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TIIE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8,18S4.
JONES COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
.-MM of tho Mooting Hold In
e Clinton Yoaterdny.
rusToN, Ga., Auguit 2.-A convention
• .|, e Democratic party o! Inneo county
,,s . Ailed to order by Hon. H. B. Kidley
L chairman executive committee.
On motion Dr. Jno. Hardeman was
jade chairman and /no. T. Williams, sec-
"on^moUon of Col. B. C. Grier, 0 W.
corner was unanimously nominated for
Xfescntative to the Legislature.
K m motion a committee of sixteen was
..nniotod to present the names of dele-
?0 the different conventions, who re-
^rnbernatorial 8 convention—K. T. Mor-
.'’ it T Koss, W. P. Glover, Judge Rich-
Sd Joiinson and Joseph Clawson.
r.uieressional convention sixth district—
u- A Card. col. E. 0. Grier. J. M. Mid-
Lfooks? Joe A. Russell Col R. V. Har-
i Dr. Janies F. Barrow, Jno. W.
Harkins, W. T. Morton and Jno. T. Wil-
‘^Senatorial convention, twenty-firat dis-
Jr, J R. VanBuren. James A. Walker,
ulavette Balkcom, H. 8. Greaves. Sam-
Jj nLron. Thomas Beeland. J. R. Chiles,
JohnlBradley, James Hurt and Robert
"on motion of R. T. Ross, the following
rMnlutinns were adopted:
(1), That, with a sense of pride
an .i ffratilication, this convention of Dem.
Sriw do indorse the faithful and able
manner in which Hon. J. H. Blount has
«nresented this district in Congress.
"Rfittolred (2). That In his excellency, H.
n*McDaniel, we recognize ahrm, able and
Impartial Governor, and Indorse bis name
That Hon. N. C. Barnett,
Secretary of State, has made a true and
Shful officer, serving through various
Political changes end conflicts, and we in-
dorse and,recommend his re-election, and
that our delegates vote for the re-election
of Hon. w. A. Wright for comptroller-
general Hon. Clifford Anderson for attor
ney-general, It. U. Hardeman for 8tat«
treasurer, and present the name of Hon.
Washington Dessau for Presidential elec
tor for the sixth district,
“fteilred ft). That we heartily ratify
and indorse the action of the national
Democratic party at Chicago, and the
nomination of Grover Cleveland and Thos.
A. Hendricks meets our warmest np-
vCeh E. C. Grier offered the following,
which was adopted:
• Raolctd. That, aa the chairman of the
Senatorial Democratic committee of this
district has removed from the district,
that those composing that committee in
this county be requested to consult with
the other members of that committee and
hive a meeting called at an early day. so
as to arrange for a dtstrlct convention.”
On motion of Hon. D. W. Lester, the
delegates to the Senatorial convention
were instructed to piesent the name of
Hon.H. B. Ridley as the first choice of
Jones county for Senator.
Col. J. H. Blount was sent for, and, in
response to an enthusiastic call, made a
short and pithy address, which was re
ceived with much applause. The conven
tion then adjourned.
Jons Hardxhan, Chairman.
Joes T. Williams, Secretary.
A Mortified Ceorgla.
£Jiton Trlegrapk and Ifetienger: in a
late visit to the city of New*York, wbat
wu my mortification and surprise to find
the Star, a Democratic paper, dealing with
onr noted metropolitan journal In the fol
lowing style.
In reply,to queries, I was obliged to say
the convict lease was a system degradation
sndol great injustice to the taxpayers of
Oeorgia, but I Was at a lose to explain the
other allusions, and was met by state
ments tbit proved that some malicious! 1)
Georgians had been talking extensively in
New Vork on Senatorial trades, ••hush
money" and Presidential combinations.
Is it true that Hr. Howell was a solicitor
• under Gov. Bullock?
Is it true that Mr. Grady builds fine
houses on unaccountable money?
Is it true that the Cbiutitutinn is the
•'kept organ” of the convict ring?
n Hi not somebody rise up - and defend
oar good name abroad
Tii'iin.
JOE BROWiTS OROAK.
N. Y. Star.
From the lofty pedeeta! of Ita purity and
patriotism, the Immaculate Atlanta Uni-
illinium continues to'lecture the Star and
fling mud-balls at John Kelly.
if we declared that we do not like this
personal and scurrilous style of journa
lism, the high-toned editors of the Cotuii-
I?™* might be misled into concluding
thst their canting diisertatlons had any
weight with those who know them.
The .Slur does not care to Indulge In a
personal controversy with such devoted
champions of reform, lfltdid.it might
he tempted to inquire how long Editor
Howe I has teen a Democrat. Was he
S" w .? ,n ffrst came to the surface at a
carjietbsg adventurer under the Bullock
As to his lieutenant, Urady, why
did malicious Georgian, baptize the house
tin.? " V ‘'G r *d>''' hueb-money?"
fni llh ° u ‘dwelling on the* or other pain
ful remirdscencei, Is it nottbe fact that the
amififatfoa is wrathful agalnat the Star
for their zeal in attacking
monopolist and the convict labor ayatem ?
i,“°“ n °t everybody know that the At-
, aa ^ a Constitution la the kept organ of the
rapacious r ing headed by Senator Joe
“fawn, the millionaire prl-ori-l.boi'con-
“jetor and lessee of the Slate railroad?
