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VOLUME 111.
Tie Carter?,Tills American.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARTOW CO.
l‘i 81.1 HUD EVER! TUESDAY MORNING
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""directory.
COURT CALENDAR—CHEROKEE CIR
CUIT.
j.C. Pain, Judge. J. W. Harris, Jr., Solicitor
General, , , _
ItartoM' <on lily Second Monday in January
and July*
i atoosa County—Second Monday in February
and August
Murray County—Thiid Monday in February
and August.
Cordon County—Fourth Monday in February
and August.
I ado. County—Third Monday in March and
September.
Whitfield County—Fiist Monday in Ajiril
and October.
BAItTOW COUNTY COURT.
O. S. Tumlin, Judge. J. J. Conner, Sol. Gen.
Geo. A. Howard, Clerk. J. G. Broughton,
Bailiff.
Quarterly Terms—First Monday in March,
June, September and December.
Monthly Term—First Monday in each month.
JUSTICES COURTS.
Times for holding Justices Courts in Hie dif
ferent Militia Districts of Bartow county, Ga,:
Cartersvillc— No. 822d Second Tuc- days,
Adairsville “ 850t.1i Fourth Fridays,
< assvillo ** 828th....seeoml Fridays,
Kingston “ 9524..... First Fridays,
Kiharlee “ 851 st.....Sec’nctSatui days,
Ailatoona, * “ si9tli....Tliir4 Saturdays,
Wolf Pen “ 1011st....fourth Saturdays,
Stamp ('reck “ 9934 Third Saturdays,
Si\th Distiict “ 93('ah... FourthSitturduys
l'ine Log 827th.... First Saturdays.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
J. A. Howard, Ordinary.
F. M. Durham, Clerk Superior Court.
11. W. Cobb, Treasurer.
John A. Gladden, Sheriff. A. M. Franklin,
Deputy Sheriff.
Bailey A. Barton, Tax Collector.
W. W. Ginn, Tax Receiver.
A*. M. Willingham, Coroner.
I>. W. K. Peacock, Surveyor,
Commissioners—S. C. Prichard, T. C. Moore,
A. Vincent, John 11. VVjkie, T. S. Hawkins.
CITY OFFICERS.
A. P. Wofford, Mayor.
James D. Wilkcrson, Marshal.
Geo. S. Cobb, Clerk.
B. U. Mountcastle, Treasurer.
Aldermen—First Ward, J. C. Wofford, A. It.
Hudgins; Second Ward, G. Harwell, VV. 11.
Barron; Third Ward, John i.. Stover, Elihu
Hall; Fourth Ward, W. C. Edwards, Aaron
Collin^.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Street—Collins, liudgms. Barron.
Finance —Stover, Edwards, Wofford.
Cemetery—Hudgins, Collins, Edwards.
Public Hall—Hall. Wofford, Barron.
Relief—Edwards, Barron, Harwell.
CIIUKCH DIRECTORY.
Methodist.— Pastor, Rev. J. B. Robins. Ser
vices, every Sunday at 11. a. in , and 7:30, u. m.
Travel meeting, every Wednesday at 7:30, p.
m. Sabbath School, every Sunday at 9:30, a.
in.; Jno. W. Akin, Snot. Young men’s prayer
meeting, every Thursday at 7:30, p. m.
Baptist.—Pastor, Rev. F. M. Daniel. Ser
vices, every Sunday at 10:45, a. m. and 7:15, p.
m. Prayer meeting,eyery Wednesday at 7:15,
]>. m. Sabbath School, every Sunday at 9:30,
a. in,; D. W. K. Peacock, Supt. Young men’s
prayer meeting, every Sunday at 2, p. in. Ser
vice of song, every Sunday at 3. p. m. Month
ly conference, third Sundry ol each month at
3, p. m,
Presbyterian.—Pastor, Rev. T. E. Smith.
Services, every first and third Sundays at 11, p.
in. Sabbath School, every Sunday at 9, a. m ;
T W. Milner, Supt. Prayer meeting, every
Wednesday at 7:30, p. m.
Episcopal.—Church of the Ascension. Min
ister in charge, Rev. W. R. McConnell. Ser
vices. every feumiav, except third in each
month, at 11, a. in. Sabbath School, every Sun
day at 10. a. m.
