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BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1883. VOL XII--NO. 46.
^omuiiBEViTres.
■Goremor ta, sisrncd the
^ptin? named Confeder-
^lieis from poll lax.
i.no*Uil telegraph system is
W 1 in favor. The next Con-
jll undoubtedly liuve up
Lbiectfor'consideration.
A ur ' s fnoiids are said to be
Zheaven and earth to se-
the next Republican
jjential nomination.
|ffms that I he Kimball House
^restored to Atlanta by its
Rector, builder and propri-
f jjr.ILI Kimball is busy-
iiniself organizing a new
Lyto begin the work of re-
[ruction ni an early day. Mr.
j] j s a man of great resour-
indomitable energy. At-
l0We d him much before, and
ijl quadruple her obligation
now restores the pride of her
bt
jrernorMcl>aniel lias required
f jnsnranro. agents in the
it fuller statement of the as-
oftheir companies, tnan lias
(ofore been required, lie al-
Dhad published an official
rent of the stale’s resources
labilities more in detail and
imore explicit than has been
red by any Governor since
lif passed. In all official
rents, whether from officers
estate, or from parties re-
d to make reports* lie in-
on a faithful compliance with
statute, and in this lie will
the indorsement of every
Wins: citizen in the state.
Tallahassee Economist
ans what the State of Florida
rase “(Jen. Gordon finds
litre are no public lands ill
ate to satisfy the claim of
mpany for 18,810 acres per
She will simply do nothing
11 The law* were so coa
ted as to give the lands to
Bads first built, and “first
IrJ oavod,” is the policy.
State granted lands “not
ue appropriated,” but did
guarantee an acre. Gen.
P knew this very well, and
*11 the other companies ac-
ng such grants.
tom buggy is under coa-
tj"u in Augusta. The ma-
'''ill he about the size of an
uy buggy, with two wheels
s *lmul l ut one in front. The
inery will be located in front,
ta * er and gasoline tanks,
filers are heated by two
i’ 1 '- 1 burners. The front wheel
u “ targe, and will bear the
"eight of the machinery.
>» the traction wheel, this
* n et°a good purpose by
^ it firmly to the earth.
lr "!tho machine will be
; >5 an ordinary buggy,
room for several per-
e en gine can be worked
*** e ' J - v any one in the buggy
;: in be guided in any
/ ^ l be will of the oper-
j aver age speed is esti-
"j^mileiii three minutes.
-h Grady, who has been
, f ''° w eeks leave or ab-
'•5 a letter to the Constitu-
Sunday, says: “A two
8 /' Ur 1 ‘trough the middle
Y' t? ' °Ioped more or less
I | u fS e «tioas. The gener-
^ “ t’finion was that Ran-
'‘e elected Speaker
te much doubt; that the
lt \u'" U ‘^ ^ ose ITnsylvan-
a miie would be beaten
^dative race this fall;
‘ !!r yould be the Re-
^ nominee lor President;
h S ° Ut cons ideration
ratio canvass, on his
-‘U purely, hein« r the
I 0 'T" a ' "Comparably if he
f* use of his
i 1 » atterson's McDonald
n°t implied the Mid
rj, a , 0r East, as it cer-
k “ 8t tlle South; and that
J wjVh'' t Cnfer the campaign
igS k "ter chances of
' ever before.”
The Atlantic, Gulf and North western
Railroad.
1 he above is the name of the
Railroad, the Bill for Charter of
which was recently introduced in
the Legislature by Mr. Hulsey, of
Fulton county. As the Road will
probably pass through Bainbridge,
or near to it, we furnish all avail
able information concerning it,
possible.
The following are named as the
Incorporators:
James McKnox, T. J. Knox, G.
L. Smith, H. B. Hemgar, W. H.
McKanny and T. P. Mayfield, of
Tennessee; T. J. Rutledge, J. M.
Riggs, W. D. Wardsworth and
Alexander Troy, of Alabama; C
J. Wellborn, Thomas F. Greer,
Frank E. Haralson, John A. Stew
art, Daniel Pittman, George A.
