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TILE WEEKLY TEL, EGRAPlhlTlJESD AY DECEMBER 11.1888—TWELVE PAGES.
ALBANY FIRE-SWEPT.
Three Dwellings and a Buggy
Repository Destroyed.
ESCAPE OF A WOMAN.
The Fire Caused by the Carele*Hneft« of
Negro Gamblers — A Carload of
Buggies Burned-Fire Depart
ment's Noble Work,
Albany, Dec. 6.—[Special.]—The firo
fiend got in some good work in this city
today. At 2 o'clock this evening fire was
discovered in the Ehed of a stock yard on
upper Broad Btreet in front of the Artesian
House. The shed was surrounded by sev
eral wooden buildings and the flames
thread from one to the other in rapid Suc
cession, totally destroying the shed and
three houses. A dwelling owned by Capt.
0. J. Stephens and occupied by Mrs. Bow
ers, was the first to burn. It was valued
at $500 and partially insured. Tho next
was Dora Green’s cottage, with no insur
ance. A negro woman who was living
in this house fainted and came
near being burned to death.
Morris Mayer’s buggy repository was de
stroyed together with a full car load of
buggies. This building and contents were
valued at about $4,000 with about $1,600
insurance.
At one time it was feared that the whole
block would burn, Weston & Son’s ware
house being in close proximity, but tho
entire fire department came very promptly
to the rescue and by their noble work the
flames were soon under control. This is
the largest Are Albany has experienced in
over a year. The fire is supposed to have
originated by a crowd of negro gamblers
being secreted in the old hay shed and,
through their carelessness in smoking, ac
cidently set fire to the scattered hay and
fodder. _____
ALL ABOUT A HOG.
Two Tnjlor Count j Farmers Engage In n
Bloody Fight Over a Lawsuit.
Butler, Dec. 4.—There occurred, last
Haturday, in this county, at Carsonville,
one of the liveliest fights that has been
seen in this county fora longtime. Satur
day was the day for holding justice court
at that place. Three of our lawyers,
namely: West, Steed and Willis, were on
hsnd. Everything went along smoothly
for half the day, when the case of Gaslin
vs. Gray was reached, l'his waa a case in
which Gaslin sought to recover damage,
the value of a hog, from Gray, which Gas
lin alleged Gray had shot, without author
ity and contrary to law. Gray denied
killing the hog. Evidence was introduced
and argument made befoie a jury and a
verdict was returned in favor of tho do.
tendint.
Afterward George Gaslin (the plaintifl),
James Gray (father of the defendant)
two of the young Gaslin?, two of the
young Grays and A. M. Walker (uncle of
the Gary boys) met, when old man Gaslin
and old man Gray began to accuse each
other of swearing to "inieri\ai lies.” This
compliment was passed three or four times,
wheu old man Gaslin knocked old man
Gray down with a stick. Then the Gray
boys, the Gaslin boys and Mack Walker
all took a hand. One of the young Grays
commenced firing his pistol at random and
running, and one of the Gaslins pursued
him with u brick.
Seeing that there was danger in the
neighborhood, the lawyers above spoken
of deemed it best to get out of the way, and
they “got.” After the lawyers and every
body else but those who were immediately
interested had run off the distance of a
mile, more or leas, they consulted together,
and finally agreed to go back and look
over the field.
On returning it was found that James
Gray had received a severe blow over the
head with a stick, Ed Gaslin had been
stabbed prettv freely a little to tho left of
the spine and a little above the waiatbmd
of his pants with n dirk, and Harry Gray
had received a blow with a brick on the
back of liis head and blood was flowing
freely. The doctor was sent for, who
dressed the wounds and pronounced some
of them serious.
The lawyers managed to get back to
Butler yesierday, ami they have been try
ing to convince each other ail day os to
which of the three did the best running.
There is bad blood in that country, and
many think this is only the beginning of
serious trouble. There will perhaps be
several true hills found at the next meet
ing of the grand jury.
TIIK WILKES INSURRECTION.
Bail Character ol the Man Who luslt
gnted It.
BnEwroN, Dec. 6.—[Special]—Itev. J. E.
