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gSlTORlAL OUTLOOK. ««««*» COMMENTS OF THE B ‘ STATK 1‘KESB. 0r nr. Ml.tak'-A W.lU-Orw Pr*. ‘ or liocon—The Result of De- -“fhe Throbbing of » Ort nt Heart.'* VK «*- yrom th# Borne Courier. k <ssr d .* Ilie ““ISn, Utronchout tie BUte." This ono L,{ f'” 1 '™ 11 . J^ r .^nature*. Conic* of itbavo Th®"'“.Sftocir by S» Maoon TMJMlura from AU.oU. There 1> noUilug vrrou (! P ,r “^taSf brlnSn* out candidate* by iwtltton. ibl*«r<ral»r to make it appear i^'Sdoni.apontaneoneij called npon by tli.o.nore ell candidate—called “by the Iff^S.Veatpeopla'k haarTaa the eirnUar fre^nLi/inirdiy conaialont with it. MM ■"Sr.TOhU al managing and eoaUnattaad* • ,tM !ki.r o do With the moremeut. A cre.it k-rt'aU oter a great State doe. not throb t!**-. .'nr circular eoltcitetlon from ono apot. E Si wot the headquarter, of 1U political man- f„^Si and combination. from the Amertcua Bocorder. i.i.nta Cou.titution denies that Mr. Davis’* . •“SJdM.moana of furtbertag Qen. Qor. P.'niWcal claim., and then procoeda to arguo lUSSa fault of the people that Qen. Gordon V 1 17.ndidate - they ought not to have cheered r*Tk?MOUle cheered Oen. Uordou aa a bravo LtoS °r. not aa a politician. We ware in Khi—« of rflll'a atatae and are did f i t. much cheering for Gen. Gordon aa tlio I»<r.r’ WO nld have ita readers belluvo there K’didwe hear any great dittMid that he rfilnwr the political Held. If Gen. Gordon 1° the peoplo’a admiratiotrof hia war record timed that he »hould become a candidate KnSor. be U likohr to make a grave mistake. ImriinilKbt a« well oonatrue the grand ova- a ?*nderid hiui an a desire on the part of the jittat he»kouW be a candidate for President 'v® itj.i*..ri Mxtna. M from the Albany Newa and Advertiser. activity prevails now in gnbernato- iXs Indications all point to a lively ached- canvass void of political excitement was t. ( pr the people and the party. lint the ad- r .. (Ventral Gordon In tlie field means war. Lu the soldier element haa been appealed to. [7* in affairs is sodden, and it is somewhat i and peculiar that General Gordon should ■iolfDOMd of his Hurida railroad interests at a Elea lust to stand, at this Juncture, for Gov- Er The future will yet reveal the object of all Xitnniwand unnatural conduct. It was claimed lihewnstonal resignation was audden and tat- >pta; but this coup d'etat seems the result of ^’from the Acworth Nows and Farmer. L the gubernatorial race Major Bacon, we think, lUte an easy walk-over, provided Gen. Gordon L not enter the race—an d i t is said to be a settled tfthat he will do so. In this event we predict a netting and close race. The writer has al- ..bwnsa admirer of Gen. Gordon, and has Ilf voted for him every time the opportunity (offered, but lu this instance we agree with kooda of the General's warm friends, that Efejaitice calls fur the nomination of Major ji, for many reasons, which we will give from ■to Urns. from the Albany News and Advertiser. «the great “vindication" speech of General ■ conice-ae come It must—one of the great Ea of martyrdom will be that be was accused of 4 Jtff. l)avU as a bait in fishlog for the Gover- from the Buena Vista Patriot. * Atlanta Constitution did not let the oppor- 7 pans to give the Gordon boom a big boost —‘i-Prcaldent Davis’s visit. ratic I the I boat I nidi v»v I UK MOOS AND TUB SEASOSS. Ob- p Interesting Observations hy servant Man. i God uid let there be light in the firmament bam to divide the day from the night, and a be for signs and for seasons, and for days V-tien. vii 14. trror and superstition baa a corresponding or. rather, it is the shadow of aome truth. rMch It ts often token by the ignorant or sub- ted by the malicious. |t hava often beard of the old-time notion of A in the moon." and beard the old ratota- A W by tot thrilling and astonishing assertion waatabavacta moonologr that he "planted rack \ah» pound," and that "the moon was per than tho old woman wanted to walk to pick Vi ofgwsti." M there u a grand truth at the bottom and It is fnded so deep in human belief that the world neurberidcf it. »wt bsllevs in the direct influence of the aapott any plant, or that one plant does better ted in tho light or dark of the moon. I do bo- P fiat the weather is guvented and controllsd ■teaooD, and that h*uc* its influence on vege- General Gordon’. Political Method*- fonre I Spontaneous Combn.tlon. Editob Telkobapb: In the Atlanta Con- stitution a report of Gen. Gordon’s eandi- flacy-aa announced by himself in Savan- n^-the people are told that the General does not see how he can resist the pressure from all parts of the State," that h/ should make the race This statement provoked a smile among the knowing ones, who are apprised as to the particular way in which the General manufactures public opinion or “presanre," which is his latest term for it. io be correct in diagonosing the case your correspondent will give sn illustration' which la susceptible of proof from heed’- quarters. In the year 1875 a Democratic House of Heproscntatives met in Washington, the ttrat one after the civil war. A certain Mr Fitzhugh, the “bigger man than Grant ” was made doorkeeper. Fitzhngh hailed from Texas, and, to secure his election, ho made a promise to certain Texas Repre sentatives that he would appoint Jennings, another Texan, to assistant doorkeeper’s placo. Just then Gen. Gordon interfered. He wrote a letter to Fitzhugh, asking him to come over to Georgetown (wbero tho General lived at that time) “to mako no promises to any ono for nny specified placo and avoid everybody,” except, of course, tho Goneral's friends. “Come over," wrote tho General, “this p. m. and, get out of the way until we can look over the ground, and see what is best for yon.”