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Newspaper Page TextSNER- WATCHMAN' OftVlOiAt* OttuAn Of Athens and Clarke, Oconee * Banks. annual subscriptions rates: $'»; ...Sunday, SI; ....Weekly, $1 T. L. GANTT. LADSTONF/S HOME RULE. lhat atiempts ere made to divert its most important work from the wnnls of nil to hose of the few who need U least, A just legislation di criminates neither in h«vor of individual* nor classes. Il owes and it gives protection to the possession of tl»e ,c»., *u*. iuer acquired i»y inheritance or fortune or the successful employment of ndustry or talent. Bnt ll gives also ;pro Exccfs of Imporls 182.556,ASt Import, of coin and bnllion, lure pi1S77 10S.16.SS9 Exporta, mine period .— 611 72t 191 Excea* of export^ 4»O.M4.»2 This bhows an exc< ss of nn|>or.s of no r chandise for that period to l»e$ 182,556.381 ^ „ __ .. . and an excess of exports of coin and bill •ection to the poor in defending them | lion to be $403,584,802 Tlier fore, it from oppression and encouraving them to | c’early d*monstrao s u»at with toe balance persistence in rewarded toil. Every read er of Roman history knows what oppres- •ooiib v*ere put upon the peasantry of me -mpire by farming out to special favorites the revenues. a. Mcut.o auuost incredible, yet it is true, • hat at last under such a policy nine- tenths of the real ©stale of the whole em pire was owned by not more than twelve hundred wealthy citizens of Rome. Le— -wins like this from the pa«t can alwavs be studied with advantage by those who s n- cerely wish for the uood of a'l. It wool I seun singular, but for so many examples, that the same sort of attempts should la? made in * country like ou«s, so large, so I>owertnl,so generous, while yet in its in- facy, where immense territory is undevel open, r cu in cverv resource oi nature and in a government founded upon principles furiuc protection **f the governed. But the bondholder in this country like the Ro man senator, the senator under me etupue, seems to be seeking to owu all the mud as weil as the proceeds ot the sweating toil oi ilio-e who work it. The bondholder, yet like that subservient favonte of the cui|»©* ror does not wish to take the trouble ami he tisk of adventures in the vari »us fields of human endeavor, but be prefers to »ii at home or disport in lus yacht and I d the -bowers of gold daily retresh him ns he ounges, eats, and drinks, caMe-s, ohlivi »us, forgetful, and even indifferent, to the munition of the masses ot me people. ^ Harmony between capital and 1 *bor is he mutual condition, aud they are recip rocally dependent. There should be no dash of interests, and there would be none l Hie Government would offer no greater •r<deciion or assistance to the one than he other. Ex|»eriei.ee Ims taught lhat the concentration of wealtti in the hands of a ew has produced an abnormal condition, «nd while I am no sympathizer with com- .nunisls, socialists, or agrarians, nor do 1 antagonize wealth nor condemn its accu mulation, yet 1 am uuwdhng to grant pr* - lenlion to me lew at the expense of |lhe many. What a spectacle U now presented lo ihe American people. Notwithstanding all the favors the bondholder has received from the Govern ment under tin* acts of 1809 and 1870, aud »t the various Secretary s ol the Treasury, and the calls made aud the determination >ast and prt seni to pay them in gold coin nstead of stiver coiu, they are now using ad their ingenuity and power to strike uoWD and bring into disrepute, by open and covert means our silver coin. Bo hey not know that silver is the money of ihi - masses? Do they not know that the great and wealth producing part of our country, the agriculturists, are suffering from Marne to Oregon, from the lakes to ilie Gulf, for want of markets, and that ihey are compelled to r*dy upon home consumption tmainly? That scarcity of money will still more depress and the stop page of coinage will pr«*duoe this money stringency? Of course they do* But what care they who hold the bonds of the Gov ernment and pay no taxes, who hold mort gages on the lands of the West and South, it they can make the debtor work two days instead ol one to pay bis debts, lie cause they live on money, by money, and the hard, sleepless interest ot money. The time has been when the people slept in fancied security from the danger ot this «>rganiz< d power ol wealth in tne hands ol a few, and tlmy would have slept on had not iheir power of rest been gradu ally drawn from them; and now there is unre>i, unr«-si among all classes, the far mer, the laborer, the artisan, and mechan. ic. Continued oppression has aroused the ma««»s, and today guilds and all kinds ot organizations are being born, growing like giants all over the country. Born ot necessity, nurtured by want, and clamor- iug at the doors of Congress lor proii-ciion! Tbe time has been when to oppnse the fearful power of concentrated w alth would have been to **swim with tins ot ie demonstration about West- iter yesterday exceed anything . > the elder Pitt rode in the pro- ' ion with the bride of George through the streets of London, ahead of anything in political ort was the greeting by the ses ot Mr. Gladstone, for it was shout of a liberty loving peo —the Irishman believing thatthe r of his deliverance was near. Englishman relieved in his rt that so much to secure home • in Dublin was about to be con- ed. \fler the hurrah and bravo of day were over, it is easy to sift vn the programme which Mr, idstone presented to the House Jommons. A moment’s glance •nongh to show that it is a great il for England to propose, al ugh it it is not all that Ireland ■ 1 hoped (or. It is a beginning .vever, in the gieat work of re- option, and it is a l ig beginning nay not and does not include in .ail all that Mr. Parnell may have ;ed, but, in the spirit with which is presented and the principles rich, in Mr. Gladstone’s mind, lacnced the proffer of home rule, .