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Sews and Advertiser.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 18S3.
4Company, in the Everglade* of Flori-
da, and of which a faint outline ia
given in an editorial of the Times*
This roost enterprising of Southern
journal*, recently sent out an expedi
tion at its own expense, to traverse
sosapidly reclaimed, and’ soon to be
tourists. The very interesting Ictttr
of its correspondent contains a full
and graphic account of the progress of
the work thns far, together with a de
scription of the country traversed by
the canal. In an age prolific of big
undertakings and gigantic enterprises,
this one of the Florida Land Improve-
The success of
great work being now an assured
f«ct,bejwid the utmost hopes and
d reams of its projectors, it will be ia-
terestmg to note the rapid strides the
Florida Pcoiasoia is destined Io mzto
io the near lotoeem tresllh end dc-
retepmeot. Soch a troth, stheo fully
completed, wilt be equal to the aoeca-
atioa ofacoosideiah!. slice of Coba,
with the advantage of a better tropi-
The Agricultural Can eulion.
Different people will bold and en-
tertain different ideas of things, and
we arc not all responsible for the fol
lowing view, which the Athens Bun-
Her-Welch man takes of the recent
notification of Albany’s Inability to
entertain, in n suitable manner, the
delegates to the above convent on.
Commenting on the matter and on
Albany’s timely announcement of the
situation, tho Banner goes on to sav:
**And open their houses and 'ardors
free to a set of men whom they do not
know, and are no more to them than
the merest strangers, should prove a
salutary rebnko to Ihc large army of
convention tramps that have for years
afflicted our State. Wo think the peo
ple of Albany are entirely justifiable
Important Ilrrohr.
Wo have received from the Com
missioner of Agriculture, tho lion. •).
T. Henderson, a printed department
circular containing copies of the reso
lution of tho late General Assembly
requesting the Governor “to Invite
nnd receive specimens of tho agricul
tural, horticultural, millers! and manu
factured products, and of tiro forestry
of this State.*’ to bo forwarded to the
exposition to he held in Boston in
September 1883, nnd of Governor
Stephens' lute proclamation iu refer-
ranee to the same, which has already
been published in these column*.
The circular also contains instructions
nn<l recommendations from the Com
missioner relative to the nature and
character of lire specimens aud pro
in their action, and deserve a vote of; duets required, with full directions as
thanks from the other cities and towns t„ tho mode of kerpiug and forward-
in Georgia for their manly example in |„g them. AH persons who are wil-
an infamous imposition ling to contribute arc invited to cor-
■ respond with the Commissioner of
Agriculture at an early date stating
supply.
res of the con-
—The remains of lion. S. Warren
May*passed through our city last night
from Kufaula to Augusta, for burial at
the lattnr place. It will bo a shock to
the many friends of Mr. Mays, and to
the people of Georgia, who knew 1dm
as a man who gave promise of a ripe
nml honorable manhood, that he should
have fallen at the very threshold of Ids
career.
The Macon Graphic says, of the re
cent sail dentil ot the lion. Warren
Mays: “Tills distinguished young man
died in Kiifnla, Ala., on Tuesday, the
22d Inst. Ills remains passed through
Macon last night, ami were
led by his brother ami sister, ami lion.
II. W. Hilliard, Ids step-father. He
will lie hurled in Augusta to-day. We
Ir you don’t like the me of a
sickening |» : U •'« r your headache
and constipation. juo tiy one dose
of Bailey's Saline Jjialc.nl, and
von will never use another pill for
Louisvim.k,Jan. 21 .—The remains
of Frank l’«>«c, late mate of a steam
boat, who died in Hie United Slates
Marine Hospital at Mobile, Ala., mi
Monday Inst, were laid to rest here.