—signed J. B. Gordon. Fitzhngh went, Gordon wined and dined him. After he wns mellow, or tho General so concluded, he asked tho doorkeeper to appoint bis son, Hagh Gordon, to assistant doorkeeper's place, or, more properly, to tender it to Hugh. Said Fitzhngh: “I can't do it, General; I have already made the appointment of Jennings, to please my own delegation. I would like to oblige you, General, in the ap- tointment of your son, but my hands aro ied;Ihad to appoint Jennings to get the Texas support.” General Gordon said he “know that, but if Fitzhugh could write his son a letter, ten dering the position, be \Gordon) wonld see that Fitzhugh was not embarrassed—bis aon should not accept it." With this understanding Fitzhugh wrote the letter, and Hugh Gordon replied in these words; Gkobotown, December 8, 1875. Coi.onkl Fitzhooh, Doorkeeper, etc.—My Dear Colonel: Your note of tho fith inst. did not reach me until this morning. I ap preciate most highly the offer you mako me, and would most gladly avail myself of yonr kindness and accept the position tendered, but for several reasons. Father thinks it best 1 should not accept any position, and in deference to his wishes I have decided to decline your kind offer. Again thanking you for your consideration, I am truly yours, [SigDed, | Htion H. Gonnos. A few days after this remarkable cor. respondenco, tho writer saw published in all the Northern papers, and industriously copied in the South—an article headed, "The Roman Senator, Gen. Gordon”— in which it was stated that the assistant doorkeeping had been tendered to Gen. Gordon’s noble son, hut Gen. Gordon ob jected so seriously to nepotism, and was such a pure, honorable statesman, he would not allow bis son to accept, although the General was n poor man and needed that money to complete hia son’s education. Now if anybody can boat this for cheap advertising, trot him ont If the “pressure" that is now affecting the “Roman Senator” should pan out to be a Hmilarty manufactured article, won't it he tho joko of tho season? This doorkeeper “pressure” is literal and exact—ono of many contrivances for choap notoriety set on foot by this willing candi date for Governor. I’l.sts Talk. _THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MAY 11, 188G.-TWELVE PAGES. GORDON IX THE FIELD AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE GUBER- NATOKIAI. NOMINATION. i tlio people of c for themselves, :unty ; Tlio Genoral'ii Tong-Looked-for Letter to tho People of Georgia Formally An nouncing HU Candidacy — A Letter to Mrjor ISacon. ► lifo U Indirect rather than direct tit* moon *jm been under cm* poBNtaUon. »tnl but one rule b*a boon found >n cotutftatiy, unerringly end without fftllure. u or inmmer, end it la only an approximation. tSj* **• roj* to * few words, no that it may fW] remembered and readily <moted« «nd then •ppllcationa of it fj^^aya take. Ito ahapo In tho aeven ■NtvMB the Drat quarter and the new moon, ■vuwre, h to in that time, that it will bo the or until the laiitquer’tr off toe weather will hotel ita ornor • ill*.. 0 * •PP , J ihe rule. Get your alma- W*. and turn to February, lut quarter Fcb- irtf’ v** moon MarL ' h ®to, laat quarter SJf-fcW watever the general atato of the March fitb * toat 5SE Ul i* rc * , * r to. tthould it be dry and rJLJJtoficoliL w« may look for that all the S?? MArch MUl ontil April 4th MlTho* it baa gone JDC to- lC'T> I •ba f tsl iade I el.W 1 * p.rivii k 11 !“* very dry unUl •4S?!” 1 "* 4 ’ '»*«ot through deer and >1 fivlin? 000 r“*J with out rein. I told h<, » ln « "do of my re, aooa. They took mo at IkISS.'S"* 1 " “m at ttrty ceatt , while tt «u green * wl,h rir °. There vu uo corn wet *t to it per f » ‘h,t mlzht have I “M. furege dried up la the deal and <r» the last quarter la wet. It"* will iLft* **■.. lf T° n J 0 n °h *n either BUEStme. If wheal or Data era i! 11 *I*? 1 unartartawet. It will rihUu JJiTi!* fc n nita •« aavelt It mast fa Saiia'^ V U»*ri»r i- warm, do not X ■ '.u 60 (d anap on tha new moon |twr. ^ tented. In facL ^ u> nJ3gL*» Utotawtid a month. to— watched that fur a kn °wn It tocorre- 21 ,# 3 r 'a 1 th ink it hM about - °* 600 1*^ revoln- V^Siiee«P®nUtlon l*. that it PftewaSr« 11 w,u lu ro over Ah airwSJ B aUmla on the °®‘ will be dry. fc Boon-flood* have t lt *«Muaoi5-w? d J oaUl * h * Te M °<ton t 4 ^7 toe 2»i? The point or hark °* toe moonT earth f8'ree rt 4^5*TSS ,0 “h« lUamtn " thin, -anti. Vo, ijz, i ■*••• «rewa and ahrinks 1 *tU> “*<■■■>. for r, ,,,’ >t myaetf with my own IkHtartU tkat U .il?H ““T »«Ored J 'tea f. ,,;,7 "“Hr remembeen,. their Ik. t» ”»iMtklt.- when ,'rA the meow JL.TV* •"9"*>Urm eon- 'keiMt <1 ^Li J“ »• followed tt. and tka Jii ,s * nw u *ke °e>r one tbit i - vutl Ule "ftetetev 1 have been called 1 ?* rW.areTi*.*? 4 •*' «P with them. ?-reri£T.l»f8e*Utam» , lUl . ^ fkel fknowtod I “aeleof mercy tnn e irpheii '*'• ;oU«.t tho fact that a« ,'"**• *«m and chill.. wS**!. ttaeSS * , *’l *en. | a,, ™a heto« at or near « f«wTn!„rT* ..