I’ramlett of Wilkes county passed through
here today on his way home. The negro
insurrection, which was reported in the
Telegraph yesterday, occurred on his
plantation near Broad river. He did not
know of the occurrence until the Dsblin
correspondent of the Macon Telegraph
informed him. The two negroes who were
thrown in the river were tenants on his
plantation and the lady insulted, he be
lieves, waa his wife. The white man who
instigated tho insurrection is a notorious
character, and Mr. Bramlett is truly glad
Jlie community is rid of him. Mr. Brain-
Jett thanked the correspondent. He had
been off disposingof horses and will reach
AN INCENDIARY TORCH.
A N.gr? if t I , l ountr Otn
House*
Georgetown, Dae. 5.—Mr. J. C. Guil
ford, who livei four milea east of here,
had his gin house, ten bile* of cotton and
Ihe seed from forty bales, destroyed by fire
last night. Suspicion painted to a young
negro fellow by the name of “Dude”
Johnson, who confessed when he was ar
rested that he touched the torch. He said
he was hired by another n *gro man who
told him that if he would burn it they
vonifi get employment for several weeks,
Mr. Guilford would have the house re
built. The loss is a heavy one as there
no insurance.
'■»W 1 Hliu MKimkil i
tJG-XJCiS HUSTANO LINIMENT, f-.r M»s nn.l
r. tiriTU*'t IWuHw dlfcover/ e»«-r ina*la
COVINGTON'S BLOODY MY^TKRY.
No New Developments — Echols Cal in—
Cohen Slowly Improvetng.
Covington, Dec. 5. — [Special.]—Al
though the coroner’s inquest over the bjdy
of Thomas consumed several days and the
most rigid inquiries were made, still no
light was thrown on the mysterious Pitts
House tragedy. The preliminary trial of
Charlie Echols, which was concluded on
Monday afternoon, likewise developed
nothing new. He was committed to jail
to answer the charge of murder at the neat
term of the superior court. It is probable
that he will he carried to Atlanta for safe
keeping. Echols takes his coufiuemeut
very calmly, stoutly asserts bis inno
cence of the crime, and disclaims
any knowledge of the affair. He does not
seem to be at all depressed by the verdict
of tho coroner’s jury or by his commit
ment to jail.
Cohen’s condition has not greatly
changed, but what change has taken place
is in the direction of improvement. His
physicians think that there is a chance
for him to pull through, but, should he re
cover both physical and mental strength,
it is a question whether be can clear np
the mystery that now envelops the case.
A Suspected Murderer Caught-
Athens, Dec. 6.—[Special.]—Frank
Miller, the missing hand from Powell A
Davenport’s camp on the Covington and
Macon railroad, on whom was placed the
suspicion of murder, was amsted Tuesday
last by Sheriff Overby of Oconee county.
Miller, it is said, confessed his crime to
another negro and told how he shot his
victim; but when arrested he indignantly
denied having anything to do with the af
fair. The sheriff found him in a home
standing upon a bed, bolding in his hand
a shotgun which he threatened to use if
the occasion presented itself.. Miller was
finally captured and carried to Watkins-
villi-, where he was placed in jail to await
trial.
MACON AND COVINGTON RAILROAD.
An Enterprising Buad that Runs Through
u Prosperous Region.
The Macon and Covington railroad has
already opened up a new era of prosperity
to the long neglected region through
which it passes.
A recent trip over its entire length
enables mo to present a truthful view of
its present condition and future prospects.
The route’traverses what was originally
one of the most fertile and desirable sec
tions of the state. Heavily timbered oak
and hickory forests crowned hill and val
ley, and purling streams, cool springs and
shady dales appeared on every side. Of
course the improvident system of agricul
ture pursued in ante belluui times, when
the general enstom was to take the cream
from the soil and exhaust it by repeated
crops of cotton and no manure, and then
pull up stakes and remove elsewhere to
pursue the same wretched policy, impover
ished in no little degree all of Middle
Georgia. But on the line of this new road
there are evident signs of recuperation.
SMILING TILLAGES
are springing up at every station. Good
crops, too, appear to have bten gathered,
and the farmers continue to sow small
grain, and there is a general appearance
of thrift everywhere. A single decade will
work a marvelous change in the present
status of the country. There is nothing
like the galvanizing, electrical power of
the steam locomotive—it even beats the
genii of Aladdin’s wonderful lamp. These
clay lands, covered with broom-sedge, if
not actually washed away, recover raj idly
under judicious treatment. Terracing
and hillside ditching, rotation of crops,
sowing down in peas, and a little firtiliz-
i ne. will soon restore them to their virgin
condition.
