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HSgftklg mxtx 3fmtm»l &
rj/K Httr's noon-
“Will you come Into tny sanctum?”
8 hi tlic editor to tho poet;
Anil the Waned thick-headed Idiot
WVlkod in like on ancient poet.
Noted not the pistol hanging
Up against the tar.clum wall;
Not.. oa not the eluh uplifted.
Nor thu gun out in tnc ball.
Atid now the editor, with fire
< dooming from hit wicked eye,
A-led the poet to be seated—
Said he’d be back by-and-bye.
And the poet, naught suspecting.
Sat down in an oaken chair;
Suddenly Its arias uplifting
Clasped and firmly held him there.
And the editor returning
Whacked his big head with a elnb;
And while this pain still was burning
Gave him many a doughty rub.
Then ho with the pistol shot him—
Shot him in the cur and eye;
Then a k.tlfe he nnlckly got him,
Aud the floor with blood did dye.
Thou into the tmek yard took him,
i tf his Itody made a mark.
To tee who could hit the closest
To thu poet’s Weeding heart.
-By Claude I>mthat (aged 11 yean).
Titt; at.ontiiA.~rtni.iD.
glad to learn that ho 'will probably be ap
pointed to a position iu the battalion,
lie has been a faithful and eificient ofh
ccr, and to him mote than to any other
man is due the success of the company.
The future of the Rifles looms up
with brightening skies. With goed
officers, such as will no doubt be elected,
and with the addition of a number of
members in the persons of young men of
the city, the company may look forward
to a period of continued sncccss, renewed
energy and increased efficiency in mlli-
tanr iliuilnlms. 1 T/mc live the Itifles !
Q.n ;*.mak Frfp Press; From Hr. L.
i.-. .Vocd, who has just returned from
'i’av! • courty, we get tho following taor-
rtv i n"ornt: A Mrs. Coker, with her
’ iild er, In an ox r :t, was going
hcice uora Perry. Tho load they trav-
«• 1 waned thiough ve y rank whegress,
wl ••u hr d been act on lire. In trying to
. i.ii, o' V e way tho cart and oxen
fr;;>mo fastened among nine logs and
ih . ; overlook them. The cart was
i *rmcd with'the two children inside,
and the ovn were binned to dc' b. The
wt.rera attempted to escape with he
infant, hut he- clothing caught lire and
she st d the oilier child were so badly
burned that they have since died. It
seem* to us that we never heard of
more korriblo occurred a.
Airs. Lula J. J. Stanley, ol Brooks
coouiy is dead.
Quitman Free Frets: George Smith
is workiug sixty bauds on his turpentine
fanu four miles west of Quitman, on the
railroad.
TV* vtkkuelons are tip and doing well
Three hundred acres aro planted in Brooks
county,
Hu, Moses Dukes, a splendid fanner
who lives lu the Dry Lake district, sends
as a bundle of oats, all headed out and
about knee high. lie has fifteen acres,
ai! just as fine. They were sown in Octo
ber.
' Ox Saturday last we noticed Mr. ——
Groover driving Into town with two loads
of bMo i, his own raising, for sale. This
htolrs ’ike business, and is by no means
. rar>< occurrence in Quitman. Many of
our* Jf-mc** hate quantities of meat to
.sell sud upon iuquiry at the grocery
* stfi.- en we find tliaC at least half the meat
cow offered for sale here was raised and
cured iu this country. This is indeed the
sv, y to be prosperous aud independent,
and most sincerely do we hope that our
farmers will continue to raise their own
bt’ipliea.
.«- vInksvili.e Eagle: The Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern is a success. The
. first freight passed over that road last
Wednesday—three car loads. We are in
formed that a regular schedule will be
put on as early as possible,
Berrien County News; A negro who
was ejected from the passenger train on
Sunday evening fast, drew hi9 pistol and
, filed at Captain Crovatt, the ball passing
through his sleeve and the right breast of
his coat. The pistol was so near his breast
tbo: Hie powder burned bis coat. It was
by a chance of position, simultaneous
with the shot, that saved the Captain,
Th» negro was captured, and is now in
safe keeping.
Chufas arc the best c;op that can be
planted for bogs. They are prolific and
whoiesomc, and bacon fattened with them
s very sweet and delicious.
F:\-ai Mr. Roan Paflord, who has lately
trave’ed over poitious of Clinch and Cof
fee counties, we learn that the fanners are
. farther advanced with their work, and it
is (tone In better style- than for many
years. A large number have finished
planting corn.' lie says he saw more
Core iu the cribs, more bacon in the
smokehouses, more stacks of fodder,
more hogs in the woods and stock gener.
ally in better condition than for years
This is surely an omen of better limes.
When we hear a man talking of stop
ping bis paper to economize, it reminds
us of the man who eat his seed potatoes
lest he would lose them by planting
them.
Indian Spjunqs Argus: Wo learn
that our city fatheis are all on the “hide
Out’' to-day, cause tlio stock law went into
effect yesterday, and our efficient marshal
began to execute tli6 law by pounding
every cow that could be found strolling in
the corporation bounds, and by 12 o’clock
had about a dozen in pound, when the
town was thrown into commotion, by one
of tbe suburban maidens scooping down
with broomstick in hand and cleaning out
the “bull pen,” and now if you want
the average councilman to sk adadle, just
whisper Miss Mary is coming.
Brunswick Appeal; Ungrateful party
that to hurl overboard sucli men as Col
lins and Clark, who have filled their posi
tion with dignity and honor, just because
they could not do all tbe dirty work re
quired. Quit the ranche, gentlemen, and
come over with the Bourbons. Tbcyre-
„ ward faithful oiliers.
Mr. W. S. Tucker has raised 6,000 cab
bages this season ou his lot here Iu town.
These aro worth, at lowest figures, $600.
The entire cost of labor and fertilizers Is
about $100, leaving a clear profit of $320,
■ from about a half acre. Yet our farming
people keep crying out “hard times.”
Kow, it can't be said, “ob, ho has got a
rich spot of ground’’—the lot iu question
is a bed of white sand, too poor of itself
to sprout cow-pets, that is, before Mr. T.
commenced to enrich it. Ho hopes to be
able to exhibit some forly pouifters this
season.
Amkricus Recorder: Last week we
uw several patches of wheat beginning
to throw out heads. The 28th of Feb
ruary is early even in this latitude for
- wheat to head. This grain belonged to
the Iislney improved variety, aud by the
26U1 of March it will do for stock food.
This variety is claimed by those who
ha. 3 planted it to meet all the require
ments of a wheat for our climate, being
rust-proof, prolific and early. It should
be in th i hands of every farmer in the
| country.
