Newspaper Page Text
Straw and ^dwritseq.
Newnan, Ga., Friday, April 20, 1888.
WEEKLY CIRCULATION, 1,750.
JAS. E. BROWN, Editor.
Savannah, Griffin and North Ala
bama Railroad.
The case of the minority stockhold
ers of the Savannah, Griffin and North
Alabama Railroad against the Central
Railroad and Banking Company, it will
be remembered, was originally set for a
hearing on the 20th ult., but owing to
the refusal of the Central Railroad offi
cials to produce books and papers
belonging to the Savannah, Grif
fin and North Alabama road it was
found necessary to postpone the hear
ing until some time next month. The
case will come up before Judge Mar
shall .T. Clarke in Atlanta about the
second week in May, at which time the
motion of the minority stockholders to
enjoin the Central from foreclosing its
mortgage on the property in litigation
will be heard and passed upon.
A writer in the Griffin Sun has this to
say concerning the case:
\Ve have no fight to make upon the
subordinate officers of the Central Rail
road. They are clever gentlemen, and
being anxious to serve the powers that
be, naturally look through prejudiced
eyes upon everything that may be said
, or done against the great corporation
which they serve. Indeed, we have no
unkindness to manifest even towards
General Alexander or his officiary.
We certainly wish them all success.
In tile matter of the Savannah, Griffin
and North Alabama Railroad, howev
er, we feel that the minority stockhold
ers have rights that have not been res
pected by the great corporation these
gentlemen represent; and hence have
appealed to the Courts of the State, as
the. law provides, to have our com
plaints adjudicated. In the first place
the Central attempted to force its mi
nority stockholders to the wall and get
their stock for nothing. We say for noth
ing, for the reason that when offered the
same for their stock, even after they
had proposed to take it, they denied
ever mating the offer and refused to
sell, showing that they considered it of
higher value. Since then they have
refused to put a price upon the road
for fear it would be purchased by oth
ers, and that they would lose this val
uable property.
Now let the Central be fair and make
a proposition either to give or take,
thus putting themselves upon the plat
form of equity and justice, and relieve
themselves of the dilemma in which
they are now placed. What could be
fairer than this V
The suit of the minority stockholders
may not amount to as much as the gen
tlemen wish, but it will amount to this:
it will decide the question whether a
railroad company can go outside its
chart ered powers and buy a majority of
the stock of another company, squeeze
the life out of it and gobble it up. If
this suit fails, then there is no protec
tion in Georgia against the rapacious
greed of corporations. All that one
will have to clo is to buy a majority of
t he stuck of a corporation, ruin its bus
iness and take the property at his own
figures. The minority have rights and
the Courts will maintain them.
Freight belonging legitimately to the
Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama
Railroad has been diverted. We will
establish that fact beyond peradven
ture. Now, why diverted? Could it
have been otherwise than to cripple
and ruin the property? What matters
it to the poor, hard working men of
Middle Georgia whether the road is in
good or bad condition, if its business is
diverted so that their stock is valueless?
They worked hard in building the road,
and trusted the Central as worthy co
partners who would run it in the best
interest of all. Alas? Now they are
told to send in their stock at $7.50 per
share—stock that cost them $200, (for
the stock was once scaled down to
one-half.) The Central occupies an
absurd position in the case, and before
it ends will regret the step it has
taken. The only hope of escape is to
make the minority stockholders as just
and equitable an offer for their stock
as they would be willing to take for
their own.
Revs. Sam Jones and Sam Small
propose to start a third party move
ment in Georgia, in the interest of pro
hibition. A State convention has been
called to meet in Atlanta on Tuesday
next, and the purpose seems to be to
forestall the meeting of the State Tem
perance Association, which will con
vene in that city on the 8th prox.
Frederick William, the German
Emperor, has had a sudden relapse
and is now lying in a critical condition,
lie is reported to be suffering from in
flammation of the lungs, and his death
may occur at any moment.
Col. R. T. Dorsey, of Atlanta, is
being urged by his friends to become a
candidate for Congress. He is Judge
Bigby’s law partner, and one of the
strongest and best nien in the Fifth
Congressional District.