It lias transpired Hint after tho body
had arrived a bill for$l3. r »for the
cofilu, nnd <33 expressngc was asked
for, ami that .lake Naive, to whom
the remain- were consigned, was not
financially aide to |»ay the same,nnd
so infm nod the Kxpic— Company ;
but the payment win* iti-'sled upon,
ami the result was that Naive got
out iiu older of delivery, and the
remaina were transferred from the
Mobile case into a Louisville c« tlln
worth less money ami buried. The
Mobile casket is yet in tlie bands of 1
HR
their hospitality. Nine times out
of ten these Slate conventions of or
der* and professions and handicrafts | what articles they
are convened for no other purpose ,\s soon as the
than that a«et of men who have more trihutorsare reported, with the char*
leisure than business may take n actor of the contributions proposed,
pleasure tour at the expense of some blank forms on which to convey the
one rise’s pocket. Make the members necessary information to accompany
pay their own railroad faro and hotel the exhibits will be mailed to tho con-
guarantee that there tributors. The Commissioner will
wouldn’t be a quorum present: but take pleasure iu burnishing any infer
tile inducements of a free ride, free j„ a tion which proposed contributors
grub and tree fun is irresistible,. may desire.
the
We desire to call special attention
*o an article on the above topic, pub-
o or: a) Nero. It would
appear from this article .that Georgia
is cot the only Slate suffering under
tee evf&'ofaa.itt-devised, badly regu
lated and ruinous credit system. The
same evils graphically portrayed by
• year, is of any avail
itowiwdttlKfr perceptible decrease.
We cannot agree with our co-tem
porary, however, that the chattel
e system should be repealed
I in any way by
> of
Under proper regulation and legisla
tive restriction they necessarily im
pose no greater burden than any other
only legislative interference that should
or can be legally invoked is to enforce
The hardship, so
t itself is
existed in its urderstood teryis at the
outset, as fully and completely as at
the time of pci
barrier to the
foresight and
people hitherto, has been the facility
with which Legislative tinkering with
n be safely invoked
When this vicious
e is finally
s, as it now bids fair to be in
Georgia, there will be less complaint
of iodividosl hardship, and fewer hard
We were shown yesterday
municition addressed to Col. P. M.
Slaughter, the Assistant U. S. Engin
eer in charge of the improvements
oo» going oo
appropriation ontbeFlintriver, signed
by quitennumber of our most promi-
cent citizens and' "
attention to carta
can be easily anil readily removed,
and thus afford safe navigation for
boats at all
high water. - It appears that Colotel
Slaughter and the force at
mand, have done and are still doing a
vast'amount'of work on the lower
Flint, principally at a place known as
the “Devil’s Gate,’
side of Baiabridge, his object being to
make a safe passage through this dan
gerous pass at the lowest stages of
the water, and in which, we may add,
bis progress has been
A few well-known aud dangerous ob
structions to navigation' between that
plants and Albany, such as the large
jotting rock boulder at Viola Bend,
and a few others that are well marked
on tbe river have not yet been reached,
and ** with their removal, the river
would be safely navigable during all
seasons of high water, Ihe object of
the communication Is to firect his at
tention to there at once. It is believed
that if these few prominent obstruc
tions are removed Albany can easily
have boats up here daring at least six
or eight months of the year.
The fate or the steamer “Viola” a
number of years ago at a bend in
river* few miles below town, and
tho
is that
multiplying
is
Conventions arc all
right and legitimate, provided that
those who dance are made to pay the
fiddler; bat when a lot of self-invited
guests intrude upon strangers, witli deeply interested,
the expectation of being fed and ban
queted and amused, and give nothing
meaningless vote of
thanks upon their adjournment in re
turn for all the expense and trouble
to which tho, tore their enter
tainers, we think it time to call i
‘In conclusion, the Banner
: ‘W« believe in the various or
ders, businesses and crafts of the
State holding their annual sessions, as
they arc a source of pleasure and
l profit; but let them fool
bills, and not depend upon
upon tbe hospitality of
No conventions will bo rc-
ommodations in any place
its members signify an intention
bills.’ ”
Cards with shipping directions will
he furnished at the proper time on ap
plication. The eo-operation of all
good citizens is confidently expected in
the the prosecution of this important
work, in which every Georgian is
The North American Kevlew.
We have received the February
number of this standard journal,
which is as u-r.al, full of interesting
. and instructive reading. The discus-
.too or -The Ite.ision of Cre«V’ p.rt
II, is continued by brief articles from
the pens o.‘ the Rev. Drs. II. C. Por
ter, Howard Crosby, .1. II. Thomas,
,1. C. reck, G. F. Krotcl and T. W.
C .ambers- “The Political Situation”
is discussed from two very different
standpoints by the lion. Horatio Sej-
mour and the Hon. Geo. S. Banlwell.
