Americus
Recorder.
oftheconspirators discussed.
Whit Amerlcu* Lawyer* Think of Tho
Caao—Homo Htronc Opinions on tho
Way tho Trial Wu Condueted-
Htate’a BlRhta Involved.
Yesterday the people of Auierl-
cii3 read with great luterest the
sentences pisse I Ly Jtidge Emory
Bpeer on thei'oiiapiratorH arraigned
in the Federal court.
The lawyere were eapecially in
terested, und many groups were to
lie seen discussluK the esse, trial
and sentences.
At one of these a Recorder re-
porter stopped and heard some
I spicy opinions passed concerning
‘ the atl'alr. All seemed to agree on
the point that the case bad no right
in the Federal court, and expressed
themselves strongly on this line.
Col. Kdgar F. Hinton was in the
group, and the reporter <|ueried
him concerning the whole case,
asking for some opiuion of it. Col.
Hinton is one of the brainiest law
yers in the 8tate, and has had oc
casion to witness several days of
the trial while in progress in Ma
con, and any opinion of his will be
of weight with all.
“Well, to start upon,’’ said he, “I
will briefly tell you of the begin
ning of the whole allair. A decree
was entered on the civil side'of the
United (States court, enjoining all
from possessing certain lauds of
Norman W. Dodge in Dodge coun
ty. It was alleged that Luther A.
Hull advised the people of this
county to pay no attention to this.
He was arraigned and tried
for contempt of . court,
boing defended by the Solicitor,
Marion JSrwln, was convicted, and
sentenced to live months, which
timebe served. During this trial
he swore lie didn’t write certain
papers, and while in jail he was
tried and found guilty of perjury.
He went hack to Dodge county,
ran for the legislature and was de
feated. Five days after this, Capt.
Forsyth, ageut for Norman W.
Dodge, of New York, was assassin
ated at ills home. Hall was
charged with conspiracy to mur
der, with account in bill of indict
ment for murder, to intimidate
Dodge. That’s the case to the best
of my recollection, and I think It’s
correct.”
"How did the Federal court have
a right to try the case?”
"Simply usurped the right.
State courts havo exclusive juris
diction of tiie offense of murder. If
Hall was guilty of any offense, be
fore or after the fact of murder, it
is cognizable, and exclusively sc,
by the State courts. Tho defend
ants are probably guilty, and the
verdict of the jury correct, but this
has nothing to do with the point.
A conviction in the United States
court of Hall and his fellows would
not bar a trial and conviction in
the State court. The State is sov
ereign and has a right to exercise
jurisdiction in regard to the life
and liberty of each and every citi
zen. The usurpation of authority
hy the National Government
should be viewed with intense
alarm.
“This usurpation of authority is
hut on a par with the attempt to
pass the infamous forc9 bill in the
preseut cougress.
"The citizen Is too negligent of
his rights. One of the guarantees
of a Democratic government is that
a man shall be tried by a Jury of
ills peers and a Jury of vicinage.
Hie time has been when any mt-
tctnpt of the National Government,
through any of Its co-ordinate
branches, judicial, legislative or ex
ecutive, to usurp the rights and du
ties of Htate Government would be
fepelled by force of arms. Arms
are the last resort of klugs. I do
n °t think such a course would ever
he proper. I do believe, however,
'hat it is the consensus of opinion
of the bar of Georgia that the de-
eudanu have not obtained a fair
rial, and that the Htato courts
have been ousted of tholr jurisdic
tion.
“In sentencing Luther A. Hall,
view with special alarm tbc pre
cedent attempted to be established
'y tho United Htates courts of the
,, ut « court’s jurisdiction. I see by
10 newspapers this iaugusge used
'J Judge Hpeer: ‘And your cul
minating blow at the life of John
• rorsyth, all made to prevent
Jour adversary from euforolng his
K * n the oifly court whose pow-
' ® 4ve him adequate protection
. ® adequate punishment, all
y aloud for vengeance.’
This must be newB to the bench
and bar of Georgia. We Georgia
lawyers know of uo case In which
any section of the penal code,
which cods accurately aud fully
covers the oflense with which the
defendants are charged, that is uot
plainly aud succinctly sot forth as
a violation of the laws of the sov
ereign Htate of Georgia, and know
of no reason why if any such .,r-
fense should become ‘cognizable,’
it should not be indictable and tria
ble in the vicinage of those charged
with the crime alleged to have
been committed.
