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THE HAMILTON .JOURNAL. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY. VOL. XIV. EDITORIAL NOTES. _ Brother . ^ ^ eVl mi J 18 • S ^hows for Governor, , but t le in that he has one eye o g Atlanta wants communication di rect to deep water. She is now bent on building a railroad strait to the Atlantic. • Grover is being . Our good not very unanimously endorsed out west, if the municipal elections are anything of a test. There has been a repub lican gain everywhere an election has yet been held. Railroad building never .and was the so lively in Georgia before, k beauty of it is all now building are trunk lines, the building of which will necessitate the building of .many branch lines as feeders. Secretary L. Q. C. Lamar is on a visit of a few days to relatives in this state. He refuses to talk of the ad¬ ministration for the newspapers. He was born and raised in Georgia but his home is in Mississippi. Senator Platt in an able speech in the Senate Tuesday, advocating open executive sessions, said the press of the country has pronounced in favor of his resolution and that the country press is the voice of public sentiment. The money order department of the mail service is about as crude as it was at the beginning. It is entire¬ ly too cumbersome for smaller offices and the man who suggests something better for small offices will be a na¬ tional benefactor. General Master Workman Powder ly, of the Knights of Labor is a pro¬ hibitionist and proposes for the mem¬ bers of his labor union to Boycott Rum. Many Knights might become bloated bond holders but for this most oppressive of masters. Our mother says that when we were quite a little boy we made the remark that we “Had just as nice clothes as anybody, but getting to wear them was the thing.” Atlanta’s railroad dilemma suggests that she has just as many railroads as anybody, but getting the good of them is the thing. There seems to be a lull in the can¬ vass for Governor. Atlanta’s candi¬ date has not been announced but everybody is anxiously awaiting her decision. She usually names the winning man and we propose to be on the winning side this time we shall for the present “lie low and say nothing.” A resolution passed the Senate Tuesday autorizing the secretary satis- of war to deliver its owners, upon satisfactory proof, certain silver ware, relict jewelry, heirlooms and family captured by honest union soldiers during the war. That taken by the Other class of soldiers didn’t reach the treasury. There is a vacant house in North Albany, near the ice factory. that is JOSEPH L. DENNIS, PROPRIETOR. said to be haunted. Between mid • night and daylight, mysterious frequently figures are said to have been seen of late The h0USe is 0ne that sev - ral - d cat hs have recently occurred in.and t j ie ne groes in that locality give the house a wide berth after nightfall.— Albany News. Secret sessions of the Sfenate for passing upon the president’s nomina tions ought to be abolished. The biggest senator in the land is but a servan t 0 f the people, and they have a r jgj lt to know what their servants are (j 0 i n g Secret sessions smack 0 f star c fi arn ber proceedings. They are behind the enlightenment of the age. The President, we have no policy, doubt, is honest and sincere in his but the indications are that it has not brought strength to his party. The battle cry was “Turn the rascals out” and it was presumed that victory un¬ der it would mean “Turn the victors in.” So far the republicans have a majority of the public offices and the democrats are naturally despondent. A democratic administration by ie publican officials was not what we wanted. i— " WORDS OF CHEER. Mr Editor: I have for some time been a constant and attentive reader of the Hamilton Journal, and I de¬ sire to express to you and through you to my fellow citizens my high ap¬ preciation is excellent of the Journal. and ought It an paper to be in every house in the land. Its tone is high, morals pure, contents instructive and full of valuable infor¬ mation. Come to the rescue, give the Hamilton Journal a large remu¬ nerative circulation and you will con selfbuTumm the courtrlLt hrce 3 ™’ In all free countries that/controls public opinion is the grand lever cu, about rent * ve a " healthy ,s > ^ st * state rs en,e of f r P"?^’ public morals r ‘ ^ and advances human happiness, and public opinion can be best controlled, purified and made effective through the newspaper. Labor troubles are rife in the land and the question must be met in the near future. The best article that I have read upon the subject was an editorial in the Ham ilton Journal. Other articles of like merit have appeared from time to time and when I say that the paper is a good one I mean it. I Drooose in another article to show snow goou good and sufficient reasons why 3 the Hamilton Journal ought to have a large circulation. Subscriber. LOCK-JAW FROM A DOG BITE. Tuesday evening a singular result followed the bite of a small dog. A negro man, Charley Pritchard, was slightly bitten upon the hand by a very small dog. The bite was but a mere abrasion of the skin, drawing but little if any blood. Yet the ne gro, ste^, a stout man, walked but a few entered his brother’s house and felt upon the floor in a dead faint, When he was restored to ness his jaws were locked—immova ble. Drs. Mitchell and Riley were both summoned and after tering restoratives