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Waynesboro, Ga,, August 4, 1882.
No. 14.
The True Citizen.
Advertising rates liberal.
Transient advertisements pavable in ml
vance.
All contract advertisements payable qu#»
tcrly.
All commnnicfttions for personal benefit will
be charged for as advertisements.
Advertisements to occupy special places will
be charged 25 per cent, above regular rates.
Notices in local and business column 5 ct.s.
per line; in local 10 o s. per line, each insertion
For terms apply at this office.
And our delegates did stray frim the
>ath of duty.
The Atlanta Post-Appeal has actu-
iTy kept Mr. Stephens'' name at his
[mast-head for nearly two weeks.
It required two columns of small
pe in the Atlanta Constitution of
: aturday to tell the particulars of a l't-
t,la “set/to” between .lulius L. Brown
(JenatT Brown’s sou) and an architect
whom Brown had superintending th-
building of his house. By.-th '-way,
Contention for the office of governor for
the ensuing term, and requesting me to
signify my acceptance thereof, was han
ded me that day on the eve of my de
parture from Atlanta; and under the
heavy pressure of business since my re
turn to Washington, this is the first
Convenient opportunity I have had to
respond to the same.
Allow me now to say that the nomi
nation is cheerfully accepted, and for,
the great honor thus conferred upon me,
under existing circumstances, I take
this occasion to express to you and
ForTiiK Citizkn.
'Plie Islclitor’M Summer ’Vacation.
\ um’t Ju’lus becoming frequent on the | through you to those whom you repre-
1r " i Wle ’ a "W ! j sent, my feelings
When Richmond county elects mem- |
bers to the Legislature who will vote ior I
Governor Colquitt for Sena’or, Mr. W 7 .
Henry Moore, editorot'the Augusa
.News, express to go to Macon and
weep on the bosom of Col. Lamar, of
♦he Telegraph. You have our sympa
thies, W 7 il!ie. Our delegation to the gu
bernatorial convention fooled us so had
that we don’t know who to trust now,
but we intend to avoid the Colquitt ca
lamity, if po-sible.
One of our delegates says he did not
like the two-thirds rule, and voted for
the majority rule “from a sense of his
own propriety.” LI is instucuons did
not allow him any discretion in the
matter, ard “his own sense of propri
ety” has led him to be'ray a trust sol-
cmnlv delegated to him. Suppose the |
Democracy of Burke, from a sense of j liies " t '“»? b ” P r0 P er h< ‘ re to 8rt for,b -
“propriety,* 1 or any other sen.se, should j as flerR announced by Jefferson,
refuse to vote for the nominee ho so | ,he 8 lcat founder of * he P art J.
entbus,as hal'y aided in making—how I tllan tbrce I”"**” 1 °f » oentury ago :
then ?
s of profound gratitude.
Be as nrei. that if under Providence
I shall live, and be elected, it shall be
my earnest desire and endeavor so to
perform the high and responsible duties
confided to methAt no one of any party
or class or condition of life can justly
say at the expiration of the term, that
he or she suffc/ed any injury or wrong
from any act of omission or commission
on my part.
The time honored principles of De
mocracy to which the convention iu its
platform refers, in which I was raised,
and to which I shall ever adhere, are,
indeed, I believe, the basis upon which
all our past g'ory was achieved, and to
which our higher career in the future
we can only hopely look. Some of
The tired edit or sat in bis chair,
Perspiringly breathing the sultry air,
And writing up “Personals,” a eolumn or so,
Of folks who are gone, and < thers to go,
To the summer resorts, to the mountains and
hills,
To the breezy old sea. or eool woodland rills.
And he wrote that Miss Gush had gone with
some more,
To summer at Newport, and hear the waves roar,
While young “Mr Gush had gone to Nahant,
4 Along with his sisters and cousins and aunt,"
And “Mr. Fltznoodln is going awav,
To sweet Saratoga, so lovely and gay."
“Miss Biff and Miss Paff have gone to the lakes,
Miss Buff to the country" (beware of the snakes);
“Mr. Snob to the mountain to take a short rest,
Mr. Snub lias decided to take in the West."
'Messrs. Fairfax McDougall and Patiiek McGee
Are going to Long Branch to bathe in the sea,"
Etc., etc. He wrote a lot more,
Then this editor laid down his paper and swore.
