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FROM ATLANTA. state Exhibit In Jeopard,-Aeelet- 0 nce Needed-Tho CMmer Fund- The Ceorgli Bar Association |m New Officers- fgPOCIAL COBEKSPOSDKtd*.] Atlanta. August U-Unjor D. C. Sucon State commissioner to tbe New Or- was exposition. held » conference to-day «ith the district commissioners of the ^.Te in the interest of the State exhibit. It Appears that every effort has failed to “ ke . success of the place of organ- "Ttion recently adopted, that is to „ to have each Congess ■tonal district organize and classify „ own exhibit, bring it to the State fair, to teh’d at Macon, and then turn it over to New Orleana commission. This was S'oghuome time-luce to.be. the only c«omis'sion“ j were 'earnest and encr “ft. to make this plan - a success, P, mey have failed through the •SUv and indifference of the JSmie of the State, ami to-day it was Snitely determined to abandon that ,C H £'now proposed to call on each of the . cities of Georgia to make subscrip, itona of money to further the State exhibit, Kg Atlanta for $2,000, and the SLr cities ill proportion, I proportt aiderstsn’d this measure will be the last resorted to, and if itfails. it is very likely that Major Bacon, who has spent time id money liberally to get up a creditable Site exhibit, will find himself compelled to throw up the sponge and res gn his commission. In that event tho State of Ers aulllhayeuo exhibit at the great World's Fair. It is a fact, too, that there U26000 in the hands of the director- eenersl of that exposition subject to the ante' of State Commissioner Bacon, to be •imlied to this direction when a like ■mount is subscribed here. Will Atlanta, ■Maco-I Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Athens Home and other progressive cities olGeorzis sit by and see this thing go by default? If remains to be aeen. TUK OILHZR FOND, There was a called meeting of the trus tees ol the university held in this city to- diy, to confer as to the disposition of the _ # .1 rritapo is r.nlte nnn llA'imv rtf The Markham House, as has been noted in the papers, has passed into the hands of - ra. Hotchki • * und Geliu. JJoth those gentlemen are experienced and successful hotel men, which they are now demon- stealing by keeping a first claw house. I understand they have secured tue lease of the Markham for ten years, at nual rental of $9,000. There was a small fire to-day in the hotel Weinmelster, which was extinguished with slight damage. The body of young Jefferson, who com mitted suicide last night, was prepared for burial and carrld to the cemetery to-day. Before it was interred a telegram wa« received from Clayton, Delaware, saying. ‘•Embalm tbe body of my son. Put in a metalic case, and send bill C. O. D. ’ The body will be prepared as instructed and shipped to Clayton to-night. Col. E. F. Hoze, editor of the Journal, a prominent member o! the last Legislature, publishes an announcement this afternoon that he will be n candidate for re-election. This makes the field here pretty full of candidates for the Legisla ture- Colonel W. A. Harris, of Worth, and Hon. F. G. DuBignon.of Chatham, promi nent members of the recent State conven- tion^are still lingering in the city. The opposition is preparing a slate against the municipal ticket put out by the late reform mass meeting. To-morrow the 8alt Springs camp-meet ing will hold forth, and a large party will go out from this city. % _ . Above Cartersvile. to-day, on the West ern and Atlantic railroad, two freight trains collided, resulting in two smashed engines. There was no injury to any of the trainmen. Newton Meeting of the Democratic Executlre | Committee of Bibb County Yesterday* The executive committal* nf the Demo cratic* party of Bibb county met at the oourt house yesterday at 10 o’clock with a full attendance. Mr. G. W. Gusttn, the former chairman, called the committee to order and tendered his resignation as f. member of the com mittee, because, as he stated, be expected to be a candidate for the Legislature. The resignation was accepted and Mr. Gustin retired before the transaction of any fur ther business. Mr. W. A. tfavls was then called to the chair, fer the purpose of effecting an or ganization. The name of Col. R. A. Msbet was put In nomination, and he was unanimously elected chairman of the committee. W. A. Davis was re-elected secretary. On motion of Maj. 0. A. Tharp®, tVe primary system was adopted for nomin .t- ing candidates for the Legislature, Maj, Gibson moved that Tuesday, ho 9th day of September, be selected a* the day for holding the nomination for legis lative candidates—tbe polls to be opened Ht No. 4*s engine house and at the court-house from 7 o’clock a. m. to 6 o’clock p. m., and at the county precincts from 9 a. m. to 3 p. in.