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<£>nUahrr’r independent.
a. <’. G\ LEAHS’II, I'.ilitnr.
. * - SATURDAY.' JUNE 20, 1874.
OUR OWN BEFEXSE.
Churning In lif n citizen of Quitman
* and It rooks eonulvVvftifeiM it nnr duty to
deft ini ©uritolf mid all tin. citizens,
whether tiny lie our friends or /of*,
against any 1 >oxr' calumny published
against them in any journal, whether it be
published on nji indept ndciit journal m
tho wgnn of some loathsome pestifforous
fipalpwag. As to the card that appeared
in the Savannah Advertiser-Republican, of
On* 17tli inst., over the signature of K. 0.
tYudC, we f. vl it our duty mid due to our
jfiJkrjplo to state flint the card embraced in
ntin angle paragraph six vile cnltimnios,
detestable slanders and Wnroilignted lien;
’fHiieli would never have received uny no
tice from us if it hud lw•en uttered or pub
i IMiori only whore Wade m known. It
Would have Ih>cii no slander, and of course
• no .importance would hate been attached
to it. Hut it appeared in one of the jour
/vlu of BuyannnU that claims to be respec
table and reliable, notwithstanding, the
proprietor* nr,> fully aware of Wade’s to
, tal pofilienl apostasy, degeneracy, and
fVpeneri l demoralization. Ilia basing found
respectable agency and medium for the
Jnlrjjination of his, wicked Mseliood* is onr
only reason fpr noticing them. We as
sert that the paragraph contains six lies
and we propose to prove it. Lie No. 1.
W>* quote from his card:
“If I* dyo to the colored people of
Brooke county to say, in reply to the false
and slanderous article in the Reporter of
1-4 w< ; . that tie re is not to be found in
nil 'America more peaceable, (juiet, law
abiding, well-disposed citizens tbun they
are. ”
'I’Uo Reporter was not general in its re
marke, nor was it at all denunciatory of
the nfitored people, but confined its re
marks very properly to n specific organi
zation and denounced, the principles upon
■which it was founded. The statement was
bused upon facts that the editor believed
to bo reliable. A similar statement ap
peared in our columns last week, based
upon similar facts from reliable sources
and fully sustaining (ho statement in the
Reporter. We made llio statement upon
the authority of 'Otis McAffee, a colored
man, alt publican in polities. Notwith
i standing his polities, Ous, among tlie
white people possesses nn enviable reputa
tion for industry, honesty amt veracity.
Ho stated to us and wa so published it that
Jl' lukor was at Hie head of the organiza
tion, and bad assessed a fine against liin
striker, Monroe 'Spradlin, for assisting in
polling tlie engine. It is to this organiza
tion timt Wade refers,alien he says “they
sfe 'peaceable, quiet, law-nbidilig, vvell
di*posed eitnffim," and tl.is is l.ia Radical
estimate’ of well-disposed citizens. To
forni organizations and impose penalties
on the members who dare assist 'the white
people in raving their property from fire.
Was there any well disposed, orderly citi- ■
Kcnsbip displayed fn 'the'organization of j
c:i t ;hw-e(i Or twehtrH'i- '.fro men, some two 1
weeks *go.4Pb<st and maltreat Mrs. Do- j
vault's two boys, scarcely grown ? And 1
eSKii'y citiqcu at this cUiujty know if
boc'h tuelr tin Organization of
whftv ‘rnori, for sueli n purpose, that Wade j
and Griffin would have been swearing and
issuing warrants nntil this time for their i
arrest under the Ku Klnx law ? But tlie j
assailants were black and (lie victims were
white, and United States officials can't
see any violation of law. Since tho organ
ization of the County Court in this county
@0 negroes have been tried for misdemean
ors and 2C whites. The whites principly
.Jor carrying cOnocivled weapons and little
'assaults; only one for stealing. Tlio ne
groes principly for stealing and assaulting
white people, and this is who. Wade calls
worthy citizenship. So much for the
first- and we now pass to
ME KO, 2.
“It is a pity,” ho says “that the same j
can not bo said of all the white Mice. ;
fiome-of whom tyaw no regard for law." i
This cmiteniptablo intimation that our '
white citizens nro reckless and lawless
needs no refutation from the fact that E. :
C. Wade has for the List eighteen months ;
been arresting some of our best citi
zens upon frivolous and unfounded aeeu- j
nations, knowing that rather than bo an
noyed by the loss of time and expense (
that they wqjdd submit to his tin tunable j
system of blackmail, This ho Ims done i
with impunity in this community, and ;
now impudeutlv asserts that tho people
are not law-abiding.
. - mm n. . j
♦He repeats the slimy Scalawag slang
“that the people are full of hatred toward
the Government and sU friends thereof.”
While we do detent the way tlie Govern- ,
ment is ndt- .iicr.at, cud have no reaped
for Government officials for we know of .
none who are entitled to respect; neverthe
less, onr country wo love and hope for its
prosperity and pray for the overthrow of ;
the present infamous, tliioviug Adminis
tration.
LIE NO. 4.
“They always have a lie on hand.” Now,
he well knows that there is not a more
truthful community than this to be found j
anywhere, and as a proof conclusive, there
isn’t a decent and respectable man in ;
three counties that as spoken Well of him
in two years.
mjs no. 5.
His statement in reference tw his dili
gent enquiry and the information he re
ceived from Linker need but to bo read to
see and know its falsehood.
lie no. 0.
In reference to the editor of the Morn - j
ing Neirs, wo denounce as maliciously false j
without quoting his language.
