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TfieRriFFin 1” VOLUME 17 Griffin, Griffin is the liveliest, pluckiest, most pro¬ gressive town in Georgia. This is no hyper¬ bolical description, as the record of the last jve years will show. B During that time it has built and put into most successful operation a 1100,000 cotton actory and is now building another with nearly twice the capital. It has pntupa „ ge iron and brass foundry, a fertilizer fac- ory, a n immense ice and bottling works, a sash and blind faotory, a broom factory opened up the finest granite quarry in the United State*, and has many other enter¬ prises iu .outemplation. It has secured another .ulroad ninety miles long, and while ocatea on the greatest system in the South, the Central, has secured connection with its important rival, the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, It has just secured direct inde¬ pendent connection with Chattanooga and Ibe \V« st, and has the President of a fourth railroad residing here and working jo its ultimate completion. With its five white and three colored oh arc lies, it is now building a $10,000 new Presbyterian church. It has increased its population by nearly one-fifth. It has at- t raded ai ound its borders fruit growers from nearly every State in the Union, until it is now surrou .ded on nearly every side by or¬ chards an 1 vineyards. It is the home of the grape an 1 its wine making capacity has doubled every year.' It has successfully inaugurated a system of public schools, with a seven years curriculum, second to none. This is part of the record of a half decade and simply shows the progress of an already admirable city, with the natural advantages of having the finest climate, summer and winter, in the world. Gridin is the county seat of Spalding county, situated in west Middle Georgia, with a lioalthy, fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet above sea level. By the census of 1890, it will have at a low qstimate between 6,000 and 7,u00 people, and they are all of the right ort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to welcome strangers and anxious to secure do- sirable settlers, who will not he any less wel¬ come if they bring money to help hoild np the town. There is about only oc® thing we need badly just now, and that is a big hotel. Wc have several small ones, but their accom¬ modations are entirely too limited for our bueiness, pleasure and health seeking guests. If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬ tion for a hotel in the South, just mention Griffin. wherj the Gbiffin Griffin is the place News is published—daily and weekly—the vest newspaper in the Empire State of the Georgia, Please enclose stomps in sending for sample copies. This brief sketch will answer July 1st, 188b. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to he changed to keep up with the times. PH0FESSI0NAL DIRECTORY HEADQUARTERS Protective Leak’s Collecting and Agency of Georgia. Gilt FEIN, ------- GEORGIA. S. G. LEAK, Manager. *jjg“ Bend your claims to 8. G. Leak and correspond only with him at headquarters. t'leveiaud & Beck, Resident Attorneys for Griffin. may9d«&w8in HENRY C. PEEPL ES, A ! T U K N.E Y Ai LA W llA.VeTOX, GEORGIA. Practices in ail the State and Federal ( ourts. octOd&wly JNO. J. HUNT, ATTORNEY AT LA W GBIFFIN, GEORGIA, Office, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. H White's Clothing Store. roar22d&wly o. IjISMUKE. N. M. COLLINS DtSMUKE & COLLINS, LAWYERS, GRIFFIN, GA. u.lloe,first room in Agricultural Building .-Hairs. marl-d&wtf THOS. R. MILLS, TTOBNEI AT LAW. GRIFFIN, GA. vVill practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office, over George & Hartnett’s a irner. nov2*tf. on n. srawxar. bo3t. t. oanirl STEWART & DANIEL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Over George & Ilartnett’s, Griffin, Ga. Will practice in the State and Federa ourts. ianl. C. S. WRIGHT, watchmaker and jeweler GRIFFIN, GA. Mill ^ J. H. White .fc Co.’s. Street, Up Stairs over r., _ D. L. PARMER, ATTORNEY AT LAW WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA. Will Prompt attention given to all business. where- bi practice in ail the Courts, and ever ‘ business calls. 