Proleßsional Cards.
T. W. MUNICH. J. W. HARRIS, JR. |
A II VHIHS,
A(torucys-Al-Lav.
Ottice over Howard’s Bank.
Cartersville, Ga.
JOHN H. WIKLK. DOUGLAS WIKLK.
WIHIjK A WIKLK,
AUorneys-at-Law & Real Estate Agents
Olllces at Court House and on Main Street j
al>ovo Erwin, Cartersville, Ga.
KKOBLiE . JOHNMON,
AHoriiey-at-Law,
OOlee, West Side Public Square,
C A UT £US VIL LE, G A.
jjfcjT- Will practice in all the Courts.
A. M. KOUTE. WALTER M. KYALS.
FOITK & KV ALS,
Aitoriieys-Al-liaw.
WILT, PRACTICE IX AT.L THE COO RTS
of tlt is stale. Prompt and faithtul at
tention given to all bttsiness entrusted to us.
Olttce, corner Main and lirwln Streets, up
stairs. Cartersville, Ga.
J. M. KEEL. J. J. CONNER. W. .LNEEL.
IFJBL, FOAAEIt & SEEL,
Ailriieys-A<-Lftw.
WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS
of ibis state. Litigated cases made a
specialty. Prompt attention given to all bus
iness entrusted to us. .
oflice on Erwin Street, between Main and
Market. Cartersville, Ga.
JAMES B. HOSI ERS,
Allomeyiit-LaH’
Office Up-Stairs, Bunk Block, Cartersville, Ga
Will practice in all the Courts of the Chero
kee and adjoining Circuits, and in the bu
ineine Court. Prompt attention given to all
business, Collections made a specialty.
Hailroads.
KENNESAW ROUTE!
WESTERN & ATLANTIC R. R.
The following time card in effect Sunday,
' Dec. 30,18H3:
NORTH BOUND
NO, 3-WESTERN EX PRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta 7 > a. m.
Arrive Marietta 8 20
( artersville. 9 25
“ Kingston 9 52
“ I*alton it 21
“ < battanooga 100 p. in.
No. 1 —FAST EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta 2 35 p. m.
Ariivc Marietta 3 27
*• Cartersvillc 4 29
“ Iml ton H 22
“ <%Attanooga 800
NO. 11—LIMITED EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta 11 10 p.m.
Arrive Marietta 12 39u. m.
“ Carters ville 1 43
“ Dalton 3 41
“ Chattanooga. 515
Rome Kxpre.-s North —Daily, except Sunday.
Leave Atlanta 1 05 p. rn.
Arrive Marietta 3 00
Cartersvillc 0 03
Rome .. 720
No. ] carries Pullman cars from Atlanta to
Louisville, Jacksonville to Cincinnati, New
Orleans to Washington.
No. II carries Pullman cars from Savannah
to Chicago and Atlauta to Nashville.
SOUTH ROUND.
NO. 4—FAST EXPRESS.
Leave Chattanooga 8 00 a. m.
Arri ve Dalton 9 33
‘* Kingston II lti
“ Cartersvillc 1142
“ Marietta 1240 p.m.
Arrive Atlanta 145
NO. 2—SOUTH ERN EX PRESS.
Leave Chattanooga 2 55 p, m.
Arrive Dalton 4 30
“ Kingston . fi 02
“ (’artersville 0 31
“ M arietta 7 47
Arrive Atlanta 8 40
NO. 12—LIMITED EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave ( battanooga 10 15 p. m.
Arrive I>all.on 11 49
“ Cnrtersville 1 47 a. ni.
“ Marietta 2 50
“ Atlanta 340
Rome Express—South—Daily, Except Sunday.
Leave Rome... . 8 30 a. m.
Arrive Cartersville 9 45
“ Marietta 10 49
“ Atlanta 1145
No. 4 carries Pullman cars from Cincinnati
to Atlanta, Washington, New Orleans, Louis
ville to Atlanta.
No. 12 carries Pullman cars from Chicago to
Savannah and Louisville to Atlanta.
