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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY MAY 18, 1886.-TWELVE PAGES.
THE TELEGRAPH,
cnaLimno xmx dat hi xb* iu* axd vtmt
»x ni
"el<yrarli and Monger Publishing Co.,
«1 Mulberry Slreet, Muon, 0%.
Don't Dodge. 1 Oordon Challenged Again.
Gen. Gordon said in hi* Americas speech | * I know my competitor ie the c* r did»fe of the
that “I should like to lia?e a little time to corporation*, but that don’t make any different*,
discuss the issue* of this campaign or of Urlb.« Mtlhelr rower, «d I know the power
, 18 * .... .... .. • I of tbo people U greater than that of any corpora-
Btnte politics, but all my time ih occupied j Oordon ., 1IH€ch £ , Ama lcni .
with the isKnes raised by the Macon Tele-
Tb. Dallyls delivered by crrlers In tbe city or I <>»**■■•" This is a confos»ion of thsPJB of {act vitul ud inipotta nt. Gen-
»d:M p*b«. free to eutmerfbera. for tl per strength of the cue made against General i Gordon say, he knows that his op-
“ClVeaT' U ‘"* '* 5 month., I Gordon by tho Tsi.r.onxPH and we H t u tb , ^date of corporations.
»<M to out-crib*., K-hSt. ? ‘™tLr3os“ BB «8»‘ t0 him th *‘ n ° *“ ,a * “ *-
Crae, at $1.35 a year and T6 cent, for .is month., j hie inability to meet our positions suoccbs- I (q # ft ne({ativ( , It doeg not
Transient s4T.rtlKtm.nU wtu be token for the iu'ly. «nd hence has undertaken to wen en (lavolTe on llB j ot Bacon to pr0 ve that this
Dolly St II per equoro of 10 llne.orle« for th, their force by accusing the Tsi.eoi.imi of I B(l]l . ,, bnt 0eneral GordoD
first Insertion, and w eenU foreeoh subsequent In- abasing him. . , .. . . . , .
tirtiom.Mid for tho Weekly *t $1 for euh Insertion. j 0 ne purpose of General Gordon is pU!n I 8«bmit tho proof of what he says, I
peaces of death., funeral* msrrUg* and birth., ^ ^ Xmot.uccei.fuUy fiOU bU recor J, ^LiUon c0Dvlcte ° wUfal mUle P‘
* nriectodeommimloatloni will not be returned. he uttempts to oommand favor with the Jn ord(J , thal be „ 18y be BO impressed
Oorre.poud.nce containing important new. sad people by invoking the sentiment produced itguo made hira by the Tel .
a'ACumdooaof UTtng topical*aoUcited, butmuatbe war> . . .. . . ,
b rlef end written upon but one .14. of the paper to j y p be u from ^ ^ #t t to (Utract Koniru m this insUnee that he can recol
kara attention. ...» ... » ,, 1 . .. I lect it, we challenge his statement and de-
Bemittancea should be made by expreaa. petal unjuaUyfrom the fame of General Go n. mand the f Uo ig . Q honor bound to
«o* money order or registered leirnr. | We admit his gallant service in the cause of ^ Qr ntnct ^ , ut#ment
t te Confederacy. Tho people of Georgia | ,
liaxo never qaeationed this. They were
neither slow nor illiberal in recognizing and . ^ wh#t docfl it ? Wo ald M
after the cloae of the ’ . r , . ..
1 argne that this fact commends bun to the
- -- . .- . , , .... ■ favorable consideration of those who ore
■: -=' —-• - - - - , • They sought to honor him and dil honor I . , .... .•„ » .
An exchange say.l Th«ro a uo bta e n- him / b , rte o ther men , aa faithful, as true. P«-J»>l.ced agsmst alli corporations? Who is
Myfum in Vermont This sccounts for I t#Uiui M bU a8 be; although , 8,1-1 'Jw, h
die Xtopublican msjcriHes in Vermont. | , b wero Qot R0 fo ,t uaato a3 to be broU j, ht I >“ United States Senate? If his own
Stick to the Question.
The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday
charges that Mn j or Bacon's friends denounce
primary elections ss farces.
Major Bacon hss friends who adrooate
ptimaries. Others there are who oppose
them. When he declined to accede to the
proposition of General Gordon to request
the eiecntiee committee to recommend pri
maries, he did not exprees any opposition
to this mode of choosing delegates to a State
convention.
MAJOR BACON'S POSITION. SHK ADVERTI3KI) TOR A HU8BMID
He Explain. Ills Attitude Tow.rd the Halt- A Vonn B tod; «t Mian. Who D,„ red
.nad r.lllllllU.IOn. Acquaintance of a Kind
AtlonU Bureau 17X Peechtree street
ill communications should lie addressed to
THE TELEGRAPH.
Macon, Go.
Money orders, checks, etc., should be made pejrs- j rewarding tho name c
til to If* 0. Uamsok, Manager.
war.
road Cotninlaaloo,
[The renewed demand for M*j. Bacon’s
letter to Mr. Donald M. Bain kaving ex-
hausted the editions of the Telbo.iph con
taining the same, we have been induced,
in order to supply the demand, to imprint
the letter.]