—the returns to be all made by 12 o’clock on Wednesday, the day after election. Adopted. Mr. B. C. Smith moved that the chair man be authorized to appoint managers for ie primary elections. Adopted. The following gentlemen were appointed as managers for the nomination on the 9th of September, viz: , „ , T _ Rutland District-A. Moffett, J. J. Tin- ley, Wm. Ryder. , „ , . No. 4’s Engine House—J. L. Kennedy, A. Matthews, W. T. Nelson, Sr. Warrior-Wm. Moseley, Ira Jennings, Frank Parker, J. M. Parker. East Macon—J. G. McCrary, R. J The Prohibition Canvass County. Covinoton, August HI—Editors Tele graph and Messenger: In yesterday’s issue of your paper I notice that you comment on the candidacy of Colonel A. B. 8imms for the Legislature as follows: “Colonel Ready, W. LVHiggins. D. H. Adams. - - * Court House-A. P. Collins, W. A. Poe, A. B. Simms has been nominated for the Legislature, in Newton county, on a ‘tem perance’ platform. There are strong rea sons for regretting the tendency to make tue liquor question an issue in the election of members of the Legislature. If left where local option puts it, the question will soon be settled in every county in the t0 K* Th^{i e onlvTne W liilni Tf I State, exactly in accordance with the Gilmer fund. Thereisonly one lijung, ot W | 8 | 1C9 0 f the people. It would be a serious tbe o^K ln ^ rus ^?’matter to disrupt the Democratic party in Osteon mere local and non-polW to- to T^,l« StW the f th to)Ard ,C decided Now. whilst I fully indorse the views “jLamWxueniem^’of the faud! ‘".bodM * *{l i ?; h hnin?ratified the’election of Prof I without 5 * full knowledge of the condition itThomuvule. i ier( , t j desire to explain why our candi. Atlanta, August 15.—The Comptroller- date for the Legislature has been brought Oen.r.1 has nearly compi.ied hi, estimate. g* on. temperance ^Xal option for the tax levy for 1854. This estimate to | j lw ^ w hlch the liquor question could be bssed upon the returns of taxable property | settled in the manner suggested byyoo, as eon in, and is placed In round numbers at I the present member of the Legislature miwifm I.,* the retnrna of tax- * rom 011r count ? *>“ be * p opposed to such (300,(100,000. Last year the returns w-tax „ , lw aml wo uia not have one pawed for able property aggregated $287.000,000,show- lhe connty. i„ the next place, as I am in- tor an increase of $13,000,000. The lest formed, a petition from a majority of the tax set, under which this tax levy will be qualified voters of the county, addressed to . ■-*— *--•*- 1 the Lettolature. asking for sucha law, re mained unheeded by that body. Hence you perceive that the advocates nut year, and the question as to the an- j of prohibition had no means thority of the State to make an Increase of of testing the mkrlts of their cause except tbe lax rale to cover this liability lias lately by making it a distinct issue before the been considered by the Governor, the people in a candidacy for the Legislature. Comptroller-General and Attorney-Gan- This they liars done In the interest of g<»d eral Anderson. The rale prescribed by the order, good morale and humanity, which tost tax hill w-as tw-o ami one-half are of far greater importance than the mills. The Attorney-General gave the mere election of a Dem xrat to the Legla- opinion that the Governor would he fully latorela* Important aa would be thatjnuch J. W. Blount, C. T. Holmes. Howard—Sterling Tucker, E. R. Price. Henry Burkncr. .... ... Godfrey—Willis Wood. Wm. Jenkins, Charlton Johnson. Tom Gates. Hazard-J. C, Chambliss, W. L. Hughes, J. J. Amason. On motion of Mr. J. J. Amason, the chair appointed a committee of three, con sisting of Major C. AT. harp, W. A. Davis and B. C. Smith, to take charge of the fi- ni CotoBel Henry J. Lamar was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Gustin. „ , On motion of Mr. T. D. Tinsley, the pro ceedings were ordered published in the city Adjourned to 12 o'clock, Wednesday, September 10. R A. Nisnrr, W. A. Davis, Chairman. Secretary. The resignation of Mr. Gustin puts