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WAYCRQSS HEADLIGHT.
WEDNESDAY, June 9. 1886
Entered attbalM Odk» ml W*;cra»
The UnM Taira ClreeUtlon.
The Unral Oml; Ctrealatwa.
The Laxeet General Ctrcslatien.
TIM HXADLIOHT Tlriu am Han
Official Organ of Ware.
Official Organ of Charlton.
GORDON!
THE HERO OF THE
LAST CHARGE!
He is Coming!
SATUMY.M 12TH!
Editors.
Quitman is shipping over one
hundred crates of truck daily.
North Carolina manufacturers
are making wrapping twine from
pine straw.
The bootblacks of Baxley are re
quired to pay a license of one dol
lar per month.
The people of the county not
the town alone, arc invited, and ex
pected to lie here next Saturday.
Sam Jones will soon Iiegin bis
evangelical work on Washington.
He intends to warm up the Con
gressmen,
Juno is generally one of tlio
warmest months of the year, and
it is about the hottest month of
the year in the gubernatorial bus
iness.
IfUaj. Bacon is elected Govern
or of Georgia the people will not
mourn. ’‘The reign of the just
maketh glad the hearts of the pop
ulace.”
District Conference, of the Mcth
odist church of this district,
vencs nt Alnpnha to-morrow and
will continue in session for three
days.
. In supporting Gordon it can-be
done without hoapitig abuse upon
: Maj. Bacon. Only the low and
"* dirty desire to besmirch the gar
ments of their superiors.
The Headlight favors Gen. Gor
don's candidacy forth© nomination
hut wc are not so narrow-minded
as to believe that his opponent is
pot capable, brave and true.
When the Gubernatorial conven
tion convenes, the friends of Gor
don should watch Patrick Walsh,
the gifted Augustine. He is one
of the slickest politicians in Gear-
gia
When the nominating conven
tion meets to make a Governor, let
them bo united, but not so much
so that a dead-lock will ensue. Wc
want no dark horses, and must
have Bacon or Gordon.
The “great and good Macon Tel
egraph” is engaged in the dirtiest
campaign warfare against Ger.
Gordon that ever disgraced Geor-
4 gis journalism. That paper's rep
utation as a vilifyer is made.
Bacon is a man of untarnished
honor and a legislator that is able
to administer the laws of his State
with ability in any position* The
♦'honor” part cannot be accorded
to sonic of Ids followers.
Quitman Free Press “The Free
Press profers Black to Bacon, Ba
Con to Gordon and the nominee of
the democratic party.” Of course,
we know yon would support the
nominee, and in doing so you’!'
voto for gordon.
Maj Bacon comes before tho pco
plo of Georgia as a man of honor,
g gentleman of ability with a repu
tation above reproach. It is t
proud day for Georgia when she
pas two such candidates os Bacon
jmd Gordon, aspiring for the oilice
of chief executive.
The longest coffin turned out
by any factory is a nine footer, in
which the dignities of the Catholic
church are buried. Such a coffin
was u4cd at the burial of Cardinal
McCloskcy, the extra length being
required for his crown which he
wore in death About twenty-four
hours wore taken to put liis "coffin
together.
President Grover Clovojanu and
Miss Francos Folsom were married
op the $nd inst* We tender the
happy pair one year’s subscription
to the Ur*di4giit together with
the wish that as many little Cleve
lands as can sit on two panels of
fail fence will be the result of the
Union, There’s nothing small
about us.
Tho Macon Telegraph says
♦'Gon, Gordon will not be allowed
to make any- campaign-speeches
from the rear platform of Gen. Lee's
? saddle,” Indeed he will not.
Gen, Lee always put Gordon
the front, not the rear, but history
docs not tell us that Gen. Lee ever
rent the editor of the Telegraph
/ to th<? front, or that he was ever
peon at the front. But, then since
we pome to think, he does occupy
' h position in tlio front rank of scan
dal dealers.
Wo are pleased to learn that Jim
JIanhm’s Star* up at Alapahn.
receiving the hearty support of the
MOplc. .If Berrien county wants
first-class paper it will bo. given
our brother is paid for his work,
That county lost its paper some
two years ago by its failure to sup-
appreciation and love of the man Clinch County Delegates,
who led Lee's wasted veterans in
the lost charge for Southern hopes,
and Southern hearts.