“I sit here and sweat, get no thanks for my
pains,
While these people possessed of more money
than brains
Go off to these places to stay and keep cool,
While I stay at work ; I’m a regular fool;
I’ve got lots of passes, hut hero I must stay,
For the paper will dwindle if I go away.'
Then he looked at the ceiling, then frowned at
the floor,
And made “centre shot” iu the old euspldore ;
Then jumped to Ids feet and excitedly said ;
“I’m going; the paper may go to Old Ned.
I fear not the ‘boss,’ nor his indignation,
He surely can’t kick if I take a vacation."
And w itliout preparation, sans collar, sans socks’
He took his vacation.
(He walked ’round the block.)
“Equal.and exact justice to all men
I of what- ver state or persuasion, reli-
According to the Macon Telegraph & j gious or political.”
Messenger the Bibb county Democracy
had a stormy time in their county con
vention last Friday upon a resolution
to endorse the nomination. Much op
position and even violent feeling was
displayed. The resolution was finally, .
1 , .,,, . „ . , the preservation or the general govern
passed amidst the utmost confusion, by ^ ^ t , .
a vote of 55 to 8, the Telegraph claim
ing that the vote was taken after the
anti-Stephens men had left the hall.— j
A letter was read from Hon, A. O.!
“The support of the State govern
meuts in all their rights as the most
competent administrations of our do
mestic concerns, and the surest bul
wark against anti-republican tendencies
ment in i's whole constitutional vigor
as the sh et anchor of our peace at home
and safety abroad.”
“A jealous care of the right of elec-
A DEADL Y DUEL JiY OHIO.
Wheeling, W. Va., July 27th, 1S82 The town
of Mai tin’s Ferry, Ohio, was thrown into -i fever
of excitement last night by a shooting and cut
ting affray, which leaves the dves of three men
in a very precarious condition. The circum
stances are as follows: On Tuesday evening
Otto Gilmore, a colored man, forty-five years of
age, was arrested for drunkenness and commit
ted to the lockup. Yesterday morning lie was
fined three do'lars, and in dofault of payment
was sent back beliind the bars. Shortly alter
0 o’clock last evening his cel 1 was discovered to
be empty, and examination revealed the fact
that lie had escaped by an aperture in the wall.
An alarm was given and the police force sent
upon a search for him. At 8:30, p. m., Officer
William Lynn found him at John Burkhart's
store, placed him under arrest and took him
hack to the City Hall. In the Mayor’s office he
was searched and a half pint flask of whisky
taken from him.
During the search Gilmore and Officer Lynn
, , , . . , j i tion bv the people.”
Bacou strongiy advising harmony and i , r .
I ‘*A nsnlnlp iiemneso
•declaring that he would support the
nominees of the party. We had hoped
Absolute acquiescence iu the decis
ions of the majority—the vital principle
, , . „ 1 , „ . I of republics, from win ill there is no ap-
that the time for such foolishness had; ‘ , ...
, . „ , , . | peal hut to force, the vital principle
passed, and greatly fear that this exer- 1 , . „ _
.. . „ . i and immediate pareiu ot despotism,
erne oi this individual ‘sense of prouri- .
, “The supremacy of the civil over tho
ety will do the j arty no good. ... *, . „
- " mill!ary authority.
OF ACCEP- “Economy iu the public expense that
labor may be lightly burdened.' 1
“Encouragement of agriculture and
commerce.”
MR.
—^
STEPHENS' LETTER
TANCE.
Atlanta, Ga., July 20, H82.
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens, At
lanta, Ga.—Dear Sir : We have
been appointed a committee of the Dem
ocratic Convention of the State of • trial by juri's, impartially selected.”