ALL ABOUT THK MACON AND COVINGTON.
The road is in excellent order, and Con
ductor Frank Whitehead is ever on the
alert to provide for the comfort ar.d watch
over the safely of his passengers.
From Vice-President John C. Key, a
cousin of the bishop and o:o of the direc
tors, I learned that the application for
ch trier of the Macon and Covington was
made in May, 1885. and tho road was com
pleted to Monticello in June, 1887. It
has since been extended, as we all know,
to Madison, and daily trains mil to that
point. Moreover, the line has been pushed
forward, also, to
ATHENS,
and work is progressing within tho cor
porate limits of that city, and it is au-
nouuced that all difficulties having been
removed, in less than n week the Univer-
»itv of Georgia and tho literary center of
the state will bo plsced in easy daily com
munication with Macon. This wilt make
Athens far more accessible to a large por
tion of the commonwealth than she has
been hitherto. The distance between the
two cities will then be only 107 miles.
Vice-President Key says: “The business
cf the road will compare favorably with
any other hundred miles of railway in the
Sooth. So far, it is a party to no compli
cations whatever, and is wholly discon
nected with any system of railways in the
union. Several important extensions frem
various poinis are in contempla ion, hut as
yet no definite action has _ bceii taken in
the premise*. All propositions to pur
chase and control tho line have been re
jected.
To the untiring efforts of Mr. E. E.
Machen, in no littlo degree, is the success
of this important artery of commerce to he
attributed.
JASPER COUNTY
is one of the richest and most prosperous
geographical divisions of the stale. It was
set off from Baldwin on Dec. 10,1807, and
named Randolph, in honor of John Ran
dolph of Roanoke, who had become very
popular from his opposition to tho “Yaxoo
fraud.”
In the war with Great Britain, however,
in 18l2, because of his allege<l_ sympathy
with what were styled the "5iue Light
Federalists,” the people of Georgia, always
true to the right, went back upon him;
and, by formal act of the legislature, the
name of the county was changed from
Randolph to Jasper—tho Rerolntionarv
hero who was killed at the siege of Savan
nah. Among the early settlera were Jere
miah Cox, Richard Carter, Charles Car-
gile, J. W. Burney, ThomasBroaddus, and
others.
This county has furnished many illus
trious citizeus to the commonwealth.
Most prominent among those are the
names of .senators B. H. Hill and Alfred
Cuthbert, Hon. Joshua Hill, Joseph W.
Preston, Dr. David A. lteeso, Dr. T. C.
Broaddus. H. «. Glover, W. C. l-everett.
i r. W. D. Maddox, and last hut not least
Judge George T. Bartlett and his brilliant
-on our present state senator, Hod. C. Ia
Bartlett
.senators B. H. Hill. Judge Bartlett, Dr.
MUSTANG LINIMENT
ffBAlJ* INFLAMMATION. OlDgOEta,
■UHp £ UcH'Ji xl±d91
XU Glover and Washington Holland were
all fellow collegiates of the writer at the
State University. Senator Hill and your
nnworthy scribe were graduated in the
•lass of 1844. The train paused for a few
moments at the pretty village of
HILLSBORO,
which takes its name from the sire of the
immortal statesman. The house in which
Ben Hill was born is a neat two*story
edifice in the suburbs, still in a good state
of preservation, and now occupied by
Judge Greer.
The senator in college was a verdant
youth more remarkable for his astonish
ing memory than anything else. He could
swim through whole pages in the reci
tation room of “Blair’s Rhetoric’’ or
“Battle’s Law of Nations” without miss
ing a word. When graduating, however,
he bore away the first honors of his class
and was the anniversarian orator of the
Demosthcnian Society. So much to the
memory of Jasper’s distinguished sons.
XOjmCKLLO.
This is one of the most picturesquely
located and pretty towns in Georgia. 11 is
built upon a succession of gentle undula
tions, and is surrounded by a magnificent
oountry abounding with fine views and
highly cultivated f^rraa. The town was
laid out and the puoiic buildings located
December 10, 1808. Among the first
commissioners were Richard Holmes,
Henry Walker and Stokely Morgan.
