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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1884.
ThE TELEGRAPH & MESSENGER.
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AU communications should be addressed to
H.C. HANSON, Manager,
Macon, Ga.
Tiix unhappy bird is the bird that does
not buit^> nest
Thebe are gayer things than the wind
even when it whistles.
Few things art* sadder than a pair of
feminine eyes that watch in vain.
Ir the cyclones were to conclude to take
“bi-ennial" trips [across this State, emigra
tion would be in order. Of coarse we mean
“bi-ennial" as the Legislature understands
it.
Some of the Georgia papers speak of
“Alexander H. Stevens." Earthly fame
is fleeting, and even the names of promi
nent actors in earthly scenes arc not secure
till their coffins have crumbled.
Tnire is a striking peculiarity about the
exiles that the despotic authorities of
Bussia banish to tire frozen steppes of
Siberia. They never lose their affection
for their native land, and are even more
loyal to the Interests of their despotic
ruler than when domiciled at home.
The subject of atmospheric changes is
not well understood. The best that science
can now do is to detect sudden and violent
changes, and to warn poople of the ap
proach of storms. Even the little that sci
ence is able to reveal in till#line is not
fully utilized for the public good.
Whence the storms come, hour they
originate, how they arc impelled, how
their vast power is dissipated—are ques
tions over which human science toils and
gropes and guesses. But for all this, It
comes away from their consideration erect,
smiling and self-confident—loaded down
with impossible and mysterious theories,
more difficult of understanding than the
original difficulties.
Mix are prone to take a telescope when
hunting objects upon which to bestow
their charities. The statement that “dis
tance lends enchantment to the view" is of
msnifdd application. A heathen in Asia
is supposed to be worth more than a hea
then in America. It wouldn't be amiss to
drop the telescope for a while and try the
microscope for the sake of a refreshing
change. It would make the American
heathen smile.
Rt-sstA is the only empire that presents
an unbroken stretch across twocontinents.
Under wise and humane methods, it la im
possible to estimate the Influence for good
that it would exert on the millions that
follow its banner, from the Baltic on the
west to the shore of the far-distant Pa
cific on the east. The thought ought to
be an Inspiration to humanity even in the
bosom of a hard and rugged Romanoff.
Fast Mall Trains.
The fast train on the Atlanta division
of the Central railroad becomes a slow
train now and then. This has occurred
three times during the present week.
The down train from Atlanta was sadly
liehind some days ago, while tho up
train, due at Atlanta at 7 a. m., did not
reach there on the morning of the 19th
until thirty-two minutes after S o'clock,
and on the morning of the 20tli it ar
rived still later at ten minutes to 9.
These failures to arrive on schedule
time are great disappointments to trav
elers, to correspondents and newspa-
paper readers. On both these occas-
sions the Teleckaph and Messenger
was not received at the Atlanta post-
office in season to be distributed by the
carriers on their morning rounds, nor
could it be forwarded by the early out
ward bound morning trains on the
Air Line, the Western and Atlantic,
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia, and the Georgia Pacific roads. If any
one is at fault, and somebody probably
is, we trust he or they will consider
the feelings of a passenger bound on
important business who is forced to
lie over, even in the famous Gate City,
and of the subscriber* to the Tele
graph and Messenger, who go about
the streets and the country, sad and in
consolable, because their favorite jour
nal has not reached their outstretched
hands on time.
The Central road has a fine road bed
betw een Macon and Atlanta, and with
the new- coal burning engines, which
will soon be attached to the fast trains,
the public may expect more regular
service and possibly quicker time.
We remember when the mail train
left Savannah al 7 a. m. and arrived in
Macon in time for supper. The traveler
rested here at tile old Lanier House,
the Floyd House or the Washington
Hall until next morning, when he was
whisked up Cotton avenue to the Ma
con and Western depot near the
present site ot St. Paul’s church.
Here he purenased his ticket, paying
five dollars for it, and took passage iu
very common coach for Atlanta, ar
riving there ifite in the afternoon, and
remaining over until the next day. A
journey which then required thirty-six
hours, is now accomplished in les^than
one-third that time.
In those primitive railway times,
there were no night trains, and of
course no sleeping cars, and there was
consequently no use for hendlights on
locomotives. Wagner had not then
been heard of, and even Pullman was
unknown quantity.
Looking back to those days, when
there was comparatively little travel,
and when young men courted and mar
ried nearer home than they do now, per
haps both travelers and newspaper rcad-
mightfind cause to be more consider
ate and less exacting. Even the ex
press company, with its genial, handy
entourage, had not then gladdened the
world, and postal cars and postal cards
remained for future discovery. Were
those some of “the good old times’
about which one now hears so much?
must I
those
years»
sired \
the i
ask
Bibb,
roll,
the i
Asia rest* under the shadow of the
great Russian Empire. The Czar will lie
as (>otcnt there, before many year*, a* lie
Is in Northern Europe to-day. Tho ten
dency of Muscovite dominion i* eastward.
The prediction of Napoleon as to Europe’s
becoming ‘’Republican or Cotsack In fifty
years" was not verified. Russia then was
vastly more influential in European capi
tals than she is to-day.