"it is an outrage and almost an
insult upon the judiciary of Geor
gia to say that the circuit court of
tiie U nited (States is the only court
in which a person may by tried for
murder, accessory to murder before
or after tiie fact. The truth of the
matter is that, according to the
genius of our institutions,instead of
its being true that the United
.States court is the only court that
has jurisdiction of the subject mat
ter, iu my opinion, the only court
that has jurisdiction of the grave
otiense witli which the defendants
stand charged is tiie Superior court
of Telfair county, iu wtiich county
the terrible crime is said to have
been committed.”
Mr. Hinton spoke at length, and
exhaustively treated the matter.
He is a lawyer with the greatest
ability, and tills opinion is one
shared by all with whom tiie re
porter conversed.
Others of prominence were seen
and used even stronger language,
making the sentiment of the bar
clearly in opposition to tiie pro
ceedings just concluded.
Said one: “It is a crying shame,
and steals Bhould be takeu to reme
dy such an evil. I have nothing to
say concerning the verdict, which
may be, and probably is, correct,
but when a United States circuit
Judge takes up such a case and
does with it as he pleases, against
all the laws that I know, f think it
is time for s jmething to be done.
The United States court had no
more to do with the case in ques
tion than an Americus Justice of
the Peace.”
All talked the same way, and
whatever side be right, the bar here
certainly seem to be a unit against
Federal court trial.
This subject was the general
topic of conversation here yester
day, and all seemed greatly Inter
ested in it.
FOR COUNTY OFFICERS PASSES OFF
QUIETLY.
A Very Good Vote Folled-501 Ballots
Cut—The Independents Didn't Get
Out-The Vote in the City.
Mamma, your little girl grows
more pale and thin each day. II
needs Dr. Bull’s Worm Destroyer
Get her some before it is too late.
Annie Filler Comint.
One of the chief events of the
season will be the forthcoming en
gagement of charming Annie Pix
ley, in her great American play
“M’liss,”
Miss Plxley will appear at
Glover’s opera house on Wednes
day, Jan. 14th, and those desiring
choice places should have them re
served early.
The New York Herald says.
‘M’liss’ Is a good, stirring, breezy
play of the mountains and mines—
‘Red Mountain’ und 'Bmlth's Pock
et' In particular. The play bor
rows its name from one of Bret
Harte’s famous sketches. It is full
of vivacity aud fun, with an occa
sional touch of puthos. It is at
tractive, and affords a wide play
for the peculiar talents of this
charming and versatile actress.”
Consti
Malaria and Broken-Down
tutlon.
Wavcross, Ga.
Dr. W. H. Whitehead: Dear Sir—
At your request I will state my
case. Home years ago I contracted
malaria iu Its most violent form
while living at Newark, N. J. I
consulted vsrious physicians and
took numberless preparations re
commended as “cure cures,” but it
stuck to me like a brother—or more
like a niother-lu-law. I iinally
came Houth, and while here tried
new remedies, said to always cure
malaria, and it still stuck to me,
and yoa know the broken-down
constitution I was in wlien I came
to you. You put mo to taking your
P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Pottassiuni;, and I improved
rapidly, and am to-day in an good
health as I ever was—in fact, better.
Asa remedy far a broken-down
cnn-tltutlnu it lias no equal.
Yours etc., T. P. Cottle.
A course of P. P. P. will banish
all bad feelings, and restore your
healtli to i>erfect condition. Its
curative powers are marvelous. If
out of sorts aud in bad humor with
yourself and tiie world, take P. P.
P., and become healthy and ra
tional.
The election Is over!
And a fair vote was polled.
The independents didn't
much.
Iu spite of their boasting.
The independent ticket which
the negroes said they were going to
vote, and which was published yes'
terday was not used to auy exteut
Just as Thf. Recorder stated yes.
terday the names of suoh men us
Messrs.Markett and Sheppard wore
used without their kuowledge, and
these gentlemen were justly indig
nant that such liberties should be
taken by the negroes.
In the city yesterday, 501 vote*
were cast, as follows:
For Hherlir, L. B. Forrest, 400.
For Clerk Superior Court, J. H.
Allen, 495.
For Tax Receiver, J. W. Mize,
482.
For Tax Collector, J. B. Dunn,
492.
For Treasurer, J. E. Sullivau,
494.
For Coroner, J. B. Parker, 487.
For Surveyor, J. G. Shockley,
493.
That was the straight Democrat
ic ticket, aud here are all the inde
pendent votes cast here:
For Tax Collector, G. W. F.
Phillips, colored, 9.