that penth'nian squarely in the field as a candi date for the Legislature. Mayor Corput, when asked yesterday if ho was in the race, replied: “No; I am not a candidate, though strongly urged by my friends to enter the race. I am very much obliged to them, but the busiest sea son of my business is about tho time the Legislature is in session, and I cannot afford to give up my business.” The race will oe between Messrs. I/>fton, Harris, Bartlett, Gustin, Lowe and Davis, with probably one or two others, whose names have been mentioned, but who have not yet announced themselves. Young Men, Read Thlst The Voltaic Belt Compact, of Mar shall, Michigan, offer to send thoir cele brated Electro-Voltaic Belt and other 1 party” in our county. ’ Prohibition, The aggregate tax to be raised br this I j * * lny will be in the neighborhood ol $1,700,- r, p i, to Mr. J-F.W. Woodall rewnmo uuNicirAL rourtc. Macon. Ga.. Augu.t ll.-To the People The wrangling meeting lad night which o/Jona. County: la the Txlxorai'Hand gAiebirthtott municipal ticket which to MxmznuhoI thto date I find a card from to give Atlanta reform and good govern- Mr. J. W. F. Woodall asking me testate r-w^Snpx’b^oh'^'srsr.- » the !rm o „ n rd.v T ta meat split off, ami its loader* declare this Democratic party on the first Saturday In morniog that they will not sup-1 August nominated me as its candidate for WjL. '-ifi;'en- ticket," _d8jj the House of Representatives. Mr.Wood- brlDg out another. which | „n nn^.Wlsrc, that the issue is fence or will give the workingman a chance. The oiil element, strong mid fat. which has for paign meeting in Georgia. He atoo had 1 came out that some time during Friday, tho honor of knowing Blaine when the Jennie’s sweetheart came up fromEsst- plumed knight was a mere hoy, and even maa and married her. Having married a ___ for went to school with him. He remembered man able to take care of her, the charge rheumatism! neuralgia, paralysis, and Blaine as a brilliant school boy, and re > 0 f vagrancy was dismissed with a benefits- many other diseases. Complete restora membered hto first address. He feltprond | t| 0 n. of and admired Blaine then, and he ad- electrical appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) afflicted with nervous debility, loss o( vitality and man hood and all kindred troubles. Atoo M rheumatism, neuralgia, paralyslr manv other diseases. Complete r lion to health, vigor and manhood teed No risk to Incurred as thirty days’ mires him now. He said ho was one of trial'to allowed. Write them at once lor the twenty-four men who went to Chicago] illustrated pamphlet (ree.^H all now declares that the Isane to fence or ., . . . no fence, and that if I am for no fence he will run against me. He then proposes to r ’ ■ - ~? be a candidate against your n oralne^ If he i live. Interest-1 can a n Uiae with him. Believing nth: idicted •atunalgn. of the Tp. MORE IIOPEFL'L. Major Bacon, State commissioner to the jortts fair, is more hopeful to-day of being able to raise the money necessary to make the Georgia exhibit a success. He is quite satisfied that he will 1m able to get tu amount estimated from Atlanta, and U be succeeds to that, has-no doubt of get ting up the balance. out or tbs Dirrn I can make an usne witn mm. ueiievmg that his real object is tobe an Independent I candidate and that hto hope of success to ~ mbllcan rote to bis disregard in rallying the Republican vol standard, I deem It my duty to A SPELLING BEE. The Tenohere In Our Publlo School. Vie With one Another. An impromptu, and yet a very interest ing entertainment, was glrcn at Orange Street School yosterday morning. The teachera are attending tho l’eabody _nor- mal institute, and by way of a diversion, the day bting Friday, Prof. Evans devoted hto hour to a spelling bee, which proved to be an boor of Interest, profit and enjoy- thto maneenrre of bis and to make no m , D t, witnessed by no small audience. Issues which the Democratic party to the obedient serranT' *'”° Gao* W?Co»««? ,t schoole should b • well op In orthography, and that they could mailer any dlfflcnlt Accld.nt to a Drummer. Mr. Charlea T. Hoogtand to traveling representative ot Theo. W. Bailey A Co., csrpet dealers of New York. lake all Hoogiand 1s accustomed to anil downs, and nothing . _ short of death will stop him. A few nights *1010(X>, waa opened and the cashier began a(0 he was to Savannah and in tome way paytogovtr