B. Yv. WUENN, Gen’l. Pass. Agt.
R. A. AN DERsON, Superintendent.
EAST & WEST R. R. OF ALA.
ON and after Sunday, Nov. 14, 1883, trains
on this road will rtlit as follows:
GOINg WEST—Daily, Except Sunday.
no. 1. no. 3.
Leave Cartersvillc 950 a.m. 430 p.m.
“ Stiles boro 10 02 4 42
“ Taylorsville 10 37 5 17
“ RockmarU 11 10 6 50
Arrive Ccdartown 12 00 (i 40
GOING EAST—Daily, Except Sunday.
NO. 2. NO. 4.
Leave Ccdartown 205 p. m. 715a. m.
“ Itockmart 3 00 8 07
Taylorsville 3 35 8 39
“ Stiicshoro. ... 3 53 8 55
Arrive Cartersvillc 4 25 9 25
SUNDAY ACCOMMODATION—Going Eest.
Leave Ccdartown 8 00 a. m.
“ Stiicshoro. 8 52
“ Taylorsville 9 24
“ Itockmart 9 40
Arrive Cartersvillc lo 10
SUNDAY ACCOMMODATION—Going West.
Leave Cartersvilto 2 50 p.m.
“ Siilesboro 3 21
“ Taylorsville 3 37
“ Itockmart 4 10
Arrive Ccdartown 5 00
ALABAMA DIVISION.
Daily, Except Sunday.
Leave East & West Junction. 2 55 p. m.
Arrive Broken Arrow 0 00
Leave Bioken Arrow 9 00 a. m.
Arrive East & West Junction 1 15 p. m.
ROME RAILROAD.
The following is the present passenger
schedule:
NO. 1. NO, 3.
Leave Rome 610a. m. 415 p. m.
Arrive Kingston 8 55 5 30
no. 2. no. 4.
Leave Kingston. 920 a.m. 555 p.m.
Arrive Rome 10 25 a.m. 050
NO. 5.
Leave Rome. 800 a. m.
Arrive Kingston 9 00
no. 0.
Leave Kingston 9 20 a. m.
Arrive Rome 10 10
Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 will run daily except Sun
days.
Nos. 6 and 6 will run Sundays only.
No 1 will not stop at the junction. Makes
close connection at Kingston for Atlanta and
Chattanooga.
No. 2 makes connection at Rome with E. T.
Va. & Ga. li. 11., for points south.
EBEN JifLLYER. President.
J. A. SMITH, Gen’l. Pass. Agent.
IF YOU ARE
GOING
West!
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on
SOUTHWEST.
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CARTERS VILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1 SSL
The Cartersville American.
Entered at the Pont Office at <fartersville ,
Ga., May 9th, 18s2, an second chins matter.
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1884.
BAM BROWN.
He Talks About Politics—Colonel
Tilderi’s Letter — Mnjor
Blaine, &e,. &c-
For the past ten days I have not been
able to do much work. My wheat and
oats are all cut down, but my cotton and
corn need work powerful bad; they do,
certain. It just keeps on raining, and
really T don’t know what to do. When T
get into this kind of a fix I generally sit
down on a stump behind my barn and
think profoundly on polities or on the
grand events of my uneventful career.
Just now I am ruminating on politics,
what is a very good antidote to too much
green fruit. All the newspapers what
come to my house are just chock full of
politics; they are, certain. A few weeks
ago Colonel Tilden’s name was figuring
pretty lively in all the papers. But, alas,
the Colonel has lost his grip, his boom is
busted, be has passed. For two or three
months his little old bob-tailed boom ca
vorted around like a young mule colt
what is hard to break, but that letter of
his punctured the inflated wind-bag and
let out all of the gas and blow.
Colonel Tilden was powerful popular.