Both these able statesmen essay to
account for the overwhelming defeat
of the Republican party in 1882. The
most striking article in the number is
an essay on “The experiment of j Uni
versal Suffrage,” from the pen of I’rof.
- - „ .... , . Alex. WincholJ, which would profits-
constitution of .8*7, wbtcb tho ..loo- | „ t! , c „„r„l scrutiny of .
Ml*., nt* <1... f I 10M ont J
to settle their own bills.’
Contested Elections.
The following letter iu the Savan
nah Morning yews, evidently from
an intelligent and well informed source,
gainst the
cates of that instrument, if there are
any such, would do well to make a
make a note of. With the legal pre
sumption in favor of innocence in all
be the subject of critn
inal charge and investigation, it is cer
tainly difficult to sec bow a person’s |
vote can be legally thrown out, and he
be thereby subjected to prosecution for
crime on an ex-parle investigation,
however clear the fact may appear to j
be against such voter.
to be the difficulty which a gen
eral registration law would only par
tially remedy.
The only way that occurs to ns
under our bungling and inadequate
statesman. Other articles are “The
Decay of Protestantism,’’ by
It. J. McQuaid; “Physical Education
in Colleges, by Dr. I). A. Sargent;
and “The Standard Oil Company,’’ by
. Senator S. N. Camden and John C.
Webb. The Bedew is published at
No. 30 Lafayette Place, New York.
tho Express (,’ompativ. subject to the ;
expressions of sorrow with or||er /„• „ K otvll ,f r . t , 1(! dead
1 ‘ffotner* all over the State, i j, f 200u j llMlrnllcc |
‘ on Ids life.
LAMAS, RANKIN k LAMAR,
WASHINGTON, ST.. ALBANY. GA.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
DRUGGIST’S
ARTICLES RICH
Stephens lias heard nothing from Mr. ! 4>x
James iu reply to Ids letter .•ailing for j J^CW ^flUCVtlSCmf/lte.
specifications In reference to tho nib- '
anil dumb at Cave Spring. I f the Gov
ernor doro not hear soon from Mr.
James, he will no longer withhold the
quarterly appropriation to the insti
tution. When the matter first caiuc up,
5177Connor, the Superintendent, very
promptly replied, denying the charge*,
and giving the hill of fare, and chal
lenged all charge* from whatever quar
ter. lie asserted that the bill of fare, as
prescribed by the Board, has liecn
strictly adhered to jih far a* the mar
kets have allowed.
—In reference to the contested elec-
The Tariff.
The Indianapolis yews voices the
Anil this „p- I s.jmtoonl of foor-IUcIlt of 1.18 iotclli-
gence of the country in the following
I remarks on the attitude of Congress
| towards the pending tariff bill;
1 Nothing better describes the action,
B „ . i or inaction, of Congress on the revis-
if it can be called one at all, » '" n of the tariff than the word “fussy.”
* * contested e.ectiou czsc. io :
made, as with a confidence that some
thing was going to be done right off.
But like Dickens’ “high stepping
horse’’ that made the beholder
of trying a contested election case,
the growing evil of illegal vot
ing can be corrected or stayed, is for e
grand jury to give special atten- j lint like
lion to Ihe matter at every session of . . .
One of their Srstdu.ie. , 5
should be to compare the ballots and 1
tally •
ship, the Savannah News, of the 24th, ;
says: “Tlie argument in the Superior
Court clerkship contest was re-opened
yesterday before Ordinary .1.0. Ferrill,
who decided to o|ien the packages.
Tills, we are informed, does not neces
sarily roll for a re-count of tlie ballot*.
In iKissiug njM)n the demurrer and mo
tion to dismiss submitted by the coun
sel for tlie contestcc, the Ordinary de
cided that it was not the prerogative of
judicial officers called to preside to ren
tier decision in such matters. It was
Ids duty only to conduct tlie proceed
ings, and see that evidence was proper
ly taken. In ruling upon objections to
testimony, the entire matter would go
before the Governor for what it was
worth for final adjudication.”
—It Is rumored in Atlanta that Mr.
