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SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO-— Price Reduced to $72 per ton. Cotton Option 15 Cents
THE SUN.
Hartwell. iiabt rorxvv. a.
M xlnrxln) . Jtnrch l, l.
BENSON ft McGILL, Editors.
A. 0. McCURRY. Associate Editor.
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CHINESE IMMIGRATION
Congress has passed a bill restricting
Chinese immigration to this country. The
bill has been sent to Mr, Hayes for his ap
proval. Grave doubts are entertained as
to whether it will meet with his sanction.
We have no doubt but what society on the
Pacific slope is greatly demoralised by the
large influx of Chinese immigrants that are
being annually poured in upon it. and it is
also true that our friends over there have
the sympathies of all the better part of hu
manity for their serious grievances ; but
one of the most important questions that
stands in the way of this measure is the
national honor and plighted faith of these
United State*. In 1808, Mr. Burlingame,
then minister from this country to China,
effected a treaty by which the freedom of
Americans in China was secured and a cor
responding privilege for the Chinese in this
country. This restriction seems to be a
palpable infringement of tbc Burlingame
treaty, and hence its obnoxious feature*.
However much the Chines* may practice
immorality, however much they may sap,
undermine and destroy the purity of social
life in these sections where they settle, is
no justification of tho solemn repudiation
of a solemn trenty. One of the most ad
mirable features in human character, and
above all, the most admirable feature in
national character, is its strict observance
of its contracts. And if this bill is, ns
it seems to be, a violation of the treaty, no
false sentimentality and clamorous appeals
ought to move this Governinenl from stand
ing by her obligations and doing full justice.
Let justice he done though tiic heavens fall,
r Since the above was put in type, we learn
the President has vetoed the bill.
HON. UUSTAVUS J. ORR.
The above named gentleman, the State
School Commissioner of this State will
visit Hartwell during next Court week and
address the people of this section on the
subject of education. The address will
be delivered on Wednesday of Court, and
the speaker will devote particular attention
to the discussion of the Moffett Register
nuts pviiu 11 Übivtv tl|V V.
Mr. Orr is thoroughly enlisted in the
cause of advancing the educational inter
ests, not only of Georgia, but of the en
tire South, and we urge upon our people
to turn out Wednesday of Court and hear
his address. In another column will be
seen his letter to School Commissioner of
this County.
EDITORIAL MELANGE.
Mexican dollars only pass for 73 cents.
The forty-fifth Congress closed its labors
yesterday.
24 States of the Union have Democratic
Governors.
Augusta, according to a recent census,
has 27,000 inhabitants.
AVarrenton had a small tire last week.
Damage nominal.
Carter's Fancy Flour is the best ever
sold in this market.
Gold mining is creating great excitement
in Oglethorpe County.
Is corn beer intoxicating?—Oglethorpe
Echo. Well, no ; better stick to old rye.
A half million pounds of Western meat
have been received at llawkinsville since
December Ist.
A fourteen year old boy fell on a circu
lar saw in Newnan on the Ist inst., and
was mangled to death.
Mrs. Felton has written two letters to
the press, in which she criticizes General
Gordon pretty severely.
When you come to town to buy Flour,
be sure to ask your merchant for a sack of
Carter's Fancy. Don't fail to give it one
trial. 134
Judge Rives, of the U. S. Court, had
five County Court Judges indicted at Dan
ville, Ya., on the 27th ult., for failing to
allow negro jurors to serve.
Larry Gantt announces that the Ogle
thorpe Echo will come out soon in anew
suit. Don’t see how he can improve it—
it’s just as “ good as gold ” now.
If you want the finest Flour ever sold in
this country, buy Carter's Fancy. Always
uniform in quality. Every pound guaran
teed. Send orders to J. C. A J. Carter.
Wholesale Grocers, 63 Fast Alabama St.,
Atlanta, Ga. They only sell to merchants.