•land may base her best hopes d build her mod earnest work for imale ami entire disenthralment. hat if the sceptre of British pow- is still present in the shape of e Viceroy, at most with limited nveis; u-hat if the police control is not been given in Irish hands, >r the collection of the revenue in- usted to Irish agency, has not Mr. ladstone confessed in words that lercion in Ireland is a dead failure, tat the mainspring of law in Ire- ind must be Irish, that this Dublin ’ailiament represents political quality in legislative and adminis- rative power, and that it is of equal .aloe t > England as to Ireland that he adjusted relations shall be har monious? These are necessities and have neen fotced upon Mr. Glad stone by the logic of events. Al) that he admits England will con cede, and more than he is able to give just now England will finally be forced to grant. The Dublin Parliament is to con sist of two orders of 103 to 206 mem bers. The English Viceroy is to remain, but his office will be non political, and he may wield such pregtogatives as the Queen may , . r.-, . , .. . leaii, and lo bew down oaks with rusiit-s." would ■uowrvniencr them. .Neither would chose to give. 1 he local parliament | Bul noWi ll)e BnUgonbm is d-manded mey allow acock 10 oc i„ tueir cuy he will have power to make laws lor 1 trade end navigation and general power to impose taxes. The con stabulary will remain for the pres ent under English control, the fis cal unity of the Empire shall not be disturbed. The Irish Parliament will not have power to establish or lo outlaw any religious sect. Probably the best way to meas ure the merit of the home-rule scheme is by the enemies it has made. Mr. Trevellyn’s opposition must demine it as a measure which embodies decided substance and genuine reform.—Augusta Chroni cle. WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN TUESDAY, APRTfT‘Tffiff " -' iAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A Oi- aA *** HBMjOTTS Mi iaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa RHEUMATISM, )f trade in our favor, which has been tbe case since the act of February 28, 1878, there is in* real found »lion for the al um of the Koul-bUi-s Has the coinage ot silvt-r impaired tne public credit? Tli© qnt ry an swers iiaelf. The idea ot the credo of this great country being injur* d *»r even lm paired because v e have coined $293,000,- 000 of silver or may com two Hundred and three millions iqor*, with ihe strides of development going on from ocean lo ocean, wuli scene*, art, and imiurtry ahlaz • in the hands ot tue tnont enterpri sing population upon earth; with undevel oped r< MHireea iha» w**uid make the mines i of (jo eonda pale into insignificance, and j an i icreasmg population from natural cau ses ns wen as immigration requiring an increased circulating medium i*» nuet ll.e demands of inlei ual commerce that will ! keep ihe machinery ot the mints hot for I years! Indeed we meded no furtlnr credit. Oj T creuil, if such a imng could be possible, is • t'mi g.*od. The pledge ot this nations, i aith,’the greatest and most powerful ml eanu, and ns gr.nd possibilities, is sutL- I cieni collateral tor the iu*»uey-lend'Ts ot i tue balance ol the world if not for Wall street How c »n we hurt our credit by ottering the bondholder silver and gold coin lor wnai we owe? Is there an Anv-r- ican citiz n homing a bond, who took it under ihe act oi July I4,|18iu, unpatriotic enough to refuse ciedit, it the emergency suouid arise to ask it, provided we pan him his bond in gold and silver c *in, wuen ties tugUl it, iu the acis of 1,8159 mid 1870f Aim as theie is only about oue-teuiu ot 1 per cent, ol the bonds held abro td and umy an infinitesimal part of tue bonds Which can be pa.u belore 1892 held by for eigners, on, sir, th s is u weak oesigU of the enemies of tue people to parade a pliant asm before their representatives to inguleu tuein from the care of me toiling millions. 9 What can be tbe causes which impel this attack upon^suver? Tue logic ol statistics is absolutely over whelming ugaiust it; tue experience of eight yeuis refutes the principal reasons advance d by us advocties. 1 hen why do we him such strong suppors of the god standard tueory? 1 venture to assert tuat among them here upon this than and m the tti uate th re is nardly a man who is not uirtcuy or mdneciiy interested in uioucy or bond speculation. Understand uie, Jhr. Sneaker, i d*« not impute mien- Uoiioi wioug doing to any supporter ot tue theory iu mis rlouse or the Scuale, but we all kuow that— Wuen sell tue wavering balance shakes, ’ i is rarely right a ijusit-d, Let auv ol the»e geniieni'-m open their ears ami luey Will near unmistakable sounu iroiu the people, rising irom all sec tions of the country; from the mining camps out West; iroui the leit le vailys of the s*ulu *nu West; iroui uie piueval t uresis, wuere untold weaim lies bound up in state ly trees, nwaiting ihe stroke oi the w oods- Uiiiu s axe ami the hum oi the saw lo strike asunder iia.cuaius of nature aud turn it loose to meet tue demands ol civiized ma lroia all quarters Hum ail classes the cry has goue omit aud has rrached tbe-capital ol tue ualiou, Ueuiauding silver as their coin, their mo..ey or its leproentalive me legal ceititle %te of ihe same. Ouly a wail iroiu toe lew money centers and a feeble ciy iroui providential bankers to give them oucsianumd *»t vaiue antTone more cnance to unsetue values and giow licher by the iegerucuiain ol cuuuiiig speculation. These nuugry golu-bugs nave closed Uie ears of gome of the peoples r*pieseut uives by .a trick ol tiguics and ^re forebnings, and they aeein to be deaf lo Uie d. ma ds of me great masses •»i tneir coumryuieu for whom they should legislate. it is also inconveineut, we are