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Newspaper Page Text1 vT--. BANNER'fXTESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 25, mm :“-r4t5’* 5 ->-- ^ •: . - THE GRAND JURY MAKES ITS REGULAR SBNTMENTS. PRE- THE COUNTY AFFAIRS Are All In Splendid Condltlon-The Grand Jury Endorses Solicitor- General Russell—other items of interest, Clarke Superior Coort, October Term, 1892.—We, the Orand Jury, se lected, chosen and sworn for the Octo ber term of 1892, submit the following report of our investigation: llONDS OF COUNTT OFFICERS. The bonds of the various officers have been carefully examined by committee, and find the same sufficient for the amount each calls for. PUBLIC PROPERTY. We have examined the Court Honse, and find but little to complain of. Some of the water closets are not exactly as we wish, but see no remedy at present. We find the jail apparently clean and well kept, and in good condition, ex cept the break in the inside wall, made by the inmates. These report the walls damp inside in wet weather, therefore recommend two coats of paint on the jail and pencilled off. We learn from the Ordinary that tb« necessary repairs for the break inwall and other minor repairs has been order ed, which will make the sanitary condi tion all that can be desired. This bc- iDg done, we think the jail will be in good shape. We also recommend two coats of paint on the Sheriff’s house, and pencilled off. Also some repairs around one of the chimneys to stop aleak. We further recommend a veranda on hack of house, on south and east wall—east ward will take in the well—which can be used under shelter. We also re commend a wash-stand near the well, so as to make it more convenient, an< we find the well needs some'little re pairs. treasurer’s books. After a careful examination of tbi Treasurer’s books, we are pleased ti note his entries are properly kept, vouchers being on hand for all monit - paid out by him, numbers of voucher corresponding with those on hooks. Hi; books show— Receipts at various times... .$13,397 29 Disbursements, sustained by proper vouchers 10,020 CO Leaving balance... $ 3,376 60 BOOKS OF ORDINARY. The committee appointed to examine the books of tbe Ordinary, report tha they find bis books neatly and, so far a we can find, correctly kept. He reports that be has received S460 68 from James H. Smith for hiri of convicts, and that be has paid that amount over to county officers as per vouchers examined. CLBRK OF COURT. We find after a careful examination, the books of the Clerk in good condi tion, tbe books and shelves labeled, and each book in its proper place. JUSTICES OF PEACE, NOTARY PUBLICS AND CORONER. The committee appointed to examine the books of tbe Justices of Peace, No tary Publics and Coroner find after a careful examination that they have beeD properly kept, with tbe exception of a few small errors to which their atten tion has been called. sukriff’s books. We find these kept in compliance of the law. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES. The roads of the county, as far as has come to our knowledge, we find in bet ter condition than usual, except the part known aa the Pole Hill, this side of Mitchell’s bridge, which is not in a a passable condition, and we suggest that the Ordinary have it repaired to the best advantage. We also recommend that the Nowhere road be changed, so as to avoid the Bogg’s bill, and in our opinion this ebauge can be effected to a great advan tage fer the public, by running down Sandy creek until it intersects with the Sandy creek road. We further recommend the building of a bridge across Middle Oconee river, be tween Mitchell’s and Princeton bridges, at a suitable point to be decided upon by the Ordinary and County Surveyor, and to be located with the view of bene- fitting the greatest number, provided the right of way can be secured free ol cost to the county. BOOKS OF TAX COLLECTOR. We find the hooks and vouchers of the Tax Collector exactly balance, and all records in his department kept in a neat and comprehensive manner, which speaks well for our efficient officer. We recommend that the Bailiffs be requiied to use more diligence in the collection of tax fi fas, as we find the Bailiffs in the Athens distriot have tax fi fas in their bands in excess of amount of bond given by them. GENERAL PRESENTMENTS. Ale recommend that the sum of ($12 00) twelve dollars per month be paid to James J. Jennings for support and maintainance of Miss Lizzie Spen cer, an invalid; this to continue in force until convention of our next Grand Jury. Also recommend the claim of J. A. Suddetb, Deputy