the counter to detusitora the made a mitatep while retting to tbe train. Ijrceotage aa Milled upon by the terms ofM He waa In Macon Wednesday limping “••gteement adopted by all or nearly all around, unable to wear» shoe, in * tee creditors. Nearly the full amount on WM talking carpet, as earnestly ai i tag was the matter, nd atock to tbe 8„ Wednesday night he Was at Brown' lisuedforthebalance. I Hotel and booked for roon30. After he ejy euryilollarwill he drawn out at had finished bis correspondence, about Toil movement of the money eo ■ "‘btyd a consummation long drummer ,, Mr. asvpuUy wished for by many suffering de- • ’ tositors. Under direction of tbe assignees l numerous np» the cssh box at Jamea’s Bank, oontalnlng paid out during the day, and ““‘Mock company i.-sued for u Is likely every dollar will be t ■m.k-u — „ , midnight, lie turned into bed. A puff of tong held up wiU be a great rc ief to Ute wind coming through the window blew tbe » ^7*^waned r«);r it, aud wi11 have I mosquito netting against the gat get, and »! j r ‘ r -b!y bsasficia* •** OT«* »*•« nice e nasii in the pan iue net w«m atnai?, I Mr. Hoofileml went atones to work to Aturta, August- IG.—Judge Willis It out wiU» one band, while be pressed HEvkint tnd Colonel Edgar Simmons. 1 9*V 1 * counsel for wmi. iT-.win. ir w-Fnrnlv ^ain from Atlanta bad not long been wnsei yr Willla Hawkins, Jr., returned found there was such a stir down stairs “•re to-day from Anniston, AJa., where that the bell was not answered. «*7 went a week ago to defend 1dm to the l “aK taatterofto^kflUngof young Hardy, the [ 5mS mt/t 1 to press tbe button on tbe wall i hotel, Mr. perticolara of which are familiar to tbe I telling tem to press Raders of the Taut‘-.a.kra. The gentlemen In the room, ao aa to bring up a servant. Wig the new* of a complete victory. ™»•SU+*J"±!!L which to received with’great gratification | pnt ont the fire, with the lots of a mosquito “7 tue many friends of the young man | netting, some oed clothes and a hole In the 3yf““-«„v«ug..to S ^»ir.«^ b ,^ Hr h n ; case and passing upon the various suffered much yesterday, but was around grades of homicide, refused to bring to town with hto samples aa nauaL any bill, which was ar -anted as a complete ! Hto pretenMof mind prevented what •Indicationof young iliwkmV The grat* I might tave proven a seriou. blaze. “Juit result rn« V ha nftrlhsifa.1 tIlia artni, I 1,1 1 New Military Company* Yesterday CfiLC. M. Wiley and Adjt. E. | D. Hngnenln spent the day at 1’leaaant Hill, about ten miles from Macon and ini.. , ‘ niwsm* rue) uj-ng result may bo attributed to tbe c E““*tec( the defense ai..l to the ngaged in the 1 taVOLCXTABY SCICIPB. «‘ A <£S»! l 5Kh B Sdn'S Amoral Jtorth repeating, a highly respected an ESP'fOlU fanner ot that county discpl >■ I. - "-rn . i-ib.-hms.-.l-ig,;, of no. “teal dspjetion. As liiis o.-. nrr,-,l wit ' -i inly, !. - .u«pt«ons to •«*'! riwfl out a traj ; '■ ‘ r.-, „:i„ii,.i l,..t :$i :i.f.»i!i;. JJd watched for results. The)it«t alon K »» the small hour-. 1 neardthe report of th.- gun. an i. ha-.:, i Wt, found a "'load nlgg'-r. ineneitjnornmg he notified tho corone 1 a jury an.l pr I the corner of tbe counties of Bibb, Jones l and Twtgga. They went for the purpose ..mpiny. Iving in tbs*, locality A short ,whH* ago the members wrote to Col. Wiley asking for the election of i c-ptain, and lha application was forward o.i to the Governor, who returned it yes which official J*" led forthwith to -, - * toll ineestigatl-'n of tho - no. the ooronor g.-tod sulon.rily at tl.o jury and re. ' “ »rke I that While he u-,t entirely •wareof teecondu.,:',ns reached by them, l w.-JOld suggest a verdict.,[ "involuntary , I' e. And that was tbe verdict. The : ““ralgoM without saying. , **r Edbrooke. the new capitol a chite-t, unwritten Bom Chicago that he has for- ve ,i ... . "S!