We vindicate the citizens of this com-,
inanity against these vile slanders, not be-I
cause they ai'e written by \jfodo, but be- ’
cause they are published in a respectable
public journal, and while we readily con
vodc the right of the proprietors to publish
j it we cannot chink they did it in the exei -
j eise of a wise discretion.
We have no charges to make against tlie
black people, generally they are quiet mid
orderly, and would be excellent citizens if
they never come in contact with ffeidft
wags.
THE CAN VAS3,
as we are Informed, for tlio Senate, oii the
Radical side has opened in this District.
The nominating at Thom
asville on ButiiYday lasf. nhd Bum Griffin,
| our Post Master, was the choice, ami ho is
now lcgnVrly'on the tr.teft, depending for
success entirely upon the negro vote.
! This subtle beast and his wicked, white
-1 skilled associates, luive beguiled the ne
j groei, these unsuspecting cliildreh of na
j lure by duplicity, deception and fraud,
I into the belief that tliey are as good ns the
t negro, and that they have abandoned their
! own race,and socially identified themselves
with the negroes while if is for no other
| purpose than that of getting office by negro
! votes and influence. After they have for
! foiled the respect of all honorable white
' people, (not because they were the friends
| of the negroes, but because tliey were de
ceiving them and misleading them in ev
ery conceivable Way) just to get office.
Black men, will yfon lie so cruel, so selfish,
so unappreciative, so ungenerous; illiberal
and ungrateful, as So withhold your sup
port from these rotten, detestable sloughs
that failed to gaiigrceu the body politic
imdhnd to bo cut off ? And now who w ith all
their spotted leprosy and gangreen rotten
ness, their slimy corruption and postille
ons odors couie to you asserting that
they are your friends, mid that you ought
to support Hu m.
The only logical or sensible reason for
their conduct is that tliey have no rank
' among respectable white people, and with
j brazen faced impudence, they come to you
j and say the white people have uo respect
| for us, they detest us, and won’t associate
with us, and because we arc thus forsaken
by our own people you must lay aside ev
ery aspiration, and forfeit every claim to
position and support ns. This is an insult
to the reflecting colored people to be thus
approached by these apostatised, brutal
ized, iniquitous corruptionists. It is
equivalent to saying that the slongliings
of soeiety is your superior, therefore, you
must support them for office. Now, black
men, nearly all the Republican voters in
t lris Senatorial District are black. These
white men tell you that you can't have
any influence in the Senate, but they can,
and that they will do wonderful tilings for
you. Don’t you know that a black man
in the Senate, against w hom tlie white
people have no unkind feeling, would I
I wield a greater influence than a white man j
for whom the Senators have no respect V
Colored people, why don’t you reflect and !
consider whether it is to your interest to
go with the few outcasts of society, and
support them, or identify yonrgelvcH with
the masses of white puople that sustains
and supports you ? If a Republican candi-j
date you will have, having the majority, !
why not elevate. Ane of your own race by !
electing him to office ? Why* > leva to a
white man whose only respect for you
iH based upon tlie probability of getting
your vote ? Did you ever know a scala
wag or carpet bagger that didn't utterly j
detest a Democratic negro ? And why ? j
Because from the Democrat he gets no en
couragement or support. Isn’t that proof
conclusive that it isn’t the negro he likes, lint j
the support lie gets from tlie negro? Your
support be likes, your vole he wants, and
ho lavs no use for you for any other pur
pose. But how diffurro&t with the good ;
white people, tliey treat you according to j
merit, every one of you that is honorable
and industrious have the sympathy, con
fidence and patronage of the white people.
They do not enquire about your politics,
they believe you aro honest, but know
that you are deceived and misled, and
they pitty you rather than blame you.
Why is H that you will not take the ad
vice, and be governed by the counsel of
those whose every day acts proves that \
they are your friends, and yet be governed
by those whose very apostacy renders them
incapable of thinking, or feeling kindly to
wards yon? You ought to be able to see
that they only profess equality with you !
because the better class of white people
will not recognize them as equals, and ns
loathsome excivseoncies from the genuine !
body politic, they come to you for social
equality; but claiming, ns you know, an
intellectual superiority, entitling them to
political preferment on account of their
race, color, or previous condition, and you
believe them, and forfeit your own rights
and east your votes for these despisable
adventures and office seekers. Biaek man,
is it natural for you to admire mean white
men ? Or*nro you educated to love and
l’espeat tlie villains that deceive you ? j
AY here in your hope of oVWotiugyowr nice?
if you arc to be governed by the advice of
the most despisable outcasts of society ?
If, as a race, and as a party in this District,
' you have the majority, why not elect one
lof your own color ? Do these scalawags
ever propose to you to take the race, and
promise to support you ? Do they ever try
to got you into offices that will pay you
well ? You certainly know that they do j
not. then you can not fail to see that their
object is to get into position on your
strength. They propose in every instance
to hold the office and allow you the honor
of voting for them.
The white people of the Soutli are not
free from blame for the political course
the freedmen took when they were emanci
pated. They were born slaves and kept iq
iguornmee, tliey obeyed their master's laws,
and regarded him as lord of all, and when
the day of freedom burst upon their uncul
tivated minds, like caged birds released
from prison, they took an aimless flight in
the enjoyment of liberty. The masters,
mortified and offended- at those results, j
lost sight of the past services and obedi
ence of his former slaves, let the poor
wanderers go without one kind word of ad
vice or admonition. They were friendless
and penuyloss, and the base carpet bagger .
j and still baser scalawag took advantage of
I their ciroiimstunee, and led them astray,
and still they deceive them, and still they
i strive to alienate their feelings from the
white people. It is true that many of
them will not give ear to reason; but it is
nevertheless, the duty of the white people
to redeem them and save them from these
detestable and subtle setdawag*. Now is
in excellent opportunity for an aspiring
colored man, for the white peoplo would
; greatly prefer a natural negro to an artifl
eial one. We lio[hi our readers will give,
these facts and views to the black people
and try and undeceive their minds.
