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THURSDAY, SEPT. 6,1883.
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.
The results o' the late upheaval
m Java are fearful. Whole islands
have disappeared, new ones have
arisen and over seventy-five thous
and persons have lost their lives.
Post-Master Conley has been
removed from control of the At-
anta post-office, and pending the
appointment of a successor to
Conley Post-office Inspector Camp
has taken charge of the office.
The first congressional district
under the new arrangement has
' 18 counties,the second and ninth
contain 17 each, the third contains
16, the seventh contains 13, the
eighth contains 12, and the fourth
fifth, sixth and tenth have 11 each.
The Mormons do not meet with
much encouragement in Georgia.
Two elders of that faith recently
held a meeting near Newnan, but
had not proceeded far in their
discourse before they were driven
from the pulpit by a shower ol
rotten eggs, and were then chased
by dogs until they disappeared in
the distance.
About sixty negro politicians
of Georgia assembled in Atlanta
last Monday and a delegation,
headed by Pledger, to attend the
negro National Convention called
U> assemble at Louisville, Kr., in
the near future, was chosen. A
negro convention in Muscogee
county wisely decided to take no
stock in th'e proposed Louisville
meeting.
The accumulation of standard
silver dollars in the treasury now
exceeds one hundred millions, and
more vault room is needed. We
have thousands ot tons ot the dol
lars on hand. This will precipi
tate on congress next winter a
strong movement in favor of a
stoppage of the coinage of silver
dollars until tlie stock on hand is
. largely reduced.
The Americus Recorder notices
with satisfaction a reduction of
freight rates on cotton from
Americus of IS cents per hundred
pounds, to take Gleet Sept. loth.
That is about 19c. per bale, and
the aggregate saving to the people
will be in the neighborhood of
825,000.'’ Cannot the S. F. A W.
Ry be induced to do as much for
Baiubridge? Let our cotlen men
and merchants move in the mat
ter.
A good word for tbe girls, from
the Walton News : “Georgia ap
propriates large sums every year
to male colleges, but not a dollar
goes foi the benefit of the females.
This is not right; educated women
are as much a necessity as educat
ed men. Will not the Legislature
endow some one of the female col
leges and open wide its gates, so
that poor girls can have the ad
vantages of free tuition.’’
The Marietta Journal is respon
sible for the following: “They
tell a story of a Cobb count}' man
that whenever it comes to his
ears in-tlames him. It is to the
effect that lie has a horse with one
blind'eye, and when ho feeds him
lie goes into the stall on the good
eye side, tlings with a great flour
ish into the feed box an arm-full
of corn then slips in on the blind
side and steals • it all except the
one ear on which the horse in
busy.”
The Georgia Legislature was
found to be without * a quorum
present several times last week.
When a m tn is elected to the gen
eral assembly and takes the oath
of office as such, it is presumable
that lie has no other business du
ring the session of the legislature,
and if he has other business that
will cause him to neglect his duty
as aHegislator. he acted in bad
faith with his constituents in be
coming their representative. Ab
senteeism should be prohibited,
except for providential causes.
At least, no legislator should be
paid $4 per day while he is attend
ing to his private business, or is
absent from the eapitol on pleas
ure.
Miller County’s Late Lynching*.
A FOI L 3IIRBER.
The Negroe s Opoortnnity.
Relerring to the recent lynchings
in Miller county the Quitman
Free Press has this to say :
There are some crimes which
justify lynching and rape is one ot
them. We think the lynching of
the white man and negroes by the
Millerites was ji s, the thing, un
der the circumstances.
Referring to the same subject
the Calhoun -County Courier says:
“The citizens of Miller should
send lor Dr Haygood to civilize
the negroes of that county. The
best plan we can think of in the
Doctor’s place is to do with them
as they did with one above. We
hopo that the other one will be
caught and served in a like man
ner. The first law of nature is to
see to the protection of our fami
lies, and if they are invaded as
the one above, such justice as was
given this one should be given to
all. We admire the pluck of the
lady, but sorry that she made
such a poor shot.
Miller appears to be abundantly
able to take care of herself with
out any of parson Haygood’s as
sistance. Such teachers as Ilay-
good are likely to breed rather
than suppress occurrances such as
the last punished one.
The second negro- in the at
tempted rape case was found on
Wednesday last on the western
side of Miller county lying in
Chattahoochee river—his head cut
entirely from his body and gone.
It will probably be some time
before we hear of any more murd
ers or rapes in Miller county.
•lava’s Calamity.
