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SECRET Y SheBMAX IfeU J A
Glittering Circula:-
'i he Se -rotary of the Treasury is-
sue I, a fe » Jays ago, a circular au
thoring the treasurer of the United
States, aud the assistant treasurers at
Boston,. New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, St.
Louis, New Orleans and S.\n Fran
cisco to pay out gold coin, as well as
silver and notes niton current obliga
tions of the government, and upon
advances to disbursing officers as may
be convenient and .practicable.—
Transfers of-coin fer this gurpose
will be made to any assistant treasu
rer when necessary by tho treasurer
of the United States upon applica
tion'. The treasurer of the United
States in this city, upon receipt by
him. of .certificates of deposit issued
by the, as-ist: nt trea-mrer in New
York stating that th re has been de
posited with him legal tender notes
in the sunt of one hundred dollars or
multiplies thereof will uho enure to
be shipped front the mint at Phila
delphia to thfe depositor, at his risk
an I expense, a like amouut of c tin —
The exchange of gold coin for United
States notes at other suo treasury of
fices than New York appears to be
prohibited by section 3651 of the re
vised statutes, but it is believed that
of coin, as above authorUpd, will ena-
ble pfersoo«:.tu8e*$|reftiIf’ that may be
OCTOBER 28, 1879,
on the Murphy Fee Committee I
listened to the testimooyjthcre. I Lave
carefully watched every step taken
since, and I am saiiyfied that Georgia
never had a belter Governor than
Alfred H. Colquitt—a purer, firmer,
more devoted Governor. Instead of
loosing confidence in him, my admira
tion tor him has been steadily increas
ed. 1 not ouly say that he lias not
been to blame in any of these matters,
but 1 ay, and I know what I am say
ing, that there never was so rigid a
scrutiny into all departments as there
has been under Governor Colquitt
There never was a time when every
officer was held to so strict an account,
or when the departments were run so
iconomically. At every point where
the Governor has had control, the ex
pense* have', been reduced. These
was ever interested in or implicated
with any of these irregularities.’’
senator t*>m cabanis,
Who is die handsomest speaker and
one of the strongest men <» the Sen
ate, said': “It, is the height of absurd
ity tor Governor Colqnit t’s opponents
to have tried to hold him responsible
for what has happened here. There
come through the furnace without thi ‘
smell of fire on his garments. I never
expected anything else, but I mast
say that I am gratified to sec how"
triumphantly every charge broaghl
against him lias been repelled and has
recoiled Upon its authors. I think the
investigation, while they were intend
ed to cripple and kill him, liave left
him stronger that ke ever was and
have assured lib rc-election. I shall
support him with more confidence
than ever.
Senator Duncan, or Douglass*
vims, ’ if 1 ;
Who is one'of the youngest, bat
one of the most highly esteemed Sen
ators, says: “Icame here a' Colquitt
man, and now* I am a stronger Col-
; quilt man than ever. The inveatiga-
E.
It. I.l’Ml’IUN, -
Attorney at Law.
OSes vTtr Child*, Nickeraoo & Co.
V Athena, Georgia,
Will urMliss la the Su|K;rior Court* of ihv
HVttarA CirouiL X3T C^laetiou* a »p*c’»lu.
OoClAUTAIr. •
i ACKSOM A THOMAS,
’ attorneys at law,
■ I Athtn*. G«.
OMm ia ohl Frankliu lloiu* Building Broad
StfML tl th* Court Hon**. All parties
WrfriiW Criminal Warrants, ran «t tlxm •:
’ STS* by *«*hrl»w to
At this arts*. ri»»lS-lST4-tf
Lamar Cobb.
*W.oomt,
Howell Cobb,
Judge of CUj Court
1TT0RXETS AT LAW,
Athens, GaJ
WiR practice io the Federal Court, and all
tbs Stats courts, except the City Court- of
dark, uoanty. eept.S3.lS79.Jt.
NO. 52
ATHENS, GEORGIA,
Jsa J. Baldwix.
Cox, IliLL A Thompson.
J. J. BALDWIN & CO.,
wholesale dealers in
Song of the Dying *
This linking poem ia uid to have beau
written by Capt. Dowling, of tb« East India
Company service, daring a tearful epidemic or
law now stands as it stood l>efore.’’
“Whateffect did the investigation
have on yon, a* for as the gubernato
rial race is concerned T >
pl^ue. Which desolated" thogamnu and «t l. “I t made a Colquitt man of me. I
off all ineani of react* or escape. L? , .
T0UE1GN AND DOMESTIC LIQUORS, WINES, &C
ALSO AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey,
Corner Broad and Jackson Streets, Athens, Ga.
jt£y.S.3m.
GL G. ThomaB.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
IVATKINSVILLE, GA.
O FFICE IS COURT-HOUSE, OPPOSITE
orJuirv’s Office. Personal attention to aU
business entrusted to Lis cars. sp9-tt
|HU>*' Harrow
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Odes over Telmadgc, Hodgson A Co.
jsut-lj
i. ILKH,
WatahaMlw & Jowalor,
■At Si.seds Shoe Store next door to Reeec &
lUme't, Broad street, Athene, Georgia. AU
work warranted IS months,
eeptlt-tf.
ATLANTA i CHARLOTTE
Ail*-Line Railway.
Passenger Department
ATL ANT A
-TO-
^astau-rjst crridua i
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
On ead after Jnae let, 1979, Trains will run
on this road *a follows, going East:
xastwabd.