BIMI’KLN&N Dll U.S’K.
Bimpkins went home, the other night,
pretty well corned, and lie is always
“funny when he feels that way.” Ho
don’t do things like some other folks do—
he has a kind of patent rotary, back-action
fiiovernent, like Tom Hloager’s churn,
warranted not to hang on the centre; but
sometimes ho gets a pin loose in bis ma
cliinery, and then he goes Calabootin'
around like a threshing tnprhinc, with a
tangle in the gear, or thumping about,
like a tan-bal k crusher with a bonider in
its jaws; and this is how he did it the other
night.
You see Simpkins has always been used
to tnMow candles, and lie thought no more
I of banging them around than no would of
' booting some poor cuss that didn’t have
j any friends, and Mrs. Bimpkins, gettiug
i tired of his throwing tallow candles at her
| Bun (lay bonnett, to put them out at night,
! bought a large lump, thinking that the
fear of a funeral in tlio house would give
SinqTkiiiH a healthy respect for kerosene.
Well, tlie other night, the lamp-posts
and telegraph poles took up all tjie side
walk, and Bimpkins had come home in the
middle of the street. However, he wasn’t
in the middle all the time, but it was at
least gratifying to know that lie was on
i both sides of the middle, and then he’d
' go. in betwrt-en the middle, and then tlio
middle would get all asoartd him, until it
could be plainly seen that lie was the mid
dle man. When he got home ho couldn’t
tell a tom-cat from a monkey and lie
counted just twenty-seven monkeys sitting
on the hearth-rug, in seventeen seconds
and a1 in If. It was very discouraging for
him to find so many of them. Where did
they a.’! come from ? Hud someone given
them toftMis. Bimpkins? And lie called
loudly after her:
“Marian, oh Marian ! hie—ail these
hit-—your monkeys! How’m I going to
feed ’em all. Dam me—hie—old woman,
|if I don’t life- jest hornsnoggie the
whole caboodle of ’em 1” and Bimpkins.
j he just gave ft yell mid slung his hat on to
the rug, and the whole twenty-seven of
them went through tlie front window, and
a solitary cat, with a tail as large as a bo
logna sausage, went flying down the alley.
Bimpkins. being hungry, now found his
way to the kitelien, where he couldn’t
find anything to eat but ft large pan of
dough put under the stove to rise. Now,
dough isn’t a nice tiling to eat, especially
when it is all sticky with yeast, so it got
| all over his clothes and whiskers, and by i
i the time he had stored it away lie looked
! more like “Humpty Dumpty” than Amin j
j idab Bimpkins, but he felt jolly and was 1
j ready to go to lied. That nice oil lamp
stood over on the table for the especial
purpose of lighting Simpkins to bed; it
had a pretty red wick in it, and a long
chimney, and a quart of kerosene, but lie
didn’t draw any clear distinctions between !
it and a tallow candle, so lie pulled off' one
boot and shied it at the lump. Now Unit j
lamp didn’t care a darn for Bimpkins, so it
just walked off on its ear and exploited,
and tluWi the foil begun. Bimpkins never ,
hopped around so lively before in his life,
and ho went flying around the room like a
c >iuet with its tail on fire, and he outyellod,
a Comanche Indian, and went through all
the dances known to both eivi iz.itii u and
heathenism, and executed them with more
speed than grace, and a w ild Irishman at ■
Dounybrook fair never whirled his sliillo
lah aa fast as Simpkins slung the blankets !
around to beat out that lire, and when he
came out of it and stood panting before
Mrs. Bimpkins, who just came in from a
neighbor's Mathusilu’s grandfather would
have looked a juvenile by the side of him.
There wasn’t a hair on Simpkins's head,
his whiskers and eyebrows were all singed
off, and he looked like a peeled onion; and
that whisky hadn’t any more effect on him
than if lie laid been bitten by seventeen
hundred rattlesnakes. He never had got
sober so quick before in his life, and he
sent Mrs. Simpkins out at oneo for a tern-1
peraneo pledge.
WHAT LAGER HEED IS MADE OF.
At a trial in Brooklyn, New York, on
Thursday, Mr. Schwartz, tlie editor of
The llrcvrr, gave the following testimony:
Mr. Schwartz said that though he ad
vocated the manufacture of pure lager beer
as mi editor, yet as a brewer be should
adulterate bis liquor. Justice Pratt said
ibat was like tlio teetotal lecturer wlio,
though ho advised men not to drink, took
an occasional nip himself. Mr. Schwartz
was next asked what lager beer was made
of. His answer was, water, malt, hops,
sugar, coriander seeds, paradise seeds,
Irish moss, isinglass, and coculus indices.
Ho know that coculus iudicus was a
deadly poison. A packet of something
was handed to him anil ho was asked
whether that was coculus iudicus. He re
jdied by taking a big bineh and throwing
it into his mouth. Then he munched it
up, to tho horror of tlio court and the
spectators. “How much of that would it
take to poison a man ?” Counsellor Dai
ley asked. “About three pounds,” Mr.
j Schwartz replied, and groat laughter fol
j lowed. “Three pounds I” exclaimed oonti
| eel; “three pounds of coculus iudicus to
poison a man I” “This is not coculus in
diens,” Mr. Schwartz said, smiling up to
his ears,' “this is coriander seed.”
