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THE WEEKLY NEWS AND ADVERTISER.
A Family and Political Jouiinai. Dkvotkii to thk 1ntkkksts ok Southwkmt Okoihiia.
a Year.
Volume 1.
ALBANY. GA., SATURDAY. SEPTI'.MKICK :t. 1SH1.
Number 51.
j-'rofrsslomil (Cavils.
— William 12. SniTih.
Attorney at law,
THK nulIK OP PIKXDft.
Him Cinllt <‘anlraM>it.
j EDITORIAL COUitLSI’ONDKNCE. {timber 10. 1879. be and the same is
—. hereby continued of full force and ef-
! The State Capital—Measures X»w 1 fret, and that at any time, whenever
Ih-for,; Hi. Lmbhlarr Tlir l.o- ! ..r *.>d m»Mof
1 * •»-*-» .ilium proper they
in
ALBANY. CA.
Oa<ann»h »w» Aagmi .’s»lti.
Information was received in the city
Saturday of one of the most brutal
' crimes committed in this section. The
O FFICE: la ftoat of tk* Court Hour, up facts, bnetly stated, were that' the
“**° ,OTrr T * > *« r *P < * °* c *- l«fct-ty station master at No. 9, on the Savan-
U_j w night. AH. run: i nah, Florida and Western Railway,
trnr/'lTT A PAPF who had hut recently moved to the
" /tafa-xlA o -* f ■ neighborhood. left his dwelling about
gi m f nil, in pq a f t otir * n,ilc from ,lu> "t-ttion, yestcnlay
JB.uOIlloja “dWj morning, and started out on tho road
with his men. Shortly* after his de
at
ALBANY. GA.
0>1 ICE:—Over S. Mayer A GUntwr’p More. co>
Mr Brood and W*.hin*ion Su.
fl f. ».!*■>-dl» WIT
W. r. JOBES, JESSE w. WALTERS.
JONES & WALTERS,
Attorneys at Law,
ALBANY. GA.
J>. \. V.VSOV. A. H. AI.FUIEM*
y.t.soy dt A.J.FRIEX/>
Attorneys at Law,
ALBANY. GA.
A. :ire aaJ prompt attention {riven to rol-
' Mail general l>a*taea*. **“"*'“
parture three burly negroes entered
: the house, overpowered his young
i wife aud brutally ravished her. l’er-
; mission was asked to use the dogs in
the convict camp in the pursuit that
was organized. I.ater information
reached tho city to the effect that one
' of the brutes had been captured and
\ confessed his share in tho crime.
From the state of feeling in tho neigh
borhood, it is altogether likely that
' speedy vengeance has been meted out
■ by the enraged community.
The station master, whose name has
not been furnished, was but lately
iiatie Asylum— 1 1 he S. F. A W. Rail
way and thr Railroad t'ornnilssion.
Atlanta, Ga., August -(>th, 1881.
After spending several day* with
loved ones at Covington, 1 returned
here last night to find everything, in
cluding tho Georgia Legislature, very
nincWthe same as I left it the latter jiatt
of last week. The Ilou-c of Repre
sentatives is ba-.lly behind with its
work, although it is now holding two
afternoon and two night sessions in the
week. Under the new constitution all
special or local legislation, and all
measures appropriating money have
to originate in tho House, and hence
a great deal more time is necessari
ly consumed in that branch of the
General Assembly than in the Senate.
The latter body keeps up with its bus
iness without night or afternoon ses
sions, and is, perhaps, the best working
• I tin- courts. ^
court lloiif.
ixsr
James Callaway.
Attorney at Law
CAMILLA. GA.
W. A. FORT
mums KR1CIA3 ui SSSSS3S.
ALAPAHA. CA..
was kept up, and it Is not unlikely they
have been caught, as permission wa>
freely granted to employ the dogs in
th>‘ pursuit.
•lection. Capt. llester does not
have much to say on the floor of the
House, but Is, nevertheless, one of the
most active and efficient members of
the present General Assembly. He 1*
always in his seat when the House Is
in session (which is more than can be
said for at least one-lialf of the mem
bers), and looks closely after the inter
ests of his county and constituents.
The penitentiary bill, which passed
the House some ten days ago, and
which lias been already discussed In the
columns of the New s and Advoumim.
, , was to-day nude the special order for
*'•" * nl S° hl ™'- b “‘ * ™* ° f | TI,nnt in tin- Senate. SenMnr
' trftrk Vi f rAmiinQ In tie ilnnn More I ... . ...
married, and his wife was in delicate ; Senate that Georgia has had since the
health. The extent of her injuries and
her condition are not known. The
search for the remaining two fiends
I find that a majority of the mem
bers of both Houses aro anxious to get
through with the business of the
Dong
shall ...lei
eleclii.n to
with the pr.nisi-u.s of a
ait. appro*.-.! S -ptonil.-
Sec. 2. Jle it further i
laws and pari
may deem
o. .•ti'rtion ana cause said
I..- hoiiieii in accordance
A Mtatem. nl a
Atlantatun.lltu.Ion Aug..
