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WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN TUESDAY JUNE t886.
Greene County.
| CLOSE M FOR REESE!
lie Triumphs by a Small
Majority.
PUTNAM COUNTY.
To Vo to Next Thurodxy—Will send a Dele
gation Instructed for Gordon for Govern
or and Nesbit for Oongress, With Carlton
as Second Choice.
Carlton’s Friends Hopeful,
And Will Now Get
Work in Earnest.
to
fapt. Carlton reached home Friday
ni-ht in fine spirits ami wearing a smile
t »f confidence that showed a successful
i„ur V. pon being tackled by a B.-W.
reporter, he expressed himself as delight-
,1 with his Visit to Greene, l’ulnam and
Morgan ami said he was confident of
Greene and Morgan, and that Putnam
will he for him after Col. Nesbit is out
of the race, lie will remain over in
Athens until W ednesday, and then start
,.ii! «>na tour through the upper coun
ties. lie continues to receive the most
encouraging letters, and it is now seri
ously doubted if Mr. K.
other county save Hancock.
( apt. Carlton came down town yes
terday about lo o’clock, and spent the
morning in the Banner W atchman office,
where he was surrounded by his
friends. No one, to see his
placid face, would have supposed that
even at that time the first great battle of
the congressional campaign in this dis
trict was being fought—an issue that, in
a great measure, would decide his future
political career. Of all the gentlemen in
our sanctum, (,'apt. Carlton was the least
excited. He had that same cool, dot
mined, confident smile that beamed from
his face when in the midst of carnage and
death. As the hour of three drew near,
when the rural precincts would cl
tie* excitement in Athens grew intense.
The Banner-Watchman had made ar
rangements to get the returns promptly
Eatonton, Ga., J une 10.—Editor Ban
ner-Watchman: Our county was visited
last Tuesday by your distinguished fel
low-citizen, Hon. H. II. Carlton, ami he
spoke to a packed court-house in Ea-
tonton. The Captain literally took like
wild-fire, and when he4eft the rostrum <
had captured the hearts and confidence
of every man in the audience.
Our county acts next Tuesday, and
will send her delegates instructed for
Gordon for Governor and for llube Nes
bit for congress, with Carlton as second
choice. We feel that Col. Nesbit will
have no possible chance for the nomina
tion, but our county will vote for him as
a compliment But for his candidacy,
Carlton would carry Putnam overwhelm
ingly. Col. Nesbit is rather chafed over
the press comments on his introduction
of Major IJncon while here, and to soothe
his feelings his friends will sprinkle a
drop of congressional “ointment - ’ upon
him.
One of the best workers for Capt.
Carlton in Putnam is Mr. Blackburn, of
the Madisonian. He is almost as pop
ular (?) in this county as at home, and
arries an- ever y i, ne that he pens for Reese makes
a Carlton vote. Democrat.
An End to Bone Scraping.
Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, III.,
says; “ Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, I feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had a running sore on iny leg for eight
years; inv doctors told me I would have
to have the bone scraped or leg ampu
tated. I used, instead, three bottles o!
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buek-
len’s Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and well.’* Electric Bitters are
sold at fifty cents a bottle, and Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve at 23c. per box by Long.
WRECK OF THE PULASKI.
WHITE COUNTY.
FROM DAVID’S DISTRICT.
by wire from the varioi
cincts, and our bulletin In
the paste pot ready, f
friends realized that tli
Greene county meant an
defeat for Reese and an ei
their friend. Some of Mr.
oting
pre-
rdVas up and
apt. Carlton's
election in
exterminating
y victory for
l.eese’s friends
lind :
ely attacked (’apt. Carlton and
judg
I l!K Ml
lock tin
dispatch
as follow.-
» Itsn
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Psion Point, Ga., dune PJ.—Gordon,
•lb. Bacon, Jb; Carlton, ! •; Reese, “7.
This di>palch only whetlMl the appe
tite of Athens for more news, hut we
had a long sweat of anxiety. The
tram brought in doc Burch, who had left
Greeneshoro at 1 and I’nion Point at J,
and his report cast a damper on the
crowd. He said things were badly
mixed, and Knowles and Fluker thought I
the result very doubtful. Both sides I
worked like beavers, and no vote was j
polled without hard work to control it. j
No negroes were voted. The McWhor
ters were all for Carlton, and did splen
did work. Not the slightest disturbance
occurred, and the best of feeling pre
vailed. The delay in receiving news
was caused by the papers engaging the
wires, ami no local dispatches could bo
sent over them.
At 7:3(» the following dispatch was re
ceived, that complicated things still more.
Liberty was known as a Reese strong
hold and Scull Shoals was for Carlton:
Gkkknkshoho, Ga., dune 12.—Reese !
twenty-nine ahead. Scull Shoals and
Liberty to bear from. Will be a close
race.
At 8:4.** the following dispatch was re
ceived, that settles the result in Greene:
Gukf.xesdoko, Ga., June 12.—Carlton
now has 3 majority in the county, with
one district to hear from, which will
probably go for Reese.
THK COUNTY FOR RKF.SK AND (JORDON.
Capt. Canton is not in the slightest
deterred by the result in Greene, as he
made a gallant fight with combined influ
ences against him. He was only defeat
ed by trading, trickery and treachery,
that cannot again win in any county in
our district. His friends are now thor*-
oughlv aroused, and the loss of Greene
has not in the slightest degree weakened
their confidence in the final result.
Ghkknf.sboko, Ga., dune 12.—Gordon
one hundred and fifty majority. Reese
about seventeen.
We hail made arrangements to get
the news from all the counties, but re
ceived a note stating that Union Point
had disconnected with Athens at 11
o’clock, hence we were cutoff.
A Banks County District Selects Bacon
Delegates.
The citizens of David’s district, Banks
county, held their primary election for
delegates to the county convention on
last Thursday. W. d. Burgess is the
chairman of the district, hut as court was
in session he called the meeting to order
and P. M. Edwards, of llomer, was called
upon to preside over the meeting, and
j Dr. V. D. Lockhart elected secretary,
j On motion of W. C. Nunn, it was decid
ed to vote by ballot, and the five names
I received the highest number of votes de-
1 dared elected as delegates to the county
convention, to assemble at Homer on the
21st of duly. The following is the re-
| suit of the votes: B E Lord, 37; d G
I'.mery, 35: N H Lankford, 35; R Chas-
; tain, 38; M G Lord, 31; W J Burgess, 3;
j T A Neal, 1; EC David, 1; W A Vaughn,
| lr d W Wright, 1; W A Lankford, 1; I)
C (’handler, 2; d B Heinbre, 2. So Messrs.
Lord, Emery, Lankford, Chandler and
Lord are declared the duly elected dele
gates. After the meeting closed Dr.