^Georgia to convey to you in elligence of j “These are some of the principles
the fact that you have received the nom- j which constitute the creed of our politl-
ination of that body for the office of J c .1 faith, the text of civil instruction,
governor for the incoming terfti. We , the touchstone by which to buy the
lake pleasure in discharging this duty, j services of those we trust, and should,”
and in accordance with the wishes of 1 said Jefferson, “we wauder from them
tho Convention, we cordially request i in moments of error or alarm, let us
you to signify your acceptance of the , hasten to retrace our steps and to regain
snme; I the road which alone leads to liberty
We ha vc the honor to be yours. res-! and to safe’y.”
ctnu iiiauiung. a lie iuw tn/ucu iji l^ynii urUVVIIlK | l
hismaceana clubbing the prisoner, hut when • ground,
the first blow was struck the negro produced a ’
razor anil attacked the officer, inflicting upon
him a succession of terrible wounds. The first
cut was upon Lynn’s left cheek, laying it open
from he ear to the mouth. A second swoop of
khe razor made a horrible wound on the head,
reaching to the skull and severing a large artery.
In anguish Lynn, as he defended himself from
the deadly attack called out, “Murder ! Murder !
Help! Help!" A half dozen gaping gashes
having been inflicted upon him, the officer got
out his pistol and fired. His cries and the shouts
attracted the attention of Joseph Bayliss, a
driver for Early & Sons, who came to his assis
tance. EnWring the room lie seized the now
demoi lac and infuriated negro, and together
they fell to the floor. Gilmore retained liis li Id
of the razor and at once turned its deadly edge
or his new assailant, cutting him severely aiid
dangerously about the arms, and at the same
time giving him a tremendous kick in the pit of
the stomach.
During this struggle Lyon had continued firing,
discharging four shots from his revolver. Tin
blood from his wounds had streamed over his
face and into his eyes, blinding him so that the
last shot took effeit, in Bayliss’ right leg, below
the knee. The latter cried out: "For God’s
sake, don’t shoot me, Lynn.” and at the same
time the negro broke away and ran. Though
it was uot known at the time, tho colored fiend
j had received two of the four shots fired hy Lynn,
j and lie could uot run vigorously. A hue and cry
was raised, and a crowd started in pursuit.
“«T. s. IU.” IX WXV-^tTIXGf’rON.
A VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON.
Washington. D. C, July 23d
1882.—There is no name in Ameri
can history greater than that of
George Washington ; there is, there
fore, no charact'-r in all of our proud
annals that claims a larger share of
our honor and reverence. Every
citizen of these United States is famil
iar with his history, for it is the com
mon possession of all—without re
gard to color, party, or state-lines.
Across his hallowed tomb the North
ern and the Southern visitor clasp
each other’s hand iu friendly grasp >
and together point with pride to his
illustrious name and character Upon
the sacred spot ihat marks the last
resting place of this patriot and hero,
all differences are alike forgotten;
and, impelled as it. were by what
seems to he a natural and a common
impulse, every mind recurs to the
pure, bright days of his administra
tion-days, when Right, and not
Might, ruled the land ; when rugged
honesty was supreme and patriotism
pure and undefiled, was the criterion
of the man and statesman.
It was my privilege and pleasure
to visit tins hallowed spot a few days 4 bave been in the land of revery.
ago. As an American I rejoiced in j Mechanically I restore my hat to my
the opportunity that furnished me i head, and turn away from the place,
the privilege of resting hy, and gazing | maddened beyond measure. The slirij
upon ihe tomb so historic in its I whistle of the approaching boat warns,
memories. As my eyes fell and j roe of the brevity of my time, and
lingered upon the marble sarcopha-' going aboard, I am soon lypon the
gus, containing the immortal remains broad bosom of historic old Potomac,
of the great military and civil hero, 1 wending my way back to Washing-
I almost deemed the spot some pit- j ton—where all again is vile, rotten
grim shrine, and I felt the coursings J afl d political! The oaks and the
willows of Mt. Vernon fade gradually
away, and turning a bend in the
river soon pass out of Bight forever.