Erastus Brahiard, of tlie Constitution,
w ill commence the publication of an
evening paper in a few days. Tlie
Port Appeal concludes a paragraph on
the above rumor as follows: “In the
new evening paper, with a new name,
the people will doubtless recognize an
old acquaintance, with the same old
ideas and the same old methods. Who
is to run the new paper Is not a matter
of very great concern. Perhaps it will
Itseir. It is suggested that Bruffey
will be the managing editor, and that
his lieutenants will be Messrs. Erastus
inanl.and Henry W. Grady. There
would lie some variety aliout sn
orial team—a happy blending of the
imported with the domestic article.”
—Tlie Opelika troubles liavc brok
out afresh. The Govcmt r of Alaliania
iiptly ordered a company from
Montgomery to proceed to tlie scene
and render ahl in quelling disorder
and arresting the rioters. Our ex-
cliangcs contained yesterday a good
GREAT BARGAINS
stst
. . I bigh-
s of each election held in ! stepping action has not got an inch
this
a tearing speed and
Congressional *' *
ahead. And it isn’t going to. There
will be no revision of the tariff. That
is the present outlook. The session
is half gone, and the senate has
not completed the examination of
-one-third of the first schedule,’’ says
' H Iate dispatch. It may be doubted
The rtgul en.orcemcut , , vll ,, t|ier reti . ion
intended by those whose position
would have enabled them to forward
it. The reader may remember that at,
or just before, the session opened the
yews expressed a doubt wlicl tier
anything would he done with the tar
iff, quoting thercanciit the remark of
an old Congressman that “outgoing
member* looked out for individual ad
vantage, and made a noise about pub
lic legislation, while they slipped
through private speculations.”
tbe county with the tax collector's
books, aud when no proper vouchers
to the name of a voter, lie
in every case be given an “op
portunity” to explain his case before a
traverse jury,
of the law in a few cases, would soon
have* sensible effrcthi diminishing
the number of illegal voter-*, and with
it the interminable array of cotit est ed
election snita. Tlie late Grand Jury
of Fulton have taken the matter in
hand under a special charge from
Judge Hammond. and their proceed
ings will be watched with unusual in
terest all over tbe Statu One thing is
evident, it is needless to multiply
laws and penalties on the subject of
illegal voting until the efficacy of
those we have be fairly tested.
Savannah, Jan. 20.—Editor Morn
ing Mews: In agovt-rnmenl like our*
the people have right* which public
servants elected to til! positions should
sight o'. As to who will
T’ic Macon Telegraph has its own
views about the Doc Wilson case, a
expresses them as follows: “It will
seen that Justice Woods and Mr.
Stephens, after due consideration,
have agreed to let Doc Wilson go
the penitentiary for a season. This is
finally be legally declared Clerk of the, not Hie first time that the LV *
Superior Court it is a matter for the
courts to decide, being enlightened by
the able array of coun-
will only quote one line of it upon
which, as a voter, I base this commu
nication. It is this; “And shall have
paid all taxes which may bereafi
. required of him, aud which he may
ki-ct.1 other teeddent. since zt places here tol an opponent, of p.,
woll-ltootrD to .11 who .re zc-juzinted Till, word -‘opportunity.'- iilto limn,
with theri.cr,.nd which, it is beliced, other word*in the Kngli.h Unsung,.- i»
eon cull, to node a.fe, will open the "Tyerpre.-ire. It hz, cer,»,„l,
Status Supreme Court
argument from ihe .Me zrriy of coon'- ° r «'»'»*’ *"» 11
sel on both sidea. But as one who --mould be Ihc last one. The matter is
tbe elective franchise nnd ■ rex otfjitifieala,uutlyea trust that Bibb
county will not be forced to entertain
ilh*
to ascertain this fact. His
here w«» unanthoi ized by any law,
.. and if he had been sent to tbe peni-
from the men who voted and whose J \„ ot .
hollow... to ho scrutinized .0.1 .,1- 1 1,I,ar >, "'•should ho" been. Mot
one of the rights claimed for him
would have been impaired in the slight
est degree.'
the parity ol it* exercise as the most
sn&fcSSiito sses/ssU i r»,
cd. I wi.li to how czn this Sr .oy ~ * J
other qneslion where the liallot is in
volved, be determined without hearing
Everything
ol 1877.
I
article ll,*cetion 1, paragraph 11.
