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WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN TUESDAY, JUNE 1S86
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at last.
-iik railroad map of
GEORGIA CHANGED.
We Got the Macon Road!
Our Delegation Returns
Crowned with Success.
'I'he Hon- Rufus K. Reaves, Mayor of
Athens. .ludsre \V. II. Thomas and A. H.
delegates from the city of Ath-
to confer with the railroad authori
ty m the city of New York, returned
yesterday fully satisfied with the
sU . Cl .s> of their mission.
Formally years the city of Athens has
patiently and confidently for a
diaiure in the railroad situation in Gcor-
old and intelligent citizens argued
that with lines reaching eut to the coast
and north into South Carolina, that it
would he a question of only i
sh«rt time until the city of A then
would he the legitimate gateway
Doth east and west. To enforce this ar
gument it was only necessary to show
that Athens, with projier railroad com
munication would he the nearest to those
j. q>. « live points and therefore the most
important point us a market for the peo
ple of Georgia. This old time dream and
heartfelt wish of recent years is now,
through theetl'ortsof our able delegation,
about to become realized, ami for the
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
They Meet, Change the Bail* of Represen-
tatlonand Fix the Day for uraiduif tho
Convention.
The executive committee of the 8th
congressinnal district of Georgia met at
Athens in the parlors of the Commercial
hotel yesterday at 3 o’clock, with the
following members present:
W B Burnett, Clarke, John P Shannon,
Elbert, chairman, R M Jackson, Oconee,
I J Meadows, Madison, Ira C YanDuzer,
Hart, L J Campbell, Morgan, J J Dan
iels, Oglethorpe. Greene and Hancock
being represented by proxy. Shannon
voting for Hancock and Burnett for
Greene. Ira C. Van Duzer was selected
as secretary pro tern.
By motion of Mr. Meadows, of Madi
son, Athens was selected as the place of
holding the next congressional conven
tion.
Mr. YanDuzer, of Hart, moved that the
11th day of of August, 1886, be selected
as the time of holding this convention.
Mr. Burnett, of Clarke, offered to
amend this motion by inserting the 20th
of July, 1886.
The counties were called and voted as
follows:
For August 11th, Hart, Oconee, Mor
gan, Madison; for July 20th, Elbert,
Clarke, Oglethorpe, Greene and Hancock,
after which the motion to select July 20th
as the time was made unanimous
Mr. Van Duzer, from Hart, offered a
rosolution which is based upon the pop
ulation of the respective counties com
posing the district. The following are
the counties composing the district, their
population and their respective represen
tative as it stands. Counties having one
member in general aasembly : Clark, 11,
702—2 delegates.
Elbert, 11,057—2 delegates.
Hart, 9,094—2 delegates.
Franklin, 11,443—-2 delegates.
Madison, 7,978—2 delegates.|
Morgan, 14,032—2 delegates.
Oconee, 6,302—2 delegates.
Total 73,567—delegates 14.
The following five counties have two
members each in the general assembly:
Hancock, 16,980—4 delegates.
Greene, 17,547—4 delegates.
Oglethorpe, 15,400—4 delegates.
Wilkes, 15,985—4 delegates.
Putnam, 14,539—4 delegates.
Total 80,460—delegates 20.
Mr. YanDuzer, in support of his reso-
HANCOCK FOR BACON-
Her Poor Tout Instructed by Primary for
Major Bacon—Every Precinct Olrec Him
a Majority but one.
Hancock held a primary election, Fri
day, for delegates to the gubernatorial
convention, and notwithstanding the
Gordon men made a most desperate fight
and tried by bulldozing to elect delegates
favorable to Gordon, yet they met with
a crushing and merited defeat, by the
good people instructing the delegates to
stand by the Hon. O. A. Bacon and re
form. This is only an evidence that the
people are for Bacon, and whenever' his
friends are not too confident the counties
instruct for him; but if Maj. Bacon’s
friends all over the state turn out on the
days of election, General Gordon
will be overwhelmingly defeated. Over-
comfidence has already lost three coun
ties for Bacon. Hancock has four votes.
Brooks has 2 votes and went for Gor
don.
THE MERRY JUNE TIME.
A DAY OF MIRTH AND ENJOYMENT
IN MADISON.
time being, the people of Athens have j
lo^t sigh: of politics m the realization of j
their wishes. In substance the report of lution, said that it had been offered in
Ihe delegation is as foil
The authorities in New York demand-
I’d that the city of Athens and adjoining
country raise one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars. This was readily secured
l.y subscriptions amounting to fifty-odd
thousand, and by one hundred thousand
pu; m for the city by the Richmond A
Ihiuville <\ ndicate. The delegation hav
ing secured the respective amounts de-
naiided, as above, the agree
ment was at once signed, af
ter a lull and free discussion as
ii> the advantages to he secured tho city
of Athens. This agreement, which we
caun t here give in full, secures for our
n:v both the Macon A Covington and
the Georgia Midluid railroads. The
building of these two ro.1ds will force the
western connection via Clayton to Knox
ville, Tenn . and old railroad men say
that the railroad map in Georgia will be
materially changed, and another large
inland city for Georgia be made out of
Athens. As an evidence that recent
movements mean business, and that this
is not a sensational article, we will
late no confidence when we state that
corps of civil engineers are already in
the Held, and that the proper surveys are
r.ow being made. The work will be rap-
i.llv pushed, and those in charge
confidently say that they will come
into the city when the “leaves begin
to fall." The few preliminaries, such as
the right of way into the city, etc., can
b easily arranged, and it is hoped that
ilory citizen who has the prosperity of
this place at heart, will use every effort
to facilitate the accomplishment of this
end. Our citizens now should all pull
together, for there is a ‘‘silver lining" to
the dark cloud that has hovered over us
so long. By united effort we can and
will build a grand city here, and whose
success will bless every farmer and eve-
r\ merchant,*and through them every
woman and child in this part of Georgia.
