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NO. XVI ATHENS, GEORGIA, TTOB8pA Y * JULY 6, 1886. VOL. XXXI ., oUNTliY PRESS OF GEORGIA [. .li.iuM lie a source of pride to tie-’’-i-‘ l * int ' n * ler wr ekly press !i:i» .1 defender that cannot he bouaht with money or corrupted ; v anv pow er or influence. As is a uf :; known fact, in the present gu- it iri.ii.iign, campthc flesh-pots ye all on the side ol Gen. Gordon, wfciie to mi port Major Bacon, the 0 ,;,v reward is an approving (iii.cience. And yet, we point to , mat with pride that,by an over- dining majority did the weekly ..jpeis of our state turn their backs the glittering offerings ot the _\ilai.ta Ring and are manfully sup- ., ,,|tng a ticket from which there is net!.mg to be gained, save the con- , - ,i ; »,ie" ol doing your duty. That . , : o most corrupting baits were ,.ut by the upholders of Gen. , | „i\ candidacy. ws have only refer to the statement of that lht -:, tried and true man, Mr. \;.,e 11. editor of the Harwell Sun. i; e was to lix his own price for :t*.’ papers if he would only siip- . :: toe Ring candid ite,hut with i ,i e.airage and honor that char- , ,e /eel him since a boy, m tuned the base proposal ■ Itl.e name ot A. O. Bacon stil! il i,.ts at tlie mastheau of his paper. ,\"i! there is not a sheet in (iro'git! , , «:n:dl or insi gmlicant hut wha c n’,,1 have sold its Mippoi t in the l.-r-ent contest for gold—and we ieier with iunrest ptirle to the long ]>! ui weekiics that spurned such a tempting other and supported lire candidate without a do.lar at his hack. We <lo not charge that the pie's suppoiting Gen. Gordon has been cri iiptcn — fat removed is anv >tich *>ii •wpici* »n Iron) our thoughts— hut wf . «» a>st-rt that lM,u* I* ii«*t •' li.icon p.»pi*r in Gcor- , » M jt what it - c.iiior knew that it ,.s to hi' \ ivnniar\ interest ;o sup- ,, ,, ; ( 1,-n. < ini ti n Willi Mich ii • ,!i.:i mcni rnp’.ib.e defender a* r -seek y pic--. .Ml’ people may ■ i a--ii i it thm tl.e.r i “his, then . .uni i In.ir liberties will he ..fulls guai.le.'i. A pure press , t e oie ites! saleguard a country have; and ihe newspapers ot i g. , have cei t a inly, in this cam- ., ign, given evident proof ot their e.n-wei'ving and incmruptihlc in- ti jntv. I’.v this article we do not laiend to ■ effect on our daily papers — fur thrv ha ee also done their duty murfidlv— hut this tribute is cer tainly due o.ir rural brethren who have so nobly sustained the proud record <u ihe Georgia press. Ml,’. PAT CAl.imi'N. 1 he Constitution of bumlay con- A n- a just and meiited rebuke to • r Banner Watchman lor certain insulting -bus on Mr. l*at Calhoun, hiil appeared in our paper under !' e l ead of "Campaign Notes.’' They were written by a thoughtless \ unc mend, and published during .ab-enee at Watkinsville. As - n a- we read the squibs we re— gietied that they had been pub- 1 «iud, and in our Sunday's issue n ,nle an apology. These para graphs were a slander on Mr. Ca The B.-W. Adds 1,650 New Subscribers Yesterday. Ol’R DAILY SUBSCRIPTION LIST NOW OVER 8,0(10. A WOKU TO ADVERTISERS. We yesterday* added 1,1150 new daily subscribers to our list, end our circula tion now aggregates over 3,000 copies. For tbo truth of Ibis statement we refer you to our books, that are open for in- THECAMPAIH WHAT THE COUNTIES HAVE TO SAY ABOUT CARLTON'S CANIDACY ANDTHEVANDUZER RESOLUTION. MORGAN MOURNS Over an Erring Son—Carlton Lost Votes by Withdrawing—Three Cheers and a Tiger for Vanduzer! Maiusox, Ga., .Tune 20.—Mr. T. L. Gantt: Carlton could have carried Mor gan before his withdrawal, hut he has lost some votes here by it His friends spection, as also to Mr. II. K. Nicholson, \ are working hard, and seem confident, from whom we purchase our white pa- ! Morgan ropudiates all claims made by per. Me doubt if there is more than i Mr. Reese on account of his being a na- one or tw# dailies in the state that ex- j tive of this county, for when he appoint- co/yl this number of papers. It is cer- • ed an outsider to office over the heads of thinly a boom for Athens, and an en dorsement for the Banner-Watchman that cannot he ignored. Our business men stand in their own light when they fail to avail themselves now of our ad vertising space. We are same rates now as when < did not exceed 800 copies. These pa pers reach nearly every family in the . v th congressional district and Northeast Georgia, and are read by a class of peo ple who trade directly with Athens. ^ on should have a card in the Daily Banner-Watchman by all means. It will pay a big investment on the money. COL. R. B. MS BET. Ho Tells About That Unfortunate Intro duction of Major Bacon. During Col. Nishet s recent visit to Athens, he told us about that introduc tion of Major Bacon at Katonton, that gained for him such an unenviable noto riety, and we are entirely satisfied that this gentleman intended no discourtesy to the guest of his county, and that a general misunderstanding was at the bottom of the whole trouble. Col. Nis- het says that Major Bacon was not ex- pceted in Katonton on that day, and hence Ins friend- had made no provision for either his reception or introduction, du-t before the speaking commenced j.,,. .fudge Frank Eeverett asked him t# in- rep old and good citizens" he forfeited our support. You had better send Carlton over here at once. By thfe way, the Reese men were circulating a report last week that Carlton would he “sot down barging the j on" in his own county, and we were told rculation to listen for something to drop last Sat urday. Jtdid drop sure enough, hut mashed Reese and his friends as flat as flounders. Morgan gives three cheers