Lockhart was called upon to address the
crowd, which he did in a short but well-
timed speech, defining his position on the
political issue of the day. We did not
talk wilh any of the delegates, but there
is scarcely any doubt hut that this dis
trict will vote in the convention for Bacon
delegates to the state convention, and for
Dr. Lockhart for senator.
The Story of a Pearful Shipwreck Retold by
an Athenian.
Written for the Banner-Watchman.
In the church yard on Edisto Island,
S. C., stands a monument to the memory
of 34 persons who perished in the explo
sion of the steamer Pulaski, on the coast
of North Carolina, opposite Cape Fear. I
lived once with a Mr. Edings, who had
lost his mother and sister in this disaster,
and often have I heard him speak of the
event. His father, mother and sister,
with 37 other persons from this small
island, were bound for Saratoga from
Charleston on a pleasure trip. The Pu
laski was then running in opposition to
the steamer James Adger,and by ber ad
vertisement to make the trip to New
York in 52 hours, had secured nearly all
the passengers, some 200 in number. The
Captain was drinking heavily and kept up
such a head of steam as to make some of
the wiser council to have him arrested;
but lo and behold! they had waited too
long. The day of the disaster was a
lonely day in July, and when the com
mittee went on deck to remonstrate with
the Captain, he remarked that he knew
his business and would put his steamer in
New York or go to hell (and little did he
know how soon he would die. )The com
mittee then wentaloft to talk over themat-
ter, and while they were conversing came
the terrible explosion that wafted over
100 people into eternity. The few sur
vivors about 40, had only two boats, and
the rest managed to make a raft of Heating
spars and started away from the floating
debris with a hot July sun overhead, no
food nor water, and far away on the broad
Atlantic, out of sight of land. When
night came on the boats lost sight of the
raft and made for the North Carolina
coast After being turned over by the
breakers and several lives lost, the forlorn
found themselves on a sand bank, with
no food or water, and to reach the main
land had to wade across the marshy lands,
nearly exhausted and muddy from head
to foot they reached a farm house and
eventually home.
The raft with 8 persons, all men, drift
ed out to sea and the next day, being a
fearful hot one, their sutfering from hun
ger and thirst can hardly be imagined.
Most of them became delirious and the
next morning, as the sun rose in all her
loveliness, found these poor wretches
adrift on the wide sea. Shortly after, a
sail was sighted, and then they hastily
tore ofT their clothing and made a flag of
distress. The ship turned from her
course and picked them up and carried
them to New York City, hut only 3 out
of the 8 lived, and one, Mr. Edting’s fath
er, was paralyzed on one side. He nevei
again saw his wife or child. What a
terrible ending to that happy party of
wealthy Southerners bound for Saratoga
on a pleasure trip! J. B.T.
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THE INDIAN WAR.
A Clarke County Veteran Wants a Pension
—Serving Under Gen. Scott.
Mr. Buchanan, an old veteran of the
Indian war and who lives near Athens,
was in to see us yesterday. Mr. Buch
anan says he is just as much entitled to
a pension as a Mexican veteran, and we
think so, too. There are now fifteen or
twenty of the old Indian fighters living
in Clarke county, and a pension from the
government would help them along on
the downgrade of life. Mr. Buchanan
entered service in 1837, when he was 17
years of age, and served under Scott
and Floyd in the Cherokee war, and in
the outbreak of Billy Bowlegs in Florida.
Gen. Scott had Mr. Buchanan weighed,
and he only went ‘J5 pounds; but he
hut he stood the march from Lawrence-
ville to Cedartown, through a trackless
wilderness, with the endurance of older
men. The troops gathered up all the In
dians they could find, and carrying them
to the present site of Chattanooga the
red skins were placed on hoard of boast
and sent west.
A THEOLOGICAL DEBATE.
A debate between Rev. I). B. Clayton,
of the Universalist church, and Elder S.
S. Landrum, of the Church of Christ, will
he held in the Academy, Jug Tavern,
Ga., July 7th, 1883.
PROPOSITION FOR DISCUSSION:
1st. The Scriptures teach the final
holiness and happiness of all mankind.
Clayton affirms; Landrum denies.
2d. The Scriptures teach that those
who die in wilful disobedience of the
Gbspel, will suffer endless punishment.
Landrum affirms; Clayton denies.
De-lec-ta-lave.
Do you wake up with a bad taste in
your mouth? If so, brush your teeth
well, night and morning, with a soft
brush, moistened with Delectalave,
then rinse neutralize any acidity in the
saliva, and keep your mouth sweet and
clean. For sala bv all Druggists.
Farmers and Mechanics.
MARRIED.
At the residence of Mr. E. S. Lester,
by Rev. John Calvin Johnson, Mr. T.
F. Wills and Miss Jennie Lester. The
happy couple were made one yesterday
evening at 5 o’clock. Mr. Wills has been
clerking for Jackson & Vincent for
several years. Miss Lester is one of the
fairest young ladies Clarke county.
AFTER THIRTY DAYS.
A Town Ring in Cleveland Manipulates the
Gubernatorial Delegates.
Nacoochek, Ga., J une 6, 1880.—Ban
ner-Watchman: Our gubernatorial “mass
meeting” was held on last Saturday by
little “town ring,” who happened to be
most all for Gen. Gordon. The meeting
was called and announced on the first
and held on the 5th, giving four days for
the “masses” to find it out, without any
paper in the county through which to
give notice, although there were sever
al private letters written to Gordon men
asking them to come—come without fail
and help us, “the old ring” out for Gor
don. This speedy and patriotic meeting
was brought about by private letters
hearing J. B. Gordon’s name, addressed
to “the ring master” and several of the
circus boys, urging them to hold the con
vention now. Why, before the hard
working people of the country can find
out your tricks and condemn them with
their ballots. Still they cry primary, and
get up a Gordon mass meeting composed
of just such people as they can get to do
as the ring master bids them. This is
true, and I dare the participants to dis
pute it Hence the delegation from old
White county is for Gordon—for the Us
& Co., of Joe Brown, I believe, is the way
the credentials state it. Resp’y,
Citizen.
LETTER FR0N BANKS,
Editor Banner-Watchman; fteneral
Gordon’s central campaign committee is
flooding our county with lithographic
letters purporting to have been written
by Gen. Gordon himself, and hearing
his signature, addressed to vari
ous parties, urging the organiza
tion of his friends in every mi
litia district. This same letter goes
on to state that there is no room to doubt
that the people are overwhelmingly in
favor of his nomination, and that a few
earnest and devoted friends in each
county to aid in securing prompt organi
zation, and to guard his interests, will be
necesssary to meet the compact and
trained following of Maj. Bacon. An
other similar “confidential” circular,
urging the organization of a Gordon
committee, declares that everything de
pends on prompt, sharp and aggressive
work, and winds up by saying, “If your
own county is strong for Gordon it would
he well for your committee to take
charge of surrounding counties.”