The virtue of courage never fails to meet
with earnest recognition, in all lands and
among all people. Among savage people
it is regarded as the first of all virtues.
Really it Is the foundation of all other vir
tues. The courage to do right at all times,
to resist temptation, to midntafn one’s in
tegrity, to speak the truth, to expose error
and fraud and wrong-doing, and maintain
the right as between man and man, prin
cipic and principle, must of necessity
underlie all human virtue. True human
greatness can rest on no other foundation.
i to
Hon. C. Robin, R. Be
A day or two sinro there arrived in
this city a distinguished guest who lias
lieen w intering in the tropic*. He came
without bag or baggage, extra wraps
or even railroad ticket, having dead
headed himself over the air line; and
lie dpen not propose to pay hotel fare
while remaining with us. Somewhat
dudcisli in his get up, Wearing a dark
cap and coat, a scarlet vest, ami flesh
colored pants skin tight, lie attracted
at once the attention of the small boy
who contrary to city ordinances and in
violation of the natural laws of courte
sy and hospitality, has amused him
self by making tho visitor a target for
his Alabama sling and cap rifle.
But older folks are more courteous
the gentle stranger than the mis
chievous boy. Of all- visitors he is Use
mi>st cheerful and sociable. Having
summer and a winter home, he follow
the mild weather as it journeys semi
annually South and North. Without
care, fed on the best, free of cost,.wher
ever he journeys, he can afford to
cheerful, and his clieery whistle and
merry song in our gardens and Jawn*
attest the fact that he is not only happy
but disposed to share his high spirits
with all the neighborhood. His ap
pearance at this seaam signifies that
the backbone of winter Is broken,
the gifted traveler never makes a mis
take in this matter; and that the sea
son of flowers, song birds, and the early
vegetable—especially tho early vegeta
ble—is at hand.
With this in mind, we beg leave „
extend to him publicly a hearty wel
come ami the freedom of the city,
the same time warning him to keei
■harp lookout for the Alabama sling in
neighborhood* where the police do
circulate.
and the balance of the data needed,
be sought for in the memory of
who survive their organizations.
It will be seen that within a few more
the publication of the liistory de-
will become an impossibility, or
rolls of tho companies may be by
accident destroyed. To supply the fu-
historian of the county and State
itli accurate data,and rescue from ob
livion the names and memory of the
re men who risked life, limb and
property in the defense of home, is the
object of our efforts. On each Sunday,
therefore, beginning witli the next and
continuing until the subject has been
exhausted, a portion of our space will
devoted to the ends specified. We
the assistance of every per-
interested in the matter to as
certain the name of each company from
, the date of its mustering in, its
, its general movements during the
ar, and the date upon which mus-
out. Whenever possible, we will
glad also to have the record of each
member indicated under the headings,
killed,” “wounded,” “died during
war,” “died since the war” or “liv-
In addition to this we desire to
obtain tho names and like record of all
Bibb county who entered the
Confederate army service in outside
organizations. It is not likely the
records will again be searched after the
publication of such a history as we
propose to make, and omissions cannot
suppliod.
The list of Bibb county companies in
rice, as far as we have been able to
learn, is as follows: Brown Infantry,
Independent Volunteers, Macon Vol
unteers, Floyd Rifles, Sparks Guards,
Central City Blues, Lochrane Guards,
Bibb Greys, Huguenin Rifles, Jackson
Artillery, Thomson Guards, Ross Vol
unteers, Lamar Infanry, German Artil-
, Bibb Cavalry, Macon Light Artil-
', (formerly the Napier,) Georgia
Cadets, Gresham Rifles, Ocmulgee
Rangers, Findlay’s Ordinance Guards,
Silver Greys, Whittle Guards, and
Tharpe Light Infantry.
In addition to this, we will be glad to
publish the muster rolls and records of
companies from Georgia as they
be furnished us, in order to assist
preserving the State’s military his
tory. Our contemporaries will confer a
favor upon the Telegraph and the
military of their own sections by kindly
giving this offer os wide a circulation
possible.
all
may l
At Homs.
Our telegraphic dispatches yesterday
announced the arrival at New York the
day before of the remains of Lieutenant
Long and the crew of the lost Jean
nette. The following is a list of the
heroic dead:
Telegraphic Newe Service.
The Atlanta Corntitution Is mistaken
if it refers totliis journal os one of “the
papers that spend so much of the time
criticising our (their) telegraphic
news service.” We do not remember
that we have over criticised the “tele
graphic” news-service of tho Conit itu-
On the contrary', we recognize
that its telegraphic service is excellent,
though not so good, we think, ns that
tlie Augusta Chronicle and the Sa
vannah Hewt. What we have some
times criticised in the Conetitulion is
the unfortunate habit it aeems to have
of publishing letters from It correspon
dents us if they were telegraphic dis
patches, and of cutting dispatches from
other papers, redating them and print
ing them os a part of its own “tele
graphic news-service.” Onro is not the
only journal, we believe, that lias
spent some time” in criticising this
unfortunate practice of our capital con
temporary.
