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Kewnan, Ga., Friday, June 29, 1888.
WEEKLY CIRCULATION, 1,750.
JAS. E. BROWN. Editor.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
for president :
GROVER CLEVELAND,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDI^KT
ALLEN G. THURMAN,
of oiito.
and
The Republican Nominees.
After seven days of juggling
jostling, of plotting and counter-plot
ting, and of clumsy political maneu
vering, the result of the Republican
travail at Chicago seems as much a
cause of disappointment to the party
which brought it about as it is gratify
ing to Democrats everywhere. Benja
min Harrison, of Indiana, was nomina
ted for President and Levi P. Morton,
of New York, received the nomination
for Vice-President. There is no evi
dence that either was the choice of the
convention, and less still that there
was a popular demand for their nomi
nation even in the States which they rep
resent, respectively. Gresham, of Indi
ana, led Harrison by several votes on
the first, second and third ballots;
while Morton would scarcely have
been thought of had lie lived in any
other State than New York. Their
nomination was brought about by a
failure on the part of the conven
tion to harmonize either upon Sher
man, Alger or Gresham, and was
agreed to more in a spirit of despera
tion, than of enthusiasm. Blaine was
undoubtedly the choice of the conven
tion, and the only man who could have
been nominated without a stiuggle.
The doubts, divisions and disagree
ments which characterized the deliber
ations of the convention were in strik
ing contrast to the harmonious action
of the late Democratic convention, and
will have its effect upon the country.
The platform is but a rehash of the
claptrap which is put forward every
four years by the Republican party to
catch the votes of ignorant working
men and the boodle of Eastern manufac
turers and monopolists, both of which
are essential to Republican success. It
contains no promises that the paity
can fulfill, and not a single suggestion
on the line of reform or governmental
economy. It is the audacious fulmina-
tion of a desperate and despairing fac
tion, and signifies'nothing—save defeat.
The campaign will be a regular pic
nic for the Democratic party.
Benjamin Harrison, the Republican
nominee for President, lias a histoiic
and distinguished lineage. His great
grandfather, of the same Christian
name as himself, was a member of the
Continental Congress from \ irginia,
and was one of the signers of the Dec
laration of Independence, twice a mem
ber of Congress, and three times a
Governor of Virginia. President Har
rison, eminent soldier and statesman,
was his grandfather. His father, was a
Congressman and was quite prominent
in politics in his day. Benjamin Har
rison is a resident of Indianapolis. He
was born at North Bend, Hamilton
county, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1833. He re
ceived a classical education, graduating
at Miami University, Oxford, O., in
1852. He studied law at Cincinnati,
O., and removed in March, 1854, to In
dianapolis, and engaged in the practice
of the law. He was elected in Octo
ber, 1S60, reporter of decisions of the
year he was elected to Congress as
Republican, and he was re-elected in
1880. In the latter year he declined
the Republican nomination for the
Vice-Presidency. He was appointed
Minister to France by President Gar
field in 1881, and he held that position
until 1885. __________
If “Ripples” will come in and inves
tigate the City Court records as we
have done, our “little controversy” can
soon be settled. We are willing to
abide by the records, from which our
figures were obtained.
The State Road Question.
Savannah News.
The Augusta Chronicle published a
lengthy interview a day or two ago
with Senator Brown on the subject of
the Western and Atlantic railroad
lease The immediate occasion of the
interview apparently was the appear
ance in a number of counties of candi
dates for the Legislature, who-propose
to make the questions of again leasing
the road, and the paying of the pres
ent lessees for betterments, issues in the
legislative campaign. . _
The present lease will expire Dec. 2<,
1890, and it is probable, therefore, that
the Legislature to be elected next fall
will have to determine whether the
road shall be leased again or sold, and
also whether the State shall pay for bet
terments. Senator Brown says he will
not be a bidder for another lease, and
that, so far as he knows, no one of his
sons will. He will be only a taxpayer,
so far as the road is concerned, and,
therefore, is interested in having the
State make that disposition of the prop
erty that will be best for the taxpayers.