The cheapening of freights which
makes this a great and populous city,
will carry comforts into the home of
• very laborer in the surrounding coun-
t.v, while it w ill attract, and continue
t» attract, more and more capital as the
y.-ars pass away. For this happy termi
nation to patriotic efforts our people are
indebted to Mayor Reaves, Judge Thom
as A. ii. Hodgson, E. R. Hodgson, C,
\Y. Baldwin, Cnpt. Barrow. These names
should he ever held in grateful remem
brance for their generous conduct, and
their loyalty and devotion to the city,
should he taught as an example to her
sons for all time to come. In conclusion
we congratulate them and out citizens
upon the bright prospects ahead, and
beg that the work now so happily begun
may he continued and rolled forward to
the grand destiny which seems to await
our children and our children's chil
dren.
roll. NKSBIT1N THE RACE-
Bo Accepts the Gauntlet Thtown Down by
Carlton and Will at Once Stump the Dis
trict.
Yesterday Col. Nesbit telegraphed
that he would at once actively enter in
to the canvass for congress, and stump
the district as fast as his appointments
can he made. Capt. Carlton will give
him all the aid in his power, and we may
still look for a short and heated cam
paign. There is strong opposition to
Mr. Reese in the district, and Col. Xes-
bitisaman around whom it can rally
with th- assurance that he will prove a
standard-bearer worthy of their confi
dence. There are numbers of other dis
tinguished gentlemen entering the arena,
and if true Mr. Reese’s friends, even at
this late day find out that they have been
hurrahing too soon.
justice to the smaller counties, which he
said was apparent from a reference to
the above figures:
THE RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the basis of representation
in the congressional convention of the
8th congressional district of Georgia, as
heretofore adopted and practiced is so
manifestly unjust and unfair to a num
ber of the smaller counties of this dis
trict. Therefore be it resolved by the
Executive Committee of said district,
now in session at Athens, Ga., that in the
convention to be held in Athens on the
20th of July next to nominate a demo
cratic candidate for 50th congress of the
United States, for the 8 th congressional
district of Georgia, the following shall be
the basis of representation: The seven
counties in said district having one mem
ber each in the goneral assembly «of
Georgia to-wit: Clarke, Elbert, Hart.
Madison, Franklin, Morgan and Oconee
shall be entitled to three delegates each,
and the five counties having two mem
bers each in the general assembly of
v, °* Georgia, to-wit: Hancock, Greene, Ogle
tlioroe, Wilkes and Putnam, shall be
entitleed to four delegates each.
Mr. Jlurnett, of Clarke, opposed the
resolution in a ringing little speech, say
ing that such a change in the represen
tation would be without precedent, and
in the face of the democratic policy of
the district and state, and closed by say
ing, as the representative of Clarke coun
ty, he would confidently and fearlessly
cast his vote against the resolution.
Mr. Jackson, from Oconee, made
pointed little speech in favor of the reso
lution.
Mr. Campbell, of Morgan, and Mr.
Meadow, of Madison, also made some
remarks in favor of the resolution.
Mr. Meadow, in order to reconcile the
differences that were about to arise in
the committee, offered as a substitute for
Mr. YanDuzer’s resolution that the
smaller counties be entitled to three del
egates each and the larger ones five, to
which substitute Mr. VanDuzer agreed,
stating as a reason for so doing that he
wanted the committee to be harmonious
on the subject. Mr. VanDuzer then ex
plained his reasons for offering the first
resolution, and insisted that in equity the
proportion should be 3 to 4. He further
stated that the resolution was not offered
in the interest of any candidate or any
section, but was intended to do simple
justice to all. Mr. YanDuzer, in the
course of his remarks, said that he had
never laid a political plan to execute
political scheme—that he was young and
just entering public life, and was inca
pable for every reason of doing such
thing. During the course of Mr. Bur
nett's remarks, he said that the change
proposed by Mr. Y. might be sowing tl.
seeds of independentism. To this M
YanDuzer replied by saying he was far
from any such intention, and declared
himself an organized democrat.
The call of the convention was then
ordered, after which the committee ad
journed.
Blushing Damsels and Gallant Youths In
Happy Company Under the Spreading
Oaks at DoWdy—The Picnic at Seymour s
Yesterday.
A few days since John W. Seymour,
the rising farmer of Madison, entered our
sanctum and honored us with an invita
tion to be present at a picnic to be given
at Dowdy on the 19th. Now there is
nothing we enjoy more than a picnic, es
pecially among such whole-souled peo
ple as Madison county has.
The day was cloudy and we feared
the weather would prevent a full at
tendance.
Leaving the city about nine, after a
pleasant drive through Madison, v
rived upon the scene of the festivities.
There were about three hundred people
upon the grounds, some playing croquett,
some swinging while others of a sen
tiinental disposition, were strolling alonj
the banks of the shaded creek, or float
ing upon the bosom of the mill pond.
We were taken in hand by. the affable
John Seymour aud conducted avor the
village.
It is truly a model hamlet, no confu
sion incident to larger settlements, hut a
semi rural life where health and plenty
await upon all who are willing to reach
forth to grasp them.
Dowdy has an excellent oil mill, grist
and saw mill, steam gin and several
stores. The thrift and foresight of
Dowdy's ruling spirit, John W. Sey
mour, is seen ever3'where. Our investi
gations were interrupted qy the cherry
voice of Col. J. J. Strickland the risin,
attorney of Danielsville, who announced
that dinner was ready.