•"’‘-I'H* death,. •kaS'LlSSj? Urirw buure of Kagr^ar^gseLgg Ui Will r.krrn SSte JJ LltSftfAATa Knforce the Lawa. The Constitution of the United States was ordained and established to, among other things, "insure domestic tranquility,” and to “secure the blessings of liberty to our selves and our posterity.” Tho Constitu tion, no donbt, is a pretty old, it not • totally forgotten document, as things go, but it is high time that public attention was rein- vited to its existence, and to tho further well-nigh forgotten fact that, whatever the blatant demagogues or tho hoycottcrs may think about it, it is still tho supreme law of the land. Just now a large proportion of the citi ornor zens of Chicago are denied these constitu tional rights solely through the violent demonstrations of a class of persons who, in their clamor for their own “rights," have forgotten that other people have “rights” slso, snd by the pusUrmimity or pertly*is, or both, of the local and State authorities, whose sworn duty it ia to mdlotain “do mestic tranquility" and “aecnre” to tho people “the blessings of liberty.” This is either a land under the dominion of the law, or it is not. If the former, let the law be sternly enforced at whatsoever coot; if the latter, then the individual citi zen must he driven, as a laat resort, to ex ercise his natural right of self-defense, snd that will bring us face to fuce with anarchy. The queetion at isafkt in this instance is not one between labor and capital, nor as to hours of work, nor wages, nor anything of the kind. It is s question of whether the American peopls have made up their minds to a cowardly surrender of their liberties to professional anarchists from the pther side of the Atlantic, some of whom appear to have learned their trade with the petro- leusth of the Paris Commune under the last reign of terror. If tbeOhfcago “author, ities,” or if the “authorities” of the Stato are disposed to let the question settle itself in the affirmative, the time may come when it will be necessary for the Federal power, in the exercise of its obligations to main tain republican government, to deal with Illinois as a State withont an executive, or with an executive who baa lost his head, and practically in insurrection. We are not to be understood an identify iug the great body of America* workmen with the acta of these auarchists, hut, un fortunately for the former, the latter hare adopted the phraseology of the Knights of Labor or Traded Hniona in driving tha “scabs" (that is the men quietly at work in the McCormick factory) from their places of business, where they had a right to be, and to tbix extent there is an apparent affil iation between them. Beif-respecting Arner- ican workmen cunnot bfiord to ItBve this stigma resting upon them, even ia appear- ance-it would be fatal to the cause they profess to have at heart; and hence we shall 1. at— 11 .^inta.1 if Hit V IM lint Atlanta, May 8.—'To-morrow morning has hern •elected by General Gordon and hit friends aa the most auspicious date tor the declaration of his dldacy for the Gubernatorial nomination, and I give you below the full text of tho announcement, am furnUbed yonr correspondent late this evening. It* appearance ha* been looked for any day *1000 tho l*t, and ita delay has doubtless not been without very urgent reason. The Oeneral'a platform does not appear as broad and comprebeniive a* waa expected, relying mainly upon an alleged general uprising all over tlio Ktato iu his behalf. Thl* la, therefore, the culmination and climax of tho Gordon boom. The announce* mont baa been bo generally anticipated over the State that it will hardly create much of a fen nation, aud will be discussed leaa for what it does Bay than for what i* left nnaald. Gen. Gordon aud bis advisers have been engaged constructing this adddrees all day and it la to bo presumed that it ia the embodiment, in their polit ical wisdom and Judgment, off all that ia proper in Huch a declaration.' 3 TUB AX KOU NO KM EXT. • At Uomk, DkKald Commr, Ox., May R. To the People of Georgia: After much reflection I have decided to bocome a candidate for nomination by the Democratic party of Georgia for the ot&ce of Governor. This decision baanut beuu readied with out sober thought and full consideration. For many month* post personal and political friends h*ve urged me to become a candidate. From every sec tion of tho State, and from all c1a**m« *nd former division* In the party, these request* have come. I have hesitated aud waited, because I desired to know whether the wl*h was general with the peo ple. Of this I cannot longer entertain a doubt The evidences which have reached me (particu larly in the last few weeks) of the desire of the people, have profoundly stirred my heart and satis fied me of my duty. From distant portions of tho State and from my immediate neighbors (some of whom have known me in most intimate associa tions from my boyhood up) these solicitations have come. This movement by the people, so far aa I am able to Judge, Is absolutely spontaneous. 1 have not written one letter upon the subject, ex cept In answer to those which have reached me; and I have solicited the aid of no man, nor con versed with auy who have not introduced the ■abject. Now that l am a candidate. I trust that none of ty fellow-citizens of Georgia will misunderstand me. From the ungenerous, unwarranted and ut terly untruthful criticisms which have heretofore been indulged in by certain parties in reference to self, I seek no vindication at the band* o the ile. If the life that 1 have led tor more than a c«ntury before this poople, among whom I was born and reared, is not a sufficient answer to my enemies, who are enemies without cause or excuse, no reply from mo would satisfy them. If, at any time of tuy life, if In private or public station, in peace or in war, 1 have ever deserved the confi dence and esteem of