united seemingly with England •
cruel legions to dampen and kill tin*
heroic ardor of his manlv sou!; saw
him afterwards emerging from the
gloom of despondency, his face now
illumined with radiant hope, and
accepting from the proud Generals,
Burgoyne and Cornwallis, their
swords in token of absolute surrender;
saw him, when he had accomplished
>11, resigning all, laying at the feet of
his country the victories of his man
hood ; saw him as the twice elected
President, refusing a third offer of
the same ; saw him amid the cool,
sequestered walks of his beloved
Mount Vernon, enjoying the domestic
happiness and blessings of a life well-
spent; saw him dying, his warrior
soul passing peacefully to “the other
side,” companioned on its way by the
sweetest music ever wrung from in
visible choirs; saw him entering into
the silent enclosures of the tomb
again, and saw the cold, dull marble,
closing over his form and life—and—
“Young man you’re treading on the
shrubbery”—I awake startled by the
voice of the old guard at the tomb,
to find that I have been dreaming all
the while, that the crowd which was
with me, has departed, that for hours
uuiiuK unc uiumnc ami wuiuer ijynn i , % i /• n ii j
had some words, and the negro grew abusive | cheek and I'd! Upon the sanctified
and insulting. The row ended in Lynn drawing j 1 mi -i, a __ i__,
of a tear, as it trickled down my
fled
Thrilled as my being was,
with the holy feelings of reverential I Thus, think I, do all sweet influences
awe, I did not deem the sensation [ vanish, leaving us to the unbridled
strange or unpleasant; nor did I mercy of the callous Present.
think it unnatural that the little tear
should well up from Memory’s fount,
for was I not an American, and as
such, the inheritor of his glorious
name and example ? In view of this
immortal legacy, did it not become
J. S. R.
IRON WORKERS.
Augusta News, July 27th.
The quickest job of heavy casting
ever done in Augusta has been accom
plished by George R. Lombard & Co.
* privilege sweet and holy to even {n th(J now Library buUding . The
as raised, and a crowd started in pursuit. The
“Freedom of religion, freedom of the : uegrtFran as far as the Presbyterian church,
° j where Officer Ed. Wrig it captured him. Bayliss
Press, freedom of the person, under the | had followed his assailant, but overcome with
! the terrible loss of blood, sank down exhausted
protection of th« habeas corpus, and in front of Cotts’ store. Lynn had also started,
r but. just at the do<>r of the Mayor’s office had
fainted away. Officer Wright brought the negro
to the iail and securely luc ked him up, while the
wounded men were carried into Oug’s drug
store.
The affray ’raated a great sensation, and a
large body of men gathered for the purpose of
lynching the ttogro but better compels prevail
ed and the mob dispersed. The wounded men
will probably all die before morning..
gaze upon the spot, where rested his
beloved remains ? Assuredly, and
he who could stand unnerved and
untouched, with the memories of
pectiully,
Phillip M. Russel,
H. W. H‘ l'KINS,
Allen Fort,
R. S. Burch,
Hoke Smith,,
’ W ashington Desseau,
John O. Waddell,
J. N. Gilmore,
Pope Barrow.
MR. STEPHENS’ U”PI,Y.
Hou^e of Representatives,
Washington, D. C., July 25 1882.—
Messrs, Philip M. Russell, II. \Y\
Hopkins, Allen hurt, R. S. JBurch,
Hoke. Smith, Washington Dessau,
Vohn a Waddell, ,J. N. Gilbert,
Pope Rarroir, ( onvmdtce, etc.—Dear
Sirs: Your letter of the 20th inat.,
officially iuforming me th’t I had been
nominated by the State Democratic
The foregoing, gentlemen, embodies
the leading ideas and principles by
which my administration shall be gov
erned, if the people of Georgial shall
call me to her chief executive chair —
'I hey are all in strict accord with tho
broad, liberal und catholio platform
adopted by the convention, whioh I
must cordially end rse, May I enter
tain the hope and oxpress the wish that
all in our beloved State who desire good
government may unite in harmonious
action in sustaining those fundamental
principals, and thus secure the peace
and prosperity and happiness of our
matehloss Federal union of States.
For you personally, gentlemen,
please aooept my kindest regards, as
well as my bust wishes f r ouV common 1 about ijiiioof thum white,
country.
Yours trn
AbLXAf^rTu lI . bklPHLNS.
Darien Gazette; Lust week wo were against
Alexander H. Stephens, but this week wo are
for h'-ji. Now lot sumo little country weekly
jump up und accuse us of inconsistency.
The election for Governor will take pluce on
the first Wednesday in October.
Hon. Alexander H. .Stephens is a candidate
for the Senate. We prefer him to Colquitt.
The Georgia Democracy is united and will
send ten good Democrats to tho next Congress.
The lleonso of the last whisky shop in Louis
ville, Jefferson county, has expired, and hy a
special act of the Legislature for that county no
more license can be obtu ned. So, for the first
time since tho existence of tho county, no
whisky can bo bought within Its limits.