Wallace, John G. Martin, Robert
L. Sibley, John L. Wise, Joel
Brewer,. J. B. Latimer, M. Grom-
lev, T. C. Hemgar, Hiram Warner
Hill, J. F. C. Williams, F. M.
Brooks, II C Johnson, L B Griggs,
James Castleberry, Jno L Hudson,
Ben E Russell and A J Moore, of
Georgia ;■ B C Quinn and A W
Quinn, of Florida. The company
is given in the bill the right to
erect a railroad, with the usual
privileges, from Ducktown on the
Tennesso and Georgia line to
Apalachicola, Apalacha, or St.
Marks, Florida, and also from some
point in Polk county to Atlanta.
The usual privileges granted to
Railroads, such as right to con
demn property, etc., are included
in the Charter of the Atlantic,
Gulf and Northwestern.
In view of this line we Would
reiterate our recent advice to the
Tliomasville, Tallahassee and
Gulf R. II. people—who are now
at work on their Road near Talla
hassee—to divert their Road via
Bainbridge—which is an easier and
bteterlroute to the S F & W R R—
buy, in conjunction with this new
corporation, the seventy miles of
graded road-bed of the old Bain
bridge, Cuthbert and Columbus
Railroad, and make this the
shortest line to the great North
west. The line, and idea suggest
ed, would make this the main one
to the Northwest, for Florida and
South Georgia fruits, truck and
travel and would develope a richer
agricultural and timber section
than any now traversed by Rail
roads, in this section; besides being
by far the shortest line to the
Northwest. Whereas, if their road
is built, as now contemplated, it
will begin nowhere—for a Rail
road—end nowhere and be entirely
dependent for a support upon a
scant loeal traffic which experience
will prove will not pay running
expenses.
St. Andrews Bay and Florida Railroad.
A corporation lias been formed
for the purpose of building a rail
road from the line of Alabama on
the northern line of Jackson
county Florida south by Cambell-
ton, thence in the most direct and
practicable route to the waters of
St. Andrews l3ay on the Gulf.
The length of the Road is to be
about seventy miles and when
built will make St. Andrews the
leading summer and winter sea
side resort of the South. The cap
ital stock of the Company is half
a million dollars. We are glad
to note the development of Middle
and West Florida for, it means
better tilings for us, as well.
Htg Cholera.
The Randolph correspondent of
the State Agricultural Depart
ment writes as follows on the
subject of bog cholera:
“Say to your Screven county
correspondent, vt ho has despond
ed of raising hogs on account ot
cholera that if he will prepare
himself with a lage trough and
put all the soapsuds that accumu
lates about the place in it so as to
let the liogs have it at will, and
feed his hogs once or twice a week
on burnt corn, he will never have
the cholera. Burnt corn will cure
the cholera; soapsuds will prevent
it. These are facts learned from
positive experience. -
“After ns, the Deluge.”
Jacksonville Herald.
Prominent writers, experts upon
the subject, are calling attention
to the fact, that under the present
consumption of lumber, our stand
ing forests are threatened with
destruction in a comparatively
brief period. The statement is
made that timber to the value of
8300,000,000 is annually cut, cov
ering an area of 10,000,000 acres,
are startling figures, and worthy of
mature consideration.
The white pine of New England
is rapidly disappearing, while
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minne
sota are fast being denuded of
their once noble forests. The
keen axe of the woodcutter is
hewing out a broad path of
destruction, and prostrates in a
few moments what it has required
Nature a century to produce.
The eyes of the Northern mill
men are turning eagerly to the
comparatively virgin forests of the
South, and heavy sales of tim
bered land are constantly being
announced. If the ravenous saw
must be fed, and no better and
cheaper building material than
wood can be devised, then the
people of the South should not
dispose of their heritage for a
mere pittance of its actual value.
