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"ESTABLISHED 182C
HIE INSIDE OF ATLANTA.
«VK SPECIMEN OF OFFENSIVE
^ PARTISAN SHIP.
3.—The Bv'ene* and occnrrence.a In
k1l Moa Sstnrdajr will never be faithfully and
'deicrib**! or n * pro<lu0ed * 1110 di, h''ace and
^ lerprife of tb® accomplished much, but
IrfU beinipoeeibl* to preserve a great deal tha
\erioa.and a greav deal that waa humoroua
,tered into and wet# a part of the dotuga of
One noticeable physical ra
the occasion wan that men'#
were loaned and free speech waa
The enthuaiaam that waa natural to the
id perhaps In many luaUncea an unaccua-
i indslgene# i" aUmulatlng beverage*, broke
the gtiard and threw off the usual restrainta,
tstn vere le<f into utterances which probably
Uitsrtle them If confronted with them to-day
"Jold print This unlimited freedom of speech,
j^tltutional privilege of Americans, was acu-
M< j & ot anp!wnt development of the great
The early trains Saturday night carried many
‘ibtirhomes, but manr atlll remained loitering
m the hotel", unmistakably loath to leave. At
ioiKht the procession straggled and the burden
I ^ strain rested on the shoulders of a few—
udders which staggered and reeled under the
It vat the last picture of theparorama, and
ni»id impression on the mind of the observer
the corttln fell.
* UOLI>«aO-OTKB WsiTNiirrM.
Or of the characters who figured undor the
light at the Kimball Saturday night, whoae
vaslooseneedurdcr the mellowing influ-
of the occasion, and whoae manner was de-
. guctoons, attracted some attention by the
B *ud emphasis of bla utterances. He
drifted into a group of geutlemcu where
rorreepoadent happened to be standing. As
Kerned iu a wood to take the floor In a friendly
i vae in no wi*e discouraged by the geutlt-
all of whom were strangers to him. The
er ii> a man conalderab y beyond middle
but hi* Jollity and good humor would
fitted ou one of a younger
UWa. He gave his name as. •‘Col. Johnson,
pier st Madison, Morgan county." He
rd to U ons of the un*t lutem* U« publican*
fit State sad said be was so reputed by the elders
to DvuocmUc party in Morgan. When aaked
tht appointment of Mr. Blackburn to his
hr nid Mr. Blackburn will not gat there and
is vm to be credited with keeping him out, aa
filed the charges of offanslva partisanship
t tbs new appoint##. Col. Johnson's speech
id staunch Kspnblicanlstn, with a strong fla-
[sf partisanship. He seamed to be in no fear of
Blackburn's confirmation and rather chuckled
tbs offensive partisanship idea,
i told in a droll and somewhat exultant way of
l ss be said, gave him the ofBce he now holds,
bss bald for a long time. It waa a reward for
ibaiukbsd services to the Federal government
bappeett la this curious way: During tha war
Johnses, kj some meatis. which he did not
a 4*Us clear, secured tbe contract to construct
tbs Confederacy
A UUSBOAT.
MACON, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY II, 1886.—TWELVE PAGES.
VOL. LXI, «0. 6.
U ***** **• -ImlnUtraUon of Dr. H. H. Cut. «ho for •
***”* *«£» wm time hold th.t oClce uuder
S A”" 1 b * P °“‘ W * « l ' e *« H»Jponfc The
TEUo^ratMa*. potato |„ ,Ui. lWy r . T h. «u,5 «. lout
letter itself would be a publication wofch the
reading. \
If accounts be true, this Is not the first mauih*to
on the gubernatorial queatlon which has been i©.
ce ved here from Washington City, and the proba
bility la it will not be the last
A well known citlaen of LaGrange who trains
Radical
readers of Tub '
doubtless acquainted witii
fart that Dr. Cary is now, and has been for
yean, the Fish Commissioner of the State of
gia. attached to the Agricultural Department
information is that during the Bullock regh
held the office of Ordinary of Troop county. When
the Democrats came into possession of the State
government he was ontted from thti
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
My
*!?. Ih t tu. bento Atuau u cemrt. ,t hi. rtitanni from th.t oftt.-.-
within the last few daya undertaking to give the
reasons why Gen. Gordon should bo elects 1 Gover
nor. It i« more than likely that he also got his cue
from Washington.
bynmMtohN plantation In Early county,
kb vs* tor tbs time converted into a ship-yard,
I ton, vtti his ■Uvea, built the gunboat.