Post-Appeal: On Saturday evening a
colored woman on Fair street was seized
with au attack of cratrp colic, and a
crowd of seventy-five or a hundred of her
Iru into coming in to see her, the floor gave
si ay and they all fell through, but no in
juries were sustained. Tbe sick woman
E-.Wfs then removed to her sister’s bouse,
0* <■! ant street, and her husband went tor
i owell, but tbe doctor did not attend,
i v i ’ay morning Dr. Powell was sgaia
V.le-Jon, and sent a prescription to tho
' ' which was administered, but she
u ,I in tire afternoon. Tho coroner was
otinud, but upon investigation, finding
.list .t whs net a case that called for an
„ quest, La did uotsammon a jury.
liAio.vTON Messenger: Tbe rbsigna-
. Captain Adams, of that gallaut
•• the Putnam Rifles, has for some
t.w-i been ill the hands cf Lieutenaut-
Colonel Wiley, of the second Georgia
.•.Utallon, ami having been formally ao-
. p’cd. «>i election to fill the vacancy,
ml such other vacancies as msy occur,
: 11 lie held next Tuesday night, by or-
dcr of Lieutenanf'C. M. Davis. It is
important tbs’, all the members be prompt
ir, atterdar.ee. The Rifles are an institu
tion ot which every Putnamite is justly
proud. Since it* organization, tbe com-
nvjv has stood upon rising ground. The
uniform# of the Rifles art perhaps the
neatest in the biltslion, and wherever
our soldiery have gone they have been an
er ect of particular not*# The company
h;s been in winter quarters for some
•time past, but tho cheerful tun of spring
will revive the military spirit. Cap.- Ad
ams was elected iu 1S78, and for four
*«■*!» he has given his energies and ins
. experience to Uw building up of tbe com-
Thc membeis will regret that lie (
to sever his coaiiectioh as
the stoop, and the rope got twisted around Messrs. Joseph A. Roberts & Co. cleared
his neck, choking him to death. The j yesterday for Gibars, Cuba, tbe schooner
next morning bis owner found him sus- John 5. Case, with a cargo ol 133,608 feet
pended stark aud stiff, an involuntary of lumber, valued at $2,351.72, which was
suicide, as it were. J 1 vr “ rn "“
Atlanta Constitution; “I made $110
tary discipline.- Long live tbe Rifles!
Ameiucus Recorder: Within the past
month George Stapleton has mailed to
the signers or their families cotes made to
the firm of Stapleton & Stapleton to the
amount of $2,000. On last Saturday we
saw him enclose a couple of notes to the
amount of $190, and send it to the widow
of the man who made the note. Tho ma
jor portion of th6m were made between
1870 aud 1875.
Guiffin Sun: At the last meeting,
the city council discussed the propriety of
temoving from the soldiers’ cemetery to a
suitable location on Hill street, tbe Con
federate monument. Connell no doubt
labored under the. fclse impression that
the monument was the property of the
city. It Is the propotty of the Ladies’
I emorial Association, as the officers of
that body raised the money from public
subscription to erect it, and It should not
be removed, and we arc glad tbe measure
was voted down. But siuce the matter
has been mentioned it would not look
bad to have a monument in memory of
tlio honored dead of tho Confederacy on
Hill street, and wo would bo glad If'-'eps
were taken to erect one. But IcavaUMio
one in the cemetery as it is, always. \ng
Athens banner: A very serious n\
hap, and one which might have been fata
befell our fellow townsman, Mr. M. B.
McGinty, last Tuesday night. He was
at Midway, where he had gone to attend
to tho construction of the new Lunatic
Asylum. With a friend he was sitting
near a fireplace conversing. His com
panion was an old army comrade, and
their reunion was so pleasaut that they
continued talking till near midnight. It
will be remembered that a heavy rain,
accompanied by thunder and lightning,
fell that night. The lightning struck the
chimney near which these gen
tlemen were sittiug and tore
it all to pieces. Tbe electric current
struck the ’ chair on which Mr.
McGinty was sitting, tore it to pieces,
knocked him several feet and stunned
him. A physician was summoned, aud
Mr. M. soon recovered consciousness.
His right ear was burned, and the back
part of bis head was cut so^hat it bled
profusely. Besides this his- only hurt
was a braised feeling along tbe right side.
His escape from^leath was narrow. Sev
eral persons were iu the room, but Mr.
McGmty was tho only one hurt. A lieu
was killed on her nest under the house
immediately underneath where ho was
sitting. Ho had been talking with bis
old comrade about bei: g struck by a shell
duriug the war, aud when he began to re
cover his first thought was that he had
been struck by another shell.
Jlonroe AarerUscr; iioiston, on tne
Macon and Brunswick extension, prom
ises to take on a boom shortly as a re-sort
for Macon people who will picnic' there.
Our friend, Captain R. E. Park and his
hospitable neighbors, will always have
“things fixed up” for the Macon parlies’
pleasure.
Valdosta Times: Mr. Gruelie,
superintendent of the Florida Southern
railroad, writes a geutleman in Valdosta
that his company will survey a line
through Lowndes county this spring with
a view of establishing the route to Macon,
the objective point. The chances for the
road lay between DuPont and Valdosta.
The work on the road is now being
pushed from Gainesville to Lake City.
Augusta Ecening News: As the pas
senger train of tbe C. C. & A. road wa3
coming into Augusta Saturday night, and
was near tho tiver bridge in Hamburg, a
man named Oliver was run over anu con
siderably bruised, besides having his arm
broken. He was on tbe track at the
time, and not in a condition to move off,
when the train suddenly curved and ran
over him. Mr. Oliver was takeu to tbe
hospital in Augusta, where be now is
resting and recovering from his injuries.
His ann had to be amputated.
Columbus Times: Yesterday two car
loads of piping arrived for the water
works. It consisted of twenty-four inch
and twelve Inch mains. This will be
followed scon by other and larger ship
ments. Thus it will be seen that the
work has begun in earnest, and will be
pushed during the spring aud summer to
an early completion. It will famish
work for a large number of hands, five
hundred or more, and will greatly aid to
bridge over tbe dull months.
Post-Appeal: Drs. Hammond and
Dean perlormed a Very critical operation
on Mr. A. T. Calhoun at bis residence on
Ivy street this morning, in the “aspira
tion” of that gentleman for an abscess cf
the liver. The operation is attended
with the greatest danger, hut it was per
formed successfully and three quarts of
pus extracted. Mr. Calhoun bore tbe
operation heroically, and is resting easy.
Post-Apjieal: About 1 o’clock Sunday
morning a burglar entered the store of
Mrs. Donenue, on McDonough street, and
after securing $110 which was hidden in a
cigar box under a flour barrel, and pos
sessing himself of such goods as he want
ed, the wretch fired tho store. Mrs.
Donohue and her husband were awaken
ed by the smoke, and discovered the fite
iu lime to make the alarm effectual in
bringing assistance, when tho flames were
subdued. %
Ameiucus Recorder: Times were
flush, money was plenty and prices high
in this country during 1S63-4. There
lies open before us a receipt bcokoi
Hamden’s Southern Express, handed us
by Mr. Thus. Harrold, from which we
learn that in 18C4 four bundles of sacks
were valued at $500, au empty can at
$10, a bucket of butter at $50, a box of
meat at $200, a bucket of sausage meat at
$50, a barrel of meat at $300. In 1S(U a
keg of lard was valued at $200, a bucket
of lard at $200, a barrel of meat at $125,
a box of meat at $300 (the freight on this
package being $25.05). In February,
1805, a tub or eggs was valued at $180
and a pair of shoes at $150.
Savannah Mews: A few nights since
two young men of this city bad a difficul
ty, which would have proven serious but
Tor the interference of friends. They
were, however, not satisfied at this termi
nation of tho fracas, and, desirous of emu
lating Sullivan and Ryan, dclermined to
settle the matter by ai regular flght on tho
p. r. style. Secorids were selected, and the
principals on Sunday morning about 11
o’clock proceeded to a point soW dis
tance from the city. Tbe affair be-
came noised around, and when the par
ties reached the spot some two hundred
persons were gathered there. After the
usual preliminaries, tbe amateur pugilists
stepped into the ring, and the word being
given, at it they went. Ten rounds were
fonglit, each of the combatants showing
considerable pluck, but as they were pret
ty well punished, their friends concluded
to call a halt. Explanations were made,
the principals shook hands, and every
thing was lovely; but it will be a few days
before the young men will be able to rid
their countenances of the signs oi a fracas.