He seemed to have the democratic party
by the tail, and the democratic party
did not seem to care a cent for that. On
the contrary, they seemed to be proud
of the colonel’s hold on the tail, and
bragged about it a good deal. He was
the most popular man in the United
States, and I was a powerful strong ad
vocate of his. My old woman and I have
had lots of disputes about him. One
night we prolonged the debate for three
mortal, long, hot hours. She proved
conclusively that Joe Brown ought to be
president, and begged me, with tears in
lier eves, to Have him nominated. I told
her that I would try to do so, lmt that
4he Yankees wouldn’t vote for Captain
Brown, and that settled the whole busi
ness. She said that Colonel Tilden was
entirely too weak to bear the lieat and
turmoil of a campaign, and that he would
die before the middle of August, if he
were nominated. I suggested that he
could go to Europe and spend the sum
mer, and the campaign would run itself
on his popularity. Popularity is a pow
erful good grease to oil a political ma
chine with, and T c.rivlod. xuyncli' up ami
put in some mighty heavy blows, stuffed
with flint-rock logic and bristling all
around the edges with beautiful and con
vincing illustrations drawn from mythol
ogy; I did, certain. But all this did not
convince her. She said that Colonel Til
den was weak enough to die, if he didn’t
have the age sufficient to shuffle him off
this mortal coil. This is the way we had
it, up and down, round and round, until
we got so sleepy that we couldn’t talk
above a whisper; then we shut our eyes
and began to snore.
When the colonel wrote liis letter of
declination, my old woman was as happy
as she was when I asked her to marry
me. She came running down to the
river bottom, where I was cutting wheat,
jumping and laughing and screaming like
she had stepped into a nest of eggs and
had broken them all. She told me as
fast as her tongue could rattle—and it
can rattle pretty fast—that Colonel Til
den had peremptorily betaken himself
to the shades of private life; that he had
wiitten a nice, pretty, sweet letter, say
ing that he should bow to the will of
Providence and decline the presidency.
In my blushing and sad face she proudly
waved the paper what contained his let
ter. I sat down on a little stump, and
she sat down on a little rock by the
stump, and I read the letter aloud. It
was a grand, patriotic, statesmanlike let
ter, and I read it in a rich and subdued
tone of voice, what added much to the
effect. I told my old woman that it was
a bully letter, and just such a one as I
would have written, if he had given me
the job. She said it sounded very much
like my style, only not quite so smooth
and creamy. I blushed and kissed her,
and she dropped her head, and we both
felt spooney and happy; we did, certain.
If Colonel Tilden had the physical
strength to undertake the race, he would
lift Major Blaine clear out of his boots,
but, as it is, Blaine stands a powerful
good showing. Some of the democratic
papers are very hopeful, because his re
cord is pretty sharply smirched, and be
cause there seems to be a big thunder
bolt in the radical camp. But that is all
buncombe. Grant and Garfield,both had.
very bad records, and some of the radi
cals wanted to kick, but they went right
into the White House without any diffi
culty. I agree with 'Squire Dana, of the
New York Sun, who warns the demo
cratic party not to depend on Blaine’s
weakness, hut to put out their best man
and fight like putting out fire, if they
want to win the race.
Politically yours, Sam Brown.
The vociferous enthusiasm with which
a great many of Arthur’s old friends are
hurrahing for Blaine is almost brutal.
They do not seem to think that Arthur
has any feeling whatever. Don’t they
know that there has just been a funeral
in the family?
A FLORIDA TRIP.
As Told by a Bartow County Man-
April 28th, .1884. —In company with
my nephew, Dave Colltert, I left Stiles
boro depot on the 9:88 train for Carters
viile. When we arrived at the Etowah
river we had to walk Iho trestle. Well,
in my young days I was a great coon
hunter, but 1 never learned to walk a
log, but I was famous for cooning. 1
started on the trestle and Van McGinnis
passed me and said ; “Come on, cap
lain, or we will be left.” Here T took
the trembles and had to stop about mid
way over the river. My friend, Sanford
Vaudivere, took me by the hand and
balanced me across without any difficul
ty, though J have no recollection of
drawing a breath until I reached the
bank..
We left Cartersville on the down pas
senger en* route for Florida. Nothing
<>f consequence occurred until we reach
ed Macon. Here my nephew, Dave
Colbert, was very greatly interested and
considerably puzzled, and also a little
frightened. The city of Macon is mag
nificently lighted with electric lamps.
These lamps filled Dave’s youthful mind
with profound admiration and great awe.