told. Il i-* said »>f old that the Sybarites would noi allow the artisan lo engage in his vocation witiiin the Imids of their city* lest the noise “HUMNIGUTT’S RHEUMATIC CURE” is the Best Blood Purifier in the world. The assertion % is proven by its having cured \ V numbers of cases of Rheumatism, Gout, Eczema, Syphilis, &c., &c. Sold at retail by all Druggist, at $1.00 p©3? IsottI©. Mention tliis Paper. ') ■ r irOToaLo.a'Pic; “ 1Iunnicutfs Rheumatic Cure" is .unde niably the very best Spring Medicine in the world. It purifies the blood, regulates the liver, and renews the nerve tissues. Every one should take some blood Medicine in the spring to build up the system, preparing it to withstand the heat of approaching sum mer. “HUNNIGUTT’S RHEUMATIC CURE” 11 HUNNIGUTT’S RHEUMATIC CURE” is cl sucre relief for IEidrcey troubles. JMr. Wurriock suffered for seventeen years, and tv as per- / mcunently cured by taking it. must be a superior Rem- I edy, as our sales are daily > increasing, and we are receiving ► !► orders from all parts of the Uni-1 ted States. f Sold at retail by all Druggists, at $1.00 pei* bottle. Mention this Paper. HUNNIGUTT’S RHEUMATIC CURE 9 iU Sold m.t 'Virii.oXo'SSLl© Toy 7. 3VT HUIWMTCUTTtSjCO., Atlanta, Ga. t rrrfWVTT?r.VrVWVTTVWTTTTTTTVTTTTTVTVm T VWVTTTTTTTT'TTH.'t W -WWWWWV w. T.TTTTT.T^ -TTv-rr...... -T.—T-yf ww w w . ywvTWVWvy THE MLEDEROCS MALAYS. SI’F.F.ni OK HON. SEAB0N RF.F.SE. A Powtful and ElOQuent Plea for the Dollars of Our Daddlea. .liver I'.lHgf, And Vwfi rrlurnrd unto th- Lord and arid. Oh. ti.tr rn.ple b.vu yirin-d a Rreataln and nada Ibtlu C<K1. t.fgold. — FiihIv*. xrxU, 31. Vr. K«* anid Mr. S|uHkrr: Tlierr hare hron very rxlmi a'tve drhalr* nn lliia snlijccl al both n ii» ol tin- Opitnl «nd rt-as'ina coL-ent • m ti|-li to n.nvii (‘f any one. except those win » lm maid tlinr own intriesls rather tl in llioseot the country, that there should hi* i id nrl\ a rortinuanre of the coinaire id silvi-t tinder the Hlbrnt nrt, hut lhat an tirUniiii'd roiiiRte tor a-vnrai years at least tti uid ho advantavoous to the people and to ttaiio, n mim-rcr and tnanufnctuma 1 lie iifb’iMwtve movements of orva-iized v • tilth, auain.t tin masses of this eountry i.ro urn tkalde alike lor their persistent and mirrlentinic power. Let us lake a rspid rov evr of some of them since 1865. In i860 t imeresa passed an act to pay tl e bends ol the I'ntted Stairs in gold and silver coin. When the tmndbolder purchas ed hi- bonds with t’teenhncks, il would take two it,dials in frrernhacfcs to (jet one dollar in j;old or illver coin, and in 1869. when they procured the passage of lhat act, one dollar in io tin onhtick was worth only 70 oi n's in coin. In other words they loaned tlie Government one dollar in paper money worili only 50 cents at the time in coiu,and receivid inieri si on it at par in cold ever since, and in lHOOsaid lo the tax-payers : • 1 will not take back the same money that 1 insmd too, nllhnueb you have paid me the inti rest on it in cold, but you must pay me Iv ck my principal in gold and silver coin.'' Was not this a most impious piece • I impudence? They would have taken io u 11 en saii-tird in 1869 silver coin. They relumed for it, prayed for il, demanded il ■ ml mod to make it appear that unlrsa the i ct was, passed the public credit was in dancer Why would they have liecn satisflld with silv, r in 18(19? Because tin re was a pre mium ot Ml | etrent on what they had loan- • d. ami tlie poor lax-payers, the brawn and muicle ol the country, the yeomantry, the wealth producer, Ihe men who mere dyeing milliona wealth Irom Ihe enrllt in the great Weat, m d tin ini) ovirislied though leaurrecting S ulli, llu-se moving, living masses, upon whose shoulders litis greet nation bad been lifted into splendor and power were then m d iheir iH-ing cheated by their lordly oiodiior, and hoi dbolder,and were duped by their misrepitai ntaiiveam this American t ongn ss into promising interest on the loan. '1 ins setrned to sat sly the ravenous maw ol in satiable ‘'moneybags;" but, alas! it was Siam discovered that this act could i ot operate to sun them, and on Uie 14tb of •'idy, ibiO, “luoniy-baga" was again to the Wont, and the act then passed by Congress extending the time of payment ol the bonds exempted them Irom taxes, Federal, Butte. Ac, lowered the rate ol intenst, and had punted on them that they were to he peid in coins of the standard valne of that date. Another attack upon tlie rights of the people! This did not auOlce. No sooner than resumpiion liad taken place, and Con cuss to supply a sufficient circulating me- ditim to meet the growing necessities of tiadc and eommeice by the passage of the net 2Mb Febnary, 1898, known as the Bland net, than tbise same lavored classes, who pay scarcely any taxes, who care nothing li i millions ot tucit toiling fellow-citigeoa, < ty out ol their disturbed luxury, “It you loico us lii lake a-lver coin in payment for our lamds. you will ruin usanu the naUoo- bl credit, and inconvenience us in hauling off blivet com," which they scheemed and and chami.n-u for io 1869 and 1*70; and when the representatives of the people awoke to the inroads made upon the rights they weir intrusted lo guard, and cried. Hall I you shall receive wbat the people have lo lake and what you demanded, and cunningly obtained by tbe ana ot I860 and i»iu,' ood,say to man, "You shall uot de- pteciateou: silver, the circulating medium ol our ttadeand eommeice,” these favored, law-jiain|ierrd "meuey bags" raised their bauds ill pleading gesture and rolled Uieir D** 10 Mammon, and with an Amlnidali (Meek voice cried oat; Lei raggtd virtue stand aloof, Nor mutter accents of reproof; Let ragged wit a male become When wealth and power would have her dumb. U li not new in the history of legislation and the people ure at tiie back of their