John Edgar Thompson’s Will—The
Georgia Railroad Remembered. — Phila-
I delphia, June s.—The will of John Edgar
; Thompson was probated to-day. He np
; points trustees after providing for liis
! wife and two sisters, niece and nephew.
' Said trustees to appropriate tlie remainder
of the net income of my estate, after pay
ments specified, or so much of it us may
bo judiciously applied thereto, to the edu
cation and maintenance of the female or
phans of railway employees, and whose
fathers may have been killed While iu the
discharge of their duties, preference to be
given first to orphans of those employed
and engaged upon the Pennsylvania rail
road, second, to those of the Georgia rail
road between Augusta and Atlanta, Ga.;
third, to those of the lines controlled by
tlie Fenhsylvonia Railroad Company, by
lease or otherwise; fourth, to those of the
cm pfoyees of any other railroad company
of the United Btutes of America. His
estate’is valued at two million dollars.
Hon. Li Q: C; I.amar has been denom
inated by the Northern press pretty gen
erally, the leader of the Democratic side
of tho House. His speech on tiie Louis
iana outrages is a very fine one. Southern
talent is again asserting its sway in Con
gress. ’
THE PROPOSED MILITARY ENCAMP
MENT.
latter front (anernor Smith.
The commanders of the various compa
nies in Atlanta, having addressed a letter
to Governor Hniith, asking him to issue a
call ordering a military encampment at
Atlanta some, time in July or August.
The Governor responds as follows;
Exkct tivk Dev’t. State of (la., |
Atlanta, Juno G, 1H74. f
Captinna John A. Kitten , H’. //. Weemn,
and John L. Conley, Atlanta,
Okntubhkk: Your letter of the Ist inst,
in which you aay that “it would be of
great benefit to (lie volunteer forces of
the Btato to have them meet in some cen
tral encampment, organize a brigade, or
brigades, &c. ,”sml suggesting that I or
der such companies as I “may deem best;
to met t iu Atlanta in July or August,” for
the purpose mentioned, has been re
ceived.
After duly considering your suggestion,
I find myself obliged to decline issuing tlie
order which yon request. If any number
of tlio volunteer companies in the State
desire to meet in encampment I would not
hesitate to consent thereto; but I would
not be warranted in issuing an order, sucli
as you request. It would not be proper at
presi lit to make the meeting compulsory.
Tlie companies desiring to assemble in en
campment may be permitted to do so; but
others who could not attend without great
inconvenience or loss, should bo left to ex
orcise their discretion in the. matter. The
time and place etiggest.il tor tin < m-uirip
incut nro suitable, ninl if any portion of
the companies should conclude to meet, it
will afford me great pleasure to do all iu
my power to make the occasion a pleasant
one to all. I am; gentlemen,
James M. Smith.
■
[From th< Troy Daily Thru x.]
A nOVT A/) VEUTJSISG.
Will 11 Py 1 rueful Hint* to fSt!nr-*H
ii VVkere himl 110 tv to AdveilUe-
Fat Is Worthy of Ueuerul
AtlffltiOM*
To a business man the question of ad
vertising turnsnnOD a single point: Witt
iipay V With the great share of liberal
i and progressive men, wlio are enterprising
| and thrifty in tla-ir business, this query
I lias been settled in the most practical wav.
! They are found advertising in every way
| which their shrewd judgment approves us
I profitable. Borne men say, I have been in
trade here twenty’years; it is time I was
well known among tuen. Whut is the use
of advertising my business? To such
men we feel like saying, when they put
their question to you in a triumphant sort
|of way; “Aro yon more sagacious and a
| I letter business man t han A. T. Btewart ?
His name ami his trade are household
words throughout the land. Hundreds of
thousands know them where thousands
know you. Yet Mr. Btewart isu constant,
systematic and extensive advertiser. He
does not feel that he is so well known la
need cease telling tile people that lie still
“lives arid deals in merchandise.” If a
man's lieigNbora never changed; if the
world never moved; why, then a business j
man would hold his trade, if lie was an
honest dealer. But so long as our people
come and go, like tlie ebbing and flowing
tide, a man, who litis peed to lav known,
lias need also to ptooSeiiw his presence;
therefore he lias need 'of, Air would find iv
profit in advertising.
If a man says, I agree I lint it is profita
ble to advertise, the next question in still i
mom important to him, w liioh is. limv to
make Jus investment with the largest
profit. Herein many liberal advertisers!
make a great mistake. They seem to!
reckon that if they put out an advertise-1
incut and a dollar in money, it is not very
material where .the two go. They have
no method in tho business; they have not
studied the matter as they have others iu
their business affairs; they do not find out
whore they can pul a dollar with the larg
est profit and the surest and safest returns.
Why not do this in advertising as in buy
ing and selling floor, groceries, dry goods,
stoves, tinware or any other commodity ?
There is a vast deal iu the time and man- |
ner and place in advertising. No shrewd:
man would advertise Bibles and hymn
books in the l’olioe Giifctte, laces and fine
linen in the Coal Circular, or jewelry and
fancy goods in tlio Iron Ape. That
wouldn’t pay. If ft man is to advertise iu
a paper, lie wants to know several things;
is the paper read, by whom and how nanny
people ? It is material what elass of peo
ple read a paper, as well as how many.
