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bloody affair.
§ serious and bloody affair oooarred
Eastman last
Hon. James ,
nominated by the Democrats of the
Sixth District
The AlsbamaState elections came
off this week. The Democrats have
carried the State by a large majority
The "dengne” epidemio inTampo,
Fla.! has about died ont for want of
material opon which to feed. The
disease, thongh painful, has not been
fatal. - t ' i' . ’•
Only four deaths hate occurred
within the corporate limits of Amer
icas during the last mx months. The
city claims a population of 6,000. Few
places can show such a record.
Congress adjourned this week, af
ter passing the appropriation bill over
the President’s-veto. The closing
scenes of the session were marked for
its quiet and soberness—so unlike
other adjournments.
Judge Henry K. McKay has de
feated Judge Atkins in the race for
judgeship of the newly made United
States Judicial District of Georgia.
The Savannah News speaks of Judge
McKay in the highest terms.
A correspondent of the Savannah
News from Screven county writes that
paper recommending P. W. Meldrim,
of Savannah, to fill Col Black’s place
in Congress, iu the event CoL Black
should not be the choice of the con
vention.
Hon. J. C. Clemente has been nom
inated for the race in the Seventh
District by the Democrats. Now just
see Mr. Felton left out in the cold
again. “Tho cuckle-burred-mule-colt, 1
as Felton called him, u more then the
reverend gentleman can conquer.
An effort was made in Congress to
reduce the taxes of the country $48,-
000,000. It ' was objected to on
the grounds that it took taxation off
of the rich and left it on the poor.—
Banks and like institutions were to be
relieved, but the cotton grower was
still to be left under its burden. The
bill was lost
Judging from the nnmberof certifi
cates a certain unmarried office-hold
er of this State has given to the com
pounders of patent medioines, he has
had or is having every ill that hu
man flesh is heir to. He has been in
pnblie servioe fpr, store than forty
years, and has given, on an average,
five certificates to patent medioines a
year, and we are daily expecting to
see his name attached to a card certi
lying to the merits, of Mrs. Winslow’s
Soothing Syrup and B radii old’s Fe
male Regulator. .
“Educato your children and the
country is safe,” was a saying of
WebBter. This baa been taken as a
motto by the people of Scriven coun
ty. If she and her sister counties
will only carry out this motto, we may
soon hope to see a pleasing change
introduced into the state of churches
and society. When our people are
brought up. to that standard of edu
cation, that principle, not prejudice
shall manage the helm, then will the
ship of state be safely guided to her
moorings. . .
The riot at Eastman on last Sun'
day was the teoet terrible thing that
has come to our knowledge in many
years—a liquor-infurivted mob takes
possession of the town, and murder
|g ntinffanfling young man! No
good comes of these excursions, and
it woula be well, if the railroads do
not stop allowing them, for every
fijwn in the Stem to quarantine
against them os they would against
smallpox or any other contagious or
infectious disease. Tia a sad com
mentary on the state of religion. The
preparation of heart to serve God was
complete, it would seem, with these
armed, whiskey-crazed campmeeting
visitors.
that has
and twS
negroes from points
w were in town that
day, and by some means whisky was
very finely! ter mores were
drunk. During the afternoon an ap-
rest was made by the Marshal and
Depntyr of a negro charged with
stealing a watch. - On his way to the
jail be tried to secure bis liberty by
running, he was fired at and killed.
This incensed the mob and the whole
town was in a perfect fever of excite
ment The negroes made search for
the Marshal and Assistant, swearing
vengence. * A young man named
Harvard, from Cochran, who had
come down with the excursion from
that end of the road, was pointed out
as the party desired. He was forth
with fired upon. He fled into a house
near by but was dragged out and
murdered, and his head beat to a jelly.
In. the melee which seems to have ex
tended over several hours, three or
four negroes lost their lives. Quite a
iiumber of prrests have been made
and it is hoped the perpetrators will
have justice meted out to them. The
conductors on the two excursion
trains in the afternoon had all they
could do to preserve order. East
man is thoroughly satisfied with its
excursion experience.
Later.—A private letter from East
man informs ns that thirty-five of the
rioters and ring-leaders have been se
cured, aod the officers are after the
rest ■
From the present outlook there
will be but four ebanges in Georgia
represenatives in- Congress. Mr,
Black from the First District -will
not allow his name, to go before the
convention on ooconnt of health.
Judge Crisp has been nominated in
the Third in the place of Gen. Phil.