- . ug'
The following dispatch appeared
rrio- -if said Hi tho Augusta News, of yesterday,
I,, is;.> j from il» Atlanta correspondent:
eiMt'ie.1 lost all : It is reported on good authority
j tv j||, ilint Goueral Gordon has been paid
>Ma .01 W .I.a il.c QAI .* li'T.t.j to. j )JW«“ In .»-n tor til.Almrlur of
tho Georgia Pacific railroad, and
i i it a. i that lands belonging to him. his
I am pleased to find that our t aptai.i | |>ro|her!i ,*„ M . innr <:„| qiliu
Hester is very iMipula.' as a nieinhcr nt i a j on g ,i, e |i„ e . Of this aiiiuiint
the Legislature, and heard a gentleman j Governor Colquitt, Eugene Gordon
whose opinion Is worth something, re-j and Waller Gordon get one linn-
murk to-dny. Hint Hie |«opk of Uotigl.- I 'lrod Anil live UiuMAlul CAoli, null
orty wort* »l,ly toyr. o oti'.l l.y him, »n,l! totMWl OnrSw. *««."'» ■*«.. T ho
that they ought to send him back at tin
work yet remains to be done. More j w «rtbna*. of our district, Is one of the
! ‘h«n one thousand hills have been in - (nM>s , zw ,i olw advocates of this bill, ami
iroduced in the House up to date, and j W j|j a strong effort to carry li
new measures aro bc-iog brought for- j through the Senate, hut I am of the
ward everyday. Many think that an opinion that, whilst quite a number of
adjournment will be reached by the J the Senators will vote with ldin, a uia-
Sbould the
The TXormoim In Grorgla.
Av'.uiU Efihiihi N'f*s.
It is a fact not generally known that
Georgia lias been a fertile field for the
Mormons, and during the past ten year.-
forge numbers or her citizens have been
! 13,h of September, but olh«r, Aro.lijorUy trill be .g.lti.t hint. Sb«uM tor
time and labor amonz the people in th* ; «hc opinion that they will not get j bill become a law there will probably
mountain region of the State, and have | away before tho 1st of October. j b? from seventy-five to one hundred ap-
made many converts. particu.arly | Speaker Bacon says that under the old j pHcants for the offices It creates.
•muuj the ttomin. To tbtp, tbcr.l ; j . . , Thb Cole clutter lu, been '.All. Ike
»-l3 tolf
firil Aloof Ibe* I'M of IM BA* BJL-— ■
prescript prom *t?y cfolly objects of their missionary work. • that under the new constitution it will
* ‘ ‘ They were so successful in the north- * take at least four weeks,
cm and mountainous portion of the j
State that the;, have been operating of j
laic in other sections and with such
: boldness that the Legislature has de
termined to check their operation.
Therefore, after a long discussion el
_ . ’ the subject, a law has been passed
AtOany, • Georgia, which makes it a felony to propagat*-
Richmoud and Danvillo Jins pur
chased all the franchises of the
Georgia Pacifio and took full
charge this morning.
A surveying party of two hun
dred hands for const ruction started
out this morning. Two other par
ties are now at work.
The Richmond and Danville do
not propose to stop the road at Ab
erdeen, but will push it on to Tcxar-
c.na, where it will connect with
the Texas Pacific and Iron Moun
tain railroads. The success of the
ro'iil Is undisputed. General Gor
don remains president at a hand-
•ome salary.
As this tiMieh hns been published
concerning the transactions of the
Gordons, it may he well to give all
the main facts in the case.
When General Gordon, Major E.
('. Gordon, Mr. \\’. S. Gordon and
Governor A. II. Col q uitt determiu-
«d lo raisO a company to liuild a
road from Atlanta to the Mi-sis-ip-
pi river, they bad three items on
which to base their clatni9.
1st. Xn appropriation of $100,0.TO
cash from Aberdeen nml Columbus
ouch, and $150,000 from Monroe
county in Missisxippi—aggregating
*3.500,000.
•2nd. A large quantity of coal
T :-JJDERS Ml ptwfe».ioo»l cervices io the p«»- lue w omen - ,i . .V i constitution he could finish up the bus-
r;-.ofBerr.«nsnd *ij.ioiD(i couotiAA. par- tcntmn lias been most directly turned. p . ciwis! onler for next \Ve.liN*ddnr ill th»*
* ■ • - * and the younger ones have been espe- 1 '"«* of the House in a fortnight, but special order for next »e.n.^utno tue
■ . e ,., , ■ • f.. ..a » .. !. r„ senate. It was repoi-ied upon lavora-j
blv by the Sen.te ikauntlM ™ fell- i roUndlng lomls C|20 per acre)
■i.l_ h -,|, K „ roads this morning, and there Is no , worth from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.
ibe b.ll lo enlarge ,nd i.nprot j the , , u Tbe deed, lor Ihc.u InndVWe In
Lunatic Asylum waa tbe special order ( , o) u ^ s „.,„ nnh> Klor |. ' ,|„, al.npc of ••gr.nt«"_deliv.irnble
in the llaase last night, and iv.s pass- Ja ^ bj,.,,. aianunpanled i «*•« «»»
od as reported by the committee. This’
large souse of the word, ami will re
sult hi giving Georgia, Alabama
nml MissHedppi it badly needed line
of road. It may he noted here, as
we are discussing the fortunes of
men who are known all over the
Stale, that the organization of the
Uelmont coal mines belonging to
them—inaugurated lijr Major Gor
don two years since-^-gavo each of
them a handsome competency.