Savanngh News: Some time since a
gentleman of this city, who has a great
penchant for dogs, had presented him by
a friend a large bull dog. The canine
proved so ferocious and ugly that the
gentleman was glad to be rid of him,
and returned him to his kind frieud
with thanks. The dog was turned
loose to his owner’s yard the
oilier night, and immediately went to
work tnnneling a passage through into
the adjoluing yard, and auf-ietded In dig
ging a hole sufficiently large to admit of
his Iread. Through tms aperture he
poked Ills phiz, and a small purp that oc
cupied tbe adjoining premises ventured
to fnvestigite the cause of the intrusion,
when tlfc bull dog made a snap at him,
grabbing him by the neck bit his bead off.
This decapitation of his pet an
noyed bis master, who interviewed the
owner of the bull dog and threatened to
one winter,” said Sam Wallace, as he
whipped up his street car mules last night,
“selling ’possums iu this town.” “Selling
’possums ?” “Yes, sir. I made it a reg
ular business. I used to catch from six
to eighteen in one night, and sell them
for about 00 cents apiece. Many a time
J ve caught a halt dozen up one ’simmon
tiee. I got to know their ‘runs’ so well
that I never failed to bag several In one
night. After frost had sweetened the
stmmons they were just as certain to pace
out to the ’simmou trees, moon or shine,
as a nigger is to go to a circus, it used to
be the regalarest thing in the world to see
me come in town with a bunch of a doz
en ’possums curled round a pole.” “Wbero
did you sell em ?” “Calhoun, the colored
hotel keeper, took all I coaid bring him.
He never could ge. more than he would
use. I tell yon, niggers love ’possums,
and if there is anything that will make a
nieger pay for a hotel dinner, it’s know
ing that he’ll get baked ’possum and ta-
ters. They used-to raua ’possum cart
throng^ town and peddle them out either
raw dr eboked. If I just could leave this
car to-nfght,” added Sam, reflective'y, “I
could catch a half dozen fat ’possums be
fore morning. I know where to find ’em,
and that’s all I ask.”
Atlanta Constitution: Yesterday
morning Dr. Edward Roach was hurried
ly summoned to a house in the first ward,
where ho found a small five-year old lad
weltering in his blood, aud a bouse full of
people burled in grier. Briefly, the Doc
tor was informed tliat the boy, whose
•-.name is Willie Johnson, was shot by a
small companion, with an old pistol which
the two bad found iu a trunk. An exam
ination of tho wound showed that the bul
let had entered the right side of the neck,
and after severing some of the blood ves
sels, had made an exit about five inches
to the rear of the point of entrance. The
wound was bleeding freely, but after a
short while fir. Roach succeeded In stop
ping the fiefe*" of blood,'and saved the
child’s life. SJIls chances fog recov
ery arc gooiL^From a gentleman
who came up Nujn Jouesbboro yes
terday, a C’onslmNon representative
learned of a fatal accKent which happen
ed at Anvil Block the day before. “It
seems,” said that gentleman, “from what
I can hear, that several young darkies
were playiug about a cabin. One ot
them, Fletcher Hunt by name, got a pistol
and began chasing the other children
around. All of them ran from him ex
cept a girl about eight years of age, who
refused to move. Fletcher pointed tbe
pistol at her and pulled tho triger, aud a
ball wont crashing through her brains.
Death was instant. No one kuew that
the pistol was loaded. It was an old
thing that had been in the house for a
long time, and was considered useless.
The whole affair is look upon as an acci
dent.
The Savannah Recorder says.
This morning, about 8:30 o’clock, two
white men named S. Zulaski and ’August
Gerber, met with an accident at the Sa
vannah, Florida aud Western railway,
which insulted in tbe death of both. It
appeals that Mr. Zulaski, who was gate
keeper at the cotton yard, left his post at-
the main entrance ou Liberty street, and
was going to one of tho suop3 for the pur
pose of endeavoring to make a collection
of some money due him by one of the me
chanics. He reached a point at tho east-
era end of the yard, near the round house,
and endeavored to cross the track just as
pusher No. 0 came along on the main
track from tho depot. He tried to get out
of the way, but was crushed to death be
neath the ponderous machine and man
gled horribiy, dying a’most instantly.
Mr. Gerber, who is also employed
on the road, was crossing tho track about
twenty feet ahead of Mr. Zulaski, and
whether he was shocked at the sight or
lost his presence of mind, was also struck
ami killed, being crashed beyond recog
nition almost. The engineer, Mr. Ed
ward Barnwell slopped the pusher as
quickly as possible, but it was too tale, as
both victims were beyond all earthly
help. The bodies were removed from
tno track and placed ou improvised
stretchers while the coroner was notified.
As soon.as the individual arrived he im
paneled a jury aud held au inquest, but
deferred examination of witnesses until
this afteraoob. We learn from officers of
the road as well as employes that the ac
cident was one that could have been
avoided if the deceased had cxetcised or
dinary vigilance, precaution or foresight,
and that the engineer of the
pusher aud his Assistants could
not possibly, under the cir
cumstances, avert the horrible death of
tbe men who were thus summarily ush
ered into eternity. Mr. Zulaski was a na
tive of Hungary, and, it is said,
was a brother-iu-law of Kossuth; ho was
also during the war attached to
the staff of General Stuart, and, by the
recommendation of General Joseph! E.
Johnston, appointed a mounted police
man on the city force. He had been
gate-keeper of tho cotton yard for some
time, and was favorably known in tho
city. He leaves a wife and child. Mr.
Gerber, who was an employe of the road
for many years, leaves a wife and two
children, oue of whom is an apprentice at
the road, and the other is serving his time
learning the watchmaking trade. The
inquest which will be held may develop
some additional facts, but they will not
differ substantially from those heroin
given. ^
Rome Courier: The heinous crime of
Tom and Boler Moon is still fresh in the
minds of the people throughout this sec
tion. Itwastliese twoyoung fellows who,
at the dead hour of night, went to their
aunt’s house, murdered her, and set fire
to her house, hoping to get possession of a
large sum of specie which she was known
to have. This terrible crime was perpe
trated in Cherokee county, Ala., about
two months ago. Tho two Moons were
arrested on suspicion, and at the coroner’s
inquest sufficient evidence was adduced
to justify a commitment to the jail at
Centre. Tho grand jury which sat in
that county two weeks ego, found true
bills against both of these youug
men, charging them with murder,
and it was expected that they
would be tried at the present term of
court. This court has been in session for
two weeks, and as there was a great deal
of business before it Judge Box, the pre
siding judge, held night sessions, so as to
dispose of as much business as pos3iblo
during the term. On last Saturday night
the court was in session as usual, and just
before the adjourning hour (12 o’clock)
some one stepped up on the bench and
informed the Judge that a largo mob bad
becu organized, aud that they were com
ing into town that night to take tbe Moon
boys from jail and either hang or burn
them at tho stake. Judge Box at once
ordered the deputy sheriff of the county
and the marshal of Ccutre to immediately
take tbe Moons from Jail and carry them
to Gadsden as fast as possible. These
officers did not wait to procure houses,
but at once repaired to the jail, and se
curing the prisoners, crossed the Cobsa
river with them, and with all possible
speed made their way towards Gadsden.
They had been gone but a short time
when the crowd, for it could be scarcely
called a mob, as it included good men
who had determined that the two fiends
should atone with their lives for the terri
ble crime of which they &re believed to
be guilty, arrived in the toirn, and seek
ing the sheriff, compelled him to surren
der the keys of the jail. They-were not
satisfied when informed by Jhe sheriff
that tho Moons were not in jail, but dis
believing him, they entered the fall and
searched it throughout. After lingering
around a short while the crowd dispersed,
but not before vowing that Tom and
Boler should suffer death for the crime
they had committed.
shipped by Mr. Chas. Green’s Sen,
Swainsboro Herald: We regret to
learn that Dr. T. S. Daniels, of Wadley,
was the victim of a serious accident last
Friday. While he was returning home
from this place his horse from some cause
rau away, throwing him out and com
pletely demolishing his buggy. He was
found lu the road In au unconscious con
dition, and takeu care of by friends. Tbe
Doctor is well known in Swainsboro, and
we hope his injuries are not as serious as
they aro reported to be, and that he may
soon recover.