Wo sincerely wish, for the sake of the
press guild, that the Constitution would
abandon this bad habit. It has a fine
field to work in, lias an able and alert
corps of editorial and reportorial wri
ters, and admirable facilities for gather
ing and printing the news. We do not
harbor a particle of envy, jealousy or
ill-will towards it, and we wish it all
manner ot success as a public journal
We differ from it widely in many re-
sjjects—la this matter of so-called “tel
egrapliic news service," for instance,
and still more widely in regard to the
matter which it sometimes prints; but
for all that, we feel that the world
large enough for both of us. We recog
nize, moreover, the perfect right of its
conductors to edit it after their own
fashion; for this they
sponsible to public opinion and
their subscribers—not to
At the same time, it being a lead
ing public journal, and claiming to
on organ of Houthem opinion and of the
Democratic party, we shall exercise the
right at all times to criticise its course
This we shall do in a spirit of perfect
justice and courtesy, and withal fear-
ily.
- pub-
I for
the
i not
To the Confederate Soldier,
of Ceorgla.
The Telegraph has in view the
licgtion of a brief history of Bilib coun
ty's military organizations whicii were
in the State or Confederate service
daring Use late war. The material
this history exists now only in
memory of the few surviving actors
the great straggle, scrapbooks and
file of this journal, '.' here probably
but one file of this paper for tin
of the war extant, and that is not
our possession, though we have access
to it. A scrapbook kindly loaned
ns by a lady of this city, contains
rqlla of a dozen companies organized
and mustered into service iu Macon
League contends that it would be ex
treme folly, if not suicidal, to reduce
tho tariff. Its advocates are quite will
ing to leave tho tariff where if is, but
if any change is to be made, they claim
that it would be better for the Southern
people to increase, rather than reduce
existing duties.
The time seems to be approaching
in the Southern States when the white
people, like Abrahpm and Lot, will sep
arate into two parties, the one going
to the right and the other to the left.
We do not know that this would be a
misfortune to the country, especially if
the negroes should also divide and
align themselves with the two organi
zations. We have practically already
two political parties of the white peo
ple in Georgia, with one of which the
negroes always unite when there is a
necessity for it. The chief danger to
be apprehended from such a division,
is the possible restoration to power of
the foul combination of carpet-baggers,
scalawags and negroes which got pos
session of the government soon after
the war.
■Lieutenant-Commander George W. Be
long; Jerome J. Collins, meteorologist of
the expedition; Dr. James M. Ambler,
surgeon; Walter Lee, seaman; George
Washington Boyd, seaman: Henry Han
sen Knaack, seaman; Carl Augustus
Gortz, seaman; Adolf Dressier, seaman ;i
Nelsc Ivor-on, seaman; Ah Sam, cook.
The remains ol this gallant band
have been brought from the Lena delta
over the frozen wastes of northern Rus
sia, and across Europe and the Atlantic
ocean, many thousands of miles, or half
around the globe, to be burled at home
among friends.
Wo do not think that expeditions to
thq Arctic regions are either wise or
profitable, but others entertain a dif
ferent opinion, and arc ready to risk
their lives and tlie happiness of their
families in search of the North Pole.
Lieutenant Do Long and his gallant
followers, like hundreds of his daring
predecessors, lost their lives in an at
tempt to reach the frozen goal of naval
ambition, and now their dead bodies
have been brought home for interment.
Let them be buried with every possible
mark of respect and affection. Men
who sacrifice their Uvea, even in a vain
endeavor to extend the boundaries of
human knowledge and to benefit their
fellows, deserve and will receive tlie
admiration of the good and brave of
every land.
Sad Deceivers."
Such are the pathetic words employed
by the negro Republicans of Bibb
county to’ characterize “the few so-
called white Republicans,” as they are
pleased to denominate their political
associates of the Caucasian race.
The reader must have been amused,
if not instructed, by tlie proceedings
of the meeting held by tlie negroes in
this city on Thursday night and pub
lished by us yesterday. Our reporter,
after diligent inquiry, has failed to dis
cover the exact cause of the onslaught
made by “the brother in black” upon
“the few so-called white Republicans. ’ ’
That there are serious divisions in
the party we see no cause to believe.
tlie contrary, • the present quarrel
probably has its origin in a contest
over the appointment of delegates to
the State and national conventions,
and the passing of a trifling pecuniary
consideration will quickly adjust so
trivial a matter as this.
There can be but little doubtthatthe
delegation from Georgia has already
been practically secured for Mr. Ar
thur. The negroes, as far as they
know anything on the subject, may
have a preference, some of tliqm for
General Logan and a few for Mr,
Blaine, and their late demonstration
may have been intended to manifest os
much. But we are surprised they have
not long since discovered that tlioy really
have no voice in the determination of
this or any question of importance.
The only use the white Republicans
have for them is to pull tlie chestnuts
out of the fire. The white Republicans
are good enough to let them do tlie
voting, but they take all tlie offices
The negro may black the l>oot, but’the
white man wears it. “Xiggcrbakc de
hoccake, but dc white man eat ’em.’