• hi* soraost it must have been a fearful and
torfol nwl calculated to strike terror and deal
stnKtios toons '.he navies of the euemy. This
adaciion of Col. Johnaoo. on bla Early county
vm in.-cra*fully launched and proudly
ump of “Chattahoochee." The Chat's-
"*** proceeded majestically doan the river or
1 to esse may have bean, and when fairly
r vay bad tbe bad Uate to blow up, sending
JUy iato eternity forty-five unsuspecting Con-
’ rate* who wen on board. For this exploit tha
*»1 roverumeot rightly considered Col. John-
* true patriot to the Union and deserving of
Jndwhen tha proper time came, after the
«‘trawl# ended, he waa substantially re-
Jlla g'jod esteem by the community in
M Uvea and holds offloc. I do not know to
Ihsva quoted Col. Johnson In his political views,
* with the object of holding up to publto view a
*** e,tti * n ' hut as an official of the government,
nrvant, who*# acts and doings are proper
•»*» matter for publication. Ha to holding over
?a*flf* wlltc h confessedly he held under a Be-
**** ^«DlnUtraUoo. as a political partisan and
Jka sf thta, through tha policy of the Clave*
Mtfaiaiatratton. is able to keep out of office
^■ocrstlc appointee. Mr. B. M. Blackburn, a
J* ** of high character, and aa pure and
***** fearless a Democrat aa the Mate of
“bold*. Thi* report of his political utter
* tt * Er. Blackburn and das tha Democratic
I^J5* »»T b# u upright ettton.
u 1 Dim had tha plnaura of m«V
7* b "»« B»lurdajr nljht. It ,houId b« «atd
“wtthmed tenor, of tha effleo uud.r th.
« mcnUontd U a rank iujuatka to Mr.
u “> “ ‘“•ult to tha DamooraUo oartT.
In * s Pt«T Maud.r Suit.
^ *■ **> *—Th. fit/ Court haa baan «m-
■‘•pi^tamalldaT. Mr. 8. C. Scott, tha
»MU Mr. Paul Jou<a. tha wholeaale llq-
uu '"••f k *“ 110.000 for an allH*d alan-
Mark. Th. ilMlaiation racita. that Mr.
"Iteott. Uu ,
• It mm. that the gantlamen aro out
,pt«an for Mr. Jouu. while Scott
prettr .ally. It# had
Th.arpiomtwa.conclud^t
,,d ** V “ wUl chars, the
Ott thin, to-morrow mornlu,.
SfcXLfl *• w ' Atw T »«tha Erwin,
tf tath&o. yMr * cnlojradcouaplcu-
- u ” 1 “l™a with tha to —■
too, -( T »i«h tha tone poUtlcal
Mtto —». r * U ’ ■*•••». Colquitt, Brown and
b,tl1 PclUon to know tome-
lau,.,. 1 T^'ocottramma. Tha ColontlU
hihUn l ’ ***"»**. hut Oud. time amid
to^to.. U1 * hlurnoou, to th. tUrcl
that km._******* ln telling hU friends In
*Kb(te a.,. • ***didate for Governor, and
^■■ c *«ent of hU candidacy will
‘ these ov«r tht head liner of the Cap-
"^.hi, ° or ‘ ,on
**° f ° r Qo, < r o°f" Th. In-
time a,o. tut CoLAtrry
u hHtoutasto
—ml.4 M _ to J• 4 * h l , M^or R, non mart hy
2* i4: ' i ->c«.,h;h.Jr" th *' ttu uturh,d
• lr ■ T n ‘ M “ Wd tt will do
** . .. port ta liut tt la a- •rl.lkllaA
Tob* Jackson Kecaptured and Interviewed.
Atlanta. May 8.—Tobe Jackson, the alleged dy
namiter, arrived in the oity this morning by the
State road train, in charge of Deputy United mates
Marshal Garrison, and was registered at Fulton
county Jail.
Tha Tklkobapu yrill rememlter that Tobe was
brought from Waco, Texas, as far as Chattanooga
by Special Officer Ed Marpby, from whom be
escaped at the latter point several nights ago.
He was arrested and then on a requisition from
Governor McDaniel, homed on a htate case, and on
as order of the United tiutes Court on two cases—
one for illicit distilling and removing, and the other
Intimidating a witness. The bond in each case has
been fixed at $100 and Tobe will make it and be
carried back to CartersviUe by a Deputy United
States Marshal and turned over to the Sheriff of
Bartow county.
I went over to the Jail this afternoon and had a
little talk with Tobe Jackson. “Call Tobe Jack-
■on," said Jailer Poole to a hard-looking caae Just
ouidde the Jail corridor.
“Tobe Jackson!" yelled the man, and ln a mo
ment I w aa confronted at the grated gate by a heavy
sot little man, weighing about one hundred and
sixty pounds, dressed ln a Jeans suit, and having a
round face unshaven, a slender, dark mustache,
small black eyes, and an expression ln which
ahrewdnees, humanity and deviltry seemed to
struggle for the mastery.
**Aad this is Tobe Jacksonf I asked.
'*l’m the man," said he, pushing his black, soft
hat back from a broad, low forehead, showing a
■hock of dark, rumpled hair.
“Well, what are you doing here?"
"1 don’t Bke to eay. You newspaper fellows have
written eo many Uee about me I don’t like to talk
to you."
“I have never wrote a lie about you. I'll put ln
Just what you eay. I simply want the facta.'
“Did you give yourself up?"
“You’ll write it down right, will you?"
“Yea, and for the Macon Txlkobapii."
"Well, now, don't publish a pack of lies like the
Constitution did."
"I won’t."
