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ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY -MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1886.
WASHINGTON LETTER,
A SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT OP THE
PRESIDENT.
Bow Bo to Diimjmi.riiir th« Semoeratic
Tarty-Ha. tko Contoss.pt of the KaputoU.
cant and tho Distrust of the Democrats—
lubltcly snaerod at to the Botuo aad
It nato—Waste to 8a Renominated.
[SpMlal CoTraipanduea Bunar-Wataknae ]
WaanihOTOtr, D. C, Peb. 13.—Editor
Banner-Watchman: At your request, I
will write you a abort tetter, firing, you
the “true inwardness” of tho political
oituation in thie city. You oak whet io
thought hero of the President's policy?
Well, it io looked upon ee a fatal mtetaku
for the democracy, and if a Preeidentia!
election came off to-day, the republican
party would aweep the countiy like a
tidal ware. The damocrata ere hacked
and dejected, while the republicana are
. inaolent and bouyant They eee the
President to afraid of them, and they are
making ail tho political capital they caa
out of his weak-kneed policy. That lit
tle threat in the senate about remorala
wad only done for the effect on the
pending congressional elections, end be
fore adjournment all of ,the Presi
dent’s appointments will be confirmed. 1
1 do not aoppoee there ever was a public
officer more roundly end unanimously
abused than President Cleveland. The
republicans bare no respect for him,
while his own party looks upon him as a
traitor in their ranks, if yea sec a group
of half a dosen democratic congressmen
together, you can safely bet ten to one
that they are engaged in abusing the
' Preeident aad denouncing his policy.
Why, even on the fioor of the senate
and house he is often held up to censure,
and when such denunciation cornea from
the republican side, it is sure of applause
from the democrats. It is very much
feared that the President's milk-and-wa
ter policy will imperil the democratic
majority in the House, as the party all
over the United States Is disappointed
and disheartened, while the republicans
were never in finer spirits. I was talk
ing yesterday with a congressman from
Michigan, who remarked to me: “We
have now fire democrats In congress
from my state, and the party was
strengthening daily. But Cleveland's
miserable policy will loae the last one of
us cur places. Every office in our districts
is filled by a republicsn, and we have
been able to do nothing for our follow-
era, who cro deserting tho party liko rata
will a ainking abip. I bad rather sec
Maine to-day President than Cleveland.”
This is huts sample of the wholesale de
nunciation of the President. The North,
Hon Hi, East and West unite in theircom-
plaints. Every government office in this
city iswtiil filled with the most partisan
republicans, while hnndreds of
true and tried democrats have been walk
ing the slrecta far monttu in a fruitiest
effort to be hoard. They feel like they
have beon betrayed—robbed of
their natural inheritance. The
truth it, Cleveland haa always been
elected to office by republicsn rotes, snd
hs feels it essential to conciliate that
party. He ie completely under the con
trol oft few New York mugwumps, and
such men at Curtis have more influence
over him to-day than every democrat in
congress. Preaident Cleveland la play
ing hit canla for a renoraination, but he
won't “touch it with a ten-foot pole."
Why,hie party would rise in open rebel-
lion againat having anch a political rene
gade foisted on them again, and the
Ureeley campaign would repeat itaalf.
My statement of the standing or the
Preeident hern in not overdrawn, and by
upending n dny or no in Waahington yon
can hear enough vituperation ngninat him
to hut a life-time.
Senator Sherman ie the ablest man to
the republican party, and If he rtceiven
the Preeidential nomination will bn
hard candidate to boat. Giointa.
" LOCAD CHIPS.
Small Items That a Reporter oanght on
ths nr Yesterday
Kra. Jack Garrison died yesterday in
East Athens
Malison was crowded with customers
yesterdsy.
The Chief of Polica can’t stand n tramp.
Hn generally given them good time to
leave tha city.
Thorn is an Iriabmu in thn city who
elairaa to be a relative of Robert Emmett
The police were engaged in driving
cowe to thn pound yesterday.
Turner Moan ie making n success min*
tog bon*.
Jefferson end southern, end the Rich-
Judge Howell Cobb ha. some ehlek- th.titi. very rare. A gen!!™.,, who Eg“ d ®“ T,U »h«,acceding to the
that can eat com on* UNe-ftrat had. whole p«k of valuable fo* dogs to' IT ‘ *™i» *“°P* d
eng that can eat eon on a thre.-foot
tatda,
There ie going to be a change in one iof
our drug atom.