and a tiger for Mr. Vanduzer. A. B. C. THE LAND OF IN DEFILED DEMOC RACY. troduee the Major as well as Gen. Gor don. He at first declined, but on being pressed did so. Gen. Grfrdon had the first say, and in conclusion, handled his opponent pretty roughly about being a standing candidate for governor. When it came Col. Nisbet’s time to introduce Major Bacon, he spoke of his valuable services to his state and party, his nobil ity and purity of heart, and in answer t* Gen. Gordon’s closing attack, pleasantly remarked that this was a free country and a man had a right to run for office just as long as he wanted. Col. Nishet said he intended no discourtesy what- ! ever to Major Bacon, hut meant his i remarks as an answer to Gen* Gordon’s attack, and when he took his sent the | General whispered in his ear that he » believed he (Nisbot) had gone over to ! Itaron. IB- was shocked ami surprised j , lis , 1!m( , at Major Bacon’s construction of lus in- troduction, and refused to he silenced until he had explained what was intend- ! ed He afterwards met Bacon, and after I mutual explanations took place, they ; parted good friends and emirely satisfied. ! Col. Nisbet says that story about his sons rushing up to the platform with drawn pistols is all bo c h: that he has hut one sen, who is a deacon in the Presby terian church and never carried a pistol in his life. Col. Nisbet is a courteous, high-toned gentleman, and no one who ! knows him would believe that he was , guilty of anv act of discourtesy Elbert Will Send a Carlton Delegation and Endorses Vanduzer. Kuieston, Ga., dune 28.—Dear Gantt: Your favor to hand. Rest easy, old hoy, for your friend Carlton is safe in our hards. He captured our hearts, and .Judge Win. Wilhite says Carlton and Boh Toombs are the two greatest men that ever set foot in Elbert. Hart shan’t take Ira Vanduzer from us. He is an Elbert-raised hoy, and we claim our full share of all the honor he has brought upon himself. An old farmer remarked the other day, after hearing how gallantly Ira had stood up for the people, **I always did think then-was something m that hoy besides worms.” Mr. Reese’s friends certainly made a nice proposition when they wanted to pit a publican nigger from Greene against a CARLTON AND RAILROADS. What He Has Done for the Farmers of This Section. Mr. B. B. Williams, one of the solid and intelligent farmers of Oglethorpe, in Athens this week and remarked tous: “There was an impression out in my section that there is a trade be tween Carlton and another party, hut after thoroughly investigating the matter I am convinced that such is not the case. I think I am pledged to Reese; hut could not lift my hand against as good and true a man as Henry Carlton if I was pledged a thousand times over. We farmers would be base ingrates to go back on him. Why, did he not get that North- Eastern road, that has saved us several cents on every bushel of corn, piece of meat or anything else that we hoy! Only look at the prices that we paid before and after that road was built! If Henry Carlton had never lived the N. E. road would not have been built, and there is not a fanner so poor but what he would have been a few hundred dollars poorer. Then again, Capt. Carlton is one of the ablest inen in our state, and he is ashon- st as he is fearless and brave, lie is -a man that both friend and foe must re spect and admire. Let Henry Carlton t before the people, and I don’t think his friends need fear but what he will carry ( Jglethorpe, as likewise ever)* other county that he visits.” OGLETHORPE AGAIN. white democrat from Elbert. The peo ple now have this matter in their hands, and they will work it out to the entire satisfaction of Carlton and Vanduzer. ]i;ox-Riiiiu:i> Democuat. HART HEARD FROM. Will Take Carlton and Vanduzer in Her n “We are Might Prouil of Our Boy." Hahtwei.i., Ga.. .Tune 20.—Dear Ban ner;-Watchman. Hart, I think, was a lit tle shaky until Mr. Reese’s friends so badly set down on our county and de feated Ira Vandiizer’s resolution, hut it will take a search warrant now to find a Reese man. We are mighty peoud of our hoy, and when it comes to electing delegates Hart will pat him on the back and send him right hack to Athens again. We know that our interests are safe in n and Ira says you Athens folks treated him mighty cleverly. They tell me that Magill will fun Carlton and Vanduzer’s names at the masthead of the Sun next week. We nr<* going to elect them both, l'ut this in your pipe and smoke it. Miss Nancy. THE FREE STATE Solid For Carlton—Hurrali for Ira Vandu.- zer and Jones Meadow! uul most properly branded so guest of his county. by the Constitution. While we Live used every argument and means in our power to elect Major Bacon governor, we have steered clear ol anything like slander againsl Get,. Guidon or his friends. Bui «»wing to the state of our health, we wc?c often !o r ced to leave our ollice in charge of others, when articles wtic published that we did not cn- (vi*e; but it would have appeared i ke a desire to shirk a responsi bility to have repudiated them. For instance, the reproduction of that article about Gen. Gordon signed a "Methodist Preacher” was mortifi cation to us. We have never penned or cl'pped one line but what we consider legitimate and authorized. We differ, however, with the Con stitution, when it justifies Mr. Cal- huun’s visit to Oconee by cuing the fact that Mr. Walsh at.d other friends ol Major Bacon are stumping the state in behalf «•! their candidate. These gentle men did not go through a county in a buggy the day before an election, er woiked on the ground while the vote was being