Cook, and if there are three candi
dates in the Ninth, Speer Inde
pendent, Daggar Republican, and
the Democratic nominee, Daggar will
have an easy walk over. And lastly
some man to take Mr. Stephen’s place
from the Eight. Blount, Turner,
Hammond, Buobannon and Clements
will evidently be returned—and
should be.
The good people of Dobbs’ Ferry,
a straggling village on the Hudson,
being tired of .the noise and turmoil
of Sunday excursions from the city,
have planted a cannon on the bank of
the river, and propose hot shot for
any party of Sabbath breakers who
may seek to land there. They want
quiet, and propose to have it at the
mouth of the’ cannon if necessary.
One of our exchanges tells of a cat
fish found near Calhoun. It measured
five feet between the eyes, and swol-
lowed a three year old cow. If the boys
in that section catch many more such
the river will be reduced to the size
of an ordinary spring branch and will
not afford water efficient to float the
Mary Carter.
The Middle Georgia Teachers’ In'
stitute at Milledgeville opened, ac
cording to announcement, on last
Tuesday, and about forty teachers
registered the first day. Daring the
week a number of others came in, and
the total entered up to Friday was
fifty-five.
John Williams, an aged citizen of
Monroe county, drowned himself this
week by tieing a weight about his
neck and casting himself and weight
into the loving arms of Tobesofkee
creek.
The eifa’genn of Hawkinsville have
protested against any more Sunday
excursion trains to or from that plsoe.
The late experience at Eastman added
to former offenses is the cause of this
action.
Mr. Wm. Veal of Twiggs county
has just lost his third wife, the first
having died just fourteen months be
fore.
Thf>lr Beauties and Attraotions-
A Railroad Eooentrioity.
Quitman, Ga., August 8,
company
by the a
ruing,'on the B. &
a short trip to the wire-
grass region of Georgia—principally
Brooks county. I saw nothing along
the Hbe of the B. & A. road to
break up ifro monotony of the hot,
dusty, tedious three-hours’ ride to
Waycross except the great nundmr
and extreme height of the cabbage
palmettoes, some of them, being at
least fifty or sixty feet high, and pre
senting a grand appearance. The
email patches of corn, cotton, pota
toes, etc., along the line all appeared
to be well devalued, and, if they be
an ipdex to more.extensive planting, I
predict at least home-made bread an
other year.
I arrived at the beautifulandgrow-
ing little village of Waycross just in
time to bear, the gong sound for din
ner—always a welcome sound to ma—‘
and immediately repaired to the King
House, and there refreshed the inner
man with just such culinary articles
as clever men like friend King can
get up. Our well, wishes for him
were only exceeded by the vigor with
which said viands were tackled. The
next thing to do was—thanks to the
railroad authorities—to while away
the next nine or ten hours to the most
advantage possible. Availing our
selves of this unsought privilege, we
wandered over the little city, and I
could but note the handsome dwell
ings built and being built, which, to
gether with the large and commodi
ous stores, offices and places of busi
ness generally, would certainly do
credit to the more pretentious Bruns
wick. I could but note, also, the lux
uriant growth of beautiful oaks, inter
spersed with China trees. The accura
cy with which they are arranged on
each and every sidewalk throughout
the entire town, and the promptness
with which all dead or defective ones
are removed, to give place to live,
healthy ones, are examples well wor
thy the attention of the Brunswick
city fathers.
Waycross’ corporate limits are two
miles square, embracing the new sta
tion at the junction of the S., F. &
W. and the Waycross & Jacksonville
railroads, and the old station of Te-
beauville. Waycross claims, for the
sake of incorporation, 1,500 inhabit
ants, thongh she would fall far short
of that. She has only one (a Metho
dist) church, but the Presbyterians
have recently bad a beautiful square
given them, and will soon begin the
erection of a church in keeping with
the growing place. The Baptists, al
so, determined not to bebutdone,
have caught the infection, and at do
distant day will worship in their own
edifice.