The larming'Out of Georgia convlctatodo
ti.i-i r . own ’ " ork '• described by impar-
as resulting In tyranny and
r,T*d* ti ? n unsurpassed by the horrors
Of negro slavery.
— 10 .■'Democracy” of that sort we take no
when the hirelings of such a
ring assume to be our censors and teach-
J. , 1 ' l 711V?i.9 ,ll l r avert our noetrlle in dia-
pbarit°tn their malodorous Insolence and
BLACK MEN BLACKED.
Negroes Charged With Playing Ku-klux
In Monroe County.
On the 11:17 train from Atlanta Wed
nesday night, United States Deputy Mar
shals Weld, King and Cl«»lr» brought
down from Monroe county, a batch of
eight prisoners, and lodged them in jaU
until yesterday morning.
They were arrested tor violating sec
tions 5508 0 revised statutes, which wero
codiflcd from the civil rights bill and cov
ered the Ku-klux violations.
Tbe.warraata were for Moses Dumas,
Sam and Munch Tyson. Joe Head, Gus
Parker, Willis and Lewis Howard, and
Rich McGow.
The case came up before Commissioner
L. M. Erwin yesterday, Col. Robert L.
Berner, of Forsyth, appearing for the pris
oners.
The party who ia said to have suffered at
the hands of the alleged ku-klux is a long,
tall negro named John Butler. He wore
one suspender and a wrinkled linen duster
that reached down to his shanks, and no
well organized body of Ku-klux could have
passed him by unmolested without regret.
He was placed upon the witness stand and
thus unfolded bis tale of woe:
"My name ia John Butler and I live in
Monroe county on Mr. Dewberry's place.
On the tint Saturday In June, beioreday,
there came to my house thirteen men in
disguise. They had smut all over their
faces—Moses Dumas, Sam Tyson, Munch
Tyson, white, and Willis Howard. Joe
Head, Rich McGow, Gus Parks, Abe How
ard, Lewis Howard, a negro named Jones,
wiio had smut on his face, but I don't know
what Jones it was. They came about 3
o'clock. Dumas came tc the door and
hailed. At last I answered and went to
the door. He proposed to me to open the
door, but I asked what was the matter; w
had some talk and pulling back the stick
which held the door, I saw the men with
smut on their faces, and then Dumas com.
rnenced to shoot at me. Ho came very
near killing one of the women in the house.
They took me away over to Ramah meet
ing house, Hardshell, and tied me to a tree.
They wanted to know something about a
store being broken open. They-beat me
with a hickory, cutting my coat nil to
pieces. Had no hat or shoes, and
they marched me tbrougii the
swamp. 1 am sixty years old, and never
bad a lick until Mr. Dumas struck me that
night. Mr. Dumas, Willis and Abe How
ard caught me when I opened the door.
Tho women wore so scared that they would
not come out of the house. They tied me
at the church, when they beat me. Dumas
and Munch Tyson did the beating. I have
not been able to do any work since. The
others stood by while the beating was
ing on. Laid up in bed four days. 1
Sid Stokes and Mr. Tom Dewberry saw my
condition. jWitm-si showed the marks on
his person caused by the beating, and also
a Huger on left hand claimed to have been
broken by a lick from Dumas's pistol.
The men had blacking on their face*. A
man told me they used three boxes of
blacking. The stick they left had a little
blacking oa it and it smelt just like stove
blacking. : Witness showed a stick with
leaden handle.] The women folks picked
up the stick next morning. [Buthr identl
fled all the prisoners as being present at
the beating, and said he had been
raised with them ail excepted the
"'possum, headed one."] Isaac
Parks, grandfather of Gus Parks, told me
about the blacking. They dragged me b;
Mr. Gibson's Diace, and Mr. Dumas bol
lowed out, 'We've got him,’ and Mr. Gib
son, who is a justice of the peace, told
them to carry mo on and not bring me to
hia house.”
This story was told In a rambling sort of
way. the witness never looking tils ques
tioner in the eye. On the cross-examina
tion, which was adroitly conducted by
Cclonel Berner, it came to light that the
church spoken of by Butler, was about
ten miles from Forsyth and two, miles
from Butler's house. Butler said on cross-
examination that becounted eight negroes
and three white men in the party, making
eleven in all. On the direct Examination
he swore there were thirteen, and seeing
the dircrepsncy said they were so twisted
up that lie must have counted some twice,
as be wts positive he counted thirteen.
It alio turns out that Butler is now
under bond tor forging an order on Titos.
Dewberry, tor four dollars worth of gro
ceries from Tyson A Horn's store. It is
also said thst be tears a bad reputation,
undone witness on the stand swore he
wouldn’t believe him on his oath,
Tbe defense introduced no testimony.
The eight men were placed under a bond
of $500 each, and they returned to Forsyth
last night.
THE WILKINSON COUNTY AEFAIR.
