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TH* Floridians allowed Perham to
retch Quitman in satiny.
Who could blame China if she says
the Americans must go?
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Thkek Massachusetts towns will be
250 years old this year. Springfield,
Dedham and Scltuate.
Gov. McDaniel lias defined his
position as to bis eligibility and candi
dacy to be that of a gphynx.
The snow storm in Atlanta and
upper Georgia last Saturday was un
usual for this season of the year.
The Atlanta CoiutUutto* claims to
have received 641 subscribers on Sat
urday for its weekly edition. This Is
a remarkable showing..
The Sparta Ishmaditc puts the case
tersely; “In the farm economy of
George the bottom rail is on top and
the top rail is missing."
If free trade causes strikes in Eng
land what is it that causes so many in
the United States? All over the North.
East and West, strikes abound,
The telephone corporations are be
coming oppressive. They whisper too
heavily on the tympanum of him who
would be deaf to severe charges.
Says Grover Cleveland; “I am not
responsible to the Senate, and lam
unwilliug to submit my actions and
official conduct to them for judgment.”
Sam Small thinks many of the Chi
cago Christians will be dissatisfied in
Heaven unless St. Peter lets them out
early In the mornings to get a cocktail
A natural bridge lias recently been
discovered in the Tonto Busin, A. T..
which is two hundred feet long, five
hundred feet wide and one hundred
and seventy feet high.
Judge Simmons boasts of his popu
larity in Bibb and adjoining counties,
An aspiring judge has excellent op
portunities for advancing his popular
ity in his own circuit.
Mk. Sam Ennis and C. N. Haygood
both of Mllledgevilie, had a dispute
about prohibition on Saturday, and
Ennis shot Haygood. The coroner’i
jury returned a verdict of murder.
The Sparta Ishmaellte thinks Mr.
Cleveland has done more to disrupt
the Democratic party, in the short time
since his election, than the Republican
party has been able to do siuce 1865.
Snow storms and wind storms visit
ed many places all along the Atlantic
coast from Canada to North Carolina
during the latter part of last week.
Even Covington, Ga., had a heavy
snow fall. _____
The Valdosta Time* advertises
Florida mortgages for sale. Florida,
it seems, apes Georgia. A State, then,
Is like an individual—when it apes an
other it borrows the faults as well as
the virtues.
Tub Atlanta Constitution boasts that
Atlanta lias forgiven Gen. Sherman.
Atlanta leads all the Georgia cities iu
the forgiving business. She has for
given J. E. Bryant, J. W. Renfroe, R
B. Bullock, aud all the rest.
It Is going the rouuds of the Geor
gia press that Uou. A. O. Bacou en
dorsed Rcnfroe’s application. The
Macon Telegraph denies this, and says
that Major Bacon did not endorse the
application, and was not asked to do so.
Senator Logan went all the way
from Washington to Detroit, Mich., to
deliver a speech ou the 22nd. He took
for his text the Southern people, and
declared the sin of the age was the
waut of a free ballot and a fair count
in the Southern States.
The Florida Herald complains bit
terly of the length of time railway em
ployees in that State have to,work
without sleep. Men are ou duty so
long they do not get sleep enough
Accidents occur irom this cause, ami
human lives are endangered.
The notorious J. E. Bryant is iu
Washington after something. Well,
he is a valuable adjunct according to
the way the scales are made up ,these
days. Perhaps “senatorial courtesy 5
can uuitc on him, aud thuu the Presi
dent could hardly refuse his appoint
ment.
The President still thinks the “bet
ter government of the people” re
quires him to retain Republicans in
office. This is rather a grim joke to
the Democrats who sec an ungrateful
Senate making fight upou him. But
our party must hide its “discontent”
and Jet the President go on iu the same
old wav.
Presidential Pledges.
