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The True Citizen.
WAYNESBORO, GA., FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1882.
“ The Survival of the Fittest. ”
FOR OOYIRNOR
EON. A. H. STEPHENS,
OF TAUAFBRW).
FOR SKCRSTABT OF STATE
HON. N. C. BARNETT,
OF BALDWIN.
FOR COMFTROLLKB-OBXBRAL.
HON. WILLIAM A. WRIGHT,
OF RICHMOND.
FOR TRKA8UBRR,
HON. D. N. SPEER,
OF TROUP.
FOR ATTORNBT-ORNKRAL,
HON. CLIFFORD ANDERSON,
OF BIBB.
FOB OOVORBPOMAN AT LABOR
HON. T H OS. HARDEMAN,
OF BIBB.
t3T Well, Mr, Telegraph & Messen
ger, that, was a bad '‘wring,” indeed
But it, meant “ring,” al : ee samee.
gsaST Let nr people remember that
Burke county has haJ a Senator only
t.wt> years in twelve, and send delegates
to the convention at Idillen who will
insit upon our rights.
Lt aruing that Mr. Preston Lot •
efct was no way concerned iu he article
contained in the Herald, la t week,
icfiee ing upon The C tizen, we fully
and freely withdraw any allu-ion to
him whatever.
/C3§ r " On our first page we publish the
proceedings of the meeting of the Re
publicans of his county, which occur
red in this place last Saturday. We
do this as a matter of news, but on
examining the proceedings, we think
they are couched on liberal terms, at
least. Our readers may judge for
themselves,
Jgap’*’ In our suggestion of Col. M. P.
Carroll for the judgeship last week, we
used this language : “What more is
needed—or is such a man us this to
be rejected for one whose lack of legal
knowledge and ability, or what is just
the same iu effect, dishonesty, would
work great wroug to those whose rights
were at stake.” In the hurry of busi-
rhe peculiar construction of the sen
tence esenped our eye, for while it im-
plied a charge of “dishonesty” upon
«ther gen leruen, Candida es for that
position, wheu nothing was more foreign
from our mind or intention. We only
intended to compare capability and
honesty in general terms te ignorance
and di h uesty, without reference to
anyone. We have no word of dispar
age tie t to utter against any ot the
gentlemen who are candidates. We,
however believed then, and believe still,
that the election of Col. Carroll to the
judgeship would be received with pleas-
ure by the whole people of the district.
ffiW The editor of the Sylvania Tele
phone ea'ls our article, two weeks ago,
in opposition to the rotation system
“drivel ” We have little space or
time, and no inclination to reply to that
paper. “The game is too small to re
pay the toil of the huntsman.” The
article in question was not written in
the interest of any county of the dis
trict, and by no means in the interest
of any paiticular individual, and the
principles upon which it was founded
will remain solid long after W. L.
Matthews and his little Telephone is
consigned to oblivion. The fact that it
was not in his interest is where “the
shoe pinched ;” and »t asked for the
l.estuieu iu the district to represent
it in the Senate, he knew that the
standard was too high for him ever to
reach. Astonishing to say, this little
“.Vjiss Nancy,” who has been a lawyer
(\) for many years, and has never open*
ed his mouth in the conrt house, wants
to represent this district in the Senate!
We can liken such an example to noth
ing more appropriate than the recruit
ing of an army with cripples ; there
would be men to draw rations, but no
fo ce added to the strength of the army.
Forty-seven holes of new cotton
tv ore brought in v Th*'tnssville on
j' liilnv, and one hundred hales on
Saturday last.
NOMINA TIOff. OR NO NOMINA TION.
It is veil known that we have all the
time opposed a nomination of members
for the Legislature. We are convinced
that our opposition is founded on good
reason, yet we have refused to argue
ibis question, because we felt that it
would be detrimental to the interests
and harmony of the Democraiic purty.
But the issue is made, and the pressure
brought to bear so heavily that we now
feel that it is a duty to veniilats this
subject, and let the people understand
the position in which this aetion of their
leaders will place them.
In the first place, it is well known
that there are three colored voters to
one white voter in the county, who will
support the white Democrats, if no
nomination is made, but who will not
do so if there are nominations. But so
intemperate have some of ou- ultra
leaders become, that it is said they
assert that they would prefer to be
represented in the Legislature by “free
niggers” than Liberal Democrats.
The folly of this position is too. plain to
need any comment. Every one can
seethe auditions which dictates such
violent words.
D-ir ng the first part of the canvass
it was generally understood that there
would be n • nominations, and the dis-
eensions which had torn the Democratic
party in the county to pieces, seemed
a'out to be la aled, and harmony re
stored in its ranks. But an inordinate
ambition for office, and a dishonest
desire to control the vote of the Burke
delegation in the Legislature, has
changed all this, and an ultra course is
determined upon, a nomination is at
tempted to be forded upon the people.