... - T it
upper Flint to navigation
daring half the year at least, and until
tbe work now in progress can be com
pleted, which will make ft a safe and
navigable stream to Albany the year
There can be no doobt that the tem
perance cause is juat now en
joying a boom such as it never
bad before in tiie . history
of its agitation. With more than
fifty counties on the Hat of prohibition
tered sp-*t» in tbe vicinity of churches
It would *ccm that tbe prospect of
making a dry State out of Georgia
To the following “bumble petition’’
the Dooly Vindicator prints a list of
two hundred and fifty-eight signatures,
and closes the column with “to he
continued.” According to the Vindi
cator there are more than one thous
and names yet to be poblisbed. Dooly,
if we miatake not, went anti-prohibi
tion a year or two ago by a large ma
jority- It would now appear that her
people are getting unanimous io favor
of a reconsideration:
Doof.v County. Gkoroia,)
October 14, 1882. i
To the Senate and House of Repre
sentative* of this, tbe State of Georgia,
in General Assembly met:
We, the onderaigned women and
youths under age of the county of
Dooly, feeling ourselves greatly ag
grieved at the evil result* of the sale
of intoxicating liquor* in our county,
do humbly petition you to grant os
such legislation a* will entirely pro
hibit the Bale of it within the limit* of
our county, and n* iu uuty bound we
will ever pray, etc.
Tiib Post-Appeal say*: It may
ly" hereafter"be ’ generally known why. but Gov.
Stephens and Gen. I.ong-trcct differ
widely in their political
yet the Tovernnr has tho highest re
gard for the General, not only in his
netted with it, an opportunity of ex- capacity personally, but particularly
: live under this ; in his integrity. In a conversation
ia, he ro|,calt.l, j Toes,I.v, ho rzi.l ho «•„. gl.,1 lo
„„ly I... - (t >m - hn Bnms -i-,,,.,!,,. lh „,
j Gen. Grant had advised President
■ Arthur to advise with Gen. Long-
We
constitution. Acts
hut constitutions can oiily
cd or entirely abolished. To revise,
amend, or change tbe constitution, is
not the work of a day. It is not . . . o
my inlcnlion lo zrgi.oI»w |,oii,I, i„ „,„kiog n|.|,.,ii,l,no„u in Ibh
whi'ebmMMonfe i »« ««"•
i,ills!,oil, I sum uj, nil, nml «ny ll.nt if! nlroel ironl.l n.lvi-- ll.o nppoinlmcnl
the individual citizen registered, the 1 or any one who is not competent and
presumption seems to be, he paid all 1 |, f ,
the taxes he had an opportunity 1<- jiny,
and if he want further and voted mi- "* *"
challenged, the test oath on such occa
sion,, having also the word “opportu
nity" In it. then it ii plain that no
nor returning hoard or any other
era invention by which the will of the
people has, in the la-t decide, been s<*
unmercifully sacrificed, can throw my ' now receives the
vote or any citizen’s vote out uhlil he of the CouxtUnlion.
can bo heard troin ns to what oppor
tunity be has had to pay his taxes for ;
each socctssive year since the adoption ;
of the constitution. VuTr.it.
21,1877.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Tbl» | nailer noirrr *
rvDgtb ami »h,Ii
h»n tlie onlluiu* kli«l,,aia rn> r
, uliliu.tr ot It
PROCLAMATION
GOVERNOR
A CALL I
DUCTS, AMU CULTURAL, IIORTICUL-
TURAL, FORESTRY, 3HXEKALS,
AND MAXt'FC.tTUBES.
‘ates
• liHtitutr, ot
e-.ranniii^ ■■. lu<r
way aviltem nf the .
to make a similar
sational, in regard to tlie statu* of
affairs In that unfortunate town, hut the
following from the Montgomery Adyer-
tteer gives the latest:fromtlie.seencof ^uUtnJn-tmnV^r’h
Impending conflict: “Dunlnr and In Si. .,r
others were arrested before daybreak,
and are now out under tioud*. Dunbar
defied the Marshal nml Ids posse yester
day, but is very submissive now, anti of
fers to assist in getting the rioters arrest
ed. At noon to-day everything was quiet.
It is feared that if tlie military leave to
night tiicre will he serious trouble.
Over otic thousand shot* were fired
last night, hut no one was hurt. The
to tlie general lawlessness of the mob.
Governor O’Neil has requested the
Judge of tlie Circuit Court to hold a
sjsx-ial term to tty the law-breakers.
