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r HERALD ADVERTISER. VOL. XXII. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1887. NO. 51. 1 150 BARRELS FLOUR, New Crop, Just received, direct from the mills—all made from wheat of f this year’s crop. We have all the different grades. Buy from us and save wholesale grocers’ profit. We get it at the mills, and upon precisely the same terms that the Atlanta merchants do. Get our prices and then try a sample of our Flour. “Proof of the pudding is chewing the bag.” BUY OUR $3 MEN’S CALF SHOE! It is the best Shoe you can get, and does the service of a five-dollar article. Manufacturers’ guarantee with every pair sold. THE STATE ROAD QUESTION. $4,000 Worth of MENS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING just received for the Fall and Winter trade, comprising the largest and most carefully selected stock of Ready-Made Clothing in this mar ket, which we propose to sell at prices that cannot be duplica ted this side of Atlanta. We’ve got ’em—all sizes, qualities, and styles—and they must be sold. t l 100 BOXES TOBACCO Were bought by us just a short while before the recent ad vance, by which we can save to our customers from 15 to 30 per cent., on this lot alone. It is a prime lot of Tobacco, and would be a bargain even at the prices that now rule. CAR-LOAD BAGGING AND TIES Received this week, and more on the road. Best grades of both constantly in stock during the season. ARNALL & FARMER: \ SB CLOTHING! and the politician ? He gets $10,000 a of its property, and the people of corn- year now; if those resolutions had been | petition? I thank thee, Jew, for that my lot to unmask a Mahone, but 1 thank God that I have to-day uncov ered the unseen hand that penned those resolutions." Mr. Atkinson concluded his speech opposing the resoulutions, and pro nounced them a scheme in which he could not affirm the-lessees of the State road had a hand, but declaring that nothing could more neatly dovetail and follow the letters of President Joseph E. Drown. Mr. Harrison rose to a question of Spirited Debate Between Mr. Atkin son, of Coweta, and Mr Harrison, of Quitman. Atlanta Special to Augusta Chronicle, 1st inst. A sensation was created in the House to-day by a spirited colloquy between Mr. Atkinson, of Coweta, and Mr. Harrison, of Quitman, in which it was developed that Hon. A. O. Bacon, at torney of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company, was the author of the resolutions intro duced by Mr. Harrison, to provide for advertisements for bids for the sale or lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Harrison are both emphatic and impassioned speak r ers, and the dialogue ho tween thorn be came quite excited as the former re peatedly challenged the latter to name the author of the resolutions. There has not been so animated, ft seen? hi the House since the recent unfortunate Felton and Simmons controversy. To-1 conference, .as at all other times, had e\'- day’s discussion, however, was well jf? 1 ® ® f J5?S tempered and parliamentary, and be-' came sensational only from the ele ment of surprise that pervaded, the in terest that entered into the question and the very animated style of the two speakers. An outline of the colloquy will he found in the House proceedings below. that word. A corporation lawyer seeking . to capture the Legislature. But it is poly he might have gotten $25,000 j said that the object is to ascertain the r. Mr. Speaker, it did not fall to value of. the road for sale or lease. passed and the road had been sold and the East Tennessee road secured its mono] a rear. What can be accomplished by it ? Rids for the sale will be put in, in excess of bids for the lease. Seven million dol lars will he bid for the purchase and (This episode created great excite- $20,000 monthly for the lease. This ment in the House, and members Svill be adduced as an argument in fa- gathered in knots in the aisles and; vor of the sale, and every means used doors and around the speakers.) _ that corporate power can bring to bear 'to further this unfair, wicked scheme. Local strifes and controversies will be excited in each county to overshadow the State road question, and under this shadow men will he returned fa vorable to the sale. They will lobby off every county. Did you notice the first guii fired in the Constitution this morning for United States Senator, nil he made an issue in the next privilege, and said it hail been his nrac- That wi tice at all times to’confer with Major canvass Bacon on matters of public interest, j created