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ie True Citizen, ilv« Weekly Paper on Lire Issues Published Every Friday Morn in*, at, Way nesboro, Ga., bv the LLIVAH BBOTBEBS. RATES OS SUBSCRIPTIOtt: Opy One Year, $2.00 ,r Six months, .. 1.00 “ Three months . 50 All subscriptions must be accompanied (the CASH. THE TRUE CITIZEN. Vol. 1. Waynesboro, Ga,, June 23, 1882. No. 9. The True Citizen. jO; Advertising rate* liberal. Transient advertisutents payable in ad vance. All contract advertisements payable quar- terlv. All cotirnmniostioiw for poiwooaV benefit v* II be charged lor as advcrtist uienls. Advertisements to ocesipy special phieei vrtU be charged 25 ucr coni, above regular ifct, s. Notices in local and pusim 10l11u.11 r. els. per line; in meal 10n s. per line.eac li im;erli<.n l For terms apply at ibis office. Jurrent Comments. hen the Jasper County News ishes to <%py any of our articles or those >f our contributor^ It is heartily wel- ime, but we think he might give us edit. “Tota” fair, brother Whitfield. The memorab’e charge of the English avalry at the awful pass of Balaklava is of world wide fame. Of the noble six hundred, two hundred we are told, rode “Back from the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of Dell " but the 8th Georgia, which went into the fight at Manassas, about six hun dred strong, had but a remnant of sixty men drawn up when after the battle and victory, their offic. rs reviewd the ield. Well might the heroic Beaure- ard bend low as he passed them— .ying with emotion. “I salute the 8th [eorgia with my hat off,”—L. Virginia ench. v iThe Banner-Watchman states that fittle Ovid, son of Mr. John Bird, is jw in his sixth year, and can read and Jrite wiih w-mdeiful acouracy. He yarned to lead before his parents ever [new of his studying at all, and can low auswer with precision questions in doman notation and simple uiultiplica- |on.”—Ex. Will somebody who knows toll us that becomes of all the smart men that the® youthful and precocious prodigies ial!e, as we have noticed that there very great disparity between the inbers of exceedingly talen’ed babies the corresponding number of ed men which they ought to produce ] We have reseived the Tavares Her [Id, published at Tavares, Orange coun Fla., by the Herald Publishing |’.o., and edited by Col. Alex. St. Clnir- )rams, a former Georgia journalist acknowledged ability. The Herald model of typographical neatness, [i well filled with interesting reading jester—io fact it bears the impress of Te brain of 8t. Clair-Abrams. By-ihe- we received four copies of the !d at once, which illustrates the mty ‘of our postal system, and we Jbuld like to know where the first copy raited for four weeks until the o'hers iiame up with it ? Any of our readers who feel interested in this great orange raising country, can see the Herald by ^ling at our office. Fe have received, and take pleasure theMarrianna (Fla.) Courier ir exchange list. The Courier is Cal in our nativo county, and has a deeper interest than a mere super. In that office we began to p a knowledge of the “art presirv- a w iy back in the ’40’s, when Fas called tho Florida \\ hig, and edited and published by Thomas B. tender, Esq., who has long since fathered to his father?. Only a liar names appear in the columns Courier, and strangers have taken If places. Where are the Pittmans, [e Roulacbs, the Bryants, the Elys, pui all the friends, acquaintances, and uhonlmates of our booyhood ? Again Ire picture the bright little city ot Ma- ina^Uythe mind’s eye, as she sat li queen upon the banks of the it, rippling Chipola. The picture ||ges, and faithful memory carries us >ack to the days of careless boyhood, rhen with gun and dog we roamed over the sunny hills and through the green galleys there in pursuit of the wild dser. tut the ' most sacred spot to us in our ‘‘native land” is the grave thatVraps the sacred dust of a loving and beloved mother. The tear springs unbidden to the eye, and the heart grows sad and weary when these long past scenes come for review; but the heart grows hard id the feelings petrify when the mind tho injustice aud >uld have been i—between us sable as that tus aud Dives! )—there is a taaoe is Mb Emory Speer h s filed n bill and ob tained a temporary injunction aguiust the newspapers of the State, and espe cially against Messrs. Yancy, Cranford & Gantt, publishers of the Athens Ban ner-Watchman, prohibiting the publica tion of his correspondence with Presi dent Arthur in reference to the appoint ment of Madison Davis, colored, to the postmastership at Athens. Mr. Speer has long since proved himself to be a doubly dyed hypocrit, and deserves the contempt of all decent citizens of the State. An , honest man can view his political course, short as it has been, with no other feeling than nauseating disgust, and his warmest political friends and advocates arc forced to hang their heads and blush with shame when ever this injunction case is held up to their view. Mr. Speer entered his Erst canvass as an antagonist to the abuses which were being practiced by the Democratic par'y, and there were found good and true