Notwithstanding the wonderful popu
larity and personal prowess of General
Gordon, it seems that his committee in
Atlanta find themselves reduced to the
necessity of urgent appeals to organize
every militia district. We wonder if
General Gordon and his committee
pect to carry Banks county by “prompt,
sharp and aggressive work!” We have
no use for sharpers or their work in this
election, and if Banks county is allowed
to express her preference without such
influence she will most assuredly send
two delegates to the convention instruct
ed to vote for Major Bacon. A. B.
The Atlanta Ring Didn’t Keep Potted.
Col. W. D. Tutt, one of the most bril-
liant young lawyers in the state, writes
letter to the Augusta Chronicle, which
is Rich, Rare and Racy. The substance
of the letter is that Evans P. Howell, Gen.
Gordon and Senator Colquitt promised
Mr. Blank, of Greene county, the post-
office at Greeneshoro, and tried to make
Mr. Blank believe that he was certain to
get it after the^ appointment had been
made for thirty daya-^lfck Blank receiv
ed and read their letters, with their many
promises, but he knew the postoffice was
a goner and that Gordon, Colquitt, How
ell & Co. were trying to poll the wool
over his eyes. Mr. Blank is now a strong
Bacoq man. He has come to the con
clusion to --trust not in princes’ favors.”
Gen. Gordon writes to Mr. Blank on
the 16th of May, that he is perfectly sur
prised that Mr. Blank is against him in
the gubernatorial contest, and winds up
his gushing letter with “My dear friend
I must have you.”
Col. Howell, the head center, writes
under date of May 127th, and informs Mr
Blank that he has moved heavens and
earth to get him the postoffice at Greenes-
boro, and Gov. Brown is doing all he can
for Blank, and he thought • the
prospect was good. Col. Howell did not
know or had not kept posted as to the
fact that the postofficc had been giv
en to another man. Col. Howell says his
son Clark had informed him that Mr.
Blank was for Bacon, which very much
astonished him, as he was doing all he
could to secure Blank the postoffice.
Senator Colquitt was also brought to
bear in the letter writing, and he, too,
wrote to Mr. Blank that the postoffice
should he his’n.
Mr. Blank did not get the postoffice,
will not get it, and is for Bacon.
FELTON’S REPLY TO THE CHAEGE
OF SLANDER.
WHOLESOME FOOD.
In these days of misrepresentation
and fraud, especially upon the subject
of baking powders, it is a pleasure to be
able to endorse such an article of sterl
ing worth as Prof. Horsford’s Bread
Preparation. Its absolute purity and
wholesoinenes» is universally conceded
by the most eminent scientific author
ities in this and other countries. It has
achieved, also, a local reputation ol no
small proportions, and we are glad to
call attention to the endorsement by
Prof. H. C. White, State Chemist, print
ed in another column.
We cannot be too particular as to
what articles we recommend editorially,
but with reference to Prof. Horsforirs
goods, it goes without saying, that they
can be freely used by everybody in full
faith and confidence, that they are pure,
nutritious and healthful, and exactly as
represented.
THE TWO SAMS COMING.
It was rumored on the street yesterday
that Sam Small and Sam Jones, better
known as the “Two Sams,” would visit
Athens in a few weeks to start a big re
vival in our city. The rumor further
was that the cotton compress near the
Georgia railroad would be used for the
meetings. It has been impossible for us
to find out whether or not these great
Sams are coming, but it is thought to he
true. Sam Jones is now in Cartersville
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Mr. Lentz, a restaurant keeper at No.
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REV. J. A. SU NDAY.
This Famous Divine Creates a Great Sensa
tion It Columbia, Tenn.
Rev. J. A. Munday, so well known in
Athens, has for the past week been
preaching three sermons a day in Colum
bia, Tenn.. and is rivalling Sam Jones in
the interest and excitement that be cre
ates. The Nashville American of Mon
day contained a picture of Mr. Munday,
and one of his sermons on the "Vices of
Men,” wherein he handled his sex with
out gloves, showing up hypocritical
Christians and men who live to lie. lie
depicted the ruin wrought by husbands
who violate the marriage vow,and pointed
out the wrecks which hear testimony to
the awful power of whisky. The Nash
ville papers are filled with the sermons
and sayings of Mr. Munday, and the
churches cannot hold the crowds that
Hock to hear him.
Last Saturday evening Rev. Dr.
Munday, in his work in Columbia,
preached a sermon especially to fallen
women. A place was secured especially
for that purpose in a store house. Sev
eral sermons had already been preached
to them.
At the close of the sermon he called
upon all who would forsake their mode
of living and turn to Christ, to stand up.
Nineteen responded to the call, all weep
ing bitterly and evidently deeply touch
ed by the evangelist's words and his dis
tress for their sins. The people of Co
lumbia have determined to follow up the
good work so well begun, and have made
provision to secure these unfortunate
creatures a home and remove them from
the temptations that have surrounded
them. An effort is being made to have
Dr. Munday come to Nashville and labor
in the cause there. It is hoped and expect
ed that this effort will be successful.
All lu the Lint of Nature.
There is nothing in the line of magic
or mystery nlmot that wonderful and
popular medicine, Barker's Tonic. It
is simply the best and most scientific
combination possible of the essential
principles of those vegetable curatives
which act powerfully and directly on
the stomach, liver, kidneys and blood.
But there neither is, nor will be, any
successful imitation of it. It is all the
time curing those who hail despaired of
ever getting well. For yourself, your
wife and children.
BIG SNAKE TALE.
Bill limit, the colored man who keeps
the court-house in order and cleans off
the grounds, killed a double-tailed rattle
snake yesterday near the court-house.
The snake had a double tail, and each
tail had two rattles and a button. This
is the biggest snake story of the season.
MADISON RAILItOAD.
The railroad question seems to be prac
tically settled so far as Madison is con
cerned, and from a telegram received by
Hon. Joshua Hill, chairman of the sub
scription committee, from a gentleman in
New York, we feel safe in saying that the
road will be built to this place by the
early fall. We are not permitted to say
more now, as it may he inopportune.—
Madisonian.
Gherman House in Court Square, was
in no particular need of the mouey
which he received for one dollar spent
n one-filth of ticket'No. 25,244 in the
April drawing of The Louisiana State
Lottery, hut he will make good use of it
He is an old member of the Society of
Elks, and a past commander of Post
21, G. A. R. Boston (Mass.) Commercial
end Shipping List, April 23.
Not a Line From Our New York Delegation.
Athens went through another sweat
yesterday over her railroad situation, and
the telegraph office was closely watehed
for a word of cheer from our New York
delegation, but nothing was received from
them. We suppose there is a jar over
something. We have not as yet given
up hope.
Our American Belles—Our American Belles—
How sweet Ulbe story their beauty lella—
They are wise belles, too. for It Is their wont
To use every day their SOZODONT
Which sweetens breath and keeps teeth well.
No wonder we’re proud of our American Belles.
WEE WILLIE COTTAGE
Athens, Ga., March 8,1886.—Dear Dr.