Arrive st l.nle... 6.45 a It
Leave Lula $.49 a u
WSSTWABO.
Arrive et Lula 7.45 r >
lain Lula 7.4$ r x
xastwaud.
SIOtlT PA-SXNQVR THAIS.
intre at I.ula 6.2S r it
Lest* $.24 r x
WISTWAJtD.
Arrive at Lola 7.51 a x
Leave- 8.52 a x
GOING EAST.
local raxiairr mats.
Arrive ml I.ula 12.15 r x
Leave 12.95 r x
Arrive st Lula - . 12.50 A u
Lesvs A-rS 10.5 a x
. Tuaocon rnxtoxT Thus.
.'Arrive st Lula '
LLssve v
Clo*e connection st Atlanta for all .points
'West and Southwest. Connecting at Charlotte
rice all points East. ThfOOgh Tickets an tale
•at Gaincsvillt, Sor.tca City, Greenville and
; .Spartanburg to all poiato East and WieL
G. .» VOREACRE. General Manner.
V.V. J. HOUSTON. GenTPass.& Ticket A*’t
COIBT CALENDAR WESTERN CIBCCIT.
Atmwn 8. Eawnr, of Athens, Judge
IAuzxt L. SlncxxLL, or Athens, Solictor Oeu-
Banks, Brat Monday in April and October.
‘Clarke, second Monday In May and No-
Franklin, s*oond Monday in April and Oo-
Wsr.
third Monday in Apni and Oo-
Gwlanatvtnt-Monday in March and Sep
Umber.
m3
«ouK, _
.^Hali, third Monday ia March and8cptetn-
Jadtwa, third Monday ia February and
" ‘ In Jsnoaiy and
\mw, %urtb Monday
Jaly.
Wsiton, third Monday la February and
fourth Monday hi April andOo-
LEAD and OILS,
D R U G! S
And WlcdicittOH*
GARDEN SEED
— AND —
0S&SS 0EE3?.
Stock of Seed all Fresh.
For any of above or anything in
the Drug Line call on.
E. C. LONG & CO.
WHOLESALE.AND, KLTaIL DRUGGISTS
We meet ’naath the sounding rafter,
And tho walls around are bar*:
As they shoot to oar peak of laughter,
It eeeme tbet the dead are there.
Bat stamd to your glasses steady !
W* drink to our comrade’s eyas,
j Quaff a cup to the dead already,
And hurrah for th* next that diet!
Not her* are the goblets glowing,
Not here is the vintage street:
’Tis cold is our hearts are growing,
And dark as the doom we meet.
But stand to your glasses steady!
And soon snail our pulses rim.
A cop to th* deed already :
Hurrah for the next that dies!
Not a sigh for the lot that darkles
Not a tear tor the friend that sink :
We’ll foU "’midst the wine-enp's
As mute as the wine we drink.
So stand to yonr glasses, steady I
Tis this tost the respite boys.
One enp to the dead si ready ;
Hurrah for the next that dies !
septll.lv.
Athans, Geocoia.
NEW STORE
IN ATHENS,
LYNCH’S
HOUSE
FURNISHING GOODS,
At the Store formerly occupied by
Ox. S. it SMXTJET,
Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
mey.27.tf.
SCHOOL BOOKS!
All of the School Hooks in use at the
Lucy Cobb Institute,
tt MaJame Sosnowsiu’s fat School,
AND AT THE
Various Schools in the (Sty,
As well u .Paul, Inks, Piter, Slates, se, for sale
at the
LOWEST SjPIGTCTHJBBS,
Thomas’ Black, Bin* or Violet Ilk—the best lx
the World et 1 cents per bottle. For bargains In
•very thing, call at
BURKE’S BOOK-STORE.
sept.l0.tf .
L B. Braij's5;T)l
(Brick Building hitherto? known as
PRINCE AVENUE, - - -
Htopenn Jazz. 8,1879.
• ^ . Bates of Taition per Scholastic month; 81,
^Mredey after th. fourth Monday in #£&
April sal Octobr- hesitate to recommend Dr. BRUMBY ns the
Vfitiheastem Railroad.
Schedule of Northeeetera Railroad on and
•Car Monday Oct. 4th 1879, trains on this road
ml fun as follows, dally except Sunday.
- Lear* Athene *.50 P. M.
Arrive it Lula $.20 P. M.
.Artivest Atlanta 1*40 P. M.
Atlanta 540 P. M.
Lulv 7.44 P. M.
Arrive st Alhws. 10.00 P. M.
Tee shea* trains also connects closely at Lola
' ’•‘■-a Northern bound trains on A. L. R. K.
•Do Wednesdays sad Saturdays the following
■ additional train will be run :
i Athena $.45 A. M.
Arrive at Luis 8.45 A. M.
-heave Luis 8.20 A. M.
.'Arrive st Athsus 1140 A. M.
This train connects closely at Lola for At-
•huiia, making th* time to Atlanta only four
•hours and forty diva minutes.
J. M. EDWARDS,
p- > Superintendent.
most successful Teacher among those who hare,
daring my Professorship of twenty- years dnra-
ired students for the University of
For farther information apply for
circular, or confer with,
aepL17.tr. A. ILBRUMBY. A. M.. M. D
ooMap-A-isr-sr,
ATHENS, GEOnGLfi-
YOUNG U a. HARRIS, President
STEVENS TUOK4S, Secretary.