These huge tracts of yellow pine
can be converted into yellow gold,
and should not be sacrificed as a
worthless possession. W e should
make the most qf our opportuni
ties, and not yield too readily to
the pressure of greenbacks. These
huge areas of undisturbed trees
are daily enhancing in value and
importance, as the supply in the
North and West diminishes.
It appears to be admitted that
unless some substitute lbr wood
can be discovered, the time is not
far distant in this country when a
forest of any extent will have to
be sought for on inaccessible
mountains alone. It is true that
some efforts are being made at
different points in the way of tree
planting, but these are but as
drops in a bucket when compared
with the annual waste. It is idle
to talk of the “inexhaustible
forests of the South, when Mr.
Little, of Montreal, an authority
on the subject, estimates that the
sawing capacity of the North is
sufficient to consume the
merchantable pine of this State in
less than a year. We do not con
sider this statement reliable or
correct, but give it to show the
opinion of those who are investi
gating the subject.
At all events, it goes to show
that the South possesses mines of
Wealth in her noble forests, and
that they shall not be disposed
of carelessly, and without a full
appreciation of their true and real
value.
An Opportunity.
Apalachicola Tribune.
Is now presented for some live
man to make a pile of filthy lucre
by potting a first-class passenger
steamer to run between this port
and New Orleans. Late develop
ments have assured us that a
steamer that will make time and
transport, freight and passengers
at a reasonable rate to and from
New Orleans, would be a paying
investment. The business to be
derived from the merchants of
Apalachicola perhaps, would not
pay a steamer to run in here after
it, but the trade along the Chat
tahoochee, Flint and Apalachi-
cola rivers would amount to con
siderable.
In our opinion the trade lying
in close contiguity to this port
could be made to grow and de
velop to a large amount by pro
per management.
We have heard numerous par
ties living along the rivers say
that they would have large quan
tities of their goods shipped via
Apalachicola if there was proper
means of transportation. And
thev meant it, too.
Cheapness of freights ought to
be a sufficient item in the eyes of
a merchant to make him adopt
the route that offers the cheaper
rate. And we believe it wjll be a
sufficient inducement. .
The Clean Newspaper.
There is a feeling in healthy
communities against journals
which make it their special object
to minister to perverted taste by
seeking out and serving up in a
seductive form disgusting and
licentious revelations. There is a
good reason to believe that the
clean newspaper is more highly
prized to-day than it was four or
five years ago. It is also saft to
predict that as people in all ranks
of life who protect their own, at
least from contamination, be
coming more conscious of the
very pernicious influence of ft
certain class |of journals, called
enterprising, because they are
ambitious to serve up dirty
scandals, they will be careful to
see that the journals they permit
to be read in family circle are
the class that never forget the
proprieties of life. Already men
and women of refinement and
healthy morals have had their at
tention called to the pernicious
influence of bad literature and
have made commendable efforts
to counteract the same by causing
sound literature to be published
and sold at popular prices; and
these efforts are working silent
but sure revelation, for the best
authors are more generally read
to day than at any previous date.
The sickly sentimental story pa
per and the wild ranger and
prairie story books are slowly but
surely yielding the field to worth
ier claimants. To the praise of
decent newspapers, it may be said
that where it has a place in the
familv, and has been read for
years by young as well as old, it
has developed such a healthy tone
and such a discriminating taste
that the life-nature of the slums
has no admirers. Fortunately the
number of such families is increas
ing in the land, and as they in
crease the journal that devoted
itself to sickening revelations of
immorality, will be compelled to
find its supporters solely among
those classes who practice vice
and crime, or are ambitious to
learn to follow such ways.
Attention ! Colored People !
Tiie Southern harvest sire being
garnered. Corn is matured, and
King Cotton is whitening the
fields. It is the season when the
negro field hand begins to reap
the returns of his year’s labors
Large numbers of this race con
tract to work for a percentage of
the crop in lieu of money. When
a division is made and they re
ceive the portion to which they
are entitled, waste and extrava
gance are the order of the day.