Sheriff; for $18.83 be paid for the bringing of Neal Upson from Atlanta to Athens jail. We also rooommend the claim of Jno. W. Wier, Sheriff, for $25.00 be paid him for the return of the escaped prisoner, as we find no blame rests upon him for the escape of this prisoner. The claim of C. X. Strahan, County Surveyor, for establishing line between OgleCberpe and Clarke counties, amounting to $50.00 is ordered paid. We further recommend that the sum Of Two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dot lars he paid the Ordinary for superin tending and overlooking the county’s affairs. We would call attention to the Game Law, making it unlawful to destroy game between April 1st and October 1st, also to section of the Code 4625 (a.) des troying fish with dynamite, and ask all good citizens that these laws be vig orously enforced. We recommend that the pay of jurors, baliffs, etc., be $2.00 per day. We tender thanka to his honor Judge N. L. Hutchins for the courtesies shown onr body, and oar judicial cir cuit is fortunate in having such an im partial jndge'on the bench. We also tender onr thanks to onr ef ficient Solicitor-General, and Solicitor- General pro tern, for attentions shown us, and think the business could not be in better hands, and in this connection it affords u« pleasure to bear testimony to the ability and faithfulness of Hon. R. B. Russell, Solicitor-General, in the discharge of the responsible duties of that office. The Western circuit never had a more efficient Solicitor-General. We hereby endorse him for re-election to tbe office, assured that the best in terest of the State will be subserved tbereuy. It is farther recommended that these presentments be published in the Ath ens Daily and Weekly Banner, and that the sum of Thirty ($30.00) dollars be allowed for the publication. William D. Griffeth, Foreman. William J. Russell, Jaime F. O’Kelley, Samuel P. Kenney, George P. Brightwell, Joseph K. Brad berry, Thomas Fleming, Charles Warren Baldwin, ; 3.James Y. Caritbers, Andrew J. Wages. ^Josepb W. Woods, Robert Chappie, j ^Berry J Porterfield, ^Samuel D. Mitchell, 4JValeDtine W. Ski" David Gann, '•&*' James Camak, James L. McElroy, .William F. Black, — James A. Carlton. ^Georgia, Clarke County—In Supe rior Court of. Saiu County:—Ordered that the foregoing General Present ments of the Grand Jury be recorded upon the minutes of the court, and pub lished as therein lecommended. N. L. Hutchins, Judge. Sylvanus Morris, Sol. Gen. pro tern. A Miser’s Wealth Found. Laurel, Del., Oct. 20.—Some te- davs ago John Allen, an eccentric, mi serly man of about 70 years of age, die. near Seaford. For years Allen mad< bis homo in an old box car and sold ci yars and tobacco. He was credited b\ sis neighbors with having considerable money, but nothing like the amount that was found. Concealed in differen. parts of the car were bonds and stock? 1:0 the amount of many thousands o' dollars and in a box $2,000 in coin wa discovered. Allen leaves a large family Grew Morose and Shot Himself. Brazil, Indl'j Oct. 20.—Enoch Archer, aged 72 years, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens, went to churcl and returned in lively spirits. Suddeuh he grew morose, and' hiking a sliotgni. from the wall .placed the muzzle again*’ his breast, and in the presence of hi horroretricken family discharged tin gun with the ramrod. The charge en tered his heart, and he fell dead in his- danghter’s lap. He was well-to-do, and temporary insanity is assigned as tin cause of his rash act. A GIN FACTORY SOLD. To Pay $147,000 In Bonds—A Rallroa. Stockholders’ Meeting. Memphis, Oct. 19.—The trustees have Bold the Milbum Gin and Machine com pany, including grounds, machinery aiu buildings, for $158,000 to satisfy a mort ;e to secure the payment of $147,00' ids, the outstanding interest bavin, been defaulted for the past eighteei months. The plant was purchased by J. W Allison, president of the Tennessee Cot ton Seed Oil company. At a meeting 0; the stockholders of the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas railroad the presi dent and directors were requested b carry out the proposed articles of con sideration between Yazoo and Missis sippi Valley and Louisville, New Or leans and Texas. The French and the Dahomeylane. Paris, Oct. 20.—A despatch has been ve d at the ministry of marine that ivee whatever little anxiety was felt regarding the safety of the French force on Dahomey. Colonel Dodds, the commander of expedition, telegraphs that the progress of the troops in the direction of Abomri, the capital of Da homey, has been delayed by heavy rains. The TYench operations will therefore he more difficult than when good weath er favored them. Another Record Broken. New YoRk, Oct. 20.