Handbills announcing the ad-
dress of Gen. John B. Gordon
Saturday have lx*en posted all over
the country. He comes to speak
face, to face with the people who
love his name, and who love him
for liis service to the South, when
was needed and he comes am
ply able to refute every charge of
wrong doing that lias ever been
brought against him, even by the
great and wicked Macon Tele
graph.
Gen. Gordon has been foully
slandered by some papers that op
pose him, but his cause has not
been injured, it was only a mistake
made by those stalwart editors to
place themselves as early as possi
ble, on the popular side of the gub
ernatorial question, believing that
Bacon was sure of election, and so
he might have been had Gen. Gor
don kept out of therace, but mat
ters have a dificrcnt aspect now.
hen Gordon’s intentions were
made known, some of the Bacon or
gans raised their screeching voices
in a wail against him because he
had resigned his scat in Congress
and had gone into the railroad
business, meeting with unbounded
success. Many editors of Georgia
were indeed too hurried, and now,
to-day, some of them would be glad
to “flop over,” but they havo not
the courage to do so, in the face of
the course they have pursued.
So it is with individuals, no doubt
and we believe many who have
been opposed to Gen. Gordon will
ote for him after hearing his
speech next Saturday. It is easy
to form adverse opinions of a man
in his absence, but when the clari
on voice of Gen. Gordon rings out
in an appeal to “my countrymen”
to listen to the truth We arc con
vinced of his power to sweep away
the false accusations like a mist
before the sun. N
Gen. Gordon is charged with a
conspiracy in a bargain and sale
in the resignation of his scat in
Congress but tho charge is false.
He declares it false, the people be
lieve it false, and his opponents
can only cnarge that he resigned a
five thousand dollar salary to gain
fourteen thousand. Well, now,
reader, he does not deny that—we
do not deny it, for wouldn't you
do the same thing if you knew
your resignation would place one
as able as yourself in position?
When, at the sauie time you
would escape the charge from Ho
ly writ, “that he that docs not pro
vide for his household is worse
than an infidel.” Wc say there
was nothing wrong in that resig
nation, and wo defy any man or pa
per on the other side to show where
Gen. Gordon has been proven to be
a party to anything that is not hon
orable in the discharge of a pub
lic trust.
Gen. Gordon appeals to his coun
trymen for support, not to a par
ty of ring-politicians who claim
that Maj. Bacon has the best right
to be governor because he has
been on the road the longest.
M«j- Bacon comes to tlie scratch
every time for the past eight or ten
years, but he never passes lender
the "string,” because the judges
rule him out of the race every time
before the word “Go” is given, and
the people, we think, will decide
this time, that Gordon is tho one
to make the race.
Gen. Gordon was once elected
Governor, but he was counted out,
not by any blunder that he made,
but by the cohorts of party that
has no regard for right, na reward
for the brave
People of South Georgia ! Peo-
plo of Wareconnty! Comrades of
a "Lost Cause,” can you look on
that battle-scarred hero next Sat
urday and make up your minds to
vote against him? Can you, by
your action iu this matter brand
him as a trickster, a traitor to his
trust, one that would “make bar*
Lct every man stand square for
Gordon then and if other sec
tions uccieve him, we hare done
ourduty—“Dishonorcannot shake
its gory locks at us and say we
did it." our skirts will be clean, our
duties discharged, and our old com
rade and leader will know what
part of the line failed to advance
when the bugle sounded.
The converts, of the Baptist re
vival that has been going on for
the past two weeks were baptised
last Monday, and the meeting is
still in progress, Rev. Mr. Cross
in the pulpit every time. Mr. Cross
is certainly doing good work, and
wet would be glad to see him receive
help from some neighboring church
but it appears that he must work
alone, as long as his feeble health
will allow it. He has done more
r than was expected, and the in
terest in the services do not lessen.
Clinch county held a mass meet
ing last.Saturday and elected the
following delegates: • Delegates to
the State Convention—Hon. J. L %
Sweat, James P. Mattox, Esq., Pe
ter Williams, Jonathan L. Morgan,
J. C. Humphreys and G, G. Fore
man.