No one needed a second invitation, but
sought the shade of the spreading trees
under whose shade the sumptuous viands
were heaped in profusion upon thet ables.
a debatabie question who succeeded
in getting there first the students or the
Athens folks. The pleasure of the feast
was much enhanced by the beaming fa
ces of the charming young ladies.
It seemed that every one for miles
around was there. Many were prevent
ed by the funeral of Miss Poinerof Craw
ford. Mr. Seymour, assisted by his
beaut : ful daughters were most attentive
to all a id busied themselves to make
every one enjoy themselves.
After dinner, speaking was announced
by David Meadow, Esq., the future rep
resentative, and all adjourned to the
stand. Speeches were made by Hon. R.
B. Russell, Col. Strickland, of Danielsville
Hon. David Meadow, of Paoli, Col. F. S.
Stone, of Mobile, Ala., and the talented
John Mell, Esq., a rising young attorney
of Athens.
The beauties of Georgia were there.
Among the most prominent young ladies,
we mention Misses Davis and Greene, of
Oglethorpe, Miss Powers, of Newtown,
Miss Johnson, of Danielsville, Misses
Matthews and Rice, of Clarke, and last
but not least, the charming Misses Sey
mour. We were glad to see Hon. Geo.
Daniel and Y. A. Daniel, of Paoli, Col. L.
H. Ware, Prof. Brown, of Danielsville,
and from Athens, E. E. Jones, Geo. Hodg
son, Hon. R. B. Russell, John Crawford,
Esq., Wm. Brown, of the Commercial,
A. B. Long* N. L. Hutchins, Jr., John
Mell, Charles Mell, and many of the Uni
versity students who fully sustained the
reputation of the University.
The day closed with a genuine old
dance, where the fiddler assisted by a
small boy with wheat straws played
such good old tunes as the Virginia
reel, Possum up a holler and Devil’s
dream. Nothing occurred to disturb the
universal enjoyment, and we can truly
say that for genuine mirth and pleasure
nothing can compare with a pic-nic
among the hospitable whole souled peo
ple of Madison.
my guns, facing the enemy and defiantly
waving a tattered flag, Jim
mie Dillard and he was so
youthful a soldier, and so cool and un
concerned, that the English officer struck
with admiration for such gallantry, halt
ed and asked the little fellow if he was
not afraid of being killed.
Oh, no,’’ was the reply, “Mars Bob
Lee ordered me here, and am not afraid
to go anywhere he says.”
“In his report to the war department
at home he mentioned this incident, and
commented upon it It was taken up
by the press and created considerable
discussion. Gens. Longstreet, Hampton
and other Confederate officers, after the
war, were preparing a history of certain
battles, and located this incident in Has
kell’s battery. I at once wrote to them
and had it corrected, as the young hero
was authentically traced to Jimmie Dil
lard.”
AUGUSTA AND CHATTANOOGA.
A Meeting of the Directors of the Bead Yes
terday—The Survey to Be Made Imme
diately.
Chronicle.
The directors of the Angusta & Chat
tanooga railroad met in the office of the
company yesterday. No reports were
received from the committee, as the
chairman, Mr. W. C. Sibley, was absent,
but it is thought they will be successful.
Mr. C. E. Smith, of Washington, ad
dressed the meeting. He said that Wash
ington would give $50,000 to the road if
they would run by their city, and pro
posed that if Augusta would send an en
gineer to make a trial line from Wash
ington to Gainesville, in an air-line, or by
way of Athens and Lexington, they
would pay all the expenses, to demon
strate the advantage of coming by Wash
ington, not only in money and land sub
scriptions, but the advantages in the ter
ritory through which the road would
run. He said that from Washington,
gsiug in the direction of Gainesville, the
road would run G5 or 70 miles without
crossing a stream, which is great saving
in bridge trestle.
It is decided that a survey should be
made at once by a competent engineer.
The road is now a certainty, and the citi
zens of Augusta should subscribe liber
ally. Two canvassers are going out Mon
day in Lincoln, Columbia and nail coun
ties.
A
COOL MILLION LOST.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE THIRD
AVENUE STRIKE FOOTED UP.
The lien Loet over $200,000—Merchants
$20,000—Third A»enue Company $200,-
000—Other Reads $800,000—The Coat of
The Striker* of the Tie Op.
fore. Not a day passes now lhat
they do not deplore their hasty ac
tion in giving up work and wage*
without cause, and which has result
ed in causing sorrow and suffering
to their families, as well as dissstei
HOW DEMOCRATS DISAGREE.
Governor Brown, Sr. Felton and the De
mocracy.
Editor Telegraph: Gordon’s
Atlanta organ seeks to arraj' th-
people of Georgia against Maj Ha-
con because Dr Felton is making
some speeches upon the political is-
j sues of the day, at tile requst of the
Mail and Express: Nine week* , people; and the words ‘’radical,”
of idleness - have taught the Tnir I . “ disorganizer,” and kindred terms
avenue strikers a severer lesson than are thrown about promiscously. The
they ever had occasion to learn tie- peculiar politics of the managing
'* editor would be a subject of inter
esting inquiry, about the time Gov.
Brown appointed him solicitor over
Hon. Andrew Sloan. Let me quote
H on Howell Cobb from a speech
_ made in Atlanta on July 23. 1S6S, to
to their own prospects. Serious re - show what the people then thought
flection has taken the place ol low of Bullock’s judiciary system. You
and empty boasting of late, and it
has been difficult for a Mail and Ex
press reporter who has talked with
many of them the past lew days to
ivill find the speech reported in tile
Chronicle and Sentinel, of August
13, 1S7S. ’ “I would just say to him:
Mr. Bullock, the people have done
discover the burden of their thought, j you wrong. Remember the circum-
A EEMINISSENCE.