Arrest of One of the Parties Chareed
.with the Crime.
Some time ago we published a report of
a horrible affair m Wilkinson county.
From the statements gathered at that
time, and from the affidavit upon which
warrants were issued by United Btates
Commissioner Erwin, the following la
about the substance of the many reports
extant:
It seems that Doc Hinson. Doc Ed
mondson. Jonah Ryals and Newt Hutson
are formers in Wilkinson county, and all
live within five miles of Gordon and about
one mile from each other. Some time
during the early part of June, Doc Hinson
was arrested on a charge of stealing a suit
■* clothes and sixty cents in money Irom
als. He was taken to Gordon, and at
iprellmtiary examination, before Jus
tice S. J. Dennard, ho was discharged.
While on bis way home from Gordon, he
was stopped in the road by three men in
disguise, who sprang from the bushes, one
of them with a buggy trace in bis hand.
Hinson was then tied and beaten so badly
with the buggy trace that be died. Hfs
body was then tied to the rear of a buggy
and dragged to a field, where a negro was
made to dig a grave. Into this tho body
was thrown and the grave filled up and
plowed over.
Edmondson, Ryals and Hutson were
CITY ITEMS.
—There are now thirty-elx convicts on
the county chain-gang, more than has
been on it for a longtime. Superintendent
McGee is getting some good work sn the
roads out of them.
-Bailiff Tuttle, of Houston county,
came up yesterday morulng for Mr. L. J.
Bright, the old man whose arrest and sick
ness were reported yesterday. He is
failed to
charged with having
Itva
his t
the financial pressure.
TNe Augusta Mills to Run 'on Short
Tim*.
A coma, Jaly 3L-The financial presa-
ore which has been upon our city the pres
ent summer la getting more serious daily,
at outlook for the next month or two it
a arming, and there is no hope until the
Posing crop Is harvested and put
on the markeL More than a
month ago the cotton mills reduced
by f tte S «KI,. c ^ nt ” w “ sore, F
public aa well at the 5,000
‘V 11 * city- The mill outlook la
wbfle tUfff? tban “ u ‘ jn,h a FO- ami
half ^ ka ? commenced runuiug on
on .^uRi m !. aU, ' r V i11 inflow next week
The “,?.•*?' rH 1 k* s « r 'otnly felt here.
Au ~' ,i,ta fay out weekly
£u r‘3PuJi3 W L in k to hav ‘
k "“ uc *o one-half, be,ides the
win _£®nL eat on waxes.
RTMtS- fin » nc , | al embarramuent
to 'r** facing the operatives
Ir i-gjP? **" subsistence will be scarce-
Ini ' In ranveraotioo with a promi-
la no 11,11,1,1 n -e there
is hnfuuwiicu a-ur future, and that ft
ieteSem at a PTO®* at
breaking 1 prtc ? 0< knods an J cotton. A
bSSS.% mark,, '“' a *i^ margin
u ; Me.2Ju*i r !. w,ua ! ,nal “O' 1 manufari.
<wca . 7 wm rt
A Toujjh Cat
A correspondent at Cl
«t story *Ut equals
oodi ere* wrote abou*
Itiaa
•'k OeoTX?
or goordi.
ultra will
SvonlKv'“X “»tothea«of
si>e-tbm 7 of her kittens, and on in-
JP^OOI toondth. kitten to be quite a
naern ui it} 1 k* 1 toar tli*Unct eje-, two
Sect and two plain and dlz-
sl*®** A Cot. who sire work-
LuHm^h n L !, an l whom I showed
•’ tartono beak <A suture.
Aftsr the Snake Story Fiend.
Lazarua Clarke and Austin Thomas are
two negroee, and on Thursday afternoon
were aitting down on a pile of bricks on
the corner of Bridge Row and Wharf
(treat. The conversation turned
makes. /
"War I cum from/said Austin,
ttci' ban’s has to carry sharp knives
to cut de bame btringa to dey kin
mount de mule an' git away from de
anakea. De makes up dar Is got feet, an'
It takes a mighty peart male to move away
fast’nougb. Dese snakes down die coun
try haint got any feet."
"Datdey Is,”qnlcklyresponded Lazarus,
"dat dev Is, fur I’m taw 'em wid toy own
eyes. Ease I killed a snake or.ee an’my
J oung mtester made me frow bit in de fire,
ess soon at de make got hot, de feet jump
out. Dat dey ia got feet, an' dey la red
like er turkie doves."
"Enny man what aayi snakes down in
dia country ia got feet ia a doggon liar,”
■aid Austin.
''An' enny man what say* dey la not got
feet ia a thieving rascal.” said Lazarus.
They were about to bitch, when officer
Bally came along and summoned them be
fore the recorder. Yesterday morning
Ltzarua wu fined 12.50 for hia part of the
disorder ssd Austin dismissed.