The treatment of the blocks by the
Republican party will be recorded in
history os one of tlie blackest crimes of
modern times. His sudden umancipa
tion, and the gift of tho clectivo fran
chise before he was prepared to exer
cise it, was a great wrong both to the
negroes nnd the whites; but the man
ner in which they have been deceived
and debased, and shuffled by
Republican gamesters for the
most corrupt purposes, far surpasses
in turpitude. Instead of elevating the
negro, they lmvc debased him. Tho
ballot placed in Ids hand lias proved
two-edged-sword, the only use of wldch
lie. lias been taught Is to wound him
self.
press on both sides of the Atlantic as
snub to tlie United States.
Considering the extreme political and
economic views held by Herr Lasker,
and his relations to tlie dominant power
Germany, it was a very foolish thing
the part of the House of Representa
tives to adopt such a resolution, and an
equally foolish tiling in the govern
ment to forward it to Berlin. The re
buke administered by the iron chan
cellor was timely, and will have tlie ef
fect, it is hoped, of teaching Congress
attend to its own business here
after. The government as well as Con
gress has of lato years got too much into
the habit of interfering iu the affairs of
other nations. Strangers sometimes
come to this country and abuse our
hospitality by hatching conspiracies
against friendly powers, and if oil their
return home tlioy taxe the life of a fel
low creature, Congress, State Legisla
tures and high public functionaries feel
called upon to intervene, and ask that
the violated laws of the country may
set aside and tlie criminal turned
loose.
Our relations with Germany have not
been cordial of late, and it may bo that
Bismarck would not object to having a
little naval war with the boastful Amer
icans. He knows very well that we
have no navy, and that our seacoast
cities are without adequate protection.
would be ouly a pleasant picnic to
sweep our little war ships from the
sea, destroy our commerce, harry
our' coasts and reduce many of
our cities to ashes. Germany has
well equipped and powerful
fleet, compared to our own. A short,
sharp and necessarily victorious naval
war with the United States would
divert the German mind from troubles
home, and would possibly have the
effect of arresting, for many years, the
swelling tide of emigration to this
country.
We have mode a mistake, and the
shortest and easiest way out of it is to
admit the error and do better here
after.
years
the.
Democratic Divisions in Alabama.
The Democratic party in Alabama
is threatened with serious trouble und
division.
The Alabama “Industrial league”
is perfecting an organization whicii is
intended to forward the cause of protec
tion to home industries and American
labor. The so-called revenue reformers
oppose and denounce this movement,
and call for lower tariff duties on
importations of foreign materials and
manufactures. Both factions threat
on to nominate candidates of their own
for Governor, Congressmen and mem
bers of the legislature. Like all do
mestic troubles, tlie quarrel is getting
to be bitter and unreasonable, and
threatens the Integrity, if not the su
premacy, of the party in the State,
The advocates of the “Industrial
league” declare it to be their purpose
to make their fight inside tlie party or
ganization, unless forced to make it
outaide, but make it they will in onp
way or the other. Tlie revenue re
formers, or friends of lower duties, on
the contrary, taking their cue from the
Louisville Courier-Journal, seem dis
posed to drive tlie former outside tlie
party, and to force tlie fighting on that
line.
The State of Alabama abounds in il
limitable fields ot ore and iron of excel
lent varieties. Forges, foundries, work
shops and manufacturing enterprises
are springing up all over the northern
half of the State. These industries be
ing yet in their infancy, the Industrial
league feci that they are just in tlie
condition where they roost require tlie
fostering care of the government.
Northern industries and manufactures
have had the benelit of this protection
for more than fifty years. Now that
they do not stand so much in nee
of it, while the younger and weaker es
tablishments in the South do require it
and cannot well live without it, the
The Trouble With Cermany.
The American and European press
considerably exercised just now over
the threatened rupture of friendly re
lations between the United States and
Germany.
As the reader may not have kept
along with the several stages of the
misunderstanding, we would state that
on January 9th, just before the close
of tlie day’s session of the House
Representatives in Washington, Mr.
Ochiltree, a somewhat cranky member
from Texas, offered the following reso
lution ;
Remlred, That the House has heard
with deep regret of the death of the emi
nent German statesman, Edward Lasker.
"Tbst his loss is not alone Co be mourn
ed by the people of his natire land, where
Ms firm and constant exposition of and
devotion to free and liberal ideas has ma
terially advanced the social, political and
economic condition of those people, but
by the lovers of liberty throughout *'
world.
"That a copy of these resolutions be tor-
warded to the family of the deceased, as
well os to the minister o( the United States
resident at the capital of the German Em
pire, to be by him communicated through
the legitimate channel to the presiding of.
fleer of the legislative body of which ’
was a member.”
There being no objection the resolution
was considered and adopted.
The resolution was. duly forwarded
to Berlin, and the following is the text
of Prince Bismarck’s communication
in reply:
A Brief Rooord of the Military Compa
nies In the Confederate Service
From This County.
Railroads as Prohibitionists.
