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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 .* .. .. .. I fin \iHin ktrm.f l’ont! ill Shte . ah; ■ -i t • Emh'd-!- now *.•[!* H.ap :13 p. burned out. troyed vu> i lypubh.. buddu