Brockett—For two weeks before I began
using your “Delectalave,” I had been
suffering a good deal from iny gums,
tongue and roof of my mouth, n thing
unusnal with me. I tried several reme
dies but with no avail. Then I resorted
to your new preparation and found
speedy relief. The state of my throat was
also improved. Judging by my ovnexper-
ienee, I think this mouth wash very
valuable, and 1 most heartily and con-
ridently commend it to public attention
and general use. I beg to remain most
truly yours. Andrew A. Lipscomb, D.D
Why Has Soxodont
Become the staple Dentrilice of America?
Simply because it is impossible to use
it, even for a week, without perceiving
its hygienic effect upon the teeth, the
gums and the breath.
Breakage is immaterial if you have
Spalding’s Glue at hand.
NOT CANDIDATES.
Col. T. W. Rucker says he will not he
in the race for legislative honors, which
leaves the contest with Messrs. Russell
and Murrell. We do not suppose that
any other aspirant will enter the arena.
Mr. John U. Tuck says he will not offer
for sheriff, as reported. Messrs. Brown-
ingand Wier are the only aspirants, al
though the Knights of Labor, we learn,
will probably put out a candidate.
A LITTLE FRACAS.
On Saturday evening last Mr. William
Butler, of Crawford, and Mr. B. S. Tay
lor, formerly postmaster in Athens, bad
a not good humored pugilistic bout. It
seems that Mr. Taylor owed Mr. Butler
some money, and, when asked for it, was
enraged, and in denying the claim gave
Mr. B. the d—n lie, which was followed
hj a blow bom the accused party. Then
several blow* wars parsed before they
cot4d ho parted by friends, though nei
ther was badly hurt. The town treasury
Was helped up a little.—Echo.
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Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
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8TATE3 FACTS.
Larry Gantt, a Bacon man, gives evi
dence of his candor, when he says that
after two days stay in Greene county, he
believes that Greene will go for Gordon.
Larry will state facts as he sees them,
and he owes his influence to his coura
geous candor.—Atlanta Capitol.
Good Results In Every Case.
D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer
of Chattanooga, Tenn., writes, that he
was seriously afflicted with a severe oold
thatsettled on his lungs; had tried many
remedies without benefit Being induced
to try Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption, did so and was entirely
cured by use of a few bottles. Since
whicu time he has used it in his family
tor all Coughs and Colds with best
results. This is the experience of thorn
sands whose lives have been saved by
this Wonderful Discovery. Trial bottles
free at Long’s Drug Store.
GETTING RICH.
A gentleman tella us that Sam Jones
has bought three fine plantations in Bar
tow county, and will soon he one of the
richest men in Cherokee Georgia—all
made by passing ’round the hat. Sam
Small has paid off his debts, bought his
wife a fine carriage, and is on the high
road to prosperity. Comment unneces
sary.
A ROAD TO ELBEKTON.
Our merchants aay that so soon as
the southern line is settled, that they
will go (p work at once and build to El-
berton. Everybody is interested id this
road, for it is unanimously admitted
thkt it will bring more trade and cotton
to Athens than all the other projected
railroads put together.
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
Mas. WimlowT SooTHise Braur ■ bon Id si
ways bo used lor children fdtilnf. It sootbe
the child, coluac the sums, allay■ all pain, cuts
windeoUc,aadia tha bast remedy tor diarrhea
Twenty-live cent* a bouts. lyStdAwl y
THAT ICE MACHINE.
Mr. Lloyd Willis ms says the ice ma
chine mentioned in our paper some time
sines has been perfected and is a grand
success. The cheapest make will cost
about (76. Since our notice of this in
vention letters have been received from
Maine to California asking about it
THE STRIKE.
The weavers at the Algernon Mills Quit
Work.
From the Augusta Chronicle we see
that the weavers in the Algernon mills,
of that city, have gone on a strike. They
quit work about one o'clock. They
served a communication on the Presi
dent of the mills asking the discharge of
D. McGaw, overseer in the weaving
room and giving reasons for the request.
The charge against McGraw is that he is
unfair in not giving the weavers credit
for what they do: he is abusive and tyran
nical. They claim that the Knights of
Labor had nothing to do with their
strike, and all they ask for is another
overseer, as they cannot and will not
work under McGraw. The mill presi
dents say that unless the hands in the
Algernon mills return to work by Mon-
lay night, all the mills in Augusta will
shot down. This action will throw
about 4,000 persons out of employment
It is to be hoped that ihe matter mill be
adjusted.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Certain for Carlton, But Mixed on Governor
With Chances Favoring Bacon.
MADisoNy'Ga., June 11.—Editor llan-
ner-Watccmun: Morgan county is just
as “dead certain” to go for Carlton as is
Clarke, and no one knows it better than
the Reese leaders. Just as soon as
Greene acts we will “follow suit,” and
drive another nail in Mr. Reese's politi
cal coffin. This step will not only be a
severe blow at our congressman, but al
so rebuke his course in regard to our
post-office. Capt. Carlton, in his speech
here, placed Br’er Blackburn on his
toasting fork, and held -him up before
the crowd for their amusement. The
Captain named him “Joe,” after his dis
tinguished cousin in Kentucky, with
whose name the readers of the Madiso
nian are so familiar, and I predict that
this cognomen will stick to our editor
closer than a brother.
So far as the Governor is concerned,
we are badly mixed, hut I think Bacon
is in the lead. Our county is being del
uged with Gordon literature and those
stale old letter-press spontaneities; but
they are not changing any votes.
Moroai*.
NO RAILROAD YET.
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Lyndon and Bush & Arnold.
OBITUARY.
Departed this life on the 11th of May,
1886, our good neighbor and Christian
friend, Mrs. Barbara Rich, wife of F. F.
A. Rich of Banks County, Georgia. She
was one of the much beloved and chari
table Christian mothers, and an agreeable
companion. After suffering eight months
of severe affliction during her last days
of suffering, she gave her husband and
children the sad news of her exit and
discharge; frok* her lurdmud as compan
ion and her children as nurisher and
councilor. She then called her children
by name, separately, to be .seated by her
bed side, commencing with Chenalt, and
her exortation and counsil did seem
supernatural to the many who were
preseut, and when she closed, leaving out
Jerry, he said, Ma, ain’t you going to
give me some good advice too! She
replied, you are a good boy, you have
always taken my advice, continue to do
so and meet me in Heaven. Then to her
Son’s-in-law, Mr. Brown and Mr. Brooks,
and lastly to her husband, and to him in
her last words of cortjugal affection and
love iu her angellic-likc pleadings, to be
a good man and to teach the children by
his precepts and examples to meet her in
Heaven. Then a farewell to everybody,
and her soul left its earthly tabernacle
and embarked fora better one in Paradise.
Her body was the first to be laid at the
Silver Shoal Church on the 12th of May.
Funeral by J. G. Bryon.
