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Editorial Not«R.
The farmers in the Georgia Legis
lature number 133, lawyers 74.
If Darien had a big hotel it could
he easily be filled with northern tou
rist this winter.
A weekly newspaper will soon be
published at Cordeie, on the Arncri-
cus, Preston and Lumpki road.
The Berrien County Pioneer is the
atest candidate for t public favor in
he newspaper field. It is published
at Sparks, Berrien county.
The Legislature meets on Novo in
ber 7th and will be composed of good
timber, but they will be apt to forget
when to adjourn, like their prcdcccs
sors.
The city of Buffalo has 50 miles
. Of asphalted streets. The cost of
keeping them In repair during the
past five years has been seventy-five
dollars.
11 is said that “Old Hutch” is pro
paring to corner the wheat market
.again, and run the price of bread up
still higher. Isn’t the old man rich
enough without continuing to rob
working people of their bread?
The Atlanta Constitution truthful
ly says the man who loafs around
with his hands in bis pockets, prom
ising his support to this and that
candidate, should think of his fami
ly. If he desires to do something
praiseworthy in the supporting line.
A Georgia editor makes the follow
ing announcement in his local col
umns: “We have on hand an excel
lent clothes washer, which we got for
a year’s advertising. As we have no
clothes to wash, we are offering the
thing for salo cheap, and to the per
son buying wo will throw in a free
local notico and a year’s subscription
to our paper."
The old dodge of taking the vote
of the passengers on a train to ascer
tain their presidential preferences is
now being resorted to. The demo
eratlc interviewers always find a sol
id train load for Cleveland, while .the
republicans find that all the travel
ers these days arc for Harrison.
Bather queer, and yet just what
might be expected.
A Massachusetts inan who got a
wife by advertising, has just shot
himself after only six months of
married life. This incident ought
not to lessen the advertising patron-
ago of the newspapers. They ought
not to be expected to do their sub
scribers courting fouthem, and when
that duty is put upon them they arc
apt to make n mess of it.
The Boston Herald deplores the
discovery in its own state of the
greatest deposit of plumbago in the
world. That article is now on the
free list and lead pencils arc won
derfully cheap. Now “protection’
Inay be called upon to heautraliz ’
nature's bounty and make plumdngo
scarce and dear. The owners of the
deposit will grow rich quickly.
'The'Atlanta Constitution says:
The enumeration of the Georgia
school population shows some inter
esting facts. That number of chil
dren between the years of six and
as increased 52,050 since
cording to the ratio adopt-
latc Commissioner Orr,
’ns that the whole population
State has increased 100,000 in
six years- A curious fact is
rat the girls have a majority in the
r cities and the boys have a majority
in the country. The ratio of increase
has been about the same among the
white anti colored.
The Recorder says: .A‘young lady
who wanted to show that she had the
best ana smartest scholars in the
Sunday School, meeting one on Lee
Rti-ucl she edited to him to stop. Af-
i rivluetng him to the young
gentleman that was escorting her to
WHALERS IN A SEA OF ICE
Thirteen Vessels And Five Hun
• dred or Six Hundred Hen
Stock fast.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 27.—The
whaling bark J. A. Howland arrived
here from Fox island, in the Artie
ocean, to-day. She reports the fol
lowing thirteen whalers in the ice,
with little prospects of being able to
get out: Andrew Hicks, William
Bayliss, Saucer, Z. A. Breeze, Ohio
Second, Rosario, Reindeer, Eliza,
Mars, Hunter, J. H. West, Hidalgo,
and Ocean. The whalers Thrasher
and J. A. Freeman have gone to
their assistance, but it was not
thought at the time the Howland
left Fox island that they would reach
them before, they were broken up,
CATCH OF THE SEASON.
The Howland reports that the
catch of the entire whaling fleet up
to a month ago was 122, the greatest
number of which were taken by ves
sels now fast in the ice. The news
of the perilous situation of the ves
sols was brought to the whaling ren
dezvous by the bark Lucretin. The
master of that vessel reported that
when he left the ice, Sept. 27, the
others were firmly fixed in it with
apparently not the remotest chance
of getting out. The position of the
vessels was about latitude 74 north
and longitude 174 west.
NEAR HERALD ISLAND.