Killed by Lightning
Mr. Htrry Garvin came in from Jones
county yesterday and furnished ns with
the following particulars of the work of
the lightning in that county, about seven
and a half miles from Macon, ou tbe Clin
ton road:
About the time of the thunder atorm
which swept over Macon early yesterday
morning, lightning struck the house of
Mr. Sam Ward, tearing off the weather*
boarding and shingles. There were seven
persons In tbe room when tbe lightning
•track. They bed run Info the house and
huddled together in frght at tbe approach
ing storm. The lightning struck a clock
the man tel,a piece of which wu thrown
down, and neither bate nor mother bad
recovered at the time our informant left.
A negro boy. twelve or fifteen rears old,
wu knockwl down and in-danur killed
Every person in tbe room wu knocked
down and more or leas stannei and in
Jured.
Orlanoldyllle Notts.
Rev. J. W. Simmons returned from
trip to GriawoldvlUe yesterday and left ua
the following Iteuu:
“We bare enjoyed richly the kind hoepl-
taUty of the clever people In the neighbor
hood- of GrtawoldriUe. There are some
successful farmers, whou incoming crops
•re very promising. Among them ere
Messrs. Baker, Sketoe, Balkcom end
others.
•■I'astor Riley bu been carrying a very
Interesting protracted service In the Meth
odist church. A young divine popular
with Ills people.
“We took refuge, on return, at Mr.
Qnacktnbos'a from the morning cloud that
rolled over In angry ttllosrs. Ha is a moat
excellent gentleman—one ench of the
many we moat gladly welcome among oa.
His son, young VanBuren. bad hia com-
robbtd lut night of 500 pounds of
of tobacco. Tbe thief,
mtissary
meat end • box c
wbomHH
burstijPWM
caution to eater
nothing if yet known,
g the door open. He t<
i to enter with shoes off:
. entered by
took the pre-
DR. W. C. CIASON,
Practice limited to the treatment of dis
ease! of the Eye. Ear, You and Throat.
OSes 35W Cotton Avenue, Macon, Oa.
jy2Dw3m
a "' ivvaia uuu uui suit bcid
it la said they refused to
five any account of Hinson. Tbe grand
ury took up the matter, but after exsm-
nlng one witness failed to find a true bill.
The people gave the three men a bad
name, and it is said they openly defied any
officer of the law to attempt an arrest. This
open defiance of law and the reckless bear
ing of the men caused the people in the
neighborhood to greatly fear them. No
me could be found bravo enough to molest
hem, though the best class of people ’
the county were anxious that if such
awful crime had been committed It should
not go unpunished.
A short while ago, Wm. Hinson,
brother of Doc, appeared before Commis
sioner Erwin, and made affidavit as to tbe
facta related above. The matter involved
a constitutional question of jurisdiction,
and Commissioner Erwin laid the facts be
fore District Attorney Darnell, then in
Savannah, who ordered that tbe warrants
be issued.
These warrants were placed in the hands
of Deputy Marshals Casn, Weld and Raley,
and tney left Macon on Thursday nigni
for Gordon. At 5 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, the marshals started out on foot for
the homes of the accused. While on the
way, they met up with a young man riding
a mule, and an ordinary conversation en
sued. Weld suspected that this man
would go off and inform the
accused of the presence of the three strange
men in the neighborhood, but the marshals
finally decided that as there was nothing
suspicious about them, there was nothing
to be feared on that score.
They then proceeded to Ryals's house,
which was pointed out by the man on the
mule. The marshals noticed that he rode
up to Ryals and said something to him in
a low tone of voice. They at once placed
Ryals under arrest and proceeded to go to
Edmondson's house. Edmondson was not
at home, but they again saw the man on
the mule, who went off and returned, and
then disappeared through Ryals's lot. The
marshals went to Hut,,on's house but found
him absent also. They then
went on to Gordon. It was
here that they were told by Ryals that the
man on the mule was no other than
Hutson, (or whom they bad a warrant.
He had gone on and informed Edmondson
giving him time to leave.
Ryals sent his son to the picnic at Kel.
son’s Mill, where Edmondson was tup
posed to have gone, to tell him to como L
and give himself up, but he did not return.
When the train arrived the party got on
board and came to Macon. On the way
Ryals refused to talk much. He neither
denied or confessed the crime. He said
that Doc Hinson disappeared In a similar
manner once, and was gone for two years.
He was placed in charge of Marshal Raley,
who kept him duriog the night.
The friends of the accused eay that
Edmondson and Hutson will come in
and give themselves np, that they may be
afforded e bearing at once. .
It is claimed by their friende that tbi
accused men were not the men In disguise,
and that Hiuson'a sudden end mysterious
disappearance ia due to his eccentric char
acter.
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
The Wilkinson County Case Before the
Commissioner.
As we announced, Messri. Edmondsofi
and Hudson who, with Jonah Ryals, are
charged with having murdered a men
named Hinton, on or about Jane 15, the
particulars of which were given In yester-
day's issne, came In town to give them-
selvee op. They were found on Mnlberry
street and arrested while on their way to
the United States court room.
As soon es the men learned of the war
rants, they employed Colonel J. D, Jones,
of Twiggs, to represent them. He at once
edvised Mestra. Edmondson aud Hudson
to come in end surrender. They arrived
ig . T
turns for some collections while acting
bailiff for that county.
