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-Oi, *1 ATHENS; GEORGIA, TUESDAY «liG, H. X. U'ill- Georjre II. Pal- ti C1TIZ35' respohse to the crrrs cm. ii0 ter is Eitarsei, aaS tie Last Olstacle Hemorei. - . Company Organizes With Fif* ^ garter Members—Th6 Stock a Ready Sale—Much En thusiasm at the Meeting. teen t Meets i ..'tiir' of the citizens of Athens T ' lC vestenlay afternoon in the 0kP ouiH‘il chamber. at 4:30 o’clock. ■ t to tlw vain there was not ns large 1,1 f“«c« - "OUH »»« been ", Ye but a large number of loyal ., ten , were in attendance neverthe- 1 U,owetl by their enthusiasm jjjjv were willing to stand by Atli- *»« tile last extreme. v s . Erwin called the meeting immedi- C. Barrow, s. r. cox. T. IV. mer. I'.ie;. are authorized to collect in <ub- scriptlo^n t wo hundred and fifty dollars to be .-pent in the publishing 'of pam phlets and general advertising as they may see fir. Holt. 11. H Carlton arose and im pressed the face that this work of ad- ■\ ei Using the city eould do more good than nnv other work at -present, and urged e\ cry citizen to respond liberally to the subseriptbn list for this purpose. He spoke ot the enterprises that had already \\ ritteu here for information as to the tcsourcesof the town, and showed liat manv industries could be brought A PRIVATE CHAT. ——— SOME BACY STORIES BY COL. C. W. ! BALDWIN. H I nit many industries ec »ere in this wav. ' jffou. Ller and the business was "’ t , lkcn n0 . The report of the com- aicnpiiointed at the last meeting to lff .lie charter or the Land Company ,< railed for. E. % Brown, Esq., chairman of that committee,#* rtod that the committee bad drawn the charter, assisted by Hon. Pope Bar* row, and he read the charter in sub stance as follows. ' . ■ First. The name of the corporation tolie the “Athens Laud Company. ! Second. The capital stock of said anpmv to he twenty-five thousand dollars (with the privilege of iucreas- illg it ,0 two hundred and fifty thous ^ divided into shares of teu dollars each. » » .. ■ T!ie charter provided further for of fers consisting of a president, six di- rvetors, and such others as might be necessary. All the powers of the corpo ration to be he exercisable by the board kdirectors except where the power is expressly reserved to the stockholders in the petition for charter. flie object of the corporation and fed the particular business they pro per to carry on is to buy, sell, lease, tent, ami improve real estate in and juaflud Athens, CHt. The eh-utcr i ■ thcr stipulated all necessary details that go to put it in legal form. It holds, good for twenty years, with power to renevvat the expiration of that time. .Mr. Brown said that the capital stock lnid been placed at twenty-five thous and dollars, instead of fifty thousand,so that there would be no failure in secur ing at once the nceessaryMjten per cent, to begin action. He said that it could be raised to two hundred and' fifty thousand if necessary any time after wards, ns stipulated in the charter. "1 have also drawn off the by-laws of the Land Company, which will be submitted and considered whenever the stockholders meet,” said Mr. Brown. the committee, thought best not to solicit subscriptions to the stock until the charter had been submitted to this meeting.” Mr. Gantt moved tha: the report of ihecommittee be received, and a; com mittee appointed to solicit subscrip tions. The motion passed. Mr. Hull wanted to know if the cliar- 'of had already been legally insti tuted. Mr. Brown said they would not ' Vait on legal praeess, lni t "onhl proceed to collecting the sub- -‘ftiptions. ' lie chair appointed Messrs. Brown 1 • G. Tahnadge, Charles Stern, Tbos Bailey and W. i>. Griff eth on the com- "'itt'ee to solicit subscriptions. ihe matter of advertising the torfife *** to ken up. Mr. Srqwn urged that the subscription should be collected at ottoe, and said that the letters of in 1° ir y lately received indicated the necessity of advertising tin- town to w outside world. Mr. Gantt also urged ''ding forth the 'town in its fulles ai ' r its. ii,. ga id t j uit capitalists alw ay ^ughtto know the needs of a town rath- ** r than the supplies liefore investin %re. 5Ub- vit Mr. A. i.. Hull who was present, was called upon to give the latest news from the O.. C. & X., resulting