The facts involved in tho organi
zation of the Georgia Pacific were
known to us months ago, but we
have published nothing concerning
them for tho reason that we feared
-otneof'lie details might miscarry
and spoil the trade. As they have
come to this happy issue, however,
they are now given to the public.
flood Water In Southwestern 6eor-
K>a.
Colon »ik1 Heconlrr.
Southwestern Gcorgia possesses a
fruitful noil and genial clime. The
corn raised there was the chief re
liance of the Confodcra?y during
the latter part of tho wcr. But tbe
wator lias always been considered
bad—a poor grade of limestone—
and very injurious to health. From
the Macon Telegraph and Messen
ger we learn that Mr. John Fort, of
Macon, Ga., who pl&uta largely in
Southwestern Georgia, haa dug an
artesian well in Doug.ierty county,
which affords a bountitul supply Ol
tho best cool drinking water. Tho
theory of Mr. Fort is this: that the'
ocean once covered the southern
half of Georgia, aud the shore,
probably, exleudcd along by Augus
ta, Macon and Columbus. South of
this liue, up to the line of North
Carolina and Tennessee, is the
mountain region, containing water
of the purest qualitv. Streams or
this water poured down into the
ocean. Gradually the ocean reced
ed, aud the land was covered with
slie’ls, weeds, and various debris of
i he sea, this tertiary formation
going on for ages. In tbe mean
Moss &
Dentists*
ton aratcT.
Jaqjwitji
O’
Trowbridge & Hollinsiied
jQjv’yiJiJgrjsg ; Young Women of “Beastly” Taste.
WAYCROSS, - - - GEORGIA.
toil. The feeling ii so high that
it is entirely safe to predict that tin-
law will be enforced.
ono of tho must important measures
introduced during the session, and the
unanimity with which tho members ot
the House voted for it last night is in*
dxed gratifying. The bill appropriates
*163,000 for the enlargement and im-
renoi.vd upon favora- | , * nd ". T ? r S ? . nu ‘ ch ovc . r 100.000 acres Tiino'the fresh water streams from
... .... !—.vhich at the valua ion of sur- tae mountains became imprisoned
hcnea<h the limestoue formation,
which became filled with streams
uml springs of its own, and by the
processes of nature gradually in
creased to a depth of several huu-
di cd feet. Thus then there existed
the top soil, the limestone formation
mid beneath, the fresh mountain
streams. Mr. Fort, also, thought
that between tho lower fresh water
streams and the limestone beds was
a strip of blue mark impervious to
water, which would hold them aep-
ralc. Au auger, put iu a hollow
I by Capt. Taylor, bis general freight ,
s finished.
3d. Several important charier*
including tbe Georgia Western, on
i.pls-Um
a LonJoner in ibe IKrt-cn Pol. j*.„ .. .. ,
The tasli of some of the-voun* wo. *>««. *■' tbo otny amendments pro-
T>M> extracted «w » an w „a | »en io tbia country i* beastly. Only a
ar.-m.toi. Term* mo-lerate. Wilt go any- ! few mornings since, while traveling by
**•■*.*?“■?• A A.andS.T. X W. Bat!road*. tramway, I saw a fellow traveler pass
a young lady a copy of a daily newspa
p?r. "Are there any murders in it ?
she asked. ••Yes, two or three,” re
plied the gentleman, "Are they nice
ones?’’ earnestly asked the young wo-
flffse over Gilliert’s Dma Store ■ ponse she clutched the newspaper and
; eagerly scanned irs report of a horrible
W, A. STROTHER, M.D.|
ALBANY'. GEORGIA.
o*d«r» leit at tbe lmig Stare w .4L , 7^i Te ! butchery in Georgia and another mtirdi-i
~ - ■ ,tr " —— - T - ; in a western stale. The idea of a young
Di £. W. AIjFRIEIvD. ; woman, whoso general appearance
« b Ft^TFCXLV wudmtt bi» *.r»tc*s, in ibr evidence that .-be had been ac-
>•<t.uf Branch** ul Ll» profession, to «bc j oust.lined to move more or less in so-
SKS-ilJRlSSlS^SSaSK”’- t'J circle,. . paper „»ly fur
i r . i the accounts of crim*- it might eon -
HOTEL'. tain ! And the idea, too, of asking if
izrzzr ' the newspaper had accounts of -nice
TUB JOHNSON HOUSE- murder*!” Does not the editor agree
with me thaUthu tastes of some of the
SMITHVII.LE, «A..
young women in this country are too
;el a GOOD awfully beastly f*r anything 'r'
Sonlhwr<lrrn Kallroad Exitnulnn.
Mr. Thomas Gresham, one of the
overseers on the Southwestern Rail
road, left this city on Tuesday for Ar-
: lington, with a large corps of hands to
lay the track on the extension 'from
Arlington to Blakely. The entire dis-
! tanco—thirteen miles, is already grad-
Mouse is well furnished and in *v- i ed. ami Mr. Gresham will soon have
cry w»y prepared for tha accommo- the cars running to Blakely. is
aitCuii ot the traveling public. Entire sat- known hv the railroad oificials by the
kvta tiou gniirarii*V-d. The table is suj»- name of Jack screw (ireslizm, from the
. - r.i .. . »—■ *l- 1~ affords.