We think the papers are giving too much
attention to the utterances of Mrs. Felton
—let her have her say. Woman like, she's
hound to have the last word. Sho will
find eating soup with a fork more profitable
than slinging mud at Gen. Gordon. He
Stood up for his country when Felton was
over at the hospital
It is announced that President Hayes
will veto the bill to restrict Chinese immi
gration to the United States, which passed
both Houses of Congress recently. Cali
fornians have been making threats that the
State would secede from the Union if the
President vetoes the bill, California's
idea of the right of secession is like the
" Myox arid Your bull” tale. But per
haps she can put up a biggar fight than the
Southern States. Asa precautionary
measure the Government should beat the
; long roll and recall the eminent soldiers,
Fred Grant and his papa, to their post.
The President has vetoed the bill to re
strict Chinese immigration. Now let Cali
fornia secede. Let 'er roll!
llart County exports to Elberton are on
, the increase. For a number of years past
that market has been supplied in chine*-
pins from our prolific orchards —J. P.
Shannon, Esq., commiasion merchant. Re
cently, we learn, John T. Osborn, Esq.,
| has received several consignments of light
wood knots, which he disposes of rapidly.
The latter was shipped via the E. A. L.
IR. R. Quite a heavy crop was raised last
year, and little or no guano is needed.
MAX AT HAWKINSVIiLE.
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
Incident* by the Wwy-I*apre*a*d by
the Cypress- -The (.Iris, Ac.
Readers Sun : It becomes my duty,
as your representative in the Georgia Ag
ricultural Convention from the County of
Hart, to state what 1 saw and heard in that
body.
On Friday 14th inst., we proceeded on
our journey as far as Bowersvllle ; where
we encamped upon the battle-field with
our friends Fayette and Amos, who are
great beaux in that warlike city, and when
we arrived stated that the had just return
ed from a “ Volantine drawing."’ Doing
well. We must acknowledge that we were
" kinder taken off” at this place, for we
expected to meet someone who was non
inventuH ; however, all was well afterwards.
Saturday morning we started for Atlanta,
and with the exception of two or three
good foot races, in which we were the only
participant, arrived safely on terra Jirma
I in that city lj P. M,
THK AIR LINE
lias the most courteous gentlemen and
efficient officers we have ever met w ith on
any road. They are all jovial, good-na
tured fellows, but don't stop “ to get a
gentleman s hat or to pick blackberries in
the summer time.”
In Atlanta, we attended a tine play at
DeGires' Opera—rendered bv a Northern
troupe Diplomacy." Met Messrs.
| Hodges and McCurry, of Hartwell.
Sunday afternoon wc were again on
| board the ears en route for
JONESBORO.
While here wc visited Prof. George C.
Looney and family, lie at present lias a
tine school numbering 110 students, and
with the prospect of IsO. As educators
Prof L. and his assistant, Mrs. Crawley,
are almost peerless; and. taking into con
sideration the surroundings, his school is
j one of the best in the South. His discip
line is almost perfect.
After a most delightful time in .1. with
our old school-fellows and friends, we left
for Macon Monday afternoon. The train
was crowded with delegates. All remain
ed over in Macon until morning. Early
I*-- ' * —•* to
HAWKIKSVILL.E.
the seat of the Convention. From Macon
to llawkinsville we were transported by
the Brunswick U. K.. which runs down the
bank of the Ocinulgee river. The scenery
was perfectly beautiful —one continued
swamp of cypress, magnolia and cane.
We hud often heard of the nine forests and
magnolia swamps of Soutli Georgia, hut
never before saw them. We do not now
wonder why the orator so often refers
to them. They belong to that class of na
ture's beauties whose essence cannot be
described —expression is inadequate.
At llawkinsville we were received with
open arms. As our train rolled up to the
station, sweet strains were discoursed by
the hand. We proceeded immediately to
the Courthouse, where, after the meeting
was called to order by the President. Col.