Tlie Solicitor went with the military
last night, and prepared affidavits on
which tlie warrants were issued.”
“HmYOS.SlASS.. Oct 91.1*0.
Manufacturer.-’ amt .Mtclian.ro’ l..»iit.iic,an.l
by tho authority nt its olU.-ial Imanl. 1 here-
—'to Urn S'at col ticwrgta n cor.llal
to make an cxlol.it... ns nxrictil-
•cts nml icsniir. «m ni t it Uilplnn-
f the l .sti.ure. ul.icii will I*open-
week of St pti-mb r. .8*3 amt con-
teSkW' 1 "
avit •»! jn of t'k..' '
r. riior «t ever,
Tlie purp -
tion Is to ufli.r I in. -.1.
stAteo^nu.1i Territ- rlt-o
i.i-e f -Im. -onthern
tin- |>r.,|MMil e.hliitii-
i.»t i-tty to nil tliooe,
’ b w ioIi f.>r octtlers
in llrsl sha|ie
from till s North to prcpcnl,
»teS£5ji,'pv; tx'i
o-, farming n • lu.ru ul m»-.
Mfi.l IVtzl ui I li:invilezl
cxiiMli.... • Ihc In —
for ll
.Mlh-r.l.
be tnvltnli.m I- fur«iir>M si this early
tlmi your xc-llcnc may have am. la
time tor Mi-i.t-r III.: suhjort nml lo make such
suggestions lli.-u
your sta’e «« y ...
WHITE LEAD,
LINSEED OIL,
VARNISHES,
KALSOMINE,
WINDOW GLASS.
COLOR DRY AND IN OIL.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OK
Paint, Varnish, Whitewash,
QTCAR9
WE HAVE MX STOCK OVER
75,000 CIGARS !
Your Last Chance,
!
WE A HE COMPELLED TO
Close Out l HEADQUARTERS
The Macon Graphic, under tho
beading “Rumored Railway Changes.”
publishes the following item: “It in
now currently reported lliaf Major
W. F. Shellman, the efficient and well-
known Superintendent of the South
western railroad, i« to lie pronto!t-d to
the superiiitendeiiey of t».♦- ‘ ■■i.irnl
Railroad, with lifradquurteia in Suvuu-
nah, and that the able ami popul.n
Superintendent, William Kursvs,' l>q-,
is t« Im made Viee-I'resident or Gen
eral Manager of the Central Railroad.
Mr. A. C. Knapp, the pre-ent efficient
Agent of the Southwestern lallroail,
and Mr. John A. Davis, Esq., of Al-
Imny, are mentioned in connection
w ilh the mi peri n tendency of the South
western railroad should Major Shell-
man be made Superintendent of flic
Oeatral
Says the Keening Herald: “The
t'onxfnation quotes from the Mari-
, etla Journal an editorial paragraph
tint originally appeared in the Herald.
It was cribbed !*v the Journal and
iidorseincnt of
The paragraph
in question suggested the unconstitu-
tionnlitv of any payments from the
treasury on account of the extra ses
sion of the legislature. We still be
lieve the Trca-urer cannot legally pay
out funds on that account.”
Tub Galveston A r ews say*: “Hero
and there it i* jwissilde to find a man
who never rend* n newspaper or can-
ii-if. read, and who hs* heard notliing
-oiiie case ■•l»uil wliir.b everytiody
hs* I... O tulkinj , as in lb- iostsnro „f
the coiiiitryiriiiii, wh*>, Imiug informed
that Gartiehl was ilend, inquired:
“Who's Garlleld'f’ Such n man is a
model juror in difficult ciihcs under
the present system. I* it any wonder
that trial by jury on this model de
velops some queer “verdicts?’’
Tiib celebrated French nrti-t, Giih-
hivtf Dore, iadesd.
'I’fCCOA has had a |20,0iMi incendiary
PREsmBXT’s OrncK, >
Macon, Ga., Jan. 19,18»1 {
Having been officially notified that
tlie city of Albany cannot entertain
the Convention which wa* to have
convened this Febrtury 15th, it i*
hereby ordered, by virtue of the
power vested in me as president of the
State Agricultural Society, that the
meeting of the convention be postpon
ed one week,and it will beheld in
the city of Macon on Tuesday,the 20th
day of February, 1883.