Oar friend Veronee is doing a thriving
bnainsaa. Hs Is eonsidsrsd one of the
most reliable plumbers in Athene. Hie
work ie flret-clau snd hie charges res.
sonable.
Itwse quite cool yesterdsy morning.
Property in Athene will ineroese 21
per cent, in value as toon as free schools
ere established.
The pride of Athens ie the Southern
Mutual Insurance Co.
Unleaa you pay for your dally prompt
lythe paper will be stopped. This rule
applies to every one.
Cattle raising is getting to bo quite sn
industry in this state.
No one wo have seen yet ie in favor
of crossing the Georgia reed at Covington.
Hon. H. H. Carlton haa one of tho
handsomest end most convenient resi
dences in Georgia.
Mr. Griffith, reel estate agent-, seys he
hss some valuable property in hand for
sale.
There ere a greet many appli.tents for
teacher’s places in our public schools.
If Athens expects to hold her trade
we must have another railroad.
A railroad to Macon or Coin: abut will
force a northern connection.
The business man of Athena are get
ting thoroughly aroused on tho import
ance of a southern connection with Co
lumbus or Macon.
McIntyre A Heath's minetrafie left on
the North-Esatern yesterday foir Greens
ville. 8. C.
The offices in the McDowell 'building
are handsomely fitted up.
Athens has jnst putoff her twaddling
clothes, end everything now is done in s
style becoming e city of her irajpoitaace.
The plumbers era putting waterin the
engine houses. Pioneer comes ilrat.
Watkinsville tent over a good, delega
tion to the minstrels.
The. Salmagundi club met at tile Lney
Cobb Institute last night, The rights of
women were diaeunsed.
The police are wearing very clerical
looking uniforms.
SOCIETY AND PERSONAL.
Hr. E. M. Mitchell, of Atlanta, who
graduated from the Univendty last year
with to much distinction, will enter thn
law data of the University soon.
We are glad to learn that Mm. R. K.
Reaves is much better, and is now able
to walk about tha yard.
Rev. Sam Jones is in Cartersvilln.
Mrs. Tom Cobb is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. Hoke Smith of Atlanta.
Senator Brown ban returned to Waah
ington, taking with him Mra. Brown.
Mita Minnie Edwards, of Athens, who
haa been charming the residents ofthe
Gate City with her presence, leaves for
home to-morrow.—Atlanta Capitol.
Bishop Beckwith will not preach here
until Sunday week.
Min Pinkie Hnnnicntt, of Atlanta, end
Min Jennie Yancey, of Talladega, Ala,
are thuguests of Mrs. Goodloe Yancey.
rOBLTBT AiaOCUTlOg.
Mr. S.'M. Herrington is organising
poultry association. "Alt the chicken
fenders In the dty ere going into tt.
Their object is to improro the breed of
chickens in thn county, tad to make an
exhibit at the coming fairs. Athena hu
already a reputation for brooding thn
flneat chickens in the country, tad if thn
poultry naaociation is organised it wilt
enable them to advertise and tall their
chickens.
ntuflBTT MU.
Mr. Bawell has bought Hie old Turner
lot, adjoining Prof. Charbonnier’s, and
will have the house turned to face the
street and generally overhauled. This
is a most desirable lot, and there in room
for two more houses on it.
ran olotbsj.
Mr. Raphael, Cohen's artistic cotter,
yesterday received orders for eleven flue
suits from Madison, Morgan county. Mr.
Davidson U on the rood taking orders,
nod in doing n good basinets.
7 HYDROPHOBIA.
A Tbyslclan Thinks There is Vo Such His.
.... to Which Bumen Bela*. eraSne. to.
A few days since, in conversation with
a veryeminent physician, ire asked him
what he thought of Pasteur’s new din.
covery?
M 1 think it will save a great many
lives,” was the rapb* “of people who
imagine themselves bitten by mad dogs,’
aa it will sooth their fear*.”
“What in your opinion of hydropho
bia, Doctor?" we asked.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Be port Current In Gainesville That the
Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern,
. Gaixksvillx, Feb. 10.—Rumor has
reached this place that tho Richmond &
Danville railroad has scooped the Oainea-
vilie, Jefferson and Southern railroad,
and wilt toon begin the
erection of ahops and terminal
facilities here. How the thing got
afloat we can’d imagine. If there betruth
hi it no one here known it The Macon
“I do not think that one dog in ten "A 00 ™** 0 *»• “W «>r Madam Bn-
ousted alauvhicrpil for 1,1. n,or ‘*Ii»Te got control of theOaineeville,
___ slaughtered for hy
drophobia really has tho diseaso, snd
whole pack of valuable fox dogs
go mad, had them dissected, and he says
that the rabies are caused by a little
worm thatgeta under the tongue, and If
this can be moored they will recover.'
iTto. mistake about n mad dog gtfiag *"”"*<* them reports.