But we go on. The B. & A. train
puts us down, bag and baggage, at
old Waycross. The ticket office is at
the new station. We board the train
at the old station at9:30p. u., intend
ing to get off at the now station, one-
fourth of a mile distant, and secure
our tickets to .place of destination
(Quitman), but almost before
start the conductor steps up and
says "your fare, sir.” Alter telling
him my intention of securing my tick
et at the ticket office, he informs me,
in. a manner most emphatio that the
fare to the tioket office—twenty-five
cents (at the rate of $100 per mile—
must be paid. I insist, but he per
sists, declaring that though it is a
regular swindle—a railroad “take in”
—he demanded the fare in self de
fense, and that I should not ride on
bis train unless I “forked over.” I
“forked.” What do yon think of that,
Mr. Editor? A bigger swjpdleor a
more contemptible uct none but a
railroad oompauy would be guilty of.
I arrived at Quitman, safe and
sound, on the 1st inst. Quitman is a
beautiful railroad town of fifteen or
sixteen hundred, souls, and one can
but notice the large brick stores, so
compactly and neatly built Brick
here cost but seven dollars per thou-
court house is
oodi
iore assuming B.
room would compare favorably with
the Legislative hall in Atlanta.
In thiQ.bailding we find the office
of the editor of that sterling, wide-
awake, spity. newspaper, the Quitman 0r>nd CI
Free Press. He is also Ordinary, i,ooo Piano* ana organ*
real estate agent,' insurance agent, *•**•"•
etc., etc. He sayB all id well and “the
goose hangs high-’’
I have visited the cotton factory-
new scene to me. Several attempts
have been made in the last few years
to successfully run this institution,
but, up to a short time ago, all had
failed. I believe a man has at last
been secured—Mr. Gorton, of Colum
bus—who understands wbat he is
about. This gentleman informed me
that at present he got ready for the
looms about four bales, or two thou
sand pounds of cotton, daily, which is
shipped North, there being, as yet, no
looms, in this factory, though Mr.
Gorton informs me that he will put
in' about seventy-five looms next
spring.
Here we find all sizes and ages em
ployed, both male and female, from
the spry little eight-year-old girl to
the rheumatic old grandmother, and
from the little knee-high ragamuffin
to the decrepit old gray-beard, and
these, with the thousands of spindles
and other necessary appurtenances,
make quite a new and novel scene to
me.
While visiting this factory, the
alarm of fire was given. Immediate
ly the engineer shut off steam, and all
was confusion—mothera hurrying
here and there, gathering up their
flocks of ohildren, lovers stepping to
the sides of the sweethearts to lend a
helping hand, etc. Upon examination,
it was discovered that the cotton in
the lint or picking room was on fire;
but, the walls of the building being
of brick, by prompt action on the
part of . the laborers, the fire was kept
in this room until the arrival of the
book and ladder company and the
Quitman fire company, when the last
spark was soon put out, when all be
came quiet. Loss—two bales of cot
ton. The factory is supplied with
water from two wells, nine feet in di
ameter and forty-five feet deep.
I visited the rooms of the Library
Association last night. It is in keep
ing with this beautiful little place^
The Association owns that portion of
the building they occupy, have over
one thousand volumes in the library,
besides the best standard magazines
and all first-doss newspapers and has
four hundred dollars in the treasury.
Mrs. Pierpont, nne of the best of la
dies, is librarian. Where, oh where
is your Brunswick Library Associa
tion?
Bat I must close. I leave to-day-
for the regions of Tallokas and Dry
Lake .from whence I will again com
municate yon if yon desire. Excuse
me for occupying so much of you^^g
space. ,: N. H. G.
Cairo, Dls., August 7.-Tbe steam*
Gold Dust blew up and burned to th*
water»>dge. and suuk, near Hick-
am 4. Seventeen per-
W, so far as known,
V 1 ® <»ptain was
»0y. A tug with physi.
wtl P * f ° r the
ThomasviUe’s artesian -well ha 8
reached, at last acoounts, the
of lSO fsei ~~~
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;SSl! C “' No (tend! Instrumental
ORGANS, HO <a&“d Mum November }|j
c !^.. rtt fi *a no lntareat. dan’t
§E§£? ** worWD *
* Brntea’Southern ni»le HonM?8,°.
Bnlile rectifying liver ill,order, II invigor
ates the Treble, conquers kidney ami bladder
complaint*, and baaten* the convule»cence
of thoae recover! -
eaaea. Moreover
for fever ami ague. .
— •- *■—•• •“ fats and Dealers
recovering from enfeebling dtt
it 1* tbe grand apt alio
For (ale by all Drngjdit*
generally.
To all whom it may Concern
The undersigned, being desirous of acquiring lor
lemaelvea, and inch other* *• ehaU be ueodaUd
with them, all of thepowera,privilege*, lmmunitir,
and franchise* of* corporation under tho pro, l.