By Request,
D. H. Mexskr.
LOST AT THE FALLS.
From parties who came down on the
North-Eastern yesterday,, we learn that
an old man living at the falls went fish
ing Friday morning, and had not return
ed up to the time the train left yesterday
morning. A party was organized Friday
evening, who searched until '4 o’clock
Saturday morning, and no trace could be
found of him. It is supposed that he
fell over some high place and was killed.
HIGHEST CHARM.
Woman is regarded as the most perfect
type of beauty on earth. The highest
charm belongs to her. There is no form
more p erfect, no movement more graceful
and finish as complete. Skiff the Jewe
ler if is regarded as the most perfect jew
eler, if not on earth, in Georgia.
“SILEX.’
The editor of the Madisonian denounces
the Madison correspondence who wrote
us under the above signature as a com.
mon liar. As “Silex” is reported to be a
responsible man, he will doubtless he
heard from. The issue is squarely drawn
and there is hut one reply to make. By
the way, what has “Kountryman” to
say? Is there no way to smoke him out?
The physicians appointed to ex
amine the mental condition of King
Ludwig, have reported that his
malady incapacitates him from gov
erning properly. In consequence
oi thus, Prince Leopold, unde to the
king, will at oace assume the re
gency apd summon the Bavarian
Our Congressmen.
Allen Candler, of Hall, and Geo.
Barnes, of Augusta, are the only
congressmen who are likely to go
back without a hard fight.
Dr. Carlton and Seab Reese, in
the bth district, are having a lively
race. ,
Judge Fain and Joe Blance are
tackling Judge Clements in the 7th
district.
Judge Stewart and Col. Mynatt
are already in the field against Nat
Hammond in the 5th district.
Judge Crisp is opposed by Mc
Arthur.
Two or three candidates want
Turner’s place.
H. R. Harris has an opponent in
the field.
In the first district the pinev
woods is swarming with men who
are willing to draw the $5,000 sal
ary.
A Dive to Death.
A special from Aspen, Col., says:
Last evening a party of young la
dies climbed to the top of the bell
tower, sixty feet high, to obtain a
good view of the city. Ella Stew
art stepped to the edge of the tow
er and was leaning against a corner
post, looking over the country,
when the janitor, not knowing of
the presence of the ladies, seized the
bell rope to call a meeting of a
fite company. The sudden
clang of the bell startled Miss
Stewart and she plunged from the
dizzy height tothe pavement. She
was carried into a neighboring
house, when it was discovered that
both lega were so badly crushed
that the feet had been driven to
within a few inches of the knees;
that the bones of her left arm were
broken into splinters, and that five
ribs on- the^ right side were broken.
She was aliveWhen picked up, but
.there is no hope of her recovery.
Near Cartbiisville, Ga., June
7.—Editors Constitution: I was
surprised on reading vesterdav’s
Constitution to find you had resolv
ed to attack me before you even al
lowed your readers to examine into
my statements, which you denomi
nate slander.
You make an unqualified charge,
and if you are correct, l should be
punishable under the law. If you
are not correct you have slandered
me. I demand a hearing in the
same columns the attack appeared.
The issue is now between you and
myself. Gen. Gordon has ignored
the plain, unvarnished charges
against his political character. He
endeavors to silence criticism by cal
ling them slanders, although he
kuows he cannot answer and con
fesses guilt by silence. But it is
different with you. You and I are
responsible to the public, and if you
have spoken in the truth I deserve
condemnation. If I have spoken in
the truth you owe me the proper
amends. I have no fear of the re
sult, ar.d you cannot deprive me of
a hearing in your columns without
placing yourself in the attitude of a
malicious and unjust partisan, upon
whose head such injustice may re
coil.
I would first remind you that Mr.
Hill is dead. You and Gen. Gordon
have dragged his name into this
canvass wnen he was not alive to
reply for himselt. My newspaper
controversy was settled up with Mr.
Hill in his lifetime; I suppose satis
factorily to himself, as be made no
reply to my last letter on the subject.
You are incorrect when you say I
assaulted him while he was sick. I
have Mr. Grady’s interview before
me in which he is authorized to say
he for Mr. Hill that he was in the
best of health and spirits, and deter
mined to attack me all over Georgia
as endeavoring to “Africanize the
State.” 1 defended myself prompt
ly from what the Hon. A. H. Steph
ens denominated as a most unjust
charge. These are tacts, and it is
late in the day for you to defend
Mr. Hill when he declined to defend
himself either in person or proxy.
You are incorrect in saying I pur
sued his good name with hatred or
revenge. When his son Charles
Hill was a candidate before the leg
islature for his present office my
vote and influence would have de
feated him, yet I cast it for him.
His brother thanked me on the spot,
and gave expression to some kind
feelings unnecessary to mention
here.
Remember Mr. Hill is dead. Gor
don used his monument and the ex
ercises at which Mr. Davis was
present for an unholy purpose, and
I am well enough acquainted with
Mr. Hill’s opinion of in years gone
by, to say lie would have been in
dignant at the effort of Gen. Gor
don, as, was Mr. Davis
when he became fully acquainted
with the methods employed by
Gordon’s friends in this campaign,
when he was informed of their ex
extent and the purpose for which
his visit to Georgia was used by
them. Nothing escapes Gordon,
however. He appeared as chief
mourner at Mr. Stephens’ funeral
when the latter wrote as late as Sep
tember, 1SS0, that Gen.Gordon was,
“hollow-hearted, deceitful, unprin
cipled, dishonoroble and unreliable
in every way.” I have the letter.
He appeared at Gen. Grant’s fun
eral as chief mourner, with the in
famous Belmont coal mine swindle
still hanging about him and a mat
ter of open discussion in the courts
of.Nqw York city. You cannot
wondor then that he is now ready
to ride into some office on Mr. Hill’s
fame, although Mr. Hill imtormed
me himself of the slanderous letters
on his private chafacter written by
Gen. Gordon to members of the leg
islature to defeat him for the Senate.
Mr. Grad} has not forgotten his
own denunciation of Gen Gordon
upon this matter which occurred in
Washington directly alter Mr. Hill’s
election and which words were
noted, at the time, by other persons
as well as myself.
When you go behind dead men
to attack me, I can give you a Row
land to every Oliver, but you shall
always be the first to inaugurate
such a fight, and I charge you
again to remember, that Mr. Hill is
dead.
NOW FOR GENERAL GORDON.
As to Gen. Gordon, I have made
no statement without the proof.
Thatyou may be able to defend him,
it you can, since he fails to dtfend
himself, I will restate the charges
here, and if you cannot successfully
refute them, you will stand convict
ed bsfore the people of the offense
charged by you upon myself.
I have charged and shall continue
to charge that Gen.Gordon introduc
ed a bill in the forty-fourth Con
gress, on the 12 th of January, 1S77,
10 antagonize 4 tbe Thurman funding
bill, which bill he advocated in
speech before the Senate.