FROM SEW YORK.
The following to an extract from a tet
ter written to Mr. Skiff from a friend in
Jamestown, N. Y.:,
“Our cold nap that with you went
down towro, with ua was 20 to 25 de-
s hAIow, hat we passed it very com
fortably, u in this city ws one natural
gas for healing and cooking, and it to tha
nieMt thing ouL They attach it to any
store aad let it ran night and dny. It
ban not been out in onr stores this win
ter, and part of Uw time ham to torn it
down, an it haste up too much. It is
brought bom Pennsylvania, about 30
miles bom here, in 8 inch pipes, end then
distributed all through tho place, name
aa manufactured gas, and you pay no
much n month. Bo with no fin to'buUd,
and no coal norashcu to take care of, it
takes off more than half the work of run
ning the house, and then it it no more
expensive than coal."
GOOD BABB*.
The brans bends with the lest two
troupes visiting Athene were nnnauaUy
good. Perhaps we think so because it
is so seldom we hearnne theye days.
wild end biting everything it meets. Oh
thn other hand, en animal than afflicted
wants to got off to some unfrequented
■pot by itself and quietly die. If you will
let a rabid deg aloqe ha won't bother
you.”
“How about human beings with thn
disease?”
“I don’t believe that a human being
nvtr bad hydrophobia. When bitten by
dog the blunt teeth bruises tha flash
aad may give them lockjaw, but thin is
all. I do not credit the theory of a par.
•on having hydrophobia, and I am back
ed in thie opinion by eome eminent au
thority.”
SOT ON THE BILLS.
■neks and game Vied tt the Open Bonce.
At the opera bouse, Tuesday night, af
ter the minetrel performance of McEn-
tyre A Heath, e fight occurred, which
came very near having n serious ending
Ths gsiicry wee very crowded, and
Messrs. Hugh Prather end Wade Patman
wen teasing Bill Reynolds, snd got him
so exasperated that he went and inform
ed the Chief of Police. Everything went
on very well then until after the show.
When they came down the steps the
trouble was renewed, end Reynolds
knocked Prather dotrn with e rock. He
bit him every seven blow which stunned
him for some time. Reynolds, after
knocking Prather down, ran up the
street, with Wade Patman after him.
Reynolds wee badly cut in the fleshy
part of the arm by either Patnan or Rey
nold's brother. Patman claims that the
younger Reynolds struck at him with e
knife and cut his brether. It is not yet
certain who did the cutting.
As soon ss the knocking and cutting
wen done ercrybody commenced trying
to get away, end for awhile a regular
stampede took piece up end down thn
■tenet by fighters ee well ss outsiders.
The police soon came up end arretted ell
the parties concerned, sad carried them
to the station house. Reynolds' wound
wan draued, and though not dangerous,
is very painful. Thin Is the first difficul
ty that ever happened at the opera hones
and Is tohe regretted.
AtnJtoAD nt tbi aik.
Every tephyr that blowe wafts a rail
road to Athens. Thom who am on the
inalde look knowingly, and tell ns that
there will be a railroad built to Athena
from moat of the Important points within
fifty mile! of this place. Capt, J. Colder
Turner, one of the best engineers in
Georgia, in in the city, and is an silent as
a dumb man on ths (object He aays
there will be something done, bat can’t
toll what it in. Thn reporter has worn
out two pain of Baldwin A Fleming's 48
•hoe* trying to find out something, bat
so far he hu leaned nothing. Wa hop#
though, to the near future, to give our
readers something definite.
A 8A80AIVIV MAI IMAT*.
We wish to call thn attention of our
nnden to the advertisement of Hr. W.
D. Griffeth, nal estate agent, offering for
■alt a desirable home. Wn can state
that wa an thoroughly acquainted with
this piece of property, aad can say that
it fa ell that Mr. O. represents it to be.