“No, sir; I didn't give myself
him* ' ureeted at midnight ''liut
night ou the 8tate road train
by Deputy Marshal Oarrtson, ] |
a friend of mine. Yoa see 1 got on the train
at Carieraville, and waa going up the Toad to Cal
hotrWt Otot;'. .on was mi tii t-wtn sini *a\»- itl* . *rt»'
have to arrest you, Tobe,' aaye he, *and bring yon
to Atlanta.' 'All right,’ says I. 'I'll go with you.'
So 1 came down with him on the train this morn
in& bnt my bond will be here this afteruiHiti.
sign It and go right back to Cartereville."
“When?"
“By the train this afternoon."
“How about blowing np that house, Tobe?"
•'That’s all a lie and I can prove R by some of the
beet men ln Bartow county." ■
‘Why did you go to Texas?"
'Well, yon see I wore a stick out on a lying wit
ness at Cartersvlle, and about that time tha blow
ing up took place and they laid It on us. My
friends op there thought I had better go to
Texas, because they said If I stayed
CartersviUe while there waa
hullabulloo about tha “blowing up'
enemies would try to mob me, and that might lead
to a big bloody row, for yon can Just bet that my
friends would have protec led me."
'Did yon go straight to Toxaa after tha big fuse
up there?"
Why. no man, I left CartersviUe that same
night, and came down over the Alla toons mountain*
and went up the Etowah river to a friend's housa
where I stared two weeks and after that I went
hack and hung around on the outskirts of Carters
ville several weeks longer, after which L went out
to Texas. But I went Into Cartereville several
times st night before I went; nobody bothered me.
I came down to Atlanta two or three times before I
went to Texas. One night 1 put on my bast clothes
and cams down to Atlanta to see my sweetheart,
didn't disguise myself a bit. I walked
aronnd and saw all the policemen, but
nobody said a word to me. Of eouree the railroad
men did net give me away. They are all my
friends, and stuck to me."
•'How long ware you in Taxae?”
“About two months."
“The bloodhounds and Nig Simpson were not
the eanee of ymsr going tertther^ tkaf |
Bloodhounds and Nig Blmpeon nothing!
Why. I didn’t see no bloodhounds nor Nigs
either. That was all a lie about
catching a bloodhound. They never got In
ameUlng distance of me. and as for Nig Blmpeon,
well I’d Just like to see that mans few minutes,
and the fellow that wrote all them lias about me in
the Constitution."
“Did Ed Murphy find you ln Texas?"
••He came after me after aomebody else found
me. Bat don't say anything against Ed Murphy.
Ha la my friend. Ha couldn’t help my setting
away from him at Chattanooga. He thought he
had me all right and he did until be got in about
five miles of Chattanooga."
“Then what happened r “Well, you see I was
■hackled to tbe car seat with one shackle around
my boot When we got ln about five mile# of Chat
tanooga l threw lay overcoat over my knees and
while Ed was not looking I pulled off my boot and
then slipped the chain off the boot then I pulled
on my boot and pulled tnf panU leg down
over It and laid the chain around uy leg. you know.
Then I sat there and waited. When wa got to Chat
tanooga HJ Murphy went out of the car a few min
ute* for something and all I had to do was Just to
get up and fall cut of the car window, and I did U."
••Then what did you do?"
••I spent that night at Chattanooga, and the vsry
next nicht I got on the train and came down to Car
tersviUe. I went about five miles ln the country to
tbe house of a friend, and I’ve been there much
ever since."
“Ware you thinking of giving yourself up?"
“Yea. I had been writing U my lawyer about tt
and I think ifO arrlson hadn't caught me I
have given myself up."
“How do you feel?"
•*nni!r. I *!nt a MB afraid. l*llcon.-i
and they
HON. 1»AT. WALSH TAKES A BHOAD
SURVEY OP THE SITUATION.
The Day anti Doinluancy of Personal Com
binations Over—Chances of the Ilospec-
tlvo Candidates—F.ditorlal Opinion*
of Several Staunch Party Papers.
the* was &u investigation of his accoun
disertpancy waa rectified by the payraei
round vnn> into the county treasury. Subse
he received the appointment from tho Kept
administration to tbe Antioch postofllco. A
little village twelve miles from LaOrani
the doctor found It possible to
ln LaGrange. and Irnn**.
cle Btiu'H bufiltiera at Autioch, twelve mile*
The hlliiiM nf th.t I,IV. to. r.- ho (. :nlu< V ■
Henry K. Harris L*d Appointed A. W. Dir-I
resident of Antioch. Boifia time after**r
Cary was given the position of Fish Corimi
of Hoorn* in the Agricultural Departing
cently the department at Washington, in ov
ing the account* of a number of i -toiT, -h
that there was something wrong in the acoo
tho Antioch office during tho period rnei
and detailed an Inspector to look into tho mattei.