The result must be a lull delegation to
the Legislature of Radicals—probably
colored—and all the old wounds of the
party re-open^d. This is the inevitable.
We call upon the people to resist
this action on the part of leaders, whose
object is to control the action of the
Burke delegation for selfish purposes
and persoual aggrandisement, and save
the Democratic party from utter rum.
Come prepared to vote down resolu
tions that are doubtless already drawn,
and assert your independence as Iree-
men. You are called upon to meet a
crisis which will mark the unity or dis
ruption of the Democratic party in
Burke o^unty, and the triumph or de
feat of those political principles which
every true Democrat holds dear.
THE HERALD'S ASPERSIONS.
The besotted ass, who runs The
True Citiz' n, in kD last charges us
with misrepresenting him again. We
have made no allusion to hm ; we have
not represented him as being anything
or having ;<ny fixed couvietions. We
know of no way by which we could
misrepresent him excepi to credit that
Journal with sense and decency. V\ ith
this apology ends all editorial notice of
such a fraud.—Herald.
We regr*t that necessity compels us
to mar our columns with the above spe
cimen of blackguardism, but justice to
ourself forces us to do so, that the pub
lic may know what kind of mau we have
to deal with aud judge for themselves
whether we have had any cause of com
plaint.
From the initial number of The Cit
izen this fellow, this so-called political
editor of the Herald, too selfish, loo
narrow-minded to grant 'o others what
he claimed for himself, began a series
of actions ae contemptible asViey were
uncourteous, ungenerous and ungentle-
mao y. In uo instance has ibis so-
called political edbor of the Herald
had occasion to mention The Citizen
but he unstated its position or politics,
and when driven from every position
which he chose to assume in his strict
ures on us, he takes refuge in low-fluug
language unfit to be read by modest la
dies or children. Of the truth of this
assertion, let our readers judge by the
paragraph quoted at the heal of this
article and Or the quoting of which we
havt already apologised. We cannot af
ford to follow him iutu the mud, or at-
icuipt to compete with him in the use
of vulgar language, If this is the prize
for which he is competing—and b n tal
ent teems to run targely in that direc
tion—so far as we are concerned, he is
welcome to it. ,
We have in a’l instances dealt fairly
by the Herald, am’, haye usod harsh
language only wheuwe deemed it nec
essary in our «>wn rotection. Of the
justness of our charges of misrepresen
tation, we appeal to all fair-minded men
who have read both papers. And now,
for the present, we dismiss the Her
ald and its so called political editor as
too contemptible to occupy further
space or notice.
A SC RIVEN COUNTY TRAGEDY.
Sylvania Telephone.
On Tue-day last, a tragedy was en
acted iu this county such as it is seldom
our duty to chronicle, the victims of
which were Robert McClelland and Mrs.
Susan McClelland the wife of Elias Me
Clelland. It seems that there bad been
some unpleasantness between the parties
a week or more before the fatd day.
which had not been reconciled. They
were pieking cotton in a field half a
mile distant from the' residence of Mr.
B F. McClelland, with whom they
were living, and who was the father of
Robert. After dinner, perhaps about
one o’clock, Robert took his g n aud
left the house, stating that he was go-
in ■* to shoot some turkeys which had
been seen near the field. .Shortly af or
he left, two or three others of the fami
ly went to the field, among them Mrs.
Susan McClelland. W’lieu they r ach-
t d the cotton patch, Robert Wits seen
sitiug on the fence near by, with the
gun, and in a few minutes he came to
where 'hey were, and calling t.i Mrs.
McClellnnd, asked her if she hud gat
in a good humor. Receiving no r-ply,
he repeated the question, and still re
ceiving n > response, he said he would
put her in a good humor, a'td immedi
ately fired at her. the entire lead of
buckshot entering her hip and back,
when she t urned and taking hold of him
begged him not to shoot her any more,
but pushing her off he fired at.her again,
the charge glancing aud making an ug
ly wound across her hip. He then de.-
liberately reloaded the gun, and started
for tha house, anil meeting his fa her
and step-mother who had suspected
that he was bent on mischief, that, the
gun was but the execu ion of a threat
ha had made a few days before, and
,weie going to see if they were right.—
He made an effort to shoot himself, but
the gun failed to fire and he d listen
from a further attempt at the solicita
tion of his fath r. He then proceeded
to the house, and they to the scene of
the first tragedy. But before reackiug
the unfortunate woman, they heard the
report of the gun at the hou«e, and
kuew too well what it meauc, as he had
• xpressed to them his determi arion
to kill himself. Mrs. McClelland soon
returned (o the house and found Robert
dead iu 1 lie yard. Wi happened to be
passing at the time, in company wi.h
Mr. R, T. Sowell, when she cahed to
us to come up to the house, string
what had happened. We drove up to
the yard, and there beheld a sight the
horribleuess of which we never wish
to witru ss again. There lav Robert,
with his head blown opeu from the
right brow to the back, a pool of blood
around him on the ground, and the side
of the house and sieps bespatteted wiih
b'ojd and brains. Jit had certainly
committed the deed of self-destruction
most c mpleicly and with a frightful
detei initiation.