men enough in his district to elect him. Twice hive the people honored him with their confi dence, but he has destroyed that con fidence, and must now rot and swelter and s'ink in the p itrefying puss which oozes from the burst corfupt abscesses all over his political character. Neither need Mr. Speer expect to keep these letters, these dainnning but unanswer able evidences of his perfidy, hid be hind the flimsy covering and restraint of a puny “injun tion.” The people are aroused—they want them, and will Lava them at all hazards. Had Mr. Speer preserved his integrity, and have perse vered in the high mission, the annihila tion of political dishonesty, which great w<>rk the people of his district had called on him to do, then, at the end, might his name have been engraved high up on the pillar of fame; but a dishonest heart and an inordinate ambi tion have done their work — have made him a political cravnnt — and ’‘the end is nigh”—the brilliancy of the me teor is doomed to eternal darkness. Now, one word of Mr. Christy, the ex private secretary (God save the term) of Mr. Spe^r, who, it is said, has offered this private correspondence and the secrets of of his employer for publi cation. We would not change one word of the above criticism upon the course pursued by Mr. Speer unless it would more stongly express our disgust at his perfidy, but if Mr. Christy has done this thing, he deserves a double share of contempt, and has proven himself to be a traitor whose honor is too thin to pro ven 1 the betrayal of any confidence how ever ?aored. If he has done this thing, hw would, had he lived at the crucifixion, have been a fitter subject to have be trayed his Savior thin Judas Iscariot. No act cau be meaner than the betrayal of private secrets—no matter what, or under what circumstances—obtained in 'he way in which it is said Mr. Christy obtained this information. Mr. Christy in his newborn zeal to re-enter the par ty which he deserted to support Mr. Speer, should not forget his honor, and should realize 'he fact that honorable men will view him as the grea'er traitor of the two. If Mr. Chisty has betrayed the private confidence of his employer in this way, he is too good a yoke-fel low to “lean off” from the tongue as he is now doing. If he is innocent, let him show it, and save his name from the ap plication of the tern—Traitor. lor Thk CrrizzN. Tlia frloMinina- ar UNKNOWN. Prom the west tho red is dyinjf, Softly fades the crimson gold. And the shadows—ion*, are lying ’Cross the hearthstone gray and cold. From the welkin stars are peeping— Sleepless sentries of the skies; From the east the black Is creeping On to where the crimson dies. Passing forms are growing dimmer, Disappearing in the glade. In the starlight now they glimmer— Ere from vision’s range they fade. On the night the soft moon rises, Glowing with a burnish’d ring; But the scene she solemnizes— The vanish’d touch she ne’ei can bring. Now with evening comes the hour, When the dews of mem’ry fall, And we feel the subtle power Of hearts so still In mystic thrall- In the gloaming thought grows sweet’r, Softened by the dying light; Vanished mem’ries are completer. Nourished by the gentle night. In the gloaming let me linger, ’Till the moon grows bright and chill There I’ll read the silent finger Pointing down sweet memory’s rill. Waynesboro, Ga., June 17th 1882. MU. H TEPJIKXS' P03ITI0X. Savannah News. Atlanta, Ga , June 18.—Mr. Stephens telegraphs the Constitution correcting errors as to his position.— First as to the correspondence with Felton, Speer & Co. He says : “No such correspondence ever took place between me and either or any of the parties designated.” He claims to have been a steadfast Democrat, never but once failing to support the Democratic nominee, and that was Greeley. He repudiates any sym pathy in connection with Long9treet, Felton, Speer and others to injure the party. Second. His Casey letter was not A FIOHT WITH A X A MO A TOP Dublin Post, On Saturday night last Mr. W. L. Renfroe left Dublin late after supper, and having some twelve miles to drive he did not reach home till 2 o’clock Sunday morning. Mr. Rcnfroe’s house is about a half a mile beyond Rocky creek—a stream which is known to be infested with alligators. He had crossed the creek and was near the house, where he had a dozen young pigs confined in a pen. The moon was in the zenith and the night was almost as bright as day. Sud denly his horse received a ponderous blow on the shoulder from the tail of an alligator, knocking the animal en tirely out of the road. The alligator did not follow up tho fight, but now stood on the defense, in a threatening intended ns a threat that he would l at ^ u ^ e ’ h'^ever, with his huge,, ran independently .f not nom.nntod to ,„ k „ th „ ond r of . barrel; & f r Washington, June 16.—The South Carolina appropriations In the river and harbor bill pass ed the House in committee to-day as originally fixed. For continuing the Improvements of the Lynches river, $4,400; Great Pedee, 16,000; Wateree,$15,000; Wappoo Cut, 810,000; Charles ton harbor, 8300,000; Georgetown h trbor, 87,000; Edisto river, 88,000; Big Salkehatohle river, $5,000. A survey was ordered for the Waccaraaw river, between Conwayboro and Wacoamaw lake. Bhunswick, June 17.