Utet. Assets, April I, 1877, • • 9:84,13.’ 62
Resident Directors.
sparkles
f ’
Time wes when we frownedjat others : J
We tiioaght we weie wiser then.
He, ha 1 let them think of their mothers -
Who hop# to see them again.
No! stand tu yonr glasses, steady !
The thoughtless are here and the wise.
A cup to the dead already :
Hurrah for the next that die* 1
went into that investigation rather op
posed to Colquitt. I came out of it
ao thoroughly ratisfied. t'rnt he hid
done his jah.Tlc duty, that it changed
me, and I now shall support him
against the field from first to last. I
believe he lias been -slandered, and
wrongly abused, and that a deliberate
a*d wicked attempt. Iks been made
to break him down. I shall take the
field for him if necessary, bat I do
not think it will be. My |ieople, as
tar as I can learn, are vi. tuolly solid
fbriqm. They cannot be deceived,
and they know that ho has made a
good and faithful Governor I”
<5 WII AT SENATOR PltlSTON S*Y3.
Rat beyond Colonel Russell, who
wag converted toGovei nor Co'quitt by
the very investigation that it is sought
to use against him, we have a little
talk with Colonel Pre-ton, who was
chairman of the coiriniuce on the in
vestigation of the Murnhy 'ce. He
say,,:
There’* many a hand that’* .hiking, <
There's many a cheek that’s *~nk ; •
Bat soon, thungh oar hearts are breaking.
They’ II barn with the wine we’ve drank 1
So stand to your glasses, steady 1
’Tis here the revival lies.
A cap to the dead already ;
Hurrah fur the next that dies 1
Then’s a mist on the glass congealing:
Tis tho hurricane's fiery breath.
And thus does the warmth of feeling ~r- >"
Turn ice in the grasp of death. ~ v
So stand to yonr glasses, a'emdy I
For a moment the vapor flies.
A cup tu the dead alreadv :
Hurrah for the next that diem 1
Who dreads to the dost returning 9
Who sinks from the sable shore,
Where th* high and hanghty yearnin •
Of th* son! shall sting ho more I
So stand to soar glasses, a eady !
The world is a world of lies.' -j
A cup to the dead already :
Hurrah tor tho next that dies!
Cat off from the land that bore os,
Betray ed by the laud we find.
Where the brightest have gone before wa,
And the dullest remain behind.
Stand, stand to yonr glasses, steady t
’Tie all we bare left to prize.*
A cap to the dead already,
And hurrah for th. next that dies 1
went Into that investigation
feeling, trom what I hail heard on the
mat’er, that possibly there might be
some blame attached to him I was
chairman of the committee and I
heard every syllable of thv testimony,
and I believe I am capable of under
standing. testimony. I was convinced
by this investigation that Governor
Colquitt wa- not only not guilty of
slightest complicity with 01 responsi
bility for anything we discovered
there, but that he had been cruelly
and foully slandered. The effect of
ike investigation was to change me
fium a s <n of imto-Golquid man into
hit friend.
“1 shall support him for the nomi
nation and election, and I would sup
port him again-1 my own brother. I
am satisfie I that he is the Mrougest
- man’that cm.be run. The people
of my seCtiOn will, ln*my opinion,
stand by him to the last. Hu has
bten persecuted beyond inc isure.”
Senator Dubose’s Ouixion.
Senator Du Bose, who has been one
of the most watchful and careful Sen
ators, says: “I have se m nothing in
any of the investigations or what fol-
c lowtahthein to complicate Governor
GOVERNCWCOLQUITT.
AND THE RECENT INVES
TIGATION. '
What the Members of tlie
Committee Say—Governor
Colquitt Not to Blame For . , . .. -
Any of the Matters-The "8“ “ b >’ Ur 11,0 f ,
Views of the Senators^-Axl. h “ beL ' 11 “V** 1, an,J .
Excellent Ofticer. danof like to pie Ige myself
~ « i ; sjusmyxoan^Isayihai if there isaDY-
icoustitation.j j ' • ’ jireyent my giipporting
a very serioua at-
There has been a very
tempt on the part of the enemies of
Governor Colquitt to connect, him:
with the transactions of the officers in
the State House, or to make him to
Colquitt in the slightest or remotest
tfegfel.' *; >M1 Uiii i ffiavviheu’- against
Iftrf iff simple tfivwork of disip|xiiiit-
ed applieants for office er aspirants
long
must liappeu l emifter, for
nothing has yj^Dcenreiif^ ' .
Senator Allen Candle*’* Ofin-
XON. ; * .*„ >
St-naToV CuidTer, sbrew.J; observ
some degrae,.far
that Govenwr Colquitt could be hel5
responsible for the Comp- roiler^Gen*
eral’s office. I.was on the conimittee
Toes. L. U. Rasbu,
ions H. Nkwtox,
Dl HsxnT Hull,
Alsu P. Dxasixu,
Col. Bobsbt Tima*.
siforti - • • -5,
Stkvexs Tboxas
Eliza L. Nawtos,
FxsmxASD Pmsizr
Dn. B. M. Ssrnt,
Joun W. NicXolsox,
thinking people will see that this at
tempt is unjust and cannot succeed,
there arc some who have been misled
and who are disposed to visit upon
the Governor the consequences qf alf
the irregularities that may hava>*W)*
curred. That he is no more respon-
sible for them than “the man in the
moon,’’ at Judge Hopkiuayrisely said,
while diacnaMg tfce Hylmith case,
is patent to allwMHre looked into
the matter. ^,v ,
la order, however, that the^maUer
may be oaideso plain that a wayfar
ing mam may see it, we append some
opinions taken from gentlemen who
have been here through all the inves
tigations —who have been here in offi
cial position, where they were requir
ed to pass upon the points at issue—
and who are absolutely posted upon
all the details of the investigation.