Is the place to stop and
fiQl'ARE MEAL.
T1IS ALBANY HOUSE I
Jit ••rid: lift me#, Proprietor
Albany, Georgia.
T
plit l with the l«rst the country affor
aptne-
with which he fills
■ post
JtW-.ess and attention to the warns of
gue ta. OrnnibuMoi cocvev passengers to
and trem the different railroads prompt
ly, free of charge. Charges to suit the
Um-*. ^P29t f
SfSH! DOOflS! BLUBS!
Cement,
Plaster,
Z£air,
FOR SALE BY
GUO. S. SREENISaSO.
agent, and C.tpt. Hardee, cashier, :.|h ; w |,j ch they had a clear profit
paired before the Railroad CouitnlsHion-: *200,000, counting the trado with
era to-day, as i»er appointment, in sup- Colonel Cole—two valuable charier*
port of the application of that road for •'»»«• property in Missl-sippi, and
A further advance of rates upon thine : “*'' r ,,f ,lie riglit-ot-wnv.
„ . , r. » X..- these Items of property and fran-
mm allowed them. Qa.te . number of: cll to,, .,rle«,- uimn.ml «l,0Ve, they
, ileiermined to value at $70J,000 cash, i uihe of 1% inches, is put in an iron
Legislature troin along j This valuation was reached after \ j,jp C c f three inches. The augur
of the road in question j commiRation with Mr. Jewett and | bores into tho dirt, and a stream of
Bad Taste.
Tl»« Return (Tsk.) Courloi.
There is nothing In worse taste
than flippant irreverence iu alln-
slons to religious matters.
Sapposo it be granted that Col R.
CL Ingcnoll is altogether right that
the blaze of scientific light has ;dis-
pcllcd the clouds that obscured
truth iu its purity, and that to a
favored few, who have advanced
sufficiently within that illumined
sphere to detect and reject all that
tho world for so many age* has
honored, revered and loved as sa
cred, it is given to rise superior to
some «.f theso creations of supersti
tion and ignorance, is that a rea
sonable excuse for insulting tbe
countless millions of woriy and re
spectable people who honestly be
lieve in such things?
Wc are led to tlieso thoughts by
the tone of levity anti je-t that per
vades such a large and soi disant re-
pectable part of tbe modern press,
vhen alluding to ibe religious cere
monials and excretes of the day.
In nothing are men more in enrne-i
than when when engaged in pur
suits of this kind. The whole soul
isenrnpiuredand inspired with ii-
repressible zeal aud ardor—all iu
lertormances are clothed with a
ofty solemnity least disposed of al:
menial conditions to brook the triv
ial jest- or frivolous witticism
Che transition from an exaltation ol
religions rapture to one of fiery in
dignation towards tbe contumelious
scoffer is natural and common.
Hence the consuming rage of fauat-
icsra—the fierce, retfibnuons ardent
religionists are so prone to visit
upon heresy or Infidelity.
Notwithstanding freo-thinkers are
so ready to cry “persecution/* and
complain of their social ostracism,
let them imagine an assault to be
made npon anything they may con
sider of great individual concern to
themselves, and they will appreciate
the feelings and incentives of the
zealous professor of Christianity
when his holy of holies is lightly
ridiculed.
To the true gentleman, wit at the
xpenso of a sensllivo nature is
offensive—but when leveled at any
thing whatever that is held sacred
it becomes disgusting.
. .. . , . , !, , „ BHIW, wnruj ru.iiiiiiti nuu.c, mri ralc> AU aUgOC, pill in a
prorement oi ibe Asylum at Millodge- . business men and nearly .ill ibe men.-; .Mt-rmim-tl to value at $700,000 rash, i uibe of Ik Inches, Is put in
-! bers of the Legislature from along i This valuation was reached after j |,|p V c f three inches. The
s , v . . w ..mw U ...*... u ..xx U ,n 1 the line of the road in question j consultation with Mr. Jewett and | bores into tho dirt, and a str^..„ w .
h Georgia having been voted ; were present, aud expressed a willing- j other gentlemen interested with j water forced down the tube that
It is estimated that the rapaci- to have the rates so Increased as u. £ r "' ur J£" t !* ,,nu t , 1 h ,® ! ‘o”ows it, rushes into the three-inch
. ins esuinatca tnat tne capaci Georgia Pacific t oiupnny. On this nine which surrounds it, and, seek-
tv of the Asylum will be so increased
by the enlargement and improvements
provided for in this bill as to accom-
moilatc at least six hundred more pa
tients, whichwill make the institution
adequate to tbe demands of tho .Stale.
The bill appropriating $20,000 for
the International Cotton Exposition
was voted down by an overwhelming
majority in the House yesterday. Our
immediate Representative, Capt. Jno.
T. Hester, it will l>e remembered, in
give the owners of the road a reasona
ble or living profit on its business.