polled. While we exculpate Mr. Calhoun from any thing in the slightest degree ungen- tlemanly, at the same time we do assert that his visit to Oconee was untimely and improper, and we were surprised that the people of the county did not rebuke the same. As to the “spike-tail dude** commu- n.cation, a gentleman wrote that " ho is fully responsible for his acts, and he lacks a great deal, too, of Uirg a ’’bob-tail slouch.” Weapol- °8 17 -e to Mr. Calhoun for the arti cles published in our paper reftect- >ng on his honor as » gentleman and deeply regiet they appeared in fcur columns. Col. Nisbet’s state ment we believe is a correct one, ami therefore all antagonism that the friends of Major Bacon might feel toward him on account of this unfortunate oc currence should vanish. We feel assured that Major Bacon will endorse this. DANIELSYILLE DOINGS. ’A by did not the Constitution 8 ,v e the same prominence to iidi- tor Matin’s explanation of that at- trnipt to influence the political cour-e of his. paper that it did to denial of an attempt at bribery? 1 apt. Carlton has neither entered into “ trade or combination with any man or st ’t of men, ami lie brands as false any •Portion or insinuation to the contrary. M ~" Reese's friends ridiculed at first * '‘* fa °f Carlton re-entering the race, ’ ut are badly frightened now, and “ on ’t you forget it. ''ill Mr. Reese please tell ns wily he 1 8 appointing a democratic postmas- U ' r »t Washington, Ga.? Daxiki.syii.lk, Ga., .Tunc 20.—The closing exercises ol Danielsville High School, under the management of Prof, j Llewellyn J. Brown, dul credit to both j students and teacher. The exercises consisted of examinations of classes du ring ihe day, recitations, speeches, dia logues, Ac., at night. The occasion was largely attended and a basket dinner was enjoyed at noon. The addresses, which were well received, were delivered at the close of the examinations in the morn ing by (’ol. tlno. .1. Strickland, and at J j p. in. l»y Mr. David \V. Meadow. The prizes were delivered at night by Col. C. B. Henry. The prizes were won as follows: In advanced classes. Miss Mollic Meadow and Miss Elia Sanders. In General Topic class, Mr. Willie Sanders. Primary Geography, Miss Maggie Scott* Second class, Master Emory Me EL hannon and Miss Otie Sanders. Third class, Masters Roscoe Mattox and Sammie Grimes. In Elocution, (awarded by committee on night of exercises) Mr. George E. Daniel, Miss Dannie Edwards, Miss Lula Bullock and Master Roscoe Mattox. Splendid music for the occasion was furnished by Messrs. Haselton, Power, Howell, Laton, King and Venderlieth,all of Athens. All these gentlemen seem to be natural born musicians. Prof. La- ton has a bass voice that would be a for tune to him on the stage, and Prof. Hqw- ell displays a wonderful skill at the piano. The next term of Prof. Brown’s school opens here on July 2Gth. Col. John P. Shannon, of Klbcrton, was here in the interest of Hon. Sea born Reese. Capt. Carlton made a tell ing speech in the afternoon, in which he showed up some trickery. The contract was not let to build the bridge across South river, at Thompson’s. Bids will be received for a few days yet. Mr. Crofts, representing a wrought iron bridge company, was here, looking after the contract to build South river bridge. Miss Ella Smith, former popular teacher here, and her brother, of Jeffer son, attended the closing exercisesof our school. Daxiki.svii.i.k, Ga., June 28.—Editor Banner-Watchman: I have just com pleted a tour into every district in the county, and there is just as big a boom here for Capt Carlton as there is in hii own county and Oconee, lie made a rattling speech in our court-house, and everlastingly lathered Messrs. Burnett and Shannon. The latter gent leman came in just as Capt. Carlton was con cluding. It is reported that he wrote Mr. Reese to come home at once and take the stump. The Free State hearti ly endorses Mr. Yanduzer’s resolution, and says all honpr to her own' represen tative, Hon. Jones Meadow, who stood so squarely up for the rights of his peo ple. Madison county will endorse both of these gentlemen by elacting a strong Carlton delegation. * 11 and their own voting. Carlton shall meet our people and have his say, and we don’t intend to let him be choked off by any packed Reese convention. He is too good and brave a man to be slaugh tered by politicians. Every man that I have seen endorses Mr. Yanduzer’s res olution as fair and just to all the coun ties. Amicus. A STRONG ENDORSEMENT. The Saturday's Mass Meeting of the Clarke County Democracy. Never within the po litical history of our county has there met a larger, more representative or determined body of men than assembled at the opera house on Saturday last to endorse the candi dacy of Capt H. H. Carlton for congress. From every district in the county you saw leading farmers; the mechanic in his shirt-sleeves was there; merchants from Winterville and other points in the county had left their stores to be present; you saw in that hall four-fifths of the ministers and business men of the city, many of whom had closed their stores in order to let their em ployees attend. And had the slightest opposition to Capt. Carlton been manifested, there were in call over a hundred men, ready to come for ward and flatten it. This mooting meant death to all opposition to Capt. Carlton at homeland was endorsement by his own people that must ha\e its effect abroad. The size and character of that meeting cannot ( be lessened by jeers, and any one that attempts it only makes himself ridiculous. It was an anti-Reese meeting, too, and the delegates selected will, in the event of Capt. Carlton’s de feat, cast their vote for any good man in the district in preference to our present congressman. The Oconee delegation, also, is strong for Carlton, and was sent uninstructed because he had not an nounced. So Congressman Reese will see that in this section of the district at least his record has been strongly con demned. NO FREE PARERS. WILKES’ WAYS. Reese Can Be Defeated--Vanduzer’s Reso lution Not Popular. Wii.kks Go., Ga., June 2G.