I charge that C. P. Huntington
president of the Central Pacific
railroad, called that bill introduced
by Gordon “our bill,” and wrote to
Colton, his California partner, that
he could pass that bill with $200,
000. He did not pass it, thank Godi
• He wrote to Colton two days af
ter the forty fourth congress con
vened, on March 7, 1S77, that his
bill was in better shape than ever to
pass, as he staid two days in Wash
ington fixing up the Senate commit
tee on railroads. On March 10, he
wrote to Colton that, “Tom Scott
had succeeded in putting one of
eis men off and in putting one of
Scott’s men on.” “Gordon, of Geov
gia, was put off and Bogy, of Mis
souri, was put on.”
I charge Gen. Gordon with being
Huntington’s “man,” because Hunt
ington calls him “his man’’—and
Gen. Gordon does not deny it.
The truth is not slander, Mr. Ed
itor, and the truth has been told if
the Congressional Record and C
P. Huntington are to be believed.
I charge Gen. Gordon with en
deavoring to decoy thirty Southern
Congressman into the toils ot Hunt
ington, who said the trip would cost
the road (10,000.
I charge General Gordon with
voting against the Thurman found
ing bill.where every member of the
house of representatives voted for it
but Ben Butler and Mr Lynde, of
Wisconsin. S. S. Cox, in a speech
that day said the railroad kings
boasted “our best senators have their
price.”
Colonel Printiip and Judge Un
derwood told me Gen. Gordon was
denounced in a hotel dining room as
a man who had been bought by the
railroads, with the price stated while
they were visiting Washington in
the spring of 187S. Ask them if
these things Were not so discussed
in their hearing at that time.
I charge General Gordon with
indeavoring to trade with Stanley
Mathew* end Charles Foster after
Hayes and Titden’s canvass for the
presidency was closed. The letters
written by those gentleman to
General Gordon and. Tohn Young
Brown were published in the
Constitution by authority of Sena
tor Joseph E. Brown in. the year'
1877. Governer Brown derided
General Gordon and held him up to
public scorn and he proved as true
what General Cordon than called a
' • " -
S’ander just as I have proved to 1 e
true what you now call slander.
I charge General Gordon with
being a convict lessee, on the
original contract bond responsible
now to the States, and as the man
who signed a contract with Edward
Cox, Gordon to furnish sixty convict
for eight years, for which he was to
received fifty bales of cotton as ren
tal. I refer to the supreme court
records for the proof. His state
ment to the Working World that
his name was “never mentioned in
the partnership,” I prove to be un
qualifiedly false, by the same author-
>ty.
Truth is not slander, Mr. Editor.
I charge Gen. Gordon w ith hav
ing left fhe United States senate,as
he has said, to accept $14,000 annu
ally, as general counsel for Victor
Newcomb, who, at that time was
ordering Governor Brown to charge
every man who received goods that
were transported by the Western
and Atlantic railroad three cents
per hundred pounds extra, if those
goods were shipped trom Cincin
nati. I charge Gen. Gordon with
being ip theemploy of Victor New
comb, whose effort was to control
the lease shares of the state road, in
his own interest,in open defiance of
the lease law and while Victot
Newcomb was thus seeking to de
feat the will of the people of Geor
gia, and to control the state road,
John B. Gordon was doing some
work for Victor Newcotnb, for
which Gordon was to receive twice
the salary that the lessees of the
state road pay to Governor Brown.
New I demand proof, in refutation
ot these charges, from the Constitu
tion, which has entered the fight,
and denounced me as a slanderer.
Respectfully, Wm. H. Felton
A STRANGE BOYCOTT.
REESE'S RECORD,
Temperance Women Refuse to Trade With
a Man Who Favored Liquor License.
Rockford, III., June 7.—There
is considerable ol a sensation here
over a novel boycott which has
been inaugurated, borne days ago
Mr. Leonard, president of the Leon
ard Ice Company, signed with oth
ers, an application for a liquor li
cense for Mrs. Henry, a woman
who has kept a restaurant for fif
teen years. The prohibition paper
publishes the application and the
names of the signers, and when the
members of the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union saw Leonard’s
name, a letter from their secretary
was received in which it was stated
that as long as Frank J. Leonard
had signed a liquor application they
would have to discontinue taking
ice from him.
M“r. Leonard has now replied to
the tetter, in which he says he has
given more to the Women’s Chris
tian Union than all profits on ice
thejf have taKen from him, and he
adds: “I thank the Lord I am not
dependent on any institution that
makes boycotting its basis of opera
tion. The time may come when
you wish to get ice from us, but if
this is your plan of work I would
sooner throw it into the river than
sell it to you.
The temperance ladies are great
ly agitated over his reply, and it is
said that all have determined to en
force the boycott vigorously.
HE PROMISES SUPPORT TO A RE
PUBLICAN OVER A DEMOCRAT.
Something That Lays Carlton's position In
the Bell'Speer Campaign Completely :n
the Shade—Will Editor Blackburn New
Proceed to Aek His own Candidate, a Few
Conundrums. I
Greeneshoro Homo Journal. . 1 l ->
“He lias lowered his standard to his
enemies and to the enemies of the demo- •'
cratic party to get their favor for bis per
petuation in power.”
The above appears in the Journal of
last week. There is not ademocratin
the Eigth district who will a moment be-
CAMPAIGN NOTES.
Oconee is said to be 5 to t tor
Bacon.
Brass bands and war records are
pitted against brains and honesty.
The yeomanry of the Free State
say they will take Bacon and col-
lards in ther’n.
Gordon still continues to kiss the
young ladies, while the older and
uglier are boycotted. ening
The Gordon men are weak om is
all over the state. Their bo
simmering out.
Wilkes county is said to be in
danget of going for Gordon, unless
the Bacon men get to work.
“Uncle Charlie Hargrove,” of
Crawford, says put down Ogle
thorpe for Bacon and Carlton.
“The people know how to deal
with a campaign of slander,” says
the Constitution. “The truth is
not slander,” says Dr. Felton.
Rev. John G. Gibson, of Craw
ford, was in to see us yesterday,
and he deprecates the assaults on
the characters of both Bacon and
Gordon. The judge is an ardent
Black man.
Jackson county democrats meet
in mass meeting July 16. Jackson
is solid for Bacon.
The Gordonites are flooding the
country with circulars and letters.
If General Gordon and his organ,
the Constitution, aieso much in fa
vor of primary elections, why don’t
they advocate them in DeKalb coun
ty? Is it because they know that
General Gordon would be defeated
in his own county if a primary is
held?
Madison county votes istTuesday
injuly.
The following counties were car
ried by Gordon Saturday: Greene,
Ware, Clay, Clayton, Union, Sum
ter, Paulding, Fayette and Spalding.
Major Bacon carried Echols and
Wayne.
How Elberton Stands.