Tbe Commissioners beard the state
ments of all those present and interest
ed, and promised to make their decision
public in a few days. It is presumed
that the advance of rates asked for by
the road will lie granted. The meeting
between the railroad men, members of
tbe Legislature anil businessmen along
the line of the road was most pleasant
and harmonious, so much so Indeed
that it was pronounced by MaJ. Bacon,
Iroduced the hill. This morning, Mr. j the efficient secretary of the Commie-
Bacon, of Chatham, moved to recon- ' slon, a “regular love feast.”
till the Supervisor's place, the engi
neer's, fireman's, conductor, brakeman,
or act in any capacity, and always does
sep29 tf his duty with a grace and dignity that
wins the commendation of his officers,
—A mericas Tri-Weekly Jtepvbli
run.
v. no in Htt r
Atlanta Sunday FbonbgTai.lt.
The people'in one of the lower coun
ties of this Stale are mighty hard up
for timber to make a Representative out
of. A member from one of these conn-
tie® has been beastly drunk every hour
-incc he arrived in Atlanta, lie i- not
worth as much to the Legislature or the
people he represents as a bench-legged
lice dog. Jie disgraces himself, his
people and his State.
When Jay Cooke failed, in Septem
ber. 3H7”., there was a deposi or in hi*
banking hou«e named 8arnh Marshall,
who lo.*l al! her money in the erasb.and
ii.-xt hint her reason. Since then she
lias I>•■•■■■ an inmate of the insane de
partment nt the i'kiladi-lphia Alms
house. and lor nearly eight years has
ta’igiiiidied in caged quarters, a com-
THE ONLY MEDICINE •*£-f;,,
of thii ••»*.-. nr.d has written to »h»
physician '.n charge of tbe alinshoii-e
uboiit the woman, and on learning that
writ-
IX EITHEB LiqCID OB OBT FOBS
That Actant ibe now time on ‘
TBS tlTSB, IBS BOWSZS, ; the ca»e seemed hopeless he ha
aider the vote of yesterday, and, under
that motion, tin re was quite an auima-
ed discussion, but the motion to recon
sider was voted down on a call of the
yeas and nays. Capt. Heater made a
beautiful little speech in favor of re
consideration and tlie proposed appro
priation, but all in vain. The vote on
that hill is generally regarded as a lick
at{Kimhall.
The grand Juries anil Commissioners
of Dougherty < aunty and our Hey resen- i
tstives in the Legislature have been
tinkering on the proposed purchase of |
Tift’s Bridge, at Albany, for the pur
pose of making it a Ires bridge, so long
that I doubt very much whether one
inan in ten in the county understands
the present status of our much moot
ed bridge question. 1 therefore give
you the full text of jthe bill introduced
upon that subject by CapL Hester,
which passed tho House yesterday,
and which will explain tho exact stat
us of the “bridge question’’ at Albany
to the satisfaction of all interested. It
has been the general impression among
our people, I believe, that the Legisla
ture could settle the bridge question
for us by declaring that the last elec
tion held on that question legal and of
force, at the discretion of the County
Commissioners, but such an act or res
olution would have been irregular, if
not unconstitutional, and Capt. Hester
found that his only alternative
was to get tbe bill passed by
by the Legislature before, and under
which our election on the bridge ques
tion was held, re-enacted. The fol
lowing is the bill, which, as already
McIntosh.
ABB TBSBIBBm.
WHY ARE WE SICK?
♦-'« aflow Oust grtal oryant to
loom* cloyyci or torpid, and poleoruro
_mursart Owrtfor* forced into Oa Uood
Oat ttoJldU txjdlUd naturaBy.
KIDNEY-WORT
WILL 8URELY CURE
KIDNEY DI8EASE8,
LIVER COMPLAINTS,
CONSTIPATION, CRIX
U, raiUL W EAKNESS
AND NEaVOCS DIAOXtDEIca.
ftyrmtffij/T* action cf Vutt oryant and
rutoriny Oulr poicer to tKrow cf dtseist
Wk7 Mffer Billow ptla* aad actus!
Wkytomwted wltk Mw. CoastipAtlon!
: WkyfrlgkWMdoTM disorder*! KUnejv!
Wfey radar* Mrvoas or sick Madach**!
UtKIDlOeT-vrOUTandiWA 0,/aoU/..
fc«*oo*opta tTrr T***«»kU tmna. Intia
caaaotoacackaEVM »Wtk bulAcs ux ijaart* of
uffidM lliaUtlwM term, wo Coa*«a
mini, tor tmn* tbmt cmzeot n»OZj prapu* It
ennor roca’wtcooar. * «ucz. slo*
•wells, B1CUABDSON * Ca.,Prop’s.
(Wa Urn &rj yel-AAC ) amCCT0*,VT.
Evkkykodv fogoNsipping about
(Jen. Gordon’s sudden fortune. He
is to-day a rich man, aud in reason
able prospect, one of the richest
men in Georgia. His successful
management in this matter has
completely disconcerted lliosd who
were fon.i of claiming that ho had
no business aliilly. When lie left
die .Senate to take better care of his
private fortunes, these critics smiled
and imide gloomy predictions of
failure. This brilliant stroke has
rounded a life which must stand as
oue of ibe most remarkable iu the
history of Georgia—the life of a
man achieving greatness on the
field of battle, sustaining that superb
tame in tho puzzling arena of poli
tics, and then going boldly among
men trained for years in the art of
financiering to reap a rich success
and in a year to make what not a
man in a multitude can work out in
n lifetime. This last achievement
has worked up a sort of Gordon
boom, which is going to grow still
greater.