—Editor Banner-Watchman: I think Mr. Reese will carry this county, hut he is not So strongly entrenched hut he might he A Gordon Man Declares for Carlton—Reese Promised the county, But He Won't Get Thar, Ely. OoLKTiioiti'G Co., Ga., Jan. 28.—Dear Gantt: I am what you might call “a pisen Gordon man,” hut can shake hands across the political chasm with you on Carlton. I suppose that you were sur prised to see so many of your old friends nek on you down this way, in your support of Bacon; but I will now whisper a little secret in your ear. In the first place, we were favorable to Gen. Gordon because we honestly be lieve that his administration would re flect honor on our state; then, you see, the people dropped on a little game by liich certain parties had contracted to turn Oglethorpe over to Bacon, and we determined to show them that we did our own thinking. Well, Gantt, we have lately discovered that the same contract has also been made for Reese, and the county is promised to him by a big ma jority. Now, I have voted for Mr. Reese once, and perhaps would have done so again: but I think it would be good idea, now that we are in rebellion against our old political masters, t# put in a finishing blow. It is reported that pr oposition has been made, since these county-givers see no chance of saving their Bacon, to quit fighting Gordon if we will only let Mr. Reese come in. We can't do it, Mr. Editor. Scab’s a good fellow, but as you said about Gordon, we don’t like the way he is being spread on. I have always admired Capt. Carl ton, and if he is elected our district will be represented by a congressman who is every inch a man. It will take some work to carry this county against Reese, hut it can he done. Capt. Carlton’s friends had better see that no snap judg ment is taken against their candidate next Tuesday. Old Fogy. shannontTsohedule. An Elbertcn Lawyer on the Rounds for Mr. Rees«. Ki.n Eli ton, Ga., June 29—Editor Ban ner-Watchman: I have glorious news for you. John P. Shannon, Esq., who sat in the congressional convention with a proxy in his pocket, and did not raise his voice in defense of Elbert and the other small counties in Uie 8th district when Ira Vanduzer was championing our rights, has now taken the field for his friend Reese, and lias lately been to Hart and Madison. He is doing some great, work for his people this time, in bellying them to get rid of Reese, forre- povt says that Johnnie leaves a solid Curlton streak behind him. It will cer tainly he a nice reflection on the intelli gence of our people if they alio w them selves to be controlled by a w:in who A CONVICT CAMP. AJSAI), BUT INTERESTING PLACE TO VISIT. A Slander in the Constitution Nailed to the Wall. A correspondent in the Constitution says that the editor of the Banner- Watchman sent a large bundle of papers to Mr. Joseph Glenn, of Oglethorpe county, that were returned wrapped up in a copy of the Constitution. There is not a word of truth in that story. The editor of the Banner-Watchman has not sent out a single copy of his paper dur ing the entire campaign that was not or dered and paid for; and even had we sent Mr. Joe Glenn a package of our papers he is too good a friend of our’s and too much of a gentleman to have re turned them in the manner described. If the Atlanta Constitution hopes to build up its popularity in Oglethorpe county by publishing articles belittleing the Banner-Watchman it will find itself mistaken. The simple fact that we dif fer with some of the people of that coun ty as to the wisdom of supporting Gen. Gordon does not in the slightest degree weaken our friendship with them. Many of our warmest friends and best patrons in Oglethorpe are the strongest Gordon men. As to Joe Glenn, he is the last man in the county to make such a ridic ulous display. The people of Ogle thorpe have known long and well the editor of this paper, and they know that what little influence or power he may possess has ever been wielded in their interest, and that can always rely on him when they want a friend. MR. GEORGET. JACKSON. A Petition Being Circulated over the State Asking His Pardon. A large number of the leading citizens in this and other sections of Georgia have been approached with a petition to Gov. McDaniel asking the pardon of Mr. George T. Jackson, and many names were secured in Athens. A gentleman whd is intimate with the Governor says that in less than three months Mr. Jack- son will be a free man. This unfortu nate man has perhaps misappropriated more of other people’s money than every thief now in the Georgia penitentiary put How the Prisoners Spend Their Time on Sunday—Fiddling and Preaching— The Grounds, the Trusties and Dogs— Description of a Model camp—How Col. Smith Treat His Charges. It is a depraved and rather cruel infat uation, hut there is a peculiar attraction about a convict camp, and we nev er go to Col. Smith’s, down in Oglethorpe, without taking in the stockade. To see men in chains and stripes, confined in a barracks, whih* guards, armed with re peating rifles and double-barrel shot guns, watch over them, and a pack of trailing hounds lazily lounge around, is a weird and fascia