—The steamer City of Paris broke the record from Queenstown to this city, making the voyage in five days, fourteen hours and twenty-four minutes, the distance being 9 782 miles, an average of over 500 miles a’day. This vessel soon becomes an American ship. Her Condition Unchanged. Washington, Oct. 20.—The informal statement of Mrs. Harrison’s condition obtained day by day at the whitehonse, was not different in its terms Wednes day morning from what it has been al most unvaryingly since her return from Loon Lake. SHILOH’S CONSUMPTION CURB- This is beyonJ •question the most suc cessful Cough Medicine we have ever sold. A few doses inaurlably care tho worst c**ei of Cough, Cro ip and Bronchitis, while i't wonderful sue ices in the cure of Consump tion is without a parallel in the history o* medicine. Since its first discovery it bar been sold on a auarantee, a test which n< other medicine can stand. If you haver coueh we earn ‘Stly ask tovou try it Prire lCc- 50., and $1- It year lunes ere son. chest, or back lame, use Shiloh’s Pur°D» Plaster. Sold by City Drug Store, R. C. Orr Manager. Cutting Affray.—We learn that on Thursday a Mr. Bradbeiry, of Oconee county, out severely ar.d dangerously a negro, Joe Collins. The cutting took place at Mr. El Harris’ gin. It i3 not known as to whether tbe cutting will prove fatal. 2 THE DAY JIN ATLamta. Grand Procession Program Exi , Atlanta, Oct. 21.—Many demonstrw tiona, civic and military, have t»l»« place during the inarch of progress oi this city, and many days have been ob served in many ways within her gatesi bu% for genuine, patriotic enthusiasm, tempered with a degree of reverenci begotten by the nature of the occasion, it remained for the celebration of tha day set apart to commemorate the lifa and work of Christopher Columbus, and the four hundredth anniversary of tha discovery of America, to take first plac« in the history of Atlanta. For weeks the committees have work ed unceasingly to arrange a program that would be fitting and complete in every detail, and how well they hava succeeded was best evidenced in tha execution of their plans. The day was observed as a general holiday, and from the early hours there appeared bustle and activity on all sides—the people getting ready for tha celebration. Captain John Milledgo was chief marshal of the day, and un der his directions the various civil and military bodies moved in the great pa rade. The line of march was a long one, traversing the principal streets in th« center of the city and terminating at tha state capitol. The first division consisted of the Fourth battalion of state troops, tho Fourth United States artillery, the Po lice battalion and the Governor’s Horse Guards. Tho second division was made np of school boys, under ooufraand of Major W. F. Slaton, superintendent of the Atlanta public schools. The third division wa3 commanded by Colonel L. P. Thomas, and consisted of the Columbus club and the various soci eties and clubs of the city. The Ola- federate Veterans and Grand Army men being largely represented in the exer cises of tne day. Two hundred bicyclists, on their gaily decorated wheels, made a novel and pleasing sight in the parade. They were under command of Chief Joyner, of the fire department At the CapltoL Upon the arrival at the capitol, the commands were massed as follows: The Fonrth Artillery on Washington, right resting .on East Mitchell. -The Fonrth Battalion and Cadets on Wash ington, right resting near center of capi tol. First Battalion, school brigade, on front sidewalk, left resting near oonttii of capitol. Second battalion on front B&tfwalk, right resting near center of capitol. Police battalion on Mitchell, *ieA rest- ig on Washington. Civic societies on Hunter street, right resting on Washington. The Governor’s Horse Guard on Wash ington street, company front, center op posite the front of the capitol. The Tally-Ho, with thirteen young ladies, representatives of the thirteen original states, on Washington street, in rear of Fourth battalion Georgia Na tional Guards. The chief marshal and staff with di vision commanders and aids on Wash ington street opposite center of capitol. n the reviewing stand at the state capitol were grouped national, state and municipal officers, and Daughters of tho Revolution. On the steps of the capitol was a chorus of 600 girls from the High school in charge of Professor B. C. Davis. In front of tha chorns and on either side, extending to the sidewalk, were