In the old field next this side of Chal
ky Level, on the west side of the Lex
ington road, and about It miles from
Athens, there was a large frame farm
house with its outbuildings, tho home,
half a century ago, of an old revolution
ary soldier, who fought under Washing-
ington at Manmouth and followed him
seven years. Reuben Ransom died in
1832. The house was burned, and even
the great cedar tree, at whose base he
rested, has disappeared. The old spring
in the clump of trees hard by, has lost,
we are told a shave of its purity and
freshness. But the government or peo
ple should mark the grave of the old he
ro whose name and deeds and virtues
should ever grow green in our memo-
Reuben Hansom, of whom we tell,
came hither before the present century
wa,s born, from North Carolina. I’er
haps he is an ancestor of a famous sena
tor from the old North State. In any
event ‘‘Old Uncle Reuben,’’ left an hon
est, spotless name in Clarke county, and
it is a pity that his grave is desecrated
or forgotten. But why should not the
Federal government, that sets up a mar
ble headstone at each Union so'dier’s
grave, provide one for the old hero of the
eight years war with England?
BANKS BOOKED.
While deploring the cost to them
selves ami their immediate interests,
it is doubtful if they have thought Of
their ill advised action to others who
have been more or less interested.
The subject, however, has been one
ot considerable speculation, particu
larly since the general tie up in. this
city and Brooklyn last Saturday.and
a general estimate of the direct loss
to the strikers, the companies and
others is found to be very close to a
million dollars.
When the strike began, nine
weeks ago, there were employed by
the third Avenue Company 1,659
men; this included thqjable ropd on
Tenth Avenue, the line on 125 street
and the Grand Central Depot line.
It is said to be a safe estimate to
average their earning at $2 perday,
or $207,900 as their total wages lor
nine months which they were “out.”
As a direct result of the strike, theie
had been two general tie ups. One
involved this city alone, the other
included Brooklyn. The first was
Monday, April 19. Careful estima-
tes show the number of men who
went out on that day to be as fol
lows:
Second avenue 1,0<X)
Fourth avenue a ,.
Sixth avenue
Broadway and Seventh avenue,
three lines •
Cross-town, Grand street, Avenue
Band.avenue D........
Grand and Cortlandt streets, Ave
nue C, Pavonia ferry
Staten Island Railroad Ferry
Grand and Forty-second street..
Forty-second street and Manhat-
anville
Central crosstown
Belt line
Bleecker and Twenty-third street.
Chambers street
Tenth and Christopher street ...
Union square
1,1 UK)
1,800
1,100
150
•10
too
JIMMY DILLARD, OF OGLETHORPE.
Banks county is one'of the most inde
pendent counties in the state. This coun
ty is opposed to outside influence and
think they are capable of taking care of
themselves. There are no very rich
men, but are all comfortable beings
and are not ashamed to look anybody in
the face. The farmers are independent
and when a politician comes around they
will stop at the end of the row and talk
to him if it suits them, if not, they turn
their horse and move on. Banks county
is an especial pet of the Banner-Watch
man and a chance never slips to advance
their every interest. The districts in
this little county vote separately and
the Gordon satelites are sending out their
their best workers in each district.
Some of the Harmony Grove merchants
are taking quite an interest in the affairs
in Banks, and two of the leading mer
chants went over to Walnut’s district
Friday to work for Gordon. They did
some good work, as the result will show,
Bacon rrceiving 2<i and Gordon 11 votes.
Harmony Grove had better let Banks take
care of her county affairs and not inter-
fere. Gordon may pay the expenses of
trips over to Banks, but the people of
this grand little county will vote for Ba
con allc samee. Put down Banks for
Bacon.
Total M" ( »
Take the average earnnings ot
these men to be $2 a day and their
loss of wages is found .to be $16,-
940. Last Saturday the loss in this
city wA another $16,940, while it is
safe to estimate that 5,000 men in
and about Brooklyn lost $10,000 a
day. Another element of loss to
the working classes was the cost to
employes who were kept formwork
because of the lack os traveling fa
cilities. This same lost to wage
workers workers must have been
$500 a day.
An item of cost because of the
strike is found also in the loss to the
tradespeople because ol economy
that has become necessary. This is
at least 10 per cent of the amount
of wages lost to the Third avenue
men, or $20,000. The Third Avenue
Company estimate their total loss
because of the strike at over$200,000
What the two days’ tie-up cost
the other roads from the cessation
of traffic, deducting the money they
saved by the men being absent, is
catefnlly estimated to $500,000. The
total cost of the Third avenue
strike would therefore be as fol
lows.