He does not hesitate to say that the
road ought to be leased, and that it
ought to be leased by a strong railroad
corporation. If the road were sold, the
money could not be applied to the li
quidation of the State debt until the
debt became due, and if the money
were held in trust it might be wasted or
lost. A private company could not do
as well with the road, he thinks, as a
strong railroad corporation, like the
Central or the Louisville and Nash
ville, for the reason that in order to
make railroads profitable now they
must be parts of great systems.
The lessees expect, of course, pay for
betterments, ana Senator Brown gives
his reasons at length why they should
be paid for them. These reasons are
about the same as those which he gave
to the public when the question of sell
ing the road was being agitated during
the session of the last Legislature. He
does not waut to have any legal con
test, however, with the State relative
to betterments, and does not think
there will be any if the Legislature is
disposed to deal with the lessees in a
spirit of fairness. He suggested that
the matter be settled by a board of ar
bitration, composed of five members,
each party—the State and the lessees—
selecting an eminent lawyer and an
eminent railroad man, and these lour
selecting the fifth member, who shall
be a man distinguished for his high
character and who shall he free from
any bias. He believes that a board
thus constituted would give satisfaction
to the people and the lessees.
He puts considerable stress upon the
point that candidates for the Legisla
ture should be pledged neither for nor
against paying for betterments, be
cause the question is one that should
be heard upon its merits, and by men
free to decide in accordance with the
law and the facts. As far as the V es-
tern and Atlantic lessees are concerned,
they will not, he says, attempt to influ
ence the election of members of the
Legislature in any county.
The State Road question is a very im
portant one, and is commanding consid
erable attention from the people. It
is not improbable that it will play quite
an important part in the legislative
campaign. The aim of the people
should "be to select for the Legislature
men who are capable of grappling with
it, and settling it with justice to all
concerned.
Still Indorsing’ Prof. Ford.
Athens Chronicle.
But that, unjust letter, with the re
port of the" board of visitors, lias
brought the University and its discip
line prominently before the people,
and we have no doubt that the board
of trustees will endeavor to profit by
all the criticisms, both for and against
the institution, and will endeavor to
place it in a condition for greater use
fulness than heretofore.
THE iCTCENT STORE.
Make out your list from the following line of bargains and
We will fill it to the best of our ability:
bring it to us.
TEN CENT GOODS.
Misses’ white aprons, ready made.
4 cakes good laundry soap.
2 cakes fine toilet soap.
1 box swan-down—pink and white.
Good spirit-level, worth 20 cents.
Good nail hammer, w r orth 25 cents.
3- piece blacking brush.
Good, substantial hairbrush.
Luminous match-safe.
Good open and shut fan.
A very nice, decorated fan.
Good, durable whisp broom.
Nice rose-wood shaving cup.
2 good curry combs.
Splendid pair spring balances.
First-class egg-beater, worth 25 cents.
Good glass cutter, cork-screw and knife
sharpener.
Set of nice tea spoons.
Good padlock, 2 keys.
Other locks at 10 cents each.
Good crumb brush, a bargain.
Large pair scissors.
Good cocoa-handle knife.
Other knives at 10 cents each.
Nice large pipe, open.
Nice pipe, with cover.
Nice pipe with bent stem.
Nice gents’ collar, (stand and down.)
Ladies’ collars and cuffs.
1 gross brace buttons.
Bargain in a cap, worth 20 cents.
An excellent shaving brush.
Cake of very fine glycerine soap.
A mirror, 3-inch thick.
Writing set complete.
Suspenders, good and durable.
Pair of gents’ sock supporters.
Pair of misses’ hose supporters.
Picture cards, in different styles.
Nice gilt picture frame.
A fair buggy-whip, worth 20 cents.
Painted flower jars and saucers.
Large rubber comb.