What Senator Russell Says.
Senator Russell, who was Chairman
of the Wild Land Committee, that in
vestigated the affairs of the Comptrol
ler’s office—Senator Russell probably
knows more of this matter Than any
man in the Senate or out of it. It
was he who started it—who prosecut
ed it—stuck to it—and who pushed
it through. And this is what he
says:
ta mvortigata that o lice, and I know
it I am saying, rf: was not, and
could not be responsible for that. I
Serum Bgnfll Oww, I
_ Acuta, Ua^ OeL4tb, 197*. (
OmmtBriog Sunday, OcL Mh Trains will
reu *s foUoss: *
We ATUaNS 9.15 a x
Jsaw Wfourvilk 9.45am
W. Luingfoa 19.2* A x
Lmv. Antioch 10.43 a
Jrt.se Alum 11.04 ax
Uera Wood sill. 1141 A X
Arts* Union Point 11.45ax
Arris* AlUnta 5.00 r x.
Arris* AUcon $.30 r x
Arris* Augusts 9.28 r x
W. Aarnsts 9.95 ax
We Mscoa 9X5 AX
Wr Atlanta 7.45 ax
w. Union Point 1241 r x
Arris* Wood rill* l.torx
Arris. Malt* 1.30 • x
Anise Anlioch 1.50 in
Arsis* Lcxir.ytou 9.19* x
Am*. Wint.rsill. 2.47 r x
Am*. Athens *.is r x
rmiM ran daily. Chn* connection* usd. nt
Aoksau end AtlanU for all point* North nod
North«,rt,£«t aid South.
E. R. Doatsi.Gcn., P***., AgL
8. K. Josxsox, SnpL
CHARLES F.-STORES,
(Snocctsor to Groover, Stnbb. A Co^)
COTTON FACTOR
£ —AND—
General Commission Merchant,
AGENT FOB THE
Quitman Factory Yarns,
94 BAY STREET,
Savannah, U eorgia.
Bamng, Tie*. Rope and other snpplie* fnr-
niabeu. Abo, liberal cash »dsnnet* mnd* on
connignincnU for sale or shipment to Liverpool
or Northern ports.
Mr. A. A. Wish, Cashier »nd Corresfondja*
of the late firm et Groover, Stubb* A Cil, hu
n interestin the business. sug.21.lf.
“It is the height of absnrdity ^4. ^ ’
njmtice to Uy ta put any re9poft«v|.\7iuT Uenator Harrison Tiunkl
bility u{K>n Governoi Colquit for this
Pottery Pictures I
fhs Uryest and handsomest assortment of
PICTURES FOR POTTERY DECORATION,
eser brought to Athens,
- AT PANIC PRICES,
BURKE'S ROOK RTOGE.
GANN fo REAVES, PROPRIETORS.
Will be foom> st their old stand, roor Frank
lin Ilease baildiiv, Thomas stnsL Keep sl-
wsrs on hand good Tsmosto and on-’»*■> ari
sen. Stock sse3 cued for wIms m'lwtsi to
oar car*. Stock on land for sale a* *H rime*.
dulStf.
for talc st
3B*or Sale.
, •» Prissts asle, the HT FAIR
GROUNDS ,54 1s Athens, sshjeet to the
: tS* whkh ■■Shss the 1st of Jane ISM.
H-b* perfect sod pri
’ «lyt4f.
. Apply to
H. IL CARLTON,
Kenner Office.
GEORGIA CLARKE COUNTY.
G«o* M October 1*7*.-
Asthesy DemeoU has applfod tor exemption
Of peraopOty and setth g spirt sod veinstion of
5jWead,a*l l wUl pas* epos th* isms at 10
m. nn til* 27th day of October 1879 at
^ ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinuj.
UKBT, FEED UID SUE ST1BLE,
NOTICE TO TRESSPASSERS:
AU person* an lieroby forbidden from hunt-
atffStsMv.aarST^
Anjonedtmvdtel ‘
tf j ttd
ocLSl.T9.SL H. W. COBS.
St. D. 0. a HEERTv
Athens and snitoandiag eoantq. May be
fo-tad doting tbs day at tba
DRUG STORE
don’t talk much for newspapers, but
you may say for me that I have care
fully watched the drift of things, and
thefe is not a thing that has yet been
developed or suggested i'i any of the
investigation9 that eliuu'd work to the
prejudice of Governor Colquitt. He
ia without doubt the strongest man
before tho people. The p.-ople uu ler-
stand the situation.
Senator Fain’s Remarks.