Thus. Hardeman, an address of welcome
was delivered tiy Mayor Kibbee. This
was responded to by Col. Livingston, of
Newton, Chairman of the Agricultural
Committee of the Legislature, in behalf of
the Convention. President Hnrdeman's
address was learned and eloquent. 11 is
metaphors were perfectly beautiful.
On the first day. resolutions were intro
duced by different members looking to the
the preservation of the Society, which res
olutions were unanimously sustained. The
substance of these resolutions was
Resolctd , That a Committee be appoint
ed to draft a letter to the people of Georgia,
requesting them to instruct their Repre
sentatives in the Legislature to sustain the
Agricultural and Geological Bureaux.
There was an attempt to reduce the
membership to the Convention, which was
defeated by a large majority ; also a reso
lution to change the meetings lroni semi
annual to annual sessions lost by an over
whelming majority.
The State Fair Association was located
in Macon for the present year. Jonesboro
petitioned for the next meeting in August
to be held in that place, which proposition
was accepted.
On Tuesday night the delegates were en
tertained at belt's Hall by a concert, and
on Wednesday evening we had an experi
ence meeting, which was very entertaining.
Wednesday morning Gov. Colquitt ad
dressed the meeting. He is strongly in
favor of sustaining the agricultural and
geological departments. The Governor
lias a line address, is strikingly handsome,
and
RESEMBLES HENRY WARD BEECHER.
The Convention was a very intellectual
body, composed of Generals. Colonels,
Majors. Captains, Judges, M. D’s. L. L.
D's. D. D's, Ac.—all farmers. We were
struck by their similarity to the Cossacks.
This race of people are very fond of horses
—so much so that a Cossack is generally
represented ns an equestrian, ami it is even
said bv some that the carpenter drives his
jack-plane on horseback. From their ap
pearance. I would judge that the majority
of the delegates did most of their farming
in this manner. They farm on an exten
sive scale. But it is mind and not muscle
that makes a success of anything ; and
although these men do not perforin the
manual labor, yet they furnish the brains.
it was whispered around among the del
egates that
HARDEMAN WORLD BE OCR NEXT OOV.
There were very few farming imnlements
on exhibition. A guano distributor—a
machine that would open a furrow, drop
seed and cover—a patent hoe, and a gin
whetter were about all.
The Convention adjourned 1 o'clock P.
M. Thursday. At its close many resolu
tions of thanks were voted the people of
llawkinsville. The people of this place
are the most hospitable we have ever met.
We couid not if we possessed expression
pass too high an encomium upon them.
They fed us on every imaginable delicacy,
free of charge, and seemed to vie with each
othcr.in who should entertain th larger
number of delegates and exhibit the greater
favors. May tnis city reach that prosper
ity which it desefvea. There ia at preaent
one steamer running from thin place to
Darien, and another ia being constructed
at the wharf. Will W. came in to the
Convention rather late, and wished to
know if cypres* “ knees were “ young
trees coming up !” We told the Hawkins
ville people that they must excuse W. and
ourself, as we were mountain hoosiers and
had never before seen cypress growing.
With reluctance, and with promise* to
the young ladies to return ere long, wc
left Thursday afternoon.
(hi onr return we passed, just below
Griltin on the Central R. R., one of the
most extensive orchards in the South. We
were informed that it contained one tliou
saud acres, and was the property of Judge
J. D. Cunningham, of Atlanta. It was
composed principally of p"ach trees. We
were induced to make a calculation, which
shows that fruit raising could be made
profitable in this State : Supposing there
are 100 trees to the acre,'and bushels of
fruit to the tree, which you sell in New
York at a profit of one dollar per bushel,
you have on one thousand acres two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars ! Can any
crop pay better?
In the money-making
crop was discussed, and it was agreed that,
after raising your supplies, the surplus
should be planted in cotton); that from it
more could he realized.
In Atlanta we met Col. C. W. Seidell,
who is very popular with everybody and a
great favorite with the officers of the A.
ft C. A. L. R. R.