from bis re- {,‘Cnt visit to Baltinore. Mr. Hull as sured Hie meeting that no.obstacle was nOXv«». the way of the road’s success. “The money amounting to five mil lion dollars is already pud in,” said he, “and nothing now remains but for the work to begin. The road will un questionably be in running order with in a year from now. The railroad shops will most probably be located here. They will bring front one to two thousand inhabitants here.” Mr. Gantt moved that the meeting thank Mr. Hull for his efforts for Ath ens and the G., C. & X. Railroad, and that each man pledge himself to do all in his power for the speedy completion of the G., C. &. X. lion. II. H. Carlton Substituted that Mr. Hull be thanked and instructed to tell the authorities of the road that . Athens is ready with open hearts to welcome the G., C. A N. to our city He said he knew the pepple of Athens, and knew they would suffer no factious spirit to come between their city and the G., C. & N. The substitute was accepted with ap plause, and passed unnani.mously. Before the meeting adjourned, the committee to collect the stock of the Land Company opened the subscrip tion and the following charter members of the Land Company subscribed their, name’s with the amount of their stock: Thrilling Midntglit Adventure in Starks- ! vifle. Ga. Making Beefsteak of a Bur glar. A Town Defended from Yan kees by Bombarding Them with Resolutions.—A Pen-Picture of John Sullivan. ✓ Col. C . Washington Baldwin is the life of Athens, and he town is never dull when he is on hand. He draivs like a minstrel shower mustard plaster, and the' window and door sills around his store have been beautifully polished by enraptured audiences. While Col. Baldwin is a preeminent success as a shoe inecehaut, had he turned his atten tion to the stage or congress he would have ranked alongside of Joe or Tom Jefferson. Whenever The Banner runs clear aground for news, a reporter has only to tap Col. B. and he flows tut free ly as a molasses hogshead in August. - ~ 100 shares fhe* secretary thyn opened flu - Tipton and the following names l ' 11 ^mounts were given in : T. Brown. *5; CL G. Talc '*■' !) r. Lowrance, $•“»; IT. X. W • s - Holman, $3; Booti O'Farrell,$5; C. T •‘'J'-Hiill,|2; F.W. ( Ti-btweU,^; Coop, if. 1JiL ; i ri, ! , ‘tl 1 .? l ; J. A. Hi 25 20 2.y 100 10 25 10 10 10 5 25 C. G. Talmadge, F. W. Clnmey, F. -In. wii, A. L’. 11 till. - I. A. Iliumicutt,- T. 1.. Gantt, W. S. Ilolmtin. Qeo. Bright well W. D. Griffetb, Jno. L. Arnold, II. X. Wilcox. D. Fleming, Tom liell, - , Total number of shares subscribed, 370. Col AV. J. Morton was not present himself, but sent word to put him down as many shares as the highest. His mes sage was received with great applause. L'he committee will canvass the city at once and will collect the necessary ten per cent.as soon as the stockholders obtain the charter. Col. E. T. Brown said that while the company had in view the upbuilding of Athens, they would also look to the interest of each member of the corporation. Xo rasli, investment would he made, no sqnan- • dering of capital would be suffered. The meeting extended thanks to Judge Erwin for presiding at the meet ings and adjourned'subject to his call. As soon as the charter is obtained, and ten per cent, of the capital stock paid in, the company will knuckle down to effective work. Everything has been arranged, and there is not a feather of an obstacle between Athens and the re alization of her bright future. Now-let the good work proceed. A HANDSOME DONATOS. The First Baptist Church Receives a Val uable Lot. The lot lying between the Baptist church and the new opera house has re cently been donated 'by. its owners to tlie church. The deed has not yet been signed and presented, and lienee the the names of the donators are not au thorized to be given, but they have madtj the donation and will present the deed in a few days. The lot is a desirable one, being lo cated in the businees portion of the city. It is a handsome gift, and will be re served by the church- until a larger is necessary to meet the of increased population in This will not be long. structure demands Athens. a:JAIL B1 Lint< Ja< Threi Bros, ? •'lanigen, $ mv, r & Son, i, $2; M i -tm". a. iimmiciitt, fi; J. H. $5; C. AV. BaJfl- | fff-gb* king a rea! AT. . x, | A«d Three Unfortunate Prisoner r.; | isli in the F;.ur.es. rviLLE, Oregon, .Tuly ocers were burned .to i yesterday The fire ori M.g. do] *°J*1 of ^70. „ lhe ‘ommittee Pamphlets anti £* <* the , <W1 Ua l > Ghalririan, appo .