Senator Fain, a praciioa! au 1 ex
perienced legislator, nays: ’ I came
here opposed to Governor Culq iiii—
rigtit straight ouL I aiu now a Col
quitt man in the fullest sense of the
word. I have been forced to this
course by the unj ist attempts that I
have ;en made to breakdown his
administration. I have understood
the motive and meuuing of tluise at
tempts, and I have determined to sup
port the Governor in my fcnb'e way,
for I believe he deserves vindication
against tlie unmanly assiults that liave
been made on him. The politicians
can’t fool the people, and they will
stand by Governor Colquitt!'
matter. He had nothing to do with
it, and cou.d have had nothing. Iu
the first plaee. he did not appoint
Goldsmith. Tlie Legislature elected
him, and Governor Colquitt had noth
ing to do with it.
“As to the Governor finding out
that there was maladministration in
the office, that was amply impossible,
it took me and the committee Weeks
and weeks to discover that therti was
anything wrong. We sat in continn-
ou3 session day after day. We had
the power, which the Governor had
uot, to send for witneases and papers,
and to compel them to answer. We
bad every facility that could be offer
ed, and many facilitiealbat the Gov
ernor never could liave bad; andiyet,
despite all these things, for over »two
weeks we were absolutely baffled. We
could not pot our fingers on a angle
clue, and an ordinary search would
have been abandoned iong befbro we
readied any definite informath n. In
deed, without our extraordinqfc pow
ers, nothing could have been done. I
came out of that investigation r*‘ : ’
lied in the fullest sense that the (
emor could not j oedWy have d'
’ anything wrong in tf -
i {fairs. Nj^Gqvi
M have done itlt
i whether or not fie
have suspended the ‘collection ofltho
taxes until the law could hare b‘
rep aled, 1 am satisfied he should
have done ao. Governor Smith
already suspended the collection^
the Legislature had failed both
to repeal the law. Indeed, it *
fused even after the deve!
Senator Harrison says: “Governor
Colquitt is the most wrongly abused
,man in Georgia. He lias been slau
dered and persecuted by office seekers
and aspirants. His record is bright
and stainless and without speck or
flaw. I-qbaU juppprt him aud vote
tor him' Tn Sure a* I live to see the
campaign o;>eu: The ait« mpt to con.
nect him with or hold him responsible
for the irregularities in the depart
ments is wicked and absunL”
Talk With Senator Wellborn
* nBH Bt "" d "frjft 1 * I v*™ u,ado 10 ^P** 1 lhe K ***
Senator Wellborn, one of the must
capable men in the Ninth District,
said: “When I first cune here this
session and heard the rumors con-
caniiii * G-rvernor Colquitt .and whst
his enemies expected to prove on him
I was inclined to tliitik that the Dem
ocratic party had . possibly better
change its leadership'' and nominate
some near man. Since then, however,
we have gone tlirough the rub - every
charpe boa been investigated to the
bottom—every jiossiWc disclosure has
been idadv^anG - every rumor even
foliowsjfctjr'' its..oimrec. The result
has beOtLsbjMtiefitciory aud the Gov
ernor haittoqd die tests so bravely,
,and cohrc-put *>'mitarnished, that !
'think it is the poicyof ilm party, bj
well as iu dutv. to renoroin ite him.
TRd'didi lAW^l 'w^ti.dui dovli. As
Boon as the people, are made to thor-
oughly understand the ca-e in all its
bearings they will hasten to do hiih
justice. A purer and better man
never lived.”
Sen Ain e Hudson Has a Say.
Seiator'tfiriI*(Jii..as true and h ni-
cat <4 man as ever lived, sty*Y “I was
tion tor I
ed. 1 uot r
been to LI
but 1 aav,
ing, that t,
scrutiny into
has been i
i
or l
r
t
pea*** L—
matters that I 0
the surface after laborious investiga
tion could uot have beeu found by
Governor Colquitt or any other Gov
ernor. The truth is they W2re being
done under former Governors—they
escaped the attention ot former spe
cial committees to look into the affairs
of the offices, and wei<- only brought
out by these special efforts.”
“So you think Governor Colquitt has
made a good officer
“As good a one as Georgia ever
had, in any sense of the word. I shall
support him to the bc.-t of my ability
in tlie coning campaign, and shall
stand tor him against the field.”
Senator Simmons’ Opinion.
Among all the Senators there has
not been a more devoted, or caretnl,
or clear-headed, con-mentions man
than Colonel Simmons Quiet, mod
est, but observant, aud shrewd, lie
has sat at his desk, watching the drift
of things. Says he : “I came here
Governoi Colquitt’s friend, and I have
seen nothing to change me so far. I
think lie has been wrongly abused,
and that his administ ration will be
indorse ’. Tne assaults have all been
made on him for a purpose. It makes
me blush to see me., abuse him even
for encouraging the cause of religion
and Sunday Schools. That only in
creases my respect for him. It would
be well it more of u- wouhl do that
sort of work.”
Senator Bryan Has Some Reflec
tions.
Senator Bryan, the smallest, and
yet one of the largest men in the Sen
ate, says : “I was convinced long ago
that these 'assaults were for mere per
sonal purposes, and that they were
in-p red by aspirants f.»r Governor
Colquitt’s place. After sitting here
for over three months, and watching
the development of afiairs day after
day, I am more than ever convinced
that the Governor has been the object
sought iu all these investigations.
While many were honestly engaged in
them, the motives that inspired them
were against Governor Colquitt.
Wh le much guod may have been dene
by them, this is mere incidental, and
the main idea has been to break down
Governor Colquitt’s administration.
