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About The Griffin daily news and sun. (Griffin, Ga.) 1889-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1889)
1 m V.T T „ 4 1 v x- __ • . .- .....—......... .. ' ' ' ___ I*. its many new enterprises in Ming and contemplated, prove this that time it has built and put jnto essfnl operation a $100,000 cotton itsests^sSi , up a large iron and brass foundry, ■ factory, an immense ice and bot- Presbyterianchurch. Ithaa increased depop¬ ulation by nearly one filth. It has attracted arofind Its borderafruit growers from nearly every State in the Union, until it hi now sur¬ rounded on nearly every side by orchards and vineyards. It has put up the largest ru It evaporators in the State. It is thehonSe of thegt»pe andito winemakingcapacity has doubled every year. It ha* successfully in uugurated a system ol public schools, With a •even years curriculum, second to none. This is part ol the record of a half decade ot having the finest climate, summer and Griffin is the county seat of Spalding floan- ty, situated m west Middle Georgia, with a healthy, fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet welcome strangers and anxious to secure de¬ sirable settlers, who will not be any less wel com* if they bring money to help build up the wu. There to about only one thing we e»d badly justnow, and that to a big hotel ffehave several small ones, but their accom mentations are entirely too limited for onr usiae s, pleasure and health seekig nguests U you see anybody that want* a good looag tion for a hotel in the Sooth, just mention Griffin to the place wlwre the Gbifvin Niswfi s published—daily ami weekly-the best news¬ paper intheEmpireState of Georgia. Please udose stamps in sending for sample copies, and descriptive pamphlet of Griffin. ' r ? Tins ..... brief brief sketch sketch to is written written April April 12th, 12th, 1889, 1889, aitd will have to be changed in a few months o embrace new enterprises commenced and IHMMIA Velvet Kibbojis, Baby &£ Velvet Caps. * the new arrivals from New ish, extra width <S $1 ** —-ALGO, .% ■:' -{ ORDKR8. j—- 1 ■ons and order* are promptly BENSON’S Art Temple. 1,.~-Nearly 7,000 p«>- assemblage. The president was re¬ ceived with great applause and spoke Duties and Gentlemen—Some of my news-- whieb have impelled my presence. Surely no loyal citizen of Chicago who sits here to¬ will night under the wltehlDg magnificent scene ask for any other reason HMttsf that which is asssas» awnratioi. of this magnificent bonding. Without an equal ip this country and so far as Iknow without an equal to the world <ap- have hire about us to-night in this grand architecture, in this tasteful decora¬ tion, that which is an education and an in-* spiration, (Applause.) It might well attract 333 'wR'i* metffi have made 4. stand for an hour here. (Ap¬ plause.) And If that bo true surely there is reason enough why tbo president may turn aside for a little while from public duty to mingle with his fellow citizens to celebrating an event so high and so worthy as this. (Ap¬ plause.) Not speech—certainly speech-can not the care¬ less words of extempore fitly In¬ terpret this great occasion. Only the voice of the immortal singer can bring from these arches those echoes which will tell us the You will permit me then to thank yon, to thank the mayor of Chicago, to thank all those good citizens with whom I have today received me, and you will permit me to thank yon, my fellow citizens, for the cordiality which you have witnessed here to-night. I wish that this great building may continue to be, to all your population, that Which it should be, opening it* doors from night to night, call¬ ing your people enjoyments here away and from pursuits care of and busi¬ ness to those en¬ tertainments which which will develop have the souls to of Inspire men (applause), power sars-a rz&jsr^xzss szirss? After the applause which followed the with her the wonderful familial* singing. -‘Home, She Sweet had chosen song Home,” and when she finished the ap¬ plause was deafening. acknowledgment She was obliged several to bow her tiroes amid the roar of clapping hands. Mr. Eddy gave a scholarly interpreta- ft was found when he was removed from the water ten minutes later that be had been drowned, n Itittler'* Birthday. Boston, Dec. 11.— The 82d anniver¬ sary of the birth of toe poet Whittier to near condition at hand. Mr. Whittier’s Owing to health toe delicate it has of been deemed advisable to request bis friends to allow the occasion to pass as quiet as possible. The aged poet to not able to receive callers nor to answer letters, much as he would like to do so. >RNING, PRO New YoRK* Dec. Tl.