Cost to Third avenue men for nine
weeks $209,900
Cost of first tie-up other strikes 16,640
Cost of second tie-up to other
strikers 26,940
Cost to working people in loss of
time 10,000
Cost to tradespeople 20,000
Cost to Third Avenue Company'. 200,000
Cost to other roads from two
days’ tie up. 506,000
staucea under which you have been
called upon to execute the duties of
your ■ Gubernatorial office and my
advise to you is to behave yourself
just as well as your nature and edu
cation will admit. You have got a
judiciary to appoint. 1 would advise
you to send for the official copy of
the address of the chairman of the'
Grant and Colfax committee writ
ten by one Joseph E. Brown, in
which he assumes to announce for
you that the judiciary will be cor
ruptly appointed to subserve base
aud partisan purposes, and when
you get it, make a bonfire ot it, and
blot from your memory the recollec
tion of its contents.” Nobody dis
putes Hon. Howell Cobb’s democ
racy—but to make certain. Plain
Talk procured, at some trouble, the
official copy, mentioned -by Cobb,
and it lies before me as I write; and
it sets forth the fact that it was adopt
ed ‘’at a meeting held in Atlanta on
the 26th of Juue, 1S6S,'' and is sign
ed by Joseph E. Brown, chairman
of the Republican executive com
mittee. I find these words embodied
therein: “Assemble at your respec
tive county sites and other con veient
places' on the 4th of July and send
us one united patriotic shout which
shall be beard frojn Savannah to
ttie Chattahoochee and from the
seaboard to the Chickamauga, re
verbrating from*the mountains to
the hill tops, eclioing and ;te-echo-
ing .through every valley and every
plain—Grant, Colfax, victory, pros-
gress.” Gov. Brown had a perfect
right to his opinion, and Bullock had
a perfect right to apoint the manag
ing editor” of the Constitution to a
solicitor’s place, but I do protest
that it does not lie in his mouth to
call anybody a “Radical” or “disor-
ganiV.er.’’ Nobody blame* Brown
for taking the seat in the Senate
when Gordon left it lying around
him his liberty. Ye hypocrites! Ye
whited sepulchres! You mean tn
your hearts to deceive and buy up
the negro vote for your own bene
fit! It I had an enemy and desired
him to become forever inlamous, I
could ask no more of him than
he should support the hellish
schemes of those now seeking to
subvert the constitution and destroy
our liberty. He is digging a grave
for himself which posterity will nev
er water with a tear. How many peo
ple in Atlanta belong to the Loyal
League? Save yourselves before it
is too late! Destroy all evidence .of
your membership; bind all your
comrades to mutual concealment or
the fact that you were members and
came out. Save yourselvfcs now or
be’forever lost to decent society
and your own self-respect.” (If
the “.managing editor” of the Con
stitution will uof consider it imper
tinent, Plain Talk would emphasize
this quotation.) I intend Govern
or Brown shall now be heard in
his own defense, which appears in
the Chronicle and Sentinel August
i, 1S68, the very day Hon. Patrick
Walsh became associate editor of
that valuable paper. Ask him it
Plain Talk does not speak from the
record.
Governor Brown, in an open let
ter, published on the date given,
used these words; “You have late
ly published a series of ‘notes on
the situation,’ by B. B. Hill, in
which he thought proper to attack
me by name, which makes it pro
per that I notice them appropriate
ly. In No. 14 1 find the following:
‘Sumner and Stevens, Brown and
Holden are not accidents nor are
they original characters. Such men
have been treacherous to principle,
faithless in trust and deceitful in
professions, but always consistent
in the common end ot destruction
to government.’ ” Thereupon Goy.
Brown proves that “Mr. Hill start
ed in life professing to lie a demo
crat, defeated for congress as a
Know Nothing in 1S55, defeated on
the electoral ticket in 1S56, defeat
ed as a Know Nothing candidate
for governor in iS57and elected as
state senator in 1859, from Troup,
when he advocated war. When
Mr. Lincoln was made President,
he was for the U nion, and opposed
secession in the convention, but
voted for it and signed it. In the
secession convention he said there
would be no war in a public speech
and made .his way into the Confed
erate senate over General Toombs
as a Know Nothing. While in the
senate he voted, under oath, for the
conscript bill. In Milledgeville he
was' very severe on me (Brown)
and said that the country would
have been ruined it that bill had
not passed. During the war he
(Hill) volunteered as a private at
LaGrange and then refused to go,
Georgiy can afford to support Gen.
Gordon, or they will only have a
“stick or two” allowed them to cel
ebrate their victory. Will the Con
stitution be kind enough to copy?
Plain Talk.
University of Georgia.
Chemical Laboratory.
Office of State Chemist, Athens, Ga.,
June 27, 1884.—I have been familiar for
a number ot years with the general
character of Prof. Horsford’s phosphatic
preparations. Recent examinations
made by me of the “ Acid Phosphate”
and “Bread Preparation,” show them
to be exactly what is c'aimed for them
in the circulars accompanying the pack
ages. The “ Acid Phosphate” is a eon
centrated solution in water of Acid
Phosphate of Lime. The “ Bread Pre
paration ” is a mixture of Acid Phos
phate of Lime, carbonate of soda and
flour. When mixed with water, carbonic
acid gas is liberated and a double phos
phate of lime and soda is formed a nd
remains in the bread when baked. In
ordinary cream ot tartar baking powders
tho substance, left in the bread after
“raising” ig rochelle salts—a double
tartrate of soda and potash. The phos
phates are useful mineral suhstances in
animal nutrition and growth, the tar
trates aro not. In my opinion, the
Phosphatic Powder is, therefore, pre
ferable to the othere, so tar as healthful
ness concerned. H. C. WHITE.
WHOLESOME FOOD.
In these days of misrepresentation
and fraud, especially upon the subject
of baking powders, it is it pleasure to be
able to endorse such an article of sterl
ing worth as I’rof. Horsford’s Bread
Preparation. Its absolute purity and
wholesomeness is universally conceded
by the most eminent scientific author
ities in this and other countries. It has
achieved, a'so, a local reputation 01 no
small proportions, and wo are glad to
call attc.uioi 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. Horsford’s
goods, it gees without saying, that they
can be freely used by everybody in full
faith and co'tlidence, that they arc pure,
nutritious and healthful, and exactly as
represented.
loose, but the people do blame Gen- | because it would be unconstitution-
CARP NOTES.
The number of ponds are constantly
increasing in this section.
You cannot catch carp in either a gill
Bet or seine.
During the winter carp are as fine an
eating fish as this section afford*.
Many town* are having all ponds in
their limits drawn off, as they cause sick
ness.