by the campaign other and He had met him and talked with him, greater questions will be forgotten. In about this State road question, and! the contest between Colquitt and they had agreed upon these resolutions Jackson, men may be returned for the which, at his request, Major Bacon had sale. My God ! gentlemen, for the i writU'U and sent to Mm Sfiittie Lad In- love and honor you bear Georgia, don’t j' . . t t t * ! trounced tlieni. Bacon, in then- invite this disgrace. Save the State 1 a » ainst 020 at iNime llate labt year ' A cendiaries and burglars set fire to th barn of a Mr. Messer, living a fe* miles from Brooks Station; and wluT tlie family were at the fire these pw ties entered the dwelling and atoh three hundred dollars. It is to 1 hoped that these eandidates fortl - gallows and penitentiary may yet 1- caught and receive the full benef. which an outraged law provides ftn them. Something a little irregular isboote for this and next month. All tl changes of the moon in October are 7 occur in the evening, and for If oven her, all are in the morning. Will ib tober be dry and November wet? Ju- wait. We notice some cherry trees in fu bloom. Cherry pies will he sniaR nci year. Cotton receipts at this place ar more than double those of last seasoi up to date; shipments over 1,300 bale WE CAN SELL YOU A GOOD SUIT, THICK AND WELL-MADE, FOR $0 00. . A SPLENDID CASSIMERE SUIT FOR S7 30. A GENUINE SCOTCH SUIT FOR $12 50. A FIRST-CLASS CUSTOM-MADE BUSINESS SUIT FOR $15 00. ELEGANT DRESS SUITS, IN PLAIDS, DIAGONALS AND CORK SCREWS, (in frocks,) $18 00 to $25 00. SAME GOODS, (in sacks,) $15 to $20. A SPLENDID LINE OF OVERCOATS, (Light-Weight and Heavy,) ALL THE WAY FROM $4 TO $20. BOYS’ AND YOUTH’S CLOTHING. FROM $5 TO $15. Say V LARGE LOT OF FINE CLOTHING RECEIVED THIS W EEK.^gS j [) HARDAWAY & HUNTER. House Proceedings, (Friday.) The Special order was next taken up aud Mr. Watts, of Stewart, resumed the discussion of the Western anil At lantic Railroad resolutions. He re viewed the earnings of the road. The road is worth what it earns. The net. profit is $548,604 91; it is worth $35,000 per month rent and will pay a hand some profit besides. The road at 44 per cent, on its earnings is worth twelve millions of dollars. When 1 was a boy 1 once had a sum of money given me which my aunt put away and wouldn’t let me have. When I wanted to know wliv she wouldn’t let me keep it, she said I didn’t have sense enough to keep so much money. Now, Mr. Speaker, that’s wliv I am opposed to selling the State road. I don t believe the people of Georgia have sense enough to keep so much money. If we get' all that money in the Treasury of Georgia every Legislature will he thronged with lobbyists and sharpers with all seals of schemes to get that money. We don’t want it; we haven’t got sense enough to keep it. Let us keep this magnificent road and hand it down to our children. Mr. Atkinson, of Coweta, said these res olutions came before the House in very fair guise, but the members should re member that Christ was betrayed with a kiss. Those gentlemen who favor these resolutions say they provide for! ascertaining the value of the State road, either to sell or lease; I tell yon it is not true; they provide only for the sale under the most damaging circum stances; they tell you it is a double- barreled gun, but I assure you it is loaded iu but one barrel and that means the sale. __ . _ Mr. Harrison, of Quitman— I will state to the gentleman that the author of these resolutions, though not a mem ber of this House, is the peer of any citizen of Georgia, and one who is, and has al ways been, opposed to the sale.” Mr. Atkinson—“Name him. I dare you to name him.” Mr. Harrison—“No, sir, I will hot name him now. If the resolutions are adopted I will give you his name; if de feated, l will not.” Mr. Atkinson—“Name him.” Mr. Harrison—“Not now. I will give his name if the resolutions are carried.” Mr. Atkinson—“Mr, Speaker, you see behind this scheme an unknown hand, an unknown brain, an unknown motive.” Mr. Harrison—“Mr. Speaker, I had j not intended to claim for myself the authorship of these resolutions which 1 Introduced, but I never intended to give the name of their author until the House had passed them." Mr. Atkinson—“Name him.” Mr. Harrison—“The author of those resolutions is a nnin who last year was voted for for the office of Governor by the gentlemen irom Coweta, and who, in common with his opponent, declared against the sale of the road.” Mr. Atkinson—“Name him ! I dare you to name linn.” * Mr. Harrison—“The author of those resolutions