ting sight, and one al ways feels better content with himself after looking upon this picture of hu man misery and degradation. The Ogle thorpe convict camp is built upon the spur of a hill, near the Beaverdam creek and just over the Madison county line. It is a high, dry plain, from which a mag nificent view of cultivated fields and broad bottoms can be had, extending as far as the vision can reach. This camp is about a mile from Col. Smith’s resi dence, and nearly that far from the pub lic highway. No one is allowed to visit this camp, or even trespass on the lands set aside for the convicts to work, with out permission. The free labor and the felons ’ are kept * entirely separate and there is no communication whatever be tween them. As you approach the camp you see on guard two armed^men, who patrol up and down their beats without the stock ade. As we reach the entrance gate a “trusty” in stripes opens it for us. Sev eral acres are enclosed by this outer wall, and the ground is kept as neat and clean as men and brooms can make it. There is not a particle of trash or decayed mat ter allowed around this camp, and the sweepings and slops are carted away and the latter emptied into the creek. A large well of pure water is in the cen of the grounds. A two-room house for the guard, with porch in front, is built within the stockade, while in front of the barracks gate is a small portable shed, beneath which a guard stands night and day. Besides, within this enclosure are a blacksmith, and shoe and workshops, a store-house and cook room. The greatest cleanliness and order prevails, and everything and every man must be in their place. The strictest attention is paid to sanitary regulations, which ac counts for the unprecedented health of this camp. It. was Sunday when we were last at the camp, and the prisoners and guards were all there. Buiit within the stock ade is a smaller Qnc losure, formed of up right planks, and there is a large yard here in which the prisoners can exer cise. Within the enclosure is also erect ed the large barracks for inen, a smaller one for the females and the hospital building. These structures are all new* and neatly built 6f plank, and on the most improved plan for prisons. The main barracks is an immense building, something on the order of a summer ho tel, and thoroughly ventilated. It is also arranged with sliding sides, so that cracks can be left for the air to pass through in the summer, or closed in the winter. It is built on pillars, some eight feet from the ground, the open basement furnishing a shady and pleasant place for the convicts to lounge. On Sunday the men do their own cooking within the barracks, on large brick hearths and in old-fashioned ovens, pots and pans, the smol$e being carried out through large-mouthed sheet-iron flues, like those in a depot. On each side of the room are hunks, and every prisoner has his together, and his high social position | mattress, pair of blankets and locked should not have a particle of weight in securing his pardon. The liberty of some poor wretch without a dollar, and reared in ignorance, is just as sweet to him as that of the millionaire. But every one must feel a sympathy for Mr. Jack- son, who is an old man, and we have no idea but that he honestly intended re placing the money that he used. Under the circumstances, had that petition been presented to us we would have signed it. DROWNED IN THE OCONEE. routed by hard work. There is consid-j did not raise his voice in their defense, erahle opposition to him on account of his political cowardice in refusing to apA point a postmaster at Washington until after the election. There is strong sus picion of a doulSe game. 1 have not heard the resolutions of that Hart coun ty delegate much discussed except in Washington. They nre strongly con demned there. Our people do not want the representation changed, as it is against the usages of the party. (’OI'NTHYM AN. FRANKLIN’S FA YOU ITE. Won't Talce Any Reese In Her's—Ira Van- duzer the Hero of the Day. Caunksvii.i.k, Ga., June 28.—Editor Banner-Watchman: In reply to your letter will state Mr. Reese never did have any show in this county, and we are for Carlton first, last and all the time. It would be a waste of time to work this county. Our people arc justly indignant that Mr. Reese’s friends voted away their just representation in the convention, and the action is denounced in the most unmeasured terms and on all sides. Ira Vanduzer is the hero of the day. Frank lin will second Hart’s endorsement with a ringing set of resolutions. Ur. McIn tyre has taken off his coat for Carlton. Democrat. There are plenty ol counties lejt to elect Bacon if his friends do not get demoralized. ON THE STOOL OF REPENTANCE. “The Politicians Can’t Put Seab. Reese on Us Again—Mr. Vanduaer’s Resolution Is Just and Right. Lexington, Ga, June 28.—Mr. Edi tor: Capt. Carlton was sweeping this county like a tidal wave when he came down, lie can soon again gather his forces. Our people not only object to Mr. Reese, but also to the way he is be ing spread on. Tho day of bossism is dead with us, and from this day on the boys are going to do their own thinking when by casting the vote of Kliliert in behalf of his people our power could have been increasedin the convention'!:’. 1 j' per cent. Our people have always been proud of Mr. Shannon, and it is a source of deep mortification to ns when he per mitted Ins friendship for Mr.