possible and bleed- HAMILTON, GA, APRIL 16,1886. ing the patient they secured a relaxa tion of the facial muscles. Nearly a quart of blood was drawn before this result was secured. This is one of the most singular cases of the kind, that has fallen within the observation of our physicians. LUCKIE LOVELACE DEAD. This morning at seven o’clock Luck ie Lovelace breathed his last and his pure soul returned to the God gave it. Could loving hearts and tender hands have stayed the work of the pale reap¬ er, this had been done, but the one in whom he had such simple child like faith had other use for him and the boy whom all knew but to love is no more. That providence which alot ted to him so much of pam in this world, was to him but the refiners fire that fitted him for an eternity ot happiness. Luckie reached his majority but a year or two ago. For ten years he was a patient sufferer with two run ning ulcers upon his breast. One of these finally worked upward until it formed an abscess which bursting left an opening in his throat. For years his condition has been critical and he has known that he was upon the verge of the grave. It has at last opened to receive him, admitting him into the happy beyond, of which his blessed Christian experience afforded him a foretaste. To his parents, his brothers and sisters an uncomplaining voitje in tljc midst of pain, a heart overflowing with love and a life full of noble im pulses had greatly endeared him and we knowing their deep grief, feel that words of the kindliest sympathy now seem ^old to them. May the one whose call he was ever so ready to obey, be with and help them in this hour of their affliction. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Deputy Collector R. M. Moss is the city to-day. It will not be long now before gar d sas , will be plentiful 1 . Mi. W. T. Barr, of Columbus, en joyed the show last night. The band music last nJght was j e . Ughtful. * It is a treat to listen to such, Cotton planting , . .. general , order , is in novv and 111S bein S done at a llvel y ra * e * The trees are beginning to look as if the spring tim e had come gentle Annie. 1 he wh ad , , . man ° v0ca ‘ <l n0 ‘P" n 8 court is now as hard ( to find , as Char . ^ R ’ The man whose laugh was fired off by a hair trigger was out at the col lege last night. Col. R. A. Murphey, of Atlanta, is spending a few days in town with Ins brother’s family. There is plenty of wealth in lire h ;n s Q f Harris to the man who how to djg * it ouL Mrs. Bett e Cook „ . returned ..... to her home a Columbus ye terda, after P eas n ^ er son * S. R. Murphey is receiving a splen did line of seasonable goods. His fine is not to be matched in extent, variety an I prices. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Conductor Holt, Route Agent Dix on and Engineer Lawrence of the C. & R. railroad took in the show last night and enjoyed it. Contracts for the grading of the Georgia Midland have been awarded for nearly all of the route, and are being rapidly signed up. Hon. T. W. Grimes,after spending several days here friends, and at Chipley with his numerous returned to Columbus yesterday morning. A Hamilton gentleman protects his premises from petty thieves by keep ing conspicuously exposed a cot on which a negro condemned to be hung died. Tt j s han j t0 say which our friend C K Johnson, of Greenville, who was j n tfi e c ity j as [ night, enjoyed mos t ) the show or the pleasure of greeting kis many Hamilton friends. Mr. F. C. Tigner’s numerous friends were glad to see him out at the < ol bast evening. He is understood be arra, ?8 in g [° r a tou [ tbe Northern cities with our Hamilton minstrels, Deputy Marshall O. S. Hardy cap¬ tured an illicit still about five miles from Chipley in the direction of Troup Factory last week and with it about 6oo gallons of mash. lie is a faith ful officer, The silent partner of the Green v qj e Vindicator came down with the delegation from our sister city yesier day evening and expressed herself as we n phased with the entertainment at tbc college. m ^[ cn< J s Owen and * ^ lss Bede Owen, of Waverly Hall, ^ ere 8 1ad to , J otc tbe ’ r P r ® sence at 1 ie co ^ c g e night. ^ I bey are It C «? C S S t lCir msman ’ Lapt. H. VV. Pitts. We have seldom seen a belter behaved party of young folks than ™' t uTevemng (“e! For beautiful women and handsome mcn ‘ the dty 3 ovcr the mountain is P ot to , b « „ . •„ be ha PP> t0 sce them a S a,n - An extra train from Greenville last night brought down a large party to the entertainment at the college I he p ar ty was imposed of Mrs. VV. T. Revill, Misses Minnie Revill, Annie 1 errell, Kate I'eavy, Minnie Ellis, Nettie Banning, lonsey bloyd, An nie Davidson, Myrtis rreeman, Ethe Reeves, Lona Mathews, Ella Blalock, Hattie Britton, I)r. A. G. rlojd, Messrs Will McLaughlin, Harris Jno. O'Neal, Will J. * A. A BarDeijy, R-, r hprrv j. I H tt. narns, Henry Harris, C. R. l orbett, Bo j Malone, Bob Maffett, Bob VV insiow. Bob Simonton, C. A. Iloyd, Jack Hennigan, Bud Sexy, J. T. Williams, Bud Leverett Prof. Jno. T. Little, 3 Swanson * all of Greenville, The second quarterly meeting of the (.atau a urciii was i The fol owmg were e ected J delegate j to to he Columbus district^ confer meets in the Buena second Vmla Sunday on W^ednesday m July brom Clowers church A. S. l.lli son. From Pieice chapel—J. ? B. Roper. From Shiloh church—B. A.lhggers. From Bigham chapel—J. J.W. Big gers. NO. 29.