The House decidedly “sat on” the
bill to appropriate money to display
the State’s resources on the Cotton
Exposition. The effort to reconsid
er this morning only proved more
completely how weak the cause was.
Tho Ex position is going along just
the same as if the bill had succeed
ed, -hut Georgia will uot show up
very well. If the inonied tnen who
come happen to stumble on our ad
vantages well and good, but they
will be very] attractively displayed.
Georgia will be a third-rate figure
In the big show. From what I
learn. North Carolina, Tennessee
and Florida will all throw her com
pletely in the shade. What we
don’t have in a material show wo
,rn u - irca .j* will have to make up in talk. At-
’ . y . lanla has all her horns in tune, and
yesterday, and i thc>f may acco mt>liati more wonders
the almshouse authorities pro
posing to remove her to a private asy
lum and care for her during the r<--t of
herda/s. —S» vac rah Morning News.
Thk LaGra:ig.. JUpwter says:
‘•LaGrango has been the home of some
of the most eminent men in Georgia.
Gordon spent his enrly manhood and
married here; Judge Bleckley took to
his heart a bird from iho same family
r.cst; Governor Colquitt, «•; a boy
roamed our fields and angled in our
streams, while Ben Hill drove his plow
t-.-rnn over the 'red old hills’ about
Long Can*. La Grange witnessed bis
first foiensic triumph-, and applauded
,-ome of his moat eloquent and power
ful utterances.
Dh. II. V. M. Millke, Foreign Com-
j missioner for tho Exposition,
! writes that two steamships loarl-
i;d with English machinery ailed
; for this country on thr* 15th of this
I month. Tho English Manufacturing
l.'omfintiy will send skilled operatives
i to d»nir*nfltato what their machinery is
capable of This will put the Atneri-
| can and European machinery in direct
! competition.
statod, passed the Ilouse yeBteruay, anu i thc/ ma y accomplish more wonders
which will doubtiess receivo the sane-1 than did the trumpets of Israel in
inying low tho walls of “Jericho
past Jordan/’ for their blasts will
be to build and not to destroy.—ALf-
lanta Correspondence Augusta
Evening News.
tion of the Senate :
a biix,
To be entitled an net to continue of
force an act entitled an act to author
ize the county of Dougherty by its ;
Commissioners to issue bonds of said i
county for thirty thousand dollars, and
to provide for the assessment and col
lection of an annual tax to pay the
principal and interest of the name in
compliance with article 7, section 7, of
the constitution, for purchasing the
bridge across Flint river at Albany,
for the uao and benefit of «till county,
Georgia Pacific Coiupm .
basis—that the company should take
tlie property and pay the Gordons
$7,(XX0.)0—the Georgia Pacific com
pany was organized—Mr. Jewett,
Mr. G. II. Pbinizy, General Ander
son. Senator Hurnum autl others
taking large amounts and becoming
directors. Tbe surveys of the new
road were ordered, aud work com
menced at both ends. All the stock
was taken, and more could have
been <old.
At this juucture some gentlemen
connected with the Richmond and
Danville railroad opened negotia
tions for a combination with the
pipe which surrounds it, and, seek
ing its level, springs up the pipe,
carrying the dirt and debris with it.
As fast as a twenty foot length of
pipe is thus sunk, another piece is
joined ou and tho work proceeds.
Mr. Fort, after going ttvo feet,
struck the rotten limostone forma
tion. This continued 150 feet, the
augur crossing a great many pow
erful streams, from a half to two
feet deep, and passing through
shells, sharks’ teeth, aud the bones
or sea monsters. At the depth of
150 feet the soil changed to a coarse
sand known as green-sand forma
tion. ThU bed of sand was 200 feet
The Hampton Guardian, ot the
18th Inst., speaking of this ceremony
performed by the Primitive Bap-
tists in that village, on the Sunday
preceding, says:
The Rev. A. J. Harrison then de
livered a few appropriate remarks,
and & sacramental feast, in com
memoration of the death of Chriat,
was partaken of by the membership
in a most solemn and Impressive
manner. Immediately after, tin
qasius aud towels were produced,
and Mr. Harrison, divesting him
self of coat and waistcoat, and glrd-
Georgia Pacific company. The i thick. After this the augnr struck
Gordons liad sought the alliance i the marl, a bluish mud. This con-
Col. Tom. Milner, of Bartow
county, one of tho committee sent
out to inspect the convict camps of
Georgia, said in a speech on the
subject, before tho Legislature:
“I saw a young white man in
Donghertv county with a negro
.. on otto side, a negro guard on tho
approved September 10, 1879; and to j other and a negro guard behind
authorize the holding of an election in * *— —»—*-«—■ *-• *-*-
accordance with section 5 of said act.
Section 1. The General Assembly
of the State of Georgia do enact, that
an act entitled an act to authorize the
county of Dougherty, by its Commis
sioners, to issue bond-, of said county,
for thirty thousand dollars, and to pro
vide for the assessment and collection
of an annual tax to pay the principal
and interest of the same in compliance
with article 7, sec .ion 7, of the consti
tution for purchasing the bridge across
Flint river at Albany, for the use and
ben* fit'of the county, approved 4 Sep-1 Daily Courier.
with this road at first, but it had re
fused to value their properties at
the price they sot on them. They
offered to allow $250,000 for them.