-('i- In about o oYlo the trout room where tin jit, which made it li the prisoners until I put out. The victims w< | Cook, aged 56, a native i Henry Hoover, aged 55, j Michegan and ex-soldiei Warner, aged ID, a native “I started in life,” confessed the Col onel to a party of friends yesterday, “at a very early age, in the little town of Starksville, Lee county. An old man named Gilbert needed a sort of supe in his store—a. boy to lick up mo lasses. run errands, black boots and do other chores that the clerks struck on, and I was unanimously elected to fill the honorable office. I had to sleep in the shedroom to the store, with a side window leading out into an alley. This alley connected with a yard at the rear of the store,'a general dumping place foa litter of all kinds, arid also used as a cattle yard by Mr. Gilbert. One night I was lying awake in nay-bed, and 1 distinctly heard some one boreing at the store, window. I listened attentively and could tell turn of the auger as the thief was working around the lock. For some minutes I halted between fear and duty, but at last quietly got up, seized a double-barrelled gun kept rn the room and loaded with buckshot, and quieklyVaml noiselessly creeping from the window, peered ai-ound the corner. There, sure enough, stood a man with an augur, and he was industrious ly boreing near the bottom of the door.” “Was it a white mau or a nigger?” put in an interested spectator. , “I am spinning this yam," continued Col, B., “and if you will be patient and kec-p your chops closed yon Will learn all in due season. Only a few dim stars gave forth a puny light, which was better for me, as it kept the burglar from detecting my presence. By this time my knees were knocking together like a coon beating bonqs; but oh, 1 was not a bit scared! It was only ner- vo.nsness, I cocked both barrels, took dead aim at the fellow with the auger and fired both barrels at once. It made a deafening report, but I did not tarry to see the result of ray bombardment. The guh went one way and 1 the other. You may talk about the Indian war- whoop anu old rebel yell, but they were only gentle zephyrs alongside of a cyclone compared with my exploits In an instant my screams had the whole town aroused, aud the excited populace men, Avomen, children, niggers and even dogs, soon gathered around me I forgot to add that it-was a J\ot night, and I did not take time to don my up pare!. In fact, I*was in Tegular Gar- den-of-Eden costume, except that the abreviated garment I sported was not madfe out of a fig leaf. But I' never th ought of this, and inarched at the head of the crowd to the rear of the store, to point out my deed of daring. I knew I had killed my man, for I loaded the gun that day with thir ty-two buckshot to the barrel, and my aim was a sure one. I turned tlie cor ner, approached the steps, but failed to find the corpse. Just atjthis time, how ever, the attention of someone was at tracted by an object dragging itself on its front feet or bands around the lot. An investigation followed. I had wing ed my burglar, sure enough. But you can imagine, boys, my mortification when I discovered the midnight ma rauder to be Mr. Gilbert’s old milk cow, and the sound of^boreing that I heard was caused by her lieking salt around the door-sill—which I had swept out that morning. Just at this time I discovered that I was not in ball-room costume, unless there was a German to be danced—and that the eyes of the wllole of Starksville were upon me', for a lantern had been procured by some fiend in human form: Sunrise found me fifteen miles from town. This was the only deliberate murder I ever com mitted, but I always thought I was jus tified in it, for all of the narrative part of the old cow was shot to pieces, and for several weeks the clerks feasted on fait beef.” • *** “The next time I visited Starksville,’ 'ontinued Colonel Baldwfu, “was dap- }.