Savannah News: The portion of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
wharf which was destroyed during the
storm is being rapidly replaced by a neyv
and more substantial wharf, and an ad
dition h being built to tbe eastern end,
which will add considerably to its length.
Savannah News: Messrs. Wilder &
shoot that ferocious animal. The dog j Co. yesterday cleared for Bremen the
was consequently tied up on tbe rear German bark Johanne Marie, with a cargo
Waeaii fit to sever MS coauecnow . portico oi ihe premises. During that of 2,481 bales ol upland cotton, weighing I n r oi,ert -.whicl
captain with the ccmpaav, but will be 4 i. ght the animal either jumped or fell off 1,143.041 pounds, valued at $131,054. pose you think
JFalfon County Vidette: The darky
who lately had a pistol ball fired against
the side of his head, which glanced off
aud went half way through a two inch
scantling, attended, court last week and
laid his trouble before tho grand jury.
Egbert Stevenson, who is charged with
killing his aunt in Gwinnett county last
sprint:, will be tried In Lawrcnceville this
wctkl The trial will be highly exciting,
and many people from this county speak
of going to hear it.
Savannah New* ■ By virtue of a de-
creo ortho Superior Uoyit of Chatham
county, in the case of George W. Wylly
and Henry Brigham, trustees and others,
•complainants, the Savanuah, Skidaway
and Seaboard railroad was yesterday sold
at auction in front cf the court house,
Col. Geor-go W. Wylly, officiating a3 auc
tioneer. The sale commenced promptly
at 12 o’clock and attracted a large crowd,
considerable iulerest being felt in
the . disposition of tho property.
The construction and equipment
of tho railroad originally cost $217,000.
Since then tho Abereora, Laurel Grove
and Concordia Park branches (street
lines) have been added. The property
was offered in three separate parts, tho
first betug tho railway’s franchises, rights
of way, cars, geare, engines, appurtenau-
ces, equipments and the real estate U30d
tor the railroad purposes. Second, the
live stock, comptisingeighteen horses and
thirteen mules. Third, the real
estate belonging to the company at
Montgomery and White Bluff. The rail
road proper, constituting the first part,
was started at a bid of $50,001), aud was
run up to $70,500, when it was about to
be knocked down to Capt. Henry Blun,
who had been bidding, and who, nodding
bis head when the last $500 was called,
induced Colonel Wyly to think it was a
bid, and he was about to knock the rail
road down to him, when Captain Blun
disclaimed that his last nod ot the head
was a bidding nod. Tho second
highest bidder, $70,000, was Mr. Jacob
Rauers. who then suggested that the
bidding be started anew. This was done,
and tho property went up lrom $50,000 to
$75,500, the last bid, and at which figure
it was knocked dotvu to Mr. Rauers. Tho
next offered was Iho live stock, comprising
eighteen horses aud thirteen mules, which
started at $500, aud was finally knocked
down to Mr. Rauers at $1,550, or $30 per
hoad. The real estato was next offered,
aud sold as follows: Thirty acres
of land at Montgomery, bounded north
by Lovell, east by right of way,
south by Newell, and west by salt marsh,
sold to Mr. Thoma3 Henderson for
$140. Twenty-five acres of land at Mont
gomery, bounded north by Bethesda
grounds, cast by a salt marsh, south by
John Schley and west by right of way,
sold to Mr. Thomas Henderson for $05.
Five acres of land at Montgomery, bound
ed northeast aud southeast by Schley,
southwest by Hover and northwest by
right of wav, sold to Capt. Heiiry Blun
for $100. Lots 5 and 0, white Bluff, each
124x375 feet, on Vernon river, sold to
Mr. D. Y. Dancy lor $200 each. The
entire property, it will be seen, thus
brought only $77,785, aud at these figures
is considered a great bargain.
Sumter Republican: Our Southern
girls, many of them, aro worthy of great
praise. A true womanhood is a thing of
beauty and a joy forever. Many of our
young ladies feel that a life worth living
lor must be a life of active industry, ana
they with heroism take their part in the
great battle of life. The school room, tl s
store, the needle, tell their worth, and
with a patience and industry worthy of
all praise, they make a good
impress upon the times in which
they live. Such girls aro fitted for
better things than tramping the
streets lost in catt-wheel hats, running
from door to door engaged in gossips,
louuglng all day ou the sofa reading ten
cents novels; but feeling that womanhood
has a true mission upon earth they are
working for the good of theirkiud. Our in
dustries here, some of them, are filled by
womau, and it is the pride of appreciative
mind i and hearts to know and feel what
a good influence is exerted by some of
our ladies.
Sumpter Republican: A gentleman of
Lee county, who was iu the city on Tues
day, told us that he had just returned
from a visit to Brooks county, aud while
there he found an old negro woman
named Katy^who said she once belonged
to General Georgo Washington, that she
cooked.for him & number of years and
that she was thirty-three years old when
she became his property. If this is true,
old Katy can be put down as one of the
oldest, if not the oldest, person living in
America.
Post-Appeal: Tlio sale of the Kidd
property took place in front of tlio court
house this morning, G. W. Adair, auc
tioneer. The Centennial block was the
first offered. Tbe first bid wa3 $50,000,
which quickly ran up to $100,000, the bid
ding being coufined to Capt. John Keely,
one of Atlanta’s roost prominent dry
goods princes, and Capt. W. D. Grant.
Capt. Keely ran up to $112,000, when
Capt. Grant went $500 better, and
the property was knocked down to J. T,
& W. D. Grant for $112,500. Tho vacant
lot on Macon street sold for 4,050. The
two acre lot on Wheat street sold for $2,-
840. The property sold ran close to the
assessed value, and beyond the conjecture
of bidden.
Post-Appeal: Lena Bishop, well known
as tho great juvenile escaper, again at
tempted to elope with herself yesterday
afternoon, Ibis time to Washington, D.
C. Lena is a little twelve year old girl
and is very wayward, giving her f03ier
parents much trouble. It is hinted that
she is in the hands of a designing repor
ter, who utilizes her for the purpose of
securing a sensation, she being always
conveniently stopped before she goes any
where.
THE OLD HHEiVEItY,
A Fine Site for a Brewery anil Plena
are Garden.
One of the bo3t plaoes for a paying in
vestment for the capital around Macon is
now going to eomplote wreck. Yesterday
our reporter visited the old Macon brew
ery, almost a mile and a half from the bns-
iuess conter, and found the building, erect
ed for tho purpose of brewing, desolate
and empty. Workmen aro putting up a
now dam across tho branch, and wo learn
that it is tho purpose ot Mr. Mansfield to
erect and run a grist mill out there.
There is no bettor placff in the State for
a brewery. Tho dancing pavilion, cattle
BtalU, roak cave for storing beer, and every
convenience for brewing. The excavation
in the rock, caused by a quantity of stone
having been quarried from it, forms a nat
ural basin jvhich would make a fine swim
ming pool. The hills aDd trees make the
Bpot romantic, so far ns Bceuory goes, and
altogether it wonld make just such a spot
ou whioha brewery and beer garden should
beiplaoed.
Several efforts have been made, so we
loam, to form a stock company for the
purpose of brewing heir and making a
pleasure garden of the premises, bnt for
some causj or other have failed. Nothing
has been attempted recently, however.
Perhaps now that Macon has taken her
fresh start and commenced the work of
building up in earnest, such a company
may be easily formed. Experienced men
say that with a capital of $73,000 a
brewery wife capacity to furnish beer
for home consumption and for the mar
kets and Macon- They also ulaim that it
would pay for itself in two years, provided
t're product was good.