In the President’s manifesto to the
Senate he says: “The pledges I have
made were made to the people, and to
them I am responsible for the manner
In which they have been redeemed ”
The casual reader would suppose tbe
President had reference to pledges
the people in his letter of ac-
Bnt not so. The pledges
here referred to, and which caused
this tilt with tbe Senate, and which
have produced that wide-spread “db-
of party friends,” were made
****** ~ some time in December of *84 to a so-
—-Tciety of civil servil reformers of tbe
Mugwump variety, ‘who addressed an
open letter to Mr. Cleveland asking
him to define his views of civil service
i. In his reply Mr. Cleveland
that no removals would be made
for “cause,” which was declar
ed to be “official partisanship.**
By some strange mental process the
President regards his view s, expressed
to this -society after the election, and
the Presidential iuaugura-
and before a cabinet of advisers
formed, and before the sentiment
will of his partv were known, as
made to the whole people,
which he Is bound to redeem and keep
inviolate.
Herein has the President confused
matters and made his mistake. These
views of his duty are not pledges made
the people. The people never
upon them during the cam-
Irnieed, the Republicans were
astonished at such views, and the Dem
ocrats were disappointed at them.
Wb om, then, did they suit? To what
people were they made? None, except
that mere handful of men, represcut-
an independent faction, known
ugwdmpe.
When, then, the President alludes
to “pledges,” made to the people, which
he mast “redeem,” he refers to his
views of civil service as expressed
that New York society.
Wc submit, then, when the Presi
dent declares his determination to pur
sue his present policy, under the men
tal hallucination that he is redeeming
pledges made to the people, he commits
a blunder. It U a principle of moral
philosophy that an oath taken in anger,
or under improper circumstances, ■
not binding. So views of duty ex
pressed after an election, in ignorance
of the will of his party, and without
consultation with Cabinet members,
and which were unexpected by Re
publicans and a surprise to Democrats,
should not be binding upon the con
science of the President.
Let the President repudiate views
which he has nursed into the dignity
of “pledges,” and put himself imac
cord with his party. To it he must
look for strength and support—aud, iu
the great matter of removals from office,
for guidance. It is but the part of
stubbornness, and not wisdom, to de
clare that the “discontent of liis party
will not deter him from a 3Iugwunrp
policy, conceived in ignorance, ex
pressed in haste, aud clung to with
blindness.
The Wrong Man.
The man who does up the “inside
of Atlanta” for the Macon Telegraph
makes the following quotation from
Dr. Hawthorn’s address, delivered
last Friday night to the graduating
class of the Southern Medical College,
of Atlanta:
‘•Whatever is worthy of being done is
worthy of being done well. Let every man
magnify his work, let him aspire to and
strive for perfect success. I would rather be
a good tailer than a poor lawyer. I would
rather be a good baker than poor actor,
especially a female actor in the costume of
her paramour. I would rather be a success
as an organ ptuuper than a failure as an organ
player. I would rather distinguish myself as
a bootblack than be laughed alas a painter.
I would rather succeed at pulling up stumps
than fail at palling out teeth. I would rather
be an intelligent cobbler than an ignorant
I would rather adorn a scavenger
a professor’s chair. I
be a big peanut peddler than a
God only knows what
n one of these sensational
Cuba.
We were much pleased w ith an ed-:
itorial in the Atlanta Constitution in
Friday’s issue on tl*.* subject ot
“OurTrade w ith Cuba.”
The Flant Investment Company
have placed a line of steamers between
Tampa, Fla. aud Havana. As yet, the
Government has not utilized this Hoe
5f steamers for jierfectiug its mail fa
cilities with Cuba.
Showing bow the United States can
derive great benefit from this is
OYER THE STATE.
PEMTI. AX!) M’ISSOKS amosg 01 r
STATE EXCHANGES.
—T. F. Lawson, of Athens, ha? in
vented a car-coupler. He wants only
$25,000 for a half interest in the pat-
it.
—About one-lialf of Macon is pre
paring to visit Savannah during the
the Constitution gays: "If Congress ; centennial celebration of the Chatham
island!
igress i
politician.
The President’s Message.
The President’s message to the Sen
ate, denying tue right of tbe Senate to
call for other tliau strictly official pa
pers iu regard to removals from office,
is a strong document, boldly spoken.