representatives and they must resist it tor them* While 1 am no alarmist and there is no member of this Hon«e who would shrink from uttering one word or senti ment that would add to the already wi dening breach between classes than 1, yet, judging tbe future by the past, I bel eve that the great danger to this nation is the concentration of capital By this I do not mean tbe man of ordinary wealth who has made it in a legitimate and honorable way. hot I refer to that class whose accunuua ted millions consist of the blood and sw*nt of their fellow-men. This produces a pride which Mr. Carlyle in tiis graphic and philosophic work on the French Revolu tion says was the worst of all prides— “pride of birth, pride of office, any known kind of ptide being a degree better than puise pride.” Such a condition of course would be most distasteful to the masses, and then antagonisms dangerous to pence, good or der, and security would follow; then upon ihe other hand the demand would come for strong government. Alarm will drive the law making power to advance to tbe preservation of order and security, and we would soon learn io rely upon the cen tral powers of government, and step by step the government of the people would become the government of centralized power, and our boasted liberty would tie swallowed up in the vortex of concentia ted power to protect concentrated wealth Wealth heaped on wealth nor truth nor safety buys; The dinger gathers as the treasures rise. What are the reasons assigned by the ad vocatea tor the suspension of tli*- coinage ol silver? Perhaps there is no brtier way or stating- them than as 1 find them set forth in a printed circular sent out by those advocates all over this country foi signatures to tie set to members of this House, every one of whom 1 presume has received one. It reads as follows: To the honerable Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the Forty-ninth Congr* s*. nt Washington now assembled; Your petitioners respectfully represent that it is their conviction that tbe law re> quinng the Secretary of the Treafury to coin not less than $2,000,000 per month of standard si'ver dollars should be immedi- atcly repealed. The law has now been in operation for over seven yeajs, and experience has shown that it not only failed in every promise prophesied by its porojectore, but it has proven to be of great inconvenience to tbe people, deterimental to mercantile, manu facturing and legitimate banking interest, dangerous to the credit and welfare of the Government, and at lira time j* retarding the increase of prosperity and menacing tbe finances of the country. We are therefore impelled to recommend the repeal of said law, anu, as in duty MY PRISONER. bound will ever pray. 1 And I may add another reason advanced and confidently pressed by them : that it will drive gojo from this country. Let us examine some of the moat important of these reasons. That it will drive gold from this country has been clearly tefuted by tbe statistics of the imports and exports or gold siuce the passsage of tbe Bland act in 1878. biuce 1878, and includ ing that year, the importation of gold coin and bullion has exceeded the exportation $187,280,257, and the exportatiou of silver coin and bullion has exceeded the importa tion in tbe same period of eight years $68, 280^56. This certainly is suffibteni to sat isfy any unprejidiccd mind that tbe coin age of silver has not repelled if it has not attracted gold to this couutry. But expe rience teaches us that the influx or etlux of gold depends largely up**n the Palace of trade. Now let us examine the import* and exports of m«-rchandisc for the eight years succeeding the passage of tue B.air act. JmporU and export of merchandise Year. Imports. Hx porta fii2.aS6.iu4 96 U79 4Sa.6TS.l24 «SH.3«,7W IS^O 656.Iibi.441 *£S!M6.S&3 Mb... «:4.1l 4.WS SsS.92S.p47 1882 — 7U7.«7,049 ?S3,i»>,.Si 194 7(0.566 144 MS4.2SS S32 15M 653.148.9* 7l4.9t4.S3S 1885 — 56VW.6X0 7 - > 6,6at,946 Total — 4,762,113.377 6,070,OUU.USu Imports of merchandise, 1&7* to If85...... .. .. 94,762.123,377 Exports of merchandise, same pe riod 6,* 76,006.650 Excess of exports — 1.313,884,772 From this table it will be seen tuat the exports exceed the imports (or that period $1,313,884,773. Now let us examine the Imports and exports of merchandise and coin and bullion for the eight years next pre- cecdi'ng the passage of Uie Bland act. IMPOSTS. Year.*. Merchandise. 1870 3419^02,113 1871 5UA.8QC2.4l4 1871 ... 610,904 622 1873 6S4.68S.727 1*74 — 56S.a66.7tt 1ST* 518^46,836 imTA 446.9s8.766 438,618,139 cause ins crowing al the dawn disturbed lueir Slumbers. But the American people do not intend to have their heads cut off or wrung merely lor the sake of deeper repose io bloated bondholders or Wall street gamiilers. ls?ue certificates and make the silver convenient aim portable. Do not restrict the issue; do not in the tare of such a de mand lor *uver certitic ties as aro**e under tne cncular issued by Hon. Jolin S'lermaii, bccielary of the Treasury, on the 18th <>t September, 1880, shut off ihe people from obtaining silver eertiticstes as was done by the discontinuance ot it on the 1st day of January, 1885, but allow the Treasury of Uce> »»l ihecouuuylo at least issue silver c-.rtiticHies lor gold com deposited under such a circular. The people of the West aim &ouih had sufficient confidence in the siivi r cum to dc{>osii gold and t ike silver certiucates to u for the amount of $80,7;50,* 500. Then, wheie is the occasion for ihe aiarui ? Is uot a silver certificate as ea*y lo carry aixmt as a gold ceitificale ot the United M a u»? It is no m*»re expensive Usclc^Uian a gold certificate. Yet tbe Treasurer m his report, page 24, says : The furth« issue of silver cruficates should l»e discontinued, being both expen live and useless. The treasurer must have looked