We dislike much to see such fine proper
ty go to ruin. Mr. ilnu-lield, whose enter
prise is unquestioned, lias been nnable to
give bis personal attention to his venture,
add for that reason tins not developed the
property, which hi could have done. Sup-
over the matter.
Tbe Cltlxena of Hendenton Fua Rea. |
olutlonH Concerning tbe Flerldn
Sontbern,
Hzsdeusos, Ga-, Maroh 4,1882.
At a moss meeting of the citizens of Hen
derson and surrounding country, held at
th.s place !o day, J. S. Barfield was called
to the chair, and E. H. Ezell was requested
to act as secretary. The object of this
meeting having been explained, Col. J. H.
Hodges, of the Home Journal, was called,
and in a neat littio speech furnished suffi
cient information to warrant the meeting
to adopt the following preamble and reso
lutions :
Whereas, We, the citizens of Benders m
and surrounding country, have learned
tuat it is contemplated by the Florida
Southern Railroad Company to extend
their line of railway from Florida to Ma
con, Yia Ferry; and whereas, wo of
this part of the country, through which
this road will probably pres, do ap
preciate the worth and importance
of railroads to tho country
at large; end whereas, our immediate
section is equi-distant from tho Southwes
tern and tho Macon and Brunswick roads,
(it being twenty miles to eaoh); and
whereas, our part of tho country will com
pare favorably with any other section in
this part of tho State; and whereas, we be
lieve that r.nr section offers superior induce
ments to the eaid road; and whereas, wo
aro desirous that tho advantages of onr
section should be thoroughly understood
by the said company—we deem it advis-
nblo to take some actiou in the premises,
and therefore it is
Resolved (1), That wo loam with pleaenre
that the Florida Southern Railroad Com
pany contomplato an extension of their
roBd to Macon via Perry.
Rosoved (2), That we extend to Col. N.
It. Grue.le tiud the oilier officer* of said
road an invitation to visit our section and
to consider itandvantagosafid inducements
before locatiug tho route of said road.
Resolved (3). That we tender our best
wishes and pledge all tho business we can
control to the said road.
Resolved (4), That we will render mate
rial assistance to the oxtent of our ability
in tho construction of said road.
Rc3olved(6), That a oimmittee of five
bo appointed by tho chair to confer with the
officers of said road nnd to send them a
copy of these proceedings.
Resolved (G), That tho citizens of Perry
and vicinity, Snow and vicinity, and
Vietiuauud vicinity, nud all others f.-.vor-
able to tlio enterprise, aro invited to unite
with us and to take such action as will
tend to secure said road to us.
Hesoired (7), That the Rome Journal,
Montezuma Weekly, Hawkinsvilla Dis
patch, Hawkinsvillo News nnd Macon
Temsobafii and Mess emeu bo furnished
with a copy of theso proceedings, with tho
request to publish them.
The chair appointed J. W. Wimberly,
E. L Cater, D. L. F. Peacock, J. H. Clark
aid E. H. Ezell as tho committee to confer
with tho officers of tho road.
Tho meeting then adjourned.
J. id. Babfield, Chairman,
E. H. Ezell, Secretary.
Tlio Two New Hectors ou Duty in Tills
City.
The people of Christ Church have been
signally blessed in the selection of Bev. J,
R. Winchester, of Maryland, ns tho suc
cessor of their Into pastor, tho gifted and
beloved Otis Glazcbrook. It was tho privi
lege of tho writer to hear him preach in
tho forenoon of tho last Sabbath, and well
would it have been for tho entire you h of
tho Stato could they liavo listened to
bis wise counsols and soul-stirring exhor
tations.
The speaker obose as his themo, “Tho
power of evil habits.” And right apposite
ly and with great force was the subject
treated. He traced with graphic effect the
demoralizing and fatal influence of siu
upon the human heart, vividly describing
its downward gradations in every phaso of
bydra-headed iniquity. Thus the drunk
ard, the gambler, and tho fallen woman,
once as unspotted as a snowflake, when
giving full rein to their wicked courses, of
ten sank into snch fearful depths of pollu.
tion os to render seemingly impossible all
hope of rescue. In behalf of such, the
Christian could only supplicate God’s mor-
cy and implore tho unwary to take toed
to their ways lest they experience tho <aine
fate.
Tho religion of savago nations, and all
that is even moral in society, is but re
flected light from tho meroy .seat, aud
emanates from Christ, the foundation
stone of our blessed faith. The Lenten
season was an opportuno time for reflec
tion aud self-examination. If auy danger
ous habit was indulged in, now wa< the
fitting occasion to leave it off and thus test
tho hold it hsd taken upon ns, that we
might bo admonished in future. This was
especially true with those (ho did not ray
it was wrong) who sometir.es would take
“asocial glass.” Let them abstain from
it faithfully nnd learn if it would not be
best wholly to abandon the habit. Perhaps
some hidden sin kept tho communicant
away from tiie table of his Lord. Let him
renounce it with the beginning of Lent
and pray that he might uerer transgress
again.
Bnt the writer will not attempt to follow
np the train of Mr. Winchester’s remarks.
In tho entire absence of notes it wculd be
impossible to do so, oven if your space
permitted. Suffice it to say thu
whole discourse was eminently pr .c-
tical and fervent, possessing withal
great beauty aud felicity of
thought and expression. The manner and
delivery of the new rector are exceedingly
pleasant and attractive, and his counten
ance the perfect reflex of the thoughts and
emotions to which he gave utteranoe.
Never has the writer seen greater sweet
ness and purity expressed in a human fuce.
Mr. Winchester will doubtless prove n pow
er for good among the peoplo of his large
and influential pari<h. At night tho re
cently installed - rector, Rev. Rev. O. J.
Wingate, of St. Paul’s Church, also preach
ed to one of the largest congregations over
asseptblod in Vineville, from the text: “I
have fought a good fight, I have finished
my course, I have kept tho faith.” The
discourse of this gentleman, delivered ex
temporaneously, was logical and well re
ceived, and be, too, gives promise of much
usefulness. Our Episcopal friends have
cause to be proud of their niwly chosen
spiritual guides. May they long continno
to occupy their respective pulpits.
H. H. J.
General Alexander nnd (be Central
Hood.
Communicated.
I am and have been a stockholder in the
Central Railroad aud Banking Company
for many years prior to the ooming in of
General Alexander r.3 tho financial expo-
nent of the company. Last July the com
pany issued $4,CCO,OJO in C per cent, scrip
bo we stockholders would get something
we could sell and put money into our
purses. It then looked to me, if suoh poli
cy was to prevail, the result would be dis
astrous sooner or later. The company was
anxious to give U3 something to repay us
for dividends passed. Three millions wore
divided among ns stockholders, but four
millions six hundred thousand had to be
issued—the company had to give away
$1,G00,000 to give us the $3,000,030. It
seemed then to mo tike a man forced to
givo a mortgage for $1,000 to raise $3,QC2 -
to agree to pty interest on §1,G ) and
finally to pay off $4,GOO just to raise $3,0.).
Would such a man rpcoiva credit for a
high order of financial ability ? This is
exactly General Alexander’s way. Ho may
say, We ought not to refase pie because
othors get some too. This does not estab
lish the soundness of his viows. Taking
all things into consideration, I think tho
time not distant when the stockholders
will thank tho gentlemen who invoked tho
law to prevent a similar transaction with
tho Ocean Steamship property. I think
the time at hand at tho next olection to
again place men in the directory whoso
views wore opposod to a policy which has
been productive of nothing excepting
wrangling in tho counsels of tho road,
wrangling among brokers, aud last bnt
not least, wrangling in tuo courts.