—A serious fire occurred here last night, which swept away two entire blocks. The total losses will aggregate 820,000 The insurance Is about $14,000. The fire origina ted lu Roberts’ drug store, and soon that and the next block were enveloped In flames The principal losers are L. D. Hoyt & Co., C. H. Dex ter, Mrs. J. L. Roberts, J. 8. Martin, D. G. Risley & Co., T. B. Goodbread, J. J. Spears, Symmes & Atkinson, C. P. Goodyear, the post office, A. Kaiser & Bro., Mrs. M. C. Rowe, W. E. Kay and R. 8. Mlver- for Congress by tbe convention, but meant that if the convention called in question his integrity as a Democrat >md repudiated him on that ground, then he should appeal to the people to vindicate him. Third. He says he did not mean to be understood as saying there was no po itical issue or difference be tween Speer and himself. There is, he affirms, a wide difference. “He is an Independent and acts outside of the organization, while I aru an or ganized Democrat, acting within the organization.” Fourth. He declares that he has never authorized any person to say he would accept the nomination of any party or association of individ- The following are the exercises of the com mencement of 1882 of Mtddle Georgia Military and Agricultural College, at Mllledgevllle, Ga.; Sunday, July 9th, commencement sermon by Rev. R. P. Kerr, of Savannah, Ga. Monday, July 10th, 10:80, a. m„ exercises by the students ; 8, p. m., annual address before literary societies, by A. R. Lawton, Jr., Esq., of Savannah, Ga. Tuesday, July 11th, 10:30, a. m., exercises by students ; 4, p. m., drill by cadet corps; 8, p. m., callsthenlo exercises. Wednesday, July 12th, 10:30, a. m., commencement address by Hon. J. A. Billups, of Macon, Ga.; 4, p. m., prize drill in manual of arms by cadet corps; 8, p. m. t anni versary celebration of literary societies. There is com whisky and old rye, and whisky manufactured from wheat, and various other kinds of whisky, but whisky from smoke 1b a new article. A Milwaukee dispatch states that a party of New York capitalists has purchased a large tract of land in Shawnee county, Wiscon sin, and that a $25,000 plant is to be established at once to be utilized In the manufacture of alco hol, acetic acid and charcoal. The capitalists referred to have secured the right to the use of a retort that will condense the smoke of the burning timber, and by a peculiar process ex tract from one cord of wood six gallons of 85 percent, alcohol, fifty pounds acetate of lime an# a residue of acetic aoid, leaving sixty bush els of charcoal. Work is to be begun at once. R. took a rail from the fence and u rammed it into the monster’s thr.oat.v Quick as lightning the alligator closed on the rail and hurled Mr. ft. 1 against the fence, hurtiug him badly , arid snapping the rail like a chalk pipe stem. He then called to’ his family to send him his gun, pistol and ax. While waiting for his wea pons he amused himself by pitching fence rails into the alligator’s mouth. He broke a dozen as easily as he did . the first. When the weapons came he shot the alligator twelve times with a Smith and Wesson pistol and four times with a shot gun, and then buried an ax in his head in eight places. After all this life was ebt extinct for twelve hours afterward. AH the pistol balls, however, did not enter. Fully half of them glanced harmlessly from tbe tough hide and went singing away through space.— uals, except the Democratic party, or When the monster besran to feel that vote for any one except its nominee.! bis foes were getting the best of him, Mr. Stephens’ telegram utterly i j n .^ ie a K on y°f pain and despair, be crushes out the “Liberal Independ- i ent” Republican ring so far as he is out, making the earth concerned, «nd puts him squarely before the July convention as free from any entangling alliances, and makes his prompt an unanimous nomination a certainty. Columbus Times: The Hamilton Journal complains of the poor finan ciering in the State Treasury Depart ment because there are now in the coffers of that department, after pay ing all matured interest and bonds, and setting over to the school fund $300,000, some $857,000. The Jour nal does not put the resnonsibility on anybody particularly, for keeping so large a sum, wrung from tho tax pay ers, unemployed, but in a general way charges it on the “State officials.” We think in this matter with the Journal, thHt it is not only poor, but death of Willis Kelly, the colored employe at 1 View of the condition of tbe peo~ the Savannah Paper Mill, by being crushed ! pie of tbe State, it is cruel financiering beneath oue of the pondert us mixing pans oni. i i, 1 to hold so much of their money in Friday, was mentioned in the Morning Neios of ■ Saturday. We learn that the unfortunate vie- j State Coffer?, Unused. t im was a very worthy and thrifty man, and had j 9 with the L., g i 8 |a ture and not with accumulated a property valued at th ee thous- a ~ n and or four thousand dollars. He was be ween