- Reese to overbalance his fidelity in his own coun ty. There are more democrats in Elbert count}* than either Oglethorpe or Greene, and nearly-twice as many as in Putnam, and yet Mr. Shannon allows a compro mise to be made by which these coun ties are given two more votes than El bert, when lie lmd it in his power to right our wrongs. The Carlton men will pay Mr. Shannon’s way into Goshen dis trict if he will go up then - Mid make a few remarks for his friend Reese. Oh, how they love Johnnie up there! Shannon has a clerkship under Reese at Wash ington, paying $C ’per day, and in his zeal for his friend he visited 'Athens be fore coming home. Justice. NEWS FROM MORGAN. A primary .’ election for delegates to attend the Eighth congressional district convention will he held at the different precincts on Saturday 10th July. Mor gan county is entitled to three delegates. Convention to be held at Athens 20th July. L. T. Campbell, Chairman C. Com, M. C. Mr. B. If. Blackburn, who was ap pointed po stmaster at Madison on Feb ruary 20tli, has at last been reported on adversely by the senate committee. A Boat Sinks in the River and a Colored Man Dan Drowned. Yesterday as one of McGinty’s boats was coining down the river loaded with brick, and just as the boat was nearing the mouth of Sandy creek, it sunk. There were eight men in the boat, and all succeeded in getting to the bank ex cept (lamp McWhorter, who could not swim, and was drowned. The body has not been recovered as yet, as the water is very high and swift and still rising. Later.—The body was recovered yes terday evening, and a jury impanneled, who, after hearing all the evidence, re turned a verdict of accidental drowning. Report that the Contract to Grade the H. A A. Road Has Been Given Out. We learn from good authority that Mr. Ferguson, the big railroad builder of Georgia, has been awarded the contract to grade the road from Monticello to Athens, and that work thereon will com mence just as soon as the line can be surveyed and the grading stakes set. It is calculated to have the cars running by Christmas. The surveyors, we learn, are now at work the other side .of Madi son. Athens is enthused over the rail road outlook. BITTEN BY A HAD DOG. Our young friend Omer Harper, of Nickvillot, Elbert county was bitten by a mad dog a few days ago andshould try the madstone. If he will send to Athens he can get one that has been tried on sever al occasions and, proved effective. WORK TO BEGIN. box, that he keeps at the' head of his couch. The bedding is regularly changed, cleaned and sunned, and the men required to use water freely and plentifully. At night, every convict is inarched into the barracks, and liis shackles connected with a chain tliift ex tends from one end of the room to the other. At frequent intervals a guard is sent in to see that everything is secure. In the store-room there isplenty of good, wholesome food, of the best quality, and the prisoners arc given all that they can eat. Col. Smith buys his molasses by the car-load direct from the farmers in Louisiana, and lias as few middle men as possible. He saves hv this and does not get adulterated food. Besides, there are acres planted around the stockade in vegetables of all kinds, and these are iven them without stint. There are some ten ora dozen negro women among the convicts, and they do the cooking during week days and the washing. There is a superintendent to watch over this, to sec that cleanliness is observed. The utensils are carefully scoured or washed after each meal. There are now about 150 convicts in this camp, and not a single one on the sick list Last Sunday, at the command of Col. Smith, the gates lead ing into the stockade where the prisoners are kept were unlocked, and on the en trance of our party closed and fastened again. The convicts—mostly negroes, There are a large pack of hounds kept at the camp, and they are trained and practiced daily. A “trusty” is started out on a circle over the fields and woods, covering several miles, and after he has had a sufficient start the dogs are put opt on his trail, while one of the guards fol lows them on horseback. This man hunt is an exciting scene, and the con victs seem to enjoy the fun of being trail ed. One of these dogs will follow a trail for days, and it matters not how many other parties may have gone the same way, they hold to the scent that they started out on. But sometimes the wrong track is struck, and only the other day the dogs trailed a worthy oUl fanner for several miles and he finally escaped them, when hotly pressed, by taking refuge up a tree, where he remained perched until the guard came up and called off the hounds. RAILROAD CHANGES. Mr. Thomas, the General Manager of the R. & D. R. R., system, was in town yestsrday,accompanied by Mr. Berkeley, the Superintendent of the Air Line di vision. Some changes in the operating management of the N. E. R. R., wc are told, will be made to go into effect on July 1. The Superintendent’s department will be in charge of Mr. Berkeley, who is also the Superintendent of the Air Line. As the N. E. R. is using twelve miles of the track of the Air-Line as a part of its road, this is thought to be a good ar rangement, as it prevents confusion and saves expense. We were glad to learn that in the changes Mr. II. R. Bernard was a gainer. lie has, we hear, been promoted and is to bo General Agent of the N. E. It. R. Co., with his headquar ters at Athens. The best part of it to him is, that with the promotion comes an increase of salary. Shippers and all others having freight arrangements to make on this line will find him now pre pared to accommodate them with better facilities than ever before. No dissatisfaction was expressed as to Mr. Bernard's management as Superin tendent. On the contrary Mr. Thomas, Q. M., R. A' D. It. R. Co., was