The Republican State Convention
met in Atlanta last Wednesday and
elected the following delegates to the
National Republican Convention:
At Large—Colonel A. E. Buck, Col
onel R. D. Locke, W. A. Pledger, and
W. J. White.
First district—John H. Deveaux,
Floyd Snelson.
Second district—B. F. Brimberry,
C. W. Arnold.
Third district—Elbert Head, T. M.
Dent, (contested).
Fourth district—J.C. Beall, R. F. Mil
ner.
Fifth district—C. C. Wimbush, Jack-
son McHenry.
Sixth district—W. W. Brown, P. O.
Holt.
Seventh district—A. Collins, A. B.
Fortune.
Eighth district—Madison Davis, John
Heard.
Ninth district—S. A. Darnell, H. D.
Ingersoll.
Tenth district—P. H. Craig, O. T. Gon-
der, R. R, Wright, Jesse Wimberly,
(contested delegations).
The delegation will support John
Sherman for President.
The Athens correspondent of the
Savannah News writes as follows to
that paper, of the 14th inst.:
The prize debate of the Phi Kappa
Society of the University of Georgia for
the gold medal and champion debaters’
places came off this morning. Dr.
Johns, of the faculty; A. J. Cobb and
Dr. H. C. White acted as judges. The
question, “Resolved, that the internal
revenue taxes should be abolished,” was
handled with perfect control by the
contestants. The debate lasted about
three hours, when the judges, after a
short consultation, declared L. L.
Knight, of Atlanta, a speaker on the
affirmative side, the winner of the med
al and N. R. Broyles, of Atlanta, A.
C’ Willcoxon, of Newnan, and J. P.
were awarded. The question was de
cided in favor of the negative. The
students this year are appointed on
their merit to the offices in the gilt oi
the literary societies.
ROSCOE Conkling, the eminent law-
year and politician, died last Tuesday
night at his home in New York. He
was the best man in the Republican
party, and his death is universally de
plored. ____________
It is rumored that Secretary Bayard
is soon to be married to Mrs. Folsom,
President Cleveland’s mother-in-law.
June 2d is the date fixed for the mar
riage. _
John H. Inman has been elected
president of the West Point Terminal
Company. The system embraces sev
eral leading lines of railway in the
South. ______
Rev. J. II. Campbell, of Columbus,
died at his home in that city on Mon
day night last, aged 80. He was the
oldest Baptist minister in the State.
The Third Party Movement in Georgia.
Atlanta Constitntion.
For the first time since the war the
State of Georgia has three distinct po
litical organizations contending for su
premacy.
Two of these parties have been m the
ring ever since the war, but the Demo
crats long ago knocked about the last
spark of life out of the Republicans, so
virtually there has been formally years
hut one political organization in the
State. For eighteen years it has been
all ups with the Democracy, and downs
with the Republicans, and the latter
party long ago concluded, very wisely,
to leave untouched the gauntlet thrown,
by its opponent. So complete has been
the victory of the Democracy, and so
united have the good people of the
State been in its support, that it has
been left, without contest, to control
the affairs of the State.
It we understand aright notice is
served that it must hereafter fight for
what it gets, and it is not the Republi
can party, but the National Prohibi
tion party, that steps forward and calls
a halt in the onward march of the
Georgia Democracy. The Rev. Sam
Small leads the movement for a third
party, and has already begun what he
says will be an everlasting campaign.
The question now is, what is the
Democracy of the State to do ?
It cannot be denied that there are
many thousands of earnest and active
prohibitionists in the ranks of the Dem
ocratic party in this State, but, wheth
er or not any noticeable element of
them will desert the party to join the
newly organized move to establish the
National Prohibition party in the State
remains to he seen. The earnestness
with which Mr. Small has begun the
fight, promises that it will become more
interesting as it progresses. The peo
ple of every county will be asked to
forsake party alliances and join the
new party, as being the only one by
which prohibition can be reached.
We predict that the effort to break
down the Democracy will not thrive in
Georgia. The Democratic party in
this State will not allow itself to be
come dismembered, but on the other
hand will strengthen with opposition
However, the war has begun.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
The National Prohibition party made
its first appearance in Georgia last
night. It is a strange conglomeration
of Democrats and Republicans. There
were doubtless some present with axes
to grind, and some visionary humani
tarians who were invited to be present
to turn the grind stone.