«mplr- pla,a containing the sup- *1 ,. n It- nentelapecih. ations and incorporating 1 •" I'- " change, adopted at the last se- -ton of L i iglethorpe, th -‘ ■ 1,0 an up- I Willis *•- then locked the door and went off to a baseball match. ItfttnrnInfFin nhontnn hnnr tic found that Brown had broken jail and « '.'aped. l\»t!f-r '!h-!i liiiri i- I t i Rr-,\s ?;*> bouse, about half a mile distant, and saw Brown aUudiog at tue *<*16 tniWim- tu a little gill, but on seeing tho approaching marshal ran off. Tho marshal pursued, and believing that he waa about to lose his prisoner, fired Into tbe air for the purpose of frightening him. Brown did not stop, and the mar-hal then fired at Brown, tbe ball striking him in the leg. The nearo ran about four hundred yards, when tbe marshal fired again, with better aim. The negro then darted into the woods and the marshal returned to town for as sistance. When they returned they found /the negro dead in the woods. The coroner held an inquest over the CITY ITEMS. A B-\tch of Rather Tame Speechei for tho Campaign. Counting the small boy upon the rag ged edges of the crowd, who would now and then get in his work of throwing a loose remark in the direction of the stand there may have been 'nearly a thousand people on Mulberry street last night in attendance on the grand bugle-blasted ratification meeting of the Bibb Republi cans lost night. Early in the night a brass band took in tbe town and endeavored to bring up a crowd, but tbe Republicans failed to rally, ^ and a comparatively small number gather- < body and rendered a verdict to the effect ed near the atand.whlchwasdecoratcd with f«“{ b k>*“ came to bis death from a gun- “ “ ’ ’ „ ... allot wound, and auppoeably at the hands Blaine and Logan flags, while the whites. J 0 f j. q. Potter. It is thought that Potter drawn By curiosity, fringed the sidewalks | has gone away, and looked on. The speakers were late to making their appearance. Their whereabout* waa a matter of much concern to campaigners, who had a suspicion that they were hid off in some corner caucusing. There’s nothing thatao worries the prominent ne gro politician a corner caucus to which he to not invited. The band waa inatrncted to atrikejnp another tune, ao aa to keep tbe impatient crowd from moving away in aearch of other amusement. About 8:30 o’clock, Joe Trippe ascended the stand and monkeyed with a lamp that waa in danger of going out. Thto was en couraging, and was received by the crowd aa a symptom of the approach of the lions. There was a lull aa Joe threw hto bat on his ear and walked down with majestic tread. ■ Then, as the crowd displayed an Inclination to move, another prominent Republican carried a bucket of water upon the stand. The crowd cared very little for water and was about to go, when there was a fiutter about the stand and the following took seats: Captain W, W. Brown, Colo nel S. A. Darnell, Colonel J. E. Bryant. Colonel R. D. Locke. W. H. Lawson. J. R. Haskins, Thomas Screen. C. H. Holley, W. A. Pledger, Louis Wilder, Jcre May, Allen Ellington, J. W. Lyons and M. ,U. Clark. Thto looked like business, and the pro gramme was commenced. The first feature of the occasion was C. H. Hally stepping to the front and an nouncing that Colonel R. D. I/ocke would reside ovea tbe meeting, and Thomas creen would act as secretainr- Colonel Locke said it was his first oppor tunity to address thej people of Macon, and he would take the occasion to thank people and the city and connty officials tbe courtesy with which he nad been treated during his residence In Maeon. —Colonel Ira Jennings was in town yes terday and announces thatjthere will be a shooting match on Thursday, August 28th, at Burkett & Tbarpe’s store. Ten head of sheep are to be shot for at twenty-five cents a shot. All tbe candidates and their friends will be on hand. ’The people in the city cordially invited. —A fight took place to n bar-room on Fonrth street, ..ear Butner’s stables, yes terday afternoon, In which Ephraim Cal houn was struck with a chair. The police were called in find they succeeded in ar resting Ephraim, bis assailant managing to escape. F.phsayshe to a drayman, and that he wits assaulted by a negro named Jake Turner. —Last night it was reported to the city hall that an old grey haired man, supposi to bee tramp, while going up the sto] of tbe residence of Mrs. A. Harris, on Poplar street, for the par- pose of begging, tell down tho steps and cut a great gash in his head. He was taken to the city ball and furnished quar ters for the night —Some Ume in December, 1882, a man borrowed a horse in the usual way from a negro farmer named John Dsery, living in the upper portion of Jones connty. Yes terday he came into town and saw his horse in the possession of John ” " the mail carrier between Macon a ton. A possessory warrant was sued ont before JnsUce Freeman, and now bailiff Nelson has the liorae In charge. The ani mal has had several owners since Usery last saw him. —The first bale of