The point is about twenty miles
from Herald islnnd and near the
place where the Jeannette first ex
perienced a tie-up. There are be
tween 500 and 000 men on the tied
up vessels, and unless the ice breaks
up before long they will not be able
to survive, as their provisions cannot
hold out. A relief party was organ
ized for Fox island, and the steamers
Freeman and Thrasher were loaded
with supplies and started as soon as
possible for the vessels. The result
of this expedition is awaited with
considerable anxiety.
Another vessel with further par
ticulars is expected, to urrivc hero
ffom the Artie In a few days. Seven
of the whalers nrc from New Bedford.
The value of the thirteen vesels, in
cluding the season’s catch, which
they have aboard, will aggregate
over $500,000.
Hon. W. G. Brantly Indorsed.
Blackshear, Ga., Oct. 27.—The
grand jury completed their labors
Friday night and were discharged.
In their presentments occurs the fol
lowing:
Iu as much as Hou, IV. G. Brant
ley, is a candidate for solicitor gen
eral of our circuit, we, his neighbors
and fellow citizens^ by a unanimous
■ote of this body of grand jurors,
warmly indorse his worth as a man,
and his ability as a lawyer, and
earnestly request our immediate rep
resentative and senator in the next
legislature to use nil honorable means
to accomplish his election."
District Elector J, A> ttl’hbnen de
livered an able address yesterday at
the noon recess of the court,
A South Carolina negro published
a card the other day giving the rea
sons why he had become a democrat.
They were very good reasons, but
they seem not to have satisfied every
body, for he received by the next
mail a communication with many
pictures of skulls, cross-bones, cof
fins, etc. The mailing of this docu
ment would have been n kuklux out
rage, had the negro continued to be
a good republican, but under the cir
cumstances we will hear no howl
from the New York Tribune. That
great journal confines its sympathy
to rspublican negroes and its curses
to democratic whites.
Col. R. M. I’ulsifer, who killed him
self last week, had $250,000 insur
A National Disgrace.
We are glad to see evidences that
oqe republican paper has some scru
ples on the subject of betting. It is
no oredtt to either party that wagers
are pui^jdy offered and taken on the
Presidential-candidates just as if
they were horses on the race course,
and .the openness of the shameless
conduct 1$ a disgrace to the nation.
The adventurous in both parties
seem to be brazen in their disregard
to the moral and legal prohibitions of
such a-Jcourse. The Philadelphia
Telegraph, republican, says: The
state them that a quarter of a million
dollars oj; republican campaign mon
ey is locked up in wagers on the Pres
idential |ontest for the purpose of
building khp chances of Mr. Harri
son is probably a very great exagger
ation, bu; there is entirely too much
reason ft r the belief that the story
has substantial basis in fact. It will
be remembered that some ten days
ago the first incident reported in this
connection was the remarkable ac
tion of the sergeant-at-arms of the
Republican National Committee who
defiantly , flourished a ten thousand
dollar check in hotel lobbies in New
York. Of course the challenge was
accepted, and the real work begun on
both sides. The whole business is a
burning disgrace*to every one con
nected with it or in any way respon
sible thcrjfor. It is demoralizing to
the lust degree, and will .accomplish
no good to anybody, but bring infin
ite harm* to many. The nationnl
managers, both republican and dem
oeratic, owe it to themselves and the
organizations they represent to clear
their skirts of this whole degrading
business.
A Curious Decision.
Macon Telegraph: Attorney-Gen
eral Tabor of New York has rendered
a curious opinion that may have some
effect at the election next week. The
effect of it is that an elector may go
to the polls and vote as many times
as there are tickets to be voted. Thus
he may vote at one |hour for presi
dential electors, at another for con
gressman, "7it a third for Governor,
at a fourth for count} - officers, and so
In New York city on Tuesday,
Nov. Gtb, according to this decision,
he will have a right to take up the
time of the election officers for a few
minutes at no less than eight differ-
cut times during the day. It is not
probable that many voters will claim
their right under this decision, but
it is obviously true that in a crowd-
ity precinct a comparatively few
persons could greatly obstruct voting
y taking advantage of it, and per-
:ips prevent the polling of n large
irt of the vote. The struggle in
New York will be so intense that
there is danger that a concerted
movement to obstruct voting will be
made in the way pointed out by .Mr.
