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.,&r: * m* Hi * * 7 : w i 4 * ■y ' i \U : ? • 7 *. «• *- »**-. : #' <* > i *► % ; 2 •%. f * •c Am f r* I r ! I V * VI*' v . f £ «& flg 4 r Jy * US a. k tea ” yfcl* * * X- m' ? ,’7 . l t. ■ m ■k-S jv I Wj$ ■X V j ‘.♦•i O- ■ * * SJ 1 »♦? >* I A &■: mi i V\ A S§S figSl 4 # *T * * 1 %^ 4 / VOL. XVI. For the Hamilton Journal. CURRENT EVENTS. Congress is still considering the tariff bill. Thus far no material change has been made in the bill as reported by the ways and means com mittee. . The nomination of Cleveland and Thurman b/ the National Democrat¬ ic convention has created much en¬ thusiasm and meets approbation of all the democrats. 4 * * The cotton receipts of the crop of 1887 up to June 1st, 5,964.548 bales. To the same date last year 5,160,973; excess of.receipts 803,575 bales. Look for low price of cotton next fall. The acreage in Cotton & *5 * per cent above last year. The crop re¬ ports show a full average in all the cotton states except Frorida. Look ahead for breakers—a big crop. The Southern Alliance news-paper succeded splendidly in their trade is¬ sue. A good paper any how. Can an order be “not a political party but a party in politics?” Whoever attempts to run that schedule will be switched off the track and “don't you forget it.” The pr position to have a county fair foi Harris county meets with gen¬ eral approbation. Harris county must be represented at the grand Chatta¬ hoochee Valley Exposition to be held in Columbus in October and* she must win. The Mikado of Japan has prohib¬ ited base-ball in his kingdom. A heathen nation sets a good example and it ought to be followed. It is surely true that the country press of Georgia brought the Consti¬ tution and Chronicle from the error of their way and made them good democrats and fnrther discussion is unnecessary. A herculean effort is being made to make the Piedmont Chautauqua be held this at Salt 1 to summer JOSEPH L.DENNIS, PROPRIETOR. Springs, 18 miles west of Atlanta, a success. They claim to expect 150, 000 people there during July and August Wonders have not ceased. One curious in suJi matters says that if all the rail toad bridges in the United States were connected in a straight line, it would extend from New York to Liverpool. Lowndes county on the 5th made the first shipment of watermelons, consisting of three car loads. The Masonic burbecue to t>e held at Hamilton on the 23rd will be large¬ ly attended. Reader. ♦ Our Candidates. Elsewhere will be four.* 7 !^ nouncement of several gentlemen who are in the race for legislative honors. We rejoice that the list is comprised of gentlemen so worthy of pubic esteem and so well qualified for the positions to which they as¬ pire. Capt. L. L. Stanford is in the race for the Senate. He has served the county in the house and while there made a representative who did credit to.the county. He was active and energetic and succeeded in having our college made a branch of the slate university—doing by h s skill, ener¬ gy and perseverance a piece of work where in similar cases scores of fail¬ ures have been recorded. His sup¬ port is strong for the senate and the vote he will receive will be a compli¬ ment to be appreciated. Mr. B. H. Williams, one of our present representatives, is a candidate for the Senate. He has done good service in the house. Two measures that but for his active support would have been defeated, will long be re¬ membered to his credit. His record in the general assembly is endorsed by the best element of the county and has made him strong fiiends in his present canvass. Judge W. C. Wisdom, who is a candidate for the house, is one of the best and purest men in Harris coun ty. He is a successful farmer and a credit to his profession. Six yeirs HAMILTON, G.4.. JUNE 15,1888. ago he represented the county in the legislature and his record there was a credit to his constituents. There is not a safer man in the county and he has a host of friends who are making an active canvass for him. Capt. John F. Jenkins is well known as a public spirited, high toned gentleman. His example as a farm¬ er is worthy imitation and in all pub¬ lic trusts he has shown himself no less worthy. He is a gentleman who works upon the square in all his deal¬ ings and his popularity is but an evi¬ dence of public appreciation of true worth. Two years ago he made his maiden race and it was a good one. His fiiends confidently predict a bet¬ ter one this time. Mr. R. B. Mobley is a young man, \ ib popular wiih all classes. He has a large farming interest and we doubt if the state can match him in point of success as a farmer with a man of his age. He manages his large interest with skill and ability that assure competence should he be cal¬ led to legislate for us. He would take a high stand in the house and will re¬ ceive a creditable vote, if he does not lead all his competitors. Hardeman Notes. Mr. W. A. Stevens, of Cleburii, Ala., spent the night with your cor respondent a few nights ago. He was in seaich of Summer Little, the slayer cf Pickens Pendergrass, of Cal¬ houn, Ala. Mr. B. N. Blanton had a cotton bloom on the 9th, instant. Who of your correspondents can name one earlier for the backward spring ? The election of officers of Chatta¬ hoochee Alliance, No. 154, will take place on the fourth Saturday of this month, but owing to the big barbe¬ cue at Hamilton on that day of the Masonic fraternity it will be deferred until the 5th Saturday in June. Mr. John A. Cochran, our polite P. M. at Hardeman, has an early patch of corn of the white dent vari-1 utv that will be ready for the table in a few days. Friend Cochran, don’t forget ye correspondent with your first table use. Judge R. M. Whitten was aroused ONEDOLLAR A YEAR t STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. between midnight and day on last Saturday night while alone at home, and on inquiring the trouble he was informed that no harm was intended, cut there was a biother and sister in black who, having escaped from Ala¬ bama, desired to be made one. The Judge gratified their fond desire and they went on their way rejoicing. Catania Clint. Mrs. Charles Turner neeMissNet tie Hines, of Atlanta, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hines. The friends of Hon. R. A. Russell of Hamilton were pleased to set him in our community last week. Rev. R. H. Bollock of Chipley made us a pleasant visit a few days ago: I fearful if the candidates per sist in sending our editor so many rich viands of life, that he will feast so high that it will render him in¬ competent to write the good editori¬ als our Journal is filled with every week. ’ Death has again invaded our midst, this time taking a little rosebud, to transplant in the garden of Eden. Died, June the 5th, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Snell, aged six months. The parents hearts are sorely wounded by the removal of their little gem, but we hope they suffer as Christians, knowing that all is well with their little babe. v Want of space causes the omission of several items that will be given next week.—E d. Foraker does not think that Judge Thurman’s nomination will add any strength to the democratic ticket in Ohio. Well, maybe it will and maybe it will not, but there is one thing of which we are fully convinced—Fora ker’s nomination by the republicans would be very strengthening to the democratic ticket all over the coun¬ try. It would act like a charm.— (Jolumbus Enquirer. A failure to receive paper forces us t0 cut lhe Joural to eight pages this week - vvhat ' acks in s,ze we have tried to make good in quality. The big barbecue is one week from tomorrow. Everybody will be here. NO. 24