Tbe Inspector, after an i lamination, reports that
he discovers a shortage in tbe aocounta of .several
hundred dollars. Tbe eiact amount has not bent
ascertained or given to your correspondent, but it
will probably reach four or five bumWl
dol!\iv, which. for an office* the a!re
of Antioch is a considerable sum. Whst dl
rection the matter will take has not ytt been deter
mined. AH the facte lu the case w ill be submitted
to the United Stated District Attorney for bin ad
vice. An insptictor stated to your corre pomlt-nt
this aftmoon that the evidence la so clear and
conclusive of the discrepancy that there
ia no doubt the government will imtituta
proceedings against ex-Poetmaster Cary for the
amount, and It ia not Improbable that criminal pro
ceeding* will be begun on the evidence in band.
Dr. Cary la a gentleman well known In Goorgia.
somewhat prominent as an official, and reputed to
bo in very oomfoi table circumstances financially.
These are awkward charges, and their publication
will doubtless be a surprise over the State. They
have not yet been eatablished, and ha will have an
opportunity to disprove them.
Your correspondent ia unable to express any
opinion as to the facts, but aimply publishes them
as a matter of news, juat as they have been fur
nished by a government official.
The friends of Dr. Cary will hope and believe
that he will be able, without trouble, to throw
light on the matter and totally refute anything
charged against him ln the nature of official Irregu
larity.
The report of tbe Inspector*-i>: pr-d .»»>■> i>. -nt,
mltted early next wrek to District Attorney Hill.
Tlie Gcorgm Ilouds.
Atlanta. May 8.— 1 Treasurer Hardoman
»rdF.n.r,in,.. ( i.> n .. a .l,,. F,; t./,- office,
havo returned from Blew Tore, wheretuey went to
msko the May delivery of the new Georgia bondi
to Fred Wolfe and his associates, the purchasers of
tbe issue. The journey to New York with their
valuable trust and the delivery of tho same to the
proper paities were accomplished safely and satis
factorily to all concerned.
The whole leans of the AM per oente has
been successfully placed and GeorgU has re
ceived the full purchase price for them, either
In cash or matured bond*. The eaay and
successful funding of eo large a portion of the
public debt of tbe State la a new ami conclusive
assurance to the world of tbe financial solvency of
Georgia, tbe ability and willlnguMui to par her just
debts of whatever character, and places her credit
beyond question or discount.
Messrs. Hardeman and Palmer hare the appear
ance of gentlemen conscious of the faithful dis-
charge of a great responsibility, and a physical air
•f having had a good time lu Gotham.
MR. DAVIS HOMEWARD HOUND.
Ella Kntcrtulnincui ami Reception ut Al
bany,
Albany, May 8—Ex-President Jefferson Davie.
6:30 p. m. A large concourse of people were at tbe
depot to meet and welcome him to the city. The
military organisations consisted of the Albany
Guards, the Jackson Artillery and the Colquitt
Guards (colored),, and an impromptu nrganUttion
uuwus (i i<iu[ai|„Miii an iiupruiujuu urKiuu
of two hundred Confederate veterans. There ....
large delegations of citixens from Hunter, bee,
Terrell, Calhoun, Baker, Worth and Mitchell coun
ties. Tht re were at least five thousand people at
the depot when the train, bearing the illustrious
patriot and statesman, arrived.
As the train approached the city the artillery
fired a salute of thirteen guns and the brass hand
discoursed sweet mask. A committee of citizens
who bad gone to Baconton to meet him, among
whom were many veterans, escorted Mr. Davis
from the depot to the stand that had been pre
pared for him. Here he was met by Genera) G. J.
Wnght. Captain John A. Davie. Captain R. Ilobbe
and Mayor W. U. Wilder, General Wright, id a
few terse end appropriate remarks welcomed him.
to which Ur. Davis responded in a brief but grand
and eloquent address. In bis remarks be eald:
• I do not care for the taunts. Jeers and cumltj
of the North, but 1 do care for and appreciate the
kindness and affection of my people, lie rvlter
ate-I the assertion that tbe cause in not lost, bnt
wUl live ln principle *nd oeaewnd from generation
to generation in the hearts of tbe Kouthern people.
Ute father waa a Georgian, and he loved the people
of Georgia.
Mr. I>avle was repeatedly interrupted in hie re
mark# by spontaneous applause, which at timee
continued for minutes.
At the coucl—tee of bis ad drees a procession,
consisting of tho military organixationa, tho Mayor
and Council of the city, cltisene In carriages and
citizens on foot, was formed to conduct him to tbe
residence of Capt. John A. Da via, where the party
remained a abort time. After partaking of refresh
menu Mr. Da via returned to his palace ear and
took bis departure for borne.
Along the Urns of march from the depot to Gant
Davis's residence the streets and houses were
beautifully decorated with flags, flowers and ever
Prom Yesterday's Augusta Chronicle.
Tho first principle nf good government
in that the p< ople should be free to choose
their own officers. Tho filling of pnblio
place and the snccaacion to that ploro
ahould not be dictated by dynastic* or set
tled by combinations. Since the campaign
of 1890; whan Martin Van Huron waa se
lected aa the snccehMor to Andrew Jackson y
the whole plan haa been fraught with dan
ger to the Statu and to th» General Gov
ernment. Tbe tactics which retired Cal
houn have buried many good pnblio men
since, and the nomination* of Governors
and Pn -idints have often been dictated by
the politician* of New York.