-lhe New York presbytery met and adopted the report of the con mow revision of the West¬ minister confessio 1 . The report oppose 1 any general revision or alteration of the confession, but recommends some changes, viz.: , 1. That the three chapters after the thewlhing" only? ThrLTerei^ty’of be so revised ao as to preclude that explanation of Section 4, which makes It teach the damnation of all heathens, or makes it am^enemZl endeavor through the spirit and who to walk in penitenc ; and humility accord¬ ing has to been the pleased measure of light which God to giant them. a great and pure -BhPBterngjr soldier’s ^Wl burial gnttw with wVw .show of the profoundest respect and love of the peo¬ ple. “If agreed,” continued Capt.Gray, it is “that the body of the dead chieftain shall be borne into the cemeterv upon the shoulders of of the old veterans I, as a rep¬ resentative the Grand Army of the Republic, shall certainly demand to have the right to assist in the perform¬ ance of that sad, honorable duty.” It is learned that all the army officers, while they cannot the take death any of Mr. official Davis, action in great regard respect to for him soldier have and as a statesman and will attend the funeral. Th« llovetueot for a Mounuient. A meeting of southern editors has been called here for to-morrow in order to settle upon for plans for furthering the the de¬ movement a monument to ceased. Jn response to head a telegram from Gen. Gordon, at the of Confederate vet¬ erans, Governor Nicholl? has appointed a committee to take charge of the fund to be raised for Mrs. Davis and her daughter. By midnight it was calcu¬ lated 100,000 have pas ed the bier. Among those who came were the foreign consuls, the Catholic pupils of the high and school other and many priests clergymen. _ Jeff Davis on the Liberty Cap. Washington, Dec. 11.—Very few know the that Jefferson Davis had the pap the on present statue of freedom on dome of the capital changed from the original Crawford. design, The as ci-eated original by design the sculp¬ tor was “the liberty cap,” but Mr. Davis, who was then secretary of war, in 1856, when the design was submitted by the sculptor, made objections to the cap, as it was toe symbol of the freed slaves of the Greeks. He sent a letter toCapt. M. C. in Meigs, charge the of officer the capital who at extension. the time was Mr. Davis preferred a helmet and the design was changed in accordance with his wish. This fact at the time created much talk. , * ...... _______ Student* Mourn for Davis, Baltimore, Dec. 11.— Seventy-five students versity, chiefly at toe southerners, Johns Hopkins met uny last nr man „f fa* foro- mi^i Mmm, (ran W Volnntnrlly R«- tJrs.-Ur- ». are at a imminent hotel there. He thinks that if the story todtrue his detec¬ tive at Montreal would have reported the fact The InvestlffHilnB Cwmmlttee. s' The report iHrt of the instigating corn¬ h 1 favor any particular recommendations on the question as to the diaborae authority given the sergeant-at-arim to money for the house. Most of the members ot the committee favor the simply submitting that the salient been points made in this arguments question and have on leaving the, house to decide where the loss shall fail. .Mr. Lredom's ltMponsIblltty. Mr. Leedom’s legal adviser thinks that the individual members of congress should not lose their salaries on account of the embezzlement. He believes that the sergeant-at-arms is a properly authorized disbursing officer, but main¬ tains that Mr. Leedom'a bondsmen can¬ be¬ not be held accountable for the loss, Fif¬ cause their bond expired with the tieth Leedom, congress, he for whiclaf it is was wilhng given. to Mr. states, turn over-the §30,000 that he possesses should it be decided that he formality is responsi¬ ble for the loss without the of a civil suit. The §14,500 which Silcott paid into the National Metro] >olitan bank in order to take up the forged notes which would be sufficient evidence to extradite him will probably be the cause of a suit. It is claimed that thu money will belongs have be to the government and suit to entered to recover it. , Washington, Dec. 11.—Speaker Reed announced the following committees: Ways and Means—Me* McKenna, 8 ™- McKinley, Payne, Bur¬ rows, Bayne, Dingier, McMiUin, La Follette, Gear, Carlisle, Mills, Breckenridge (Arkansas) and Flower. Committee on Appropriations—Messrs. Can¬ non, Pntterworth, McComas, Henderson (Iowa), Peters, Coggswell, Belfien, Morrow, Brewer (Michigan), Randall, naan, rorney, Forney, r Sayres, Breckenridge Manufactures—Messrs. (Kentucky) ij ) and and Dockery. Dockery. Oil _ ----- „— Kelley, Burrows, Burrows, E. B, Taylor lor (Ohio) (Ohio) Arnold, Arnold. Morse, Morse, Sanford, Sanford, Wilson (West (Vest Virginia). Virginia), and Fowler. Bynum, Williams (Illinois), Grimes On Elections—Me-srs.Ro well, Honk, Cooper, Haugen, Sherman, Dalzell, ” Bergen, Green- halge, ____________,______l Comstock, Crisp, ... O’Fei 'Ferrell, Outhwaite, Maish, Moore (Texas) and * ”*' Wike (Illinois). On Mileage—Messrs, Lind, Townsend (Penn¬ sylvania), Wallace (Massachusetts), Clunie and Pennington. Judge Kelley Retiree. Under date of Dec. 7 Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, consecutive who has served the for twenty mittee and years on addressed com¬ on ways Reed mean*, a letter to Speaker expressing a de¬ sire to be relieved from further service on the committee. He said that ad¬ vancing infos years and increasing infirmities him had own judgment unfitted for its exacting duties. In his reply Speaker the Reed circumstances expressed profound which dictated regret for Judge Kelley’s retire¬ ment from the for committee and continue hoped that he might many years his useful career in the house. Tariff Itev *;.