The Gordons asked $700,000. After
they had made up their company
on this basis, the Richmond and
Danville people offered to go in on
the basis of $700,000.
Seeing that two roads were about
to lie built, where one could do the
work, the Gordons closud a contract
with the Richmond and Danville
people. The terms of this contract
were that the Gordons should hi:
paid $7009,000 in cash and allowed a
certain amount of stock, aud that
their properties should then be
turned over to the “Georgia Pacific”
—composed of Richmond and Dan
ville people aud the Gordons and
tbeh* associates, and that General
Gordon should bo president of tho
combined company.
This trade was made months ago.
In fact it was made the day beforo
the organization of the Georgia Pa
cific was announced, and the details
have been perfecting ever since. It
was also agreed that the contract
for building the road should be let
to the Richmond and Danville ex
tension company. This company
has a capital of $5,000,000, which is
held by tbe Richmond and Danville
pcoplo and by tho Gordons and
thoir associates.
Tho Richmond and Danvillo ex
tension company lias been arrang
ing ever since to take hold of its con
tract and finish it. Various delays
were necessary, one of of which was
that the eh&rter had to be slightly
amended. This consumed several
weeks of waiting. At last every
thing was arrtngor and the transfers
made. The Richmond and Dan villo
extension company is now in charge
and will pash the building of the
road. When it is built it will he
turned over to tbe Georgia Pacific
railroad company.
The cash has been paid to Gcnoral
Gordon, Messrs. E. C. aud W. 8.
Gordou and Governor Colquitt, and
it was divided in about oqual pro
portions, and not as given by tho
News correspondent. The Gordons
and Governor Colquitt own$l,000,-
000 stock in the Richmoudaud Dan
ville extension company, which
stock is now held at a premium in
New York, with none offered. They
will have two and one-halftimes
this much stock in the Georgia Pa
cific.
General Gordon is Preident of
the Georgia Pacific and will remain
so. Major E. C. Gordon is Presi
dent of tho two roads belonging to
the company in Mississippi, the
charters of which extend from Bir
mingham to tlie Mississippi river.
Mr. W. 8. Gordon is a director in
the Richmond and Danvillo exten
sion company, and is engaged in
raising a company to build a very
important rnilroad extending from
Chattahoochee, Florida, to a point
of connection on {Jtiie Georgia l’acl-
tinued 140 feet, tho augur then
reaching sand rock holding water.
Then up came the mountain water
from the deep bowels of the earth.
Mr. Fort thinks this water comes
from Pine Springs in Meriwether
county by means of suhterranoan
streams, and that the bed of bluo
marl stretches all over Southwestern
Georgia. He thinks tlie unhealthy
ponds can be drained by boring a
hole from their lowest point to sub
terranean streams, and by boring
artesian wells the country wiii be
come perfecUy heajthy. It costs one
dollar a foot to bore a well, and the
success of the trial ha9 doubled the
value of Mr. Fort’s plantation, aud
places around it. At tho depth of
500 tcet Mr. Fort struck the raouu-
tain water.
Mr. Fort deserves tho greatest
credit for his sagacity and enterprise.
Ho is a benefactor to the people of
that section. By this discovery the
value of ;the land will he doubled,
the country made completely
healthy, and this the gaiden spot of
tho South and Eden, not only in
productiveness, but in tho happi
ness and comfort, of Us inhabitants.
Gambllns at Hot Spring*-
St. Loub Republican's Uot Sprint* Letter
The game of poker is another in
stitution hero. It is carried ou al
most everywhere—In the hotel par
lors, bed-rooms and offices of the
hotels. Day and night parties may
bo seen. Doctors and lawyers play
in their back offices; ail classes are
at it, from the nabob to the waiter
of tho dining-room. Boys are often
seen at a quiet gnme of “draw.” In
short, it is ail epidemic. As to the
grambling houses, they are c
day and night, Sundays lnclui
All banking uames are in full blast,
from “fat o’’ to “cliuck-a-luck.”
Twelve tables are run in one house,
and it is difficult for a player to suc
ceed in placing bis money on a card
or figure, so great is the crowd
around the tables. “Faro,” “haz
ard” and roulette are the most pop
ular games.
ing around him a long towel, began
dipping the water from buckets on
a table in front of the pnlpit, and
While engag-
frequ
irincij
A Thorough Blood FarUtr, ITof
le Appetiser. ttCMaai lo toe U*i«.ln»,p.r-
«*?■* ,0,b « Mr lb* most CMtoeot P>rd
elan* reoraiB-nd three Bitten lor >hHr can**
Mr* properties. Trf.l **•»«, XOelm. tnJ
'•*• (ttoixm in m.rttet) Bl.OO.
ter TR7 TgElL^i
FIB THK KIDNEYS, LIVER AND UBIK-
tttr ORUaXS UN Dot bins but ‘•WAR'EB’S
AFE KID.SKY AND LIVFP. CUt E.« It
•trad. UNRIVALED. Thounnd. or* tfcatr
Ir*ith «nd happlnm to tt. M W| Bfij Bln
***** OMip Toon B ten" with perfect codH****.
H. H.WABSERSCO., Bochcster.ff.T.
Wesleyan Female College
MACON, GEORGIA,
Will begin Forty-fourth Annual 8ea*io» Mg.
list. A tuil faculty of experienced inch***.