Delegate* will take due notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
Thomas Haiuieman, President.
Good lor the «
Savannah Nana.
Tho rlccission of tlie Smireine Court
on .Monday in tlie “civil fghta” cases,
pronouncing the statute upon which
they were brought unconstitutional,
will lie welcomed ns a triumph of com
mon sense over |mrtisnn hliiidness.
Tlie attempt to give tlie negro protec
tion that was denied to a white mini
was worthy of Radical sagacity, Imt
fortunately for the eomitry the Mor- j
tons mid their ilk did not go far enough, |
and left their work so ineoinjilete tltat j
it could readily lie «lem<dislie«l. The j
amount or injustice |N;niiiltiti hy the I
statute was in itself a sufficient argil- ,
incut for iGrcprol. It Is a lie ilthy sign •
to see tin; SupreitM! t'ourt. disposed to,
treat such questions as this with calm-
Tlie negro is a citizen, and has it iu
liis |»ower iu every State hi the Union
to secure the due protection of the laws.
The Federal Government, if it did him
a real service in making him a football
for the iNiiltlchiiis, cauulfonl to let him
shift for himself hereafter. The lesson
before him is plain. It is to Is: holiest,
industrious, tlirifiy ami law-abiding.
Mntivofliis fellow* have learned Hie
lesson, and in their standing and |kw-
sessions attest its value. The negro
.sin climb if lie will, and doc* not need
a |internal “lift" from lVasliiiigtou.
Ilis fill tire is in Ids ow n liaiHl*.
Tlie decision, too, is more valuable
in Hint H lessens wonderfully the
usefulness of the missions of tlie De
partment of .lust ice, who have lorded
it over n»|*a:tahle Soiitnern citizens,
suiijectiug them to vexatious and in
sult* Hint were tlio more cx»*|tcrntiug
considering the sources. It the Su
preme Court will rentier « few more
such decisions, it will gain wonder
fully hi public esteem.
I.eir.»liilura of
. .. ..... ...... . .iu :i|.|u«iprinte
re‘|Kcll' KliKl'ir.'i 1C& tl. r iill'rtKiy 1 .* 1
secretary.’’
Amt Wlirrea-.itieal-iver..:, tminiratioii was
SUhmittMl by me I t Miron- I Awmlilv of
the State at -lie last oi ofion or t!i.-ir cono.ii
tion amt sueh a«-i'.«u «* they eitj-i.t deem p
per in ihL-fpreml vo. n-|mu-ii|M>n ilm tieue
Atscoilily pas e I :li»- toitowmg resot. tion,
“Kesolveif, ly tin- ti nrral s-emt>ty of
GeorRia. That his Bvrrll* m-v, llie t..*t mor.
Is:ami holo li.-rcliy niitlNiiiz .i loinrite and
receive sjnrtmens . f ife sRrirnttnral. horti
cultural. mi'irr.ti am! n« r" ’ ’ *•
and of the forestry ot this
furnished him hy ib-.ilIzei
the purimse of loro »r.l uu >
position to Im* i 4-1*1 m IJ,^1-s-a.-liu-I s.
in Septemlier. i'^::
“Approve! I>- < mlH-r’-t’.i. 'xs:.“
Now, tln-ref..|«., to t eiiis.-imrzcof llisilulv
... nt ..n .it die lapis-
wrorjtfa tlw“l
lands of lion. J.
have put iiii's l.uIdncssVn'the bands oflloa.'j.
7. Ilendrrf on, t onnnlssh.iicr of Acricnliorc
of this Mate, with directions that he take
charge of all the«orres|>oiidci:ce on this sub
ject, and that ail citizens of l.-esnteln and
they arc lierct.y re«|ucstc<l to semi to li m snch
specimens of the ajerien tural, li .rticulturaL
mineral and inamiuciurerl i.roiucts. and of
1 moreover lierehr
to all citizens to—'
isr/s
The colec.tlon thus made by the Cora mis-
n< urncl ses* ^n In Ju^,,K>fS.
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By the Governor:
I. W. AVKUY.Scsl. Ex. Opt.
mm m hi m
Bcnj.T.llantcr, A.M., Principal.
MATHEMATICAL, SCIFATinc
AND PRACTICAL.