He wanted to know of me if the light
was not obtained from the moon. I
told him that it was not, and then ex
plained to him the process by which the
light is made. It was with great diffi
culty that I succeeded in getting him
away, from Macon. He was very ner
vous for hours after we left the city—in
fact his whole physical system seemed
to be unstrung.
We arrived at Jacksonville, Florida, at
9:30, a. m., April the 30th. In this city
we remained about four hours. This is
a beautiful city, located on the St. Johns
river. After looking over the city we
boarded the steamer, City of Jackson
ville, for Aston, distant 14G miles. This
trip we enjoyed very much. We feasted
our eyes on all the beauties of the wide
spread waters of the St. Johns, on all
the picturesque scenery along its varied
banks, and the time passed off so pleas
antly that we almost forgot ourselves.
At 2:34 p. m,, April 30tli, we landed in
Aston. At 7:30 we left Aston, arriving
at Fort Mason early the next morning.
This place is situated on Lake Eustace;
it has two large stores which handle
$150,000 worth of goods each year.
There are other houses of business here,
but no liquor shops. In Fort Mason I
found my old friend, Capt. John Dodd.
The captain is looking fine and is doing
well. is as lively and as clever as in
the days of yore. We spent a few min
utes with him. and then got direction to
Col. John T. Wofford’s, and to Col. E.
H. Cannon’s. We first found Col. Wof
ford, and a few minutes later, Col. Can
non. These gentlemen are old Geor
gians, and they gave us a hearty wel
come. I* was very glad to find them
doing so well
After a few days rest I began to look
look around for a place. The news soon
got abroad that my object was to pur
chase a homo for myself. Cols. Wof
ford and Cannon both offered their as
sistance. I looked at several improved
places, but they “over-sized” my pile.
I fancied the Florida lands, and after
ten days deliberation, I bought twenty
acres of Col. Wofford and forty of Dr.
Manes. lam well pleased, and hope to
move this fall and cast my lot with the
people of Florida.
On the 10 th of May I was invited to a
“fish-fry” on Lake Yale at the farm of
Dr. Manes. Here I met a large crowd
of people. The shore of the lake was
lined with the fair sex, gathering shells.
It reminded me of the song, “Gathering
Shells from the Seashore.’” I could see
the fishermen at a distance in their
boats, drawing in the fine trout and
bream. I had been promised plenty of
fish, and I was not disappointed. About
eleven o’clock the fishing party came in
loaded with fish. All hands fell to work,
and, in a few’ minutes, the fish were
ready to be eaten.
After dinner croquet was in order.
This game was indulged in by several of
the young people. Others strolled upon
the lake shore, and my opinion is that
some love-making w r as going on. I would
have offered my arm to a beautiful
young Miss of eighteen summers, who
seemed to be very much impressed with
me, but I was afraid my wife would find
it out. Every now and then a boat would
be launched off into the lake. Each boat
was full of happy and joyous young men
and women. It was a pleasant sight, and
no one but a sour and carping cynic
could bo other than happy when looking
upon such a scene.
Florida is a grand country, and is being
rapidly settled. As for health, it is un
surpassed. In the section where I have
bought land, the climate is delicious, and
the scenery is such as will stir the soul of
any man. All the time there is a gentle
lake breeze moving over the country,
which makes it pleasant all the day and
night. The nights are very pleasant, and
one can sleep under cover all the year
round.
This section of Florida is being very
rapidly filled up with men of means, en
terprise, culture and refinement from all
portions of the United States. Lands
can be bought as cheap here as in any
other section of Florida, and I predict
that ; in the next decade, it will be one
solid mass of energetic, industrious aud
prosperous people. I shall not attempt to
describe it, but any lover of beautiful
and romantic scenery will be delighted
with a trip over this portion of Florida.
Colonel Wofford has one of the love
liest places I ever saw. It fronts a beau
tiful hike, and Fort Mason, city of Eus
tace, Lane Park, and the St. John’s aud
Eustace R. R., all present a picturesque
and lovely panorama, plainly visible from
his dwelling.
I was sitting at his house one evening,
gazing 1 411 on the beautiful and placid
lake, when the full-orbed moon seemed
t<> rise slowly out of the water. What a
seene for a painter! I thought to myself
that, if I were only a poet, what magnifi
cent verses I could write, with such a
picture to inspire me! But, knowing full
well that I was not a Shakespeare, or a
Milton, or a Byron, I did not attempt it.