Such a system ia indifferent to individual
merit, subversive of official excellence and
LoKtiN to Dtmoeratie government If
under any stress or criai* such procedure
wits over necessary, it ia not necessary now,
and if at anv time anch a precedent waa
injurious, it in doubly injurious now. There
is a cold conviction in the State of Georgia
that the people ahould bo left alone to ae~
lect their Governor in their own way, and
that when the popular preference seemed
to call for one of tho two prominent men
who had been before them at the opening
of this cimpaign, thero ia no occasion for
tho reopening of the door and the admis
sion of another candidate identified with
ft official set already in power, or seeking
indication forpablic action already pasHod,
Thu drift of publie opinion ttbonld not be
disturbed in any such way.
The people of Georgia have not declared
by parly action or in official form who they
wunt for Governor. There ia ono of these
candidates, however, whoae cl trim a tho
people have received with especial favor,
>»»d who«e pro reus was marked With dis
tinctive kindness. He hud represented hia
county for ten years in the Legislature and
hkd made for bimgelf a clean record in his
ldpfeaaioDal and bis public capacity. He
i« not a mau of erratic impulse or uncer
tain power, lie is conservative, clean-
L .ruled and capable, and has presided with
dignity, skill and ability over tho lower
house of our General Assembly. His
war record was that of the
tfroitaasda who bravely, patiently
and faithfully followed the fortunm* of liis
Suip, and who, wince the war, h.H repent
"Ov rortigned hia ctlims for distinction in
favor of men whom his party has selected.
In the Stephens convention of 1882, it wan
no uingrace for Hon, A. O. Bacon to have
r 't ki‘ ljfcfnr- St ;.ln *M, whoi j tho
whole State ror.o up to houJf/ In l
cial convention of 1H.S3 it uhm no lasting
loss to havo been withdrawn by a confer
ence committee, when ho was already
within a few votes of tho nomination, ln
each instance his defeat was accepted with
out a murmur, and his fealty given without
reservation. This is tho man who ia before
the people, and tbeae are some of the rea-
Nona why his friends believe he should U>
elected Governor of Georgia.
Gen. Gordon has formally announced his
candidacy for the Governorship. Gen.
Gordon's record has been a bright one, and
few men in the Htate or Sonth have more
to look bock upon with pride. Emerging
from tbe forefront of civu war,tbe warrior’s
Wftfttfetpon bis brow, be was without pre
liminary Hcrvice or delay carried to tbe
very top station in the gift of the State.
The first man elevated to this nntionsl
honor when that privilege was restored
was John B. Gordon. Ho was overwhelm-
iugly - almost unanimously returned when
his term bad expired. Was ever recogni
tion more immediate,was ever endorsement
more cordial-more oomulete? A few
months later he laid down his Unst- con-
fruedly for bis own convenience-and for
l.is evil |>. , iv.!iil riMf'Hi-s within tlirr.-
weeks before the adjournment of Congress.
Now, shall it be said that a man who
lays down his commission to suit his own
convenience, may resume that pnblio traat
when it suits his own convenience? Aro
there not other men to be corsidered; arc
there not other claims to be rowarded bo-
hides Gen. Gordon's? Is not the State to
bo considered, and have not the people tho
right to be consulted? Can Gen. Gordon
go before the people to-day and nst that
because bis manner of resigning the Bena-
tondrip in 1880 was critic** d by iomc, ho
wants the Govern>bip to clear hia skirts of
acandal?
We cannot see th* reason for Gen. Gor
don's precipitation into thin campaign when
there was nothing at isane reflecting upon
hi in. If Gen. Gordon needed vindication,
which we do not maintain, that time wmt
when the old charges were repeated in 188U.
At this late day be most not be surprised if
the people who have peaceably resumed
their government after tun war of 'HI and
trannnilly conducted their party after tho
division of '80 should, in a friendly wa}’, bnt
firmly, tell him to stand aside.
Gordon, with tho expectant hope that his
brilliant war record would blind the eyes of
the intelligent voters to the true inward
ness of bin candidacy. But wo believe that
thin time the old Atlanta ring haa counted
without its boat, and the people will throw
off a galling political yoke nnder which they
have ao long chafed.
Georgia has honored Gen. Gordon, and
his valiant services to his country is one of
her prondest boasts, bnt ahe will not con
sent to do a grave injustice to an equally
{allant son that he may continue to reap
aonors. It is not Gen. Gordon thnt the
intelligent Democrats object to, but they
don’t like the way ho ia being spreod on.
If Gordon doea succeed in defeating Bacon
the Democratic party of our State had as
well abolish conventions, and delegate tlie
jower of selecting officers to tho groat At-
unta ring.
green*- On Broad street the ilecorettons were su
perb. Ao arch on tbla street, of large proportions
and beautiful hi deeign, was a rnnepti-eoUrt feeUre.
On Broad street the arersisn well was another
particularly noticeable attrecUon. tha lamp-poet
and tha ratlins cf tbeencloaore be in* exqalaitely
decorated. At Capt Da via’* rcidence another ar
tistic arch appeared at the entrance to the ground*
in front of the residence.