Double-clasp money-purse, buckskin.
Different styles purses 10 cents each.
Ladies’ hose in all colors.
Gent’s half-hose, seamless.
Gent’s fancy hose.
Ladies’ hemstiched handk’fs, fine.
Ladies’ mourning handkerchiefs.
Gents’ bordered handkerchiefs.
Gents’ white handkerchiefs.
Gents’ large bandannas.
Excellent linen towel, worth 20 cents.
Excellent crash towel, worth 20 cents.
10 different lots of towels, 10 cents each.
A professional harp, worth 20 cents.
School-bag, waterproof.
Open-work sehool-Dag.
Large India rubber ball.
Very good fry-pan.
Very good spittoon.
Good shawl strap.
Very large box blacking.
Bottle nice shoe-dressing.
Good No. 1 lamp burner.
Good No 1 lamp chimney.
2- ft. brass-tipped pocket rule.
4- quart milk bucket.
3- quart covered milk bucket.
6-quart dairy pan.
Great big 2-quart dipper.
Nice milk strainer.
Large No. 8 wash pan.
Nice black handled dipper.
Nice sauce pan.
Verv good coffee pot.
Large pan, ^vitli perforated bottom.
Large tin potato grates.
Nice cake pan, tube in center.
Large tin potato grater.
3 cakes fine soap.
Nice flowered splasher.
Large bottle of hair oik
Nice bottle cologne.
In addition to the above enumeration, we have goods rang-
insr from 15c. to $1 25—everything a bargain. Our stock
is larger than ever before, and to mention everything would
be out of reason. Please call and see us, and we think you
will find something you want. Respectfully.
A. D. JOHNSON & CO.
Bottle cologne in cradle.
Bottle cologne with sprinkler top.
Deck of good playing cards.
Watch chain cologne.
Other kinds of perfume, 10 cents each.
Improved nutmeg grater.
Nice gents’ scarfpin.
Nice ladies’ bar and lace pins.
Nice pair electroplate eardrops.
Pair gents’ cuff buttons.
Finger rings, different styles.
Ladies collar buttons.
12 good bone buttons.
Good 3-ply chair seat.
Very nice necklace and charm.
Gents’ watch chain and charm.
Initial scarf-pins.
Mourning pins.
Children’s dumb watches and chains.
Ladies’ nice coral bar pins.
One dozen children’s rings.
Butter dishes, all colors.
Sugar dishes, all colors.
No. 2 lamp chimneys.
Glass pot.
Glass bucket.
Glass shoe.
All styles of glass, 10 cents.
FIVE CENT GOODS.
600 matches—very fine.
Cake of fine toilet soap.
Box of cascarilla whiting.
Wire potato masher.
Large cook spoon.
Large black-handle flesh fork.
Good tack hammer.
Very good curry comb.
Bottle good mucilage.
Bottle extra ink.
6 cedar pencils.
12 slate pencils.
Nice drawing slate.
1 very fine cedar pencil.
Round mirror, worth 10 cents.
Package smoking tobacco.
2 boxes blueing.
Very nice fan.
Very nice belt—misses.
Infants’ hose.
Fine-tooth combs.
Nice straight stem pipe.
Cotton towels, very good.
Richter harps.
Nice pair scissors.
Small blank books.
2 spools thread.
Nice small autograph album.
12 safety-pins.
20 fish hooks—Limerick.
4 fishing lines.
Fish hook, line and lead, complete.
Elastic, worth 10 cents.
good collar buttons.
2 papers pins.
Linen collars,
2 large spoons.
3 cakes nice toilet soap.
Ladies’ hemstitched handkerchiefs.
Pearl dress buttons—one dozen.
J set knitting needles.
Nice plate or lamp mat.
Nice tin mug.
2 bars good laundry soap.
2-quart milk pan.
1-quart covered bucset.
Small flower jar.
2 pie-plates, tin.
Deep J. C. pan.