The Augusta Board of Fire Under
writers organizin' Tuesday last, and
the following officers were elected :
President, J. M. Burdell; Vice-Proi-
dent, D. R. Wright; S cretary, T. U.
Stafford; Executive Committee. Stew
art Phinizy, George Sytnms, G. H,
A'len.’ - • -
Mr. B n Mobley, of Decatur coun
ty, raised 112 bushels of o >rn on nn
acre of land this year, without f**rti -
izers.
Mr. Win, Wayne, of Walton couutv,
exhibits a twenty-lour pound mii-k-
melon.
Griffin lias shipped over a thou -
aml barrels of dried fruit this sea
son.
McBean Penclliugs.
The general health of our community
still continues bad.
Sickness in our family prevented a
communication for last weeks j.Soue.
Mr. James M. Wimberly will do
considerable building on his place near
Green’s Cut this fall.
The sore eyes are going the rounds,
and those who have them s em to think
it selfishm ss if they don’t go out in
company.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Supervisor Wheeler and Mr. Stevens, of
the C. R. R., and found them pleasant
gentlemen, and very courteous in man
ners, and they seem to undeistand
fully the business of their respective po
sitions.
It is considered in some sections, and
getting pretty general, to be very rude
to call for meats where there is none
on the table. And if perchance there
should be any, it is only intended as a
get up of the dinner, and by no means
to be eaten.
By order of Capt. Wiley Smith and
other commissioner*., all the available
‘ melislr’ of the 67th district, armed
with picks, hoes, shovels, etc , marched
out to the pub ic roads we*-k before la-t,
formed into line, then <1 ployed right
and left, and by much good engineering,
put the highways in good condition.
We learn that (’apt. Thomas Syncs
and Mr. Lemuel Miller, of the 67 dis
trict. carried new cotton to market some ]
2 weeks siuce. Both are stirring far- j
mers, and always aliead. It seems to!
be their policy to pay good wug s and
get out their cotton before it soils iu
the field, which is obliged to remune
rate 'Iifin in the end. Good policy,
gentlemen.
The fishing exclusion, tn de up by
Mrs. Mary A. Kuight and other ladies,
accompanied by a suffic ent quantity of
gallants, made a successful trip to 'he
beautiful Savannah, aiH report a most
delightful time. Nobody’s feet got.
wet, so we are informed. When will
they go again f We want 3 or 4 dozen
sandwiches put in f r “we-urts.” We
only take a little Madeira sometimes
ladies.
We have just learned of the illness of
Capt. Smith from a severe attack of
fever, but hope to hear of a speedy re
covery. Capt. S. is a worthy mem' er
of society, and much resp cted by all
his neighbors. We have a more than
kindly regard for him, because he is one
of our o'dest eitizens now living. We
have known him from our infancy up,
and have alwais looked upon him as a
just and honorable ma'>.
Notwen.
Communicated. .
DELIGHTFUL SOIREE.
Bath, Ga„ August 26th, 1882.
Messrs. Editors:—I h"pe you wiil
pardon thi* intrusion upon the space
of your columns to mention a delight •
ful soiree which occurred at this
place on last evening. At an early
hour quite a crowd of lighthearted
TVrp*ic'»reans had gathered in the!
upacious parlors of the residence of j
Mr. John Gre'it, and soon their en
raptured forms were engaged in the
mazes of the dance. To have stood
and looked up »n that array of lovely
young womanhood, so handsomely
decorated in tin ir exquisite evmiug
costum-s, would have been but to
show ibe beholder how devoted a
gallant joung-knighthood can bo\y at
the shrine of luve and beauty. Con
spicuously among the dancers were
the Misses Thomas, of this countv;
tlie Misses Dent, of Belair and MBs
Ashton, of your town, and last, but
not least, the beautiful an.) accom
plished daughter of our bos', f. whom
we are all indebted lor many pleas
ant In spita ities aud kindness. I
would like to writ** more of the y. uag
ladies, ot their splendid costumes, of
how lovely they waltzed, of that black
eyed beauty whose “bright smile
haunts me still,” but I must refrain
lest I say too much. The supper whs
simply magnificent; such an abund
ance of rare fruits and well flavored
ices, together with the l est ofsub-
stuntials were of just the kiud to satisfy
the taste of the most exquisite epi
cure. IS or was it until the “wee
sma’ hours of the morn,” did we re
luctantly leave that scene of hirality
aud mirth. And when “the sere and
yellow leat” of life shall come there
will be no happier remembrance ; no
orightr pic ure anvmg those that
shall hung on memories wa'l than the
remembrance of the soiree among the
royal-heated guests of that residence
in Bath. Yours truly,
B, N. Y.
