the first Tuesday in
June next, between t he legal hours of sale
the following property to-wit:
One Steam Engine and Boiler now
situated in the county of Decatur, and
levied on as the property of G. W. Her
ring to sa'isfy one mortgage fi fa in fa
vor of J. I. Connell vs said G. W. Her
ring. This May 2nd, 1883.
L. F. BURKETT,
May 4=1 m Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur County :
Will be sold before the Court Mouse door
in the town of Bainbridge, Decatur county,
Georgia , between the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in June next the
following described property to-wit;
Fifteen head of Stock Cattle marked with
a crop and sp it and underbit in each ear;
also one Bay horse, named Charley and five
Bales of lint cotton, and one Two horse
wagon, all levied on as the property of Wm.
A. Chester te satisfy one Superior Court
fi fa in favor of Abram A, Belcher os ad -
ministrator of the Estate of G. W. Pearce
deceased, vs said Chester, Garnishee. This
May 2nd 1883.
L. F. Bcbkbtt.
May 4,-lm. Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur County:
Will be sold before the Courthouse
door in Bainbridge on the first Tues
day in June next, between the legal
hours of sale, the following property to-
wit :
That parcel of lot No 32 iu Shotwell’s
addition to said city, commencing at the
sontb east corner of said lot, running
329 feet due west, thence north 447 feet
to the Southern line of old Academy lot,
thence east 61 feet, thence north 78 feet
to south line of lot now owned by chil
dren of J. A. Zeigler, thence east to
eastern line of said lot 82 and thence
south to point of beginning, said discribed
property levied on as tho property of L.
M. Griffin as Trustee for Harriet Griffin
under a mortgage fi fa in favor of Ellis
S. Potter vs said Griffin. Property
designated in said fi fa. May 1, 1883*
. L. F. BURKETT,
May 3, lm. ' Sheriff.
SOME FIGURES!
As some have exaggerated ideas of
CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER
I beg your attention to the following
prices:
Yacht Cloth Suits to order - - $15.00
Cheviot “ “ * “ - - $15.00
Cassimer “ “ " “ - - S15.00
Dress Saits range from $22.00 up. Any
of these goods made here or in Pnila-
delphia at prices qnoted.
X X SABSr.
Fcb’y 22,1§83.—tf
JONAS LOSS
Wishes to inform his many friends and customers that ha k •
opening one of the largest stocks of now and beautiful
$PRM<S 0000$
Ever exhidited at Bambndge before, comprising all the latest«
the nobbiest goods, the choicest fabrics, the latest novelties inti,
and perfect gems in every it comprises. Shoes Clothinq. Hah n
Goods. Fancy Gooes &c, Especiai attentiou is called to mv stif
Shoes which is more complete than ever. Ladies fine Sk 2
speciality, and
Prices Lower than Evei
No effort will be spared to t
I inw in early inspection ..of ray goods,
public. £2)'"No trouble to show goods."“©a
Thanking you for past favora I solicit a share of youa patronuge .vhicli waa so lib™
bestowed upon me in the'p&st, *
Yours Respectfully.
«J onas Tjoeh
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MRS. M.J. REYNOLDS,
HAS NOW IN STOCK ALL THE. LATEST AND
Prettiest Novelties in Spris
SUMMED 31ILI.INERY
-o-
My Stock embraces a full and
Complete line of Straw Hats,
Complete line French Chip Hats,
Complete line Rustic Straw Hats,
Complete line Ribbons, all shades.
Complete line Hair Goods.
Complete line of Chip Hah,
Complete lias of Leghorn flil
Complete line Aitifickl Flu
Complete lime lluchings,
Complete lime Meek 'Wear.
As well as all the Latest Novelties in all lines for the Ladies.
I take this method of extending to the ladies of Bainbridge and surrounding l
a cordial invitation to call on me, at my store, and look through my Spring Stocil
Millinery and Fancy Goods ; assuring them of my best endeavors to serve them fait!
nd satisfactorily, with anything in my line. With thanks for past favors, I am,
Most H e»i>ectf ully,
MRS. M J. REYNOLDS!
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Hardware Merchants,
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ATLANTA,
Thomas Smooting Harrow, Oliver Chilled Plows, Hardware, Carpenters
Tools, Breech and Muzzle Loading Shot Guns, and all other Goods usually ty I
FIRST-CLASS HARDWARE STORE.
Match 22. 1833.—lm
Notice to Bridge Builders.
On Saturday the 26th day of May we will
let to the lowest bidder before the Court
House in Bainbridge, Ga., the contract for
the building of three Bridges—one across
Spring Creek at what is known as the
‘•Cloud’s Bridge,” one across Attapulgus
Creek on the road leading from Attapulgus
in the direction of Mr. T. R. Smith’s place,
and other on road leading from Attapulgus
to Tallahassee. Fla., across last mentioned
Creek. Specifications of each of these
Bridges can be seen or, file iu the office of
the Clerk of the Board of County Commis
sioners. The parties to whom these con
tracts are awarded will be required to give
bond in double the amount of their bids to
keep the Bridges in good and safe repair for
the term of seven years.
By order of B. C. C.
W. H. CRAWFORD,
Clerk.
Steam Saw Mill For
Sale!
The Flint River Saw Mill situated near
the city of Bainbridge Ga.,—on the bank
of Flint River, is offered for sale. A lease
of the land on which the Mill stands can
be had for three years. The property is
entirely free from any incumbrance whatever
For particulars apply to McGill and O’Neal,
Bainbridge or L. J. Guilmartin & Co.,
savannah.
April 26th, 1883.—lm
C AREFUL Selections
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ABLE our display the finest
E VER setn in this vicinity.
VERYBODY welcome.
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