>'the tail end of tlie late little un- asa’Rness, when Sherman and his or live stock having been hid out. After a great many false alarms, sure enough one day the blue-coats did appear on tlie hill-tops, several ImuJred strong. The people were gathered In little knots upon the street corners tremblingly dis cussing the situation. Just at this time an old man, whom 1 will, call Starke, rushed up greatly excited, and ap proaching Mr. Gilbert, exclaimed: ‘“Mr. Gilbert, tlie ruthless invader Is upon us. He has appeared upon our hill-tops, ami will soon spread like a devctsatlng flood over our devoted town. Let us be up and doing! Let us prepare for the alien foe!’ “Mr. Gilbert explained that there, were only a few non-combatants in the phuV, and- perhaps half a dozen shot guns. There was nothing to be done tliathe could see, but to surrender. “‘Surrender!’ exclaimed Mr. Starke, ‘surrender to the devastators of our land! Don’t you see that even now the foe is marching upon us,’—as the Yankee troops began to descend the hill. ‘Up, Aren, and he doing! Re member the Alamo. If no one else will lead, I >v.ill take command. Xo time is to be lost, we must do something.’ “ ‘What in the name Qf common sense can we do without arms and against three hundred armed soldiers'? ’ said Mr. Gilbert. '“ ‘Do ! ’ exclaimed the excited and valliant Starke. ‘Did George Wash ington ask that quest-on when he told his men that ‘beyond the Alps lies Italy ?’ Did Bonaparte ask what was to besdone when he routed the army of Wellington at Thermopylae ? Did the great Hannibal stop to ask his soldiers •what must we do?’ when he Avon the Battle of the Boyne, and saved England front Turkish domination? Xo sir,’ continued, the excited Starke,‘this is no time for idle talk, and if these men will.IollOAV me into yonder temple of justice I will show them what to do.’ “ .‘What, barricade the building and resist to death?’* asked a lame sol dier, who had somewhat caught Mr. Starke’s enthusiasm. “ VNosir,’ was the emphatic reply, ‘let us at once call a meeting of the cit izens and pass strong resolutions con sidering this invasion, by the enemy, of the peace aud quiet of .Starksville.’ ‘A’he meeting was not called,” con tinued Col. Baldwin, “and the Yankees took possession of the town without even being bombarded by resolutions.” OUR CONGRESSMAN. AGAIN A?TES CAPT. SCALP. CARLTON’S Mr. Wm.M Howard, of Lexington, a Re ported Cppontnt—Fears of Rev. Jchn G. Gibson—Interview Congressman Carltcn. fcSrEj.KER PRO TEM CALVIN- His Friends Think He Understands Par- liamentiary Law. We.with pleasure publish the folloAV- ingcard. We did not see Mr. Calvin in the chair, but obtained our informa tion from several members of the House, avUo Avex-e laughing at the manner he got tangled up in his' ruliijgs. There ^is. certainly a Avide difference of opinion betAveen these gentlemen and some oth ers Avho gave their opinion of the gen tleman from Richmond as a presiding officer.' We have no desire to do Mr. Calvin an injustice, and regret that his friends took our little paragraph so much to heart. FeAv men are good parliamentarians without considerable experience, and of this we-think Mr. Calvin has had a very limited share. Atlanta, Ga. July 12., 1889. House of Representatives—Eeitok Athens Daily Banner : Our attention has been called to the folloAving para- giapli in your issue of July 11th: “Hon. 1 Mar-tin Calvin, speaker pro tern, got badly tAvisted in his d iscisions yesterday. He is hoav in the hands of a trainer. Who Avill confine him to diet of Mell’s Parliamentary Luaa's for the next three Aveeks. It is the gener al impression in Atlanta that Mr. Cal vin can do himself and his constituents more credit on the floor than in the chair.” ' You have in Our opinion done Mr Calvin a great injustice in this matter. You are perhaps ignorant qf the fact that'the House has a code of its own, cm Parliamentary Law, Avliich in many particulars, modifies the general Iuav so ably expounded by Mell. The Banner editor, during a recent visit to Atlanta, met a prominent poli tician from a lower comity in tlie Sth district, and the conversation turned on congressional mat ters. “Will Carlton be a candidate for re- election?” A\-as asked. We replied that wo did not knoAV what Capt. Canton’s intentions Averts but felt pretty certain that if his enemies attempted to gi\-e him the grand bounce too prematurely, that they Avould find they had struck a very large