That is my opinion, confirmed by
what I have seen here. It is :i glori
ous thing for Governor Colquitt aud
for the State that he has stood proof
against thesejsinisterassaults, and has
come out of the matter stainless.
Wherever charge or 'insinuation has
touched him or hi* administration, it
h is rolled back ir confus on and left
him harmless. This shouldjbe a mat
ter of pride to all Georgians.’’
“You see no point where the in
vcstigaiiuus have touched the Govern
or?”
“Xo ie, •'ir, none. lie cornea out
slrtuiL’cr and purer .than he ever was.
A* far as heating him ia concerned,
that is the veriest bosh. He will be
r^-clected if he desires to run without
any trouble. The people of Georgia
are too intelligent and too fair minded
to be deceived or misled. As far as
I am concerned, I shall support him,
ns I liave always d ne. TIk- affairs
of this session have strengthened my
purpose to stand by Colquitt at nil
hazards.”
Senator Hamilton, of tiie ‘21st,
A senator who ulwav* knows his
own mind, and never hesitates to say
what he thinks say*: “I do uot hesi
tate to say that there is trot the slight
ed trace anywhere in any ot the in
vestigations that shows that Govern
or Colquitt was, or could be responsi
ble tor wbal ha* happened. Tlie same
things would have happened under
any other Governor, no matter who
he was. I was not a Colquitt mao in
the late race, but the effect of wliat I
have seen in these investigations, in
stead of patting me off, has drawn
me closer to hiiu and increased my
confidence in him. Ho has had my
sympathy in the unprecedented as
saults made on hi* administration.
That is the effect they have had on
met I believe that tlie effect on tho
people will be the same. It may be
the same. It may be that bis ene
mies will try to use these things
against him, but they will liave no
effect; and the very men who urge
them will not believe them them
selves.’’ r
Senator Tyson, of the IOtii,
One of the most prominent of tlie
younger Senator-, and representing
one of the strongest Districts in the
State, says: “The only different e be
tween Senator Preston and inyaelf is
that I went uu ibelMurpby Fee Com
mittee a friend of Governor Colquitt,
and I came rut yet a stronger friend
than ever. I have - understood the
motive of these assault* on the Gov
ernor, and have beeu more than grat
ified, though not at nil surprised, at
the clean record that lie has brought
out of tho storm, lie i* stronger than
ever, and 1 shall support him with
more zeal than I ever did.” - ■' |
Senator Hawkins’ Opinions.
Sciiatoi Hawkins, of theRome Dis
trict, a careful and umueivaiive ob».
server, nays: “Governor Cdlqui'thas
mind tnai me ixovernor wa* not ana
could r.ot lie held responsible for the
irregularities in the department*.
While I felt obliged to vote ‘'guilty”
in both of the impeachment* before
us, I felt a sured beyond question that
there wa* no knowledge on Governor
Colquitt’s part of what was being
done, and that from the very nature
of the cases he could huvu had no
such knowledge. The same state ol
affairs would have existed uuder any
other admini.-tration and the Govern
or could liave been none the wiser for
it. I think his 'administration has
been a good one.”
Senator, Clements.
Who has won a place in the trout
ranks of thinkers on the floor, says i
“Of course no intelligent man will at
tempt to hold Governor Colqtrkt re
sponsible for everything that has ha|i-
pened in the departments. I have
been must thoroughly convinced
from the coarse of the investigations
that the Governor has done hi* full
doty to the State. There i* not', the
slightest, thing to justify the charge
that he h:is been careles-, or lax or
indifferent. He lias (lone all that a
Governor could or should do, ami the
State i-to lie congratulated. The men
who are aspiring to hi* place will try
to put the stain of these irregularities
on him. hut the people will wipo the
stain off. A more upright, honorable
man never lived, an I the people of
Georgia will not see him unjustly as
persed.”
SENATOR TURNER,
Who is from a fine district and fitly
represent* it, says: “Nothing has
Htruc me with more surprise and in
dignation than the attempt'to put
mron Governor Colquitt the respon
sibility fir tiie matter* that we hive
been investigating. There is not the
shallow (J an excuse fur such a", at
tempt. They might as well tiy to
put it ou me. Governor- Colquitt
has done hi- duty like a man, aud I
honor him for it. It made iny heart
glad to see how the tide of corruption
or irregularity .-topped and relied
back from his feet every lime ids ene
mies pushed it ao far. I', was noted
through both impeach menu that ev
ery time the inve-tigation touched him
became clear and bright. I am sat
isfied that the investigation will
strengthen the Governor. I shall
certainly support him to the last.”
8KNATOR HENRY D. Sl’DANIEL.
Was not interviewed, but he is the
Senator who moved the resolution of
confidence in Governor Colquitt on
the last night of the November ses
sion and aiuce then he ha3 voted in
variably to sustain the Governor ou
every occasion.
SENATOR JOSEPH B. CUMMINO,
One of the foremost men in the Sen
ate, rays: “I do not think, of
conrs*. that tho Governor has had
any connection with the matters that
have been before us. The extreme
point to which I would go would be
to say that the Governor may have
been somewhat lax in liis supervision
of his departments, though from what
Mr. Russell is re|iorted as saying, it
may be that if lie bad investigated
he could have found nothing. I have
no hesitation is saying that there is
nothing to show that the Governor
had any connection inconsistent with
complete inle-'rity with the matters
we liave had before us, and I feel sure
he never did.” . '
SENATOR HODGES,
A reliable and steadfast Senator, says
that lie his seen nothing to show that
the Gevi rnor was aespoasiblc for of
connected with the irregularities in
the State House offices, and he is sat
i-ged that the attack* being made
upon the Governor will only servo to
strengthen him with the people.