1ST Collections a specialty. aprGdly J. ;p. NICHOLS, AGENT THE Northwestern Mutual Life In¬ surance Company, Of Milwaukee, Wis. The most reliable Ir. nrance Company iu America, ang28dly GRIFFIN GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST ti igge *AKlM c POWDER Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of economical parity, strength and wholesomness. More than the ordinary kinds, andfean not be sold in competiton with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate Powders. Sold onT,; in oans. Royai{Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall Street, New York ct'2-difewlv-toD column 1st or ttfc nave. THE STAR. A GREAT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER. The Stab is the only New York newspaper possessing the fullest confidence of the Na¬ tional Administration and the United Dem¬ ocracy of New York, the political battle ground Jeffersonian of the Republic. Democracy, pure and simple, is good enough for the Star. Single hand¬ ed among the metropolitan press, it has stood by the men called by the great Democ¬ racy to redeem the government from twenty-five years of republican wastefulness and corruption and despotism to the South. For these four years past ithasbeenunswerv ing in its fidelity the administration of Grov¬ er Cleveland. It is for him now—for Cleve¬ land and Thurman—for four years more of Democratic honesty in our national affairs, and of continued national tranqnility and prosperity. For people who like that sort of Democracy the Stab is the paper to read. The Stab stands squarely on the National Democratic platform. It believes that any tribute exacted from the people in excess of the demands of a government economically administered is essentially oppressive and dishonest.. Tae scheme fostered and cham¬ pioned by the Republican part-of makin g the government a miser, wringing millions an nually from the peopl3 and locking them up in vaults to serve no purpose but invito waste fulness and dishonesty, it regards as a mon¬ strous crime against the right of American citizenship. Republican political jugglers may call it ‘'protective taxation;” the Star’s name for it is robbery. Through and through the Star is a great newspaper. Its tone is i arc and wholesome, its news service unexceptionable. Each issue presents an epitome of what is best worth knowing of the world’s history of yesterday. Its stories are told in good, quick, pictur- eque Edglish, ar.d mighty interesting read¬ ing they are. best The Sunday Star is as good as the class magazine, and prints about the same amount of matter. Besides the day’s news it is rich in epesial descriptive articles, sto ries, snatches of current literature, reviews, art criticism, etc. Burdette’s inimatible hu¬ mor sparkles in its columns; Will Carleton’s delightful letters are of its choice offerings. Many of the best known men and women in literature and art are represented in its col uinn8. giving The Weekly Star is a large paper the cream of the news tliew irld over, with special features which make it the most complete family newspaper published. The farmer, the mechanic, the business man too much occupied to read a daily paper, will get more for ^liis dollar invested in The Weekly Stab than from any other paper It will be especially alert daring the cam paign, and will print -the freshest and most reliable political news. Terms to Subscribers, Postage Free: Every day,................................#7 day for one year (iucluding Sun 00 Daily, without Sunday, one year...... GOO Every day, six months................. 3 50 Daily, without Sunday, six mouths— 3 00 Sunday edition, one year ............... 1 50 Weekly Star, one year ................ 1 00 A free copy of The Weekly Star to the sender of a club of ten. jggT" Special Campaign Offer—The Weekly Stab in clubs of twenty-five this or more will be sent for the remainder of year for Forty cents for eaeli subscription. Address, THE STAR, Broadway and Park Place, New York. J MACON. GEORGIA. --- jot-- XT'I FT Y-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION opens X? September 26th and closes June and 28th. neat, Elegantly furnished class rooms new cottages for students. Centrally located. Good board at reasona¬ ble rates. information For catalogues and other ap¬ ply to REV. J. A. BATTLE, jnlyl2wi President. 