—The compress is being put in good
condition for tbe cotton season, which
opens September 1st. Quite a number of
improvements have been made to tbe
warebouae, and English A Huguenln will
be better prepared this year for compress
work and handling of cotton.
—The producers and shippers of melons
in Bibb county are not crowing over their
receipts. One told us yesterday that he
was considerably in debt, but hoped to
make up on future shipments. Mr. Wiley
Harris yesterday shipped his first car
load, for which he expects to get 395. Il
goes to Mansfield. Ohio.
—Coming up the other day from Iirunr-
wick, Conductor Sam Adie saw a large ali-
gator swimming in a pond near the rail
road. His t[ain was going at the rate of
twenty-live miles an hour, but he managed
to kill the 'gator with two shots from a
Winchester rifle. This fact is vouched for
by all the passengers on tbe train.
—During the thunderstorm of Friday
morning, a bolt of lightning performed
some curious antics on the grounds of Pio
Kono College. It struck the ’ground and
hnnared
make re
ran under it for about an hundred yards,
the track appearing as if a large mole had
burrowed under the ground. It then left
the ground and followed the fence for a
mslderablc distance.
—One night last week Mr. H. J. Lamar.
Jr., was robbed of his watch by a thief
who went Into his room in Vlneville. The
thief took the watch, which is a fine one,
to a gentleman to sell the other day, but
recognizing the chronometer at once, it
was held and the negro who presented it
told to come back. The watch was turned
over to Mr. Lamar, but the man failed to
put in a second appearanc*
—Yesterday morning a negro named
Henry Calhoun, while unloading lumber
at tbe railroad trestle on Poplar street, hsd
his arm broken by a piece of falling scant
ling. Tbe arm was broken juat at the
wrist. He was taktn to his home in the
allev below the jail and the arm set by Dr.
C- H. Hall. The scantling fell from tbe
railroad several feet above where Henry
was standing, and a while raaD, who was
near by. narrowly missed being stsuck on
the head.
onel Darnell, the district attorney, at Sa
vannah, recommending bail. Colonel
Darnell agreed, end the prisoner* were
pieced under a bond o( 31,000 each by
Commissioner Erwin, the trial being set
for Thursday, the 7tfa.
The prisoners deny that Hinson was
murdered, but Indirectly admit that be
was beaten, though they do not say that
they were implicated in even that part of
tbe affair. They are plain sort of formeri,
not one of them bearing anything of the
air of a desperado or ruffian.
Mr. Ryals is given a good name by quite
a lam number of reaoectahla citizens of
Wilkinson county. Cotonel Joaei, Justice
Dennard and Judge Reynolds, all of whom
are well known citizens, say that Mr. Ryals
is a peaceable, law-abiding man, and that
this Is the first offense he wu cvtrcbtrged
with.
We are to'd that Hinson, the supposed
murdered man. Is an eccentric genius, and
hu on several occasions suddenly absented
himself from the county, and remaining
away many months at a time. It Is
thought that be felt keenly tbe disgrace of
being whipped and went away.
The crime aa charged ia one that will be
thoroughly investigated.
Weather This Month.
Vennor thus prophesies for August:
First week—Storms in western sections;
storms and beat throughout Canada and
United States; heavy rains In majority of
sections 7th, 8th and 9th; storms in Mas-
sachuMtts and Maine.
Second week-Keported storms and rain
fall everywhere; cooler weather general
fore-put of week; fair and pleuant weath
er moat of week; week endlrgwith heat'
and storms again, particularly westward.
Third week—Sultry and scattered
storms; cooler again, and very farorabte
weather; nights quite chilly abont 2Dth
aud 2lat; fair but windy weather; gale*
probable in England.
Fourth week-A wsek In all probability
of storms oa North Atlantic, Gulf of 8l
Lawrence, and Lower Providers, also in
England and Scotland; very wet weather
In Southern United Stater; a good deal of
rain in majority of sections; coolweatter.
Horsford'e Acid Phosphate,
» niobt sweats aed raoeraxTios.
Dr. R. Studhalter, St. Louis, Mo., says:
I hsvaosedUin dn;^j.,;t. nervous pros
tration, and in night sweats, with very
good results.
PALMER’S Perfume*. EXQUISITE.
PALMER’S Toilet Soaps. LOVELY.
PALMER'S LoGoo the great skin com.
PALM ER S Invisible, the Iodise delight
PALMER S Manual of Cage Birds, free.
Give yoor boy Smith's Worm Oil.
ITALY.
CHOLSOt.
Team, August 2.—There bare been six
caeca of cholera at Garfagnana, four of
which were fatal, and twenty-oiM caste si
Pancalieri, eight of which « ere fatal.
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
Who Are Snoken of as Candidates for
the Various Offices.
Though at a very early hour of the cam-
palgti, the people are talking about who
will be the next city, county and State offi
cers. The peop'e seem to want to know
who is in tbe race, and inquiries are made
daily. So far aa we have teen able to learn,
those who expect to risk the suffrage ol
their friends and their chances to bs elected
have already announced themselves, and
dark horses will be aca'ce except among
tbe aldermen.