For Coroner, J. L. Pressley, 9.
For Surveyor, H. J. Martin, 8.
Then one each was east for
Messrs. Sheppard aud Speight, for
Treasurer and Coroner respective
ly, although both men are good
Democrats, and wouldn’t have the
place on any but that ticket
The vote iu the country precincts
will be received to-day, aud will
show up in about the same propor
tion as the city vote.
Iudependentism in this part of
the country is dead, and buried so
deep that Gabriel’s trumpet will
uot awake it, and those who stir
up such feeling had best remain
mighty quiet. Nothing can bo ac
complished, except to excite a few
negroes, who are known as the
scum of the race, and who are look
ed upon with distrust by whites
and blacks alike. All such as these
will now remain low, aud the qui
eter they keep, the better It will be
for them.
Especially bad they best be care
ful how they drag into their scheme
the names of men like Messrs. Mar
kett and Sheppard, and use them
on their ticket. To Democrats like
they, nothing so Insults them as to
be classed with the kind of peonlo
who represent the opponents of the
party here. The Recorder yes
terday gave everything but person
al statements of these gentlemen,
repudiating such use, aud to-day
can add this. Both are emphatic
In stating that they had no knowl
edge of the use of their names, and
that they are the same Demo
crats they have always been.
Judge \V. H. Fisb, of Oglethorpe,
arrived iu the city yesterday, and
spent the day lu seeing and being
seen by his .*1 any friends here.
Tiie Judge, as is well known, is a
candidate for Judge of Superior
court of this circuit, iu place of
Judge Allen Fort, recently appoint
ed railroad commissioner. As yet
only one other candidate is an
nounced, Judge Watts, of Stewart.
Hon. Wm. Hawke*, of tills city, is
regarded as a prospective candi
date, nut has not signified whether
he will be in the race or not.
THE BANK OF AMERICUS HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
Declares a Six Per Cent. Dlvidend-Be-
•Idee Chartist Up 430,000 to Bad
Debta-438,000 Profit In the Last Six
Months.
Tills coutest is exciting a great
deal of attention already, although
it s ill probably be the middle of
tiie summer before Judge Fort re
signs. Judge Fisli is a gentleman
of eminent ability, and is popular
with all who kuow him. lu Amer
icus lie lias a great many warm
friends and admirers who are in
favor of him above auy, except an
Americus man. The bar here, of
course, wants the judge of the cir
cuit located here, and tf Judge
F'lsh is successful, it is hoped that
he will take up his residence in
Americus.
A Recorder representative had
a pleasant little chat with Judge
Fish yesterday, aud found him to
be as entertaining a conversation
alist as be is sensible.
‘You have a splendid city here,”
said be, "and every time I come
here I become more impressed with
its wonderful advantages and great
growth. It looks like it just jumps
ahead, aud uo matter how short a
time intervenes between my visits,
1 always find some big change,
"How about your Judgeship
race?"
“Well, I’m iu It, aud hope I’ll
stay in It. It’s too early to say
much about It, and developments
will have to be awaited. I believe
Judge Watts and myself are the
only two announced candidates,
but there is plenty of time for oth
er* to come out, and there may tie
some more." '
The Judge is a great believer in
Americus, and spoke most enthusi
astically of her great superiority.
"Say, Recorder,” said Mr. C.
W. Bass, yesterday, "you may just
tell tiie people that the country is
U right financially and other
wise. I have just returned from a
trip into the country abd havo been
feasting on hog and hominy.
There is plenty of both on hand,
and the farmers around here are
living high.”
♦38,000 clear profit in the last six
months.
On a capital of $250,000.
I fmv’s that for a showing, while
hard times is cried?
That's the shewing made by the
Rani: of Amoriou*, at its aunual
meeting yesterday.
A semi-annual dividend of six
per cent, was declared, und $20,000
was laid aside and charged up to
bad debts.
Sloney may be source, and times
may be bard, but the Americus In
stitutions go on making money.
The work of the bank was done
with a capital stock of $150,000, and
a surplus of $100,000.
The officers of the bank are as
follows:
President, H H. Hawkins.
Vlce-Presldoit, H. C. Bagloy.
Cashier, W. E. Murphy.
Board of Directors, 8. H. Haw
kins, H, C. Bagley, W. E. Murphy,
J. W. Sheffield, T. Wheatley, G
W. Glover, P. C. Cligg, James
Dodson.