Since the arrival of the steam engine the
pla'e has taken on a new lease of life. Old
landmarks have disappeared, new and
spacious brick blocks fill up the vacant
spaces, md many stores as well stocked
and handsome as any in the interior chal
lenge the notice and admiration of the
visitor. Moreover, the Telegraph is a
permanent institution here, well thought
of and almost universally patronized.
Surely it will be a labor of love for it to
aid in every possible way in the develop
ment of this charming region, which is
emphatically a
WHITE MAN’S COUNTRY,
where one can live all the year round,
enjoy perfect health, drink the purest of
water and work day in and out without
the least fear of the terrible and insidious
malaria.
Monticello contains a population of G50
souls, thirteen business houses, three
churches, three schools (one white and
tw o colored) and another white high school
will soon be inaugurated.
Among the merchants and professional
in. i), ;t 11 readers of your journal, it gives
me pleasure to mention Dr. George R.
Dost ter, J. L. Campbell, Sr., who runs a
general store and manufactures shoes,
harness and a notable horse collar of his
own invention, J. W# Hays furniture
dealer and grocer, W. A.. Kelly & Bros,
general merchandise, with two large
stores, Dr. R. L. Furse, L. H. Foster,
Roster Harvey, Alex. Holsenbek, Dr. W.
M. Bullard, \Y. I*. Ezell, H. H. Harvey,
Dr. Ii. W. Willis, 8. & L. O. Benton, a
new and finely stocked store, and others
not remembered. I stopped at the Meri
wether House, which is well kept and
every gue6t made comfortable.
PERSONAL.
Hon. F. J. Swanson has filled the Oiuuc
of ordinary for eleven years without oppo
sition and to the entire satisfaction of his
fellow citizens. He is a very pleasant and
affable gentleman, and just now is in a pe
culiarly amiable mood, as he was most
happily married on the 22d of November
to Mrs. Hamilton of Clinton, who is a
charming lady and a general favorite. I
am indebted to Mr. Hwarnon for many
courtesies, and trust his union will be
crowned with the richest blessings.
It is related of Rev. Pinckney Hill, a
brother of the senator, that in his early
career Rev. Geo. Pierce, afterwards so dis
tinguished as a pulpit orator and bishop,
ana himself were each called uiiou iu
preach in the Methodist church at Monti
cello. Both responded, and even to this
day it is claimed that Hill distanced
Pierce. But “one swallow does not make
a summer,” and in tho end the bishop was
acknowledged to be the incomparable
leader in pulpit and iu council of his
denomination.
A PLEASANT REMINISCENCE.
The fine trees still standing around th»
court house, it is affirmed, were planted
many years ago by the young men of the
town, each naming his tree in honor of
wife or sweetheart. Some have been de
stroyed by time and tempest, but a goodly
number 6tili rear their umbrageous beaus
to shelter the wayfarer from the summer
suns. So, tooj many who bore their names
are now sleeping the sleep that “knows no
awakening.”
Among these after whom the trees were
christened, w«ro the Misses Meriwether,
Crews, Burney, Pierce, Goolsby, White
aad others. The girls have all paseed away
save three, and as stated, m&ny of the trees
have shared the same fate.
From Monticello the writer proceeded to
Madison and spent tho night there at the
Madison House, now being kept by Miss
Ulenn« But all mention of this charming
tour must be reserved for another visit at
a more convenient season. II. II. J.
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IT REMOVED TIIE PIMPLES.
j TESTIMONIAL OF HON. THOS. PAULK,
OF HEiUlIEX COUNTY.
Round Mountain,Tex., March 29,1887.
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•I GAVE UP TO DIE.’
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TRIED FIVE DOCTORS.
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SUFFERED FROM FILES.
Baltimore, February 5, 1887.
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A BLAINE ON THK STAGE.
How Before) the Footllgtit*.
From tlie Louisville Courier-Journal.
New York, Dec. X.—it is reported here
that Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., will go on
the Tiie Morning Journal prints
the following interview with her:
“Am I going on the stage? f hardly
know what to nay. Since you press the
subject—yes, l am going on the stage.”
“Why iloyou take this course,madam?”
asked the reporter.
“Because l am forced to it. My affairs
are well known and have been discussed
in all the papers. I feel that all consider
ation which I might owe anyone is at an
end, Hnd 1 am dependent entirely upon
myself. Therefore X take the step.”