this people. I deserve tho same uow as surely and as completely. I wtob. however, to make known iu this public manner, that I shad visit and apeak to a* many counties as possible, avd am ready on all occasion# to confront these enemies before the people. Should tho people prefer either of the other able and honorable gentlemen who are candidates fur the office, 1 shall support their choice roos cheerfully. If, however, the people should honur mo a* their choice. I shall endeavor to serve them with an e single to tho best interests of Georgia. J. B. OOllDON, A LKTTKC TO UAJOB UACOX. In addition to the announcement of bis candi dacy, a conference between Gen. Gordon and fcU advisers to-day resulted in tho following ope j Utter to Major Bacon, a copy of which has been fur nished your correspondent. A subjoined note states that a similar letter has been sent to other candidates, but what others is not mentioned! DeKaui COOXTY, Oa„ May 8,1886. To Hon. A. O. Bacon, Macon, Ga : Deab Sin: Neither of us ought to desire (and I certainly do not) to bocome the candidate of the Democratic party of Georgia for Oovornor except by the will of the Democratic people of Georgia. I know 6f but one way of ascertaining infallibly that will, and tost is by the Dcmcc.uU? method of placing votes in tte ballot box. Tho plan of call ing together nieetinge at the court house, appoint ing a chairman who in turn appoints a committee to select deb gates, may or may not represent the will of the people. Doubtless, in many cases dele gates thus selected represent precisely the reverse of the popular will. 1 ask, thercfore,tbat you unite with tan in a letter to the executive committee, soon to meet, requesting that committee to recommend primary elections in this 8tato, in order that the will of the people may be surely ascertained. Very respectfully yours, (81gncd) John D. Gordon. WHAT IT MEANS. It is plain to aee that this letter Is more aignlflcant than It appears on its face. It proposes to dictate the campaign and the election of delegates, usua’ly left to the Democracy of tho countloa, a protraction of the campaign and probably undoing the result in counties which have already acted. Fairness would suggest that a candidate who baa been active under cover for so many weeks, but for some rea son not explained avoided an open avowal of his candidacy, soming in at this date, should be will- Ing to take hie chances without Injustice or reflec tion on those already openly in the Held. Does it not rasan at the bottom an attempt to over-ride the will of the party and threaten a break up of con vent Iona and the disruption of the Democracy, in order that the Atlanta ring may retain control of theHtate overoment? \ou will pardon me for saying that the time bas — when party polioy in this Stato should be * 1 without refereuro to the wtohva of candt- 1. Conventions aud elections aro held pre.uma- bly in the interest of the people, rather than in the iatereet of candidates; and the wishes of tho former ■bould never be made aubaenrieut to the interests of the latter. The executive committee might re- Hont os impertinent auy attempt ou our part to dictate its lino of action, and the people would certainly repudiate any effort of the coumiittc-e to control or restrict their mode of pro cedure in the appointment of delegates. Bo far as 1 ant personally concerned, I will be con-* tent to abide th« rtwuU of either primary elections, or the action «>r n.o»« meetings lu the several coun ties, according to the best judgment and preference of the people thereof. Very respectfully yours. A. O. Bacon. DOOLY OoKS DRY. The Itesult of tu* Gootcst Gives Prohibi tion a Majority of 110. Vihnna, May 7.—The content over tho recent pro hibition election ia this county was brought t-> a close to-day beforo Ordinary ilargrove, resulting in a victory for tho dry ticket by 110 majority. The face of the returns had exhibited an appareut ma jor!.y of aeven for the wet ticket, and up to yester day enough votes of minor* and non-rosldeut* had been thrown out to give tbe prohibitionists fifteen majority, exclusive of tsx defaulters aubject to at tack. Tbe returns from the various districts were then attacked by both aides, aud resulted iu reject ing every precinct in the county except that of Vienna. Of thoee thrown out seven tad given majorities for prohibition and two against. Tho wbieky men express themselves as sAttofled. and the result may bn accepted os final. OktlPKlN. Prohibition!*!* File a Petition for a 1.0ml Option Election. Guiyrix, May 8.—A petition asking tho Ordinary to order an election in bpaldlng county on tho question of proht- ition, was filed this afternoon. It had a Urge number of signers, among them being many of tbe best citizens of the county. Tbe com mittee appointed by the prohibitionists, who had the matter iu charge, held a meeting Friday and decided to ttln the petition according to law. The election will have to be bold within tho naxt forty days. BACON’S BOOM. McIntosh Llects liitcmi Delegates to tho Mate Convention. Damkx, May 8.—At a meeting of the McIntosh county Democracy held here to-day, Messrs. G. K. Atwo jd and Charles 8. Wylly were elected as dele- S atis to tbe (State nominating convention. The elegstes are solid for bacon. ALL A1501 T THE STATE. WHAT TUB PEOPLE OK GEORGIA AKfc SAYING AND DOING. 