Many a man who wants to advertise fails
to see this point clearly, and, therefore
misapprehends the economical or profita
ble aspects of the case. He says the Daiti/ ■
llet/i/ar wiil take my advertisement for so
much. A ery well, if that p-iper gets it, ;
the price is dear for the obvious reason
that no equivalent is rendered for it. If a !
man says to a drygoods dealer. “What
do you ask for broadcloth ?” and the an
swer is six dollars, the inquirer provek
nothing by saying, “It is too much; T can
buy doth for four and a half dollars.”
Wlnit is the quality ? That is the test.
A’ery likely the six dollar cloth is the
cheapest, A lady goes into a store and
wishes to see silks; they are three, four or
teu dollars a yard. “1 can buy them
cheaper,” she says. Is it any reason why
the seller should reduce ids price ? There
is likely to be a great difference in value,
ns well as price, between dealers. It is
just so in advertising. The paper which
has a large circulation, and is popular as a
family paper, and is read very tnrgely, is
cheaper for an advertiser at double or
triple the price than a paper which-’ has
halt the circulation, and is almost worth
i-less at any price. As broadcloth is worth
more than satinet, as silk is worth more
than wool, as linen is worth more than
cotton, as coffee is worth more than ctiio
eory, ius ilour is worth more than shorts, I
as gold is worth more than pinchbeck, as
leather is worth more than pasteboard, as
tobacco is worth more than cabbage leaves, ■
so one paper is worth infinitely more to an |
advertiser than another. The last is just
as plain as the first, if a man reflects a
moment upon the matter. Yet, not re
flecting upon it, men are misled very of
ten, and feel that one paper is just as good
as another; but, as onr Irish friend said of
men, so “one is as good as another, and a
little better, too.”
- ——
The Talbotton Standard says that since
the lease of the State Road was effected by
the present lessees eighty miles of new rail
have been laid; four hundred new cars
constructed; twenty new cars purchased
and three new bridges built. In addition
to this immense outlay nearly all tlie old
cars have been repaired, incurring a great
expense. One million dollars in three
years and four months have been paid by
the treasurer, Col. Morrill, over to the State
as rental, iu every instance promptly at
the end of each month. During the sum
mer months the road does not pay expen
ses, there being no back freights trails- (
ported. As yet, no dividend has been de
clared, but with fair prospects, after the
road is put iu thorough trim, something
sometimes aver expenses will bo declared
its dividends.
UOSSIP ABOUT THE PROBABLE
DEMOCRATICCANIHRA TEFOR
PRESIDENT FROM AN "IN-
TilT > ENDE NT ’ .ST. IND
POINT.
Geo. Alfred Townsend furnishes tin* fol
lowing political prognostications, which
arc of inti ri st at the present time;
There arc four very prominent men for
dlie Democratic nominations: Allen G.
Thurman. Thomas A. Hendricks Newton
Booth and David Davi t.
Thummn fills the measure of the largest
pnlffieity as the unquestioned head of his
lu ty at Washington. An nolo and skillful
debater, a man of culture, geniality, b-gtd
liil'nd, and political fincase, lie fins two
elements of weakness; It is not probable
that he can carry Ohio in a Democratic
National Convention; and he is against
expansion—a motion iliich Inis greatly
whetted the Democratic appetite since the
crusade ent off stronger tipple.
There arc but three Democratic daily
papers iu tlx* State and all of them me
sullen on, Thurman. Ho is accused of
siltfi .kfli-s.s, stinginess, and those frailties
which too raise no hand in the government.
His erbeiitive experience is limited, and
lie lias a competitor in his uncle, William
Allen, who is generally popular with the
Democratic rank mid file, and will be lmt
sixty-nine years old at the’expiration of
bis term of office. Old Mr. Allen repJn djt.o
MortouV imputation that he was senile iu
an effective retort through a cruel one:
“Mr. Morton suggests Unit I am too old
to be your Governor; that my time of life
and losu of vitality rilit uie. 1 all tie
speak to you fellow citizens, in a voice
like this (bellowing splendidlvj? Am I
withered from the hips down?’
Tom Hendricks is the logical candidate
of the straight mid more liberal Demo
cratic party. His life inis largely been
spent in executive office without a stigma
without failure. He is mild magisterial,
deliberate decisive. He invites alliance,
and doc* not repel it like Thurman. His
views on the currency, n simple govern
ment, and distribute sovereignty are as
sound as Thurman's, The latter is st
bis best leading the Democracy of the
Senate.
Newton Booth is the subject of general
inquiry among the Democracy, and ho is
expected East this autumn, possibly to de
liver some speeches. David Davis is still
considered ns the first choice of a number
of Democrats.
The Democratic party lots a congress to
go through probably with a plurality in
their favor. On that rock they may split.
Other movements are ids.) iu order which
may recover popularity for the Republican
party, and niter its whole pernnnnH. In
deed, the parties which now confront each
other are merely the old AYltig and Demo
cratic parties, with the vital attributes of
each extracted. The Republican is the
AVhig party, without its honesty. The
Democratic is the old Democratic party,
without hard money or State sovereignty.
A HARROWING EPISODE.