The latest reports place the loss
of life by the volcanic eruptions
and tidal wave in the Indian
Archipelago at 80,000. The details
of the terrible calamity are .vet
very meagre. Enough is known,
however, to leave no doubt that it
was the most terrible disaster of
modern times. For two days
shocks of earthquakes followed
one another at short intervals,
each successive one apparently in
creasing in violence. Streams of
lava rushed down from the moan
tains, carrying death and destruc
tion in their course. Populous
towns were reduced to ashes, and
rich valleys turned into deserts.
The important Strait of Sunda,
which was an average of sixty
miles wide, and which afforded
communication between the In
dian ocean and the Sea of Java,
was aboil" destroyed. Islands dis
appeared, and new ones arose out
oi' the sea. Volcanoes are now
vomiting forth lava and ashes
where a few days ago there was
nothing but the smooth sea. A
part of the Bantam is said to be
an ashy desert. The Bantam is a
Dutch province, and forms the
western end of theisland of Java.
: It is separated from Sumatra by
the Strait of Sunda. It has an
area of something over three
thousand square miles. The
coasts are level, but the interior
districts are mountainous and vol
canic. The Island of Java is the
most important of the Dutch
possessions in the East Indies, and
the most fertile and prosperous
tropical island in the world. It is
the fourth island of the Archipela
go in size and contains, with the
adjacent Island of Madura 51,336
square miles. Its geological form
ation is highly volcanic. A range
ot mountains runs through the en
tire length of the island,"and in
the range there are thirty eight
volcanoes. The largest is in the
Tangier mountains in the Eastern
part. The crater .is a thousand
feet below the highest part of the
mountain, aud, with the single
exception, perhaps, of tlia Kilauea
in the Hawaiian Islands, is the
largest in the world. Other vol
canoes ol the island are worthy of
notice, both on account of their
size and their history, Full ac
counts of the awful calamity are
awaited witli deep interest.
Then and Now.
The Americus Recorder says
cotton is low in price and many
farmers are disposed to look and
talk as if they were ruined. We
know it is hard on the man who
has toiled through the long session
to be forced to take a small price
for the products of his labor. But
for all this there are few farmers
in this section who are not far
better off than they were last year
and will have more money on the
1st of January. Last year they
went in debt for meat at from
fourteen to eighteen cts. per
pound, and corn at from 81.25 to
81.55 per bushel, and they paid
those debts with cotton at ten
cents per pound. This year they
have bought no corn and but little
meat, and what meat they did buy
they got at from nine to twelve
cents per pound. While their
cotton crop may not be so large
as last year, and the price may be
lower, their debts generally are
no more than one-half what they
were last year, and they have
made corn and meat enough to
run them through next vear. w Al
together, the outlook is* so much
brighter this than it was last year,
and money will be more plentiful.
A Case of Abduction Deyclopcs into A
Most Horrisble and Cruet Mu;\ier.
Atlanta Journal.
About a month ago Officer
Kelly, of the police force, was
detailed to brijjg a prisoner, who
had been sentenced for six months
un i assigned to B. G. Lockett A
Co's camp. The prisoner is a
young man of some twenty-two,
not of bad appearance, and his
name is W. G. Gravett. He had
been convicted of abduction in
Carroll Superior Court, at the
spring term,‘and sentencedflo the
penitentiary for six months. On
arrividg here^he talkedjso clever
ly, and told such a reasonable
story, that Captain English’s
sympathies were enlisted and he
undertook to arrange for him to
remain in the city and drive one
of the company's teams, but failed-
The young man gave officer
Kelly the name of the girl with
whose abduction lie was charged,
and proposed to pay $25 for find
ing h«r— giving it as his opinion
that she was in some house of ill
fame in Atlanta. A thorough
search was made by the officer,
which proved to be fruitless.
Information now at hand re
veals the true status of the case.
Some laborers on a farm near the
Tallapoosa river, Carroll county
last Friday, found a bonnet with
a cut on one side of it, and signs
of blood. The bonnet was recog
nized as having belonged to the
missing girl, and a fresh impetus
was given to the search for her
remains—for now all seemed to
be convinced that she had been
murdered. The renewed search
finally revealed the body of the
murdered girl in the river, where
it had drifted under some pro
jecting roots, and been held fast
by them. The body was badly
decayed, but yet easily recognized
by the clothing as the missing
girl, and an examination revealed
the cruel work of the knife that
had cut through the bonnet and
served the main arteries of the
neck. There were evidences that
the body had been weighed down
beneath the water, and the cords
used had rotted or been cut by in
sects.
Notice has been served upon the
convict lessees by the authorities
of Carroll county, to the effect
that Gravett will be" held to an
swer the charge of murder, at the
expiration of his present term of
service.