This haa been a Li* dajr for Albanj and will long
be remembered bj bercituer
At Wavcroe*.
WtvrxnM, May 8—At 11:45 thle morning th'e apo
dal train bearing ex-I'reeident Davis and naeori
to Albany, arrived here. The entire i^pulaWcu of
the town met at the depot to welcome him. a* the
train stepped, the Wajcroa* cornet hand atrnrk up
a lively tone, ana preaently Mr. Davia appeared
cm the rear platform of the car. when the multi
tude broke forth in cheer*. The Iadtei preeaa d for
ward and presented bouquets of beautiful rtonei
with nsanauni of “God bleea von." and 'Tbla fro
a soldier'* wife." Mia* Davis the ex-Praaldea
daughter, wa* presented amid wild cheer*. I
Darts waa too nswclt faUsued to make a rp«e«h
to *bak« har.de with all be dr-.ml 'o; but n t wit
atan-iln*tftte. aBWUftteyauereedad In ►hakli
hi* hand. The trstn at-i.ped t/^> ahurt a time
f any f< nual mriq u u, *..4 moved off
Wanted—A Statesman.
Atlanta Correspondence Augusta News.
"Judge, I notice that tho Rome Courier,
in referring to tho effort on tlio part of tho
tiling' to pat Gordon in the Gubernatorial
chair, aays or intimates that Gordon was
not held in the highest estimation by Sena
tor Hill, nnd was in direct antagonism to
Mr. Ilill in all matters relating to Htate poll
RELIGIOUS CONFERENCES.
METHODISTS AND BAPTISTS SOUTH
IN GENERAL CONFERENCES.
The <} u n<1 re mi 1*1 Metliodifit Conr**i
Richmond, va. The Baptists ai
Seaalou in Montgomery, Ala.-
Colored MethmlteU.
Ur. Hill lolioved In an olovatnl states-
monxhip, and wax opposed to patting men
in high civil position who had no other
qaalittcalionn except a little military re
nown. Gordon made a good soldier, in did
many other, who fought for the "Starry
Cross;" bnt as a statesman, he is a failnre.
He him not got the qualities that go to make
np one, and wbut the youth need, now U
ability and atnteamanahip, and not medioc
rity nnd h war record."
“Then, Judge, you don’t think » war
record is all that a candidate need, to pull
him through at the present stage of Geor
gia's career as a pan of this republic?"
“I do not, uud Gordon will realize that
fact before the summer fade, into autumn.
Why, my dear boy, when the only quanti
sation n man can ndvanco as a proof that
ho is eligible for a civil office is the fact
tlmt he can cut your head off with a sabre,
coming fnll gallop at you, nnd can advance
no other, unlees it is that he fought with
thoUHuud. of other Georgians to sustain tho
Confederate government, tho people of the
State will think a long time before they
will plaoe the affeini of the Empire State in
his hand*. Thi. year the people will fol
low tho advice of the lamonted Senator
Benjamin Hill, nnd pnt a civilian in office
und not a military man and u railroad king.”
Udcnlha
srs
and tin’. I .Ud to: aod n forth, U!U« J** ,
bond, 1'U lira toot wilboet tmf tro«bl»."
Gordon'* Candidacy ami the Atlanta Ring.
From the Athena Banaer-WaArkasaa.
That General Gordon waa trotted into tha
Gubernatorial arena by a band of clever,
ahrewd and vtrong politician!*, g?nerally de
nominated the "Atlanta Ring,” ia au ac
cepted fact that no one will deny; and that
said ring* ten will make it warm for Major
Bacor. ia another undisputed statement,
lit-fore tbe contest i* over the people will
witnrea a regular old-fashioned vindication
campaign, and every manner of effort made
to rally the veteran* and consolidate them
on Gordon.
The General'* backers are men who have
never aa yet failed to control the politics of
Georgia, and the r« *>ult of the pending elec
tion will decide whether the people or a
su-fll band of political wlre-pmUra at the
capital shall rule our State. WY- do not in
th^ slightest blame the jgeiitlemrn forming
thi> poiitici 1 nyndicate m Atlanta for con
trolling the government and dictating publio
officer*, if the voters permit them, anil there
ia not a tow a or city in th. Siam bnt what
would like to )*«»««< -. an :.*ilar power. JJnf
w«* do h y. hi* on any .any people who
will rn ekly Mibmit to »* i. h petty tjrariay.
* i»h K. Brown w..\
Bacon to tho Core.
From the Athene Banner-Watchman.
White tho Clarke county Democracy do-
dincd to iubtract its delegates to tho Htute
Gouvculum, mi at this v:-.r»y day it is impos
sible to tell wb \t now movement may occur,
at same timn tho mooting won over-
whqln igl\ ii. hivur i.f Er^on . ,iud i v« iy
deVg.it.- s-l.vte-l i- ■.[ JU man to tin-
cud’, aLrt ur.tr- ■s.rttt«4rttettrg.;»“'. I K i*iUh
Richmond, May 7. Tbla is tic third day
of tho M. E. Church, South, Conference.