At the city of Bowersville, we were at
our rows end, or nearly so, for we like
never to have succeeded in securing a con
veyance to Hartwell. 1 met numerous
drummers all along who were complaining
of this, and it seems to us)that the travel
from there to 11. would warrant at le*st a
hack.once a week.
We will close with this sentiment to the
Agricultural Convention —Eeto perpetua.
Max.
CARRYING PISTOLS.
A Oearfla Judge's W my of Enforcing
the I.hw. i
Ktuhvillt American.
Our reform legislature, among the many
good things that it proposes to do for the
people, is trying, I believe, to amend the
law m reference to carrying pistols. A
prominent Georgian told me an incident
the other day that may be of interest, and
which he assures me actually occurred :
Georgia has a stringent pistol law. The
penalty is forfeiture of the pistol, a fine of
fifty dollars, and at the discretion of the
court, imprisonment for thirty days. A
short time after this law went into effect,
Judge Lester was holding^court in one of
the mountain counties of North Georgia,
aud, right in the midst of the trial of a
cause, Tic asked the attocneys to suspend a
few moments, and told the sheriff" to lock
the court-house door and let no fnan pass
out without permission from him. Then
said the Judge, in his firm, decided way :
“ Gentlemen. I saw a pistol on a man in
this room, and 1 cannot reconcile it to mv
sense of duty as a peace officer to let such
a violation of the law pass unnoticed. It
|n* ut* iiiui it in my uuij i \j tYip
grand jury and indict him, but if that man
will walk up to this stand and lay hispistol
and a line of one dollar down here.-1 will
let him off this time ; otherwise I will go
before tilt grand juay and testify against
him.” ‘ .
The Judge paused, and an attorney who
was sitting down just before the stand got
up, slipped his hand in his hip-pocket, drew
out a neat ivory-handled Smith A Wesson
six-shooter and laid it and a dollar down
before the Judge.
” This is all right,” remarked the Judge.
“ but you are not the man that I saw with
the pistol.”
At this another attorney, sitting imme
diately in front of the Judge, got up. and.
drawing out a small Colt’s revolver, laid it
and a dollar bill upon the stand.
” This is right again.” said the Judge.
“ but you arc not the man 1 speak of.”
Thereupon, a large man. just outside oj
the bar, walked around, ran his hand in his
bosom, and. drawing out a huge old army
pistol, laid it and a dollar on the stand.
*• 1 declare,” continued the Judge, ”if
this don’t heat all; you have done right,
my friend, hut you are not the man I saw
with the pistol.”
This process went on until nineteen pis
tols and nineteen dollars were laying on
the Judge's stand. Then there was a pause,
and it appeared as if the crowd was pretty
well disarmed ; at least, if there were any
more pistols in the house their owners did
not feel disposed to give them up.
*■ Gentlemen,” resumed thejiuige. ” here
arc nineteen persons who have acted like
men at this business, but the man that I
saw with the pistol has not come up yet,
and now,” continued he, pulling out his
watch and looking tow aid the far side of
the court-room, ” 1 will give him one min
ute to accept my proposition, and if he
docs not do it in that time. I will point him
out to the sheriff and order him to take him
into custody.”
Immediately two men from the hack part
of the house began to move towards the
Judge’s stand. Once they stopped and
looked at each other, and then, coining
slowly forward, laid down their pistols and
their dollars. As they turned to leave the
Judge said: “This man with the black
whiskers is the one that I saw with the pis
tol.”
Then Judge Lester gave a short lecture
upon the cowardly, foolish and wicked habit
of carrying concealed weapons, and as
sured his audience that in the future the
law would be strictly enforced. The court
proceeded with its regular business, and it
is needless to add that in that county the
habit of carrying pistols was broken up.
Jan.
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cases shockingly contorted and drawn out
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utterly useless. Ilostetter’s Stomach Bit
ters. on the other hand, is avouched by per
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source of reliof It keeps the blood cool
by promoting a regular habit of body, and
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dred malady, the gout. Besides this the
Bitters remedy disorders of the stomach,
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niended by physicians as a desirable medi
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