the school children under tho age uf twelve years, the girls in the center and the boys on cither side. As the column passed the capitol and reviewing staud, each organization sa luted aud the children responded by waiving their flags and bouquets. As the column passed the Grady mon ument on the direct march, each arab ization saluted. The Exercises of the Day. The exercises at the capitol were as follows: Prayer by Rev. J. B. Hawthorne. Patriotic song: “Hail Columbia,” ren dered by chorus of children aud bands conducted by Professor B. C. Davis. “Red, White and Blue,” by chorus and band. Benediction by Rev. E. H. Barnett. “Dixie,” and “Yankee Doodle,” by Fourth United States Artillery and At lanta Military hands, massed. Columbus salute, by Atlanta Artlll» ry, thirteen guns. Dismissal. Mell.r Remanded for Murder. London, Oct. 21.—The alleged mur derer Meller, whose reputed wife was found murdered in a cellar of a honse at Oldham, has been. remanded on the charge of murder. It is doubtful if he ever married his victim. EDITOR VANDUZER ORDERED SHOT BY WEAVER. Mr. Bill Munday, an Old Veteran. Re lates an Incident. There is a gentleman in Columbus whoosme very near being a victim of Weaver’s cruelty. Mr. Bill Monday, who runs a livery - stable around on First avenue,' is the man. Just after tbe battle of Chickamauga, in a fight at Farmington, Temn., Mr. Monday, with a number of others, was captured and soon afterwards taken to Nashville, where Gen. Weaver commanded tbe post, and pat in prison there. With only the pretense of an investigation, it was decided in the cold blooded man ner, for which Weaver was so famous in taking life and property, that these men should be shot, nine of them in all, as bushwhackers. However, it was necessary to have the death warrant signed by Andy Johnson, then war Governor of Tennessee. Every morn ing for three days they were carried out to wbat they thought would be ,ueir p.aoe of execution, nut the death warrant didn’t come, and finally, on the third morning, they were hauled u; before Johnson and qucstionel abou their commands. Mr. Munday wa* isked which was his regiment and brigade, and after tel.lug Johnson that he belonged to Colonel Clay’d regiment* and General JobnS. Williams’ brigade, and his companions replytrg to simi lar questions with the names of theii regiments and Irigades, Gov. Johnson turned to the officer and asked him why he brought these men before him The officer replied that it was tbe de sire to have them condemned and shot as bushwhackers. Governor Johnson said: “Take tbese men back to prison and treat them as prisoners of war. They are regular soldiere. and tell your commander that we haven’t hoisted tbt black flag y t ” Now this is a sample of Weaver’s t catmenr of Confederate soldiers when he didn’t want their voles. Condemn ing meu to be shot for no other reason :h an that his tbi ret for Southern gor< had not been satisfied. Had not som oigber power interfered Mr. Munrla) would hardly be running a livery stabb in Columbus today, but would hay died for no other reason than tha Weaver so desired. And yet Weaver has the assurance to tour through this section, bidding fur the vote3 of South ern soldiers.—Enquirer-Sun. A DEMOCRATIC YEAR. THE COCK CREW And so Did Gray—Strange Freak of a Crazy Man. Roue, Ga., October 21 — 1 There is now under arrest at Cave Springs a man named John Gray, held for larceny. He has been showing evidences of an insane mind for several months and Wednesday he left home and did not return daring the night- He wandered out all night and early yesterday morn ing when-the cocks commenced to crow he climbed to tbe top of a church steeple in Cave Springs, and, imagin ing himself a cock, commenced to crow long and load. His crowing aroused tbe people and they went to the church and begged him to stop his crowing and come down; but he would not, so several strong men climbed the steeple and palled him down by force. He will be sent to the asylum in a few days. THE BITTERDPILL - THAT J BOUTHBRNCPEOPLS ARE A8KBD TO SWALLOW. WEAVER ON TUB SOUTH. Extracts From Speeches Made by the Third Party Candidate for Presi dent—Rabid Abuse of the Sou :h and the People by the ex-Re- publican and ex-Green- backer From Iowa.i A FUGITIVE. Gold What the Big Registration Figures in New York Mean- New York, Oct. 21.