After the usual devotiounl ceremonies and
reading yesterday's minutes, tho conference
concluded tho conRiilerntion of the rules of
order for the government of tho body. Tho
organization of tho various committees wm
nnnouuced und additional special commit-
teed were appointed.
Dr. McFerrin, publishing agent, submit
ted hla own report nnd thoRO of tho busi-
netis manager and book committee.
Dr. Young, secretary of tho board of mi«-
bions, submitted tho fourth annual report
of tin- board.
Tbe centenary conference committee,
which undertook to raUo two million dol
lars for ohnrch pnrnoKMi, made the most
snti.sfa ’tor\ report. It lms reeuved $l,M'2,-
791, and there n»o influences at work which
will result In tho collection of uneven larger
sum than first mentioned. A number of
large bequests wero made. Dr. W. E.
lb .All tt! Mi souri bus givm .‘f.Hi.lMIO to tho
church, and Dr. Moses W. Payno 000 to
the Payne Inatitnto of Georgia. A number
of benuebta rnngo fron ten to twenty thou
sand dollars.
Dr. McFerrin, publishing agent, reported
a rnimbt-r of requcHts to bo presented
through him to tiie conference regarding
tho ditpobition of theao funds. They were
referred to the linanco committee uud a
•O" -i ii '■ 'In' .it*. . of li'*'.
Tbe following are chairmen of standing
committee*, as far a* organizer*: On Epla-
p-- -y. Dr. A.<i. lluyg-iod of Georgia; itin-
crance, Samuel Rogeru of tho Haiti more
conference; publishing interests, David
Morton of tho Louisville conference; edu
cation, A. S. Andrews of Alabama; mis-
hious, Joseph H Key of Georgia; church
extension, Dr. D. C.* Kelly of Tenn* «oe;
boundaries, R. II. Mahon of Tennessee.
Special committee* and their chairmen
are as follows: On temperance, V, IL
Whisker;on fraternal correspondence, W.
W. Bennett of Virginia; divorce, B. t\ Tar-
V. I < f I • mu t; "it quarterly rt view, Shiu-
uel A. Weber of bontli Carolina; introduc
tion, C. E. Wiley of Virginia, on hymn
book*, J. II. Carlisle of Houth Carolinu; on
plan for defraying expense* of delegate*, J.
*V. Tucker of Florida; on Bible e m.se, C.
W. Carter of Louisiana.
! R. A. Young of TcriiH^Hee presented
a mriu .ri.il nf llu- w«>ni.m’s b'lui’d of mixeiona
in re gard to changing the «£;m* titution of
the boaid. Adjourned.
tite friends of A O. JiHcmicun coulbb-atly
place the DAiae of Clarke county to tho
credit of thfir candidate. We think, un
der the circumstance*, it wa* n wi*o move
on the part of tho meeting not to instruct
tbe delegation, aa it might complicate mat-
ten and, in the event of Atben* deciding
to conteet for tho gubernatorial prize, in
jure tbe chance* of onr own candidate. The
uemimenU of our connty, tie voice of that
meeting and the preference of the delega
tion were oreiwhelmingly for Bacon, and
that ahould be sufficient.
Bacon Mill Leads.
Fruu the Waco Enterprise.
Bacon still leads in the gubernatorial con-
teat iu apite of the great hallooing done by
the Atlanta ring. • • • • The Gordon
fnueral in Atlanta last Saturday was a swell
affair, if correctly pictured by the Conatitn-
tion.
Times Chance.
The Oglethniqx* Echo thus sixes up the
State campaign: "It wonld bo bard for the
old aoldiera to go againRt General Gordon,
whom they loved aa their lttder in time*
which tried nu-n'a sonU; bnt then they are
aware of tho fact that time* change and men
change with them, and will show their np-
Draciation of the clmngea mode when tho
ballot box in brought into play." *
A Most Surcea*fut Farce.
Athens Bun nor-Watch man: The Madi-
R.n Madisonian is in favor of primary elec
tion* instead of caucnn nominations. It
will be bartl to ram a primary election down
the Democrats of Oglethorpe again. The
moat rampant voter at their last wa* the
negro chairman of the Republican execu
tive committee. It U ono of tbe iuoKt huc-
ceaaful farce* ever put on tbe political stage.
A Worthy Auiwer,
Atigunta Chronicle: It ia Raid that Hon. A.
O. Bacon refused to apeak in Atlanta daring
tbe unveiling ceremonies. The Home Jour
nal think* hi* answer waa worthy of the
next Governor of Georjjia—"I will not, air;
for thia is not the occoAion."
BOYCOTTING ANARCHISTS
And All Other* l>. n> In* tho UIrIiU of Pri
vate Property from Hniploy luent.
Chicago, May .9- At a meeting of the
1’urnitnre Manufacturers' Association last
night, the following was adopted:
Resolved, That hereafter no member of
this association will knowingly employ in
bis factory any communist, anarchist, ni
hilist or socialist, or other person denying
tbe right of private property, or recom
mending its detraction, or bioodsbtd, a*
a remedy for existing evils.