was the Hon. A. (>. Bacon, of Bibb.” Mr. Atkinson—“Mr. Speaker, I did vote for him for Governor.” Mr. Harrison—“So did I, and will vote for him again for anything he wants.” Mr. Atkinson—“But my vote for him for Governor as between individuals would not govern me. in indorsing his acts as the paid attorney of the East Tennessee Railroad. )Ve have, Air. Speaker, as the author of these resolu tions A. O. Bacon, the attorney of the East Tennessee Railroad. Here we have the unseen hand. Sell the State road and the East Tennessee road can secure a monopoly, it is noi necessary to argue how eagerly the East Tennessee Railroad would welcome such a scheme. Name him ! Could you consign him to more eternal political and moral death in Georgia than to have named hmi as the author of the^e resolutions under these circumstances*? Air. Chairman. I thank Goil that I liaive unmasked this scheme.” Dr. Feltoa—“Will the gentleman let me interrupt him long enough to say that I voted for A. O. Bccon for Gov ernor, but that I now rejoice that he was defeated.” [Applause.] Mr. Atkinson—“Mr. Speaker”—. Air. Harrison —“When Alajor Bacon gave me those resolutions he said ’You know I am opposed to the sale of the road.' ” Air. Atkinson—“Oh, lyes,', he is 'op posed to the sale. He would not vote to sell it himself, but says A. (). Bacon, the attorney: Tf 1 can get a ear to pull those chesnutsout of the fire Client'em.’ (Laughter and applause..) Did you ever see such a combination of the* lawyer road, aud the resolutions were framed in order that the State might arrive at the real valuation of her property. Mr. Huff—“Air. Speaker, I #va»t the gentleman to state plainly if A. O. Ba con wrote those resolutions.” Mr. Harrison—“I cannot say he wrote them with his own hand. They came to me written with a type-writer.” Mr. Huff—“Is A. O. Bacon the au thor*?” Mr. Harrison—“The resolutions were mailed to me by him, and, so far at, I know', do other person in the world knew of their authorship but him and me, and a gentleman on this floor, whom I told in confidence this morn ing. A: O. Bacon wrote them at my request.” . „ Mr. Huff—“Mr. Speaker, I call »or the reailiug of the A. O. Bacon resolu tions. Lot the House see what was Ids schema.” Air. Speaker—“The resolutions upon the clerk’s desk will be read if there is no objection.” Air. Gordon, of Chatham— Air. Speaker, I only want to say those reso lutions came before the Finance Com mittee as the Harrison resolutions. \\ e only know them as the Harrison reso lutions. We reported a majority anil minority substitute for the Harrison resolutions, anil I protest against their being called the Bacon resolutions or anything else but Ifce Harrison resolu tions in this House. AU tfce resolutions, the original and both rejwjrts of tee Finance Committee were .printed and distributed in the House, and the mem bers had as full opportunity to lie fa miliar with the original as the substi tute?’ ' .. M*. Harrison—“Yes, sir; the resolu tions Ahre ordered printed when intro- ducedv anil were placed on the desks of the members at the time. Air. Huff—“I call for the reading of the original A. O. Bacon resolutions.’ The clerk read the original resolu tions. Soli) this calamity. In view of the grand future before her save her from the blot these vultures would place upon her—from this damnable spot that will never out. The people of North Georgia are not ingrates. A nobler people does not breathe the air of earth. They will not turn against the road. What mockery, what folly, to sell the road to get out of debt! If sold there is no telling where the mon ey will go. There is an element in Georgia that will bring her in debt if they had to bribe the devil in hell and the highest archangel in heaven. I am anxious to see the State road the basis of a school system that will afford edu cation to all the children of Georgia. Let-everyGeorgian see that the new capitol is kept pure. I do not charge that the lessees have any hand in the preparation of the resolutions, but the ma jority report anil the letters of Pres ident Brown seem to have been cut out of the same timber. The letters of President Brown are a studied report to depreciate the value of the State’s property. Now comes the proposition, put in the advertisement for bids. Uncle Joey B. sits back anil laughs, ‘What fools these mortals be. I have dug a pit and the assembled wisdom of the State have fallen into it.’ Pass the bill to sell this road, and the people of Georgia will rise up in their indigna tion and compel you to repeal it. How ever we may have differed with, that grand old man in the past, (Mr. Felton, of Bartow*) we should hoqor him for Ins noble speech yesterday. The State road should l>e the basis oi a grand educa tional system that .will ennoble the heart and brighten the intellect of the youth of our land—that wiU make Georgia the fair-haired daughter of the suh, beckoning her sister States to emulate her example and win the ad miration of mankind.” [Applause. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. The "Constitution’s” Report. Atlanta Constitution, 1st inst. mr. Atkinson's views. Mr. Atkinson began: “I do not im pugn the motives of those who favor tbe adoption of these resolutions. I regard them as dangerous. The resq- lutions come to us in words of fairness- honeyed words, but we must look deeper than the surface. A kiss be trayed Christ. The fang of the poi sonous viper is concealed m these reso- iptions, Rob the resolution of its dis guise, and in its last analysis it is but a mere proposition to S‘d(Tlfice. irioper- j ty, to sell at an impaired valuation. 1’his is done when it is known that the people of Georgia are opposed to the sale. It is a double-barrelled shotgun that we are urged to fire, but only one barrel is loaded. ME. HARRISON CREATES A SENSATION. Air. Harrison—“The resolution is the product of one than whom no man stands higher in Georgia, and he is op posed to the sale of the road. I had intended that if the resolutions passed I would not claim the credit for it, and if adopted will give his name to the House.” Air. Atkinson—“Let us have the name ‘You will not get it Senoia. Mr. EditorBussiness pressure for the past two or three weeks has pre vented our usual weekly contribution; but as w'e gather a little leisure will de vote some of it to The Herald and Advertiser. Sad announcements sometimes, it would seepi, properly come first, Since our last eOftimumCation our next door neighbor, Airs. Connell, has pass ed away. Her afflictions were long and severe, but the promised grace was af forded her aiid she bore them only as a Christian can. She had been a member of the Baptist church for many years, and was always in her place when health and opportunity permitted. She passed away peacefully, leaving evidences that her change was a glo rious one. Alay all who were near and and dear to her, and who are out of Christ, he led by this sad dispensation of Providence to lay hold upon Him— their only hope set forth in His own glorious gospel. All have our deepest sympathies. We are glail to know that Airs. W. F. Sibley, who has had a lingering at- now. Air. Harrison now.” Atkinson— Nor ne\er *\ ill, un- j ta( j. typhoid fever, is in a fair way til he gets his hand on the State road, j The men who advocate the adoption of; to recover. this resolution are men who favor the j Quite a number of ladies and gentle- sale. It is not the product of a^ mem- j men interested themselves in getting her of the House hut of an unknown i . ,, brain, and from an unknown motive.” u P, a n et supper last week at tne new Air. Harrison, of Quitman—“I have j lodge hall, the proceeds of which were no hesitation in stating in this pres- j to go towards paying for the same, ence that the author of this resolution > resu j^ s a s to cash receipts, were is Hon. A. O. Bacon, of the county of * Bibb. He stated at the time that he j 1ei - gratifying. was opposed to the sale of the road, but thought that what the people needed was information as to its value. The gentleman from Coweta sup ported him for Governor.” [Intense excitement.] Mr. Atkinson—“It i« one thing* to vote for a man for Governor, and an other to indorse his action as a cor poration attorney. [Applause.] Thank God, I have unmasked the scheme.” Intense excitement prevailed at this juncture, during which Air. Felton, of Bartow, ro§e, tremulous with emotion, and said in clear, emphatic •tones, “I voted for Bacon, but I rejoice that he was defeated!” [Applause.] Air. Harrison—"So did I, and I will ilo so again. It was at my request that lie drew up the resolutions.” Air. Atkinson—“Where is there an attorney that has been oftener before committees of this house advocating railroad measures than Alajor A. O. Bacon ? I defy the production of the man. He is attorney for the East Ten nessee road, at a salary of $10,000 (n-r annum. Thank Goil, I have unmasked the scheme < f this corporation attor ney to filch front Georgia her rich ; n- heritailcii I- Has the business of a cor poration attorney gone so far that they will get men in honored positions'Mo present their sclieritcs to rco the JState We attended