On his big Dakota farm, ex-PresIdent Hayes,
has, It is said, this year, 205 acres of corn, 275
acres of wheat, 276 acres of oats, and ten acres
of miscellaneous crops. From the present out
look, he will harvest not far from 20,000 bushels
of grain.
A Jewish gynagogue will shortly be one of the
adornments of Ath ms. In architectural design
it will represent, one of the undent temple, of
Palestine, and will cost, when completed, 95JHX).
.Shorter College, at Rome, will soon have an
eighteen hundred dollar organ and a tine teles
cope.
One Arm In Athens sells over a million and a
half dollars worth of goods In a year.
There is a mountain In Union county on which
It Is duirued Noah's ark lauded.
Ill Johnson and Washington counties the crops
are superti# itiiout exception.
There are over 2,000 voters in Laurens county,
contract was taken on the 22d of
June and completed the 26th o£
July. When it is reflect^ that 160
feet iron front was cast and put in
, , ... i position, and that some recasting wns
almost a century lull upon him, is no necessary on account of a change of
American, is no patriot, and his cal'lp| an> making the ceiliug and front
tous bosom has nev«r been warmed higher, it will readily be seen in wlmt
with the divine thrill of pride. I a won dertully short time this work
. I has been done. And it has been
As I stood gazing in upon the 1 w ,q t d ., ne for Lombard works in Uo
tomb, entranced and speechless, my , oth< r way.
hat raised in involuntary reverence,' Some people complain of dull time#
and my entire being thrilled and per-! not the con-
, .. „* tract <rs and builders. Messrs. Lom-
vaded with the sacred emotion, “f, were never :-o pressed for time
the scene and the occasion, the mar- i n the history oi their immense foun-
ble sarcophagus, wherein he was iu- dry, and one hundred hands are kept
terred, seemed to nv>ve and to stir. • constantly at work turning out the
I fancied that I saw th. cover riw |>ome »ucl wHcli com.
. , . , . , . , . ’ i from »11 »ver the South. Both the
and the lids of the inner, leaden cof-1 () j,( Hn q new foundries and shops are
fin, open. Breathless and exp<otant, steadily occupied, and George li.
I waited the advent of him who j Bombard & C<>. now run the largest
mouldered there, and soon I saw him ; M,jd m 1 st popular foundry and roa-
. ,, e . c chine shops in this whole section.—
.tcp forth from the cerements of the T1)cir pr { t Rtteolill „ to „ rii( . r8>
tomb, erect acid peerless, bearing all
that majesty of person he must have
b rne, when flushed with the victo-
rics of a hundred battles, he heard
fine work and improvements in ma
chinery allowing them t<> do w«>rk ou
the finest and largest scale far m«»ra
cheaply than at the North make the
.. , . , . -. secret of che success of this young
himself proclaimed by his grateful; firm> They do t^ie work for nearly
countrymen, "Pater patriot!" Me-1 a )| the factories, mills and railroads
chanicafiy, my eyes followed him, i» this community, and are kepV busy
and I saw him in all of his proud 'j al seasons,
glory—saw him when but a young
lieutenant, rallying amid the con-i. T be Ordinary ot Telfair county ic
fusion
ed and
dock’s ill-fated army; saw him rid
ing unecatched from under the mur
Hint, rallying amid the con-L quinary 01 lenair county «
P , i being terribly annoyed bv someirre-
of an ambuscade, the disorder-• -i, v
’ i gpousiblo parties making out bogus mar-
d broken remnants of Brad-1 r i a » a licenses and fii.ornincr his name to
r, 4g^, m
derous aim and fire of concealed sav
ages; saw him accepting his com
mission as General of the Colonfal
Army ; ssw him leading that same
l'iaga licenses and signing his name to
them. The parties being duped are
uegroca.
TIih State Affrloultural Sooloty meets in Ma- ragged, little army, again and .’'gain
nettaon tho8 1 proximo. ^ victory ; saw him prayim* at VaL
crop ot Coffee county u Forge, when the snow and th jJ
Tooinbsboro on tho Central R. R., ic
boring an ar esian well. At the depth
of 400 feet fine, pure nrteshj
was struck, but* not bejj;
quantity, they
I’he sweet potato
very flue.