snag; that even before our congressman had taken his seat the first time,a scheme to • de_ feat him for re-election .with Judge LaAvson Avas concocted, hut- somehow it didn’t pan out-Avortli a cent. The fair minded people of the district did not endorse -condemning a man before he was given even a trial, and such in decent haste on the part of Capt. Carl ton’s enemies would .never succeed. “Well, there is going to be a desper ate effort made to oust him next' time, and I’ll bet you can’t guess Ayho is the dark horse?” “LaAvsou?” ‘Try again. He aa us the first man selected, but the Judge declined to make the race.” “Hal I.eAvis?” “Xo f H:tl is a brick; hut has no con gressional aspirations.” “Frank Colley?" “Wrong again. But I’ll relieve your curiosity, for you Avill never hit.it right. \V. M..Howard, Solicitor Gen eral of the Northern circuit, is the man selected, and lie is considered by far the strongest man In this distiict. He expects to carry every one of the large counties, and Franklin, Madisonjand El. bert are considered almost certain to go for him. You tee that they belong to his circuit. Then of course he will be backed by the Atl Henry W. Grady themselves. We’ve got the towns al ready solid, and if we can divide the country people with Carlton lie’s goner. This is our only trouble. If it comes to the worst, Avhy A\ e can put out local candidates in doubtful coun ties, and ;iiaA*e the tighten Tha Head Cot T' 1 - tha Gh't i'nl AjfSc'j Glory in: . £ The undersigned committee was ap pointed by the recent Road Congress of Georgia to present a memorial to your honorable body, and petition for'a change in the ro:ul laws of the State. The resolutions under which we act are as follows: « Btaubeetl, That in the opinion of this Congress, tbit agricultural and all other interest*of this State demand- a'change in the road laws of Georgia.” liemwed, That for want of time to give tlie subject proper consideration, the President of this < ogress appoint, a committee from this body, compos d of one member trqui ©-.u:u t ongres-nonul district and two front tile State at large, who shall formulate and present a me morial tothe Legishiture at rhr ad journed session of the same, sngg -sting such changes in the Toad hiAAsu: this State as they think will result in giving to the people better publio roads. Hitscir-.-d, That t’m^ memorial to bo prepared shall embrace these ideas: First—-That th© convicts of the State be utilized ns far as possible. Second - That the labor of the State b»ar its fair-proportion of the burden. Third—- That the property pf the State shall bear its fair proportion by an ad valo- ruiii tax. Fourth—That a large discre tion be left to each county as to the amount and character of tha AVork to be done. yFifth—That* in any law that that shaU.be. framed, the interest of the public shall bear against and not- with the person in charge of the road Avork.” In pursuance of the foregoing resoliir tions AA-e submit that the roads of our State are in such a deplorable condition that some'remedy is absolutely demand ed. ThecryYomes from the public Avh<> are compelled to ei|duie the miseries of corduroy, .mini, sand, roots and ruts, tuat combine to make tiie \yay of the traveler and farmer die of exden sia*q labor and sorrow. Year after year judges have charged upon tin: subject ami grand juries presented,and' fix this date there lias, been rio relief tinder the general lawH With an earnest desire on the part of tlie people tor better muds, it is evident Unit the fault must be in the system now in force. In consider ing that system,avc call attention to the fact that it was iiitemlcd for a system of bummers were m their big stea mg ex- were pedition throng i Georgia. It h ad bee u Alan ivport<-d for m-a eral days that t le Yan- at hi p., - AA .-re - '"iii ng, aud H' e ivn wan Tli wrough; up to t hv b ig’uest pi to i of ex- died citeir rnt. l’he -.