throu«;b gold spectacles to have arrived at ihti con clusion. If silver ceilificau-s, not only of the denomination now authorized by law would be issued whenever i©quested by the holders of gold and silver com, but also in denominations of 1, 2, and 5 dollars, then we not only have an increase ot circulating medium siiiiable to the nee* ssiiies of ihe count-y, but conveier.ee ad ded, and the delicate fastidious ness of the |>ondl»oldrr would noth© to sore ly taxsd to transport his wea'th. Indeed it does not appear that either ihe efflirx of gold or the linpatrra nl ol the national cr dit or inconvenience has as much t«» do with the feats «»f the Wall s'reet specula tors as their desire io contract the currency and make money scarce and gi^e them hii opportunity of their fondest hopes—a pre mium upon their lu»arded gold. Let us lurn a deaf ear to the appeals of the strugglingg millions who produce and sell and conspire wiih those win-, speculate and buv.becaus forsooth the representatives of the bondholder procl uni with a flourish of banu* rs that “in- tbe commercial worid gold is kingbut let us adhert* to the money of our father* and let our riches consist a* of old—m cittle^silv*-r and gold; for we are taught by Holy Writ that “Abraham went up out ot Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South, and Abraham was very rich in cattle silver, and gold ” Perhaps the swoh-n dwellers of fifth ave nue would disdain the siegree of wealth possessed by this favored servant of the Most High. Indeed, not long after his day we hear the great lawgiver complain ing of what eff.-ci mere gold had produced upon the people; “And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, tnis people have sinned a great siu, and have ui *de them gods of g*»ld.” Yes, and there are those in this great.free American country who h*ve made them gods of gold, and year after year cry out |o us, representatives of the people, “Gome, fall down and adore with us.” I, for one, representing a toiling people who seldom see a piece of gold unless it be n simple ornament on the bonom of their wives and daughters, will not bend the knee, because their gods are not my gods. Sailors Tell the Story of the Mutiny on the Thayer. New York HeraM of Tuesday. The Norwegian sailors, who in troduced themselves as having been part of the luckless crew of the ill- starred vessel Frank N. Thayer, called at the Herald oflice yester day and asked that their statements might be taken with reference to the charge of cowardice that had been made against them in common with the remainder of Ihe crew, by the ship’s master, Captain Robert K Clark. It will be remembered that on New Y’ear’s day two Indian coolies attacked and butchered the Hist and second mates, and afterwards at tempted to murder the captain ami crew, completing their fiendish work by setting the ship on fire while she was on a voyage in the Indian ocean, Halvor Olsen, one of the two sailors, said yesterday: “It was yn Saturday midnight when the watch of eight men were relieved by a like number. When I came alt 1 noticed one of the Malays sitting r.n the poop and another coming to ward him. The latter had a coat thrown over his arm to conceal th? j long knife that he was carrying. I remarked to him, ‘What are you going to do with the coat?’ lie an swered, ‘I'm going to give it to this man, who is sick,’ pointing to the other Malay. The pair tde.i went up the alter-hatch, where the first and second mates were sitting, and I heard one say, T’m sick, and at the same moment one of the offi cers groaned, and I knew that he had been stabbed. “The Indians ran on to the poop, the mate following and shouting, •Stop ’em!' He went into the fore castle, where I also ran and asked What’s the mattei?’ He replied that the Malay had cut him had, and I saw that his entrails were hanging out. I then spoke to the carpenter and said. ‘Let’s go alt on the main deck and take hold of these Malays.’ We and three or four others went alt. The Malays rushed at us with their long knives and cut a German whom we called RLmarck,’ laying his cheek open. The ship* carpenter was then stub bed and died instantly. I picked up a capstan bar, with which I An Incident of the Late War. Purina; the war we lived near the Yankee stockade, in IVrlinsrton equnty, S. C. At that time there were about WILKES COUNTY. CHIEF OF POLICE SALES. . <*i Ba r t>er ct.. aud • the -south by Ji*res Kin?; oti the M«v« iiubo-tio; north Abo Htuer, and ,ve»t by Ii*r>er street. Levied on pi the y of k. li Lauir*kin. trustee, to nv.iniy U hronicle.] The Knij-hts of Honor reduced the in- | i*m! Wn.re taecuri Huu»e w> b-tween th’e . . .. re . , » , lejfti’. Hour* of «ale, to the highest bidder, on* illation fee from ten tome dollars. i honeosi.d lot. and iyiug wiioiu the cor Tlie Magrnder mine and plantation i 7,000 prisoners, and as winter was com- j wi " h '- soMat P u,l,ic °" tcr - v in this P 1 *™ j “ft? imrnn tliei-nllnivi.ll fi rm ".siat a time to the highest bidder, on the first Tues- ,imp r . ingonttiej allowed tiicin,...»