Macon, March 27,1880.-ConaldM. BJn,
Esq., Atlanta— My Bear Dir: lam in. re
ceipt of yonr note of the 27th instant in
. m ■■ which you ask me to state for publication
We do not know whether Major Bacon I position relative to the llailroal Corn-
favors mass meetings ss against primaries mission in this State. My recognized rela-
or not. This question was not involved in tionship at this time to the public mokes
. • , , .,, , it proper that I sbonld reply promptly to
his reply to Gene, al Gordon. I yoar minury. I would havo preferred to
The propoaltion of the latter called upon postpone this publication notjl a later day,
Major Bacon to j'oin him in an attempt to in- when my position upon thia and other
fluence the action of tho executive committee P”** 1 ' 0 H uest ‘“5? ’‘I’ 1
, . ... ... .. , elaboration. There are, however, some
and through this committee the P«°Ple. considerations which suggest the propriety
with reference a matter in which they | 0 f a preaent reply, which will prevent here-
have hitherto been left free to exercise their I after any unintentional misstatements by
own pleasure without constraint or dictation P 08 * 1 * 011 OD thia ilu P ortfl0t
There is but one expression of opinion, so q “. i°WM a member of tho Legislature
far as we have been able to observe, and I when tho law was enacted which created
that is that Gen. Gordon mode a serums 1 the present commission, and favored nnd
mistake in submitting hi, proposition toU«UUdin tbeMMtmrtitg tha same l
„ , _ f a ti have been ever adnce.m favor of the con-
Maj. Bacon. Men who favor, at* well as I ^j ni i ance 0 f commission,
those who oppose primaries, flay that it is I ?, There is uo good reason why there
impertinent in any man, biaiply becauso ho I should be antagonism* or bitterness be-
A Baltimore special of the 10th fast ...
Mrs. Eliza Ellen Freeze was & widow will 1 ’
nice little property and two children until
she foolishly took it into her head toadv..
tjse for a husband. How she is without u,.
husband she secured by the advertise™,
and is also minus the property, but she .mi
has tho children. Mrs. Freeze lived in
village of St. Paris, Champaign county ft
She was comfortably Axed, her husii’..j
havino left, hpr n. little, linnic ■>v>.1 • .
house, but she reuiaiued true to her d e J
husband's memory (ill this spring. I n
eaily port of April, when the birds began t!
mate, Mrs. Freeze become tired of widow
hood. In an unlucky moment she put u
adveitisiuent in a Cincinnati paper:
|)EBKtmL-A yonoa widow of Wf.n. wools ai.
I to uuke the .cquiiutanco of somo kind
msa. Fu w
She received many answers, bnt selected
one from Baltimore signed Engor.e P Th
lor. They corresponded; decided to m,ttv'
and he mother at Xlrbana, O. He v as Wj
some and said he wks 8 wealthy dry goodi
merchant of Baltimore. 8ho accompanied
him to Baltimore. They wero married
Her husband said she had better sell k«
B. .....1,1.1 I!.... .. ... Mr
IUH.IU1UKJ as iu t»B.i monv 1„ »B b . oecenled iu eonclu.ive .. . .. . „ , 1 o prevent sucll antagonisms ana to secnr
JiAuaHTKa greeted General Gordon when to tho attention of tho public as prorni / ,P u , . . | tt:e pc°ple ’fl'at methods they ehsll employ ) uud maintain hariuouiousrelationphet'Veo:
he referred to tfoDanid and Dupont Ouerry. nenUy ss was General Gordon. " pon *“*. poiint ; h “ Wt th “ 8 ^ t# T to * CC ? pt »*» the transaction of their own Inkiness. the pubUc andMEa raUroads, there is *
•” t . •» *1 n . t « . .. uthe posUiwn of attorney for (be Louumlle u ‘ ’
The people of Georgia aro apt to .mil. at Georgia heaped honor, upon him T the I
■tho conjunction of timse names. h.ghest she had io give Hhe notouly rec tobek , dlsappearcd from viow a8
GmtN0.No over the pensieu li-t. on. is ogn zed his services to the State but was ^ (or ^ , hat htts he
naturally impressed with tho idea that the ".Ihug to reward and did reward h.m with ^ ^ J£ we ^
.11'ii- ns-.. I tmlilic no<ution until be K.utl. it is enough I ° ...
men who savod the cephtry are about to Public position* until be said, ills enough , mcn|B {rom tlra0 to Hme in ,
«eck it. * '“’•“y h ; ,D 7 " Ul1 “ y f r ,y ' “ certain journal, always friendly to him, he
our. v. Uviiio iininn nnnohtv thine 11 0 ^' 1 to neglect the one and do injustice |, _ , ^ .„i.„L„b
Thk Nashville Union, the naughty thing, (f) tb() otber ao i on g n8 I remain in public
hu been peeping over tho fence at Georgia, d , i(haat conHullit g thia people I ” u, ' iu “ 11
1 .. tion he has made
not oouatitute "tho people" this time.
miss FOLsuM’s victory.
has keen engaged in gigantio schemes
though which ss the head of s "corpora-
a vast fortune.