Yesterday at ten o’clock the meet
ing was held In the bank, and re
ports and showings made. A clear
profit of $.38,000 was shown for the
last six months work. This would
enable them to pay a semi-annual
dividend of twenty per cent., but
instead of doing this It was decided
to charge up $20,000 of the profits to
bad debts. These debts were as
sumed by the present management
When the bank was taken under
their control, at which time they
amounted to about $60,000. Since
then a certain amount of the earn
Inge has always been charged up to
these, aud yesterday’s work finishes
the total amount. At the last semi
annual meeting, $12,000 were put to
this, and a five per cent, dividend
cleared. The increase of the earn
ings of the last half year over tble
may be easily seen.
The directors are all delighted
with the showing, and express
thsmselves so. They say it is de
cidedly the best the bank has ever
made, and coming as It does during
the tightest times in money, when
even solid institutions are looked
upon with distrust, It is especially
good aud especially pleasing.
Another City Enterprise Makes a Splen
did Showing.
PERSONALS
Hon. Dupont Guerry, of Macon,
Is In the city.
Dr. W. D. Bears, of Ellavllle, is
In the city.
Mr. 8. A. 8el(ers, of 8chley, spent
yesterday in Americus.
Mr. E. J. Miller left for AlbaDy
yesterday ou a business trip.
Mr. F. 8. Singer, one of
Lumpkin’s leading citizens, was In
the city yesterday.
Messrs. Joel Hightower and Loa-
ter Windsor returned from Damas
cus yesterday.
Judge W. H. Fish, one of the
leading lawyers of this section, ar
rived in the city yesterday.
Mis* Mary Klam Johnson, who
has been the guest of Mr*. A. K.
Schumpert, Mrs. C. B. Raines aud
Mrs. 8tcve R. Johnson for the past
three weeks, returned to her home
In Atlanta on Tuesday.
Mr. Hniiley Walker, advance rep
resentative of Annie Pixley came
iu yesterday. He brings the glad
tidings that we are to have the heat
and most populnr artist now on
ths American stage. Mr. Smiley
will smile witli you on ail occasions,
provided you smile on Miss Annie
aud buy a front seat next Wednes
day night.
Haro you met dead beat?
He is the finest bench-legged
folce in the country. The name Is
appllsd to him as naturally as pos
sible. You couldn’t call him any
thing else, after watching him a
while.
Who he belongs to or where ho
came from will, in all probability,
never be known. Hla chief master
now Is Eldrldge Cutta, with Edgar
Hinton next. About two weeks
ago tiie little tan colored animal
ran in the office of these gentlemen
with his tail curled as neatly as
possible, and an impudent expres
slon on his countenance. Without
waiting for an Introduction, he
made himself at Itome, and iu the
cheekiest and most impudent man
ner, informed the gentlemen that
for the futnre he would stay with
them. Hla cheek and evident
worthlessness caught both of tho
firm, and the little animal is still
with them. The most no account
dog in the world, the cheekiest to
be found, and the most reckless
and luckiest common Georgia
folco, he makes friends on all
sides.
“Dead Beat,” at he is called, and
most properly, has already made
the acquaintance of everything in
In the city.
one strange thing about him Is
that he wont follow anything but
a lawyer.
MR- U.B. HARR0LD
For Coras, Waits and Bunion.
Use only Abbott’s East Indian
Corn Paint.
Tskins Stock.
Yesterday, A. Mack A Co. began
taking stock under the supervision
of the sherift. This will take up
tho rest of tho week, and it is ex
pected that the assets then shown
will amouut to all of the Indebted
ness. It is also expected that the
firm, will open again next week,
and continue their business. This
Is honed by all, and the Bee Hive
Is already greatly missed. The
proprietor* are popular, and all
liked to deal with them.
If you want a truck, dairy, poul
try or melon farm confer with Mr
Calaway, the Real Batata man.
Elected s Director of ths Central Rail
road Yesterday—The Other Directors.
Mr. U. B. Harrold was yester
day elected a director of the Cen
tral railroad. Mr. Harrold lias
twice before been a director of the
road, and his past record as such
makes It certain that he will make
a good one. All here aud else
where will be glad to know of this,
for ha is a man popular with all,
and will do good work in the post
tlon.
Mr. H. H. Johnson received a
telegram yesterday afternoon,
which was the first news of Mr.