With a few dollars in their pock
ets, they are the nonce million
aires, and give full sway to every
silly impulse and idle caprice.
They purchase all sorts of foolish
and unnecessary articles, and
spend their earnings as recklessly
as the old-time man-of-war’s man,
after a three year's cruise.
Until this improvident race of
people learn to control their de
sires and to practice economy,
their elevation in the social scale
will be slow and tedious. Here
and there are to be found bright
and shinning examples among
them of the happy results of thrift
and economy, but it cannot be
denied that a large majority are
reckless of the present and heed
less of the future. Ere they can
hope or expect to elevate them
selves in the social scale, or to ob
tain the respect of the better ele
ments in the community, they
must display those qualities that
everywhere command the esteem
of mankind. Their leaders and
teachers should urge and incul
cate the necessity of economy as
well as the virtues of industry
and temperance. Economy will
bring in its train frugality and
self-denial, and will make a pro
vision lor old age when the back
is bow.ed aud the muscles relaxed.
Without a proper exercise of this
virtue, the negro race can never
hope to be more than “hewers of
wood and drawers of water.”
Negro Education.
The subject of negro education
is receiving much consideration
just now at the hands of editors
and other public men, the differ
ence of opinion being the methods
by which the negro may be
brought to a higher plane of life
by education. The so called lib
eral politician advocates a plan
that will draw the negro nearer
to the white, and savors strongly
of social equality. That the ad
vocates of such a plan are politi
cal hypocrites, or ate ignorant of
the negro character, is evident to
all thinking men in the south.
That the negro race is mentally
and morally inferior to the w hite,
is a fact that no sane man will
deny, and when a white man who
has ever been in the south for
any considerable period, asserts to
the contrary, the assertion can at
once be placed ffo the credit of his
desire to cultivate the patronage
of northern opinion.
That education will elevate all
who receive it, we do not deny,
but we doubt the ability of the
negro race to appreciate the bene
fits of “higher education.” The
two races have nothing in common
beyond the financial connection
made absolutely necessary by
their occupance of the same coun
try. An effort to place them
upon the same plane, must neces
sarily lower the superior, as the
inferior can be brought up so the
higher level.
So long as the negro is educated
separate from the whites, we shall
not protest, but even now this is
paid for, to too great an extent,
from the pockets of the whites.
This tendency must be checked or
great trouble will result, and the
whites having most at stake will
suffer most.
Murder.
Last Saturday night a cold
blooded murder was committed
at Mr. John D. Bozeman’s tur
pentine farm about ten miles
south of this place. Rafe Fason
and Feeling Stewart, both colored
were the parties. It seems that
Stewart had been on a visit to his
old home in Lee county, and on
his return found that his wife had
deserted him and moved to
Fason’s cabin. She refused to re
turn to him. Going into the cabin,
Stewart took his baby from vr
cradle and remarking, “This is
mine,” started to walk out, when
he was met by Fason, who drew
a pistol and fired, the ball enter
ing the centre of Stewart’s breast
and killing him almost instantly,
Acting coronet J. J. Williams held
an inqust Sunday, and a verdict
of wilful murder was rendered.
The Governor has been requested
to offer a reward for the appre
hension of Fason.— Worth Star.
Tnsliflable Homicide.
Near Eureka, Dooly county, a
day or two ago David W. Harvard
had some words with some ne
groes on his place, when one ot
them drew his knife and made a
murderous lunge at his employer’s
throat, severing an important vein
and making a gash from ear to
ear, and nearly causing death.
Mr, Harvard then attacked the
•negro and cut him in the chest
cutting through the breast bone
and penetrating the left lung.
The negro is in a'critical condition
and not expected to live. He was
an old and trusted servant, and
had been in Mr. Harvard’s employ
for ten years.
Judge Jere Black was a great
man. Hid he done nothing else,
his answer to Bob Ingersoll’s in
fidelity should immortalize him.