SENATOR DRAKE,
Who is not a politician, but a clear
headed man of business, says thst the
attack* upon the Governor has been
unjust and that it is unjust to attempt
to hold him responriblo for what has
happened in the various departments,
ns he did not have the appointment
of the officers and was not respor4ible
for them. He says that he shall sup
port the Governor with unabated
confidence, and with all the warmth
tlmt. a citizen not a politician can
command. ,.
SENATOR*JOHN T. CLARKE,
Who is probably' tlie ablest lawyer in
the Senate, and one ot tbe ablest iu
the State, say*: “I have seen noth-
a scrupulous, firm, attentive Gover
nor. He has reduced tht expenses
and kept up the dignity of the State.
I consider his administration. one of
tlie best Georgia ever had, and I
shall cheerfully support him for re-
election. If he will allow the use of
his name, he will be re-elected, in my
opinion, without serioiis'opposition.’’
SENATOR TROUTMAN.
Says that a more outrageous attempt
to saddle on a man who is perfectly in-
nocentjof responsibility or complicity,
troubles that he could not have pre
vented never was seen. He says that
Governor Colquitt has risen in his es
timation steadily as the investigations
have deveiojied, and that lie saw,
with pride and pleasure, that every
assault on the Governor’s character
or administration, rolled back harm
lessly. “The most wonderful thing,”
he sahl, “was that all this was done
without any effort on the part of the
Governor.» He Sat quiet and tran
quil in his room, never became Hor
rid, never haunted the lobby, and
never attempted to influence the
course of affairs. He simply did his
duty, an-l stoo l upon hi- record. I
shall support him willrout doalifor
qualification.”
A RESUME OF THE MATTER.
These interviews might lie i Heed
ed further, but we lack space and
time. They are sufficient to enlight
en the people and correct tho errors
made by the Governor’s opponent*. —
Weha7e taken tlie Senateaitiiply bc-
ciu-o it is ea-y to cover the ground
there limn in the House ; and be
cause th3 impeachment cases were
tried in the Senate, aud the Senators
are most fully aware of the details of
the cases.
Every section is represented in
these interviews, aud every element,
and every shade of opinion. There are
men who were for G dd-m'tli and
against him ; men who were' for Ren-
froe and mi n wlro were against him.
We think the ground islnlfy covered,
and we commend these short talks to
the li-nest people of Georgia, who are
too just to censure a man lor faults he
did not c iiamit and did not know of,
and could not have prevented, and
who will do honor to a man who lias
proven failhtul and devoted.
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cute for- Consumption. Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthenia, and all Throat and
Lung Affections, also a positive and
radical cure for Nervous Debility and
all Nernous Complaints, after having
tested its wonderful curative powers
in thousands of cases, has felt it his
duty to make it known to his suffering
fellow*. Actuated by this motive
and a desire to relieve human suffer
ing, I will send free ot cli&rge to all
who desire it, this recipe, with full
directions for preparing iu German,
French, or English. Sent by mail by
addressing with stomp, naming this
paper, W. W. Siiei.au, 1-19 Powers’
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YVliat ia tlio Ueo
Of suffering day after day with Chills
and Fevers, Biliousness and Liver
Complaint, when Cuban Chill Tonic,
the Great West Iudics Fc\er and
Ague Remedy, introduced into this
country from Cabo, wlil cure yon at
once, and give . you health ? You
should suffer if you do not try this
great Medcine. It makes no differ-
eitee how long you have suffered—how
many doctors you have tried—how
many prescriptions you have taken,
and dune you no good, try Cuban
Chill Tonic. Two doses will stop
Chills, while One Battle breaks them
up for years, and convinces you that
it is the best medicine on earth. It
makes no difference bow much
Quinine you have taken, or other
nostrums, just try one bottle of Cuban
Chill Tonic. You will bless the day’
you try it. Go to your Drur/s-t, it.
T. Brumby, Athens, ge’ a tur tle and
try it. It is cheap a id s-alo.
oet.14.1y.
Tho Price of Corn.
The following from the Burlington
Hiick'Hye, conveys a sound moral in
a merry way, and after being laughed
at may well be soberly pondered by
fiirmers : ml others who are slow to
see that the laws of trade “work both
ways.”
“No,” tlie honest firmer remarked,
in tones of the deepest dejection, “tbe
big crops don’t do us a hit of good.
What’s the use ? Com only 30 cents!
Eveiybody and everything’s dead set
agin the farmer. Ouly 30 cents for
corn. Why, it won’t pay our taxes,
let alone huy us clothes. It won’t buy
us enough salt to put np a barrel of
pork. Corn only 30 cents! By jocks,
it’s a livin’, cold-blooded swindle on
the farmer that’s what it is. It ain’t
worth raisiu’jfni for such a price as
that. It’s a mean, low robbery.”
With’n the next days that man had
sold so much inure of his corn than he
had intended that he found lie bad to
buy corn to feed through the winter
with The price nearly knocked him
d-iwn. “tV l-at!” he yelled, ‘ 30 elf.
for com! Land alive—30 ’ cents 1
What are you givin’ us? Why, -I
don’t want to buy your farm, I only
wmnt some com! Thirty cents tor
com ! Why, I believe,there’s nobody
left in tliis world but a set of graspin’,
blood-suckin’ old misers. 1 Why, good
land, you don’t want to be able to bqy
a nations} hank with one com crop!