Harrold’s appointment. Later,
TnE Recorder received the fol
lowing special:
‘‘Savannah, Ga., Jan. 5.—At the
annual meeting of stockholders of
the Central Railroad & Banking
Company held here to-day, tho fol
lowing directors were elected:
E. P. Alexander, Pat Calhoun,
John C. Calhoun, J. K. Garnett,
E. M. Green, Abram Vetesburg, 8.
M. Inmau, E. P. Howell, H. T.
Inman, Joseph Hull, Jas. Swann,
C. H. Phlnlzy and U. B. Harrold.
There was no change In the old
board, except that Mr. Harrold was
elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge Walter 8.
Clilaolm."
And still another.
Americus enterprises all prosper,
aud the showings they make are
indeed a source of great gratifica
tion to the citizens.
In spile of everything they move
ahead with that characteristic push
of our city, and tell in strong term*
to the people here and those of the
outside world that this is the gar
den spot of the earth.
This time It’s the Americus Con
struction Company.
Organized six months agp for the
purpose of manufacturing all sorts
of wooden ware,this Institution has
pushed straight to the front of pop
ular favor and high success. The
officers cieoted at the start were:
President, C. M. Wheatley.
Vice-President, Crawford Wheat-
ley.
Srcretary and Treasurer, B. H.
Jossoy.
Directors, C. M. WboaUey, Craw
ford Wheatley, B. H. Jossey, O. A.
Coleman, W. E. Hawkins.
These directors met yesterday
and deolared a semi-annual divi
dend of 5 per cent, besides laying
aside* neat sum of the profits.
The company was organized last
June with a capital stock of $50,000.
Of this amount only $25,000 was
paid In, tho other half not being
called until September.
Thus except for the past three
mouths the work of the company
was done ou $25,000.
Only six months old, and a semi
annual dl^jdend of 5 per cent, de
olared, and passing through the
tightest timet, It certainly aome-
thing far the company and the
whole city to be proud of. It show*
how firm a footing our city Is on,
and registers In a manner her won
derful prosperity.
The old officers wore re-elected
yesterday and two more added to
the board of directors, making
seven In all. These two were
Messrs W. A. Dodson and J. C.
Roney.
“fcet the good work go on.
NOT MANY RETURNS
Made by Those WhoFay Special Taxes.
Died la Birminxham.
Saturday last, Col. L. J. Blalock
was called by telegram to Birming
ham, to the bedside of his sister,
Mr*. Callaway, who was quite 111
at that place. Yesterday Col. Bla
lock returned, and brought with
him the sad news of his sister’s
death, bbe had been afflicted with
blood poison for some time, and
paired quietly away Sunday. She
was known by many In Americus
and this section, and all will join
in expressing the deepest of regrets
at the loss of this noble, Christian
lady.
Thursday The Recorder called
the attention of the people to the
fact that special taxes were due
that day, and unless those due
these taxes registered and paid up
on the firet, they were liable to pay
a fine of from $50 to $1000, or to be
Imprisoned six months, or both.
According to Mr. M. Callaway,
tax collector, most of the bar room
men have registered, but few oth
ers. There Is no extension of time,
the law being peremptory on the
subject, and although the books
will still be o|ien for registration,
the delinquents will be liable to get
Into serious trouble.
It might be well here to glvea list
of those from whom this speglal
tax Is due.
The law places a special tax or
license on all daguerrlan artists
and photographers; auctioneers,
keepers of billiard and pool tables,
keepers of any ether tables for
playing games for a price, ten pin
alleys and shooting galleries, vend
ors of patent medicines, emigrant
agente, vendors of boats, Itinerant
lightning rod vendors, liquor deal
ers, shows and exhibitions, pistols,
cartridges and dirke, bowls knives
and soon; dealers In futures; vend
ors of clocks, stoves and ranges;
itinerant doctors, dentists and spe
cialists; and agents for the sale or
hire of billiard tables.
This Is the old list, and to this Is
added those things on which the
last legislature placed special tax
es, cold storage, long range fire
arms ; commercial agencies, pack
ing houses, brewing companies,
pawn brokers and dealing in fu
tures.
The Planters* Bank.
The Planters’ Bank of Ellavllle,
stated operations Monday, and
opens with the brightest of pros
pects. The bank starts with a cap
ital stook of $25,000, with excellent
buslueas meu at Ita bead. Mr. W.
D. Murray la president, with Mr,
J. E. Clark, cashier.
Senator Hoar concedes tbs defeat
of the fores hill. It In-well.
Advice In Mother*.
Mrs. Winslow’s 8oothiko Hvr-
up should always be need for chil
dren teething. .It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain,
cuiee wind colle, and is the beet
remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-five
cents per bottle.
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