This professes to be a temperance
party. It is a very strange one. It seeks
to remove the tax which has hitherto
raised the price and restricted the sale
of intoxicants. In the interest of tem
perance these people demand cheap
whisky. It is strange that they have
not yet thought, in the interest of vir
tue, to demand a repeal of all law's
which tend to check the prevalence of
vice.
These gentlemen attacked the Demo
cratic party, and listened without pro
test to theusual Republican falsehood
about bull-dozing. They display a
wonderful fondness for the Repub
licans and their assistants, and nave
tacked to their platform the Repub-
can demand for untaxed whisky and
the Republican demand for protection.
This antagonism to the Democratic
and fondness for the Republican party
seems strange to those who know any
thing about the -prohibition movement
in Georgia. It has captured about
four-fifths of the counties of the State,
and has done so by the assistance of,
Democratic and in spite of the opposi
tion of Republican votes. Prohibition
has never been a party' measure, and
yet every one knows that .where it has
come before the people, in almost ev
ery case the large majority' of the white
people have voted for it, and the large
majority of the negroes have voted
against it. It seems strange, then,
that these prohibitionists have gone in
to the camp of the enemy to attack the
friends of their cause.
The damage that these men will do
to the cause of prohibition can only be
measured by their influence. If they
represent the prohibition cause in
Georgia, then the prohibition cause is
dead." It is likely, however, that the
prohibitionists of the State will repu
diate them. Prohibition cannot suc
ceed in Georgia in antagonism to the
Democratic party, and it seems that
the one thing for which tins meeting
assembled was to put out a platform on
which to combine all the various ele
ments which antagonize that party.
The defeat of the Democratic party in
i Georgia means the. success of the Ee-
i publican party. The people are not
: yet prepared for this, and never will be.
NO MAN
CAN POINT THE
FINGER OF SCORN
AT
IRA P. BRADLEY
And say that he ever misrep
resented an article or missta
ted a fact in order to effect a
sale, no matter how dull the
season may have been. His
character and a big stock of
(roods are about all he has in
this world, and however anx
ious he may be to keep ahead
of his competitors, (as he gen
erally contrives to do,) he can
not afford to jeopardize the
one in order to sell the other.
He will miss a sale every time
before he would thus compro
mise himself. Consequently,
when he makes a business
proposition to the public, the
public may rest assured that
he means everything he says.
But we digress. We start
ed out to say that his stock of
Spring Clothing, notwithstan
ding the heavy run of trade
he has had in this line since
the season opened, is apparent
ly undiminished as yet, and as
he will have no use for them
next winter, has decided to
close them out at reduced pri
ces. He has suits ranging
all the way from $10 to $28,
and no questions asked. Or
he will you a suit by sample,
take your measure and have
the same made to order, guar
anteeing a fit. You can pay
your money and take your
choice—it is all the same to
him.
He is selling Straw Hats at
20c. up to $1.50. Spring Felt,
50c. to $3,50.
Umbrellas and Sunshades,
$1 to $4.
A complete line of Gents’,
Ladies’ and Misses’ Shoes, as
fine as can be made.
Gents’ and Ladies’ Fine
Neckwear, the most elegant
assortment in town.
A beautiful line of Spring
Prints, Ginghams, Lawns and
White Goods.
Full line Staple and Fancy
Notions.
A big job lot of Tobacco,
30c. to $1 per pound.
Special drive in Svrups, 3°c
to 75c per gallon. Anxious
to dispose of the entire lot be
fore hot weather.
Nice line of Crockerv, lus
tre band and plain.
Table and Pocket Cutlery,
Jewelry, etc.
A general assortment of
Groceries and Plantation Sup
plies.
Two bars of Kirk’s Laun
dry Soap, 5c.
The celebrated Pearl Shirt
a specialty..
Open every day in the week,
both in front and rear.
THE 10 CENT
STORE.
We have now in stock a better as
sortment of goods than we have ever
carried. We simply ask a comparison
of our prices with others to convince
the public that we are headquarters for
goods in our line. Note the following:
FIVE CENT ARTICLES.