Weruhisservl.ee In this connection more
legitimate, regular or honorable than what
ever connection Major Bacon may have hail
end says: “Many booms aro getting so I tts jg ni , d b is seat in the Senate,
badly sun-burned that they are hard to Thu ut waa an oaanmption on the part
looognizo. , , , of Geo. Gordon that he was under no fur-
A oainrMWAN of high dharseter and posi- t h e , obligations to the people of this Stato. , ... . . ,
•tion in Monroe county give, an entirely it was a confession that Georgia hail fully w ‘, C0 *P°™hons, has been?
different version of tho scene so dranrat- discharged the debt shs owed him; and if I , °“ e 1H ““ , lawy ®*‘ oni1 “ a8 ' > , cen
really described by the General ns having h e had signed a receipt in full for all just * mi ‘ loyo . tl “ 9 “ “‘J 0 ™ 6 ? for » “fporotion.
occurred between him and a young man in c ) a j m8 npon the honors with which she won H ® | 9 , doi ”? “ re B” Ur practice, and is
n sleeping car. to pay her obligation, to her son. for pub- ' ,aul fo * ^ ‘ erT ' olB ;, ‘ horo
1 r z b r I wrong in thia?. Would not General Gordon
accept the appointment of attorney from
any railroad in Georgia to-morrow, if it
were tondered him upon tbo terms that Ba-
ioJcoftUU ^'si«on, wMoh conilun’tra tTe I con hel< V he only »PP oln ‘“«“‘ ^e ho,
1 ever bad under corporations, that of~ legal
the transaction
[Up in Tennessee they call a man who I lie service, the case wonld not have been
goes after public office pell-mell without stronger than it is.
wailing to be invited, a "scrambulator.” I General Gordon cannot meet, anil wo aro
Tho word .was announced simultaneously determined thnt he shall not escapo, the
with the Gordon boom.
Gknnbai, GonnoN baa been suspected ot I '"f.V* tl !° ®* ln P“8“- I representative in
<ing a failure in everything except a uni- . • 1> ° cu *** . I i of n "corporationV
This i. a mistake. The Generalis a | m,m ° f b ‘* re “[ d ' h ‘" ^. P U
bring
form.
rirst-claaa canvasser for the great and good I P°*ih° us before the poople, abuse, we t..in I j orm wby j He says, if he was ever
Tbleobapu. Subscriptions are rnshing into 0 0 *,,..** ° 5"i n Aat that 'inste ul of wortli y °l the conAdence of the people of
as^3*».u,zK hfttab-.;,-» T .
»I. p.iL.r- lor U», IIII» 1. ...I , b .„ II b. I.il. b, “■
■true, that the Arst speech made in Georgia a 0 tbis, such failure is a confession that he | ^ v . t U _
by General Gordon this spring was from the cannot do so successfully.
rear platform of Joe Brown's private car. I
It will worn to aomo people as though ho la A, ‘ °'" n «° 0 - , ' r, * , " or ‘ lon '
seeking to enter publla life again by tho same I "« a* l4e«» and tn the best po».ibto huao:
lino ho wont out upon.
legal business ?
he please in-
elected than when bo reaigned? Wo pre
sume ho was ss worthy of oouAdence when
he left the Senate as whenhowaa re-elected.
We base this proposition npon his atatement
Why should I noi be, when tbo Macon Tsuoiura | of tlm caae. He was worthy or unworthy
of tho Seuatorship. If worthy, ho did not
Oeneral I ,otl lhat ^ wae improper to leave his high
position and accept an attorneyship for
The Constitution's attempt to make it ap- better agency than a commission, whtyh
pear that the peopte have spoken upon this ^nd wK^Tnimldt/^ 1 '.^^
question, Is a mistake. WA beg to snggest I j e sire to accomplish this most importnbt
that Gen. Gordon and the Constitution do result. In this essential work a wise and
conservative commission js uo lees impor
tant to the railroads than to the public, j
3. The commission should not be the,par
tisan either of the publio'or the railroad in
terest. It should be as nearly as possible a
thoroughly impartial tribunal to judge be-
1 h»i abused me. 1 em deed in lore with the Ticur-
THE riilladclpbia Trust effects to be l GRAM. I em d«ad carUin the Macon TRLtaxapii
wlanqcd because Mr. Clevo’-and has taken 11« m»kin 8 the b«.t |.o..ibie fight for
‘Tr^iiTnoto mat«,»0^11 zekx tss tstss:
neithe r nilher This thiuks tho Press >• »° “ uch in lo ™ vith th ® Tileohaph. J® accept tuch n position, why coald not
' points toward free trade. There is, how' The people of Georgia are indorsing his “ “ pr ^ wUt T r °-
ever, nothing in this. m. »»t
syraP 1011 Mr. Cleveland haa developed is a ' ' imoosalbla for hini ° 4n *ral Gordon with "issnea raised by tho
Lnanmo up to Mr. Bacon's speech io own record by an att emnt to msheit appear attention to this matter.