Advanced oourae of atudy. Tb* beet odr—-
*e» la Mu*tc. Art, Literature aad f-
Csrciul attention toaUthe wanu of
l^Frioee Moderate. Apt ~
w Bev W. c. BASS, <3
TEXAS
ARKANSAS AND LOUEIAHi
prudence, a rate and certain compel eat co «ao
arapacMBzaatbi
a, in detail, of the 81
Arkaeaaa. or Wecera LoaWaaa. 1
confer with thorn vtaMna to better their condi*
Uon aadrae ^meditating* chanr* toe new conn-
* M PPY*Is gecreUry, Aertln. Texaa.
J. S. VICTOR, Eastern Manager.
ttS Broadway, New Tort.
Foreign OfflceWM. W. L A X G, Pre *
!ndon*E C
filling up the basins,
ed Mr. Harrison mado
quotations from the Bible, principal
ly from the 13th chapter of St. John,
in support of the custom in vogue
In the Primitive Baptist Church,
fortifying the ground taken {by the
various arguments explanatory of
the ceremony recently introduced
into the churches In this section.
He said that it inculcated a spirit of
true humanity and subjection to tho
will of God Ho referred to the
customs in Georgia, where the peo
ple always observe this part of the
worship. He spoke of the happiness
and approving conscience following
its performance. Then turning to
Rev. Mr. Terry, ho said: “Bro. Ter
ry will allow your humble servant
to wash ,your feet ?” Mr. Terry as
sented, and pulled the shoes and
socks off his feet Mr, Harrison,
kneeling, performed the act, wash
ing, .wiping and drying the feet of
Mr. Terry. Mr. Terry, girding
himself with thd towel, performed
tho |same offlce for Mr. Harrison.
The male members washed each
others’ feet. Two benches were
turned, so that the females, facing
each other, could do likewise.
Everything passed off in a very or
derly manner, notwithstanding the
interest manifested and the anxiety
of the throng to witness the feet
washing, which was a novel sight io
the majority of those present. The
services (lieu closed with singlug,
prayer aud benediction.
Crops in Southern Georgia.
W*»ctv*s Reporter.
Crop prospects in Southern Geor
gia are very discouraging. The
grass worms have eaten all the
grass in the fields, rendering the
pasturage for stock worthless. The
co. ton caterpillars have eaten all the
cotton leaves that were not scalded
by the parching sun. We met with
several farmers In Quitman a few
days since, who woro very blue in
deed. Some said they would ga«h-
er their cotton crop this month.
Some said they were gathering all
as thoy vrent, and would get over by
the middle of September. All
agreed that the crops would be en
tirely gathered by the first of Oc
tober. The upland rice crop, of
which there was a heavy crop pis
ed, has been entirely destroyed by
tho grass worms. It is also said
that tho pinder and potato vines
have been stripped of their leaves
by the same ravagers.
him, and behind him a negro whip
ping boss. I asked that boy, as ray
blood grew warm, 'Has that man
over whippod you with that lash?’
With an eye flashing with the flro
of bin young manhood,.ho said:
•Yes, he has; and if I ever escape
this place I'll exercise my rights.”
Torrlblo must this present convict
system he, to allow such barbarity.
Convicts aro human, and should he
irealm! iu a reformatory manner, r „
then good may grow out of It, but flc. It is unnecessary to say that
ui'in d"'" •«, uut I uv, I* iiiiucccwury *** naj mat
otherwise evjl and only evil.—Home this outcome makes each or the four
I gentlemen interested, rich men in a
Man that ie married to woman is
of fow days and full of trouble. In
tho morning he draws his salary,
and in the evening behold it Is all
gone. It is a tale that is told, it
vanishetii and no ono knowoth
whither it goeth. He riseth up
clothed in the chilly garments of the
night aud sceketh the somnolent par
egoric wherewith to hcsl the colicy
bowels of hie infant offspring. He 1
imltateth tho horso or ox,and draw-
oth tho chariot of his own posterity.
He spendeth his shekels in tho pur-
chaee of fine linen and purple to
cover tho bosom of his family, yet
he himsolf Is seen at the gates of tho
city with m»e suspender. He com-
eth forth for a flowor and Is cut
down. There is hope of a tree when
it is cut down that the fonder shoots
therefore will sprout again, hut man
goeth to Ids home, and what is he
then ? Yen, he is altogether wretch
ed.
Bravot
8jrlT*nU Telepbou*.
The railroad committed it seems
have had tho Railroad Commission
question before them for considera
tion. Ex-Governor James M.
Smith was tho champion of the
Commission and Hon. Joseph E.
Brown opposed It. We have never
favored the Commission basinets.
It may or may not accomplish tho
object of enactment, but it ia in our
judgment Jwrong In principle Jand
should bo done away with. So,
also should the law prescribing the
rate for legal advertising in papers
bo abolished. There is Just as much
reason in dictating to dealers in
corn, bacon and every other com
modity what price thoy shall put
upon their goods, as to lay down
rates for railroads and nowsnaper
publishers. No restriction should
do placed upuii trade and the doors
should be thrown open wido to
competition. We trust that tlie
Railroad Commission may be abol
ished and with it every other ob
struction .to free trade.
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