1 Stato Pnpers—What tli wpondents of the Telegri Find to Write About. Oglethorpe Echo: A party of gpntlemen wore out hunting on Long creek, when a most serious accident cappeued to Mr. Oscar Voell. The party had stopped for a rest nud were lying upoo the ground, their gana standing against a tree. A gust of wind blew one of the guns down, the hammer strik ng tho ground causing the weapon to dis charge, emptying tbe full charge of buckshot into tho geutlemsn named. Some of the shot took ef- feet in his face and neck, while the most of the load lodged in bis thigh and side, soma going Al most through him. Doctor* were called and probed the wound but succeeded in getting out only a few of the ehot. A note from a Baker county fsrraor states that tliero is not a planter in the county that lia* any thing like a stand of cotton. Com is tho poorest he ever saw, and oata an entire failure. Tnla is the second plantittg of oats. The flrit crop was killed by the freere in January. The planters went to work and planted over agviu, and now to 1 the second time is hard on them; more so on count of tbe scarcity of corn in the county. Grain dealers say they are selling more grain this season than for years. Last fall all the hogs died of chol- Eandersville Herald: An ernptlvo disease, dliT< ing fr •: *. r. j r.-1... u.u m n«- n j.ii«m-.m. Mini causing a greater degree of sickness. Is vailing in and around Sandenivllle. Elsewhere'tho disoasu has been called German measles. It ia a :"-w t\ 1 »• •’!’ UiMU-4... unkhow;, to mr j Me-l- hi:-.**, and they recommend great cantion against exposure to bad weather, while Buffering from an attack. Thoee having hod measles aro not oxompt from this new Athena Banner: Hr. Charlie Arnold, the young man who dl*d of consumption this week, left Mr. James Comer a legacy of $10,000 In his will, ax a token of bis regard for that gsntismau and the kinduest uf Mr. Comer for him during hta long Ill ness. Tbe money could not have been bestowed on a mors deserving gentleman than Jim Comer. Mr. Arnold wav a young m m, and his estate la worth upwards of f 05,000. The Philadelphia llocord print* a largo list of in vestments in Southern railroads mode by Philadel phians. Tbe Bavaonah, Dublin and Western is on the list. Mr. Lioderman, tho president of the road, MISSOURI AND KANSAS VLsTKD I4Y HAIL AND HEAVY KLGOJ S. :il Ur rugifV 1 iitui hail AN INFATUATED LOVER. Uit)»r Bacon lUpllsi. uo greatly disappointed if Ihey ara nol prompt to repmliata in aome authontatire manner the outrages upon personal Iitxrty and the (acred right of property which m tba face of day are thos perpetrated in the name of Labor. The right to labor is one which no mm in thi< co’iolry can bo do- prired of, and when the right ts a ■ died hy violence m io tin* nbovo instance, it may bo wt-li understood that the a.sftiUnU but pbice theiBMlrc-d in the portion of felons swiftly qualifyint* for ti.- State priaoo or 1». tiit-’nlf.rv. It n iv uk- ' «* 11 to* 1,1 1 i th.-n, tin r.-’ but )<• yoiiil tl -ul-t t’.iA h ! minifent ch-atiny. N<w tor* Cot:.: rtnaiiuwcii.iiiU U>- I s tt- 1 r a voy»tfe around lL»- * ‘ firry * ri.rnph-t.: ivirtnunt Macon, Oa„ May 10, MM. Oix. John B. Gobdon, Atlanta, Oo.—Dear blr: 1 find published In the TRLcruuru. the Chronicle and the Constitution end other doily papers of the BUte, of Bonder, a letter which purports to have been addressed by you to tnjaelf. 1 have received no aach letter, bat presume iu publication w** authorized by 70a. Desiring to conform to what appears to be yoar chosen medium of communica tion, I reply to tbe sente through tbe public press. Yoa end I were both In Bevenneh daring the pest week, end d Oly met eech other personally. In now noting year desire that we agree upon e pten by which, in the pending contest, **tbe will of the Democratic people. 6f Georgia” can be beat escer- tetned, 1 might with propriety express aome sur prise that yoa failed to avail yourself of the op portunity thus preeented to then confer with mo rrUtite to the proposition which you now make. It would not have been premature for yon to have done so, as, if vou were correctly reported, yon were then actively canvassing for support among those whom yon there wet. The fact that yon should have neglected then to roll the matter u> my attention, and that Immediately thereafter yon should have chosen to publish in advance of iu de livery to me that which ia represented as a personal letter, will suggest to the public yonr motive too plainly to require comment from me. In response to yonr preposition I make the fol low!*! reply: A* I understand it, the custom of tha party in this Bute has bean for the executive committee to flx the dote and place for the sssern bling of tbe convention and tbeboaie nf n-nrasan tattoo. Tbe counties have always been left‘to de cide fur thatusrtvcs the manner in which they should cbooee their delegates. (Lima off them have adopted the plan off primary elections, amt wtLi-r« have mode their selections of delegatee through the means of mass meetings. 1 believe the petiole off the several counties aro fully capable of den rain ing for themsches which plan to beat adapted to their convenience and the proper a tcrteinmcnt uf the popular prefrreno Whenever they cbooee to resort to primary election their octi n will mert aith iu toll approval. Wherever, on tha contrary, they 6 tide to meet together In open > »se-mesting. 1 aha acquiesce In tbeirsetion. I believe that the Dim. erotic voters of the setenlcounttsa can deu-riuit Utter than the executive committee, or p«j-h*; better thaa you or myself. tb« mode best aoited 1 th'- »ltnation of their several communities, ’ll r.uly efli.