Augusta, the Evening Nows of that ®ity that tho Tkuioimpk is abusing him. I Major Bacon's speech
**ldy “Goneral Gordon has announced In ordar lbat tbere may be n0 mistake I We present in another column tho open-
.himu If, and hia open letter attempting to I ab QQt its disposition to hold him to a just 1 ing speech of Major Bacon, delivered st
.1 dictate to the Democracy of Georgia kas I ^,-00^ only, we now challenge him to put I Augusta.
^■been answered In a manly and atatasman- bit flngar npon any statement it has mode, It is so fsir, open, manly and admirable
• • way by Mr. Bacon, which leaves Gon-1 reference to himself, tbst is not trne. j n temper snd language as to need nothing
oral .Gordon naught but a hole in the ground If h# wil , do thla> the Tilsosaph stands ln the wsy of explanation or endorsement,
iuwh'ehtobo burled. Never was • n * wor pledged to make the chargo good or re-1 Tho citizen of Georgia who cannot And
,a > ro WPJ Vf, proper and the people tract lt . satiefaction in thia utterance of the man
of Augusta should mute all togetner and at j f Genera i Gordon fails to eomply with I who seeks tho highest position in the
once, sad call for ft speech from our next th e terms of this proposition, the people of stuta, must be controlled by motives that
' /lovemor to-night" Georgia will understand that he is only I ara not presented to the public. The man
11 : < > Tiutr tell it down at Oglethorpe, while I squirming under tho force of facts which I w bo can And anything in It to throw doubt
General Gordon was speaking; sn old j the Telkosapb is daily bringing to bear I upon tho capacity and intentions of the
cpijiitryjDjiii sat near open a root, shaping a I against his nomination. I speaker to administer tho trust he asks,
pine stick. Whon thu orator Anished, the I Come up, Genera), with the instances In with an aya solely to the pnblio good, is a
countryman was heard to mumble ss | which tho Tklxooaph has abused you. j carping critic, whose prejudices dominate
though nrgning with a friend. "WeU! He I Challenge lb facte and see if wo will not his patriotism and judgment,
did all the Aghtia' endurin' the' wdr. 1, lii' I make onr word good. Tho Tanaaiuru j ujq. Bacon clearly and forcibly outlines
whipped all tbs yankges, he varW.Gevrgy, spiakft to a great many more people then the real isausa of the campaign, and an-
m' South Calliny an' Floridy, an' Looayany yon can posaibly reaoh, and if you dodge nounces an adhesion to that side of them
flow Qrarer Cleveland Made Her tho Win
ner ln the Unft’elo Itcauty Contest,
"One of' the pleasant incidents In the I tween thorn, to do uxaot justice to’ese^, snd
girlhood of Him Frankie Folsom, 1 resident I |q do injustice to neither. It should guard
Cleveland s bride-eleot, says a Buffalo gun- the public against any oppression by the
tlcman, "occurred In 1879, when she was railroads. It should also be caretul to
one of two contestants in a prize package a soid anything which will unneoessarily in
chanty contest for personal beauty and Aict injury on the railroads. It is the high
popularity at an authors carnival, held in d „t y 0 t government to prefect and oon-
tho Fearl street rink in Buffalo for the ben- serve all interests, public, personal and
eAt of the Ilomicopathio Hospital of that corporate.
city. Miss Folsom's opponent was Miss 4. The railroad companies should not be
Blanche LUtlcAcld, now Mrs. William H. allowed to charge excessive rates of freight
Gtagg, and a leading society belle of the I or passenger tariff. It is proper, however,
Qneeu City of the Lakes. Both were vory I t ba t they should be allowed snek rates os
beauti ul. Miss LittleAeld is 0 perfect j will, with car.ful and economical manage-
blonde, while Miss Folsom Is a magniAcont ment, enable them to keep their road bod
brunette. At tho time of the contest each and equipment in a condition safe and com*
waa about 11 years of age. I fortalile to the public, and at the same time
“Miss kolsorn was daintily dressed in a mako it p raot ieaMd to give reasonable divi.
Highland costume, which displayed her drnds to their stockboldeni and to pay lib-
perfect figure in a most chanulng manner, eral wagC8 to tbtir employes commensurate
but she had in Miss Littlefield a foeman I w R b the danger and difficulty of the ser-
worthy of her steel, and for Beveral even- Tlce8 ti, ey ren dek. In tho contentment,
mgs of the week a carnival the warfare, efficiency and fidelity of these employes,
wmle friendly, wsa exceedingly spirited .every citlzonof the State haa a personal
tho friends of both ladioa fairly tiling out I interest.