011 * iip|il , shessjs THE WORKINGMEN SPEAK! THEY ARE UNANIMOUSLY OPPOSED TO HARRISON. The Disastrous Effect of Calling a Mass Meeting in Harrison's Own Home. The Indianapolis Journal and News, .Harrison organs, called a meeting of workingmen ft> wait up¬ on Ex-Governor Porter and induce him to accept the nomination for Governor of Indiana. The working ingmen responded with a rousing meeting, and after a harmonious ses sion, unanimously passed the follow iug resolutions, which truthfully ex¬ press the very warm attachment the working meu of Indianapolis have for their fellow townsman, the Re¬ publican candidate tor President: Under a call from the political friends of Benjamin Harrison, pub lished in the daily papers of Indian apolis, for the purpose of considering the propriety of urging the Hon. A. G. Porter to become the candidate for Governor of the Republican party of Indiana and to give an hon cst expression of their feelings npon that subject. Now, therefore, we, a poplar gathering of workingmen, represen ting the several industries of the city of Indianapolis, irrespective of party, here assembled, declare— 1. We are unalterably opposed to the election of Benjamin Harrison to the presidency of the United States because his life and official re¬ cord fully demonstrates that he is blindly wedded to the corporate powers of the country and has no pro per regard for the interests of labor. 2. That we are not to be longer deceived by a system of extortionate “war taxation,’’although denominated “protection,” which demands tribute from the millions of wage workers for the benefit of wealthy trusts and combines. 3. That we demand cheaper neo essaries of life, a wider market for our products, and that the American home shall not be transformed into a grog shop and people debauched by cheap whisky. 4. That to become a candidate on the republican state ticket is to adopt Benjamin Harison’s record and the platform on which he stands, while we now pledge our votes and influence in opposition both to said candidate and platform, and likewise, any per sen who shall espouse them. Tnerefore, be it Resolved, That wo sincerely advise the Hon. Albert G. Porter, who has heretofore evtn ced a spirit of friendship toward the workingmen of Indiana, that he shall not at this late day in his life, place himself in an attitude of hostility to their interest or lend himself to his personal enemies, who would thus use him in an hour oi dire extremity for their own selfish purposes and bring upon his own head final humil ation and defeat. The resolutions as adopted were presented to Ex-Governor Porter by tfie following committee, composed entirely of gentlemen who until the present campaign have been tru* and tried Republicans: L. P. Cus ter, W. J. Smith, Charles Nave, J. C. Willets, Andrew T. Wilson, M. G. Farnfaam, T. J. Hudson, Charles IL Krause, O. J. Wallace and Gilbert Leibert. As a result, Governor Porter de¬ clined to be a candidate, and Con gressrnan Hovey, an almost unknown man, was nominated by the Republi¬ can cor vention this week. The Physician of the Homo is the mother or the wife, upon rests the safety and health of the holp, The wise one to relievo sndden attacks of the bowels, alwl£s has Dr. Biggers’ Huckleberry Cordial, GEORGIANS IN TEXAS, A Concord Man’s Interesting Account of His Trip. Delta County, Texas, Aug. 4.— My last communication was from Paris, Lamar county, dated July 28tb. On that day after I had writ ten I took a walk all through the business portion of the city of Paris. Here I saw a good many thiDgs strange to me, such as men coming to town horse back. I saw about 20 or 25 two horse wagon loads of corn and I saw corn sell at 32 cents per bushel. I also saw about the same amount of loads of hay selling for about or $7 a ton, or about 25 c. per bale. Right here let me say that Georgia does not raise all the water melons, for I saw about 50 loads of as fine melons as I ever saw and I saw the largest peaches and the most of them that I havo seen in five years. The apples are as fine as wo can raise in Georgia. We took a ride into the country about 2i miles Sunday morning, 29th. It was the first buggy ride I ever took on a Texas prairie, and saw some line cotton and corn. On the 30th I went up to town