The murdered girl’s name was
Bassie Evans, and she lived in
Carroll county. She is said to be
a poor orphan girl, who had been
betrayed by this fiend in human
shape.
Ten Congressional Districts.
First district—-Appling, Bryan,
Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Chat
ham, Clinch, Echols, Effingham.
Emanuel, Glynn, Liberty, Mc
Intosh, Pierce, Seriven, Tatnall,
Ware, Wayne,
Second district—Baker, Berrien,
Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt,
Decatur, Dougherty, Early,
Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quit-
man, Randolph, Terrell, Thomas,
Worth.
Third district—Coffee, Dodge,
Dooly, Houston, Irwin, Laurens,
Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pulaski,
Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Telfair,
Webster, Wilcox.
Fourth district—Carroll. Chat
tahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard,
Marihn, Meriwether, Muscogee,
Talbot, Taylor, Troup.
Fifth district—Campbell, Clay
ton, DeKal'o, Douglass, Fayette,
Fulton, Henry, Newton, Rockdale,
Spalding, Walton. ,
Sixth district—Baldwin, Bibb,
Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones,
Monroe, Fike, Twiggs, Upson,
Wilkinson,
Seventh district—Bartow, Ca
toosa, Chattooga, Cobb, Dade,
Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Mur-
rav, Paulding, Polk, Walker,
Whitfield.
Eight district—Clark, Franklin,
Elbert, Greene, Hancock, Hart,
Madison, Morgan. Oconee, Ogle-
thrope, Putnam, Wilkes.
Ninth district—Banks, Chero
kee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth,
Gilmer, Gwinnett, Hall, Habers- j
ham, Jackson, Lumpkin, Milton,
Rabun, Pickens, Towns. Union, |
White. ' j
Tenth district—Burke, Colum-;
bia, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson,;
Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond,I
Taliaferro, Warren, "Washington.
The Senate concurred in the
bill as amended, and the new dis- j
tricts are now established We;
are perfectly satisfied with our
(the Second) district.
Did you ever notice that peo
ple predict short crops every
year-?
The-only place where a negro
can be elected to an office is in
the south. A single negro is
sometime put on the republican
ticket in an occasional election in
the north, but the ferocity being
put there betrays the unconquera
ble repugnance of individual
white republicans to the colored
man. Republicans have no use
for negroes. They need and de
mand their votes and they assume
that the negro is bound to give his
ballot always and under all cir
cumstances to the republican
ticket. But beyond this they
want nothing to do with him.
Sometimes the negro gets it into
his head that they ought to share
in the distribution of offices, but
the republican party is equal to the
emergency. It concedes the just
tice of the negroe’s demand, nom
inates one of their number for
some subordinate office and then
refuses to vote for him. In the
south the democrats are so much
in the majority that it becomes
necessary for the republicans to
fuse with independents and dis
affected democrats in order to
accomplish any desired end, and
by this means now and then a
negro obtains a subordinate place
in order to quiet his complaints
and secure the negro vote. As a
rule there is nothing for the ne
gro to gain by making politics a
business. There is no opportunity
for him to retire from politics.
Again there is considerable dis
cussion just now over the educa
tion of the negro. In this the
negro enters with zeal for the
improvement of his race that is
commendable. It is an old say
ing that the gods help those who
help themselves, but in this in
stance the negro is powerless to
help himself. Anything that he
may do or say does not in the
least advance the cause of his
enlightenment. To be plain, it is
a matter entirely with the white
people whether or not he will be
educated at public expense. He
has no opportunity in tills direc
tion more than to avail himself of
the advantages offered by his
white friends. As to the merits
of ills rights in the premises, we
will not stop to discuss. We
merely desire to say that if he
fails to receive an education equal
to that of the whites, it is his own
fault or misfortune, as the same
privileges are alike granted to all
under the laws.
But there is a field in which
the negro has a great opportunity,
and one that he should utilize.
The fields are ripening into the
harvest and the fleecy staple is
beginning to whiten upon the
hillsides and in the valleys. Cot
ton pickers are in demand and
remunerative wages are paid.
There are hundreds of negroes in
this city who are loafing around
in idleness or ekeing out a scanty
living by pilfering or picking up
odd jobs as chance may direct.
Let them seek the cotton fields
where they may earn their bread
by the sweat of the brow. This
will do more to elevate them in
the social scale, as it will teach
them to control their desires and
pratice economy. It will lead to
the happy results of thrift while
the political hummers and edu
cation agitators are reaping fruits
meet for repentance. The harvest
field is the golden opportunity for
the negro.—Enquirer-Eun.