Nice wine-glass—6 for 25 cents.
Glass salt stands.
5 salt cellars.
Match holders.
A variety of 5 cent glass goods.
Zylonite hair pin.
Gents’ sleeve supporters.
Misses’ garters.
CHEAP
spring
CLOTHING!
Line Cassimere Suits, $10.00, $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
NO. 7
PAIR OF GOOD
MEN’S SHOES.
NO. 7
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!
- „ roo One of the chief things that will re-
Nipreme Court of the State, and w as tlu j re t j ie attention of the board at the
commissioned in July, 1862, as second
lieutenant of Indiana volunteers. He
raised company A of the Seventieth
Indiana volunteer infantry, was com
missioned captain, and on the organi
zation of the regiment was commis
sioned Colonel. In August he went
with the regiment te Kentucky, and
served until mustered out in June,
1865. He was breveted Brigadier Gen
eral in February, 1865, and in October,
1864, while in the field, was re-elected
reporter of the Supreme Court, which
office he had lost by accepting his com
mission in the army. After having
been mustered out, he entered upon
the duties of reporter and served for
four years. In 1876 he was the candi
date of the Republican party for Gov
ernor of Indiana, but was defeated.
He was appointed a member of the
Mississippi River Commission in 1879,
and was elected to the United States
Senate as a Republican, to succeed Jo
seph E. McDonald, Democrat, and
took his seat March 4, 1881. His term
expired March 3, 1887, since which time
he has been engaged in the practice of
the law at Indianapolis.
Levi P. Morton, the Republican nom
inee for the Vice-Presidency, was born
in Shoreliam, Vt., May 16, 1S24. He
liegan his successful business career as
a clerk in a country store. In 1S50 he
was made a member of the firm of
Beebe, Morgan & Co., merchants of
Boston, and in 1854 he removed to New
York, where he established the firm
of Morgan & Grinnel. In 1863 he
founded the banking house of Morton,
Bliss & Co., in New York, and that
of Morton, Rose & Co., of Lon
don The latter were the fiscal agents
of the United States Government from
1873 until 1SS4. Mr. Morton was ap
pointed honorary commissioner to the
Paris Exposition in 1668. Iu the same
DON'T BUY A GIN
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.
JUST RECEIVED!
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A WORD TO THE LADIES!
-ooo-
Until you find out about
the NEW IMPROVED
approaching meeting, will be the selec
tion of a chancellor. It will be remem
bered that two members of the board
of visitors, Messrs. Cartledge and John
son, in a minority report, recommend
ed t hat the office of chancellor he abol
ished. We do not suppose this recom
mendation will be adopted, because it
is a grave question, ana a conservative
body will not move rashly in making
such an important change.
Doubtless, though, the question of
discipline will engage the attention of
the board. Heretofore the whole mat
ter has been placed in hands of the
chancellor. True, requests may have
been made asking the other members
of the faculty to assist in preserving or
der, and in governing the students, but
we believe it is understood that out
side of their recitation rooms, the other
professors feel little responsibility in
regard to discipline. It will be seen at
once that this places a great hardship
on the chancellor. The usual test of
success is the number of students in
attendance—not the grade of scholar
ship.
This is very unjust to the chancel
lor. Of course, he greatly desires that
his administration shall be popular,
and be a success in the public estima
tion. Therefore, the temptation is
very great to be lenient with the viola
tors of law, and offenses are overlook
ed or condoned that otherwise would
send the offenders to their homes. In
a case where such a penalty is inflicted,
the expelled student, with all his
friends, are ready to cry down the Uni
versify, and thus prevent other stu-
dents from entering.
The lamented Dr. Mell not only had
a chair to fill iii the University, but the
entire matter of discipline was placed
in his hands. Messrs. Cartledge and
Johnson doubtless had this matter in
view in advising the abolition of the
chancellorship, and thus make the
faculty, with its president, the united
power to enforce discipline.