new cotton brought to Camilla thto season was bought by Mr. H. Brimberry, Jr., the youngest abd JOHNSON & LANE. 107 and 1 oq Third St,, Macon, Ga. General Agents for PRATT COTTON GINS ! The cheapest because it is the best Gin made. PARKER GUNS! The handsomest and best Shooting Guns made. THOMAS HARROWS ! That no Farmer can afford to do without. BUFFALO SCALES'! Recently awarded large government contractor merit. ATLAS POWDER (Dynamite). Safest and most effective of all Blasting Powder. H-UI ?BER 13JILTING. Cheaper than ever, and a full line of GENERAL HARDWARE. SCHOFIELD’S IRON WORKS, MACON, GEORGIA. SlIWuI ; nomination of Hon. . P nd d^’notbid jamea Q. Blaine and Hon. John A. Logan rimnh? to ont tasasawafijflwia dent of the United States meets with the from Uie piece in the Ctortoa. * * * • robaiioa of the Republicans of —^Yesterday about noon a negro named ' district of Georgia, George Fleetwood called upon officers cen'tiy presented to the people of Georgia 1 which he said waadone by Mr. Price. The by the llepubllcan Central committee has I officer* arreated Mr. rrfee and carried him our entire confidence and indorsement, I to the barracks. The negro procured a and we commend the same to the whole warrant in the afternoon. He is cat but State as worthy of earnest support.” slightly, and says that he gave Mr. Price Tho resolutions were adopted with I no provocation, cheers. , I —A negro woman waa up before Recor- Colonel Locke then introduced the brand ! Her Patterson Friday morning on a charge new marshal of Georgia, J. E. Bryant, who I of vagrancy. She claimed that she was drew his handkerchief and proceeded to 1 cooking for a man at Dodge’s Camp, near J. S. Schofield & Son, Proprietors Manufacturers of and Dealers in Every Variety Agricultural Machinery. SCHOFIELD’S PREMIUM COTTON PRESSES,4 To Pack by Horse, Hand. Water or Steam Power. Schofield’s Empire Engines and Boilers and Circular Saw Mills, Cano Milla and Kettles and Costings and Machinery of Every Kind. “Shafting,” “Pulleys" and “Hangers” a Specialty. EtertHATis Promptly. Froxisnzp and CoaREzrosDiNcc Solicitid. It to expected that teacher* In public heuth.^tand which ca, word Wit!) ease. Such, however, proved the reverse, and aome very simple words between the coven of Webater mowed them down as Uie scythe mows the new wheat crops. The teachera were arrayed on either aide uf the school-room with about twenty, male and female, on a. side. The words were given to first one and then the other In regular rotation, the mtoser taking a seat. Prof. Evans selected the words at random, and very few ot them were with The Hardships of n Base Ball Umpire. , ___ , ... Umpirr M- I."in hm ln-ii li-lliiu - dOp ng that Arthur would be re-elected, and roportcr o( tho st. Louis /'oil-Dispatch ,, b ° ^!i°. n ,,n°,^rter of Aritm; he about tho troubles that beset his calt- wonld now give 5to entire support to 'hj- "Vj S- 1 it,” said he,‘‘front all Blaine. The ticket was a good one. It sides. The papers give it to us, the had been the custom to place on the tidmt plavcrs kick and tho audience howl, for Vice rresidentamanof inferior abilitr, I anil yet wo are not happy. 8erioualy but this time the candidate for Vice-Preai- j speaking, however, we do not have the dent is a man among the forsmoststates- mogt pieasant lives imaginable. The totoaStoS ^ catchers and pitchers of these league compltohedbj the RfpnbTic.n party The teams a™ tricky os mnlea, particulttly party would not ceiH until there was a those of the Chicago and Boston teams, fair count in every part ot this great and I while I'rovidetlOo id sometlungtcmblo, glorious country. It would not ceese until I \\’ 0 see a close point, and standing the humblest citben could lie down at near u, 0 payers in the most advanta- baby got to a squall Tndn'Lw'ia caused the crowd to against whom it is mado howls mother of tbe young *»<> l> la captain backs him up in it. I politician to vacate th* premises.] have found thsl the best way to get If tbe Democratic party got in power It along is just to shut them op sliort and would level at one fell blow the factories tell them that I am running tho game, of Macon, Augusta and Columbus, and Several times I have had to fine play- i»5 c 5'y " nJ T w *”' IffiV ^ri*.h°i?hte «™ tor abusing me in the field. I bate ha^dkcreUW and of “hto imitation ! “SakAartSy for Blaine and Logan, the speaker let I obey WMnI *P«SC sharply to them, down