- were only a few old plj** int-ii women ami < ■ 11 i 1 ■ Iren in the p lacettlie [ relat hor-cs. ea tic, s loons watcl si rid oth- t here. the con vention before anti-Carlton delegates.” “But lias Mr. Heward consented to make the race?” Ave asked. “That he will make it is enough for you to know,” aa-us the reply. “AVe have been after Carltons scalp for three long years,[and intend to hare it this time. If he don’t run there is only one man in the district that A\ e fear.” “Who is that f” “Why, a Baptist preacher down at Crawford named’J. G. Gibson. He is a red-hot Carlton man, and has immense influence in this district. And they tell me he is. a power, too, and ;perhaps could be induced to make tlie race. 5 If he becomes a candidate he A\-ill not only carry the Carlton men, but will draw right along from our side. AAY hope, hoAveVer, to set our influence at. AA ork to keep Mr. Gibson in the pulpit. Of course Ave realize the fact that it will tie- up-hill pulling tp beat Carlton, for he has a strong hdhlon the country peo ple. If they can be kept in tlie back ground we’ve got the gentleman too dead to skin.” We yesterday asked Capt.'Carlton about bis intentions, “Sufficient unto£the day is the -evil thereof,” he answered; “I have been aware of the fact that a feAV politicians AVe have no hesitation in saying that have been organizing against [me even under the rules of the House, the de- before I had taken my seat, but as my cisions of Mr. Calvin', on the occasion I election dearly demonstrated, town referred to, were correct upon every point raised without a single excep tion. . Nor did he permit his uniform cour tesy, to all members addressing the chair, to interfere Avith the good order of the House. AA r e further state, in our opinion, Mr. Calvin’s ability to reflect cliques don’t longer rule* the Sth di trict. AVhen I have made up my mind I Avillmeet my ©onstitnentS'face to face and make known my intentions, and not hold myself, accountable -to tlie self-elected political horses.- 'When I do-retire from office it Avill not be at the command of a f^v ringsters. I did credit upon his constituents is no i ess J not retreat undei fne during the war, onspicuous in the chair than on the and don’t propose to dq so at this Lite m compulsory labor. This labor was a tax upon the property oHvn'et by the use of his slavery. - Since the adholition of salaiy, *road Avorking* has been voUmtary and* unequal ly borne. Voluntary, because ir. is * everybody’s business :uid nobody feels that it is his duty to see shat it is done. Unequal, becase the large lar d oaviht give no more towards the road upon whfcli he rides ami teams travel thah fjab man avIio uses it only as a foot-path. These things com bining, create .a iVttbl i qsen ti moil t‘ that result,in careless, :'I~uiieetv*<l labor, and rottd-workir.g in Georgia hrs become a by-word, synonomous with trifling : ml folly. ItJs also true, that the .necessi ties of an increased and increasing poj>- ulation demand an amount and charac ter of labor upon the roads Avhieh far exceeds that required with a spam- population. The question then is, wkatis the rem edy? This committee respect ivcf ully recom mends that*as far as practicable, the misdemeanor com icts be Avorked upon the public roads of the State, upon such teams as Avill enable each county to se cure the proceeds of its Jwn convict labor. •. I AVe further recommend that an act he passed Avhieh shall provide for a super intendent of roads for ea.ch county in "the State, 'whose, duty it shall be to lay off'tlie public roads in section, and as the road aiithori ties of oacli county may ■ determine, either let them out by con tract, or employ oyet seers,-under whom the roads shall be Avorked; provide foj stringent rules to compel the * road workers to perform the labor assessed npon them, or pay its equivalent .in money ; provide fora laXupon property as additional means of furnishing road tools, grading and aiding labor in keep- ing the public roads in order, leaving the road authorities of each comity to determine the aaiotmt aud character work to be done Avithiii it. We i<‘commeud that' as soon as sistent. Avith the good faith of t that'.the penitentiary convicts upon the public roads flpor of the House. Respectfully, AA r . R. Rankin, ® Wm. H. Flemming, E. G. Simmons, Jug Tavern Items. Jr« Tavern, Ga. July 13.—A freshing rain fell here to-day at two o’clock. L’he remains of Mr. L day. AVhenever 1 am convinced the voters" bf tlie district—the honest vet*- manry of the land—feel that they can be better served by another Jinan, then I 'Avill gracefully step, down and out without a Avordol- murmur There is no the eongression