The owner wsa offered 12,760 for H about
IS months ego, end lines that time he
hu expended two or three hundred dol
lars, adding to the comfort end conve
nience of ths dwelling, which is now to
perfect repair, snd it in offend at thin
low figure because the owner wishes to
morn when hs can havn a email farm.
this may account for all the current ru-
mors afloat The people near the Air-
.Line depot raised their right about 100
per cent on property in that motion on
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ALL THE LATEST STYLES
IN STRIOTYFIRBT CLASS SOODB I
Just Eeceived in Every Department, at the Shoe Store
Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
, No Such Stock of
VEIT WSAKv
Yesterday being warm and pleasant,
Mr. Gantt walked out on the piazza of
hi* house, but hi* strength gave com
pletely out, and he had to be unisted
back to hi* room. It took some time to
recover hi* breath. Hr. Q. still ha* a
very bad cough, and when he fails to
taks quinine soms fever in the afternoon,
but otherwise he i* improving last It
will be a long time before he in able to
walk up town, however.
THE SPRING FASHIONS FOR 1886.
Fens are Of ill fashions apd descrip-
cos.
Black hosiery ora worn by men, wo
men end children.
Fussy, superfluous trimmings are go
ing out of favor.
Combinations of silk and velvet form
the bulk of the toilets imported for early
spring wear.
.Cheviots come in checks, bam, and
qtripes, and with smooth, bonds and di
agonal grounds and aurfnees.
When overskirts ore looped at all the
drapery la drawn very high around the
hipa and made aomewhat bouffant.
The neweet hat to Parte Is, “the Lady
Doctor," t crush hat with a shaving
brash pan pon on one aide or directly in
front
Stripe* will be again worn, bnt morn
frequently for* crosswise trimmings of
tip bodies, and for horizontal lined front
breadths of plain frocks, than for entire
suite.
Long kid gloves, which are dtrigucr
.with short-sleeved evening dress«, have
tope of guipure lace, of netting of silk
Jersey webbing, end sometimes of rows
of embroidery alternating with ailk gaum
puff*.
. vo croton*.
. Mr. Ous Brightweli, of Msxey'a, was
in the city yeeterday, and says there will
not be many cyclones this summer, on
account of the formers not using u much'
guano as to former years, Mr. B. is
firmly of the belief that the cyclones ere
censed by the too free use of gwtoo. If
the farmers would go to work and raise
their own meat and com, and quit rate-
tog cotton and tiling guano, tho cyclone
bueinesa would cease. Mr. Brightweli
has a clear headon the hog and hominy'
point
THE TOWV BALL.
Wn do not know whatthe council haa
done regarding the town hall, bnt itia to
be hoped that it will never be rented to be
need for midnight revels, which disturb
the quiet surrounding neighborhood.
While wn hope tfaktk may be e soured
•f rat eons to the city, yet He clou prox
imity to onr chnrchce end urns' of onr
best dwelling bonus, wonld suggest that
it had better remain elonsd than to be
need to future an it hu been in thn put
0GB KU8ICSL TALIVT.
Athene hu u much real musical tajont
end u many goed vocalists as any city of
her aixe in the country. That's the rea
son, perhaps, that Kellogg did not em
ote much enthusiasm here. Thera an
female voices to Athens tbit' would
please any audience, no matter how crit
ical. We have heard the opinions of out- :t ,
ciders and Judges on this subject, and
epeak of it with pride.
BOOTS&SHOES
Ever seen in Athens Bi}fore,A!ltlic Latest Styles in
Ladies’and Misses’ Shoes
BALDWIN & .FLEMING.
Win VOT IXTXBmi.
Judges Btandford A Jackson, of tha
tnpnme court, beard the argument yea-
terday in the two nut involving the
constitutionality of the prohibition elec
tion to Fulton county. It to anticipated
that they wiU decide ngninat interfering
with the affair.
IVJUBSD BY WAYIB.
A little white boy who wat struck by
the stream of water while Oatoeavillo'e
new fin engine wu being tented, to in a
more eerie on condition than wu at Bret
imagined. Be la nqw spitting np blood
end undergoing much pain.
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Liverpool end London endfllnbo... .' ' 14.500,000
Insurance Company ol North America..... 9,037,21*
North Britten and Mercantile 3,313,714
Now York Underwriters 8,508,877
German Is of New York 2,5.13,733
Merchants or New Jersey .*.. 1,190,934
Atlanta Heats (Pays dividends to policy hoidrre.) 149,323,48
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MERICANAND
Rtrert Commissioner Btaaley thinks of
putting only three crossings on Brosd
street, between Thoms* sml .Jackson, in*
stead of the four tbst are doqrn now. We
think that the cfoafling from Wall street
should remain, as it ha* always been one
of the principal crossings on the street
T1UF&KAVC& SUHOV.
Our people would like very much to
hear Bishop Beckwith’s sermon on tem
perance. Could he not be prevailed
upon to deliver it during
•os?
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