Delegates to the Congressional
Convention—Messrs. H. P. Mattox,
B. A. Whittington, M. M. Caswell,
D. F. McDuffie, S. A. Swearingen,
S. W. Register, H. A. CQuin, B. J,
Sirmons, W. B. F. Crews, Moses
Smith, James P. Mattox and Hon.
J. L. Sweat.
The delegates are uninstructed,
but favor the nomination of Hon.
A. O. Bacon for Governor, and
Judge 'A. L. Mershon for Congress.
Moss-chewing tobacco, atB. Sirmans
Am Enterprising, It.linM. now.
Folks & Morgan can always be
relied upon, not only to carry in
stock the best of everything, but to
secure the Agency for stica articles
as have well-known merit, and arc
popular with the people, thereby sus
taining the reputation of being al-
woys enterprising, and ever reliable.
Having secured the Agency for the
celebrated Dr. King's New Discovery
Tor Consumption, will sell it on a
positive guarantee. It will surelv
enre any and every, atfectiou of
Throat, Dungs, and Chest, and to
show our confidence, we invite you
to call and get a Trial Bottle Free,
John Kelly, the great Tam
many leader, died at his home
iu New York last week'.
Dr. \V. K. Felton has said
that lie will not support Gordon
if nominated. This brings the
probability of a bolt in view.
An ex-Andersonville prisouo
committed suicide in New York
the other day, because lie was
starving. Evidently somebody
about Gotham needs to be court-
inatialed and shot.
The Hessian fly and army
worm are already reported in
the Western wheat and corn
fields. The cotton worm may be
expected to put in bis
appearance in due season,
A Chicago railroad company-
bus just paid $10,000 for a boy's
leg. Had the company been
called on to pay for tho entire
boy it would have be6n compel
led to make an assignment.
During the last six months of
the present year the United
States government will spend
$75,000 in Atlanta. An average
of $12,500 a mouth. The mon
ey will be expended on the
United States barracks.
Tom Hudson, of Clarke coun
ty, says several years ago it cost
him only 10c a bushel to make
corn, but now it cost him fully
$1 per bushel. He has planted
his bottom lands three times and
the heavy rains have washed it
away. .
A young woman was seen in
the street, the other day with
her hair combed- Much alarm
was felt by her friends until it
was ascertained that it was only
case of absent-mindedness.
The young woman had forgotten
muss it.
In Webster county, Georgia,
lives Isaac Wilkinson, who has a
daughter. aged twenty-three,
strangely deformed. Her head and
body arc well developed, but her
arm and legs are short, like a
turtle’s Hoppers. She is twenty-
six inches in height when • stand-
The first strike in this country of
which records cafi be found occur
red among factory girls at Dover,
New Hampshire, in 1827. Some
oppressive exaction aroused the
girls. They struck and paraded
the town with a band and an
American flag. The mill nurthor—
itics came to terms quickly.
Gov. Bate, of Tennessee, has issu
ed a proclamation setting forth the
proposed amendment to the consti
tution of that state, prohibiting the
sale and manufacture of intoxicat
ing liqfibrs. The law requires six
month’s publication of the amend
ment before the election of the
general assembly, which is to vote
on the proposition.
A Kansas man arrested for bur
glary, who attempted to prove an
alibi by declaring that he had been
out fishing, failed because he could
not produce the fish caught.—
Where did the Kansas court find
a precedent for ruling that a man
must-produce a string of fish to
prove he had been fishing?
Pawsox,
At Butler a few days since
while'Mrs. C. C. U'est was feel
ing in her husband’s vest pock
ets for a match, a rattlesnake
measuring over two feet in length
dropped out. The lining was
torn, and it is thought that the
snake was coiled under it. Col.
West thinks it got into his pock
et while lie was out fishing over
two weeks before.
Our pilots are “down in the
mouth” over the recent decis
ion of the Supreme Court touch
ing compulsory pilotage. By
that decision coastwise vessels
need not take a pilot unless
they wish. Our channel being
straight, a great many sea cap
tains do not need a pilot. The
pilots are very blue over the
matter, as it takes away their
support, The most of the boats
are now tied up, and only one is
kept on duly. The rest are for
salt*—Brunswick Appeal.
Blacksheab, Ga., June 4.—An
almost successful attempt to escape
from jail was made by a prisoner
here last night. He had cut and
burned a hole almost large enough
to escape through, when a belated
passer saw the fire and gave the
alarm. The prisoner will possibly
lose his eye-sight from the heat and
smoke. When asked as to his
tools he confessed that ho was
assisted by outsiders, and gave in
the name of one of the leading
colored men in town as assistant.