Some gentlemen have been
counting up the votes for Bacon
and Gordon, among the whites in
Elberton, and the following is the
result:
Bacon 92
Gordon 52
Doubtful 9
Of the soldier vote in Elberton,
Bacon has 39
Gordon 30
This shows how the soldier vote
stands as between two candidates.
A majority of them prefer the man
best qualified for the position, re
gardless of what may have been his
qualifications as a soldier.— Ga
zette.
lieve the slanderous insinuation which it
contains.—Greeneshoro Herald.
Who will believe it? Woll, the
Herald will believe it, but the Her
ald will not have the manhood to
confess its faith.
On January 31,1S83, Mr. Seaborn
Reese addressed to Major John F.
Andrews (then recently postmaster
at Washington, Wilkes connty, he
having been superseded by Presi
dent Arthur) a letter, in which Mr.
Reese, after repeatedly promising
his influence to have him reinstated,
says (we quote the language):
“And let me say to you for all
time, that if I can ever aid you in
any way I shall do so regardless of
the competitors. I shall keep my
eyes open, and if I ever see the
slightest opportunity to replace you
in the postoffice at Washington, I
shall leave no stone unturned’”
Major Andrews is a gentleman
and a worthy citizen, but he is a
well known republican; and in the
political sense vve ask even the as
tute “official paper” if by such a
bargain for the immeasurable peri
od of “all time” Mr. Reese has not
“lowered his standard to the ene- j
mies of the democratic party,” and ’
that for the sake of securing the in
fluence of republicans for his own
advance. What else, under Heav
en, would have actuated such an
official as Reese?
ASHEVILLE.
A Good Joke by Sam Small on Capt Evan P.
Howell.
One of the best ot Sam Small’s
stories is this: “When things were
hot around Atlanta, Capt, Evan
Howell received an order to recon-
noiter across the Chattahoochee
river and ascertain if the Federal
troops has retired. The night was
black as ink. He read the order to
his men, but was surprised to find
them all disqualified for the riskd
job. One couldn’t swim, anotherhas
rheumatism, still another alwayt
took cramps in the water and so i
went down the whole line. But the
order had to be obeyed. So Howell
plunged into the river and made for
the other side. He was a remarkably
good swimmer and felt sure he was
making no noise, yet he became so
frightened that each stroke seemed
to him to arouse the whole Federal
A CHILD’S SLEEPING PLACE.
j SURRENDER TO A BULL FROG.
Ths Shadow of a Catastrophe--A Railroad
Train In Imminent Peril.
Asheville, N. C., June 9.—The
most terrific and phenomenal rain
that ever fell in the history of this
section occurred last night in the
vicinity of Marshall. Ycur corres
pondent was in the train which left
Asheville at 6 p. m. Two smalt
slides occurred before readhing this
place. They were soon removed.
The rain descended in terrible tor
rents and there was great trouble
on the road ahead. When the train
reached a point just below Mar
shall a slide in front ot the the train
stopped it. The conductor order
ed the train to back tothe depot. A
mountain torent, which five minutes
before the train had passed over,
could not now be crossed. The
drift wood, trees, timber of houses
and the boulders which the raging,
mad torrent piled upon the track
made it impossible for the train to
return to the depot. The road bed
is on the margin of the river and
the turnpike road between the rail
road and the mountain. The em
bankment next to the river began
crumbling from under it, and the
conductor and passengers fled in
consternation from what appeared
to be the doomed train. The water
was four feet deep on the track and
rising at the rate of six inches per
minute. Heavy logs, two and three
feet in diameter, were dashed
against the cars, and for a few mo
ments the scene was one of great
fear and excitement.
By the most heroic efforts the
construction force got the driftwood
and debris from the road, which
was actually melting away from the
cars, and the brave engineer, Mr.
Clark, drove through the turbid
waters to a place of safety. Captain
Murphy, the conductor, says that
he never spent moments in such
imminent danger in all his years of
railroad life. The stream, which is
known as Rigsby Run, is ordinarily
not more than three or four feet
wide. This sudden and unparallel
ed rise is attributed to a water spout
which broke forth a short distance
above the town of Marshall, and
was augmented by the heavy rain
which was all the time falling
great torrents.
The crops along the stream were
swept away, the water at one point
The Daring Act of a Boy Near Williamsport
Ohio.
A remarkable feat of daring in a
child and a miraculous escape from
death is reported fromWilliamsport,
O., where a vigorous search for
natural gas is going on. Gas hunters
have taken complete possession of
the little hamlet and its surround
ings, and the persecution of their
work furnished interest and curiosi
ty tor the country boys for mlies
around. A gusher was struck at
Williamsport the other day, and a
derrick 88 teet high is still standing
to support a huge escape pipe, from
which at night blazes a flame five
feet high. Last Friday night a doz
en boys paid the vicinity a visit, go
ing from welt to well, out of curiosi
ty. They were accompanied by little
Jack Crawford, a lad of 9 years,who
remained at the big derrick, while
his companions continued their
journey. When the hoys were ready
to return home the little fellow was
nowhere to be found. One of the
boys looked up and imagined that
he discovered the outline of a form
on the top platform of ihe derrick
Taking off his shoes he climbed the
dizzy structure. When within a few
feet of the top he was horrified to
find little Jack peacefully asleep on
the very edge of the derrick, with
gas burning high above him. Must
ering all his his courage, the res
cuer stealthily crept up to the little
slumberer and aroused him. The
lad sleepily rubbed his eyes and
said he wanted to go home. It was
with great difficulty he was brought
down, owing to the rickety condi
tion of the derrick. While his com
panions were gone the child had
climbed to the top of the derrick,
and being tired soon fell asleep. It
was a miracle he did not tall, as the
plank upon which he was found is
by actual measurement only 6 feet
long and 2 feet wide.
camp. Now and then a lightning
hug appeared, aud confident it was | in the lowlands below Marshall
the flash of a Yankee musket, he
ducked under water. By and by he
got so near the shore that he could
wade, and he was creeping along as
cautiously as possible, his teeth
chattering with fear when of a sud
den he struck aginst an old tree that
had fallen into the river. Just then
a huge bull frog gave a sonorous
blurt and jumped into the the river.
Unable to retain his self-possession
any longer, Howell threw up both
hands and yelled in terror, ‘I surren
der, I surrender’ When he finally
reached the camp not a Yankee
could be seen, but a smouldering
fire gave • evidence that they had
recently decamped.”
CURES FOR SNAKE BITES.
Alapaha, Ga., June 9.—The re
cent case of snake bite which prov
ed fatal to a young lady at Fort
Valley a few days ago, has led to
considerable discussion among
some of the old citizens here as to
the proper remedies, etc., one of
whom gave the following: In case
of snake bite give the patient a dose
of tincture lobelia every half hour;
keep completely nauseated and en
deavor to relax the system. He
said he has known several cures ef
fected by the above treatment. An
other method is to give doses of
equal parts of alcohol and spirits of
turpentine.