The Central Railroad Company has
taken a practical step in behalf of tho
temperance cause, and the world
would be all the better and happier if
other railway companies everywhere
would follow its example.
The step to which reference is made
the promulgation of an order forbid
ding the employes of the company to
use ardent spirits or other intoxicating
drinks while on duty. Tlie order in
cludes all the officers and servants of
the corporation, froin the highest down
to the humble, but useful switch-
tender.
This order is not only n most impor
tant step in the great movement for
temperance reform, but it will largely
add to the safety and comfort of rail
way travel. No one can know how
many of tlie accidents which occur on
railroads, are tlie direct results of in
temperance. A neglected switch, a
minute late in starting while tho con
ductor and engineer go for their part
ing gloss, an oversight on the part of
tlie inspector of tlie locomotive and
wheels, or a trifling delay in tlie re
ceiving and delivery of luggago by a
drunken baggage master, may end in the
sacrifice of hundreds of precious lives.
Even where tlie employe does not in
dulge to excess, tlie delay or excite
rnent occasioned by a single drink, or
the nnxiety to reach tlie station
where the next glass is customarily
taken, may result in a terrible disaster
to persons and property.
The Central Railroad Company lias
placed tho entire public under great ob
ligations by this timely order. We
know of no railroad any where that lins
a finer body of officers and men in its
employ. The several railroads in Geor
gia arc equally fortunate in this respect.
No one who luis bad occasion to travel
nmeh lias failed to observe the marked
improvement in the character of tlie
conductors, engineers and others who
have control of passenger trains. And
yet the order promulgated by the Cen
tral company is eminently proper, since
it provides an additional safeguard,
not only to passengers, but to their
families left behind.
Will not the other railroad compa
nies in Georgia follow the exnmplc set
them by the Central?
“Any recognition in a foreign country
of the personal qualities of a German,
especially when mode by so important a
boilv as tlie House ot Representatives, is
gratifying to our national feelings. I
should have gratefully accepted the com
munication made by Minister Sargent,
and should liave asked the Emperor to em
power me to present it to the Reichstag,
If the resolution hod not contained an
opinion regarding the object and ef
fect of Herr Lasker'spolitical
tivlty. which was opposed to my con
victions. According to my experience of
the political and economic development of
the German people. I cannot recognize the
opinion as one which events 1 have wit
nessed would justify. I should not ven
ture to oppose my judgment to the opinion
of such sn illustrious Mdy as the House
of Representatives, if 1 had not, by more
than thirty yesra' active participation Ini
the internal policy of Germany, gained sn
experience which justified main attaching
a certain value in my judgment in ques-
The State Fair.
The Jfonroe Advert iter says: “The
executive committee of tho agricultural
society decided to hold a fair in Macon
next fall, provided the city will raise
three thousand dollars. The following
committee was appointed to make ar
rangements at once: H. H. Cary,
GeorgeW. Adams, M. J. Hatcher, R.
J. Powell, W. B. Jones, and tlie presi
dent and secretary of the society.
“We understand that Macon has
already agreed to comply with the con
dition imposed on her, and there
fore the State fair may be counted
on as a certainty. This it gratifying.
It has been long since Georgia bad
a State fair, and we doubt not the
people will relish one, and will take a
great Interest in it. Macon is the best
place in the State to have it. The
only successful and well managed State
fair* that Georgia lias had have been
held in Macon, and it is canse for con
gratulation that tlie next one will be
there."
“Max, Beast axd Bibo.”—Such is
the caption'of an article printed else
where jn this issue of the Telegraph
axn Messenger. We don't know when
we have seen anything finer or more
entertaining,-and we trust our gifted
to communicate the reflation to the correspondent will not let this be the
Reichstag, became I should hare officially last of such contribution*,
to advocate- before tlie Emperor an opin
ion which I cannot recognize us correct.’’
In other words, the irascible chancel-1
lor ho* refused to communicate the!
Coxoeesshex don't neglect the injunc
tion to sow seed fry all waters. Tlie seed
, , . „ .. , crop is an important one and much solid
resolution to the l.erman parliament, voting Is dependent on proper Congo
and his refusal is considered by the tional distribution.
THE MACON VOLUNTEERS.
The Macon Volunteers was organized on
April 23d, 1825, wiUi E. W. Wright, cap
tain; Wm. J. Danncliy, first lieutenant;
Robert Birdsong, second lieutenant; John
Chain, third lieutenant. The company
when first organized consisted of about
forty members. The following gentlemen
liave commanded the company us captains
in the order framed: Wm. J. Dannelly,
Lemuel Newcomb, A. R. McLaughlin,
Isaac G. Seymour, Isaac Holmes, Z. T.
Conner, James Bivins, Robert A. Smith,
Geo. S. Jonhs, Charles M. Wiley, and W.
W. Carnes, who is yet in command.
Tlie Macon Volunteers in company with
the Floyd Rifles, of this city, and the City
Light Guards, of Columbus, left Macon on
the 10th of April, 1801, twenty-four hours
after moving orders had been received, for
Norfolk, Virginia. These companies were
the first troops to arrive in Virginia and
were stationed at Norfolk under the pre
sumption that an attack would be
made upon that place in retaliation
for the destruction of United States
property. About two weeks after their
arrival, these companies were joined by
tlie Spalding Grays of Griffin, and from
the four companies was formed the
Second Georgia Batallion, which served
throughout tlie entire war.