A preliminary examination dis-
disclosed evidence sufficient to
bind him over to the Superior
Court.
Fort Valley, Ga., June 3.—
Miss Gertrude Martin, a youn
lady 17 years of age, who was
admiredro.'by everybody who
knew her; and who was visiting
J. B. Oberry, near Lumber
City, was bitten three times on
the evening of May 31 by a
shake while with her sister and
another young lady picking
blackberries. She walked a
few steps from where she was
bitten, and remarked toiler sis
ter that she felt the death sting.
She said she was going to die;
she could feel the sting in > her
fingers. Her sister wanted " to
suck the poison out of her blood,
but she told her “No, don’t do
it. Yon have a husband and
child to live for.” Physicians
were sent for at once, but by the
time he reached her she was
too far gone and died at II
o’clock that night. The re
mains had to be carried forty
miles in a,wagon to tho nearest
station to obtain a coffin. On
account of the change of the
gaage on the Brunswick road
there was adelay of four hours
and the body did not reach Fort
Valley until 9 p. m., June 2.—
Physicians examined the corpse
and said it would be imprudent
to keep the remains until morn
ing. She was then taken to the
cemetery and interred.
East
Tennessee
Line.
Short
YlaJteup. ; Only Line Double Daily
Pullman TPjilaee and Mann Boudoir
Buffet Sleeping Cars.
Jacksonville to r ''~
change.
Cannon Ball. The'Flyer*
Express Expres
Lv, Jacksonville, 140 p m 7 00 p
Callahan 225 pm 802p
AYay cross 420pm 1015 pm
Jesup - - 620pm 12 20 night
Arrive Macon 1135 pm 640 am
Ar Atlanta . - 255am 1115am
Ar Rome - 555am 315p
Ar ‘Chattanooga *840 am *605 p m
Lv. Chattanooga 850am 6 30pm
Ar. Cincinnati 6 30p«m 650am
•Cincinnati Southern, train awaiting ar
rival of this train.
For tickets, Sleeping Car Reserva
tions, Time Cards and other correct in
formation apply to any agent of the Sa
vannah, Flonda and Western Railroad,
Cincinnati jfcrathem Railway , East
Tennessee, ^Virginia and Georgia Rail
road. The three roads forming the
and West. “ B. H. HOPKINS,
-Fla. Pass. Agent, Jacksonville, Fla.
At old Stand N. E; Cor, Bay & Hogan sts.
LANIER It TRUMANS,
JEWELERS AND PRINTERS,
"W’aycross, Gra.
Special attention given to repairing
FtME (WATCHES!
To All Whom It M«r Concern.
GEORGIA—Ware County. ■-
Ann Jane Waldron, widow’ of O. J
n . T , Waldron, deceased,: has applied for
G-V, June .4. Gen. yoar’ssupport for herself and minor
Gordon was received with more i children oat oi the estate of- said de-
gain and sale” of his honor,’or place
pt it and now, since another has j c<m , lln , s k ; in inftrior
been plaood within her horders it! . 1 °
Hm>uM bo oncuuniged. Every $1 50 j han . dp * *
paid to the Star will, in some : \our voice on tins question sci-
measure return $5, to the investor. \ ties the verdict; if ho is beaten the _
jn «me venr, and if a newspaper is i hack of Georgia's hand is toward j about 1,500 peoplq from a platform fi^t Monday
always published in a enmity it |, ; if h(> is , „ brnve and in the court Houseaquarc He told | der my. hand
found that no enterprise , . , . ... a great many anecdotes that made } J
_n from th» out- j < erterou * P® 0 !’ 10 “how to the wurld, ^ people cheer and tough. A
EQUAL ffi Al FEASANCE TO THE
FINEST SOLID GOLD CASES.
Costinz One-third Less. Guaranteed for
Twenty Years.
The Most Artistic
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$0*" A full supbly of Watches, Clocks, Jew
elry and Stationery at bottom prices always on
hand. Come and see us and bring along One
Dollar for a year’s subscription to the “Head-
light.
thoir reward for valor, tbur en- j majority of the county people are
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