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jj:|;>[S—$ - A YEAR, 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| 1-18-tf v