and met my old friend S. G. Baldwin, commissary sargent of tue 31st G.i. Regt. of Gordon’s Brigade. Ho i3 jailer for Lamar county, Texas. Paris is his P. O. We went up on the court bouse and got a view of the surrounding country, which was a gr%nd sight to me. On the next morning we went out about miles east-of Paris and saw some old Georgia sandy land, &c. On the the morning of the 1st of August we started on a trip through Della county. All along on both sides of the road I saw some of the finest corn aDd cotton I ever saw. The most of the corn I saw on this trip is equal to the very best bottom land corn I ever saw raised in Geor gia. While it has not rained here for about four weeks, the cotton is look mg fine and green and about on an average 3^ to 4 feet high. We stop ped for dinner on the first wilb a farmer who has only acres of laud, and ho told mo he had sold 200 bush els corn and he had 100 bushels in his crib that I saw. About 4 o'clock we got to Cooper, the county site of Delta county and got acquainted with some of the officers and citizens of this little town. This is a nice town as far as I could ico. About sundown we got to C. P. tiollon’s and spout the night and met up wi h some Georgia boys. Next moi uiug we were off for Bon Franklin on' the G. C. & S. F. RR, in company with T. J. Irvin. Wo went about ten miles and passed over some of . fine black land as ever I saw. Mr. Editor, think about taking a buggy ride of thirty miles over black land all tho way ! My brother in law got down in tho road several times and dug down with his knife and in two inches deep be gave me dirt that I rolled up into balls like marbles, showing that the land is by nature fortified against drought. I have met with tho three Ander son boys, and t wo of the Hollon boys, and three Irvin boys; also Mrs. Early, nee Coggins, and J. C. Baily and his sister, Mrs. T, J. Crawford. The three A uerson boys have good crops. Tim Hollon and Irvin boys have all got good homes and doing well. On night of the 2nd we spent the night with B. II Irviu, His old friends in Georgia tvould not know j him; he weighs 202 lbs. On the 3d we went to the Delta county singing convention and I enjoyed myself very well. We went from the convention to W. A. Irvin's and spent the night with Will, and are hero this morning. We can sit in his hall and look all over biB farm of 100 acres. He has about forty acres in cotton about breast high to me. A few words of comment: I ean say this, I hate seen more old corn than I ever saw in Georgia at this Motts’Apple Vinegar! Jnst received W>1 S. K. & John (’. Motts Apple Vinegar, Fonr Years Old. C* W. Clark & Son. time of the year. The people do not care so much for dressing oat here. The water is generally better than I expected to find, and the friendliest people I ever saw. My boalth is good, and the health of the people is generally good, and tho people look as healthy as they do in Geor gia. We are off for the convention again this morning, aud you will receive an other letter from me next week. Mr, Editor, I take this method of writ ing to all who have asked me to write, as yor valuable paper is gener ally taken by the people. J. J. Johnston. Yellow Fever. The dispatches say several cases of yellow fever have developed in Jacksonville, Fla,, aDd the physician sent by the Federal governmen to in vestigate telegraphs Surgeou Gener ai Hiiniiton at Washington that he fears it is the beginning of an out break. One is hardly surprised at this unwelcomed announcement, when it is remembored that tho fever has been huge ring iu a quiet way all through last winter and spriug iu Plant City, Fla., and one or two oth er exposed points with which double daily railroad intercourse with Jack sotiville is and has been maintained all along. The unprecedented hot weather for tho past few weeks has served to develop and spread the fever. For several days a suspicious case of feyci has been quarantined at the Sand Hill hospital near Jackson ville, which, on yesterday, was pro nounced genuine yellow fever, with two or three other cases traceable to the same source from which the origiual caso was discovered. Of course every precaution known to modern medical science will be used to prevent further spread of the dis ease iu Jacksonville, but