Mr. llolmsn has stocked one of his
ponds from a single perch putoh it, about
a year ago.
Carp don’t do near so well in an old
pond a- a new one.
CALL FOR A CONVENTION.
The executive committee of the demo
cratic party of the 8th congressional dis
trict met at Athens, this July 17th, 1886,
when the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That a convention of the
democratic party of the 8th congression
al district, he called at Athens on July
20th, at 12 m.
That the basis of representation in said
convention shall be for the counties of
GUrke, Ocone, Elbert, Madison, Morgau
and Franklin three votes each, and
for the counties of Putnam, Oglethorpe,
Wilkes, Hancock and Greene five votes
each. •
That this convention is called to nom
inate * representative from the 8th dis
trict to the 50th congress, and for the fur
ther purpose of electing an executive
committee of the democratic {tarty to
serve for the ensuing two years and until
their su ccessors are duly elected.
It was further ordered that this call he
published in all the papers published in
the 8th district
Id pursuance of the above resolutions
this call is made.
John P. Shannon, Ch’n.
Isa C. VanDuzer, Sec. Pro Tern.
THE COTTON CROP.
Partners say they nerer knew cotton
*0 unpromising as at this season, and
many fields are completely eaten up with
grass. But the fleecy staple is very un
certain, and a crop can be made or ruined
in three weeks.
DIAMONDS IN OCONEE.
Mr. Knott, of Oconee, was in she city
yesterday with a very large diamond,
that he plowed up while planting com.
Mr. Knott thinks there is moL. y in the
rock. If it is worth anything it will
bring him a fortune.
Capt. Carlton Tells About One of tbe Most
Gallant Members of His Companyr-An
Incident of tbe Battle of Gettysburg.
We were riding with Capt. Carlton the
other ilay, and asked him if Jimmie Dil
lard, of Oglethorpe, did not belong to
the Troupe Artillery.
Yes, and a braver or better soldier did
not enter the Confederate service. He
was a mere strippling when he joined
my company, but he was as cool and
collected in battle as one of Napoleon's
Old Guard. Yon know, Jimmie Dillard
was raised a very pious boy, and he led
in the army as devout a life as were he
at home, but he could face death with the
same calm demeanor as he could enter a
church. I have seen him in the closest
places, amid a perfect shower of lead and
iron, and if there were the slighest emo
tions of fear in his heart he did not show
them. He was a brave soldier, and
knew but to obey. Had 1 ordered him
to charge a battery alone he would have
done it But as soon as the fight was
over, before the powder stains were
wiped from his face, Jimmie was upon
his knees returning thanks to God for
carrying him safely through the day.
Under any add all circumstances he was
true to his Maker and his country.
““Atthe battle of Gettysburg Jimmie
Dillard was the hero of an incident that
was published both in this country and
in England, and it was cited as an illus
tration of the devotion of the Southern
soldier to his cause and his confidence
in his commander. The Troupe Artil
lery fired the opening gun at this battle,
and also the last shot came from one of
my guns. It was the hottest place I
was ever in, and my battery bore a con
spicuous part in the great fight. At one
time we were left in a most trying posi
tion, exposed to a cross-fire, and my
men and horses were mowed down like
grain in a harvest field. It was at this
juncture that an English officer, who
had been sent hereby his government to
watch tho American war, rode by in a
hasty retreat out of danger. Ashe pass
od my battery there sat astride one of
$981,780
OUR RAILROAD.
The Covington and Macon railroad is
being pushed rapidly to completion from
Macon, Ga.. to the Richmond and Dan
ville railroad, which will give the latter a
through connection for next winter's
Florida travel. Ten thousand tons steel
rails and fine equipment have been pur
chased for this road, which will run
through the finest section of Georgia.—
Daily Indicator.
The above we clip from the Indicator, a
paper published in New York in the in
terest of railroads, mining, insurance and
commercial business. The Macon and
Covington road is now coming to Athens,
and our people should congratulate thi-m-
selves in falling into the hands bf such a
man as Mr. Machen,of New York, and
the head of the Macon and Covington
road for assisting us in the hour of trou
ble.
A MABVTLOETB CURE.
A Pure Halt Whlilier the Oulr Cure
Far Consumption.
It has become the settled practice of all
phyalclane, of all dispensing druggists, to
administer puts, unadulterated whiskey
for Consumption, and Duffy’s Fur* Malt
Whiskey baa bAom* the recognised and
unquestioned speefle for the Cuke of this
dreaded diseaie. Tbe subjoined testi
monials bear witness to its undoubted
304 Madison Are., Baltimore. Md.
“GasTLXIias:—I Bade patient In the last
stages ot consumption who. when food or
xnedteins was iciveo would voiutt It. I bad
Etven h'er various remedies, but all wore
expelled, and she received nutriment only
by enema and inunction of Cod Liver Oil,
Whisker. 1 administered a teaspoonful
which was not vomited. The second doss,
with a little meat juice was retained.
Within a week she was able to eat heartily.
All this after her family had assembled to
see her die. I am coavlnoed that it is not
only free from fusel oil. but not in any way
adulterated.” Flora A. Huuwktku. si. u.
Baltimore. Md-. May 5. 1885.
"Gextleuex:— I was suddenly stricken
with a severe hemorrhage, losing about one
gallon of blood at tbe first attack, and large
quantities frequently thereafter. My case
was considered hopeless: my friends ar
ranged for my funeral. 1 was removed to
the Hebrew Hospital, and was there or
dered by my physician tn use God Liver Oil
and Whiskey. On advice the whiskey I
used was your Duffy’s Pare Malt Whiskey.
I discarded the oil using only the whiskey.
I feel 1 ewe my life to its parity, and
earnestly recommend it for pulmonary
complaints or hemorrhages.”