A few evenings ago a sentimental young
chap and his girl were walking along the
dyke in West street, admiring the green
meadows, inhaling great sniffs of fresh air,
and at interevals giving vent to expressions
of delight ns some object of interest
greeted their sparkling eyes. Suddenly
the young lady gavo utterance to a slight
groan. “W’lmt is tlie matter, darling?"
be tenderly asked. “O, nothing,” site re
plied. “It must bo something,’ he said:
“perhaps you recognize in this balmv
spring air, that which causes you to took
!*, :.w,u’.i to some happy timt'ln tbe dim
post, and you ntgtl for the scenes of long
ago?” She made no reapoase, but walked
along in silence for a minute or two, then
uttered another groan louder than the first
“What is it, dear?” he again asked, an
expression of tender solicitude mantling
liis features; “please tell me if yon have
any trouble, and I will share it with you."
“Tis nothing” she said, “please do not no
tice it.” “It must be something,” he re
sponded: “is it anything I have done that
gives you pain? Do not hesitate to tell me,
and if 1 have been remiss in any respect I
will make ample atonement.” Bhe walked
on, her eyes fixed upon the gio md. An
other uiiunUyor two elapsed, then she gave
vent to ft yet louder groan, while her coun
tenance was indicative of more distress.
"Emily,” ho cried, seizing her hand,
“there is something the matter with you,
uud I insist on your telling me without
further delay. When you suffer I suffer:,
come; impart your troubles tome that I j
may bear with you every pain and trial.” j
Then she groaned again, and clasping her
hands tightly, gazed wistfully toward her ;
home which was in view a half mile dis- !
taut. “My dearest,” he cried, embracing j
her, “You shall tell me. If there is any
thing that lies heavy on your heart it is your
duty to tell me; this suspense is painful; I
can bear it no longer.” ‘ Neither can I,”
she reiterated: “there is nothing that lies
heavy on my heart, but the turnips I ate ’
for dinner have given me an awful stom
ach-ache.”
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This from the Hawkinsville Dispatch:
“Parties from Wilcox county informs ns
of the drowning in Alapaha, on Sunday
last, of Walton Smithhart, a lad sixteen
years of age. He met his death iu a sin
gular manner. He was in company with
several other boys, and they had a race to j
the stream. On reaching it he was vi ry
much heated, but in a moment had his :
clothing off and had plunged into the wa I
ter. He made but two strokes and sank
to tlie bottom. Stephen Ashley, son of
Mr. John Ashley, noticed the occurrence,
and instantly jumped in, and, diving down
brought the’ body up, and carried it on
land; but life was gone. Tlie whole thing
occurred so suddenly, that death resulted
it is believed, frot.v tiie terrible shock to
the nervous system, the body having been
over heated and the pores instantaneously
stopped by the water. The drowned boy
was the only son of Mr. David E. Smith
hart, who was iu Darien- at. the time of the
accident.
Democratic Absentees. —The Washing
ton correspondent of the Louisville Cou
rier-Jmtrnal says that when tlie vote woe
taken Monday upon Gen. Butler’s motion
to take up the Civil Rights Bill, the Demo
cratic absentees were “Bantam of Connec
ticut, Comingo of Missouri, Potter,
Roberts and DeWitt. of New York, Wolf j
of Indiana, Holman of Indiana, Mitcliel-of j
Wisconsin, Parker of New Bamshire, i
Robbins and Waddell of North Carolina,
and Y’oung of Georgia. Mr. Potter had i
paired with Mr. Clements, a Republican; I
but on this occasion the motion to suspend ;
the rules being the only available one in ;
order to get at tbe bill, Mr. Potter’s vote, j
had he boon present, would have been |
equal to two Republicans. The same is j
true of Messrs Waddell and Robbins of
North Carolina, and Young of Georgia. ;
who*had eacli paired on only one Repub
lican. No thanks are due by the constitu
ents of those absentees to them for the
failure of this infamous measure.”
Some of our merchants discharge lady
clerks when they get married. How can
a woman ho expected to support a hus
band if she is discharged as soon as she
gets one ?
LATEST NEWS.
VhiMliiiigton News and Notes.
NOTES IN BRIEF FROM ALL AROUND
CONOKEHSKISCAU.
AVashtnotox, June 17. —Iu the Senate
West from the Committee on Appropria
tions, reported favorably on the House
bill making an additional appropriation of
$500,000 for the relief of persons suffer
ing from the overflow of the lower mis
sissippi, and askeiLits immediate consid
eration, but objection was made by Battls
bury, uud it went over.
Iu the House, the first hours of the
session were given to business of the
District of Columbia.
CIVIL KHIHTS
Washington, June. 18.—In the Horate,
Butler tnuda another ineffectual attempt
to ger the Civil Rights Bill off the Bpeuk
er’s table.
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
Havana June 17 —The Idario says, four
armed insurgents, who belonged to the
band of Camagnui, have come into the
Spanish lines at Trochi Jucara and stir
rendered themselves. They assort that
tliii Marquis of Bantu Lucia Ims been
deposed from tlie presidency of the Cuban
Republic, and Maximo Gomez appointed
bis successor.
Brigadier General Expand reports that
be marched with four battallious front
Troehu Moran to-Jm-ara without encoun
tering an/ r„ta-l force which showed fight.
( apttan General Concha Arill visite
Matauzus and Cardiuns uezt Sunday.
THE FEEgTH SITUATION.
Paris, June 17 —Itis believed the com
mittee ol thirty will not report fora fort
night on tlie bills referred to it yesterday.
The Left have abandoned for the present
the agitation for a dissolution of the As
sembly, ta-esnse tliey hope for an organi
zation of the Republic. The Presidents
! of tite Bureau of the Assembly have been
'appointed, eight from the members of the
Right and seven from the Left, including
j Lurata laye, Perniere and Lay.
j A committee of parliamentary initiative
was also appointed and consists of eigh
; teen members of tlie Left and twelve of
, the Right.