> ,u a tune, . ° • tax t. u». i»-u<r! fro., the ct. ik’s o».e of the to carry tlie fence-rails from an ad- j day ill -J une. I cite ot .iheua on tb. ut ii^y ofJuiy. lsss. , Levy joining field into the stockade for fuel. J Messrs. John L. Andersqp, A. S. An- A) One .lay they took it in their heads to d, ' rson and Thou, » s V. Heard to-eth cr h„d bought a bushel of Athens' silk cotton .uaia u. corporate iiaiitsof.LtluuiCandb uud seed and will experiment with it this . ^ ^’’JoVlS'Ind‘/onih by‘j* b U rd i \ear. It is said to be a verv fine vane- I a- 1 ' 1 l evied on as ih • • roperiy of Richard J * 1 Kruwner io 8%u ry two fl fas, issued from the ttfi t* th« city of Ath* ns for taxch of ud Levy mtv.s nud returned ‘24 t returned to i day j March 34th, I«86. and place, one lot of break past the guard, which they at tempted, and seventy-two escaped. I was near the camp at the time, and came near being killed by tbe cross firing of the pickets. On our re turn we came across a Confederate sol dier who had re-captured one of these poor, half-starved prisoners, who, in turn, had captured a poor, mangy pig. It was hard to decide which was the lean est the pig or the Y’ank, as both had more skin and bone than fiesh. We heard him remark, “Thank God. I will have one square breakfast this morning, such a breakfast ns any poor dog would hardly touch. The next day when 1 was on my way from school, with my gun and dog, 1 came across another ono of these poor wret - hes in the persimmon tree. and. although just 13 years old. feeling ! could d*» my country a great service in capturing a prisoner, 1 order ed him to come down. lie was anxious to know if he was poisoned, as his mouth was all tied up with the green fruit, and seemed greatly relieved when told what sort of fruit it was. 1 took him home and after making him wash himself, gave him a suit of my father's clothes and some food. It was over a week before we could satisfy his appetite he had fast ed so long. The officer had him on parole and allowed us to keep him and work him on our farm until after the surrender. His name was John Coal- hne from Illinois. It was no fault of the Confederate government that the prison ers did not get enough food, as the whole country for miles around was ransacked and everything the people could possi bly spare was taken to feed these poor wretches, but there were so many it could not keep the wolf of famine away, and death came fast and furious, aud soon the old fit-id around the stockade 1 was filled with several thousand graves. [ This is now a national cemetery and is ty of cotton and brought from 15 to 17 L cents per pound this season. j Msrvb io86. A one-horse cyclone passed through ’ Also, at the m* Delhi neighborhood on last Tuesday I . u the Sonth bt i-1 ny Mrs H. P. SMART & BRO. Manufacturers of Yellow Pine Lumber of Everv Discrintion ROUGH & DRESSED LUMBER. Frameing, Ceilii Weatherhoarding. Floor!; Pickets, Vegetable and Frui; , Shingles, Staves, Laths rules, etc. etc. Steam Saw anil Plaining Hills in [mmanne! Connected with Midv aprillJwom. • by Private, Ihtilroad and Telephone i.! nd place, will be sold Avt-uuf anit bound ; of I M. Kennev. on | and ou the Mnrtta t y | ie proi-erty of Louisa K.-al to sai.ialy ail. .e.i ii-u.ii the < lcrk» office oi the city Ol , July loth. 1885. Levy rnaao and re»urn- ch .4iU. I6s6. a* the sa-ne time and place one house »n th*» east &y*Pr , :nu- j the weal by liiiiups Sir-.-et aud »> u ih by lairis and others. Levied on as ihe pro- tf lieucj ]>avis to «HUaly a tax fi fa ls-ued ie clerks office oi the city ot Athens, July . anti licciilivi to strike at t »?!>• >©*■ **'nr “‘•dn »n.t retaruM su.ct Mth the sm<! time arid place one lot of land •a ' ..i. e ,s, oontainiu? * ere, more »d b'Atf'ti* d on th- .smith t*ystieet, on "■eat by Anna >t by night, blowing down fences, gardens an*l frees. No houses destroyed or any lives lost. A negro boy about nine years old just on the Taliaferro side of Little river in ^ the Sandy Cross neighborhood, .whose j UvAiupu.-t ^ hurcu iot, business it was to nurse a negro child. | Zack concluded last week that it was a tire- i j^ 0 l ni > some bust once. Finding it impossible to quiet the baby, he took a flint rock about an inch aixl a half square, and opening the child’s mouth shoved it into his throal. Blood commenced flowing freely from the baby’s throat and the nurse became alarmed. lie took the baby in his arms and hurried to the mother, who • we-tby k ♦l.r. «««« Tim tr«c I ^J lor >lr*et, and bouth’by Ldward Mills. ga\< the alarm at once. Ihe ro k wn • l«-*ic«iou •« ihe piop*-rty of I’-orneiix stnita to finally pulled out, and the baby lingered I from Monday until Saturday, whon it 1 died. The verdict of the coroner’s jury ] lot m Aiheus. couuTuin^ was that death resulted from pneumonia, caused by the severe wound. It is be lieved that the grand jury will be asked to investigate the case. Wlikn and pin -iv north by TILE STRIKE. Total A932,W5.«0 Imports •( merchandise from 1»70 to 1877 Exports,! SILENT TEAS. Do not laugh at the down fall' and de gradation of our fellow man, but rather drop a silent tear of sympathy, a kind word an encouraging look. Do not laugh at Skiff the Jeweler, give him a kind word and take an encouraging look at his diamond spectacles and jewelry,, give him your watches to repair when silent your jewelry to mend when broken. We print in this issne the speech in full deliYered in congress on the 23d of March by Hon. Seaborn Reese. The speech is an able, fearless and eloquent exposition of the silver question, and well worth a careful perusal by our readers. MOST PERFECT MADE TreparM B^odal fresrd to health So Ammonia, JLIme or Alum. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., CHICAGO. . 8T. LOUIS* The grand jury is making jtwntm for the Kimball House poker play era and cock fighters. Thirty or more true bills have been found, and the boy* are considerably stir red up... Sunday liquor selling at the Kimball will also be investi gated. - . j 1 . Since the recent overflow, Rome i. discussing the matter of building levees to protect her from high wa ter*. Very good authority states that for 450,000 Rome can be pro tected from an overflow six feet higher than her last flood. II this is the case it would be the part of wisdom to invest that amount. knocked down one of the Malays, I beautifully kept, lutt the old stockade hut in doing so the capstan bar fell has Ion;; since disappeared front sight, from my hands, and while trying to | with all its horrors. T. recover it the Malay gave me a stah j upward under the left arm which cut me all around the shoulder blade. I