themselves in obtaining votes tor their can- r>- ! ^gard the continuance Of the llail-
ilidate. It cost ten cento to vote, which mad Commission ss the settled policy of
was entirely too cheap, considering the rare the State, founded in the deep convictions
beauty of both and thu long-suffenng cause o( our people ss to Its propriety and neces-
of chanty. For throe or four days toe bat- , Hy . i.„ m »neut as it promise to he, it is
tie raged fiercely, Arst one side being in ot lb e highest importance that it should be
the lead and then the othor, as good for- otllfzed aa the promoter and conservator of
tune or clever toctica uifitiunced the totals. Uarmonione relations between the public
The friends of the two beUes were final y and the railroads. It shqnld not be per-
compelled to admit that little more could I verted into a means by which to foment
be done, for nearly every man and wurnan I d j BCOtd nnd to crcato dirision among onr
in the city whoso opinion was worth hav-I peop i e
ing had chippod in a ilirao for the blonde 6 . N ' 0 more deplorable disaater conld be-
°« brunetto, To maka matters more inter-1 fall us than to baVe political lints drawn on
eating, thstotaU were so alarmingly dose thia iraue, with aoch aide contending bit-
that too slightest change one way or the t orly for the mastery orer too other. Such
other would deeide the co&teat. ^ » } a conflict onco inAu^arated would' bo con-
•fOq, the closiDg ovoinutf of tlvi .e^rmval I tinned with varying vucoeas from year to
when Buffalo •* b**uty and, foahioo were all Heated and anoerod by tho struffale.
preaent and tho excitement - was at its the successful aido would doubtless oppFtsi
haigbt, the sturdy form of Grover Gleve- and mUaaa the other. Whether tho oao or
land appeared upon the acene. He may 1 the other were victorious, the result would
have known the toots oil along amrsd fa* disastrous to publlo end privato inter-
Just in thamok of time purposely. Be that eoto. It is certa&ly the part of patriotism
ss it may. ho at onoa throw his inllucnco f or aU good citixuns, of wLatooevir conflict-
in Miss Folsom s favor, and Giroctljr her opinion, to prevent this division and
total vote waa adrsnead to a. point of rnfety strife; and to unlto In the conservative
and she was publicly declared the Doit effort to mainUin the commisaion ssatbor-
ebornung viotor in tha whole etty. The I onghly non-partisan tribunal, wisely atrir-
pnza waz a ooaUy looo pin set with die- ing fo ' r tho ^4 ot and enref ull/sYoid-
monds and it is sate to sty it is not one of j DR t he injury of any.
tbo ltust prized of her ornaments. | 7. Upon tho vital question as to tho pro-
.... priety of maintaining the commission with
READY FOR BUSINESS. powers necessary for Us efficiency, thcro is
Chairman N. 1 E. Harris of the Technological I'. 1 , 00 ,,® r no division among the people of
Commission Getting Down to Work. j thia State. Differences which sxist as to
Chairman N. E. Harris of tho Technologi- I? 8119 ”,. of : de,al1 ‘ be De®pcratio conren-
cal Commtosion ha. sent circulars toX allSMl
0, toe coT5M^m.mbMsrftoenar^
mission ed to rcmfincla to rtoelvl MI p^I »" «cept snd ho governed by the decision
PMsls snd adrstdages that may be MlSsd of ‘ ho ~“ Y * ntion ou l , h “ B <l««tions.
Ly them. U. willMsosend the same cir- Po ” U ‘““ ^JS%72?LSf 6 L W, th of
cularto the mayors of all towns in the Stato H.^7invwnmentito« rf.n* 1 *
that art not oounty altos.
The following extracts, taken from «« S ?', r “ 8
rcnlM, are published for too benefit cf I Th. m * U
(bo rest uf the States, an’ be built sll
-,,. 1 (be railroads by hiiaelf. That fellow needs
f •; rest, an' I ain't for crowdin' the Governor's
job onto him. Bscon is a big strong fellow,
elude that it is because tho Tzi.Kuiuru iq
right and you Are wrong.
We do not propose to do yon any Injns-
an* seems to want to d» somethin’. I tcckon tice:iand if you ure not inclined to treat us
the ittua thus squarely made, they will oon-1 which WU»t appeal to the best and most in
we’d better let him trv it awhile.
Tjir MorniogNews, which supports Gen
eral Gordon; evidently does not desire ’s
i jgni, discawiuu,' It aays: ‘j’Wjth refer-
' Office ta his challenge to a joint diaepsaiop
His hatriif U°bable that General Gordon
will aooeptv for two reasons. First, be-
-ottMO Snch ft discunion must deal In per-
-nonal matters, and with bopcem-
whip which there must be difftnnres of
qiiiri isitV the parly. The r- lit Would ba
that a titter feeling would ba stirred up all
-«Ttr toe State relative to personal matters,
and barm would be dons the party, per-
Tikpp, by a discussion in a personal cam
! ; gh of questions concerning which Bern-
,-Ami* ontortain divena viawa. Ths aoeoml
racon is that General Gordon, having Juri
-entered the campaign, desires, probably, to
devolo ail hi* time to the promotion of his
rOanyoMi in the different counties."