—The Democrat ic headquarters circular says; For Brooklyn tbe registration for two day! foots up 130,084 names as against 118,- 314 in 1S88 This increase of 11,770 i more than tbe normal gain through the growth of Brooklyn during f„jr years. In New York City tfce total for tw< days is 202,376, against 187,491 four years ago. The excess for 1892 is at least fully up to the nounal standard of thexity’s growth and furnishes ape>- fect answer to the republ'can claim of Democratic apathy. Mr. harrity, chairman of the Demo cratic national committee, said of New York registration on Wednesday that the figures were highly gratifying and that tbe increase seemed to De heavies: in localities where the Democratic vote was the largest. Tbe “rigistration” added Mr. Harri- ty, “means that the people ol New York os elsewhere have made up their minds dil berately on the Democratic side This is a Democratic year, and espea- ially so is it evident in tbe great city of New York.” Is no Longer a Candidate for Solicitor General. Editor Ira C. VanDuzer is ou f this vrek in a card to tbe public as follows: Elbeuton, Ga.. Oct., 21, ’92 Wbile I have never made any formal public announcement of the fact, it bas been generally understood that I would be a candidate before tbe next General Assembly for the position of Solicitor General of the Northern circuit, and my friends over the State have proffer 'd their services in my behalf. For the past month I have given the matter no thought whatever. My time and efforts have been for the success of the Democratic party in the State elec tion, especially in my own county, and I feel quite compensated for whatever effort I have made. For these reasons, and the further reason that my private business now demands my entire time and attention, I have concluded to withdraw from the race for the present, at least. I feel gratified for tbe many manifes tations of interest in my aspirations, and will hold myself in readiness to aid my friends at any time. No task is too bard, and no sacrifice is too great, when (he interest of my friends demand them. I. C. VanDuzer. Got His Money. -One of the hands on the construction train on the G. C. & N. R. R- went to sleep on the plat form of tbe depot Thursday night, and when he awoke yesterday morning his packets had been riffied and twenty dollars and all of his receipts had been stolen. No clue to the robbcJ.* could be found. JUG TAVERN JERKS. rho Town Vary Mucl Excited—All the BUnd Tigers Captured, The thriving little town of Jug Tav ern is having quite a sensation on the capture of 8 or 10 blind tige> s , come of them ran by good, substantial oitizens. About a week , ago a clerical looking gentleman arrived in the city, and soon made himself familiar w ith all the boys and older men. He wa* well verted in the Scriptures and would very easily have parsed for a Methodist preacher. It turned out to be a little different when he had done his work. The man was Mr. Hnnnicutt, a detective from Atlanta, and he had been sent for to capture tbe blind tigers thac infest that town. Thursday eight or ten negroes and white men were arrested for deal ing in the fluid, some of the white men being of good families and stood well in tbe toWn and country. Tbe Mayor had his court Thursday night, and clearly proved that whiskey had been bought from those under arrest. He put the fines on them very heavy, while two of them asked for a continuance of their cases. While the trial was going on one of tbe n-groes who had just been fined leaped out of the window of the court room and made good his escape. The citizens, ard especially the ladies of Jug Tavern are very happy over the breaking np of the tigers, and Mr. Hun- nientt the detective, is the biggest man in'the town. FROM MRS. HENRY WARD BEE CHER. ‘•40 Orange St., Brooklyn, N. Y.l Fid 11,1890 j “I have used Allcock’s Plasters fer some years for myself and family, and, as far as able, tot tbe many suff rers who come to us Lr assistance, and have found them a genuine relief for most of the aches and pains which flesh is heir to. I. have used Ali^^uk’s Plasters for all kind of lameness and acute pain, snd, by f* quent experiments, find that they can control many cases not no ticed in your circulars. •‘The above is tbe only testimonial I have ever given m favor of any plaster, and if my name has been used to recom mend any other it is without my au thority or sanotion.” Mrs. Hknry Ward Bkkciikr. BUI Johnson Skips with Soma Watches. deer edllur—bil Jenson is a fugertive f rum Justus, the constable in r town is on the luk out 4 him, an I am ont with a re ward or 3 tens 4 his aaptur. - on mondi mornin I met bil and he sed, say. gorgie, i no how we kin haivthe grait- est fnn wut u evir herd ov. how, I sed. bi playin iindin amerikl, bil sed. al rite, I sed, were wil we pin it. down bi the mil pond, bil sed. that will b the oshun were eris