SOLOMON WEIL.
S3 N. Central Avc., Baltimore. Md.
* July IS. 1885.
-r.-.-vTTvoTV—T have been til: my
friend's all thought I would die of con-
sumntlsn. I was so sick and weak that
they had to hold me np to give me your
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. My doctor
told them to ^-tvc it, and then 1 began to
STILL HURT IN OCONEE.
We understand that the Gordon sup
porters in Oconee county are leaving
their stores and offices and making a still
hunt through the county in the interest
of Gen. Gordon. Major Bvcon’s friend
had better keep an eye on them. •
A PROHIBITIONIST.
A prohibitionist wrote the following
note to a friend yesterday. 'Send me a
quart I am going to the country. Reply,
I am a total wreck and as dry as a pow
der house 1
THE CROPS.
Cotton fields are grassy in this vicini
ty, but farmers are toiling vigorously.
Those who planted as great a number of
acres as they could cultivate in former
years, now confess themselves some
what “overcropped.” Showers are fre
quent and grass and weeds grow apace,
A SAD DEATH.
News was received in Athens late yes
terday evening of the death of Mr. J. B
Poyner, Mayor of Crawford.
improve.
1 use It while I can get It.’
MRS. ANNIE GRIMES.
53S Master Bk. Phils.. Pa. Nov. 6, 1SXS.
“Dear Sdu.—Mr daughter had been la
delicate health. Her mother died of con
sumption. The doctor said she would not
live; I nsed your Duffy’s Pure Malt Whis
key inf consumption cure In her case.
The doctor died of consumption himself:
she. Is aeur sixteen and Is strong and
hearty." JOHN PFLU0FELDER.
One of the best known Sisters of Charity
In tbs United States, writes:
Rochester, N. Y.. Home of Industry.
Nov. a 1885.
"GisTLlkir:-It gives me great pleasure
* * ~ Malt WI '
to recommend Duffy's Purs )
vhiskey,
eral Gordo* lor not returning the
office to the body which elected him
only six months before, and they do
blame Governor Colquitt for making
an appointment surreptiously to
help his own political fortune. The
election 0! Colquitt that year may
be described in the the words of
“losepli E. Brown, chairman Grant
and Colfax executive committee,”
and adopted by the Republican
party on the 25th day of June, tS6S.
Hear him: “l he Republican party
elected several negroes to tile Leg
islature, and the so-called Demo-
cractic party regularly nominated
two negroes in Houston county as
its candidates, one for tax-collector
and the other lor receiver of tax
returns. The former was elected.
The tax collector of Houston coun
ty, one of the larges: in the State is
a negro, elected as the regular nom
inee of the Democratic party. “They
feign contempt for a white man who
votes the Republican ticket, but
embrace cordially a negro who
votes the Democratic ticket. Why I
should you longer bend the knee !o
the pretended aristocracy of the
State? The god of nature maue you
their equal. Arise and assert your
equality.” Now, Mr. Editor, I defy
a living man to assert or to produce
a line trom a dead man which will
couple Dr. Felton with sentiments
as strong as these copied from the
“original copy,” which lies before
me. Yet Major Bacon is a disor-
ganizer because Felton made some
speeches at the.call of the people!
Consistency, thou art a jewell! I
will not copy Cobb’s denunciation
of Brown as he hold his piesent seat
by the votes those who formerly de
nounced him, and 1 have no unkind
ee'.ing to Senator Brown, and teel
gratified that tne seat in the senate
is occupied by a man who is not
obliged to vote with Huntington to
support his family, or to “shuck olF’
his senatorial robes in the dark, at
the bidding of Victor Newcomb.
The state ot Georgia is to be con
gratulated in securing a man in Gen
eral Gordon’s place who can manage
his own private business without
entailing suspicion and disgrace on
his constituents, by becoming Hunt-
idgton’s “man” in the senate. If
our senators are able to live without
he salary, perhaps Victor Nes comb
cannot entice another one into liis
employ when there is’ imporlant
egislation before the state of Geor
gia. Perhaps Governor Colquitt is
rich these days. Who knows? If
the tax hooks ol his county show
his wealth, we may dismiss our fears
as.to “another sell out.’” But we
should be very sure to examine into
General Gordon’s realty and person
alty before he. -is allowed to get the
governess office oh a $3,000 salary,
when $6,000 would not support his
family. General Gordon made his
private affairs the excuse (at retiring
from the senate, therefore liis private
affairs are subjects of legitimate crit
icism, and it is the duty ot the state
convention to see how and where
he hopes to support his family, as
the $3,000 wotlld betfae merest ba :
atelle for his family purposes. But
to return to “our sheep.” The Con
stitution seeks to make great capital
by harping on the Markham House
conference, forgetting who were
present, and who are now in their
own ranks. To show their incon-
CURE FOR PILES.
Piles are frequently preceded by a
sense of weight in the baek, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
of the kidneys or neighboring organs.
Attin.es, symptoms of indigestion are
present, flatulency, uneasiness of the
stomach, etc. A moisture like perspira
tion, producing a a very disagreeable
Itching, after getting warm , as a common
attendant. Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Pilesvield at once to the application of
Dr. Bosapko’s Fife Remedy, which acts
directly upon the parts affected, absorb
ing the. Tumors, allaying the intense
itching, and effecting a permanent cure.
Price 50 cents. Address The I)r. Bosanko
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wstrocy, let me recall to theirjiotice
read dlieav
MUNICH.
some of the Eceatrlcltlei or the Late King.