It is said that Pike county has
seventy-five candidates in the field.
;chn D. Ashton,
Attorney at i,a w,
WAYNESBORO, GA.
junS8,’iW-b-Y.
ICE. ICE.
Ire can Ns had by Whole ale ami Retail.
Constantly on hand, at the^Waytesboro Ti:»
HoU * e ' ‘ ‘ Proprietor.
mayle.’tBt-f-
T, D. OLIVER,
AT T O R JC Y -A T J-j A. W „
WAYNESBORO, GA.
Will practice In the Augusta, Eastern amt
middle circuits. Special attention y £iven y in
justice Court practloe.
TAKE DUE NOTICE
I HAVE secured the services of a First Class
BAKER.
And am now prepared to serve the people of
Waynesboro with nice Bread, hot from the stove
at 5 cents per loaf, every day, between 11 and
1 o’clock. Satisfaction guaranteed
HUK«V82.t-o-o. C* £• SCHERER*
Mercer Univeisity.
Macon, Georgia.
O
T UP Fall Term of this institution wiH open on
the Just Wednesday in September next. Stu
dents niuy pursue the regular collegiate course
of studies or a select scientific course. Large
and valuable additions have recently been made,
to the apparatus of the department of i ltysieal
science. The Law .School has a faculty of three
professors, whose chairman is the lion. Clifford
Anderson. . . . . „
Hoard in “Students Hall” can be had at SJI2
p r month, and in private families ut from 8IA to
$20. For catalogues and other iu formation,
Add I’liiK
Rev. A. J. BATTLE, D. D., Pres.,
or JOHN J. BRANTLY. Sec. Faculty.
aug.4,’82.1-m.
Waynesboro Barber Shop,
At Evans, Thomas <fe Fulcher’s Corner
A. H. WILLIAMS,
TONSOHIAL ARTIST ON HUMAN HAIR.
Shaving and Hair-cutting in the latest
style. Whiskers Dyed and Hair
Shampooed in the most artistic man
ner. We have tne only first-cla>a
shoo i" town. Clean towels furnished
to each gentleman. Buy Rum and
Hair Tonic FREE. Barbers polite,
and prompt attention to customer-.
Give me a call. June9. , 82.i-o-»
DENNIS’
V or Blood Purifier
V
For working out of the system the
malarial p-ision thfut is causing so
inuch sickness, and will cause much
more unless the system is cleansed.
Rev. Henry Walker, the colored
preacher, having authority given him
in the Gospel, Luke 9:1, cur'd and
prevented a large amount of sickness
and saved expenses in hia church' s
with it until be was stopped, THE
T RUE CITIZEN says it acts like •*
ch. i m, but is obliged to send t<>
Auausta for it. June9.82.too
WM VOELKER,
Undertaker*
Waynesboro, Georgia.
Undertaking in all its branches at the
lowest prices. A full stock of Coffins
always on hand and from $5 to |8().
Also, Chcan Coffins made to order
from $1.50 to $10.
JOHN HAENEL, Agent,
julyl4,’82.b-y. Waynesboro, G*.
BLACKSMITHING
IN ALL ITS
BRAHC H E S
0
Horseshoing Specialty-
;0:
CARRIAGE, BUGGIES AND WAGONS
Repaired at Short Notice aud in theBest Style.
—:0:
T
r HE undersigned be gs leave to inlorm
i he ,£ Ub 1C - tha ‘ *? eis prepared to do black
smithing in all its branches, at his shop,
opposite Mr. S. A. Gray’s Stables, and
u * u affc °„ *.^ e P u blic patronage. He
a es orse Sfioing a Specialty, and does
his work promptly and well. lie has secured
t e services of a competent carriage makeiand
lee right, and is prepared to make your
broken or worn Carriages’ Buggies ahd Wag
ons as good as new. 86 8
jPjjT* . 1 ,'f‘ ces to suit the times.
Ai‘ve him atrial,
apr 14 t-o-o
T. O. BYRNS.