very com plimentary in this connection saying that not only were the authorities satisfied, but highly pleaaed with the results of Superintendent Bernard’s services. Our reporter asked Mr. Pope Barrow as to the changes and lie stated that the above was correct, and that he thought the move was a wise one and would he productive of good results. DEATH OF MR. BEN VESS. The young man whose name heads this article, died at the home of his mo ther, in this city, Sunday morning, about 5 o’clock, and was buried yesterday af ternoon. He had been sick, with con sumption for some tune, but not actually confined to his bed until about a month ago. Mr. Vess was a printer, and has been plying his vocation in Atlanta for the past several years. As soon as he became sick he was brought to Athens, and everything that tender hands and loving hearts could Jo was done to re lieve his sufferings and cheer is drooping spirits. A short while after his return he professed religion and joined the First Methodist church. The sympathy of our entire community goes out in behalf of this bereaved family, reduced, in the short space of a little over two years, from a family of seven to two—mother and son. First the father, then, one af ter another, three loving daughters, and one son have passed into the beyond in rapid succession. The death-angel has darkened the door of that home so rapidly, that scarcely did the Happing of its wings fade away in the distance, and a ray of God’s pure sunlight bright en their lives, than it reappeared again with a deeper gloom. Surely the Giver of all good will help the heartbroken mother and brother to hear up under these afflictions yet so freshly and indel- liblv imprinted upon their sorrowing hearts, and cause them to feel by this series of sorrows here, they will reap a harvest of joy when they, too, pass across the river. G. A COMPLETE VINDICATION. The vindication of Mr. Isaac Lowe from the charge of illegally selling whis ky in Athens was as thorough as his friends could ask. After hearing all of the evidence in t.hc case Judge Cobb stated to the jury that there was not a particle of testimony to show that the accused had violated the la w. and further that he knew Mr. Lowe would not be guilty of ary conduct unbecoming a good citizen and a gentleman. The Judge or dered the jury to find ’’not guilty” with out quitting their seats, and that the other eases against Mr. T.owe he stricken from the dockets of his court. There is not a better or truer man in Georgia than Mr. Lowe, and his friends knew that his vindication would he thorough and com plete. It showed how high Mr. Lowe stood in the estimation of his county when a Judge rises from his bench to defend and endorse him. STRUCK BY LIQHTNINQ. The gin house of Mr. M. 11. Arnold, of Oglethorpe county, was struck by lightning Sunday evening and burned up. There was a cotton press in the house at the time of the burning. Still onH Is Mattie. The rumor that Major Bacon had come down is too silly to be slander. No one who knows Major Bacon believed it, and the people of this State, even those who havfi op posed him in this campaign, know pretty well the kind of a man he is. They know that he is not the man to retire under fire or to be forded from a position of inciple simply because the odds are against him. They know that his canvass in the State represents a pro'.est against certain political influences, ami that he will not remove the barrier to these forces until the verdict in the State has been fully made up. Major Bscon has behind him twenty-seven counties, with a total of 62 delegates. lie realizes that they are pledged to the principle which the campaign represents more than to his own personal in terest, and that this element in State politics desires him to contin ue the fight upon the line which he has so gallantly made. Gen. Gor don has been accustomed to see op position go down under the heat of the charge and the blare of the tiumpets, but he has struck an ele ment now which will not down at his bidding or stampede at his spurts of strength. It is made of sternl and enduring stuff, and is growing every day.-—Chronicle. CHURCH MEMBERS ENJOINED FROM SHOUTING. THE RIG FARMER. AFTER 33 YEARS. Mr. Devers, from Texas, has been in the city for several day s past Mr. Dev ers went to California in 1850, when the gold fever struck that state. He went from Hall connty, and when the other Georgians had made their fortunes and came home, he stayed and has made a good living teaching the Western hoo- siers how to sing. Mr. D. has taught sing schools in every state and territory west of the Mississippi. He married a Mexican senorita, and is now comfort ably situated near the Mexican line in Texas. The‘public debt will be reduced about ten million this month. but a dozen or fifteen whites were sprin kled in with them—were amusing them selves in various ways. Some were lounging on the broad piazza, some stretched out asleep on their cots, little groups were telling stories and chatting together, but by far the larger number were gathered around a negro fiddler, while a young white man was beating upon the strings with two straws to help out the music. Occasionally one of the convicts would dance a jig, the rattling of his shackles keeping time with the tune. But for their stripes and chains no one would know that he was in a con vict camp, for the prisoners looked as free .and happy as if at liberty. Mr. Smith knew all by name, and they crowded around him with their little stories and requests, and to each he gave an atten tive ear. He had his pocket full of small change, that was distributed