One of our physicians mentions
a queer case, where a party was
snake bitten and was given ’large
doses of spirits of turpentine by
mistake—but the patient was cured
and is still living.
Delegates to the conference
are beginning to arrive. If the
weather permits a nice time is cer
tn.
spreading out to a distance of half
a mile. Houses and stock were
carried off by the raging waters of
the heretofore small and compara
tively harmless stream.
CARLTON AT RUTLEDGE.
Poverty in the Older Civilization*.
In this country of peace and plenty, of
liberty and equality before the law, the pri
vations and misery of the unemployed labor
ing class are less severe than in the older civ
ilizations of Europe; for in Germany and
France, for example, many millions of the
inhabitants, including women and children,
labor constantly and severely, and yet live in
squalid poverty, scarcely aide to secure food,
shelter and clothing enough to keep soul and
body together, by reason of their meager
earnings. In proof of this, let us refer to the
tables of the statistician? who tells us that in
Prussia, in 1882, the number of families ex
empt from taxation because their annual
income was less than $125, was upward of
7,000,000, and increasing.
In France, out of the 8,000,000 of land pro
prietors, no less than 3,000,000 of them are on
the pauper roll, exempt from personal taxa
tion. Both in France and Germany the
number of small land proprietors is so great
that the land has to be cultivated by hand, by
the men, women and children of a family to
gether, at a great disadvantage in competi
tion with the improved agricultural machin
ery employed on large farms in their own
and other countries. Bone of them are, even
then, forced to give up thfctr lands to the par
ish, to entitle them to relief. — Brooklyn
Eagle.
Commodore Dexter Gives Some News from
Morgan.
Madison*, Ga., Juno 11.—Thinking it
might be interesting to your many rea-
ers, the friends of Capt. Carlton, who
is now before the people as a candidate
for congress from this district, I take
pleasure in saying he is meeting with a
warm reception by the people of Mor
gan county, who are anxious to have him
elected. He paid Rutledge a visit dur
ing his visit to Morgan, and made scores
of friends, and during his stay the Cap
tain was asked to address our citizens,
which he consented to do that day. The
notices were issued only a short while
before the speaking, but notwithstanding
this, wjien the hour arrived for the ad- -
dress the hall was well-filled with vot
ers—some of whom had “walked,
between the handles of the**
plow” from morn till eve, and they rode
twenty-five miles to hear this gifted ora
tor. The Captain was given a most re*
spectful hearing throughout, with now
and then great outbursts of applause.
You can put Morgan down in the Carl
ton column without the least fear of hav
ing it taken off. Respectfully,
G. H. Dexter.
Cluvczlus Reveals a Plot.
Richmond, Va., June 5.—T. J*
Cluverius, the convicted murderer,
has been furnished with more com
fortable quarters in the jail, pending
the rehearing of his case, in conse
quence of his revealing a plot of
some other prisoners to escape by
attacking the deputy. The infor
mation proved so timely that when
the convicts were about to escape
the police summoned to protect the
jail forced the fellows back to their
cells.
Chicago, June.—Five men have
been arrested on suspicion of hav
ing set on fire the building on Canal
street Monday, in which eight per
sons lost their lives, and nothing
has been made public ot the grounds
upon which the arrests were made.
Mme. Adelina Patti and Signor
NicoUni were married at Sawnsea,
Wales, yesterday.
The Colored People of Washington.
From the close ot the war till 1880 the per
cent, of mortality among the colored was
larger in Washington than any other city of
the nation, being from 60 to 70 per cent,
greater than that of the whites, and in one
year of unusually hard times the deaths
were but 21 per 1,000 among the whites,
while they were 43 among the blacks. All
that is vastly changed for the better. The
colored people live cleaner and have more
regular habits; they own a little more prop
erty and have much more education, and it
they have not greatly improved in morals
they certainly have m their public behavior,
which give, the seeming ot improvement.
Besides, Washington is now the cleanest
and prettiest of American cities; there are
no dark alleys or noiresome corners, no sani
tations of filth and no cloud of smoke and
soot from factories, while there is no limit to
the fresh air—especially during the present
blinard. I have not seen a beggar this visit,
of any color; and as the blacks have the
domestic service of the city completely in
their hands, a city where money is freely
spent, they may be considered fairly pros,
perous. Their schools are well ordered, and I
observe that all the young colored men about
the hotels and offices can rend and write.—
“Parke” in Chicago Times. __ , .
PROHIBITION IN ATLANTA.
His Bsputatlon Was Hade.
An Albuquerque, N. M., editor who ex
pected a gang of lynchari to oome for him
about the middle of the night took himsalt
to the collar, leavings pet grisly bear la
his place in bed. The lynchers didn’t bring
any lighta, but made a plucky attempt to
get the bear oat and lynch it, but gave it
up after three of thorn had lost an aye
apiece, two had suffered tbs loss ot thumbs
chswed off, and the other six wore more or
less deprived ot skin. That man now has a
tremendous reputation as a fighter, and tho
bear didn’t mind the work one hit.—Chicago
Italy haa three locomotive factorise and
three railway repair shops.
That careful and candid gentle
man, Mr. Sam Inman, was written
to by the prohibition committee of
Charlotte lor information as to bus*
iness being demoralized and prop
erty depreciated in Atlanta by pro*
hibition.
Mr. Inman says he has conversed
with many merchants and thinks
that three-fourth of the firms in this
city will say that the trade of Atlan
ta is better than at this time in years
And this is true in spite of the im
portant fact that the country is buy
ing less grain and provisions than
tor years on account of the abundant
home supply.
Mr. Inman sent out one of his.
young men to count the number of
stores and note the vacant ones in
the cential part of Atlanta.
He found 715 stores by count, and
only 31 good stores and 9 shop or
cellar rooms vacant, making a total
of 40. Of the 40, there were ten
recently finished and 16 undesirable
localities.
Mr. Inman thinks Atlanta is to- .
day one ot the most prosperous and
promising cities in thcUnion.—Cap
itol.
Warren acts on 19th; on Satur
day, 26th, Lincoln, Harris, Troup,
Terrell, Webster and Whitfield; on
Thursday, ist July, Dougherty,
Hart, Washington, Houston, Gwin
nett and Stewart; on Monday, July
5th, Telfair and Taliaferro will meet;
on Tuesday, July 6th, Randolph,
Jackson, Laurens, Glascock, Frank
lin, Oglethorpe, Madison and Gil- >
mer. 42 counties, have spoken,anfK
95 are yet to act.
THE METHODIST COLLEGE.
Gaixesvillk, Ga., June 11.—The de
gree of “Doctor of Djvinity” has been
conferred by the Methodist College, at
Gainesville, Ga., upon the Rev. Simon V.
Richardson, the presiding elder of the
Athens district. .- hi
G. W. Thew, one of Augusta
oldest citizens, is dead. u