Judge Black died with a prayer
on his lips. The following was
his prayer: “Oh, Thou beloved
and most merciful Heavenly
Father, from whom I had my be
ing, and in Whom I have ever
trusted, it it be Thy will, grattt
that mi” suffering end, and that I
speedily be called home to Thee,
oh bless and comfort thee,- my
Mary!”
The Wife.
The true wife not only has the
confidence of her husband, bi t
the affairs under her personal
supervision and exclusive care
flourish like a garden, says a level
headed writer. All things beautful
spring from her touch, and he
enjoys the blessing of her tact
without fully realizing how it
comes. She loves the praise of
her husband, she is desirous to be
permitted to share hi3 life work,
and his confidence is the only
reward she seeks. She never
over taxes his income, for she
knows how much it is, and she
lives within it. Shemay sometimes
long for an increase ~ of worldly
goods, but never reproaches him
when he is doing his best.
The State Agricultural Conicntfon.
Met in Atlanta, Tuesday, and
was called to order by President
Hardeman. An address of wel
come was delivered by Mayor
Goodwin, of Atlanta, which was
responded to by the President of
the Society. After this came the
annual address by the President,
reviewing the workings of tho
Society since its organization, its
struggles and victories, drawing
from each, something to brighten
Hie future and encourage the
members to further efforts. At
the conclusion of his address,
President Hardeman announced
his desire to retire from the
Presidency, an office he has held
for the last seven years. A dele
gation from South Carolina was
introduced.
On Wednesday an address was
delivered by Hon. L. F. Livings
ton on “Diversified Farming.”
This was followed by one on “La
bor” from Dr. S. W. Leland. In
the afternoon session J. G. Mc
Call, of Brooks, read a paper on
truck farming. The election of
officers resulted in the re-election
of Col. Hardeman for President
against his earnest protest. The
following are Vice Presidents by
districts: First, S. T. Bradwell;
second, Jno. G. McCall; third, J.
II. Black; fourth, J. H. Tanner;
fifth, W. J. Anderson; sixth, L. F
Livingston; seventh, Dr. Leland;
eighth; M. C. Fulton; ninth, D. E.
Butler. Mr. Livingston was re
elected trustee of the university.
The Fiebruary meeting wall be
held in Savannah. The society
then adjourned.
Au Excellent Fertilizer.
A German farmer once told the
writer that every year he prepared
heap of manure which, when
applied to his soil, made it produce
marvelous yields. We use his
own language: “I have but one
horse, one cow and about two
dozen fowls. I save every par
ticle of their droppings and place
them under a shed which has a
cement floor; upon this I spread
a layer of forest mold, and in order
to preserve the amonia in. it I
cover the dung With another
layer of mold, taken from the
woods close to my house. I con
tinue this system of layering each
time the stable, cow and hen
houses are cleaned out. I also
save the urine of the animals and
that from my house, and pour it
upon the heap ; sometimes I also
add a small quantity of litter from
the stable, and when not too busy
to collect them, a lot of leaves.
By attending to the heap in person
and seeing that all the manure is
rightly saved, I find on hand by
the early spring a large quantity
of the very richest fertilizer I
have ever used. Daring the few
winter months it has thoroughly
rotted, and when needed to spread
upon my garden it resembles a
heap of ashes, so completely is it
pulverized. My garden consists
of five acres of ground, which re
ceives this valuable manure. On
a farm Where twenty or thirty
horses, mules and cattle are kept,
and a flock of sheep and a fair
number of fowls, besides their
Combined droppings, if treated as
above, enough of this excellent
fertilizer could be saved each year
to thoroughly manure fifteen or
twenty acres of land, and no
farmer should be at a loss to have
what manure he requires, for this
is the foundation of successful
farming.”
Professional Cards.
DANIEL McGILL,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law;
BAINBRIDGE, GEORUIA.
Will practice in the Courts of the Albany
Circuit and elsewhere by snecul contract.
July 2(5, 1883.—ly
CHARLES C. BUSH,
Attorney at Law,
COLQUITT, GA.