columbus Ians, i wil b cris an u wil b 1 ov the ihjuns wat lived in amerikl wen cris Ians, that wil b grait, i sed. yes, sed bil, an u must hair a lot of gold ah things, an wen i land i wil giv u a lot of bee*is 4 them, jest like cris an the Injuns d'd, hay? but were wil i get the gold, 1 sed. wy, sed bil, get yure pars watch and mister bings watch and his rings, cant u. its onli play, u no, and 1 dont no were i kin get aui heeds, so u better see if ill aint got sum. — so i sed al rite, an i went home an sneked up stairs, i got pars gold watch wat he wares on sunda an 1 got bings watch an lils dimond ring wat bings give her wen he wos her lover, i dident no ware 2 get ani beeds 4 bil bo 1 tuk the beeds wat 111 wares around her nek. then bil an me went back 2 the mil pond, bil got on a raft and bad a pare or spi glasses, he luked al around like be coodent se ani land. i wos al dresld up like a injun and wos bidin b hind a tree makln b leve i dident no wat bil an the raft woa. al ov a suddint kil shouted land, land, thank lievins, land, an the* Le got down on his nees like he woe sayin his prairs, an then ho got up an started 2 row the raft 2 shore. wen bils raft struk the shore I cum out from b hind the tree and made bleve i wos skart. Mo Injan, sed ML helo oris, i sed. wat pi use is this, sed ML ameriki, i sed. wel, sed bil, i haivbeen Inkin 4 this place 4 8 months. Irons ycUtics. i gess i wil talk ameriki balk with me. its a big place, I sed. a lot ov english- mun cum here once an wanted it, but they got left. i herd tbay wos oolery here, bil wen on. it wos here, I sed, but we nokt it out in 2 weak*. now, gorgie, bil sed, this Is the time were 1 see the beeds an want em. ho, i seJ, mister cris, aint thay nice beeds wnt n liniv got. yes, injun, thay Is nice beeds, an u kin oaiv cm if u giv me them gold things, al rile, i sod, i kia git a lot moir gold, so i give nil the watchs an ring an he rived me the beeds. then he sed, wel, i haiv found ameriki an i ges* i will go beck home, good by, mis ter injun. goci by, eris, i sed. bil got on thg.rnft, agaue an rowed away, when he got across the pond he jumped on shore and runued away, no 1 has seed bil since. v wen 1 got home i bad 2 tell pa an ma al a bote if. they wos just wild, so wos bings an til. lil cried and bings cussed, bings went an tole the ole constable a bote it. i got a oiful sptuikin. i hev got 3 cen* and i wil give It 2 apy 1 wot wil ketch bil. wen last seen be had a mele bag around his neck with his arms thro 2 hole* an he dident haiv on ani pants, he had on :i paper hat with a fether in it an carried n flag an a pare of spi glasses, he ansirs to the uairu ov bil or wllyum an is a lit el bigger an me. yours, gorgie. —New York Mercury. Laconic Letter Writer#. It is not often that so neat a compliment can be conveyed in a laconic letter as that which is credited to James Russell Lowell. When Lowell’B first wife died rumors were rife ns to his re-entering matrimonial bonds with another lady. A friend of his —a lady—toojc every possible opportunity of correcting’this report, which she be lieved to be untrue. Hearing it so often repeated, however, she began to think there must be some truth in it, and made up her rniud to write Lowell and get at the facts. She begged him to let her know the true state of affairs—whether she was to believe him a nevci*to-be-consoled hus band, or after all, “just like any other man.” The answer was prompt and brief: Dear Madam—Yours, like any other man. Charles Dickens was usually the most courteous of letter writers, but he could be curt enough on occasions. An Oxford un dergraduate took the liberty of sending Dickens some of his poems, with a view to insertion in “Household Words,” of which Dickens was editor. With the verses he sent a note which ran thus: 8IK—Understanding that you insert rhymes In your serial. I send you some. To tiffs Dickens replied: Sir—We do not Insert rhymes without re* son. The stage furnishes us with another la conic letter. Quin had withdrawn to Bath; soared by the triumphs of Garrick. He desired to be asked back to Covent garden, but Rich would not humor him. He wrote! I am at Bath. Your*, James Quin. And received the reply: Stay there and be hanged. Yours, John Rich. Verbosity is the besetting sin of all offi cial correspondence, so that a laconic die- patch is refreshing. W. H. Crawford, secretary of the treas ury, wrote to S. Dinsmore, collector at the port of Mobile: Treasury Department, I Washington, Jan. 15,1822. f Sir—This department Is desirloua of knoi ing how far the Tombigbee river runs up. You will please communicate tbe