For the county offices there has not yet
position * —
unary,
coroner, tnougn it is t
be an attempt to make changes in the
board of county commissioners. What
changes these are we have not teen able
to find oat.
There scorns to be a general desire for
the solicitor-generalship, which Captain
Hardeman now holds. Among the candi
dates for that position we hear of Captain
Hardeman, R. I) Smith, of Crawford, W.
E. Collier and M. G. Blair, of Houston
county, and John W. Robinson, of Bibb.
For the mayoralty it is pretty generally
understood that there will be three candf-
dates-Captaln Dunlap, Captain F. S.
Johnson and Mr. Daiay Price. That Cap
tain Dunlap and Mr. Price are in the race
Is certain, as both gentlemen have so sig
nified, but Captain Johnson has not yet
decided. He la In the hands of hta
friends and la content to do their bidding.
For aldermen, we bzar of a multitude
of candidates. Mr. Henry Horne, who
baa made a most excellent alderman, de
clares be will not run again under any dr.
cumstancea. Three or four others have
declared the lame thing, but there will be
a full crop of candidates to take their
places. Among those we have hearl
mentioned are Colonel W. H Wyl-
,V. M. Fitzgerald. W. W. Collins. Chris
Wilder, IF. W. Wlppler, W. R. 8inglcton,
Emory W(.?'bip, Tom Burke T. D. Tins
ley, 8. R. .l»quet. Elliot Estes,
John Ingalls, W. O. Smith
Berry Smith, Ambrose Crutch
field, Arthur Wood, Dee Jordan,
Asher Ayres. Tom U. ComC; W. W.
Carnes and others. There will no Joubt
bo a nominat'on aa last year to nominate
an aldermanic ticket.
For tbe Legislature there does not seem
to be a very large crop of candidates. We
have endeavored to find out who are of
fered for these positions, and are rewarded
hv Uio following names: W. A. Lotion,
N. E. Harris, Cnarlei L. Bartlett, John
Y. Lowe and Ftlix Corput.
If there be others, their oaraes have
not yet come to the surface. It la rather
early to ba discussing these candidates,
but as tbe people are talking about them,
it mav be well to lay who are thinking of
running.
Thx glory of mania hit health, If yon
are weakened down through excessive
•tody, or by early Indiacretfooa, AUen’a
Brain Food will permanently restore all
hat vigor, and strengthen all the muse Its
of brain and body. 31; 0 for 15. At drug
gists, or by mall from J. H. Allen, 315
hint Avenue New York L’ltv.
Plane of the Democrntlo National Con-.2
mlttee.
An Albany dispatch to the New York
World has the following in regard to the
plaoa of the Democratic national commit
tee:
"It la understood that the plan for con
ducting the raropsign as agreed upon by
tbe tub-committee is a very systematic
one. It provides among other things that
there shall be a working committee of five,
who ahull be constantly in New York city.
The members of tills committee have not
been selected, but it ia thought they will
be William A. Barnuni, of Connecticut-
William A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania;
A. P. Gorman, of Maryland; John
S. Barbour, of Virginia, and H. "
Thompson, of New York. Tbe plan
also provides that the members of tbe
national committee shall act in unison
with the chairman of their respective
Suite committees, and offer suggestions
aud make reports. To avoid claabing.
however, all information sent to the work
ing committee of the national committee
is to come through the chairmen of the
State campaign committees. The Congres
sional campaign committee is to look after
tbe doubtful districts, about{serenty-eight
in number. Senator Gorinau is chairman
ot this committee. If he is made one of
the working committee of the national
committee, reports sent to him about Con
gressional contests will be of much ad
vantage to the national committee."
Is This the Demooratlo Programme ?
San Francisco Chronicle.
Mr. Wattereon, of tho Louisville
Courier-Journal, linn just announced the
programme of the Democratic party for
next year, should Cleveland be elected,
for Cleveland’s election implies a Dem
ocratic majority in the next Congress.
He says: “When tho battle is over and
won we are going to reduce the war
taxes at least 3100,000,000, and reduce
the tariff to a peace bsBis.”
The Democratic platform, among
other tilings, declares in favor of re
taining tlie existing internal revenue
taxes. These are estimated at 3120,-
000,000 for the current fiscal year, and
ay reach 3U-'>,000,000 for the year
ending June 30, 18S6, when according
to tho Watterson programme, the Dem
ocrats are to be in possession of the
overnment and Congress, and will re
bec the’revenues by “3100,000,000 at
least.’’ If they retain tho taxes for
internal reven <e, as their platform
says they should, then this 3100,000,000
reduction must ail be taken from the
tariff revenues. It will leave about
300,000,000 onlv from that source,
against 3214,720',000 for 1883, 3190,000,-
SCHOFIELD’S IRON WORKS,
MACON, - GEORGIA.
J. S. Schofield & Soi\. Proprietors
Itatneiweisoftni Dtalosis'Evtiy Variety Agricultural Mitry. *
SCHOFIELD'S PREflUM COTTON PRESSES,-
To Pack by Horso, Hand- Water or Steam Power.
Schofield's Empire Engines and Boilers and Circular Saw Mills,
Cano Mills and Kettles and Castings and Machinery of Every Kind.