PHO3NIX.
HIND AND BODY.
Borne of the most remarkable results of
an unusual mental stimulus upon the
body have actually been induced by the
lucid description of them in the hearing
of the persons who became thus myste
riously affected. Lecturers on the practice
of medicine in the universities and med
ical scliooLs rarely, if ever, deliver a
statutory course to their students with
out exemplifying the truth of the forego
ing observation. The writer well remem
bers an instance in point, occurring in a
class-fellow of his own who attended the
practice of physic class with him. Dur
ing and after the description of skin dis
eases this student suffered extremely
from skin diseases, induced by his too
vivid realization of the symptoms de
scribed by the lecturer. These uncom
fortable morbid feelings culminated one
day when the lecturer described the
symptoms of a certain disease supposed
to possess a special sphere of distribution
in the northern part of Great Britain.
For days afterward the student was tor
mented by an uncomfortable and persist
ent itching between the fingers, "which
no treatment seemed to alleviate, but
which passed away when an eruption of
a simple type appeared on his hands, the
latter induced by no known cause, but
apparently as the result of the morbid
mental influences to which he was sub
ject.
Not a session passes in tlxe medical
schools but the lecturer on physic has
occasion to quiet the nervous fears of
nervous students, who simulate in them
selves the symptoms of heart-disease,
and require the gravest assurances that
their fears aro ungrounded. and
that they have simply been stud
ying with a morbid interest the lec
turer’s remarks on heart affections. In
his work entitled De ’1 Imagination, De
maugeon tells us that Nebelius, lectur
ing one day upon intermittent fever, and
lucidly describing ague, noticed one of
his pupils to become pale, to shiver, and
to exhibit at last all the symptoms of
ague. This lad was laid up for a con
siderable period with a true attack of
the fever in question, and recovered
under the usual treatment of the dis
ease.
If, however, it is found that the in
fluence of the mind and the vain imag
inings of a morbid fancy may induce dis
ease, it is no less certain that a like ac
tion of the mind may occasionally cure
an otherwise stubborn malady. No bet
ter illustration of such cases can be cited
than those in which a severe flight re
lieves a condition which. may have re
sisted every effort of treatment. An at
tack of toothache not unfrequently dis
appears when we seat ourselves in the
dentist’s chair. A severe attack of the
gout has been cured by the alarm raised
consequent upon the house of the pa
tient being set on fire, whilst more than
one case of severe pain has been cured
by the patient ignorantly swallowing the
paper on which the surgeon’s prescrip
tion was written instead of the prescrip
tion itself. —Harper’s Weekly.
RE-UK ION OF VETERANS.
Over one hundred of the survivors of
the 23d regiment Georgia Volunteers
met at Canton on the 31st day of August,
of last year, and elected Col. J. J. A.
Sharp chairman, J. L. Worley secretary
and E. M. Mitchell corresponding sec
retary.
The meeting resolved to have a re
union of the survivors of the regiment
on the last day of August in each year,
and that the re-union this year would he
held at Acwortli, on the 30th day of Au
gust, as the 31st will be Sunday.
It is desired that every living member,
their families, also the wives and chil
dren of deceased members of this old
veteran regiment be present to contrib
ute to the pleasure and success of the
meeting. Also every confederate sol
dier, and especially the members of
Colquitt’s brigade be on the ground.
Gen. Colquitt and other distinguished
speakers are expected to be here.
Acwortli will give a royal reception to
all who may be on hand. Come, then,
and let us have a good time.
E. M. Mitchell.
Acwortli, Gn., June 17, 1884.
A dispatch from the city of Mexico
says that the national elections passed off
quietly, that the formality of providing
the voters with ballots was generally
omitted, and that, “therefore, few, if
any, citizens voted,”
THE ME4MNG OF THE REVOLT.