The President holds that uuder the re
vised laws, “suspensions” are in the
discretion of the executive, and there
is no requirement for him to report to
the Senate the evidence and reason for
his action.
In the Dustiu matter, which Is a test
case, the President regards the papers
and documents withheld as purely un
official, aud have reference to the per
formance of a duty exclusively his.
The papers withheld are not necessari
ly given an official nature because de
posited ou the files in the department,
but are there for the convenience of
the executive.
The President boldly denies the
right of tbe Senate to review or re
verse an act of the executive In a sus
pension of a Federal official during the
recess of the Senate.
The President draw’s a distinction
between appointments and removals.
In removals he alone can exercise the
“executive power.” In appointments
he acts conjointly with the Senate.
This manifesto of the President
threw Mr. Edmunds into- anger. He
compared it to the communications of
Charles I. to Parliament who dicta
ted to it what they ought to do, and
ought not to do in conducting their
affairs.
The President says neither the dis
content of party friends, nor the al
lurements of confirmation, nor the
resolutions now before the Senate, are
sufficient to discourage or deter him
from following in the way which he is
convinced leads to the better govern
ment of the people.
“When Greek Meets Greek.”
The Atlanta correspondent of the
Blacon Telegraph says: “By the by.
keep your eyes skinned for the Con
gressional Record when the question of
Renfroe’s confirmation comes up.
w ell-informed man tells-as that Sena
tor Brown has been at considerable
pains in getting up a brief biography
of Senator Ingalls, for the express de
lectation of the Federal Senate. In tl •
meantime friends of Nat Hammond
have forwarded from here little scraps
of local history anent Col. Renfroe that
may serve Ingalls in an enfilade fire.
The plot thickens.”
Speaking ot the fight between the
Central and the People’s Line of
Steamboats, the Hamilton Journal
says: “A barrel of flour can be shipped
by boat from Columbus to Bainbridge
for five cents, and other freights at
proportionate rates. Ought there not
be a law* forbidding corporations to
fight as there is one forbidding indi
viduals? Is this not an ‘assault with
inteut to kill* made by the Central
line of boats upon the People’s line,
and ought not society to protect itself
against such ‘murders ?* ”
The Savannah News of Tuesday
contains a long and interesting letter
from that well known correspondent
“H. H. J.” He gave us a pen picture
of MouticeHo, Florida, and its sur
roundings. Almost from our youth
up have we read from “H. H. J., !
xnd yet he writes with astonishing
grace and fluency.
A T.BTT Of local capitalists have
'**“ quietly boring for natural gas at
the foot of Lookout Mountain near
Chattauooga, Tennessee, recently. At
a.depth of 340 feet they struck gas in
«eh quantities thatwork was ueoessa-
»«y ««Pen&d. thongfat to be
plentiful iu this cool region, but this is
the dm »«r discovered.
Oca Northern exchatiges say that
«»» or the great perils to which our
prermuent is exposed is the power or
*” or ““- Yet, these same ex-
fUMges abuse tile South because its in-
Whg«n« is unwilling to turn orerher
local governmental aBairs to the negro
ST* 1 "-, Northern hreth^
*** sweetly consistent set.
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The Macon Telegraph of Sunday pub
lishes a romance in which the history
of the bill modifying the powers of the
Georgia Railroad Commission, which
was defeated in the House by three
votes, is given. “Robert Haydn,” the
writer of the romance, makes it appear
that a woman was to blame for the
defeat ef the bill, and gets up a story
of lore and revenge in connection with
it which is luteresting, whether it he
strictly tru-or not.
The Cleveland Plain-Dealer says:
is :n this county a purchasable
vote amounting to between twro and
three thousand—almost enough to
carry the election at any time. The
man that has the largest purse and
will use it freely can carry the elec
tion.” This is an honest confession.
Is it not a wonder that Logan and
.Sherman never will see the frauds so
near to them, bat harp upon a “free
ballot md fair count” at the South.