among the men. Soon the fiddling was stopped, when a preacher—there are several of the cloth in this camp—announced- that he would hold religious service. Soon a hymn of praise and amens and devout responses nave place to the scene of mirth we had just witnessed. What we Saw on Col. Smltb’e Plantation In Oglethorpe. Col. Smith has fifty hales of cotton un- ginned at his convict farm, while a long row of unsold bales line the road side He has also his entire crop of cotton seed oil on hand, and thousands of bushels of seed. And speaking of cotton seed oil, reminds us that Col. Smith painted a new- house w’ith it, instead of linseed, and it does fully as well and is much cheaper. This is a new use for this product of the South. We were present last Sunday at the mule inspection. There are 150 head on this farm, and they are all large and in splendid condition. Col. Smith says that next year he expects to make 2,000 tons of his Davy Crockett guano for salo. This fertilizer contains the missing prop erties in our soil, and it makes finet-crops than any used. Cotton on this farm is clean in the row, but there is a great deal of grass in the middles. The bot tom land corn has been planted over sev eral times, but it was soured in the ground by so much rain and won’t cotne up. Col. Smith has a contract on a rail road for 100 convicts and 30 mules, and will soon send them oht. He gets $3 per day for two mules and a driver, lie has also been spoken to, we learn, to work on the Macon St Athens road. Col. Smith says he intends to sow down more of his land in small grain, as there is no money in farming with convicts. He has lost by them every year that he has tried it The colored people of Dallas. Texas, are all torn up by a recent decision ol the district court. An injunction was applied for to re strict the colored members of the Antioch Baptist church from “shouting, screaming and yelling at the top of the'r voices, and run ning up and down the floor, jump ing up and down on the same.” . At the hearing of the case the tes timony was voluminous. The judge was puzzled, but after wrestling with the matter two days, he finally gi .nted the restraining order in jhe following terms: “The constitution guarantees per fect freedom of conscience. No court ol law can dictate how a man shall worship, but the exercise of that must not interfere with the rights of others. A man has the right to enjoy, but not to injure; the right to maintain, but not to tres pass. Shouting in religious wor ship may be a matter of conscience, but it does not get beyond state reg ulations by reason of that. I do not think that noise is a part of reli gion, but I may not be a good judge of that. It seems to me to he only the result of emotional excite ment, such as may be found at con ventions or theaters. It may or may not be necessaiy in religion, but it also may he a nuisance. A man has a right to shout as long and as loudly as he pleases, provis ded he does it wbe e he will not dis turb others. S eep is essential, and to rob a man of sleep is as much an infringement of his rights as if he were robbed of his chatties. The order of the court is that upon pe titioners giving bond in the sum of $500 the clerk of the court will is sue a writ of injunction, restraining the defendants from disturbing pe titioners or permitting same in said church, by loud and unusual or un reasonable noise.” APPLING FOR BACON. Baxley, Ga , June 28.—The vote stood here today, B: con S93, Gordon 529. This county has been always considered as solid for Bacon, but Gordon’s strength, as developed in the balloting, was a surprise to those who had promised it to Bacon. HOW IS THIS? Bacon papers sent to two offices in Banks county are not delivered. The Banner-Watchman and Augusta Chron icle are not delivered, and large bundles of them are sent daily. THE OCONEE RIVER. The appropriation to clean out the Oconee river between Powell's Mill and the Georgia railroad bridge has been re duced to $7,500. The bill has not as yet passed the senate. MOONSHINER KILLED. Deputy Marshall Newt McDonald killed a notorious Moonshiner named John A. Brown, in Ben Hill district Sun- day night The moonshiner threw a rock at McDonald, and Jiit him on the shoulder before McDonald fired. The BITTEN BY A MAD DOG. The Development of a Case of Hydrophobia In Fort Gaines. Fort Gainf.s, June 27.—On May 4th, a colored boy, eleven years old, named Bob Culverson, was bitten on Jhe left cheek by a strange dog thought to be rabid, but as two dogs were bitten by the same brute and no bad effects have resulted, the parents dismissed their fears and the matter seems to have almost been forgo'tton. Last Saturday the boy complained of earache, and growing worse, Dr. J. T. Mande- ville was ca'led to see him on Mon day, 21^; instant, and, although he expressed surprise at his peculiar symptoms and was unable to diag nose the case, rone el the family thought to inform him that he had been bitten by the supposed mad dog. On his return to his office he learned that it was the boy which had been bitten, and suspicious of hydrophobia were aroused. He has watched the progress of the disease -closely since, and to-day pronounces it a well defined case ot hydrophobia, but not in its most violent form. Prohibition has been defeated in Washington Territory. Miss Waldron, a young lady of about 19, who resides near Buford’s, Va., completed her forty-eighth day of fasting this afternoon. Her only nourishment has been small quantities of vinegar and water. Coroner’s jury returned a verdict of I Her case puzzles the medical pro- guilty of murder against McDonald. I fession.