The history of the Volunteers as a com
pany, Is identical with that of tho Floyd
Rifles, tlie roll of which will be given on
Sunday next. The Volunteers left Macon
with sixty-eight men rank and file. With
them went members of many of the leading
families of tho city. While not actively
engaged during the first year at Norfolk,
the company was thoroughly drilled in all
branches and furnished to tlie Confederacy
from its roll of 200 members during the
war, seventy-two officers.
The company was iu the seven days'
fight around Richmond, audat Fredericks
burg in 1862; In the fight at Elizabeth
Furnace Mayl, 1863; at Chancellorsville,
May 2nd; at Fredericksburg, May 3rd, ami
at Gettysburg, Manassas Gap, Bristow
Station, Mine Run and Thoroughfare Gap
the samo year. In 1861 it was in the fights
at The Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court
house, North Anna river, Cold Harbor,
Barker's Ridge, Petersburg, RcamsStatlon,
Deep Bottom, Bollesficld, Fort Wadsworth;
and at Farmrille and Drury’s Bluff In
1865, surrendering twenty-eight men with
Lee at Appomattox. At Gettysburg the
company had only thirty-tlirco men in the
beginning of the fight, and five at the close,
twenty-eight having been killed and
wounded, and some of tlie latter taken
prisoners. In this fight every officer In
the company was wounded, and two lieu
tenants, E. J. Granniss and T. R. Campbell
•liod from their wounds.
The following is the roll of the company
at the surrender:
George 8. Jones, L. Ripley, James G.
Harrison, H. D. Hill," Frank Tye, W. B.
Carter, W. A. Rogers, Theodore Wells, C.
W. Gruber, James T. Hill, Lewis B.
Rhodes, Thomas D. Smith, George A.
Keith, Benjamin C. Smith, John R. Griffin,
O.C. Hill. T. H. Jones, J. A. Alston, D.
M. Durrct, T. L. Daniel, Stephen Eider
W.U. Lockett, J. T, Register, George W
8eymour.
Only three members served with the
Volunteers from the first enlistment to the
final surrender as privates, vix: B. C.
Smith, Z. T. Conner, Jr., end J. R. Griffin.
Of these only the forqier is now living.
The war roll, as noar as can be now ascer
tained, was as follows:
orricxas.
{Captain It. A. Smith, elected colonel
Forty-fourth Georgia, killed June, 1802.
{Lieutenant A. O. Butts, resigned from
disability, August, 1862.
({George S. Jones, elected captain at re
organization, May, 1862.
{Ensign (leorge li’. Hurdle, resigned In
1861.
(First Sergeant T. K. Campbell, elected
liodtenent at reorganization, died Septem
ber, 1801, of wounds received at Gettys-
barg.
{Second Sergeant G. C. Conner, elected
lieutenant 1801, appointed adjutant Sixty-
first Georgia, June 1,1803.
(Third Sergeant E. J. Granniss, elected
lieutenant at reorganization, killed at Get
tysburg.
(Fourth Sergeant C. M. Wiley, appoint
ed adjutant Forty-fourth Georgia, 1802.
(Fifth Sergeant K. Isaacs, discharged,
1802.
(First Corporal T. IF. Maugham, ap
pointed colonel Thirty-second Georgia,
1801.
(Second Corporal /. Denuu, appointed
lieutenant Flrit Georgia Regulars, July,
1803.
(Third Corporal M. H. Sisson.
(Fourth Corporal W. E. Renton, trans
ferred to telegraph corps, 1801.
(Fifth corporal II. T. Varjetl, dis
charged from disability, 1802.
(Secretary A. M. Speer, appointed major
Forty-fourth Georgia, 1802.
(Surgeon G. G. Griffin, appointed snrgeon
B. A. C. 8., 1802.
PRIVATES.
(Amos, E. D.,discharged from disability,
1802. Minos, #'. 31. Jf Alston, J. A. tAl-
ston, J. M.
(Brown, W. E. (Brown, William E,
discharged from disability, 1802. Brown
J, E., died in Macon, 1803. t Brown, John
E. (Bass, John Hix, transferred to Sixty-
Unit Georgia, 1802. ns sergeant major.
(Bass, John T-. died of wouuds received at
Chancellorsville, May, 1803. (Boss, N. H„
transferred, 1802, to cavalry. (Branham!
Joel, discharged, 1802. (Branham, J. W.,
appointed lieutenant conscript camp, De
cember, 1862. (Bazemorr, J., discharged,
1801. IfBigbee, J. T.,(conscript.) Benin,
Charles, killed at Gettysburg, 1801, (substi
tute.) (Brantley, T. F. (Boyle, P. A„
discharged by promotion to adjutant Thir.
ty-aecond North Carolina, 1802. (Baldwin,
C. F., transferred to cavalry Sixty-second
Georgia, 1861. (Baldwin, W. I’., appoint
ed commissary Sixty-second cavalry, 1802.