Information. Respectfully. W. H. Crawford. The reply reads: Mobile, Feb. 7,1822. Sir—1 have tbe honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of tbe 15th nit., and of in forming you in reply that the Tombigbee rlvor does not run up at alL ■■—- S. Dinsmore. —Yankee Blade. It is a great thing for s party of men to stand for principles and for meas ires. It is a great thing for people to rally in solid phalanx m defense of tha- po litical party that offers the best plat form of principles. But a party that presents upon its platform a man who is not worthy cf the confidence of the people, should not be supported. A platform is not worth a cent with out a MaN upon it. The Democracy presents the best platform in tbe country and it has a <nan upon it that commands the respect of tbe people. How is it with the Third J party? Without discussirg its platform, which is woitblsss, look at the man who is running for President upon it. JamesB. Weaver,ex-Republican, ex- Greeubacker, present Third party man, and no tolling what after the election weaver on the south. What has he said from the stump about the people among whom he now comes asking their support. The fol lowing extracts are from the Congress ional Record, which, Mr. Weaver couldn’t deDy: “I Wai.- to Congratulate you first, fellow citizens, on the suppression of purely Democratic rebellion, gotten up by Democrats for the purely Demo cratic purpose of dissevering this Union, and peipstually establishing human slavery.”—Gen. J. B. Weaver at Albia, Iowa, July 18,1866. Here we have the old fight over again. The Confederate Democracy, North and South, in which the infa mous copperhead division of Iowa ap pears, are again contesting with Grant for the safety of the Union. As at Donelson, he proposes ‘to move on their works at once,* and there is no escape for this rank, traitorous herd, except in another surrender. Charge on them, fellow Republicans, and spare not one, not even a deputy road supervisor, from total political annihilation.”—Gen. J. B. Weaver, at Bloomfield, Iowa, Sept 4,1868. “And these men (the Democrats) ap pear and ask for your support. They should come on bended knees asking your forgiveness for the unspeakable crimes they have committed and the wretched miseries inflicted upon our common country.— Gen. J. B. Weaver, at Fairfield, Iowa, Sepc. 18, 1870. The record of tbe Republican party appeals to tbe candid judgment of all men as unimpeachable, save, perhaps, that it was too lenient with the leading Democratic conspirators. The same old gang, save those who were shot or hung, are again conspiring to get pos session of the government next year.” —Gen. J. B. Weaver, at Keokuk, Iowa, Sept. 16, 1871. “No Republican can ever, under any circumstances, have any part or lot with the hungry, rebellious, man-hating, woman-selling gang, corporated under the name of Democracy, a name so full of stench and poison that it should be blotted from the vocabulary of civilized man and handed over to the; barbarism that it so fitly now and in all the past has represented.—Gen. J. B. Weaver, at Oskaloosa, Sept. 25, 1872. “We know that its (the Democracy’s) acts comprise murder, treason, theft, arson, fraud, perjury, and all crimes possible for an organization to connive at.”—General J. B. Weaver at Bloom field, Iowa, Sept. 26,1869. But the Third party men say this was all said just after the war aLd that Gen eral Weaver thinks differently now. Nearly sixteen years after uttering these words, what did Weaver say ? Read along farther from the Record: “The above utterances by General Weaver were quoted by his colleague, Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, in the pres ence of General Weaver, JULY 9, 1888. Mr. Weaver replied: “I have no doubt that I uttered, if not the words obtained in the extracts read before the House, equally as forcible and substan tially similar.” . Mr. Henderson said: “There is no donbtof that.” Mr. Weaver said: “I HAVE NO THING TO TAKE BACK.” See Yol. 19, Fart 7, Congressional Re cord, page 6,147. Four years have elapsed since then. Has General Weaver anything to take back now ? If he has, isn’t it actuated by the office he is seeking t Can any loyal Southern man endorse him? No. The South will stamp him out. ANSWER THJS QUESTION. Why do so many people we see around us seem to prefer to suffer and be made miserable by Indigestion, Constipation Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Comine up ol the Food, Yellow Skin, when for 75c. we will sell themShiloh’s Vitalizer, guaranteed to cure them. 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