Rochefacauld's monarchical resolution
iof yesterday was finally referred to this
! committee, but it is considered certain the
| resolution will not be reported to the As
! setnbly for discussion.
The fire iu the forest of Fontainebleau
1 has been extinguished after destroying
one hundred and ten scre< of timber.
FOR THE LADIES.
A girl confessed to the crusaders the
i other day that she had permitted sixteen
men to kiss her, and the horrible creature
gave tbe names of the men. Several are
married men. and a flutter has been occa
sioned iu certaiu circles. That gill never
heard of the sentiment —“Kiss but don’t
you tell 1”
1 The girl that gets * right good kiss.
And blows to a crusader,
Jirile me tied die an old, old maid.
Just what her ioiiy made her.
Dresses are all very elaborately trimmed.
Jet is tlie most iftjpulur garniture, and
1 comes in a variety ot grades, suited to tbe
different materials amt prices. The rich
; o;tl lat e, valuable always, is priceless now,
and ladies cherish it tnoro tenderly than
! gold or gems. For no matter how costly
the robe may be, nothing finishes it so
1 tuwrasoinelj'us rei.l oid lace. Indeed, few
elegant dresses are considered complete
without tlife costly trimming.
.Shoes and stockings were unknown
. among thu ancient Jewish ladies, who
wore Moles of leather fastened with two
lutehets. These sandals and latchets were
made from beautifully colored leather;
dark blue, violet and purple were tbe
'fo.write Colors, while bracelets of gold
or dainty silver chains and rings with tiny
silver bells graced the ankle.
Second mourning, as a distinct style of
dress, has been pretty thoroughly ostra
cised. In fact, so many wear black or
white and block nowadays, that mourners
are obliged in selfdefenee, to particularize
a little, that we may properly estimate the
depth of their sorrow.
Bhe used to knit stockings for the.
Revolutionary soldiers, thinks tbe last wur
rather small potatoes, and spins no end of
yarns about. Gen’ul Washington. But she
■should do this for she is 101 years old; her
name is Mrs. Mosley, and she lives iu
Madison, ind.
Borne of tiie New Y'ork ladies have al
ready commenced to wear those low French
slippers wit-li high heels and gilt buckles.
They are only suitable for the house, and ,
it is uu evidence of bad and exceedingly
vulgar taste to exhibit them on the street.
French ladies never fold their summer
dresses in packing. They are rolled in .
w rapping paper and thus their fresh and
still appearance is always retained. There
is no reason, why American ladies should
not take tlie hint and do likewise.
When asked by a friend at Fifth Ave- j
nue how she liked her new name, she was
able to pucker up her mouth enough to
nay that "It is Sartoris-factory,” and her
friends feel a calm confidence that after
that she cannot be sea-sick.
Mo roan will replace for summer the I
black which was so universally worn in tbe !
wiuter. With skirts of this color are worn
overskirts of ecru felt grey, mouse grey
and made with trimmings aud embroidery
of maroon like the skirt.
The Queen Charlotte glove Ims reap
peared m Paris in all its primitive sim
plicity. It has two buttons only on tlie
wrist, a giere slit of slight dimensions;
the rest ascends tlie arm, gradually wide
ning until it meets the shoulder.
Cashmere aprons embroidered richly,
do service with plain skirts. Later on in
the sefison similar garments will be made
of black grenadine and of gauze. Beaded
lace finishes the edges of all these gar
ments.
The novelty in black suits is the long
apron made of lengthwise rows of black
yak insertion or guipure set in cashmere
of sicilieune tied back by straight hanging
sash ends and worn over black silk shirts
A voting lady of Portland has purchased
the fast yatch Spy, and is fitting her np
for the present season, in which she will
find a home on the rolling deep, accompa
nied by a lady friend of the same city.
Maria Lovejov, of Fond du Lac, is now
pushing her tourth breach of promise suit,
and the railroad has had to put an extra
train on for the benefit of young men who
Want to get out of that town.
As summer advances the ladies discard
the bonnet for the hat, and of all the styles
iu the latter headgear the jaunty Rabaga
is the most fashionable, because, as s rule,
it is the most becoming.
A young lady wants to know whether
a girl may be sure a man loves her unut
terably when he sits in her presence for
an hour without speaking.
Feathers are by no means discarded for
tbe summer. They are, however, short
and light, and generally of a brighter
white color.
To the Executive Committee of the Dtmo
cratic Party.
Macon, May 18, 1874.
Desiring, aboTc all things, unity of ac
tion by the Democrats of Georgia in our
, approaching elections, and knowing tho
great importance of harmony in onr ranks,-
I have determined, with a view to these
desirable ends, to call together the Execn
! five Committee of the party on tbe first
Wednesday in July in Atlanta, for consul'
tation. Untill then it is desired that M
action looking to nomination of candidate*!
will lie taken by tliei*irty.- Gentlemen of
the Convention, the interest of the pltojiio
demand your attentioa.
Taomah HabdeSan, Jr.,
Chairman Dcm. Ex. Com.
The Present Democratic Executive Com
mitteeia Georgia.
The Btate Democratic Executive Coftr-'
mittoe of Georgia consists Of the foHowfug*
| gentlemen:
Hon. Thos. Hardeibaft, Cluiimian.