The meeting of the Massachusetts re
publicans and independent voters who
are uuable to support Mr. Blaine, was
followed by a similar meeting in New
York, which represented the same feel
ing and adopted substantially the same
action. At both meetings resolutions
were unanimously passed declaring the
Chicago nominations to have been made
in defiance of the reform sentiment of
the country, and to represent political
methods -and principles which ought not
to be approved. The resolutions also
express the hope that the democratic
party will offer proper candidates to the
country, aud provide for committees to
Co-operate with each other, and to take
such steps as may le necessary for car
rying the purpose of the meetings into
effect. The character and tone of both
meetings were very significant. They
were composed of citizens who have no
grievances to avenge and no personal
objects to seek, who are neither sore
heads nor aspirants, but men who be
lieve that political honesty is the best
political policy, and that when the chief
reason for supporting an improper party
nomination is that the party is not quite
so bad as the other party, the time has
come to call a halt.
It was interesting and significant at
both meetings to observe that there was
no foolish declamation or hasty action.
The willingness expressed to support
certain Democratic nominations was not
a willingness to be merged in the demo
cratic party, nor a desire prematurely to
move for the organization of anew par
ty. There was no proposition to erect
a platform, and there was a frank ac
knowledgement that the opponents of
the Blaine nomination, outside of the
democratic party,differ upon many ques
tions of public policy. The point upon
which they all agree is that it is a gross
public wrong to support for the presi
dency any • candidate whose public re
cord is not stainless, or to uphold politi
cal methods which are debasing. As
Mr. Moorfield Storey expressed it,
tersely and clearly, ‘ ‘We are united to
rebuke corrupt men and corrupt meth
ods in politics.”
For such a movement as the present
republican revolt this is a platform broad
enough and strong enough. The move
ment of 1872, which was led by the New
York Tribune against the republican
party and the re-nomination of General
Grant, was justified by its leaders iq>on
the ground of Republican recreancy to
principle and the public welfare. But it
was not alleged that the republican can
didate himself implicated m ques
tionable practices, however near to the
executive chamber the trail of suspicion
and of accusation may have reached.
But now that the party has deliberately
selected as its leader the one man among
all possible candidates on whom the
cloud of doubt rests, patriotic citizens
may well feel that the party of moral
ideas and of the national conscience is
trifling with its own fame, and surren
dering its strongest hold. A party must
be judged by its acts and by its chosen
representatives. How can it demand to
be trusted as the guardian of the nation
al honor and character when the charac
ter of its chosen leader does not defend
itself ? —Harper’s Weekly.
ENGLISH IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Swift upon the heels of the report of
the board of visitors to our State Univer
sity, complaining that the students are
unfamiliar with the rudiments of their
mother tongue, comes the Montgomery
Advertiser with a demand for gramma
rians in the legislature of that state.
The complaint is that the law-makers
of our sister commonwealth cannot pass
laws that are not liable to be torn into
atoms by the supreme court.
The evil is a serious one. Laws ought
to be so plain that the commonest citizen
can understand them; but if they are so
miserably constructed as to mean any
thing or nothing, then the confusion and
detriment to the public must be incalcu
lable. But would a lot of grammarians
remedy the evil? These boys of ours,
and doubtless the Alabama law-makers,
have passed through the grammar de
partment of the public schools, with the
highest honors. And yet our board of
visitors say our university men cannot
read, write or spell the English language
correctly, and the Advertiser says the
laws passed by Alabama legislators can
not stand before the eminent jurists of
the supreme court.
This is horrible to contemplate, bu£ it
cannot last long. Within a very few
years there will be no boards of visitors
or judges of the supreme court or legis
lators, who have not received their train
ing in the same schools. Having drank
from the same fountain, there will be no
little differences of taste and sentiment
among them as to prosody, syntax, etc.,
and everything will go along smoothly.
If everybody spells, reads and writes
after the same standard, there will be no
carping critics, and the laws, the spell
ing, the reading and the writing will be
uniform, and that much at least will be
gained.—Telegraph and Messenger.
The overseers of Harvard University
have decided not to confer the degree of
LL.D. on Governor Eobinson, and have
thereby robbed General Butler of one of
the elements of his somewhat extraordi
nary personal eonspieuity,
NUMBER 9.
CHAFF.
Oft as the youth is bent the twig's in
clined.
Grow is a favorite diet now w ith poli
-1 ticpans.