then ran forward, up the lorerigging and tried to reach the foretop, but I was too weak, so I retraced my steps and was hunt ed into the iorecastle by a Malay. "Previous to our surprise by the Malays six of the crew had been barricaded in two cabins and wete unable to come to our relief. The man on the ‘lookout’ and the man at the wheel were both murdered at their posts. The second mate was tabbed at the same time as the first mate, and he staggered to tne cap tain’* cabin, shouting: ‘Captain Clark, I’ve been murdered on deck !' He soon after Hied. I consider Capt.iin Clark.to blame for all the trouble. He treated us all worse than dogs, and on one occasion du ring the voy age he gave me a terri ble besting because I was a quarter of a point out of my course.” Edward Augusteen said: I was shipping before the mast, but acted during the voyage as sailmaker. I remember about a month before the mutiny the captain ‘rope-ended’ one of the Malays because he refused to take some salts after complaining that he was very sick. Every day- one or other of the crew was badly beaten by the captain .or officers. When a day passed without a man having been thrashed we called it a •holiday.’ “About eight days hefore the mu tiny the captain called me down from the rigging and accused me of answering back the second mate. He tried to throttle me, and struck me with his fist. I cannot under stand why tbe Malays should have tried to kill any of the crew. They shipped with u* at Manila. They were nearly naked, and we al! gave them clothing and treated them kindly. On the day of the mutiny we were washing down the deck. One of the Malays did not work fast enough for the mate and he swore at him saying, ‘I’m going to make you move round.’ He then caught hohi ot him and thrashed him with his fists. Everything went very quiet from that until the stabbing commenced. I have been sixteen years a sailor, having served one year as captain and five as mate in my own country, but I mast say I never saw so cruel a matt as Cap- -tain Clark.” The two sailors arrived in New York on Satutday last from St. He lena, having shipped from that port in tK, ctiin Punic Thai. 1 .-'>.1 itinl EXTRACTS MOST PERFECT MADE Parent and «tron*e*t Natural Fruit Flavors. Vanilla, Lemon. O-nnjrv. Almond. Hoad, atflavor as delicately St. Louis, April S.—A commit tee of the Knights of Labor visited tbe yards ot the Wabash road in North St. Louis and requested tbe men working not to handle cars containing freight on the Missouri Pacific road. All the men in the yard quit work and business was brought to a standstill. It is said tbe engineers ar.d firemen also quit, but they did (to as individuals. COMMISSIONER BEI.TOX TALKS. Kansas City, April S.—A To peka, Kan., special says: State Labor (Jommi-sioner Relton, in an interview, expressed the opinion that if the Missouri Pacific officials continue their discourteous treat ment of the officers ot the Knights of Labor a general boycott against the Gould system will be ordered. The Commissioner said that the Western roads, at his request, gave him figures regarding their scales ol wages, from which he made a tabulated statement demonstrating that the Missouri Pacific paid an average of 38 per cent, less wages than any other road. The Com missioner also expressed disbelief in Gould s statement that the com pany had re'ained in its employ hundreds of unnecessary men for tear ol trouble with the Knights of Labor. strike and refuse to work. St. Louis, Apri.l S.—The men working tor the East hit. Louis Rol ling Mill, the Tudor Iron Works and the grain elevator all declined to work to-day, because the mills use coal from cars handled by non union switchmen, and these estab lishments have all shut down. Dep uty sheriffs and United States Mar shals, armed with revolvers and Winchester rifles, are on guard at the several freight depots in East St. Louis. Several trains have al ready been sent out. No interfer ence has been attempted by the strikers. j M , ,.. in the ship Ferris. They said that they have not received a cent tor their services on the Frank N. Thayer. A QUESTION ABOUT Brown s Ii'on • • y : Bitters " > ANSWERED. lUafFWffU, it dusKn’t. BntitdocscaraanydiMwU for^nkli a ropatAbl* physician vraaUl proscribe 1B4L1S •TaSdmi iwtifniw Iron u tbs bsst rest anti rs set known .«* tbs profession, and inquiry ot m* isMtias chemical Ann will sabsUntUts UmssmcUoc pxpoctsatfactor iq naocsssfalmedical practice, It*. Bsrkabls fsot-tfcp zi—r* ttUNB. li U \ returned March 2tth, 1566. the wmc time sail place one house end ._in£ -6 acre, moie or and bounded on the north by W X. Jones, ou th® cast by John Herring, on the south by W. A Jones and on the west by Mrs. Talmadge. Levied ou as the property of 6an uel Bulges to satisfy a tax fi la issued irom the clerks office of the ci y o< Athens July 16th 1856. Levy made aod returned Match 24ih 1686. Alsu, at the s*uie time and place one lot of Ianu in the city of Athene, containing ene acre, more or le.ss, any bounded ou the north bv Uan- coca Avenue, t>outli by Martha Holbrook, east by Martha Holbrook and others. Levied on a* the property of O a H Beusse, to satisfy a tax fi ta tsbued fro us the clerks office o( the city ol Athens. July loth. 1485. Levy made and return* ed March zoth Iasi. A lso, at the same time and place one house and lrt in the Athens containing 1 1 acre, more or leas and bout.ded ou tue east by Kock ■'priug Avenue, west bv Patman Lester, south by Broad btreot. north J»y Fat Lester. Levied on aa the property of i’racv ila tic»rd to satisfy a tax fi fa issued from the clerks office of th® eity of Athena, 15th July 1885. Levy mad© aud returned March 25 Also at the same time and place ono lot o f land, lying wii'tiu tbe city of Athens, containing 12 acres, more or less, and bouudt.d as folio’-s: on the test o) lands ot 8. I>. M itched, agent, on the north ny »imon Marks and J. W. Nichohou, on the win oy J »V. .Nicholson, on the 9 mth by the Fair t»rounds, levied on as the pr >perty of a. At. Mitched, agent, to satisfy tax n fas issued f-oiu t e c ents office of tbe city of Athens, l’roperiy pointed out by defendant. Levy made and returned 011 tbe 2,th Man-b AIm>. at the same time and place one lot of land ydug within the corporate limits of Atheus ou Kockbpiiug dvei.ua, bounded south by nd- warn Mills, east by At ford Pettz north by Taylor street, containing acre, mote or less, and lev ted on as tne property ot Lisa smith, colored, to satisfy a tax fi fa lssi *' ** * * “ city Aiurch 2Mb .886. Ad«» ai the same time and place one house and loi in u<e c«ty of Athens, continuing % *cre, more or and bounded sou'h by biiuou Marks, \vt!