Btate at large—Col. J. L. Harris,Bruns'
wick; Hon. Warren Aiken, of Bartow;
Hon. Nelson Tift, of Dongherty; Hon. J;
H. Christie, of Clarke. , ,
Fift District—Hon. J. C. Nicholls, o#
Pierce; Hon. JaincsH. Hunter, of Brooks
Second District—-Hon. Heabert Fielder.’
‘ of Randolph; Hon. T. M. Furlow, of Sum-’
ter. ~
Third District—Hon. E. H. WArreH, 1
of Talbot; Major J. C. Wooten, At Co#'
eta.
Fourth District—CoL I. S. Boynton,
of Bpnlding: Hon. T. ©. Lawson, of Pnt
nmn.
Fifth District—Hon. Angnstiiß Reese,
jof Morgan; Hon. James B. Jonea, of
Burke.
Bixtli District—Col. Thos. Morris, of
Franklin; Col. J. Estes, of Hall.
Seventh District—Col. I. W. Aveir. of
i Fulton; Hon. L. N. Trammell, of Whit-’
field.
The committee was appointed under
resolutions of tbe last Convention of the
; party that assembled in Georgia the 24th
of July, 1872.
Here is the resolution:
‘• lte*olre,l, That this committee recom
mend that the President of tlie Convention
appoint an Executive committee of the’
J jcmocratic party of the Btate, to serve tin -"
til the meeting of the next State Conven-'
tion, and to consist of two member* feV
wich Congressional District as now exist-'
! ing, and four for the State at large. whieS'
| committee shall have power to elect a
1 chairman outside of its own body.”
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j Card from the Chairman of the Demo- -
cratic Exeutive Committee.
Macon, June 4, 1874.
Editors Te/etpraph <t Messenger: I see
! some of my friends donbt my authority Ur
call a meeting of tlie Executive Committee
of tlie Democratic party. If they will
refer to tlie proceedings of the convention
creating the committee, their donbts wiTI
vanish. Others object to the time think
! lug candidates should be placed in the
field immediately. Upon conference with'
some of the committee I learned that it’
was more probable I would secitte a
! quorum at the time appointed than 1 at-’ aw
earlier day.
Again it was thought that a short’, derive
campaign would be more effective than a
long, tedious one during the summer
months. The executive committee also
desire while advocating the canse of no
aspirant for dte offices and honors of tho
: party to .'XUrA.-.pc then action and that of
the party as to give no cause of offense to
any one. ijence tliej’ thought that simple
• justice required that the call should bo
made, so that alt parties those present anil
those absent on duty, should at least lav
placed upon an oipiul fi fjting. This will l
prevent schisms and jealousies,- and wan
necessary for the harmony and prosperity
of tbe party.
I hope tins simple explanation will con
vince all onr friends of tire wisdom of am*
action for we are looking only tii’ tlio suc
cess of our cause and tlie welfatts of tho’
State.
Thos. Hardeman, Jr.,
Chairman Executive Committee.-
poeir y ofTerfunes.
Perfumes are to women what dew is t<r
tbe flowers, song to the birds, star* to the
sky; a sort of indispensable complement,-
one might almost say seasoning. A young
pretty, well-dressed woman when at the’
promenade, if she wishes to be completely
fueinating, should leave on her tracks a
particularly exquisite, attractive ordor.
The great difficulty with women desi
rous to please is to knew the perfumes
best suited to their style of beauty, with
out injury to their health. At the risk of
passing fesr a fantastic mind, I will offer 1
two propositions that contain a germ,-
entirely the oretieal on the use of per
fumes for the female toilet.
One thing a woman -if she is yonngv
handsome, intelligent, and elegant, posses
sing good qualities of the body, heart?,
and mind, as my lady readers must neces
sarily have—should do, is never seek to
resemb'e a flower, be it ever so fragrant,
because it has but one perfume; but she
may seek to resemble a bouquet, wliose
priuciple charm consists iu the union of
numerous exquisite odors. The woman
who does this will have a particular per-'
fume for each part of her person.
The second proposition differs slightly
from the first. It is the result of a pro-'
found conviction with me. Like certain.'
colors that seem made exprelsly to mingle
with the beauty requires a particular kind!
of perfume. The perfume that suits a
brunette w ould not suit a blonde.
No one can trace a reasouabl rule on
this subject. It is one of those tilings,
that cannot bo analyzed, but is felt. It is
then the duty of each woman to use tho
perfume that is best suited to her partic
ular style of beauty.
Here are a few general remarks to termi
nate: Ist. Perfumes should be light,
penetrating, and always resemble one of
the odors of flowers. 2d. Musk and pat
chon sty should be avoided as a pest. 3d.
Fan (Ye Cologne is only tit for porters ami
Germans. 4th. Arabian jessamine helio
trope pink, and rose seem expressly inten
ded for large women, with black hair, dull
skin, red lips, and fiery glances.
Strawberry lily of the valley, and ver
vain will be judiciously employed by
blondes with golden locks and dark blue
eyes.—llr. Cuzanane.
A Boston woman who objects to nude
statuary, has ordered a figure of Venue
cut out of dressed marble.
A Georgia girl has been the cause ot
three duels and ten fights, and she’s
cross-eyed girl at that.
A Maiden lady says that if single life is
bad, it stands to reason that double life is
twice as bad.
Modeon brides' ignore the ancient custom
of wearing orange-blossom wreaths-
Swedish gloves are iu fashion again, as i
usual at this season of the year.
Grace Greenwood says that if the same
test of virtue were to be applied to the
members of Congress that is proposed to
be applied to the female employs in the’
government oflices, there would not be
quorum left in either house. O, Grace!-