Coiuion Sense.
AX OLD BOOH.
A Dlro Into tbe Past 11(story of 31 a
eou.
Yesterday, while the general cleaning np
was going on at Johnson & Hams’ store,
there was found in the cellar on oue of tho
beams au old journal whore backs were
covered with tho dirt and dost of fitty-six
years. Upon being opened it was found to
bo a well-kept journal of a sot of books be
longing to Isaac Rowland & Co., who kept
a general merchandise store probably on
the comer of Mulberry and Seooml streets,
where Clay now keeps bis coffin atom.
The handwriting is clear and uniform,
and Col. B. H. Wrigloy, himse f an excel
lent bookkerper, says that tho man who
kept those books must have been a roost
thorough accountant, tho jonrnal having
been kept in splendid stylo. In glancing
over its pages wo find many fami’iar
names, being thoso of many grandfathers
of onr presout citizens. Tho journal was
opened February, 182G, 'and among
the names ot tho patrons we
find Elam Alexander, fonndor of
the Alexander Free School; James
Alston, father of the lato Col. Roht. A. Al
ston who was killed in Atlanta; Dr. Robert
Collins, one of the best known physicians
ot Macon ; Alex McGregor, who at that
timo was marshal of tho city and its only
policeman; Charles Day, now living in
Brunswick ; James B. Butts, brother of
Capt. A. G. Butts ; A. D. Brown, brother
of Col. E. E. Brown ; Joro Cowles, builder
of the present residence of S. T. Coleman ;
John Hollingsworth, fatLer of Watt Uol
lingsworth and of many others.
At that timo champngno sold at $7.00
per basket, calico at 40 cents per yard,
salt at $0.00 per sack, flour $8X2 per bar
rel, meal 75 cents per bushel, bacon 12%
per pound loaf sugar 22 cents per pound,
•and gin at G2 cents per gallon.
If tho hand that figured on thoso pages
coulduow be raised, it could point to bnt
one or two building) that stood when those
prices governed the markot.
Should Mr. David Flanders or CoL Mad
ison Jones glance over tho pages of this
book what a flood of memories of ye olden
time would rush forth!
WAT EH OX THE HILL.
u or hxoic ftjfxTit
Hu Ssnelhlai t»lay Ab«nt Dr. Fel
ton.
Atlanta Constitution.
A representative of the Constitution met
ex-Governor Smith yesterday and asked
him if he intended to reply to the last let
ter of Dr. Felton.
“Why, no,” said the Governor, smiling;
“why should I? Even if I desired to do so,
am debarred by all rules of honorable
practioe. In my first interview Dr. Felton
was charged with & dishonorable and
treacherous act. Ho has dignified this
charge with bis notice. He therefore stands
as a criminal in tho dock definitely charged
with a base nnd disgraceful notion. He
has been notified that even his unsupport
ed denial would be accepted as proof
that tbe charge was falBO and that
he was guiltless. But ho has not even
ho nerve to plead “not guilty”—not
because he knows that he is guilty, for ha
would violate his conscience without the
slightest hesitation—but because he kuows
that fcis guilt can bo proved. Why, then,
should I, as an honorable man, handy
words with a trembling criminal who can
not even raise hia eye3 to tho jury and
enter a plea of “not guilty.” He dare not
do this, because w'-en ho does the crime of
falsehood will be added to tho crime of
treachery. Until h6 does deny tho truth of
tho charge that I laid upon liint, I will an
swer him no more than I would any crimi
nal in any court-room. But I will toko
this opportunity to say that no oriminal
ever yet escaped from tho dock by charging
that his accuser was as guilty ns himself.
The truth is, Felton shows the saiio ir
relevance of defense exhibited by Guiteau,
and boa not tho decency to plead insanity
as an excuse for his infamy. I shall not
notice him until ho denie3 my charge con-
ceruiug tho Markham Home conference.”
HE CANNOT DENT.
“ Has he never denied this? ”
“No, sir; and ho cannot deny it. Farrow,
who is a bold and truthful man, acknowl
edges in substance all that I charge in my
letter, that there was a perfect coalition be
tween Felton and tho stalwart wing of tho
Republican party, and that this coalition
was established at tho Markham Hou3Q
conference, and that Dr. Felton instead of
being an Independent os lie claims, is a
slave, because he is a slave to a bargain
which is sinister in ita character and that
involves treachery to hia own people, the
slandering of his own State and tho betray
al of tho people who havo honored him.
Until he denies what I have charged, he is
beneath thn notice ol any honest man.”
“Thero is ono thing,” said Governor
Smith, os ho turnod away, “that I wonld
like to call tho attentiun .of tho pub
lic to. From tho date of that
Markham house conference Dr. Felton has
not used ono argument that can bo nd
dressed to the intelligence and -respecta
bility of the State. His continual whine
has beon in favor of allowing insolvents to
vote without paying tax, and r. protest
against the punishment of crimo by tho
courts. With a shamelessness beyond pre
codent in tho pjgttaRAjgtory of this or
any oilier casi
upon an appeal to “Ml-boUs and enmi-
s IT1XEBAXT TEX HE US.
now They aro Gnllinitthe People aud
Injuring onr Jlercliauts.
A great in jnatico is done onr homo mer
chants by allowing itinorant venders of
goods to tramp over tho streets and sell at
tho residences. These venders go from
house to house selling articles, claiming
that thiy.are sold at half the price askod
for them in tbe stor.e, when, iu fact, in
many cases, it is jast tho reverse. The
other day a man went aronnd and eold a
largo number of dnsting brushes, and the
same brushes could have beon bought of
Burr, Obenr, VonSycksl or other dealers at
half tho price. Aftd this same man not only
robned Mrs. Alderman Dnnlap iu this way,
bat insultou her in the presence of _ com
pany. Another sold a stove polish at
25 cents per box, and 10 cents is only asked
for it in the stores. There is a man soiling
crockery which he claims to be of the best
ware and for half the store price. Two
men were selling not long ago pooket
kuives at twenty-flvo and fifty cents. They
were iron lihuleJ, and no merchant in Ma
con would keep them in stock. Another
came along selling suspenders, and
nnother, silk handkerchiefs. The
latter no more silk handkorchiefs than cal
ico. Another sells what he claims to be
smuggled goods, being pants and vest pat
terns. Another sells smuggled spoons nnd
forks. And some time ago a woman told
what she represented to bo fine silk for
fifteen cento a yard.
There is hardly a day that one or more
of these venders are not oniiie streets wor
rying oar ladies at their homes, some pay
ing tbe five dollar a week license, «and
some evading its payment. They
have no interest in Maoon except the li
cense they sometimes pay and dodge if
they can ; nnd if the artiolo bought of them
turns out to bo worthless, they are goue
and there is no redress.
It is therefore an imposition upon our
people and a direot injury to onr mer
chants who deal in first-class goods. If
they m e allowed to sell in Maoon th y
should pay at least twenty-five dollars a
week for the privilege. This does not re
fer to legitimate drummers, but simply to
a class of frauds who swindle our people,
and deprive our homo merchants of sales
of articles cf worth.
C'oldkn’s Liedig’s Liquid Extract
of beuf and Tonic iuvigorator means
health and strength. Ask- for Co!Jen’s,
take no other. Ot druggists generally.
iw
Something; About the Water Works
Interesting to Every Cltlxeu.
Tho Macon Gas Light and Water Com
pany proposes to extend the excellent sys
tem of water works so as to snpply tho hill
portion of onr city. Tho plan proposed is
to erect a stand pipe or e’ rvator rcsorvoir
on Chiokamanga square,of sufficient height
to send tho wator into tho tap of the high,
est buildings on the hill. This stand pipe
is to bo kept full by pumping from tho cis
terns already located on a lot fronting
Magnolia street, and into which tho water
from the largo reservoir will freely flow.