Special Attention fliven to
the preparation of Young
Men/hr the Higher Col
lege Classes.
Dro& Goods. Ladies Edo Shoes,
Ladies Fine Cloaks, LadiesIKid Gloves,
Hoisevv, Lace (h.rtaiss. Balmoral Skirts,
dndmany Artie’a. «i3 nnmerons to Mention
50 Per Gent Below
New York Value.
Jeans 20c. Worth 40o.
Jeans l
Jeans 40c. Worth 75c.
30c. Worth 55c.
1. MATER A UB.
AltaBj.Ma^Sci*. I, U
• M :
• lit
mm ldijIjIiir,
HEAl.KIt IN
FRUITS. VEGETABLES
I’ANCV AMD I'AitllLV
GROCERIES !
CIGARS. TOBACCO
AND SOTTFF,
BOSS' I.TTNCII
MILK BISCUIT,
A M’KtrtALTV.
I harn a .remnant of SIiom, Clatfilna
sa’B&^* ,, is,i3t3e , aa£
from I to 3. at n great samio-v.
MUWt , Georso Colliu
J7«. STEPHENS^!
t.'ASII IIKAI.KK IN j
A cure for Itlind, Bleeding, Itching
and Ulcerated Pile*, ha* been discov
ered l*y l»r. William, (un Indian reme
dy.) cnlb'd l>it. Wii.i.iam’h Ini,ian
tUN'iwr.NT. A single l»o\ Inis cured |
11,,, wuihI fd.ronir cn»,. of I wi-nlv-ll vo -
V"»rs’ stNudil.K. No ono n«-rd hiiII. t
liv»r minutes afl.-r applying ltd* won- ,
dor In l soothing medicine. Lotion* nod !
iiiHlruineiit* d.» linin’ harm than gimd. -
William’s Ointment aliHorh* llm tit- j
tin.is, alloys the intense itching, (par- i
licularly at night after getting warm '
in lied,) act* a* a poultice, givo in
stant anti psiiilrs* relief, and i* pre
pared only fur Piles, itching of tho
private parts, and for nothing else.
Fur sale hy all druggist* and mail
ed on rocelpt of prico, $1.00 P. R.
Lane** A Co., Propriotnrv, Ulevntnnd,
Ohio.
FAMILY GROCERIES, j
FINE LIQUORS, j
CIGARS, Etc.
I KKKI’
FIRST-CLASS GOODS
And rail /or
SPOT CASH ONLY 1
ANI> IIK.M K CAN fSIVK YOU TIIP.
jfaOWEST PRIOEB
ALL GRADES. FROM A
Cheeroot to a Genuine
At prices that cannot he Implicated in this
ONION SETS !
20 Bushels Select Set* Just Received.
Consouiers Will Save Money by Dealing Witli Us
And to dealer* we guarantee as low figures and a* favorable term* a* any
House in the State!
EAST ("Lit" MOUSE.
I.T.CALLAWAY & GO.
OUTS' S
DAVID E. TOUTS. I*
Drs. Strother &
t \raCB r-vfr V. «
U call* Ms at it,
Baron.
Prap ' iore. Att
^ d:i'-j«5wly
AlViany
BOARDING HOUSE
A Common^ense Remefly. I ^FgBgg
Salicylica! imitalfajellrliiati
No more Rheumatism, I
Gout or Neuralgia.
T11K ONLY DISSOLVER OF TIIE
POISONOUS URIC ACID
WHICH EXISTS IN THE
BLOOD OF RHEUMATIC
AND GOUTY PA
TIENTS.
rochraMii* v*
Each WllUnl table
Euht«wIlngort«
a* r-ibbing wlifa oils
.rthius WMi«nt »UI not
which are Uh* n>u'.t otthe
$1 n Box. G Boxen forHUS.
Boat five by mail on rec dpt of m<w«y.
A»K YOtTK nUUtWIST tXIK IT.
Wtltlq
‘Sx’r.’ii'.'SKSnSSss
l Haver I Sink
Albany Oa^topl. »UW. \/
Slippers,
Slippers
reupu.in.hr or thry rermn*
Wtret i^Ur^e^n^^
KSI'ECIALLY FOB THE
YOU WILL FIND ATTItE
CITY SHOE STORE
DuPont * vo. -