>!>. The new wavs find means committee will when hold sub-committees its first met ting will on be Thursday, appointed to handle the different 1 ranches of the work that will tie referred to it live committee as a w hole will lake up the president’s message the tariff os oon as possible favored and discus;) measures in it. Mr. McKinley said to a United intended to devote much time to dis¬ cussing it. At present. Mr. McKinley went on to say, he had made no pre¬ parations towards bringing in a tariff * .IlHI* I.itreduevd In the Senate. Washington,, Dec. '.1.—In the ate Mr. Platt introduced a bill foi admission of the state of Ida’ Union: also, for the » :missi oming. By Mr. Hiscock— P the paym ant of confir.p § 5 a 1 day in t who Were prisons fisted time; after the expiration the « incroas.ng $100 those wiki lost both eyes to per month. By Mr. Miu hcfi-T 'o extend toe free delivery to cities having i a popula- tion of 3,000 and a grew. re venue of $5,000 for the last fiscal yea) j*. By Mr, IngaUs-The per diem pensu on bill pre- ittee of toe T-.t;, lu :bc :io«( Washington, speech Dec. 11.—J made hij first on t! session and caused great a; Speaker laughter Reed by continually “Your hoc a* repeated recurrence of toe --- —......-....... A MAD DOG 80AB.K. , ? • KkkncttSquare. Pa.. itec. It,—This place to now weatherhittte worn mail dog scare ever experienced In fbe »ter =?^r4itr-s ^OK wlth- O'il a Ii.uerlc •;> 1 < ^ upon In ab¬ ject terror. hi* e’i.ic pi affair* was *n a .TV . ays :ro. (dm.il ho 1 created n m t\v\ latino u*cj. TheUtb w.) a t, 1 Ml** r Ivmr vice of special mar.du. ; - and that Davis’ SSSeiSKt the of service of Davis had term ex¬ pired and that it could not be retro¬ active. The judgment of the lower court is, therefore, affirmed. ' i'nrne.l In Kali Room. * jjseaaisrts&m dKg’Js.f&r exploded and the clothing of a number t^o flLZ m !m d evSn^shid^buk* w ( Lond on. Dec. jl.— A Inqui,, WJS SUS TiStiritZS i: SSS; against the company’s purchase of rival He alleges that any more concerns. extravagant pureha prices and have that the been authority paid in such es of the st ckholders has not been ob¬ tained for such action. Confession of » suicide. -Dr. New Lively Martinsville, found W. bottle Va„ Dec. tightly It, a sealed and tied with a pink ribbon float¬ ing in the river here, in it was a sheet of have note this paper put with thu ody following.' in the Ohio “I day my t river Benwood, for seducing Marshall a girl. I belong at Dec. 5.” ' county. ' Good-by. ■ ■ , Death of William N. Riddle. Nbw who Yi.rk, Dec. 11.-William N, Riddle, (uuuw, Httsburg «*as «a* president urraiuein of oi the me Penn rsna bank at at too time of ita fail¬ ure i in in 1884, 1884, and and war ivai at at that that time time a a heavy ivy speculator speculator in in oil, oil, died died at at St, St, Vin- Vin¬ cent’s had e’s been hospital, hospital, engaged this this city, City, the brokerage of of dropsy. dropsy. bus¬ Ho Ho in iness in Wall street tor the past few years. * _____ Sam Sinai: Seek* Ordination. Atlanta, the G»„ Dec. Small 11.—The applica¬ tion tion of in the Protestant Rev. Sam Episcopal for ordina¬ church to being considerad bv a committee of ministers and doubtless he wifi be fa¬ vorably received. Mr. Small has been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, but bto family are Episcopa¬ lians. _____ _ The Ballot Box Forger. . Cincinnati, Dec. 11.—The case of VVood, toe ballot box forger, was was eon- c tinued in the police court until Dec. at the request of the defense. Ju< Ermston said that the case mast not that postponed all concerned further must than be that ready date, for trial to be heard then. Dedicated After Fifty Year*. Elkton, Md., Dec. 11,— The Ca Church in this town, of |p the Immaculate stone Gonce; of corner i was laid in 1849, and which has recently feet enlarged its length, by the dedie* additi; forty to was * fhiilera Raging at Bagdad. ADEN, Dec. 11.-Cholera to raging fiercely suspended, at Bagdad. and tjje Business to rigidly ig en¬ tirely quarantined. city the winds. Fair; slighriy cooler; northwesterly , NUGGETS OF NEWS. At Easton Mrs.'Dilliard was sentenced r^aass ssare in Montana of the sea • lieved it« follows as a logical consequence. i SfEr&^SFEifc were unknown. IlHH-HS-Oue! ! action*. Ho admitted that there was a peeu combination of circumstances agai his clients, and showed how It was the financial interest of some erf ana tne oariaons—to snow that it wa he wag killed, Dbian to receiving | a week from & dime museum mana where toe horse is on exhibition and ylcAita ‘ Hlfttflll (r . .. g ftsafr chanrin* A' — 4 * Jh —$• Bn * -**A oJntWIAn f I—— kWV - - * • • fan "U uAr $ . - tag*. '“Now. there is another cirot