Prompt attention given to all business en*
trusted to me.
JNO. E. D0NALSQN,
Attorney artd Counselor at Law.
Offiee over Hind’s store. Will practice;
in Decatur and , adjoining; counties, and
elsewhere by special contract.
Feb’y 15, 1883.
MAST0N O’NEAL,
Attorney at L#9,
BAINBRIDGE, GA.
Will practice in all the State CaBrts,
Special attention given to the investiga
tion of land claims.
JOHN M BROWN,
A TT0RN EY AT LAW
BAINBRIDGE, GA.
Will practice in the courts of the Albany
Circuit. Office in Democrat Office.
Collections and Land claims special
ties.
D r
MEDICAL CARD.
E. J. Morgan
Has removed his office to the drug store,
formerly occupied by Dr. Harrell. Resir
deace on West street, south of Shotwell,
where calls at night will reach him.
J . c
DENTISTRY.
Curry, D . D
Can bo found daily at his office on South
Broad sfret'. up stairs, in 13. Johnson’s,
building, where lie is ready to attend to the
wants of the public at reasonable rates.
dec-5-78
DOCTOR M. L. BATTL E,
Dentist.
Office over Hinds Store, West sid«
coert house. Has fine dental .engine, and
will have everything to make his office.'
first-class. Terms cash. Office hours *
a, m, to 4 p. m. jan.!8tf
DR. L. H. PEACOCK,
Respectfully tenders his. professional aerT-
ices to the people of Bainbridge and vicini
ty. .... ,. ....
Office over store of W. G. Broom k Co.,
Residence on West end of Broaghtoa
street, where he can be found at night.
April 6,1881—
JIF7. D. TALBERT. WJt. Jt. HARRELL.
TALBERT & HARRELL.
Attorneys and Counselors at Law;
BAINBRIDGE, GA.
The above have formed a copartnership;
under the firm name of Talbert k Harrell
for the practice of law. Will practice in
all the courts of the Albany Circuit. Office
over Barnett’s store.
August 14,1882.
ALBERT WINTER,
Real Estate and Collecting Agent
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA.
I will be glad to receive the ptfir*n*»* t(
all who have property to sell or rest, m
collecting to make.. All business placed in
my hands will receive prompt attention, 1
will look after wild lands', investigate title*,
pay taxes and protect from tresspassers. ,
I propose to make ihe collection of bad
claims a specialty. The worse the
the more attention I will give it.
Correspondence solicited.
Aug. I, 1882.
J. S. CHAMBERLINE & CO.
Wholesale Fruit and PrtdaW
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
No. 5 Market St. and Nor. 5 Clinton Bt,,’
BOSTOJf, MASS.
Georgia Melons made a Specialty.
REFERENCES :—Richardson k BnMnrd ’
Agts., Boston and Savannah 8. •§. (Je.j
Savannah, Ga ; J. C. Wisenbaker, Yalloeta '
Ga ; J. A. Oasly, Oiisly, Ga ; T. t. Rlaek*
shear, fhomasville, Ga j J. H. Baniels,
Millen, Ga.
GEMLEMEX’S BARBER PAilOB,
SHARON HOUSE BLOCK,
BAINBEIDGS, - « » - OKHtOI4<
Keeps sharp raxor«, clean towels,.ffinut
room, first-elasg sober barber*. A Am* ’
shampoo or hair cut is here a luKfky
costs you no more than at a seesnd-ffiaen
shop.
GRIFFIN A DXSVIKOKS,
Proprietors.
LOANS ON IMPROVED LANDS
We are prepared to undertake the nego*
liationof appiicatinr.3 for loans for a term
of years secured by first mortgage on im
proved lands in Decatur county Georgia Ir'
amounts not exceeding one third oTtheir
value. Also to buy mortgages given te'
iecure part purchase money on snob lends
All applicants must exhibit deeds to'
the property offered as security.
MeGILL k 0'N|
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