wo all kuow with what little success these pre cautions meet with when once Yellow Jack has taken a foothold in a city, We may consider Jacksonville as in for a siege of if. Savannah is the next city of note in that direction in which we are interested, andjit may be put down as a fact that the auibor ities of that place will be wide twake to prevent its introduction. This state of affairs is to bo regret led just at this time, when every *k' 1)o to i.u, unprecedented prosperity of lb it section. People, not „ , on)} of this - City, -. . . all ,, tlie 0 Ut over South, will watch with interest the progress of this dread disease jn Jacksonville and other points in Florida, and will more than ever recog- : z-} the importance and neces »;t} of observing effectual Arid prc .pt sanitary matter?, both in city md household circles. Good Heading for Hot Heather. The Chicago News suggests this reading for the weather: Dr Elisha Kent Kane’s book on Arctic explorations. The files of the New York papers for the week of March 12, 1888. , LieutenAit Greedy's diary kept during air journey to the North Pole. S. T, Coleridge’s “The Friend.” The memoirs of Lady Frai.,di'-. The poems of Mrs, Felicia Hcnr ’. Any cf Henry James’ novels. Iz.ek Wilton's “Complete An¬ gler,' “Sixty Years an Iceberg: Being an Autobiography of John Sherman.” Kate Field’s ‘‘A trip to Alaska.’’ But the best thing of all is Clark Hassells “ Ice Bound,” now tunning in the Daily Nfws. JIMMY COMES HOME. Blaine ai Last Arrives in New York and Speaks. Special to the News. New York, Aug. 10.—Mr. Blaine and party arrived this morning on tho City of New York and on board the Starin proceeded to the pier from whence they were driven to the Fifth ivenue hotel. On the boat, in reply to an &ddreeg of welcome, Mr. Blaino made a short address, alluding to what he bad seen in the old world, and said the present campaign would be fought on tho tariff 1 , and the question was whether American labor w/is to be brought to a level with the pauper labor of Europe. The many remarkable , .lood’s Bar** parillo itjdoes accomplishes peculiar arc sufficient curative proof that possess pow_ ers, Hon. Joh'i I). Stewart. The Atlanta Common wcalt speaks of our congressman in the following complimentary terms: “We are pleased to learn that Hon. John D.‘Stewart, our immediate and very efficient representative in Congress, is resting at his home in Griffin for a few days. His unani¬ mous renomination for Congress was a deserved tribute to his worth as a man and his faithful public ser¬ vice in other departments of our government no less than the dia tinguished position he now fills so acceptably. Of course it goes with out saying that he will be re-elected. “His opponent, Col* Geo. S. Thomas, is a good lawyer, but can scarcely have the slightest hope of election in ibis district, especially over so popular a man as Judge Stewart.” In the Amusingt'omedielaof 4 , l'*ed Up* Sir Charles CoMctrearn, a blase man of fashion, which is made to depreciate everything in everybody else is supposed to take an interest, with tho languid remark that ‘‘there is really nothing in it.” He etenex tended this i riticism to the crater of Vesuri us, down which he iooked bat saw “ho thing in it.” Such characters are scarcer on this sldo of the Atlantic than abroad, but they exist here notwithstanding. Bach men neea a “fillip jaded to nature” appetite, U» medicinally stimulate their overcome their lass! tude. and renew the zest of cxistanee. They and others upon whom the world’s enjoyments will are Hostetler’s beginning Stomach prematurely Bitten to palj, find a Krow strong, and the hoar of retirement!* unfraught with apprehension of uneasy employ re- pose when this suaerlatire tonie is | . ed. It remedies fever and ague, rheums- GRIFFIN tele Cote. — *M- JL> T3LGINS HUE -l 1ST SESSION OH S*!*! tember hrd.JJFull course in LANGUAGES, SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, and MUSIC Ample and convenient accommodations for Boarding Pupils. Mis. Waugh Instructor of TRAINING SCHOOL”-* new feature. Prof. C. Astin, Instructor in Pi a no. Violin, Guitar. Organ and Vocal Mask*. Mrs Waugh, Assistant. ' For circulars and fail information, Rev. C. V. WAUGH. Preeidoat, P O. Box 154, Griffin, G». d.Y wtsepht. j