Thus will not be a cipher campaign.
The tattoo is not in cipher.
Democratic dark horses are as plenti-
I fill and frisky as wild mustangs.
Mr. Hendricks does not seem to be
wildly enthusiastic over Tilden’s letter.
If Mr. Talmage were afflicted with
rheumatism, his power of oratory' would
be crippled.
It always seems singular that the col
lege commencements should be at the
end of the term.
Mr. Beecher, who was so enthusiastic
ally in favor of Arthur, is equally enthu
siastic in liis opposition to Blaine.
When Ben Butler read Tilden’s letter
of declination, he bowed to himself in
flie looking-glass and winked.
Carl Schurz will not support the re
publican ticket, but he is still open to
engagements to stump the country at
S2OO a stump.
The sea-serpent has not made his ap
pearance this season; but there is a “gi
ant lunatic” at large in tlia Pennsylvania
mountains.
Who will be the democratic dark
horse ? The country is w’ondering
whether it will be a frisky colt, an old
racer, or a mule.
A Houston editor, who swore off’ before
a justice of the peace not long since, lias
come out in ail editorial headed: “Does
Prohibition Prohibit?’’
Just to think of the influence of a mil
lionaire. Vanderbilt said “the public
bed and,” and shortly afterwards the
banks began to break.
Since becoming governor of Kentucky',
Proctor Knott lias grow’n serious. How
ever, after passing the fifth bottle, ho
can create something of a laugh.
It is said that Sunset Cox is a close
reader of nfew'spapertf. Necessarily so,
for otherwise his supply of jokes would
be unable to meet the demand.
A physician connected with the Pan
ama Canal Company is said to have suc
cessfully cultivated yellow fever germs,
with which he has experimented by inoc
ulating animals, and it is promised that
an account of liis experiments shall soon
be published.
An advertiser in Texas for agents to
sell Mexican ponies says: “Sample po
ny free on conditions; inclose stamp.”
Tliin may indicate that the sample ponies
are very small, or that the advertiser is
misinformed as to the postal rates for
certain classes of mail matter.
In the event of Mr. Blaine’s election it
may be expected that liis brilliant foreign
policy will include overtures for. closer .
relations with the natives of New Zea
land. A cable dispatch says of the Maori
king that “high rank entitles him to be
more odiously tattooed than any of his
suite.”
Now is the time for obscure individ
uals to get interviewed, and have their
views on the presidential candidates pub
lished as the opinions of leading and
prominent citizens. They can easily find
papers to give them prominence, if they
happen to come out against their own
party.
“The Paris police have again raided
the book-makers and seized a large sum
of money,” says the cable. Persons unac
quainted with terms used by speculative
patrons of sporting events, might infer
from this that the police of Paris are hos
tile to literature, but such is not the in
ference that is borne out.
Several of the widely known republi
can and independent newspapers have
refused to support Mr. Blaine. They do
not want a “brilliant” administration.
An aggressive policy, they wisely con
clude, would unsettle the country. This
country is now' too great to retain the old
aggressive idea.
Some laborers digging near Onandaga
lake unearthed a large number of skele
tons lying side by side with their heads
towards the south. At first it was sup
posed that they had found the place
where the Sun had put away all but one
of the democratic candidates for the
presidency; but the skeletons proved to
be the remains of Indians.
“We want Blaine,” said a well known
Irishman, “not because we believe that
he will serve his country better than any
one else would, but because, in the event
of liis election, Ireland would have a
friend who would make demands of Eng
land and compel her to grant them.”
That might do well enough for Ireland,
but it would not answer the purposes of
a progressive nation. Ireland must fight
her own battles.
The fall of a tenement house a few days
ago occurred within sight of the corner
where loss of life was occasioned some
two or three years since by the collapse
of an old building. It is probable that
some of the tenants witnessed the sad
scenes which attended that disaster, yet
the usual reluctance to quit the unsafe
building was shown. Strange as it seems,
it ’is almost invariably necessary for the
police to oome in and hustle the tenants
out when a dwelling has beenjcondenmed
as unsafe. 4 ln the case of this latest
budding, the tenants were barely out of
harm’s reach when the crash came.