Why NacriAca IlluiT
‘. JOove my home and my famltf. and am .forced
to seghet Uie oos aad do Injustice to the alhsx mo
ieogt* I nsyaUi la p^tlailfs,"—Oeaeral Uardaa'a
•I lmt. with C. U. |r|ln Atlanta OMUtUntion
" ■ 1 :ax, la (y
This wen wbat General Gordon said a
flew days liter ho hod resigned bis comic a-
alotr as UniUB States Senator. If it
into tb.-n that "putjic life" to him involved
■the faerifies* haiiied, why is it tbat with all
ot hit experience as a pal lie man leadir g
up' ti/aurh a conclusion, ha again seeks to
to root biussU npon a people whose high r at
boner* he laid down in obedience to a duty
ho owed Ids home sod family?
A patched batlio—A iswwJ game.
right we will show you tbit you are power-
lem to do tu any barm by misrepresents-
n i f r t-n-
Trjloir to Mukti u VliKie of XcCCIaUj.
"Anothor objection ia, UmU Oanaral Oonloo la
b^ougllt out^jr the ring. If that la tha ceaa B vota
againatma. I don't want an j rln* Vfhj I don't
even live in AtUnU. I Uxa in another county.*—
Oan.Oordon*a apaach at Amartcaa.
Thru 3 who a till doubt thff ability of tbe
people to throw off tlie yoke of the Atlanta
ring sboald take eouretf* from this new t-vi
fl» noo that iU p r U broken. The time
was when OaneTsl Gordon w ould not hate
spoken thus of the power to which he owtb
ao much. He net the handwriting upon
tho wall, and knowing that tho day* of 'tb£
ringare nunibvrod, he now when it
CAunot longer M-rte him to tak< ndYAutage
of p-pular hf-ntirnent Against it by. "abas-
ng" it. This won’t do, Gtnr rah It will
not riceoive Anybody. You havo lou*;
trained with tbe ring and yoa w ill not bo
permitted to csonpe tho condemnation tbat
ia being heaped iipon it by a people wbo
have been wronged and humiliated by it
The Kmt of lt»f AruiUroDg Caae.
lly u iq>.-c;.il la HD itbi-r columnit will bs
seen that the F.piibopal Church Of Georgia,
ia c •iva-mion aaaambl«l in Saviuuuh, lua
\i-ry wUdy ai-ri propttly • u- i t: u Anu-
atrong coo# in a way tbat is oK-crin,; to the
ChrUtiaziity and morality upon which soci
ety depenil*.
She trustingly confided toe money to Ln
husband. They came to Baltimore, brine-
ing the children. Then Taylor told htrb-
was onl/ a car driver and soon diaoppeuei
The police are looking fuc Taylor,
Iinn'l Mail Furgoltuu LIo Wav Man-led,
The rreeident hml a pair of his aoninr;
trousers spread ou the bed before him, and
he wuh measuring tkuir dimensions 'car,, i
fully with his eye.
"Daniel," he said to his ’secretory.
"Yes, rite 1 ,’’ responded Daniel, comiiw t> |
his aido. ,
"Do you think these will fit, Daniel?"
“Are they hand-mi-downs, sire?"
“No, Daniel, they aro made to order.”
"Then, sire, of conrso, they'll fit you."
"Fit me, Daniel?" Inquired the Trcsidti.-. I
in mild surprise.
"Certainly, sire. Who else could thryJi’’ I
"Daniel,” snid tbe President rtpruid. I
fnll.v, “aro yon a married man?” “ I
"Yea, sire,” replied DAnielgreatly amiztJ. I
"And do you ask, 'who else coald ttn I
fit?"' 'I
'Pardon, sire, I hod forgotten,” and to* I
humbled Daniel went out and humped hia I
head ageinHt a stone post in the back nri I
■AVoshlngton Critic. 1
Dr. Uolinoa to KuEland.
A Liverpool cablegram of tho Sthicitl
says: Oliver Wendell Holmes arrivad hail
to day by the Cophaloniri He wianttbtl
United States Consul Charles T. Hmati(l
Vice-Consul Harold M. Sewall, tha pnal
dent of tho British Medical AmocUti.z|
and a large party of prominent
Livurpool, who went out on a sj
rate tender to meet the diatin
guest. On landing, the anatom
ciul paid every attention to Mr. ]
passing his bsggsgo without any fi
whatever. Tho "Autocrat of too 1
Table” was rnado aware even thr
officials thnt he was a very vrelco
in England. After leaving thef
Lauding Mr. Holmes went to the k
shortly afterwards l»ft for Chaster.
Mttilo Crazy by jiumu Whisky.
A Portland, Maino, special of thr I
instant says: After auall day's apree.Fni
Berry, aged 23 years, of Deering, it
home last night crazed with liquor. Hiii
parents rcmon.itmtml with him, whi 1
exasperated him tout he seized an a
shunting, “I'll settle tbis matter
rushed upon them. Ho struck bit c
on tbe shoulder and again on th: LtstO
tliuting a bad scalp wound. She (tlltot
floor. The fatber then closed witlLiis
who dropped the ax and struck tha oUl]
several times in tho taco with
then caught up the axe, demolished thih
niture, and smashed windows sad M
doing several hundred dollars' vs
damage. He was finally bound and l
to, toU city. . Hi? Barry will ]
The Senate ia woll along in iu :
thousand of bills and molutiont i
dneed this season, and tbe Hook a
ninth thousand.. As nsual, soma i'
Benata'a bills aro dnpllcated tn th« '
but tbe total, about eleven fir
already dose upon the 11,411 — .
stitutca tbe nnpieccdented record otfiulj
I111 sigbtli OommmIm froth at tom
Ibirijr-elghth L'ongrt-iis tbo a. 1 .' -
1,008. As tho days and tiighti
longer now than then, it may M 1
the chances of a bill's receiving
tiouhava diminished, ■
Mrs. Hendricks, widow o( thiUt*'
President, is at Monterey. Cel
telligent popular support.