(Baxter, John 8.. appointed surgeon B. A,
C. 8., to Forty-sixth Georgia. tBowdre,
L., transferred to artillery, 1802. (Beaxley,
II., killed at Manassas Gap, 23d July,
1803. (Bearden, It. M., appointed odju'
tant Second Tennessee cavalry regiment
afterwards killed.
tCounrr, X. T., Jr. Conner, C. O., trans
ferred to telegraph service, 1882. (Cain,
W., discharged, 1802. (Campbell, C. E.,
discharged, 1882. f Campbell, J. IL.dl*
charged by promotion, 1803. (Cobb, John
A., disciiargcd by promotion, 1801. (Cobb,
Lamar, discharged by promotion, 180!.
(Cook, S. K„ appointed sergeant major,
1865. (Cook, J. O. A., appointed Chap
lain. l-,rj. (Coffins. Tom., killed at Peters
burg. June 23.1x61. (Coffins. A. P.. ap
pointed assistant surgeon P. A. c. 1W2.
(Cottingham, II. M., transferred to cava;
rr, 1861. (Cowles, J. 8., transferred t.
Fifty-ninth Georgia, 1882. (tCbrfcr, Jr, p
appointed corporal.
(DcGraflenreid, M., appointed lieutenant
in First Georgia Regulars, 1S62. (D f<J ,„
11'. II., appointed lieutenant in a North
Carolina regiment, 1861. Dingier, G. D
discharged from disability, 1SC2. (Duck,
'earth, J. 8., discharged by promotion
(Daniel Young, died in Richmond, 16b'
(Dyson, T. J., appointed adjutant Geor
gia regiment. {(Durrett, D. M„ company
quartermaster. (Davis, Gilbert, dlsriiarg
ed from disability, 1861. (Dessau, N.. dU-
charged by substitution, 1802. tDavidson
D,, captured at Gettysburg and took an
oath to the United States government.
•DeYoung, —, discharged from disability
1802. iDillard. R. A. (Dunbar, If,, dfr-
charged, 1802. Davis, Jacob, detailed for
light duty, 1861. {Dunn, W. If., (subsk-
tute.) {Daniel, T. L., subsUtute.
(Emmeli, C. K., transferred to sign,-
corps, 1802. {{Elders, Stephen, arnbu.
lance driver. (English, I. B.
(Flanders, D. II„ discharged, 1862,
tFranklin, C. B„ courier on Sorrel's staff
(Graybill, James, discharged, 1862
Graybill, C. A,discharged, 1861. «{0ri*n
John R. (Griffin, W. B„ appointed lieu!
tenant in First Georgia Regulars, 1862
(Graves, H. S., appointed lieutenant in c'
8. Marines, 1862. t {Gruber, C. W. (Grier/
John, appointed lieutenant hi First Geor’
gia Regulars, 1861. IGrcsham, Tom B.
detailed in engineers' corps, 1861.
.rVfrf'*’ C " ak'hMged, 1861.
I, t’ L "0'J- discharged, 1861. (Holt, A,
transferred to cavalry, 1304. ({Hill!
II. D., appointed sergeant. {Hill, J.t!
(Hunter, Samuel, appointed quartermas
ter, 1862. (Hampstead, O. B., deserted
1861. {(Harrison, James G., appointed
first sergeant, (Howard, IB IB, appointed
3*?’ SHovr*u-d, J. M„ discharged,
1862. illart, If. £, (Hardeman, It. V
transferred to Forty-fifth Georgia, 186&
(IIopton, IF. A., appointed adjutant Sixty,,
second Georgia cavalry. (Hunt, W. IV.y
transferred to Third Georgia regiment.
tHightower, A. T„ died In prison, 1865.
(Hogg, James, died in Betersburg, 1862
Holloway, -, (substitute,) deserted at
Betersburg, 1863. \HM, Ol C., (substitute.)
(Johnson, S. G., died ot wounds received
*t Chancellorsville, May, 1803. (Johnson,
II’. F„ appointed lieutenant in the navy
department. (Johnson, A. II, died at
home, 1863. iJohnion, C. IF. (Johnson,
S. C, died iu prison, 1804. Johnson, J. 31.!
deserted, December, 1864—a conscript!
(Jones, J. W, appointed assistant sur
geon B. A. C. S, Twenty-second Georgia,
({Jones, T. H;
(Kimball, E. A,deserted, 1861. ({Keith,
George A.
({Lockett, W.C, appointed quartermas
ter sergeant, 1803. (Lockett, J., discharg
ed; U®. (Lamar, J. H, appointed colo
nel bixty-first Georgia regiment, and killed
at Monocacy. (Lanier,.Si C„ transferred to
signal corps, 1862. (Lanier, C. A, transfer
ee to signal corps, 1802 (Lane. Luke ap
pointed lieutenant conscript comp i-Cr-
(I.ightfoot, It. J, transferred to artillery
1861.