-e of the executive coo.mlf the ti*-*-1 •>? a L«o*l to the organlzatto With that accompli *h*d, I rarer th« A Daughter of Senator Voorlices Unable to Kscape Devotion of a Rich New Yorker. Chattanooga, Tf.nn., May 6.—Quite a Benaationul romance, mmUar in ninny re- BpecU to the remarkable infatuation of Sen ator Jones of Florida for a Detroit lady, bnH come to light in thU city. The victim in this citHO in A. 1*. Dodge, ft merchant ] trittce of Now York, tffnd tho heroine Mins toBO Voorbce*, daughter of United States Senntor Vourhoea of Indiana. Misa Rose, in company with an unmarried sister nnd n married sister ua chaperone, arrived in this city from Florida a week ago to spend sev eral weeks viewing Lookout Moontain and the fatnoaH hAttle-flcld*. The day after llttir arrival Mr. Dodge canto to the city from Florida aud regiatered at the hotel whtrothty weregtoopbif. ' Hobtghnpftyi ing uddre&s to Misa Rose and pursued her with the mont persistent attention. He eeemvd entirely enraptured, end literally dogged the latfiei)' footstepa, hanging on every word. They seemea annoyed, but her rebuffn only served to intensify big ardor, and Iuh attentions finally beer.me Ro vexatroUH that the Indies quietly 'left tho city. Last night Dodge followed on tho next train. He xmt MUb Voorhcts for the lir-tt tin.* ,.i *V,>.n 1,. ,t v.inLr. 'Tin* -!-■.i!.:.im- •• v Hi n n. I in n«*ri-l;t, and it wo* then he bejnm his assiduous atten tion*. He BCflDR jjopelcfaly enraptured. Ran Away'With Ills Wife's Two Sisters. The ChAtlotte (N. G.) Observer of Than- daysayH; Officer II. C. Erwin yeaterdny arrested • min rr*it* XUts; os tMubifn of having too many wivea. Eller live* near ftditbury, nnd will this morning be taken back to that place to answer for his Bin*. Hi* case i* au ugly one, and tho law will doubtlcKB deal nevcrely with him. El ler, it seems, married some years ago, in a respectable family, and four children was the issue of this union. Eller’s wife bud two grown sinters, and a t-hort time since Eller ran off with these two sUters, desert ing his wife and children. Tho runawavs came lo Mecklenburg, and Eller, with the two sisters, located on Dr. Hlotn’a farm. It is charged that ho ho* been living unlaw* fully with both tho women. His arrest was secured through the effort* of bis wife’s b other. Fncls About Whiskey. It Is fact, that, by eminent professional authority, it is established that Whiskey U ft medicine; that in nil Medical Col leges it Is taught that alcohol is a prime factor In practice; that there is not ft Hospital, Curative Institution or Infirm ary In the country, In which whlakey l* not employed in the treatment of dlocose; that nine-tenth* of all the Physicians of tho country prescribe whiskey In their practice; that statistics will enow that one-sixth of All liquors consumed in tho country are dispensed by Druggists or Physicians: that nearly all tbe whiskey so consumed, until a recent period, has contained poisonous ingredients, such a* fusel oil, vitriol,catechu, etc., ns Is shown by analyses lu sufficient quantities to poi son the system; that tho fatal dose of fusel oil, 1m vtatc l by Kabuteau to he 1.4 to l.ti grains; that thousand* to-day are suffering front so ended diteases, whose blood U ritt.iied and impoverished by tho poisons of impure liquors, manifested in bloat, b.ear eyes, bursting vein*, inflam mations and running ulcers; that the cause of Dyspepsia or Indigestion Is a weakened stomach, nnd that the only thing tbnt will strcngthrri It* function* ia a stimulant, end that stimulant will cure; that in ell Malarial Districts the Inhab itants depend entirely forexempltcn from the po^otious Influence upon whiskey; that the only cure for Consumption has been proven to be pure whiskey: that distinguished chemists have ditcovered thattbere is no rood value to Beef Tea i- < - • i I'ini vi-iji' I.I, ;t: 'i mu in-.or 11 -t uti-ri that Philadelphia, Geonfla 'and London capital ia pledged to tho completion of tbe road before another cotton crop is ready. Ono of Emanuel county’s citizens married bis third wlfebofore be was 21 years old. Another one married bis third wife, she being sister. 40 kfc* two former wives, and the last two having boon wives of bla brothers (both of them having died), and what is stranger still, he was the husband of all three inside of eightoen months. They wero all sisters inn ^ ^ I Cuthbert Liberal: From every direction comes I the universal complaint of poor stands of cotton. The seed were all damaged last (all, aud the pros- peels for a cotton crop are by no means flattering in this comity. The prospect* for a fine fruit crop this year aro very promising all through this and adjoining counties. Tree* of all kinds are heavy laden.; ~ ~ • ~~ ~ ~ Athens D.inncr: Whitehead kUta.l Hardeman about a year ago. and a great many uf the abut went through the leave* and bran hta of a little oak tree In tho rear of where tho fatal shot was tired. Tho tree has buddod out again this spring and tho new leaves are full of shot holes tho tame as last year. Mareballville Times: Tho rains of l»»t week de veloped the fact that a great deal of cotton that had been planted beforo the dry spell act in had rotted in the bod. This discovery has readied it neces sary to plant over a large area whvh tho cotton ought - ow to be large enough to b» fjhopptd out. Tho new llandolr-b bounty court honao has been .ii.nl..}.:■ *. re.«. 0 ,i,„ a.i.t z.rtV.ii.i -A Moths 8ftvo Her Children. Washington, May 7.