Mr. Tabor,
Allen Thorndykc Rice, the million
airc proprietor and ostensible editor
of the North American Review, says
that he feels sure of being elected
to congress this year. He was heat
ed two years ago, although he spent
$25,000 trying to have himself elect
ed. It is probable, however, that
the voters of his district will snub
him as completely as Minister Phelps
snubbed him in London, when lie
asked that official to present him in
court.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Candidates Pushing Their
Fight for Office—The Con
tests for Seats.
Atlanta, Oct. 28.—As the Geor
gia legislature convenes Wednesday
week, the numerous candidates for
judgeships and solicitor-generalship
are beginning to bestir themselves.
The candidates all realize that as
the time for the election draws near
the writing of letters to the various
legislators is a thing of the past, and
now they are seeking the members-
elect and personally appealing to
them for their votes.
There will be a number of inter
esting contests for these positions,
there being only two or three cir
cuits where there are not more than
one candidate either for the judge
ship or the solicitor-generalship.
The army of aspirants will arrive in
Atlanta as soon as the legislative
members do, and some of them will
get here even earlier. They will
have a week or so to get in their
work before the legislature begins
on the elections.
FOR MESSENGER OF THE SENATE.
The position of messenger of the
s cnate of Georgia is greatly sought
after, and there are a good many
candidates. Hon. A. J. Cameron,
who held the position for ten years,
died a few months ago. The follow
ing are so far reported as candidates:
Ex Senator J. D. McLeod of Telfair,
Flynn Hargett, Jr., of Harris, J. P.
Murphy of Jasper, E. B. Thomas of
Fulton, J. F. McElvaney of Gwin
nett.
Mr. Smith of Coffee, for messenger,
and R. J. Wilson, the one-armed con
federate colonel, for doorkeeper of
the house will be re-elected.
As the time for the meeting of the
general assembly draws nearer the
indications that Hon. F. G. duBignon
will be elected president of the Sen
ate and Hon. A. S. Clay, speaker of
tho House, grows stronger and
stronger. It is not believed that
either will have any formidable oppo
sition when the election occurs.' • T
FOUR NOTICES OF CONTEST.
So far four notices of contests
have been filed, .one in the Senate
and three in the House.
RAILWAY HAIL SERVICE.
W. D. Bancroft, general superin
tendent of the railway mail service,
in his annual report to the postmas
ter general, shows that on June 30,
1888, the railway mail service was in
operation upon 143,713 miles of rail
road. Clerks were employed in the
distribution of mail on 126,310 miles.
On the same date there were in op
eration 41 inland steamboat lines,
aggregating 5,972 miles, on which
postal clerks were employed. While
in the performance of their duties,
postal clerks on railroads traveled in
crews 12,032,104 miles, and those on
steamboats 1,767,049 miles. While
so traveling they distributed 6.528,
772,000 pieces of ordinary mail, and
receipted for, recorded, protected,
and properly distributed 16,001059
registered packages and cases, and
1,103,083 registered sacks. During
the year 12,764 miles of now railroad
service has been added, being an in
crease of 9,701 miles, or 8.32 per cent
The total number of clerks in ser
vice at the close of the fiscal year
was 5,094, an increase for the year of
243 or 5.01 per cent. During the
year 6,545,202, pieces of all classes of
mail matter were handled, and 1,657,
781 errors checked, showing that but
one error was made to every 3,707
pieces handled, as against one error
for every 3,372 pieces handled' in
1887. The casualties during the
year were more numerous than for
any preceding fiscal year, there hav
ing been 248 accidents to trains upon
which postal clerks were employed.
In these wrecks 4 clerks were killed,
03 seriously and 45 slightly injured.
Darien Items from the Gazette.
The thousands upon thousands of
barrels of apples lying ready for
shipment in the buying centres of
the great fruit sections of New York
state arc beginning to move toward
the western markets. The recent
Hooding of the market ktiuekcd the
prices wa} down. Goo i fruit brings
only .a dollar.
Apple growers who hope ! to real
ize a small fortune on their fruit will
he sadly disappointed. Apples, ap
ples everywhere! Fall fruit brought
a fair price. Then came the drop,
and now buyers say that there is so
much fruit that they could obtain all
they want at even lower figures, but
are ashamed to ask the farmer to
take less.