“Shafting,” “Pulleys’' and “Hangers" a Specialty.
Estihatis Pbohptly Fcbhisued and CoBAisroxDzxcE Solicited.
U/E keep In stock Mill. Machinists' and Railway Supplies, Iron Pipe and Fittings
„ ,„ Art *’ 1 » n Well Casing and Machinery, Valves, Whistles, Lubricators, Packing'
Belting, Hies, Oils, Saws. Wrenches, etc., etc. *’
Call on or write ua. Send for
r new illustrated Catalogue and Price List.
against f tor loej, *iuo,uuu,-
000 for 1884, and $105,000,000 (estima
ted) for 1885.
The plan proposed is to cut down the
tariff 54 per cent, and reduce the total
receipts from ail sources from the es
timate of the Secretary of the Treasury
for 1885 ($343,000,000) to certainly not
more than $243,000,000, and the Secre
tary's estimates for 1885 arc $282,000,-
000, Tne government will Httve to
borrow at least $40,000,000 to meet Us
expenses for 1880, or fail in its obliga
tions to tho pensioners or the bond
holders. Of course it will borrow, and
thus the Democratic policy, as Watter
son announces it, is to increase- the
debt instead of diminishing it. The tariff
reduced by “$100,000,000 at least ”or54
percent., wiil afford no protection to
our manufacturers and those employ
ed by them. It will be virtually near
er to the free trade standard than the
English tariff, which yields about $103,-
000,000 to $110,000,000 a year, while it is
the plan of the Democrats that ours
shall not yield over $00,000,000 to '
000,000 a year.
When tills programme shall have
been in operation for six months it will
be followed by a general collapse of
our tnnnufac ures, a drain of all our
gold to the importing countries—Eng
land, France and Germany—and riot*
and revolts among the millions of onr la
borers, cast out in idleness and starva
tion, that wilbshake the republic- to its
foundation',
The First Bale.
Aa to who produced the first bole of new
cotton this year seems to be a matter of
discussion. Last night a bole of cotton
wu brought un by Captain AUie Sbellmtn
from Primus Jones, at Albany, consigned
to a house In Sevenneh. Mr. Jones en.
Joy* the reputation of gstting In
the first tele for several yeere,
in this year 'It is feared that Pri
mus will'.be second, as we are In re
ceipt of a letter from Reynolds saying that
Mr. John Cbtldre, a live and progressive
young farmer living two and a half
mile* southwest from Butler, brought
In a bale yesterday weighing 3M pounds,
which wu sold to Mr. Ju, A, Adama, of
Reynolds, at 10!* Ernie,
The honor of sending lnjthe first bales of
new cotton belongs to these gentlemen,
BORN LUCKY.
The Man Who Cot (13,000 In a Lottery
—Memphis Luck.
Fortune seems to favor this neighbor
hood, for hardly a Louisiana lottery draw
ing takes piece without singling oat some
lucky fellow in Memphis or this vicinity.
At the lut drawing ticket No. (17,552 drew
" "" -* ' $8,000, and one-
I prize of ^
I by the German National
tbe fourth capital
fifth wm collected _
Bank (or Chris. Hettinger an booest anil
Industrious carpenter. Mr, Hettinger wu
looking over tbe morning Atatnnrkr, when
be com* to his number. He butiiy re
marked to a friend: "By Joe, I believe I
have struck it this time!" and rushed off
for bis ticket. He wu overjoyed to find
that it wue tally, “
Ticket NattWJ drew the first capital
prize of $73,00), and ooe-fitlh wu held by
a well-to-do farmer living In tbe quaint
and picturesque little town of Canadavllle,
Fayette county, Tenn. An Atalanrke re
porter peid * visit recently to CsnadavUle
and wu Introduced to !he lucky farmer.
His face wu ell aglow with good nature.
He aaid that hia good fortune enabled him
to make not improvements table place
that be had teen loo* wanting to make,
hot felt nnahle to do so. HesaUheboi
began life with nothing, bat bad accumu
lated and acquired s good form. Hia
$ 15,iAM would enable him to live comforta
bly end serenely tbe rest of hia life. He
remarked to the reporter that now be
would have a windmill—something that
hie heart hod long teen set upon. Tbe
turner drew hi* money through tbe Bank
of Conitaeeee. of this city.-JTenpUr
(Tran.) -tralaacV, July Wtb.
A new horso shoe has lately been ex
perimentad with at Lyons. France. It Is
nude entirely ol sheep's born, and ia found
particularly adapted to h?rsts employed In
.owns and known not to have a steady foot
on the pavement. Tbe results of me ex
periments have proved very satisfactory,
u horses thus shod have teen driven at a
rapid pace on the pavement without tlip-
K ing. Besides this advantage the new shoe
i very durable end. though s little more
expensive than the old one, seems destined
sooner or later to replace tbs Iron aboe,
particularly for horse, employed In large
cities wlurc, besides the ,»r ,ra,nt ' .!?'
streets are intersected inf tramway r*J>>
Which, from theirelipperfners, constitute *
•ource of permanent danger.