Thirty cents'for corn! Well; I’il let
my carriage-horses run on corn-s alks
all winter before I’ll pay such an un
heard-of, ontragvou* price for corn as
that. Wny, the country’* flooded
with corn, and 30 cents a bushel is a
blamed robbery; and I don’t s.e bow
any man, looking at the crop we’vq
fold, can have the face to ask such a
price.”
To Prevent un<l Care Cu»h;Ii*
and Colds a reliable remedy is necesa-
ry in every honshold. Parker’s Gin-
f er Tonic is just the medicine needed.
t radically cures Coughs, Colds, Sore
Throat, Bronchitis and even Consump
tion ifu-cd in time, by it p jwerful
specific, action on the Stomacbe, Kid
neys, Skiu, Liver and mucous surface
of the throat and Lungs. It accom
plishes the cure in a wonderfully short
lime, and removes nil pain and sore
ness of tlie Lungs. It is also a most
valuable stomachc remedy/effectually
removing Dyspepsia, Headache, Liver
Disorders, Costiveness, Nervousness,
Low spirit, Wakefulness, Heartburn,
Cramp Palpitation of tiie Heart, Sour
Stomach, etc, and gives a cheering
comfort and freedom from pain that
surprises every one. Buy.a 50 cents
or $1.00 bottle and try it Sold by
R. T Brumby, Athens. >c .7.3 m.
Splitting a Snake—“Pshaw,’’
said Csardine, as he seated himself in
our sanctum, “the snake stories that
are going about are nil too thio.
Why, just look here. Last spring I
cut out into tlie woods. 1 took an
umhreller along, which I laid onto
some rocks. Well, sir.abont an hour
afterwardes I wen’ to get my umbrel-
er, as it had begun to rain a little.
' took holt of the handle, and as I
gave it a shove something began to
tear, and as the umbrelhr flew open a
live black snake fell to the ground,
split in two from its bead to its toil.
lie confounded critter had actually
swailered my umhreller, and I never
noticed it until I shoved up the dum
thing and split the animile from stem
to stern.’’— Whitehall Times.
a. Word to tbe .vnaiotod’
Tho raoetmiseraUe human being.in
the world,, is thqt; -person suffering
with a shaking chill, or a burning
fever. Thejoysof Itteavo but-a mis
ery to his mind, and be longs Tor a
balm to restore him to liealtiu The
ing in auv of the ^vestigatiorm, wbHr r ^ ^ fof w gufferer .
..have plos.ly wBtphod^ Uva*^ would greatest of all medicine*, i .fhrnAN
justify the suspicion that Governor
Co qmtt w» responsible for oqcua- mrt Chilli
3? W ‘^thm ^ tTalSo *££ :Fev«tv Bifli >u«e* ««>^ ^'er
^2,£S (^r the * Governor Compteittt every , It,blot, out
and reafoifri Uke. sufferer to health
Strength and Happiness.: TryCpBAS"
An old editor, and of course a good Chua ToNtc. tlartGreat West Indies
Senator, says that “ itia plainly pro*- Fever anil Ague Remedy,, if you
en that whatever ireegularity there *uffer with ill* and Fever, and Jpc/
may have been been in any of tlie de- cured. Take u.» oilier medicine,
partiueots, was kept secret from tlie Cuban Chum, Tonic .will cure ydu
Governor, alid he is. not responsible wi^l ghreyoii health. - Get a bottle
therefor. Of course uo man haa ever rjom .your druggist E. C. Long A
-dated to suggest that the Governor <3^ aui i try it. mayG-ly.
Mr. aud Mrs. Gill had worked very
hard fur a year at a rancii in Nevada,
saving t very cent that they could, and
at the end of that time started to re
turn to Virginia City, where they in
tended to buy a little home.: They
decided to make tlie journey afo.it in
order to avoid expense, but they
bought a bottle of whisky to drink on
the way. “Come on, my darling,”
said Gill, as they set out together, “wo
will be happy now.” Their first .effort
to be happy was to driuk tho liquor,
it was'exceedingly cold, and lal£ that
night Gill staggered into a tavern
thoroughly intoxic ited. He said that
his wife had frozen to death back on
the road. She was found de til. in
deed, but Gill hud murdered her in a
drunken quarrel’ x
now to an sick :
Expose .^ourself day and niglii, eat
too much without exercise; work too
hardi without rest; doctor, all the
timetake all the vile nostrums ad
vertised ; and then you will wtint to
know How to get Well which is
auswered iii three words--Take■'Hop
Bitter*! See other column—Ex-
pnt*. sept.16.mily.
a v -. _i. i—WS
Bob Ingersoll Says ‘that to plo.w is
to pray.’ This shows how little Bob
knows about farming. When a man
is plowing'suid the implement is
brought to a sudden stand-still by
.striking ft concealed rocker stamp,
and tlie handle* collide violently with
die mau’s abdi .mmrd wgi« m as he sud
denlyTush a forward* he—well, he
doesn’t pray- Some of tlie words bj
makes uo>t *f would fit v ry well m a
prayer, but In d wn’t lako time to
arrange .belli properly.