the 4 *Stftt© officials. Tbe IjOgislatUre forty-five and fifty years of age, and lost his wife I levied the taxes and provided for its ral benevolent societies and lodges In this city, i collection, and after paying all lcglti** and in one them, tho order of Wise Mon, had his j raR te demands against the State the life insured for 82,000. He hud just finished a £4 , ... neat two story framed dwelling on Bryan street. ! Officials had nothing to do but to The dnoeaaed loaves a brother in Jefferson j keep the balance, whether it W«S one county, in this State, who U heir to his little estate. He was born In Middle Georgia, and wa» well thought of among white people who knew him, on account of his industrious and sober habits. But the fault Hon. A. II- Stephens will probably be the next governor for Georgia, for Joe Browu, Gov. Colquitt and the At lanta Constitution says it shall be so.— Marianna (Fla.) Courier. Our correct “will pj for the lorida oontemporar I may be n saying that Mfl Stephens bably bo the n« Povernor but if hel nderstood 4*gK:ople a littll k^ter, he theij^dS Atlanta Post- Aitpeal, 17th Inst-; A sad ease of injustice is developed in the pardon to John Turner by Gov. Colquitt this morning. Turne r was convicted in 1874 at the Chatham County Court of an assault with Intent to kill another man. He was sentenced to the eonvlot camps for ten years, and was assigned to the Dade Coal Mines. In the following year Robert Young was oonvioted at the same court of bur glary and sentenced to fifteen years. They met at the mines, but nothing, except Turner’s oc casional quiet protests, wa ever heard or de veloped to indioate his Innocence. Now, how ever, when he has served over eight years of his term, working underground at the most degra ding toll ever inflicted on humanity, with all the Infamy and vile assoolatton connected with the condition of a eonvlot, it turns out that he was entirely innocent. Young, who has recently manifested symptoms of a religious awaxening, made ^statement to one of the officials that eaused^ie keenest Interest to be aroused In the case of Turner. The statement was, in faot, a confession that he, Young, was guilty of the crime for whloh Turner was being punished.— An application for Turner’s pardon was at once prepared and endorsed by all the penitentiary "1 dais. Young will now have the ten years Jits present sentence, which will keep *-♦<1 the year 1900. He was brhugbt to town and put on exhibition here Sunday afternoon and was a big show. He was pro nounced by all to be the largest alii gator they had ever seen. He wan over ten feet long and extraordinarily large for his length, it being decided that he would weigh fully 300 pounds. It was discovered that he broke hia tnil when he struck the horse, and that was probably the reasou he stopped offensive operations. The horse was injured—it may be- per manently—in the shoulder which re ceived the blow. Mr. Renfroe is entitled to the credit of an unusual degree of courage for the manner in which he ridded tho community of so undesirable a neigh bor. dollar or a million. The Treasurer has no right to use or place the State surpluses^oxcept as he is authorized to do by the Legislature. But, ex cept as the Journal would seem to convey a censuro of the “State of- cials,” we fully agree with it, that it is “poor financiering.” A New. York letter says; “Not long ago a good deal of curiosity was aroused in one of the interior towns of this State by the mysterious ope rations of some capitalists who were experimenting with a paper mill. It was learned that the object of the ex periments was to make a paper out of the tobacco plant, so that cigars could be made by maohinery. It cost the experimenters considerable money to discover that they not make a pulp without the itavor of the tobacco, succeeded in poisoning in the creek.” For several weeks past Butler county, Ky., has been the centyn of Mormon missionary labor, and Hie result is such a disturbance of pubhc and private peace as the county h”* not seen since the war. Fomilian have been broken up and friends separatee’, and the jealousy and bit terness have reached a point which threatens still worse results. The Mormon elders, alarmed at the Storm they had browed, retired for a time, but they are expected to appear agniii in the neighborhood of Huntsville shortly. “If they oome,” writes a correspondent of the Louisville Com mercial, ‘‘there will be some lynching done, as the people through all the neighboring counties are desperate. If no other law will protect them, they will have to resort to mob law.’ 0 Jasper county News: Oao day last week Mr. John Speights, ot thia county, told a negro man io his em ploy to go cutting oats, and that he wanted him to out 75 bushels that, day ; the negro began, work aa hour! after sunrise and cut about oae and three-fourth acres. Mr. S. had them * threshed and it turned out that the negro had cut in less than one dayj fnom one and throe-fourth acre® landfone hundred and tweuty-aix a half bushels of good oats, thus ahe ; that the Isod produced to 70 bu^iels per acre. Bainbridge it about to reoi iruet ‘