Steam Engines and Boilers!
Colton Presses, Cotton Gins, Cane Mills, Syrup Kettles,
Grist Mills, Saw Mills, Roller Lumber Gages, Mill Gear
ing, Shafting, Pulleys and Hangers, Steam Pumps, Iron
Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Engine Fittings and Brass Goods.
General Machine Work promptly done. All makes
of Engine and Boiler Repairing a Specialty. Try us. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
A.B. EARQUHAR & CO.
Central City Iron Works, Macon, Ga.
CENTRAL FURNITURE HOUSE
Nos. 60 and£6 Poplar Street,
£N^tho front for the patronage of tho people, with aa complete anti well assorted stock
Furnituce, Carpets, Mattings, Oil Cloths, Shades, Rugs,
MATS, eto., etc., m can be fonnd in any iiocee in the Booth. I am determined to lead
rather than to be lead in the matter of xood xoods and low price*.
LOOK A net (6) Xood Oh air* for $2.7/>. “LUtlo Beanty” Bed Room Bait, neven
, Ptow-s for only *18.G0. “Gem" Bed Room Bait complete ten (10) piece* fot
only $22.50. “Star” Fall Marble French Dreeeer Bait, ten pieoeo, tip-top aooiK bound
Mdcrstotho Loangee, Safes, ete„ “away down yonder.” Bend yoor
Central Furniture House !
For anything yon need from a 45 oenta choir to a $1.50 bedhead, to a $300.00 Bedroom
Salt, and 1 guarantee eatUXaction.
BENJAMIN SKALOWSKI
CRYING FOR AID.
Loee of Appetite* Hnularlir, Ifepre*.
•Ion, Imllffentlon anil Constl|>ntion, Ittl*
1«>ii.at'.., a Hallow Farr, Dull Eye*, and
a Illotrhrd hkla. are among the ija^ooi
which Indicate that the Liver U erylog for
Ayer’s Pills
will atlmalate the Liver to proper action,
and correct aU tbcee trouble*. One or more
of theee Pills should be taken dally, until
health b fnlly ceUblbhcd. Thousand* tee*
tify to their great merit.
f*M»Uy mmi afford to he without Am'l
Pill*.
prepared nv r
Dr.J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass.
Bold by ell Druggists.
ENGINES, GINS, SAW MILLS, ETC.
I v/
PERKINS BROS.,
DIALERS
Tla«. 1 « A m . ALL K,NDS 0F MACHINERY.
i S , L ? r jS esi Dealers in the South.
.. . In Steam Engines. Rollers. Saw m;ii. c,...
PERKINS BROTHERS,
! 3^and 4l West Alabama Street. - - .-n •
(rt oer pries before buying.
ATLANTA. CA.
TUTT’S
EXPECTORANT
1 Urrbtalmid Mu
THE FOSS & PEVEY COTTON CARD.
LOWELL
It eornpoved of
arts, whiefcpen ....
7*uuk«, expectorates the acrid fritter
hat collects fa the Broochiai Tube*, and f rm- a
• nothing coating, wturh relieve* the Ir*
rlUtlon that cauies tbe cough. It cleanser
thclungvof all Impurities, strengthen*
them when enfeebled by dlieair.isTtacr-
stes the eireulsUoa of the blood, and braersthc
nervous system. KUaht colds often end in
consumption. It la dangerous to nrglect
them. Apply the remedy promptly* A
tsslof twenty years varrsats the —srtiiaa that
UPWARDS OF 8,x thousand in operation.
i&&*mm*tion,aad Its nse speed ily cures the mo»t 1
obstiaatesough. A p!rn»ant cordial,chil
dren take U readily, for Crou “
Massachusetts
SB.
>«l SI llot«|,
m every family,
'■j?* OVER SEVEN HUNDRED IN CEarcia imii i a
TUTT’S
PILLS
^SIMMONS'
ACT OIRECTLY on THE LIVER.
Cure* mills and Fever, HyipcpoU,
Mick Headache, lllllou* Colic,ioiiatlpa*
tlon, Itlieumatism, I*llea, Palpitation of
the Heart, UlxKlne««, Torpid Ltvcv.and
1 emale Irregularities. If JSU do Dot **fetl
vwr wsll,» a •facie pill stimulates the stomach,
i ths appetite,Imparts vigor to the system.
CUARaVUIO to CURtf AU CASH OF
INOICESriOM. LOST APPE flTE, BILIOUSNESS,
DYSPEPSIA, SOUR STOMACH. FOUL BREATH.
COST'Vf NESS. ENLARGED SPLEEN. COLICjJ
Jshumm IL ft, ef Ahhewflb. Mu*. An*.
' ' *fn * off.— -„• ■* Ue-lwoJ
1 M
JUY.J.S.IkMler.ot *
A NOTED DIVINE SAYS:
tesTmt-Pw Sin for ten years 1 hats
wL* C«Ut.p.Uc. ud |
t i : ■**, || '
HOPE ^ DEAF.
Our Imprest re! Artificial 1!;
£3°
, YVA.PC A CO.eir
t>-N. 7 .'lernjr >.