- Dispute various point* in Missouri and ) port remurkable htorms of rail yesterday. At Os.City it ltegan at 12 a. m. an.I continued for thirty ininnte<-, until tho ground Wi:-. covered \v : th haiLst me*, and u many places wero piled up svjveral in- she* deep. Eight p*r cant of all the expoacd window jIksm on the north side of the honai-s were broken. Tho Htortn cumo from the northwest, nnd did not extend more tljfto u mile west of tho Santa Ee railroad at this point. \t Emporia, Kan., a watoropoat )»iHnod down Jacobs’* creek. A fainter named Jacob* saw tho storm coining and gathered his wife nnd two young children nnd hi* brother, Charles, in a wagon, and stinted to flee, but they were overtaken by the torrent, which swept sway tho vehicle and occu pant*. Mr*. Jacob* and a younger child wero drowned, while Jacob* nearly perished in endeavoring to save them. 1 ho brother waved himself and tho other child. At Fort Scott, Kantaw, Lamb’* ic»' dam broke, and an immense body »»f water, uniting with the already swollen Duck river, riiHhed dowu tho valley. A house occupied hy Sarah Drown, a widow, was struck hy tlio torrent aud swept about n hundred yard* down tho stream, where it lodged among tho tree*. Mrs. Drown and four of her children wero in it at tho time. The water rose rapidly around it to n depth of Huvorol feet. The mother held her little *ir month* old infant in her arm* above water, leaving her older children to Caro for thom- Kolvos. Kho maidenly noticed that. hffS* year-old boy w as drow ning, and in attempt ing to nave him tho infant slipped from her anna and wra* drownod betoro aid could I reach it. Tho remainder of tho family W«t« rescued. 1 At Springfield, Mo., damage of all sort* is estimated nbovo $125,000; no lifo lost, but thirty-live or f..riy f.«w. flooded out. Homo of them were takon to high ground by men on horseback. apply r dicta that 6lBtk>|tii*hed chtmi*U have dis covered that Cod Liver Oil does not feed the tissues, bat forms degenerated fatt that the only euro and abiding strength which Old Age receive* U a medical treat ment with pure whiskey; that women, from the peculiar charartcr of their or ganism, frequently need pure whiskey stimulant, nnd with them It Is indlspens- 1 ble; that the cans? of Habitual Drunken- nea« or Inebriety I* the poisoo in the sys tem from impure liquors canting nn un conquerable craving, the same ah that of op.': -i • r !i.n l t.r. t'mt f,.r jrari \n li ^itey, owing to lu relation to and extensive use in Med‘cal Practice, han h*^»n the fubject of tlomr.gh armlysM by s^iontuu.cbem- iiitH. druggivrs Mtid doctors to discover a pr- < »*'»• t • extrh< t I i- f . 1 tt at thin procc.vh .t i- .-.u c’\r been <li?covered hy The D itTy Malt Wbtakey Co., and that thvir Daffr’s pure malt vrhrakey ta tha ely pure and unadulterated •t to-day: that It h iv been an- i* most enrtnent acientlats and Id, and not a trace of aou < an )’*fouuil tolk It ono of the handao&i^at public building* In the State, being built of brick, restiDR Oh (rraulU) foundation*. With stato roof, brick walls, stone and brick perch ar..1 tsrra cotta orsa- menta, it la nearly fireproof. A llttls aon of Mr Tonnally near Oakland, Merrl- wether e ninty. went in a creak batbinc last Sab bath afternoon. A short time after coratag out of the water the little boy was aelxed with craiapa and died In a few tnlnntea. The deceased wa* between ■lx and ten year* of age. Cuthbert Liberal: A negro girl about 15 yean old, who VM living with her father on MaJ. O. F. Barfield's plantation near Spring Vale, committed suicide last Tuusdsy evening bj abootlnRboraelf in the heart with & pistol. Nv> t n-m U known for tbe deed. A scheme is well under way In ffartwell to build a railroad from that place to Anderson, H. 0., to be called the Uartweli and Central railroad. The 8ua eaja that J'iO.Ouo In subacription is already iu eight, and that tbe road will certainly bo built. Athene Banner; There Is a merchant In Athena WLfi ha« not tak *n itock in twelve years, and hor.ee has noldeawhetborho la making money or not. He save if be ts losing he don't want to know It, and tf hta bualneas pays, tt la all O. K. Mrrrlwether Vindicator: Frost la reported one or two mornings recently. Complaints of ilamago to the young cotton are abnndaut. Poorer etande np to date were not cr known. The prohibitionists contested the election in Clay county, anil, after an eight-day session In tbe Court of Orultfkry, the entira returns were declared Illegal. At the election last Wednesday the auti-prohibl- tlonlsu of Morgan canted the county by an over' whelming majority. kff. Mark Gcogftf, sheriff of Tallaf«-rro county, died last week and was burled with Maaonii honors in Crawfordvllle. Many bone* aro dying in Bi Jackson counties from pink-eye. Tba Cuthbert Liberal says there ia much sickness in that town at present. Measles prevails in almost every section of Dooly county. THE OLD SOLDIRltH'TU1UUTK. How they IkoW Their Love for the Child of the Con tod entry. The members of the Confederate Survivors’ As sociation in Macon have prepared a surprise for Mlse Winnie Dav s. daughter of ex-Presldent Da vis. Aa a token of their esteem for the **ChUd of tbe Confederacy/* they have purchased of WlDUoi* k Htevena an elegant ladle*’ gold watch of the J. P. Hteveo« k Co. make. The watch ta Georgia nude, and wa* beautifully engraved by Mr. Louis O. 8ra vens. Tbe name* of twenty-nine veterans, tbe donors, are engraved in circular lines ou tbe case forming a most tedious and intricate work of en graving. The watch Is enroll in a bias plush lioed ease, in the top of which, beautifully engrossed, are tbe name* of the following soldiers and former com mands : Hen C. Smith, private Company B 2d Georgia Bat talion, Wright’s brigade. Mohone’a Division. A. It. Tinsley, prtvara Co. B Hth Ga. liegiment. nderson’e Brigade, Longvtrcet’a Division. Abner F. lloit, private Co. C 2d O*. Battalion, Wrtihfi Uri„-ile, Ar.