Resolved, That this RR*ociatioh ogre**
that ten hours shall constitute a day* la
bor, but any manufacturer whoae orden
are not sufficient to warrant LU keeping
his factory open for so many hour*, may
regulate the hours of labor by the demand*
of his buhinons, and that wage* ► hull be
paid by the hour on the old terms.
Tit/: ii
iM'Tter «• inVkk tion
-r*»
MoNT'-oMKnv, May 7. I I «• SontbAru
lhiptiHt convention met ut IU o’clock. Rev.
Dr. Mill wa* elected pre-si lent. With tha
exception of eight Vftftrs, ho lms been pres
ident aincc 1863. The following viee-pivHi-
•I : i < !’ : i: i: \ .. li. M mly, Ken
tucky; 8. B. Hawthorne, Georgia; G. B.
Taylor, Virginia, and J. C. Farm in, South
Carolina. Hecrotnrics: Rev*. L. Burrow*,
Georgia, and O. F. Gregory, Baltimore.
The devotional mooting wn* then con
ducted by Rev. Dr. Elli* oi Baltimore and
Dr. Ford of MisaimrL Rev. Mr. Wartou,
pastor of the F.r^t Bq-:i.t chureli, wel-
oomed the con fention, aud introdn. td c*x-
1 " • i ii'-r I If.m i-, H. \N .itt-t, who delivered
an. eloquent mldre hs of waloonie. He suid
one aonree of regret waa that there wa*
any dbRci s'on. He bopeil thi re would hoou
be one Baptist convention of the (Jolted
State*. Fitteeo States are represented by
over 500 delegate*. MishionurmH from
China, Mexico and Italy arc also pronent.
Rev. I»r. I’.Mis “I Bdtim.tre* re-hpomled,
making a grand address. Many oommiUt-t*
wero appointed. Tho hour* of meeting are
from 9 to 1, d to 5, and at night from 8, to
ad^onrn at pleasure.
The only decoration In tin* church i* a
star ViRb a crescent bringing over it. The
center of the- alar hoa tho titter* S. B. C.
and on the point* tho word* Africa, China,
IndiA, Italy, Brazil, Mexico and Ahih.
1 in gjillt-rifs \u-re rniwdid to-day with
spectator*, a largo number of them being
ladies.
COLORED METHODIST CONFERENCE
lo Otiutlrt'Mii.tl Ss-hmIou In Nawr llrlrant -
Many Noathf-rn Mates IteprfMiittxl.
ArousTA, Ga., May 7.—Tht- fifth general
conference of tlie colored Methodic Epis
copal Church of America i* now u-tm.inbled
in this city, Bishop W. II. Niti-, of Louis
ville, Ky., pre-hiding. There- aro pn-aont
also Bt-thop J. A. Bebee, of Washington,
N, C., Isaac Lint, of Jackson, Tenn., und
E H Hid *f Augu-tu, Gi , together
with th-It rat* h from tiftii n St..t*-« f repro-
Honting Rixteenoonferencc-h. The tint gen-
♦ rnl .-(.rift renri: wu* organized at JockHon,
l••nn., in I s ”’', ami it.- !<mrth ut W.iilnng-
ton, D. C., in 1882. Much work of im
portance was transacted at these oonfi-r-
encea, and tho prt went one will lust three
week*. Alabama, Arkansa-*, Georgia, Iu-
dian Territory, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisi
ana, Mis*ti*ippi, Mivionri, North Carolina,
Sonth Carolina, Tennc*«ee, Texas, Virginia
and West Virginia are represented iu tLc
conferenct-. Standing oommittev* have been
appoint' <1', and th«- re admg of tin-«piudre-n-
«tl reports of tlie Bishops were begun to-
day.
llolsea’rt quadrennial message wa* re
ceived aud referred to the proper commit*
t- • , '1 hf t "inmitt**** ou ruh * r- port' d and
the re port wo* received and oreierud pub
lished.
The city pul pit* are fillo*l dally by visit
ing clerg}iu»-n.
Itti FAMILIES HOMKLKSH.
Hr
the r,
i • t
f onr Bepr.
d ha* been
of iufluinti
purpose of c
... . in.
A Few Ml-Ukt » About FUh Corrected.
Tho so-called "troat” of Sonth Georgia
nnd Florida ii not a trout but a black Law
Oar perch are not perch but snnfi*b.
jack is a pickerel. Catfish are not nil cat
tish. Soruo of them aro bull ponts. Onr
red-finned pike ia only found m Southern P - f .
1 W»t. r< ud uMT th.. unlf. Oor w.r-month “““ k * r «-‘ “ f "
11- rch U • roekfatw. The orp «u In- block > * t . lhe '
j ported by the Germans from Central Asia
more than five hundred year* ago, and i«
esteemed very higblrthe world over aa a * cre **
food fish.-- Qnilman Free Press.
.'irons Fire In an Fngltih Town
■troys Ten Acres of Buildings.
* morning in Ahfcrman Landit-a'a bakery,
Borneo! mem aro nun pouts, unr 1»»pro vling rapidly, soon dtstroyt-.l ail
im d pike in only found in Southern “OH’* 8 i* 1 ^' and Duk*- street* and
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l’ont!
ill Shte
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now *.•[!*
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