Ion* of an act of tbe Legislature of tho Slate oi
1 September
Georgia, approved
37 th, 1881,. entitled
'An act to provide (general law for the looorpen-
roate and to regulate the eame," hue
ARTICLE I.
Tho name of thla corporation ahall bo the Fan
Georgia and Florida Railroad Company, acd the ob-
tbocom
M for pnblie nee a
of pereona and properly from at or
on the Una of the Kaeon and Brnna
wtch Railroad, In tha ooonty of Olynn, In the State
of Georgia, southwardly through the counties of
Glynn and Camden, In eald State. In the most dl.
not practicablellde, to the middle of the 8t. Marys
river, at or near tho village of St. Marys. In "
ity of Camden, in arid State, the {'■ '
ilSfly mile*,
The busineu of said company ehaU bo minuet
by a Board of Director*, nonalating of not leap ten
three (*) no* mon than nine (8) In number, end the
During the fight at Alexandria July , uu „
Uth, a telephone was attached to the |2SS^gS , Cto? > fo h ^i“
Alexandria cable at Malta, and the "
Malta, » uu » 0|lhu
bombardment was distinctly heard on
tbe island, although it is situated
near the centre of the Meditteranean
Sea, and is fully seven hundred miles
from the scene of conflict
nett, who resides in Jacksonville, Fla,; Charles 1
Willard, who naldea in Washington, D. C.: sr.J
Samuel Thoms* end L, M. Lawson, who reside l»
New York City. N.Y.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of tho laid East Georgia ,
Florid* Railroad Company shall be one million dot.
lart, divided Into ten thousand shares of one hoe-
dred dollars each, and tbe principal ofHre of ask
company shall be located at Atlanta, In the state a
Georgia.
In wWnaea wheraqMha, undersigned bare hem
onto subscribed their names and affixed their aesh.
and subscribed for the share* of stock In said roc-
pany set opposite their names.
Kama. Rrtidena. Sham.
L. M. LAWSON (seal). New York. l.owi ,b»ru
SAM’LTHOMASIseai) New York. 1,00(1
O. D. WILLARD (seal) Waablngton,D.O.1,000
“» H. L. FERRELL (a«4 New York, 1,000
"Tl ” r- i m m ftm a*, a
. tOFNBW YORK—e*.
Before me, William H. Clarkson, a Commlslout
’ Deeds for the 8tate of Georgia In and to
the county and Btats of New York, personal.'!
d L. M. Lawson, Samuel Thomas, C. V
and H. L. Ferrell, to me well known, wt
' for himself and say that the n*»"
article* of aaaodati.:
_ ' said deponents. •»
havaatoMdaaid article* of association a
Gen. Finley has been nominated
by acclamation as the Democratic
standard bearer of the Second Con
gressional District of Florida.
Mr. Stephens will be expected by
the democracy of Georgia to tell how
he stands in regard to tbe candidacy
of Felton and Speer. If be supports
them they will probably be elected.
If be opposes them they will be de
feated. Mr. Stephens has no right to
dodge this issue. The organized
democracy of the 7th and 9th are en
titled to bis moral support—Quitman
Free Press.
The Macon Bicycle Club have or
ganized regularly with Captain and
First Leutenant.
. the intention of conitrnctlof
maintaining and operating the line of railway ^
scribed therein, and that they have subscribed w
the.ahare* of stock In aald company «etopp»>“
In witness whernof, I bars hereunto aet my hit!
and affixed my official aaal, this 3d day of June, 1
D. 1883.
WILLIAM H. CLARKSON,
Ion (hr Georgia in Hew-York,
Broadway, New I'ork City
GEORGIA Glxvk Codvtt.
All person, interested are herbsy notified that
shall apply to the next Superior Court, to be bel
In sad lor said county oa the first Monday in h-
for the purpose.of having mv nao*
—y wife sod five minor cbBdim
of Eltad A. Clnbb, Julia V. Clot*
Elisa B. cluhb, Henry C. Clubb, Everett M. Clot*
S. Dlaln Clnbb sad Etbelbert Clnbb, by wind
asms w* have been heretofore known, to that *
BUaa O. Featxos. Julia V. Pearson. Ella* B. £«'
a2K«SSi&S£‘s&^££j
ELIAS A. CLCBA
Goodyear A Kay
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
GEORGIA
BRUNSWICK,
JjMj.