-P r- ,n's Division. w- I I. l; ■■ r-, I r.. »* I ., 11 I .1 J;. . • , Volunteers. Mercer’s Brigade, Walker's Division. I. B. 1 ,Uih. j mate Co. B 2d Ga. Battalion. Wright's Brigade, Mihone’a Division. Jornei 11. Campbell, private Co. B 2d Ga. Battal ion. Wrights Brigade, Ande«ron’s Division. W. II. Darden, private Co. W 45tb Ga. Begiment. Thomaa’e Brigade. Wilcox’e DlvUlon. George W. Ouatin. private Co. K PhiUipe’a Legion (cavalry). Hampton’s Brigade. C. M. Wood, private Jackson’s Artillery. Robert- aon’e Battery, Army of Tennessee. T. D. Tinsley, lint Hergeant Co. A 26U» Ga. Bat talion, WilKb'a Brigade, Walker’s Division. Oeorgs T. Bocsrs. First Sergeant Co. B 2d Oa. Dillation, Wright'* Brigade. Anderson’s Division. B. J. Anderson, First N-rgeant Co. A V>th Ga. BeglmenL Bcnning’s Brigade, Hood’s Division. Charles K. Campbell, Lieutenant C. 8. Artillery. N. M. II- Igtii.t, J.taiitanant and Adjuunt Moes- ley*e Battalion Light Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. 1>. B. Jones. Lieutenant Co. D 2d Ga. Battalion bhari-bootors. Ja< boon’s Brigade, Walker's Division. Clifford And>-r-on. LleatenantCs* li 2d Oa. lut- Ulion. W right’s Brigade, Ms bone’s Division. It. II. Brosir, Ueutenant Co. C Anderson's Tat- terv. Army of T M. » OHIO’S DEMOCRATIC SENATORS. They Holt tlie Stato and Klee to Chattn- noogA to Await n Compromise. Ciiattajcoooa, TiNN.^May 7.- Fourteen of the twenty Demo:r.itio member* of tho Ohio Dtato Sonata arrived in this city to day in a special car, and aro occupying the car, which now Mauds in tho Cincinnati Southern railway yard* They loft Colum bus, Ohio, secretly Tuesday night, nnd met at Covington, Ky., where they took tlio car for Chattmougo. They left the Stato of Ohio in order to get beyond jurisdiction of any proc .a that might ho issued to tlio aor- goant-at-arms of tuo Senate. They state that they are merely standing by tlieir con stitutional right*, and they liavo uo inten tion or disposition to obstruct legislation; that tho appropriation hill hr.* boen passed nnd nil important measures disposed of; nnd they now leave tho Semite to preserve tho couhUtution of their State and to de font tboplunsof scheming politioinn-v. They are firm in their doiormirnttiou iu»t to yiulu an inch, nnd they Aviil remain until a com promise Is effected. An Old Cltlxen Spvnki*. Mr. J. M. Norris, au old ro«ld**ut of H . '•>: i Hint ... !.aM i • • m t. v 1l> tnmhlrd w Complalut for a great many yssrv ami will for three years; at times could scarcely bad tried many rntnedM without beiioflt. h*gan taking Kloctrlc Bittara and annol hi., itn I tv. t with liiu’kli’u'H Artiii-A Sal treatiurnt IflbNM him pr«at rolirf an l h rccommcr.iv Blcctrlc Bitter* to all v>h» trn Kidney Complaint*.or ucoda Blood Purli by 7<araah It mkin A* Lamar. BROWN’S IRON BITTERS KltoVKG A li moiteffectual remedy in the care of Mr. John A. Watts, 81 G*rtrell »trcct, Atlanta, Ga., When auffor tng from indlgostlon. It ploaar J him ho that ho roc urn mends it. IiOitlHiaim State Lottery Company ’•W# do hereby certify that n-o s-u>crvi*e tt»* at- 11 * - , tneM-rdhty lb.1 ^’Urtrrly Draw- 10(5* 0( xfllLouUiauft hUta Lottery OotaDatiy. and in parson maaage anti control tha Drawing* tham- selves, and that the Maine aro conducted with hon- tatv, falrue-i. and in good fSUh toward all parttea. and we autliorl/.o tho Company touaothlacertifioata nul. iii. hiinili.”* of our fl^natoroH alU-jhntl, In Ita advertisements.” iMioners. Wc, the und >r- ,t.*d Banks ami Bank«ira, wtU pay all Jrisaa drawn In Tin* Louhtiana *ura’ Lo>- terles which ru*y be pr<*H<*nt©d at our conn tors. V II tailJ'J'lir. I’rc-iitant Luii-Una .National Bank. J. W. KI LB RSI It. I'rr-lilf-ut State National Bank. A. BALDWIN, i’roddrnti 1L 0. National Ikuik. rnprcccdcntcd Attraction! U Over HaifaUUlloa Distributed. Louisiana State Lottery Co. Incon orated In 1*8> capital of fl.'M'.WXt—to whi rver f Iiax alnea b-« n a< By an ov^^whelrI ing \ yre.tr- hy the ratals- Ul.tre pt.r|MfiMw> With h a rmorve fund «g • tilv ftbar. In the in'* -mv ; glyrrdby tr*.ni cheniUta Wright • u rot anl Adjutant 4tth Ga. •»<!»-. I). H. Hill'ii Dtvtamn. Go. E PbiUqVa Legion (eav- pUlD Co. U 2.10a. BalUlioo, fuas.1 If th _ . . Ita frauohtaw le spartt’" th- ; - «...u,uluUua a t<-ptad December 2d, A. D., lfcTO. ItaOvsatf tangta Vushsr Drawls «i «m taka plora monthly. It never Mcaleaor p—tj. >ure« Lk»V at the following Distribution: liM GUASD MONTHLY AND T1IX Extraordinary Quarterly Drawing In the Academy of Mu*ir, N.rw Orlrau*. Tu»*-Mlay, Ju>e U, iKvi, I’r.der thepn>. aalanp/ rvUiuaand tnAnagrementof Offn. 0. T. BBADKHOARD, of l."ui>i;in.i, and Gen. JURAL A. EARLY, of Yii'^ini.i. Capital Prize $150,000 SirN ; .ce.—Tii-k* t- aro Ten l- !ljrs ,nly. Uahee. ts. lifth-. fi l-t.th,, |i. 1 CAPITAL niZE OF 1150,000... .$1V) -nl 1 OBAND I'Hi/K OF ao. ««).... .%> >m ltiltANH I K!/t. nF ... *M*f» 1LA.BGK MHZKBOP 10.0u0.... ju'i*-i 4 LAlUiK I t.lZEh OF 5.010..., -j/ujO ■ i lii/t - 80 •* tOO.... 25(JO» 100 M . 30,0f|ft l.OUO 100 App ,r Tl > F.tprona Mon«y Orders. ‘ 1,1 ordinary letter. Curran i penaei. a<Mr»a<wd H. A. UA(JI*IUH. N«w tirlman, la UAt I’lUN, WAihlngtuii I>. C. •Make I . O. Money Orilers l*le Hint tultlreaa UcKi.tereU 4a-U tern to srw OKUAXI NATIONAL HANK, —•) 11 . N. w Oriruu, u.