the tion on Sunday. Fairburn Assoeia- at White Water cotton shipped is for export or coart wise. Air. and Airs. C. R. Watts, of Atlas ta, are stopping with Air. W. T. Arnalh and will likely spend some time her.. We welcome them. We anticipate a lively time in tb matter of travel next week—part'u visiting the Piedmont Exposition. Oct. 5th. Vincent. Grantville. Mr. Editor:—Messrs. T. E. Zellar and P. O. Collinsworth have gone .o delegates from the Baptist church lie: to the Western Association, which eo>. venes with Friendship church, in Aler, wether county. Air. J. W. Arnold returned fro: Nashville on Wednesday nfteraoi x. He accompanied Aliss Maude Tompkiv - to the Normal Institute. Airs. SaDie Hungerford anil children left last Saturday for Texas, where Iho expect to reside in the future. Air. S. H. Hill has gone to book keeping. He occupies the residence-m JJivi. Hungerford. Ito JI«tcher, of the Christian Im%e. . yvas in town last Tuesday. Mr.'T. C. Lawlor, of Hogansville.B finishing up an addition to the residence of Mr. Glenn Arnold. A series of services have beeqheM v the Methodist church for several day • past. Miss Jennie Collinsworth liasenter >' the Southern Female College at Lr- Grange. A little kinsman called to see us th other day and gave us to understate that he hail come to stay. He (for itZ a boy) seems to feel perfectly at hanai anil I sincerely trust that his visit ma : be a pleasant as well as a long one. call him “Pat,” for short. He doesn’ seem to mind it, hut his mother dop* There is nothing peculiar about tl, little fellow'? looks, pe is just like bt four brothers when they were Ills His tico sisters were better lookim Ah, me!! I was in an editor's sanctum recent! and the following is about what I saw to-wit: A few dusty exchanges; an n< vertisement of “Arbuckle’s AriosaCoi fee” (and this ismbout as near to tk* aforesaid coffee as that editor evi: gets); an old apple-wood pipe, Sfieffdftg ly ten years of age; a last year's calev dar with an elephant on it; one dllapl dated arm-chair with variegated cush ion once stuffed with cotton; eight chairs; an old edition of Webster’s Die tionary: one lamp shade, but no lamp- one ink-stand and one pen; redandbhn pencil with which to mark notices 1 delinquents; one picture frame; oiu very small mirror (used by* the editm when practicing for the reception C the exchange fiend, to get proper a=t, gle); one clothes brush; one spittoon, (any editor who uses the aforesaid pip should have two); one waste-basketa one pair cuffs made of cheapest mate rial, with very large but not brilliant brass cuff buttons containing the initia letter “B” on them; one window shad for two extra large windows, and tbs one shade was a copy of the Hawkin- ville Dispatch. Lastly, a human slcuJi , presumably that of some daring, reek church, in Fayette county. There was legs « exchan?( . fleu d,” ami kept primv- a very large concourse of people pres- nently in view for the i am]a ble purpo- and eteiy Jody seemed to ^ U J°> ; G f deterring others from transcendiir Aiiipie p.o\ i-uOii vra.-> reagona bhs bounds: It has a tendency ent, the occasion, made on the grounds for the entertain ment of all. Rev. Elim Culpepper, Dr. F. AI. Brantlv and Judge B. F. Cock left this morning to attend the Western Bap tist Association, which convened to day with Friendship church, in Aleri- wether county. Aliss Jennie Arnall will ]pav« next Saturday -for Savannah, mid will take the steamer which sails oh Sufiday for New York, where she will spend two weeks with friends. She will go the nee to Boston, to take a six weeks’ special j cor.tx* hi music in th- Conserrnb ryM Sin* wiil return the ratter paw <•: Be-1 eember, in' time to take - charge of her music class at the 8enoia High School. We trust her visit will prove a delight ful ruic: profitable one. We learn this morning that some in- in a quiet way, of curbing a fellow’ disposition to read another man’s pi per. I know* whereof I do speak. Th [editor was out, but the “devil” was ic hand, as usual, and was looking ore- the records on Revill and Alartin, wit' Jack Adams in the back-ground, pis paratorv to a final accounting, I prv- sume, with these irate gentlemen. Pr> bably when these gentlemen learn tlnr the “devil” is closely watching an. scrutinizing them, they will hastil; conclude, as tlie public has long ag< . that they are making “much - ad about nothing.” So mote it be. Dr. Glower will soon move back i town. Glad to know it. anil hope i will come to stay. Mr. and Airs- Ben Couch, of Pnd ell's, were in town last Wednesday. Qct. oth. Arbek.