This plan will insure a large storage as the
cisterns will bold one hundred thousand
gallons in addition to the seventy-five
thousand that is proposed to be kept in
the stand pipe. From the stand pipo the
maims will radiate in every direction so at
to supply the elevated portions of tho city
with tho delicious water now enjoyed by
the lower districts. Tho city has already
ngyiod to rent twenty-five hydrants for firo
purposes,and the company is now going to
work to raise tho necessary capital to posh
forward the enterprise. Forty thonsand
dollars ($40,003) of six per cent, twenty-
year bonds will ty) issued by the compa
ny, secured by a second mortgage
on tho entire property of tho com
pany, which will bo worth when
this work is completed, two hundred and
sixty-fire thousand ($205,000) dollars. The
only other debt standing against this prop
erty, is a first mortgage to secure seventy-
five ($75,0C3) dollars in six per cent, thirty-
year bonds. The bonds will te in denom
ination of fire hundred ($7 0) dollars each,
ro that all may have » chance to secure
thorn. Tho interest on one of those bonds
will more than pey the water rent for the
uvernge consumer, and fhe capital will be
perfectly safe' The greater portion of tho
seventy-fire thoasand dollars o* bonds is
sued to build the lower city system was
subscribed by tho residents of that portion
of tho towu, aud ocrtainly tho much small
er amount needed to build the hill portion
con be raised among tho residents there.
The citizens are- requested to help along
this important work.' Tho company will
begin tbo work, and make < ontrseto for its
completion, ns soon as twenty-five thonsand
($25,00J) dollars is subscribed, trusting to
soil tho rest of tho bonds in the meantime.
This to nn undertaking in which evory cit
izen of Macon is interested, and wo hope
oue and all will pat their shoulders to the
wheel and add one more to the many at
tractions possessed by our beautiful city.
IX JtEHOieiAJI.
A Tribute to tbe Memory of the latte
McDoucald Nlabet.
The following beautiful tribute to the
memory of tho lato Mr. Niche t, we find in
tho Golnmbus Times of yestorday:
’Twas early morn when first I heard the
sad now3—“Mac Nibbet is dead!” In
dreamy, sudden pain, I glanced out into the
sunlit street, drank in the freshness aud
beauty of tho new-born duy—conscious tho
while - of closer attachment for life-rmy
whole soul crying out in deep rebellion:
“Why did God take him from all this?”
MoDougald Nisdet, bora in Russel coun
ty, Ala., youngest son of Hon F. A. Nisbet,
died Sunday night, the 5th inst., at Gads
den, Ala., in lus 27th your. I knew him
well, nor ever had a belter friend! Mem
ory carries me back to “the tender grace of
a day that to dead,” when I was his guest,
and surely no host over gave truer
courtesy to a cherished frieud. I
looked into bis heart * and saw
its truth, listened to ito convictions and
appreciated their strength, loarning to rev
erence him in my sooret soul because of
hto manly tendemosi toward his aged
father aud mother—all this at a time wiieu
we were free from tho conventionalities ot
city lifo, in the sweet quiet of his country
home. Cultured iu mind, pure in heart,
tenacious in hto convictions, yet tolerant
and modest, 1 had hoped to see him ex
alted through the profession he loved so
well to a high position in hto native State;
yet God Ins decreed otherwise; the spirit
tiiatnourished has gone to God, the hand
that executed ts cold in death, while the
brain which so nobly couceived to forever
still -till He shall touch to newness of life
tho beauty of a soul which only sleopeth.
Thus it to that God buries the brightest day
iu deepeit night, eacli and every rnoru
teaching the lesson ot a glorious resurrec
tion. heat theo friend ! for on thy vision,
fair ar.d new, eternal peace has dawned
nto light 1 E. 0. E.
The Arrested Correspondent.
London, March 8.—Tho Manchester
Guardian confirms the report of the ar
rest at Ragusa of Evans, jts Dalmatian
correspondent. It appears that an order
was first issued for his expulsion and he
was about to embark’wiih bis wife when he
was taken to tbe bairacks of genataraies,
apparently because be was suspected of
inciting the people to insurrection.
nals It is clearly tbo duly of every citizen
of the State to pay his poll tax. The pub-
lio schools are in part suitnined by this
poll tax, and if it is not paid free educa
tion mart to that extent cease ia Georgia.
It£is only fair and jast that a man who fails
to pay his tax for the euucitionof poor
children should be debarred tho privilege
of voting.
db. felton’s main plank.
“The main plank in Dr. Felton's platform
to that the dead-beat or vagrant who to too
worthless or avaricious to pay this particu
lar tax for the edheation of poor children
must he ; llowed to v-te anyhow, nnd the
refusal of a just and proper law to allow
him to vote until he has discharged this
saerdrt obligation he calls on obstruction
of the f reo ballot. This to why I say that he
appeals to the vagrants of the country for
his support. IVbat honest and respectable
mau to thero in the State of Georgia that
wants to join a parly, the Bole provision of
which is to protect him from tho payment
of a dollar per annum for tho education of
tbo poor children, white and black, of hto
Lative State ?
“As to hto appeal to the criminals, that to
the wickodest and most dangerous thing
that tho annals of onr Stato will show. He
deliberately assaults the judioiary of our
Stato, assaults evory juryman who sits in
tho jury box, denounces tho whole system
of justice in tlio interests of u few crim
inals. By this course he deliberately for
feits all hope of commanding the support
of any respectable man, white or black,
and bases his claims to office npon the
votes of criminals.
A SHALLOW CLAIM. •
“To show how shallow this claim to, I will
state that throe-fourths of tho persons now
in the penitentiary of tho State are there
because of crimes committed on colored
people. Tbe system cf justice as de
vised by onr constitution and adminis
tered by onr judges and juries to in
tended for the protection of- blacks as
well as the whites, and, indeed, be
cause of their weakness it to more es
sential as a protection for the blacks than
for the whites. Why, even the very case of
the colored girl that be allnde3 to was a
crime against a poor, defenseless negro,
nnd tho family of that and every reputable
negro in the State is as doeply interested in
the fair and jast enforcement of the law as
tho whrte people, and it is only those who
sympathize with crime that Dr. Felton can
count upon.”
“Iheso are very hard words.”
“Bnt they nro deserved. Dr. Felton’s
course since the Markham Honse confer-
encecould havo but one effect, and that is
to demoralize pnblio sentiment, to dis
credit law and order, to unjustly blacken
the name of the State and to encourage
criminals. It to worse than if were to
become a highway robber himself.
AN EXPLANATION.
“Hto conduct is expli ■able only on the
ground that he has been protuisod a Fed
eral appointment if he will work the base
uses of his late purchasers. He has no
hope of being elected. He was beaten un
der tbe most favorable circumstances to
himself before, and he realizes perfectly
well that an appeal to tho dead-beats and
crimmato of Gebrgia can never result in
succtss. Bat the more vicious ho becomes
tho more utterly he slanders lito own pe j
. pie, the more utterly he debauches onr
public sentiment, the more actively he in
cites tbe incendiary feelings of onr danger
ous classes, the more definitely he discred
its oar public justice, tho more certain lie
will be to get iiis reward from tho?o who
hr to ih. Like a wounded viper, blinded by
malice and rage, he is throwing hto venom
in all direoti-ma. Ho doe? not gain upou
the public confidence by ^ho fact that ho
lrn worn the cloak of God’s religion and
has used it to obtain audiences for his
slanders.”
“By the way,” eaid tho Governor, as he
started off again,- “just consider the fool
ishness of tno assault on the lease system.