The Fine Straw Industry.
The great majority of the farmers
of the south arc compelled to use jute
bagging this - year, but there can be
no doubt that arrangements arc
making, which will not only smash
the bagging trust, but will result in
the substitution of other materials
for covering the cotton crop of the
south.
McIntosh county needs a county
court.
All quarantine will be taken off on
Thursday next.
The Darien bank will be ready for
business by Jan. 1.
The quarantine cost the city and
county about $300 a month.
Work on the artesian well is still
going on.
There are now five steamers on the
river route.
Thero is but very little timber com
bing down at .present although: the '
rivers are in good rafting condition.
The Doboy property of the late
John Browne will be sold on Novem
ber Ctb. Saw mill men who are look
ing for a mill site at one of the great
Southern timber ports could do no
better than to purchase this prop
erty.
It is the duty <>f our citizens to
assist the committee in getting a fine
exhibit for the State Fair from old
McIntosh county. We have prom
ised to show Georgia and the South
what we can do and it is the duty
of every good citizen to work to this
end.
auce on his life, and in spite of the I reduction it
John ! circumstances under which he died. 1 *■“
■hurcli, she said to the boy:
me. why did you not- attend Sunday I the policies, it is said, will bepn
School this morning, you flmust haveily paid. The insurance eompa
' been sick?" ’ No, I had to stay at j seem to
home and kill a eat." - The young j loguc
lullV moved on.
The Pullman Palace Car Compa
ny is to have a powerful competitor.
The Mann Boudoir Company and
the Woodruff Parlor Car Companv
have joined hands, and erected ex
tensive works at Wilmington Del.
The new company will be known as
the Union Palace Car Cunpany. It
is stated that it has already received
the privilege of running its cars on , Ap6onHnjr Secretary of the
the entire Richmond Terminal sys-: Railroad Commission of Georgia the
tom. Perhaps there will now lie a j scoop of the East Tune, ssee and Cen-
lccpic , elir rates. ; trial mil muds by tin- Richmond Teh-
One of the quarantine commission
ers of New York says that he will
keep an eye on -Florida oranges this
season and investigate them with a
view to ascertaining whether they
can convey yellow fever germs or not.
High medical authorities have always
regarded oranges as absolutely free
from any infection or contagion.
Bowaro ot Fraud, aa my name and the price are
lamped on the bottom ot all my advertised shoes
before leaving the factory, which protect the wearers
against high prices and Inferior goods. It a dealer
offers W. JL. Douglas shoes at a reduced price, or
says he has them without my name and price stamped
on the bottom, put him down uj a fruuu.
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE. GENTLEMEN.
The only mil S3 SEAMLESS Shoe smooth In
side. NO TACKS or WAX THREAD to hurt
the feet, eaav a. hand-iewed and WILL NOT RIF.
W. L. DOUGLAS 84 SHOE, the original and
only hand-fewed welt 14 .hoe. Equal, custom-made
ahoea costing from SO to $9. _
W. L. DOUGLAS 83.140 rOLICB SHOE.
Railroad Men and Letter earners all wear them.
Smooth ‘.’I'l l.: .- < .. Hind-Sen e.l shoe. No Tacks or
Wa*Thread to hurt the feet.
W. L. DOUGLAS SS.UO SHOE la une*celled
for heavy wear. Ih -t Calf shoe f..r Hi - nrlee.
vy. JL. DOUGLAS 82,85 WORKINGMAN’S
count suicide in th
di-.enses now-a-days,
j they may be
jy)—“Moike, arc vez
spake.” Mike' PyJ-iffetit R. I
catl. but Oi’m rienSinti' Line h
'erlaml' Bluff.
lllinal IS m violation ol the b:atc eon- I Stioo.givea the small Boy. a chance to wear the be.l
! ... .. 1 shoe. In the world.
I StitlltlOTl. ' All made In Congress, Dutton and Lcce. If not sold
I * ... I hy your dealer, write
W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton, Macs.
TAYI.OH Sr FLEETWOOD.
Valker of the Da- j
- purchased South-;
Agen:r
Brunswick. Ga