2 bars good Laundry Soap. '
3 balls Eagle and Phoenix Thread.
2 spools 200-yards'Thread.
4 pound fine Toilet Soap—worth 10c.
1 bar fine Glycerine Soap.
1 cake excellent Shaving Soap.
3 cakes nice Toilet Soap.
Fine Round Minor—worth 10 cents.
GOO fine Parlor Matches.
Nice Pipe.
1 dozen Safety-pins.
2 papers Dress-pins.
40’Ma rbles.
6 good Cedar Pencils.
12 good Slate Pencils.
1 bottle good Mucilage.
1 quire nice White Paper.
1 nice Velvet Picture Frame.
1 good Barlow Knife.
1 paper excellent Needles.
2 Crochet Needles.
1 fine bone center Crochet Needle.
Pair of buckled Elastics.
Elastic that is worth 10 cents.
Box of Cascarrilla Whiting.
2 good Thimbles.
llgood lined leather Purse.
Combs, different kinds.
2 packs Chewing Gum.
1 block Chewing Gum, with photos.
Butcher Knife.
Large Jewsharp.
S-hole French Harp.
1 good Linen Collar.
Nice Hat Ornament.
Nice Autograph Album.
5 Pen Staffs.
Table of Lamp Mats—6 for 25 cents.
Table Napkins, 5 cents each.
Nice Tea Strainer.
Nice hammered Tin Mug.
50 dozen Handkerchiefs for 5c. each.
Large Box Blacking.
Elegant Blueing, 2 for 5c.
1 dozen No. 1 Lamp Wicks.
1 good Curry Comb.
1 good size Slate.
Large Tin Cup.
Good Tin Dipper.
2 Pie Plates.
1 Jelly-cake Pan.
Boys’ Book Strap.
Any amt. Glass Novelties, cheap at 10c.
Drawing Slate for children.
TEN CENT GOODS.
Good Shaving Brush, worth 20c.
Good Pocket Knife.
Good Wooden Pipe.
1 Pair Gents’ Cuffs.
1 pair Ladies’ Cuffs.
Ladies’ fine hemstitched Handkerchief.
Fine Zvlonite Comb.
Good Iiair Brush.
Good Shoe Brush.
Match-case, with cigar clipper.
Large Tooth Brush, worth 20c.
Children’s Round Combs.
Nice shaving Cup, special.
Pair of very good Spectacles.
Writing Set, 4 pieces.
Knife, Fork and Spoon.
Good lined Leather Purse.
Bottle Cologne in glass slipper.
Pair of accurate Spring Scales.
Pair of good Rubber Suspenders.
Pair large'Scissors.
Fine Linen Napkin, very fine.
Deck good Playing Cards.
Nice leather-back Blank book.
Fine Linen Towel.
Fine Towel, can be used for tidy.
Ladies’ white Balbrigaw Hose.
Ladies’ black split-foot TIose.
Ladies’-gray mixed heavy Hose.
Gents’ heavy seamless Hose.
Gents’ fancy Hose.
Misses’ black Hose, good quality.
Misses’ Fancy Hose, good quality.
Misses’ navy blue Ilose, fine goods.
Misses’ ribbed Hose.-
Nice flowered Splasher.
Nice flowered Lamp Chimney.
Nice flowered No. 2 Lamp Chimney.
2 No. 1 Lamp Chimneys.
An improved Nutmeg Grater.
Box of Envelopes and Paper.
Gents’ Collars, good styles.
Gents’ fine white Handkerchiefs.
Gents’ fine Handkerchief, with border.
Box of Swandown Whiting.
Set of nice Tea Spoons.
Gents’ fancy Silk Bow.
1 good Lock and 2 keys.
Nice gilt-back Autograph Album.
1 good Claw-hammer.
2 yards fine Picture Cord.
1 good 10-hole Richter Harp.
1 cake transparent Glyc.erine Soap.
Splendid Wisp Broom.
2 ft. brass-hinged Pocket Rule.
Nice brass Tea Bell.
1 pair of good Scissors.