(McDonald, J, fi g
C.-8. N. EftraS
tllerylSOi. (Maearthy, Henry, killed at
Mine Run, November 30, 1 -■ c;. (McAr
thur, disciiargcd, 1803. (Morris. R. A. Me-
Gority. T. II., (substitute.) deserted. 1-si',.
„ (Napier, B. H., discharged by promo
tion. 1861. ftfapier, A, discharged by pro
motion, 1801. (Nelson, J. it., discharged
by order of General Holmes. ; Newman! J
R. t Newsome, JolinS., killed ut tiettvs-
burgj July 2,1863.
May, 1803.
(Price, J. II.,
L., transferred to cavalry.
JW transferred to cavalry, De
cember. 1864. (Powell, A. H.. discharged
1862. il’hlUipi, IF., discharged In- substi
tution. 1303. (Poe. Wash., detailed In p.
O.. Macon. Ga., 1361.
({Rhodes, L. B. ({Ripley, L., elected
lieutenant company, November 0 l-.i
L' m J"!.':. '! "6 u. K:.'liin.M h
U’ Geo V c T., Jr., detailed
ill O. R. & H. Association, Richmond.
(Rogcre, C. II.. appointed captain and
commissary, 1801. (Rogers, K. t\, trans
ferred to a Georgia regiment! 1st.;.
(Rogers, A. C., discharged. 1862. |{Rog>
ars, \V. A., appointedcopornl. lingers..'.
E*. killed at Peters berg, June 22 1 '■ 1
(Ray, Alonzo, died at homo, 1862. (Itay.
John B., died at home, 1862. Bice, T >1
appointed assistant snrgeon. I’. A. C.S
{Register, J. T„ conscript.
(Nubers, S. M., discharged, KOI. (Sc
well, _J._\Y,, died in Richmond, 1
"j", encu ni luciimunu. I-.:.
{Smith, B. C. {{Smith, T. I). (Shinhol-
ser, J. V. (Shinholser, J., discharged
1862. (Speer. T. A., died In Richmond
1803. (Speer. IB E. ’ ■
!*»•, It- tl. disciiargcd. |si
xhaiihlmry. appointed agent G. R. A
J. association at Richmond, t {Seymour,
5SP, ))■ .tSoymour, Asa, discharged.
1862. iSinglrto n ./. IB, detailed w.;
(Singleton, W. II, detailed in 1863 tshur-
leg.J.A. .Schmidt, John, (sub>:itiite,) de
serted, 18(0. tistowe, F. T.. di*< h irzetl
liW*. t&ullivan, C\, captured at (ieUyt
burg; claimed IJritUh protection.
• ITheus, 8. E., retired on account of
wound* received at Gettr»burg. ^Tread
well. W. 15.. tlijchanred ami am»ointe«l
Chaplain, rthcall, VV. T. dhllianwd
1801. f Tookr. IF../.. elected lieutenant iii
artillery. ftTye, Frank, appointed
geant of coni par *'
died in Ilichraor.
bert, died in Richmond in 1802.
|V«n Valkenburg, O. S. ( detailed In med-
icnl department on account of wound*.
•fVan uesen, U., detailed in engineer de
partment, 18UI.
im*,, l,. //..elected lieutenant in INJ2.
* Jit**’..“IfS-barged and promoted,
1M2. |\\ riilev, W. W^schonred by sub
stitution. .<wells, J. F... Jr.,SScham-d
January 21, LSftl, amf * *' *
& I. a. O., Kichrac
ln y* jThorrias, Moore 15.,
>nd in ML *Trippc *
Lots and Cain.
CIIAPTEB I.
“I waa taken tick a year ago
\V ith bilious leycr.’’
“My doctor pronounced me cur
I got sickapm, with terrible pain
back and aides, aud I got so bad I
Could not move!
I shrunk 1
From 228 pounds to 12b! I had been
g for ray liver, but did me no x* I
I did not e
months. I beg
recUy ray tpp<
to In
tii
»Hop Bitre
J Wells, I'lieo .
appointed cor|>ora). fWalker. W. II.. dis-
charged in lx;i, from disability. <Wor
sham, W.T. S White, W. O., tran-ferred
V 5 Georgiu cavalry. < Walker,
J. B.. discharged in l*52. fWilliamson, c!
J., di*charg.d. Williams, John (substi
tute.) desm.*d in 1SC3. t Woodson F 15
$ Woodard, O. I... discharged by *ubstitu-
tion, 1802. IWhitehurst. J., discharged,
l*il. tWearer, A., discharged, 1n>j
tn caver. \V. T., di>chargod. 1802. f It.,.,./.
hi., discharged. 18»i2. Mu-it ians, Andrew
Wood And Chari it Hena*r.
(Enlisted lyjl. fEnlisted 1802. •Enlbt-
eu 18R5. | Enlisted 1.V5I. JHurrenderod
with the company at Appomattox 0. If.
Names of tboM known to liave died since
the war *ure italicized.
Gilder's Liver Blllz are more popular
to-.lay than any other pill. Why ? Be-
cauzs they are just whit they pretend to
be, and are not made to humbug the j>eo-
my
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