Of the many prominent gentlemen
mentioned for the chancellorship, the
trustees no doubt will secure the ser
vices of the best man within their
reach, and putting the matter of dis
cipline in the hands of the faculty,
make a high grade of scholarship the
test of success, rather than the num
ber in attendance.
GULLETT”
for 1888. Write to us for prices,
yet produced. THOS. M.
Greatest improvements
CLARKE & CO.
General Agents,
Atlanta, Ga.
Louis Donegan,
HAS just opened, at the old stand of A. O.
Lyndon, a new, fresh, and well assorted
stock of
FANCY & FAMILY GROCERIES,
CONSISTING OK
Flour, Meal, Meat,
Canned Goods, Pickles,
Candies, Tobacco, Cigars
-IN FAt’T-
Everything that is good to eat!
Being satisfied with a small profit on rapid
sales, and expenses being cut down to the
lowest possible point, he will promise
BOTTOM PRICES
on everything he sells. Tbe patronage of the
public is respectfully solicited.
furnished day oruight.
COAL NOTICE!
I will be in Newnan in a
few days for the purpose of
taking orders for the celebra
ted “Montevallo Grate Coal”
for August delivery. Wait
for me and get your winter’s
supply of first-class coal at sum
mer prices. C. L. WORD,
Agt. Montevallo Coal.
Address, West Point, Ga.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
Creditors of the estate of W. AY. Hardy,
deceased, are hereby notified to render to me.
at Senoia. Ga., an account of their demands ;
as required by law: and all persons iudebt- ,
ert to said estate are required to make imme- j
diate pavment. June 23, 1SS3.
R. L. HARDY,
Adm’r W. W. Hardy, dec'd.
$2 5.00 Reward.
Will be paid for the capture of negro boy 12
years old, dark ginger-cake color, weighs
about 75 pounds. Goes by different names—
JOHN, or CHARLEY, or RABBIT JOHN
SON: small to his age: hair cut short and
scars on head: left here 12th inst. going to
wards Newnan, Ga.; had on white straw hat
and light ieans clothes, and very dirty; had a
pocket knife with big blade broken. Above
reward will be paid for his delivery at Talla
poosa, or reasonable charges and the under
signed will con e after him on notice.
GEO. R. HUTCHENS.
Tallapoosa, Ga., Jnne.19.
FOR SALE!
We desire to call the attention of our lady friends and
customers to our large and carefully selected stock of Spring
Goods, and respectfully invite an inspection of the same.
We are showing the correct styles of the season, in all
new colors and designs, of every fabric and material. We
have received this week—
200 PIECES SPRING PRINTS,
100 PIECES GINGHAMS,
100 PIECES LAWN,
50 PIECES SATINE,
25 PIECES CHAMBRAY,
And a beautiful assortment of—
CHEVIOTS, DRESS LINENS,
CHECK MUSLINS, PIQUES, SOUDAN CLOTH,
PERCALES, WHITE GOODS, Etc.
These goods are bargains, viewed in any light, and noth
ing better can be had. We get them at wholesale jobber’s
prices (not in Atlanta,) and can save our customers the mid
dle man’s profit. This we propose to do.
Remember, the BAY STATE SHOE is always the
best. A large lot just received, embracing all the late styles.
H. C. FISHER & CO.,
-FIRE, LIFE, AND TORNADO-
INSURANCE,
NEWNAN, GEORGIA.
THE MOSES SCHOOL BUILDING.
For the next ten days the undersigned will
receive sealed bids for the above building.
Building to be removed within three weeks
after bid is accepted. The right to reject any
and ail bids is reserved. P. F. Cl'TTINO,
R. W. ANDREWS,
R. D. COLE, JR.,
J uue 22d.
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Committee.
15-FINGER JOSH BERRY GRAIN CRADLE.
1 he best Cradle made for harvesting small grain. Price,
25. For sale only by
HARDAWAY & HUNTER.
$.