On tbe Railroad Coutniasion he is in loll
accord with too spirit and practise of
tha State.
Ills position as to tha convict lease b in
keeping with tbe best publio sentiment,
which has been developed by years of dis
cussion inside sod ontoido the Legislature.
Us approaches the subject o'! the sale of
tot State road with a breadth uf statesman
ship that gives assurance that, in his
hands, that magnificent property cannot
share the fato tout befell too Macon and
Brunswick road.
Ilto was a timely reference to toe bond
question which io continually being agita
ted in oar own Stito, in too State of Illi
nois, in the Gomt of Cairns and the Su
preme Court of tho United States. On this
puin^ Has people, of Georgia and tocir ru-
IsiU snd re prescutativea have to be continnal-
ly ow goonl. Tha demonstration with which
Major BaCon -was received in Acgnata,
of tho finest cities jja this or any other
Stato, wtoi flattering to the ann. to his ef
fort and tdtoe oecsxion, and augura well ot
thefutaro, j ,',’ ;'' ..
We idso>ppuhd toe speech of the Hon.
Patrick Walsh, which was an effort in keep
ing with tbe high and ttntgnanimou* nature
of the Siam- i.nr ■ r*sii ... „ , : ’
He has exhibited tbat high and rare cour
age which neither hesitate* at tbe acknowl
edgment of a wrong or toe shortest wsy to
reparation. Going into a campaign sur
rounded by such man and inch dream-
stances, Major Bacon can confidently await
tho public : - ln^Sv.n,i e a , ^llL h ”v m * ^"d
By resolution of the commission on tbeschoel of I rvkvll** and private credit
Tocioolof r. adopted at tkslr meeUSK In AUouta on I * J* L i“ COI nntMllJ» the admiration of the
ftyrtl OU. Wk I am directed to notify yea. aad *h«'« Wt»e\ry, It will bo a fatal day when
SMSSSSMS saaffal*^^-'!!a‘!*~aigo«
iuu, uis, ,uo nwoMiun i, uow orfen jn -i atm
ready to ncclva prorosate, anil to consider any 44.
I vantage* it si may b* offered by yon or vo»Ti- n*o.
pte, looking to tbe location ot lbs scbd»l n> >unr
unmedtstv Vicinity. Should you decile to com
pete for Ik* location and to offer any donation of
value to tbe Slot", tn order to secure tbe eame,
pleas* bar* joor propoettione prepared and tnthen-
tinted, BiatiRn pkinly end eipilciuy what you can
offer, and If to luoperiT ?» bufidtngs, the value of
theism* u,tti*erwiib any other feet yoa may
deem trope rtont te br coseldercd by tbe commls-
■lon to aetutog the question ot location. Any propo.
*,tt»n toncelve etteullou mut reach the commis
sion on or before October 1*. tssg.
lt is the earnuet wish of the commission that ev
ery community desirous of securing tho location,
should have the fullest opportunity tube beard on
lb* menu of any pnipoeiuo-i that such communi
ty may make In aeeetdanee with tbe act, ao that no
injuattoe may be deoa Io any one.
Permit m. to aay that to the opinion of tbe moot
thoughtful men of iho country there Is noenter-
prta* which would tend *0 much to cumulate the
growth of a oommnnlty. call out the energies of tie
people, end develop IU neouroe* as wosld tbo lo
cation of naobool in lu midst Uke the one tn quea-
tlou. It is intended tn edneau mechanical talent,
dignify Ute-r. sod IU lbs eto*cata tor work in any
of the gnu Induttn** of the oounuy. I
All coiamunlcetiooe referring to ike sabject of
Location, should bo nddroosod to K. H. Uodsson,
N. ft. HzseiqX
OUTRAGE NEAR AUAIBSVILLE.
A Pwncoabto Negro Waylaid nnd Shot.
Adaikhville, Oa., Mny 13.—John Mmc-
ly, s quiet nnd peaceable negro, was coming
to town last night from tbe country, snd
when near toe bridge over OdthcJog.,rr;.
two persons demanded his name and why
he was oat at night. John's answer being
an evasive one, to* perty fired on him.
One that took effect, which ia aerions Imt
not aecuoaorily fated. No cine to toe guilty
parties.
Tut Griffin San casta tide hot little ray.
"Th* Conatttntioa says Major Bacon and! P , *** r '* D J D* e hot
his friends oppose primary election* ThUi nl *r*iti of their homes, their soriuty snd
statement is directly in too fae* of truth; | u * lr8t * u « 0T " ,, "" >nl
bnt the ConsUtnlioB dots not ssssfot that,* i Tho wav or
Onlcide or a Vouthlul Izirer.