The friends of that system are witting to
abandon it whenever Dr. Felton or any
ono of hto friends will propose a better
one, aud as to the coses that he has
brought forward, what aro they? Why,
Katieree was not held under tho loose at all.
Ho was one or a squad of convicts voted
by the Legislature to a railroad. If there
had never been a lease act Itattoreo
wonld havo been where he was, and the
Ratteree case wonld liav e come up ail the
same. As for the case of Adalino Maddox
of which he speaks, Jrdge Hillyor would
have sentenced her if there bad been m*
lease. The lease has nothing in th<? world
to do with the cases he has cited, and he
simply cited them os nn appeal to tho ig
norant and disrepntab’.e class who sympa
thise with crime because they are criminals
thomBelros in intent
A BLAXDEB.
“I repeat it, that never in the history of
this State, or any other State, has thero
been a man who thus slandered and out
raged the judiciary, the juries and the sys
tom of justice, uud who deliberately put
himself before the -ountry upon a platform
that shocked every intelligent and repute-
bio citizen and appoaled only to the dead
beats and the criminals ; as or
the man who has done this, whenever he
denies the charge that I have
pnt upon him—that he betrayed his party
and sold hto people and contracted to slan
der his State and debauch its sentiment, I
will accept hto plea of not guilty, aud for
mally proceed to make out my case, and
you will oblige me by putting what I have
said in print. I claim that privilege, as
you have permitted him to abuse me in
your columns. Tbe Doctor says he feels
humiliated. That is a good indication,
Humility always attends genuine repen
tance. I do not consider the case of tbe
Doctor as entirely hopeless; still, I look
npon him as the 'Uriah Heep’ of Georgia
politics, full of humbleness. But he may,
nevertheless, be in a savable condition.”
“Have you anything farther to say, Gov
ernor ? ”
“Nothing at present, but an ‘au revoir,
Doctor, an revoir.’ ”
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Bibb County Sharif’s Sales.
W ILL t>e sold before the court Iioum; door, in
the city of Macon. luring the lognl hours of
sale, on the firstTucsdnv in April next, the fol
lowing property to-wit: Thoso parcels of land
situated to the Godfrey district of JUlib county,
whnt is known its W-.-t Macon nnd designated
in L. W. Dubois' survey of the property belong
ing to the ;crtate r of William Gray, deceased,
and lu the Ilopkins atlas of the city ot Macon,
as follows; Lot No. 51 fronting200 ft on Second
street nud 200 feet on Pink Street. Lot. No. SI
fronting 2U0 on First and 'AW feet on Pink street
Lot No 10 fronting 200 feet on Third street and
200 ft on Pink strectJLotNo. 2S fronting 200 feet
on Third street nnd 2uu feet on Uo-- street, each
of said loti being 200 feet square. Levied on as.
the property of George B. Obcar, trustee for
Edwin T. Gray, to satisfy two fi fas issued from
the Bibb Superior Court, one in favor of Edwin
T. Gray for use of A. B. Koss, clerk, etc., va.
Geo S. Obear. trustee, and the other in favor of
George S..Obcnr, trustee, etc., vs. Edwin T.
Gray. Property pointed out by the plaintiff's
altornev. .
Also, at the same time anil pluee the follow
ing to-witt Lot No S, In square No 2<>, fronting
lOt feet on Mulberry street and running back
on 7thstreet 210 feet to tliealicy,containing one-
half acre more or le.-s, in the city of Macon.
Levied on to satisfy toe taxes for toil, due by
W. O. Bage.
Also, at the same time and place, the follow-
ing, to-wit: Pari of lot No a, fronting outlie
Ulmlon road 00 feet, more or less, and running
back to lot No 7 owned by David Flanders,
feet more or less, containing about one acre,
bounded on tbe north by a four acre lot owned
bv 11. T. Powell, said lot being in tbe city of
Macon, cast of tlio Oemulgee river. Levied on
to satl-fy a tax il fa In favor of If. T. Powell,
transferee.
Also, at the same time and place, that tract
or parcel of laml situated lu the fourth district
of originally llon.-lon, now Bibbmay. known
in the plan of slid district as lot No j72, con
taining fifty acres off the >ut It -dde of -aid lot,
adjoining the lauds of John B. Giles also one
and one-Tialf acres off lot number J30 iu same
district, on tlie nortKlino of said lot, adjoining
lands of Berry Willis on the west and J. W.
Btubbs on the north, and the lands of James C.
Johnson on the south aiu( oast. Levied on
the property ol George F. Cherry, trustee, etc.,
to satisfy a mortgage H fa is-ueti from Bibb Su
perior Court ill favor Willis Wood vs George E.
Cherry, trustee, etc. Property pointed out iu
raid mortgage fi fa. *
Also at the same time and place that tract
or parcel of land situated, lying and being
In Kutl-md district of Bibb county. Ga., and
known in the plan of said district as lot No 2dl.
Levied off as the raojieny of .Mrs. E. A. Cherry
to satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued from Bibir
Superior Court in favor of Roland A. Johnson,
for the Use of John li. Wiley, vs Mr.. K. A.
Cherry. Property pointed out lu sni 1 mort
gage fi fa.
Also at the same time and place will bo sold
the undivided interest of T. It. Artope, which
is one-llfih (1-5) of iwirt of lot No 5, in square 5s,
bounded as follows: On tbo northwest by
Third street, on the northeast by l’lum street,
ou the southeast by property of John Knight,
on the southwest by property of It. c. Wilder A
Son. Levied on as the undivided interest of
T. B. Artope to satisfy a fi fa issued from
County Court of Bibb in favor of Ben A.
Hamilton vs T. 11. Aiittjie Property pointed
out by plaintiff’s utloaiev.
G. S. WESTcOTT, Sheriff
March 6, issj. m«tr7ruv4vv
Crawford Count? Sheriff * Sales.
G eorgia, ukawfokd countv.-win he
sold before the court house door in the town
of Knoxville, iu said county, 0.1 the first Tues-
ay in April next, within" the legal hours of
sale, the following (loacribed property, viz:
One hundred one and one-fourth tltUti) acres
of land, the same being the south half of lot
numlier fifty-seven t57), in tbe fihst district of
originally Houston now Crawford county, and
known as tbe Simon Johnson place. Levlod
ou as the properly of Simon Johnson to satisfy
a Justice court tl. fi. issued from the justice
court of tattli district G. M. in furor of Mo. D.
Dunlelly vs. said Simon Johnson. Levy made
and returned to me by Wm. Beeves, constable.
Tenant iu |>ossowdon notified. Property point
ed out by plaintiff's attorney.
Also, at the same time iiiid place, one two-
horse wagon. Levied on as tha property of Co
lumbus Jefferson to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from
the county court of said county, iuTuvor of B.
B. Brown v*. Columbus Jefferson.
Also, at the same time and place, one buggy
umi hr ness Levied on as thy property osf.
F. T.i\ ’.or to satisfy a fi. fa. issued front the
county court of said county in favor Coleman
5: Newsom vs: J. F. Taylor, principal, and J. L.
Parsons, security.
Also, at the same time and place lot of land
number fifty-five, In the seventh district ot
Crawford county. Levied ou as the property of
Barnaul II. Hawkins to satisfy a tax fi. (a. vs.
Samuel H. Hawkins. Levy made by W. B, Da
vis, L. C„ and returned to me.
Also, at f hi same time and place lot ol land
number fid, in the second district of Crawford
county. Levied oa a* the property •(
Young A. Blxhcum thrashed a negro in Gratchousc to satisfy a tax ii. fa. vs. siati
Washington City. What would Old A. returned to
Blinks n ssy to this outrage ? J March 1, ISSL ’ ^^LP/RmiCBa,