*t by u ,.l,er Hector, noi n by Dan brydie, east by <’* wills S’ye, an * 01 ers. Levied on as the propei ty oi ben Lrawtort to .-atisiy a tax fi fa issued bom the oerke office of the city 01 Atheus 1st dec. tuber 1684. Levy made and returued March 2«.,h 1^86. Aieo, ..tthe Mine time and place, one house and .01 iu the city ol Atheus, containing »-8aere, more or let*, huh bounded, east i.y Henry Bare* held, west by Loom Bird, south by Harwell i»©lf, Jr . and U'.rtb by VV. F. lioou. Levied on as the piooeriy of Jim Houston, to Sautfy s tax ft la iasue.I bom the clerks office of the city of utheea. July 15ih, 18S5. Levy made and returued March vJth, 1n*6. aprn6.2Sd D. OB AN OLIVER, C, p v ’.-—Whereas, for fetU r» ot aitanuisiraiioii ou the estate of Francis B. li aline, Jale t (borcio's 10 1 _ show C‘.UM»Ht the regular term df the Court of Ordinary of said county, to bo held in aim lor and count' ou the first Monday 1 it June next, wiry s»rcu iettors »hvuid uu» be granted. Liven undor my hand anu ort'cml signature at office, tb **'- ' 1 'A cod, dectasod, has in Que form of law 5 CRANFORD) \ / —^DEALERS IN-w— Paper, Blank Books. Pens, Peneils and Inks, j Commercial Printing a Specialty, i CRANFORD! DAVIS, DEALERS IN. Pianos and Organs, Panics, Guitars. Etc. M Propt, Broad Street. ii0. HAMPTON & WEBB, MANUF.lOTCRERSOF' XjudsoF CANDY M VDE OUT GF PURS SUGAR Stick Candy a Specialty, Cacsaiiut, Peanut, Bars&Taffy Prices guaranteed as low mirehl3d&wty. * any other markets. Send orders for sample HAMPTON A WEBB, Lumpkin St.. Athrnn.fit HODGSON BROS. Desire to call attention to their large assortment of T0BACOS. THE CELEBRATED Is justly popular. We clain there Ls no better for tlie money. Try it. The house committee on Labor yesterday began consideration of the Blair educational bill. Three hundred and fifty miners are on a strike at the coal miles fifty milet north of Knoxville. Secretary Manning’s condition remains unchanged. tOW.VSlitoS Bl¥rBatSDO|>«rtu. ctoor Iron ccmMnatioa had ever been foewd. ggjggg BitTERSSaaaa rtrcdyeellna.Oencral Debility,Pain toU» ttae.^ko. IJit,^n«anrbe mk) Nrnrml. *• dally. BROWN'SIMN BIHERS.!sr=:l?-1 ■n? SiStk?^.** wwtffWfhlei; the eMa ckus # sag gti r .f?wL >h * eh ~. k *i ■"■■■■ - iwa awdidne that le n<*£. *■**—*■ “yrirtmms am.I Oxrttowxmemd it. The Genoine has Trad# Mark and erased red lin«S ■smwnotm T.I&B NO OTOIUL NOTICE A LT. persons having demands against the est iteof John Winter, lat- ot Ojjlethoi-pe County, deeeasetl. are here by notified to render in their, demands 10 D, H. Winter, in care of II. K. Ni«li- olsnn A < Athens, G»., aeeordlnB to law and id' jH-rsons Indebted to said de- ceaaed ar • tequirctl to make immediate liayment nt the store of John Winter* Co., Wtntarville, O*., where Mr. T. A. Karris is authofized to make settle- ments. Winterville, Ga., March 1?, 88. MATMf AKKTT WINTElt, marclil6»«t. Kteoittrlx.,1 University of Georgia. « i i TUB CUAIB OF NATURAL HISTORY And Agricnlfrtire itr the Uitiversity of Georgia will be filled in JolyWSfc »«l 1 se.obb. ■ tuQ &w'iet u "' ! .-i-idw A-oiii- vs vaBSulad lien aw w»a And n'sfdeuce ^|f5 r 'i5S3,*3» Farm. All apptieatibns Atw l* at^ilto LAMAR CUB B, S«retarv feblSw&aJm. Athena, Ga. T F. nILL, Ordinary. HELP FOR WOMAN THE GERMAN AND AMERICAN DISPENSARY AND FtlMALE INFIRMARY, MISS H0SA FKKUDKKTHAL. M.l)., Pioprietor. AM. DKEA8ES PECPUAR TO THE SEX TltEA i hit Xms Liispensary and Infirmary has all tlie advantages and facilities found in aneh institntions in Europe. Every department is perfect within itself. lJ:erine diseaseaj all diseases of the bladder aud bowels; of ihe skin; piles, wens, tumor, nervous diseases, etc., especially provided tr- and chred gently and qhickly. Special apartments tor ladies who may desire to remain in the eity tor treatment. All remedies and appliances, superior; correspondence sirtqfly confidential. Write full history of your ease, and direct tp myself at the Dis|ietisarv. ItUNA Kit KUDU NTH A L, M. D. NOTICE. A LL persons having demands against Mia. Mary Emetine Hardeman, late of Clarke County, deceased, are notified to present the same lo me for payment in' the ti Jte and manner prescribed by law, anil llioseindebtedtosaid deceased are requested t-> make immediate pay ment. March 12, lftfli. JOHN T. BRTTAIM. . marchlPwSw. Adniinistrator. fOCHStSON’S sarfREffi CEDAR GROVE Also Isome of our Favorite Brands ior which JOHN CRAWFORD & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST & SEEDSMEN, All orders receive prompt and careful attention. Wo guarantee satisfaction work to please our customers. Clayton Street Athens, Georgia. -1?LI P* Ef 1 DYSPEPSIA, | I H I nKbLlsILLw ■GrabOrchardNMfEBW ■Genuine Creb Orchard SalU In seated pukiiru si 1( ■ CHAB ORCHARD WATER CO., ^ro^rs. I el W end J^eta. Ne genuine e* 1 U ajM »• j MMggjC JOKES, Mi msrchSfldAw6uu ECLECTIC: DR S. D. DURHAM, MAKKS CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY. Charges very moderate. Maxey, — * - Georgia. march Ifiwly, . ‘ .- NOTICE WANTED IN ATHENS. -JOSB&SS&k 5 t J