At Mnncie. Indiana, on tha night of toe
9tb init., Gtorgo Mcltrr, years old,
hilled himself l*o«n«.i y w Fannie White,
bis aweetbeart, refused to accompany him
to chnrch, but went witli a rival lover.
thrcalmindgmcnt of agnat people, tour- ^r^4°^t ^^‘l^
osgbly impressed wit# l»« importance ot bo plac l the umtilu of a rev .nr to fib,
" dignity and material oaowth, fired and fell d»
Niagara hat . iax2 c», u
pat in a
DROWNS ibon hit 1 eiii
u the daughter of Mr* W. Woolt, Xo
ilrrrt, Atlanta. (J*. who qeed it far
wisdom and conservatism necessary to pr,
vent dirision and discord in toe party npon
thia or any other question of Slate policy.
Tho preservation of Democratic unity
and organization in this State is essential
to the maintenance of good government.
Believing thia, I have invariably yielded
promptly to the decisions of toe party
npcskiug through its convention.. I shall
Mins* the asm* eourss in to# fntnrs, and
ho principles and tbe policy ,announced by
tbecmsMMsnsoou to naasmble, relative
fifi frtoJGflwj CommUeion as w#U ai to
BtA- l '-'.-Cl > 'll- • r-i. will ill- -u:
ceptedTiffjfiPus binding upon my individ
Hal judgment and action.,i . Yours .very
truly, ,. A 0. Bacon.
Why llacou l'lniic Favor.
From the Eome Coqrier.
We are anxious to see the platforms of
State policy upon, which they plant them
selves, before committing tbo Courier to
the support of cither, though we have no
hesitation in saying that tho consistency
of Col. Bacon in support of the Demo
cratic party even under cUennitUr.rca of
keen disappointment to himself, hia
thorough know ledge of the condition and
needs of the Statu, bis acknowledged ability
and uonnd judgment, bis indopoudonea of
allilincoa and obligations wldrh wo deem to
be a pernicious ek-ment of onr Stiito poli
tics, and the fidelity snd acceptability with
which lie has discharged all his public
duties, strongly commend him to ofir iitvor.
She Rfin Awy XYIih*llie Deacon.
> - A WhcelingT W#»T Virginia, speoisi of the
9th intu says: For too post mouth John
W> Price, a wealthy and highly renpected
bachelor tirmi r of Wayne county, has bsd
in his employ Mr. and Mrs. Nichola Ward.
Mrs. Ward is a handsome woman of twen
ty. It scon became appan nt il. .1 shsc.d
htruui-loygr wore on toe coil Ikttii
terms, bnt nothing wrong was jkot^aa
it, os Pries stood well ia too commanitW
und ws* a deacon snd an earnest worker in
toe church. Yesterday, however, the com
ru unity was shocked by th* discovery that
Pncs and Mrs. Ward nxl t’.op. l, toe for
mer taking with Lin is Urge amount of
J.¥.Burke&(
—RtcoaNizEDHuDQOAjrrai K* 1
OFFICE SUTPLIE8,
INKS. PENS, PBINTINO, „
GRADED BLANK BOOK,.
STANDAIU> STAlWN
And in fact every thing handled, bf»
store. We buy from first hand* r
quantities and will guarantee W»‘
—OUR—
L
Ott Cotton Avenue, t
In connection with ARTIST E
and PICTURE FUAJJta Dm
enthaseasr gqarything in toJ* 11
iogues and prices furnUbed 00 ‘Pt'il
Special attention to aU orders OJ B *|
J. W. BurlxC & W
No. 7 Cotton Avenue snd 1468s
Macon, GxonniA. I
nuoffira ntox mriEua
IfliJera tt an lnratnaMe imtlu.
— It 1» to Your Inurr#! L_ I
Io bear ia Blind tbat one ot Bt***‘*2£lI
S HU worth*down of any
nien’tt pLuiter* are a genuicr tc*
•niloraed and n*«.l hj tbe i
Maine to Ofr'llonua. T»*> Gare i" ■■
menu which no other* wttl ^
eud worthlee* lmIUtion* am
.AW tt.01* for Urn* produon
tba aweeto of an approrinf
tbfiftti.ei»«lof tbe -Capwcia.
cina** and "C»i*Icum” pi aur* ^ J
the unwary, tbeae nammamM^J. »<
tDffYiriatfcmaon tbe name
dttTercnce, go U> reputable m
vet be deceived. The paUWCJ
'*Tbree Heele" tradeanrk anJ «
ggiHUKggg!!
Wmr. tt*ntMfiS
F* i frLmter. lAt Unclnmnm! cAihaful lutur •bnnffouiaw her two!
°H*' r f P b !?» tk *3rgtt whnltbay coa- ntUaron. 'Ibe di ^ rUd hu-i’iiritl u look-
«Ia«r it aU Ure. ing for Price wiih a gnu.
* .
cured bj u*