It is pretty evident that the
provision crops in Georgia will
not be as large as it was hoped
they would be, a month ago. The
fact calls for economy and prudent
management. People who five
within their means are always
safe.
Notice to City Tax Payers.
Books for the reception of the annual re-
tarns of all personal property subject to
taxatio# for 1883, will be open Saturday
September 1st, and will remain open until
the 10th, after which defaulters will be
doubted taxed. By order of Council.
T. R. WARDELL.
City Clerk 1
Miller Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA—'tiller County :
Will be sold before the court nouse door
in the town of Colquitt, Miller county,
Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in October next the follow
ing described property to-wit :
Lot of land number three hundred and
ninety-two (392) in the 13th District of
said county of-Miller, and levied on as the
property of J. J. Kirkland to satisfy one
County Court Execution in favor of I. A.
Bush vs said J. J. Kirkland.
This August 28th, 188-3.
J. A. J. KIMBFEL,
Angust 30, lm Sheriff
Decatur Sheriff's Sale.
Trill be sold before the Court House door
inthe city of Bainoridge, Decatur county,
Georia, between the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in October next the fol
lowing described property to-wit :
Lots of land numbers two hundred and
twenty (220) ar.d two hundred and twenty-
one (221) all in the Fifteenth District of
Decatur county, Georgia, and levied on as
the property of Charles II. Permalee—ex
cept forty acres of said lots occupied by
the S. F. <sc W. R. ft. Co.—said lands con
taining 4b0 acre9. Also, lot No 181 in the
15th District of said county, 33 the pro
perty of said Parmalee and levied on to
satisfy one Superior Court fi fa in favor of
H. Frazier Grant & Co., vs said Charles
H. Parnialee. This August 27th 1883.
L. F. BURKETT,
Aug, 30 lm Sheriff.
Jones’ Column
Until Further JVotica
THE FOLLOWING WILL BE
JUNES’
PRICES!
* ♦
All Calico at 5 cents a yard.
Yard wide sheeting, 7 cents.
. 3-4 shirting, 5 ”
8 otlnce Osnaburgs, 10”
Quilt Lining, 2 1-2 n
Checks, (all grades) 71-2 ”
Plaid Dress Goods,
(former price, 12 1-2 ”
All wool Dress Goods 10 ”
former price, 25 ”
Best Bleaching 8 1-2 ”
in any quantity.
Best Batchelor Shoes, $1.15 a pair.
BestCoffee, 10 pounds for § 1.00
Bost white Sugar, 10 lbs.” $1.00
Silver Leaf Elour, $ 6 50 per Bbl
Bepsteads, Chairs etc , Trunks, Val
ises, Harness, Hats, Shoes and Cloth
ing at New York Cost, with freight
added.
Sold only for the Cash. No
Goods charged hereafter.'
August 30, 1883,'
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HOPSOK
To the People of Decatur ( nil i\
-joining Count in:
We respectfully tender 3-011 the Compliments of th e
and most cordially invite you to call and examine our h
COMPLETE STOCK 01
We guarantee you .SfLti.sfa<*tioa|
to Quality sincl Prices.
Higliest prices paid for Cofi
WS" Another large shipment of those justly Colours
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Full Line T>re«s Goods
Full Li ne Winter Prints,
F ill Line Worsteds
Fall Line White Good-?,
Full Line Hosiery.
Fall Line WinfcrClothing,
Full Line Groceries,
Full Line Confectioneries,
Full Line Staple Goods,
Full Line of Everything.
SHOES, CLOTHING, SHOl
His Stock of Ladies and Gentlemen’s fine Shoes and Boots, and his stock of B
Fall Clothing for Men and Boys is unequalled in both style and prices. ® ,! l
call before purchasing elsewhere.
Highest price paid for all kind of COUNTRY FR09V
h. nxj«^baE
JAMES R. BABBIT'S.
II
I AM NOV/ RECEIVING MY STOCK OF
fall and winter goo
WHICH I WILL SELL
LOW FOE THE CAS
All I ask is to give me a call and see what I keep in stock. I do not prop)
sell goods lor less than cost—I must Lave a profit on tneTi to li ve J u
expenses. Neither do I propose to sell yen one article at cost and mas*
on something else. I intend to conduct
F^air and XToiioi*fi,L>lo
and on business principles. Once more I ask you to give me a call an
stock comprising of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, C
ooacco, Cigars, Snuff, Ac.—in fact arythiugyou may call for.
Will Pay the Highest Market Price for Country
Thanking all for their past patronage, I respectfuily ask for a contin 0 *
the same.
JAMES It BABB'