1 Collar and Shirt-front, good goods.
Good counter Duster.
1 Mirror, } inch thick.
1 good solid Rubber Ball.
1 good School Satchel, rubber.
1 painted Spittoon.
1 hand-grip Shawl Strap.
6 quart Milk-pan.
4 quart Milk Bucket.
No. 8 Wash-pan.
2 quart Sauce-pan.
Large 2 quart cook Dipper.
Black handle Dipper.
Deep Bake-pan, four quarts. •
Improved Potato Grater.
Good Coffee-pot.
i gallon Milk-cup.
3 quart covered Bucket.
1 good Fry-pan.
1 good Stove-shovel.
1 good Shade for lamp.
Glass Plates, in colors.
Glass Butter Dishes, in colors.
Glass Sugar Dishes, in colors.
Dewdrop Berry Dishes, very handsome.
Different styles Pickle Dishe.s.
Glass Bucket.
Glass Pot.
Glass Tumblers, all colors.
Glass Dewdrop Mugs.
Glass flowered Mugs.
A beautiful opal Mug.
Decorated Salt and Pepper Boxes.
I Different styles mosaic Novelties.
| Nice Glass Cream Pitcher.
I Nice Glass Spoon-Holder.
I Any number of Nappies for 10 cents,
j Gents’ plated Scarf-pin.
! Gents’ Initial Scarf-pin.
Gents’ curb-pattern Watch-chain.
Ladies’ plated Bar-pins.
Ladies’ plated Cuff Buttons.
Ladies’ nice Necklace,
j Ladies’ nice Locket,
i Ladies’ setted Finger Rings.
Ladies’ coral Bar-pins.
Ladies’ gold-plated Ear Drops,
i Ladies’ -Jet Ear Drops.
' Roys’ dumb Watch, with chain,
i Large two pound bar Laundry Soap.
: 3 large ! -::!ls Potash for 20 cents.
: 3 pounds<i>da. in 1 pound packages, 20c.
In addition to these 5 and 10c. goods.
! we carry many other articles, ranging
: from 15 ■. to s j.50. Make out a list of
what you want, and we will serve yon
with the greatest pleasure.
“ A. Ih JOHNSON & CO.
CHEAP
SPRING
CLOTHING!
Line Cassimere Suits, $io.oo, $12.50 and $15.00.
Alapaca Coats—all sizes.
We also have a few suits of the Anderson stock that we
will close out at a very low price. And if you want a
mo n pAlROFGOOD 1STO 7
1NCJ. / MEN’S SHOES. C/. /
don’t fail to call on us; for we have a full line of that num
ber, and will sell them below
NEW YORK COST!
STRAW HATS to suit all—regardless of race, color or
previous condition.
And as for the following articles we will sell at Atlanta
prices—
SUGAR, COFFEE,
TOBBACCO, MEAT,
FLOUR AND LARD,
(Choice Leaf is the grade we handle,) guaranteed to suit the
most fastidious.
SOAP! SOAP!! SOAP!!!
All kinds of Laundry and Toilet Soap, with safety-pin in
each wrapper.
ARNALL & FARMER.
SPRING
CLOTHING.
SHOES AND HATS!
Our stock of Spring Clothing is now in, and we have no
hesitancy in assuring our friends and customers that is the
largest and handsomest Spring stock that we have ever car
ried. Between four and five hundred suits are now spread
out on our counters up-stairs, and they need only be seen to
be admired. We are selling good Business Suits from $8 to
$15. (Just think of getting a whole cassimere suit for $8!)
Dress Suits, $15 to $20. Best imported custom-made goods,
$25. Or, if you don’t find anything in our stock to suit you,
(though this is not likely to happen,) we will take your meas
ure and have suits made to order, at about the same cost. We
are bound to suit you.
Extra length Alpaca Coats, and colored Alpaca Coats
and Vests.
A beautiful line of Spring Hats, Straw and Felt. We
have also about two hundred sample Spring Hats, which were
bought 40 per cent, below manufacturer’s cost, and will be
sold the same way.
Remember, the BAY STATE SHOE is always the
I best, and the manufacturer s guarantee is worth something to
^you.
HARDAWAY & HUNTER.