Munich, June 17.—Among the
documents which have been submit
ted to the Diet to prove tbe insanity
of the late King Ludwig is 9 decree
of thi dead,monarch sentencing ail
the ministers to death, copies of
which, Was sent to at) members of
the government, and a decree sen-
tenclog a number of ministers to
banishment to America. Affidavits
of thirty persons have been submit
ted in which it is stated he injured
them by throwing at them knives,
china and glass. There is a docu
ment relating to a _ proposal of the
king to form a cabinet with his valet
as president.
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
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ways be used ter children teething. It soothe
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Twsutr-dTS cents* bottle. IrSliAwly
a speech made by Governor Brown
on June 6, 1867, in ^the city of At
lanta. Perhaps when that able pa
per is somewhatrefreshed it can see
clearer through its present dim
glasses. The governor said: “I
belong to no party organization ot
any character except the reconstruc
tion party of Georgia. My platftjrm
is the Sherman act, with the Wil
son amendment.”- I copy from the
published pamphlet—thousands of
which were scattered broadcast over
the state—one of which I fortunate
ly hold. Let us quote Mr. Hill on
that reconstruction party—because
Mr. Hill is * the Constitution’s wit
ness agSintt “the Markham House
conference.” . On July 6th, 1867,
about six weeks alter Governor
Brown made’ his speech, JIon. Benj.
H. Hill delivered another speech in
the city ot Atlanta, of -which I also
hold a copy. Hear him: “You will
by these measures inaugurate a war
of races. Some of you are taking
the negro by the arm, telling him
you are his iriend, that you gave
al for a senator to draw the pay of
a private soldier. Yet in No. 14
Mr. Hill says: “I never felt I made
war on the Union.’ This wreck
less caluminator denounces con
gress of the United States, the su
preme court;-asserts that Beaure
gard,-Longstreet and Hampton are
no better than a burglar; who de
nounces Generals Lee, Johnson,
Gordon, and all the other Confed
erate generals who passively sub
mit to the same acts of congress,
etc.” Now, Mr. Editor, why does
not the Constitution furnish some
extracts from this vigorous corres
pondence to its readers while it is
seek!ng:o arouse Mr. Hill’s politi
cal friends against Dr. Felton, to
the injury of Mr. Bacon? Why does
it not quote Mr. Hill when he said
of Governor Brown, in his “Notes
on the Situation:” “He cares not
for the suffering of the people,
or the subversion of the peo
ple so he may reap and rule. He
was a traitor to the Union, a traitor
to the Confederacy, and would sell
the honor of the people who trusted
him—all for greed and for place;
first, trom his own people, and then
from bis people’s ‘oppressors.’ How
can such a man be moved by the
voice of honor or be made to listen
to the appeals of patriotism? How
can he, a traitor to truth, be con
vinced by argument? How can he,
whose ambition seeks only his own
good, be turned from his purpose
by the exhibition of the wrongs of
others? The fiery flames of sul
phurous hell could not burn out the
lusts of power and pelf from the
minds of ambitious.Lucifer and his
fallen followers. How can truth
reach or shake the purpose of the
hardened wretch—this political Lu
cifer—who is willing to make a»
pandemonium ot the country, be
cause to resin is worth ambition,
though in hell.’ ” I copy from the
notes” which I hold. I only quote
these.sparkling gems of eloquence
from both Senator BrOwn and Sen
ator'Hill to refresh the memory of
the Constitution, and to aid in its
valuable work. I will also furnish
an extract from an open letter of
Governor Brown, written in the
year 1S74, directly after the inde
pendents elected their candidate
over Trammell and Dabney in the
seventh district, some of whom had
requested the president of the W.
& A. railroad to drop oft’ some
torch pine to celebrate their victory,
as he was hauling it by the car load
into Atlanta-to celebrate democratic
victories, and he granted their re
quest in these words:
“Editors Daily Herald: I see in
a newspaper in this city, which
supported the radical candidate in
the seventh district, there is great
rejoicing in Cartersville over the re
sult, and there is to be a grand
torchlight procession there to-night,
and I am requested to furnish a car
to bring the. pine down from Dalton
to be used in the precession
Thanking the correspondent who
makes the request and the editor
who publishes it, I have to remark
that, foreseeing the general results,
I hat) provided an excellent car-load
of pine for the use of the democ
racy last night, on the occasion of
the brilliant procession which came
off in this city. Part ot it is left,
and as the radicals have triumphed
in but a single district in Georgia,
I feel that they are entitled to be
jubilant over that- and celebrate
their victory, by a torchlight pro
cession. As the democrats will not
need it, I cordially tender to the
radicals of the seventh district the
torch pine that was left by the de
mocracy last night, reserving only a
stick or two, which a radical friend
begs me to allow him to use in the
celebration of great radical victories
in Washington Territory and Flor
ida. Respectfully,
“Joseph E. Brown.” .
At the same time, Mr. Hill was
writing a congratulatory letter . to
Dr. Felton. This open letter ap
peared in Mr. Henry Grady’s pa
per, the Herald, and here is proof
positive in this article thkt the great
democrats who are now “whoop
ing up” Geo. Gordon are not al
ways harmonious. Unless the Con
stitution discredits its own wit
nesses, let it brihg them all to the
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A Veteran Minister.
RevAV. II. Thomas, of Way cross,
is a veteran minister of the Gospel.
He delivered the first sermon ever
preached in the open air, not far
from J. H. Griffin’s residence. The
next sermon was delivered in a little
log house that occupied the site of
the building occupied by Col. Las-
singer. Afterwards he preached
several sermons in J. H. Griffin’s
house.
He drove the first stake for a build
ing in Waycross,and has been close
ly connected with the spiritual and
educational interests ever since. He
has grown gray in the service, but
he is a power in the pulpit yet, and
will be for many years to come.—
Alapha (Ga.) Star.