bis shaggy eyebrowa and gave way but once in n while they let their feol- to Pledger. Inga run away with them, and then Pledger wild that twenty-lire years ago they suffer. If the people who watch he mad. bto fint appearance in Macon, » ball game and utter vigorous diisent m rav. a n‘d”,^^L h v c rro < s not a great distance from where he was «*? not P 1 ®**® »°<“ d onl T remember speaking now a* a citizen, who for twelve tliat we are atriring to earn our sala- years enjoyed the right to vole for a prea- rios honestly, and are not particularly ident of bis choice, lie kept the crowd to anxious to make unjust decisions which til — ivlnfriwr, WUw IS ivibtat wy l.a*uu vi ease occupation to know how to spell properly, how easily a simple word will trip up n teacher. There may be something to the circumstances that ant round a spelling bee to embarrase a perron, or there may be a faulty enunciation on tbe part of the the other glrer-outnt the words; but there to very the other. -f |Ule excUM j or no t spelling eo simple a word ea - reindeer'- lor instance. Printer* ere in possession of the fact that not one statesman in a thousand can either •pell i~ lit o: the eieelion was Jerem ai - s;-:i II,- » -I :ii* . ,:i : *•". rr-. v, i :..i: .-■ ! U - .or-i, ,i: i ... IVt.i-v »h - epje-- :.ilct upUmenL Tbe company numbers re members. or pnoctnate properly, and among regular writers (or the prea* not more than one ‘ ten spell correctly; but It to expected Mchert bad* sufficient acquaintance Vebeter and Worcester to know how __ fi the commoner words. Their ina bility to spell, however, most not be taken as an evidence of their incompetency. Il Senators, Governor* snd Presidents cannot spell, or CTen know the relstir* value of a comma or a colon, then rarely teachera who are advanced from tbe ranks ot tbe pupils cannot be blamed. Professor Evans kept up a rattling fire ot words upon the files and the hard ones mowed them down like grape and cannto- ter upon a line of soldiers. Among the words mined were: Inroad, sinew, was sail. porous, discourse, attorney, myrtle, allspice, cayenne, rosemary, reindeer, camomile, theodolite, concentrate, gnsrl, charlatan, statuesque, lachrymal, hegira, atryebnino, lettuce, pomegranate, catarrh, apothegm, epidermis, caricature, ceno taph, varicose, daguerreotype, lachry mose, zephyr, crystalline eleemosynary, ato> The teachera, both ladies and gentlemen, «1 one by one until only two ladles were left atanding. They met each word promptly and the interest waxed warmer, when It learned a dlfflcnlt matter to eren guess which one would win. At last the word "sibyls" waa milted. leaving Mis* Kate IluXs the victor, alter a hard struggle. The pri.--- was» Webster dictionary, pre sented by Capt. R- K- Park. Bale unlay M-s 1 the first i Macon. Campbell d Jo i cotton - 1 * embodying tin- “id Us ot benefit to bid vent Sl.yr.„.if, tha , ''"•“goutof these Cb .Mew will be gfra -rek to the baa- udl.-i «« 04 tbe iSf pby here. *—t ■■ Boss each, tbe eo^S ami will |-l of near .mthisyear. Itwasgrown mo: Mr.C- R* Keene, near d .hipped by OoL W. H. he-1 il'i pounds and waa strict low mlddl-Jie. It was not s->ld yeatesday aslt arr-.ved late to the af- u: Al-ei. - urain rooo a.-! i we a- I oar re ider* that, if dtoaa-.isfied with either . weaki.<-se of train or bo-lily power*, this l ) remedy will penuanenfiysttswftlbeB both. ... p . having ha-l placed in his hands by Hast India mi—ionary the formula a simple see-- dile remedy tor th- edy and pWfJStneilt euro o! Con- .jtption,Ilrei'ehili",Catarrh, Asthma ami all T!ir>-*t ami Lung Affections, als-i a jiositive and radical cure for Ner vous Complaints, after having tested ita wonderful curative powers in thou sands of cases, has felt it his doty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by hi* motive and a desire to relieve human suffering, I will H free of charge to all who desire it th recipe, in German, French or Engljel with full directions tor using. Sent by mail hy adilre--inii with stamp, naming tMa pa per. \v. a S- - York. sepliwcowl-Jt W E keep In stock Mill, Machinists- and Railway Supplies, Iron Pipe and 1 Artesian Well Casing and Machinery, Valves, Whistles, Lubricators, 1 Belting, Files, Otto, 8aw3, Wrenches, etc., etc. Call on or write i M ICON GIN REPAIR WORKS, gins are repaired. JAME3T. GANTT, Pro panto*. Planters will bear to mind that their gins cannot be repaired, even by an expe rienced workman, at their gin booses as well as at a shop fitted, especially lor the purpose. My prices are guaranteed not to exceed those of first class work done else where. And I pay all freight freo of charge within one handred miles and half height within two hundred mill sot Macon, on all work sent me for repair*. Feeders and Condensers fitted to old gin* without extra charge. Address JAMES T. GANTT, anglSwSt innJt MACON, G A. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE. 0NLYS1 By Mail Postpaid. (jOSlIFEll’e ,u, „„„ and I we are always correct. An um- , He Mid that in* people were com- pira is bat human, and does not have ing over to that Ueket from every quarter. I a hundred eyes, and may overlook a He sold that to New York there were 50,- point occasionally, but in the main we wj <XO Democratic tickets left over from the 1 are correct. The player* give u* much | Andrew Jidtipn election, aid whenewer trouble. The rules »»y that they (halt ‘o^ora UckeV°&tta2 “ and £htod the raroml ltoe V.il year the Democrata had stepped upon file I “uie of the boy*, particularly thoec of Irishman’i toe and he was il-icking to thel ttt* Chicago and Providence teams,) Blaine and Logan atandard. He produced willfully violate- that rule and make I a copy of the Irish World, which, he said, of us. I tell yon, they will be brought waa opposed to Cleveland. He then tit Into | D p with fine* if they don’t lookout, the tariff question and was about toj.aU Again, such catcher* a* Nava and Buck Ewing are in the habit of taking a ball rad bo^S tha” to. ^nfiet^ woild^t I »"*> "V .*P. d be personal. WUb another appeal tcrpijr d 01 ” 1 M though it li»d tbe poll fox, and a whoop for Blslne tnd come straight over the bajr, and kick- I/igan, he came down and toe chairman tog when we coll a ball on them. I tell Introduced Colonel DarntU, to* next yon, ball players nre up to oil sorts of , P*») tCT -, . trick*, and nothing but the closest Colonel Darrell said he was a Georgian wil | keep being beaten and had lired in Georgia ail hto Ufe. He J. " .1 1 ° went over toe same ground as toe others, |bytnem. witli i>erhai« a deeper analysis of the —“—... "j—t workim;) of the psrty, the tanrt question PuEllIst* In 8oston, and * general outburst of patriotism, ad- Boston, August 13.—A benefit was vsnring no new ideas. | given to-niriit to Thomms J. Denny, the Ho was followed by J. W. LyonSp an old I _.. -!$i? Pnmnian gold Republican from AugusU. whose f n SS? 5jS®«J, ori Vposch was on* par with the usual pr««m- ^uncil, at the totitat* Builihng. bles that top off long resolutions. About 2,500 people attended, and there The crowd was not overly demon* I were aet-toa between a score of local ■tratlve, and now and then let loose a boxers, including the champion. Sul- howling cheer whenever Blaine rad Lo- Uvan has been drinking again, and he !1 1 ?. er Sifi 10 ' 1 - J*?"? slewed tho effect* of it ve?y plainly to- ni S>“- "-Ofittoa wake a Jay or two the usual llepubllcan speaker, and there *8°! '* c0 . 0,1 * E Preo since, wa* a regret that Joe Trippe and the old III® sobered off in time (or to- time speakers were not allowed to chip ini night’* exhibition, bat tho friendly and make things Urely as of yore. | set-to* in which he took part • 1 were decidedly tame. Thu first waa THAT BRONWQOO AFFAIR. I lietne-n I lie i Iiainpion ;i:il Heninick Met‘.ifirev. Th,- men .-purred li_-!i!iv. Th. Marsh.i *hoo.in. an ., r three times J-.Ulivari niu-le Fr 0 * r- a Iireul ru-h at Mct’affr.-,-. I- it i.\ Ie I t-> A\ e mentioned yesterday that Uie mar- get j„ a ny heavy blows, and Dominick «hal of Bronweod shot rad killed a prison-1 might have punished him severely, er on Wednesday, but we were nnable to I The champion', next set-to was with give the particulars. Steve Taylor, of Jersey City. They Unite-1 States Deputy Marshal Cash sparred three on-minute rounds. The came in last night and gave « the follow- ,i . rst ™ fr*»Te >.« nlayfnl. The ing account of toe affair: A negro name! i t , V ^2 Sffc c'iay llruwn had been peddiing toneoco j an l to the second an»l third ronod* the through the country in violation of the | n .“ n simMT slapncd eacii other a few revenue law*, and a warrant bad been times and «at down. Ti.*-re were no itued out for his arrest. While on his way ' r«*al blows exrhanK*! KNOW THYSELF.* i Great Medical Work on Manhood! VlUtllty. 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