“Is that the only reason, Mrs. Blaine?”
“Yes.”
“Have you received any offers yet?”
“f have, but am not at liberty to make
any statement regarding it.”
“Will you state from whom?”
“Not at present.”
“Shall you drop the suit you contem
plated ?”
“Most certainly not; it takes money to
carry on a litigation, but on this subject I
refuse to speak. Time will tell.”
“Have you ever been on the stage?”
“N» vt-i, although it Iris b. en ♦•rrom-** .d\
stated that I have; nor was X ever a pupil
of any school of acting.”
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., was in Boston
last week, and, it is rumored, is about to go
to Chicago to make her home there.
Protect Your Homos a it ltu«in«8i.
Col. A. M. Jones, of Jacksonville, who. as al
ready announced, has determined to make Ma
con nih home, U the agent for this stute and
Florida of the Huell Fire Kxttngulaber. an arti
cle of Kreat utility as a protection ugainit fire
both in residences and business nooses of
every kind. The solution used as tbe extin
guishing element ami applied by the familiar
nu'lhpd of a pump and ho*e, wni.e fr«- from
m- id and therefore perfectly harmlc.-i*. p.»>^« *-.-*
twenty times the efficiency of water as an ex*
tingoitdoT of tir.-. Plai t d in a voxel < f a y
kind (usually a fountain which is connect* d
with the pump) it will always hj ready for Im
mediate use, as it will neither freeze nnr evapo
rate. Any article from a hotiM* to a piece a pa
per wet w ith this solution will not burn. This
has »*• n estab 1thed by the application to the
(lame of a kerosene lamp of pieces of cloth and
paper which more than a month before hail
been wet and then itried in the sun. Col. Jones
agency in every county Tn the state, and to that
end Invitee correspondence with him. Misad
dress i- No 103 Washington asenue, Macon,
with his office In tho basement, where be will
ba pleased to receive applications person by let
ter from our citizens and the public generally
Wonderful Inventions.
From th f Philadelphia Record.
it h t o-ensaid that there is always
ready otpital In Chicago to he invested in
any valuable invention, and just at pm-
ent th<*r ii a young man at the Treuiont
Hou-e who is sedung ready cai-h wit"
which to put upon the market two inven
tions which are really wonderful, if what
be < ls»ims for them are true. He has per-
h'Ctfd :i rn lie say-,, whm hy tlf d i;.-
light can he shut into si room, thereby do
ing away entirely with the use of gas or
virtue light, liis other invention is ap
plicable to the Mooring apparatus of a
steamboat, and with it a uteamboul can be
•'leered enough in half ar. hour to last all
dav.
BLAINE, HARRISON'S FIRST CHOICE
tiwjHliin ot State. ^
From tho New York World.
Augusta, Dec. 3.—It is learned here
from sources coming direct from Mr.
Blaine that, while he has not bet n formally
offered the portfolio of state by Gen. Har
rison, it has been intimated to him that he
would be the first choice Mr. Blaine will
go to Washing»on to reside the first of the
New Year. Having again rented his
house there* he will occupy another, but
less pret* ntious, residence.
J. Manchester Haynes of Augusta, mem
ber of the national committee for Maine,
and one of the most prominent and influ
ential republicans in the state, was asked
tonight what position Mr. Blaine ought to
have under tho incoming administration.
“Secretary of State,” he replied, without
any hesitation. “The feeling among the
people of Maine is for him to accept the
portfolio of btate if he wishes it. It is
inconceivable that Mr. Harrison should
organize his administration without any
reference to the wishes of one who is fo
conspicuous in his party and so prominent
in the campaign as Mr. Blaine. If any
inquiry whatever is made either direc ly
or tndireedy it cannot mean anything else
than an intimation that Mr. Blaine should
name the position, if any, which would be
desirable to him. I have no knowledge of
Mr. Blaine’s wishes or of Mr. Harrison’s
intentions, but from a general survey of
the present and past situation of parly
leaders I should say that, if Mr. Blarneys
to be associated at all with this adminis
tration, it would be in th« office of secre
tary of state.”
“What are Gen. Harrison’s intentions,
think you?”
“I do not believe that Mr. Harrison has
indicated, up to the present time, any defi
nite intention with respect to any cabinet
position. I see nothing in the present
situation to signify that any aspirant for
honors under the administration has any
reason to feel encouraged or discouraged,
except in so far as he may feel encouraged
by the sympathy and support of his
f fiends.
OH Successfully U»eit to Smoo'li the Sea
From the New York Commercial-Advertiser.
Philadelphia. Hov. 29.—When the
steamship Indiana of the American Hoe
arrived at her dork at the foot of (Jhrihtian
street, yesierday morning, the iocrosta
tions of salt up to the top of the Nrnoke-
stack attested the battle with the wave* on
the voyage to this port. ,
From the time the ship left Queenstown,
fif een days sg', a succe non of head w inds
and hign seas were met. The waves ran
ao high that the deck* were continually
swept, until the captain decided to u**e
oil to smooth the waves. Instead of
suspending hags of oil over the sidee,
the oil was allowed to drip through
the waste f*^ 111 *n«? cabin
closets. T1 e eflect was, it was stated, to
completely keej> the waves from breaking
over the ship, although they rolled along
side and towered far above the deck.
The Indiana carried no passengers, but
brought a large and valuable cargo of
men hand is*. The ship sustained no uam-
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HHOCLD ALWAYS HE KEIT fX ; Hi:
KITCUEN. bTABLJ AND JACTOUV .
CLUES BUEI'MATIKM, LAME BAD*
Z'i'-i'J UQU AS 11 AUD .
tauSTtoj; LsmiHbNl
CURES 8WTNNEY, SADDLE AND HAL
NL.SS SORES IN HOUSES «V MULES I
To tho Votorn of Hlhb County.
Yielding to the earnent solicitations of
...Any nf ii.** v.-rv IimhI miixnttM nf Unit uit
native county, \ beg leave to announce
that 1 ain a candidate for re-election to the
office of ordinary. Having conscientiously
discharged all the duties pertaining to the
office durirg the past twelve years, I hope
I have a right to point proudly to th.«t
record as sufficient guarantee of what I
will do in the future. 1 need no introduc
tion to the people of Bibb county, for I am
known to all of you. That 1 did permit
my name to he used in the late so called
primary election is true, but when I did so
I was not :iw;ir«* of 11»»* fact that any other
than the legally authorized voters would
he permitted to exercise the right of suf
frage. At the primary there were polled
2,399 votes, liy reference to the tax
digest I find but 1,040 persons actually en
titled to vote at that election. Fraud, in
timidation and hope of future emolument
conspired to illegally defeat rue. In pos
session of these indisputable facts, 1 pre
sent my name as a candidate for the otfi e
of ordinary, and all I ask is an honest vote
and a fair count. Your obcdiect servant,
J. A. McManus.
Let Mayra Alone.
From tbe si. Louis Hcpiftjllc.
Whenever the name of Rutherford B.
Hayes appears in any public connection
the New York Sun rep als its c id trick of
having a spasm of indignation to tickle
democratic prejudices, in order that it
may proceed with less loss in its regular
work of stabbing democratic candidates
and principles Mr. Hayes, whatever may
be said of liim, is ns good a* his party,
and did no more than any other republi
can candidate would have done in accept
ing the Presidency, which came io him ts
the result of an agreement, to which the
democrats in congress assented. Abuse of
“Back-number” Hayes is.a very poor off
set to the Sira’s jM rsistent endeavors to in
jure the democratic party by defending
trusts, advocating a republican tariff,
championing the spoils system, abusing
the Knights of Labor and pooh-boohing
bribery in elections, while pretending to
be a democratic journal. R. B. ilayes
was never such a fraud as this old whig
and monopoly organ.
Henry George iu Euglnud.
Ftom lb** Hoiton n« r«. i.
Whatever opinion may be entertained
concerning the soundness of Mr. Henry
George’s economic opinions, it must be
conceded that he is one of the most honest
and courageous of social reformers. As
compared with many social agitators, he is
conservative to a degree in the methods
he proposes for the accomplishment of
dteired results, aud, M»hat is more, he has
never yielded bis ground for tbe purpose
of gaining popularity among the fanati
cal reformer-. His hold on a sectkiu of
the English people is stronger than on
bis American following, for the reason
that with them the result of a defective
system of land ownership is much more
apparent.
An Explanation.
From the NVw York Herald.
The Lancaster (Ohio) Gazette says Har
rison’s latest mash is the New York Herald.
The affection is Platonic, not organic.
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