Mr. Albert Winter, of the Thom-
asville Enterprise says: “Our heartiest
sympathies are with the men who face
the difficulties that hedge in agricul
ture, and we would that we coaid give
Oar common sense
that this relief will
never come from men like Prof. White,
uor will it come from efforts on the
part of fanners themselves to make a
of the negro.”
“M. M. F n ” the
dent of the Atlanta Constttution, does
up Mahon very handsome’y and calls
attention to her ’ *
faults.
> rathvr than her
The correspondent has construed the
above to have a local significance. For
instance, “peanut peddler” is thought
to refer to the Agricultural Depart-
The reference to a newspaper
is construed to point to Dr.
Tucker, of the Index.
We protest against this interpreta
tion of Dr. Hawthorne’s language,
has no local meaning, And evidently
was not so intended.
The Doctor was delivering an address
to a class of graduates. They were
about to go out upon the world as phy-
siciaus—to follow a calling in which
there should be no quackery. The
lecturer presses one point emphatically
for each to “strive for perfect success 5
in his calling. What is w orth doing
at all Is worthy of being well done.
Then follows the quotation which
but a series of illustrations, general In
meaning. The object of the lecturer is
plain.
There could have been no reference
made_ to Dr. Tucker. The facts in
this case and the remarks made do not
fit. If Dr. Hawthorne had some news
paper man in his mind when he used
the expression, “one of these sensa
tional newspaper scavengers,” he could
not possibly liave thought of Dr.
Tucker. No association of ideas could
have suggested him. The cap docs
not fit Dr. Tucker. He is no “sensa
tional” writer about anything. He is
a very conservative writer, and a close
thinker. He is editor-in-chief of a re
ligious journal, conducted in a digni
fied and masterly manner, and is iu no
sense a scavenger—a word which
means a gatherer of filth. He who
gathers the news of Atlanta and ex
hibits her “inside” to the outside
world is evidently too “sensational”
himself this time.
Dr. Hawthorne’s method of illustra
tion in this address is very common
It is true, the frequent repetition of tbe
“I” is rather a strong setting forth of
bis own personality, Dut for an At
lanta lecturer, the tone is modest in
deed.
Gainesville is gettiug excited over
the prohibition question. A few days
since Bishop Turner, colored, from
Atlanta, was met at the depot with a
carriage and a band of music, and a
crowd. The Bishop made a rousing
speech. A Massachusetts drummer
was completely captured. He would
be glad for his daughter to marry such
a man. The fellow said so much that
au Atlanta drummer took it up and an
unpleasantness” between a “blue”
and a “gray” was about to transpire.
Tbe Massachusetts man reiterated his
sentiments about the town. The re
sult was Ills orders for $400 worth of
goods were recalled. It was bad judg
ment for the fellow to allow his en
thusiasm to get the better of his judg
ment. But what should be said about
Gainesville? Why do our people re
sort to such methods to carry elec
tions ? In the great political campaign
of 1880 the Democratic club of Atlanta
sent out these negro preachers into all
parts of the negro belt, wherever a
county was thought doubtful. But
tbe precedent was bad, and dangerous,
and corrupting, and ought not to be
followed in the prohibition cause, or
any other.
The New York Sun talks in this
manner as to the duties of Mr. Cleve
land : “He cannot act in the Presi
dency as au indiflerent political theo
rist, nor as one holding to any of the
dogmas or propositions of the party
that has beeu defeated, but always and
only as the adherent and representa
tive of the victorious party. He is at
once President and leader of ids party;
and in the Presidency it is his duty
to look constantly after the welfare of
the party, to promote its strength, to
advocate and illustrate its principles,
and to secure for it as permanently as
possible that control in the govern
ment which for the time being is
achieved by his election. * ♦
While Congressman Henderson, of
Iowa, was raviug over the want of
more pension mouey for Northern sol
diers, the Boston Advertiser was pen
ning these Hues: “The advocates of
increased pensions wish to add nearly
$500,000,000 to the national burdens,
In order that ‘justice may be done to
the veterans.’ It is time that the hon
est manhood ^of the country protested
against this organized extortion.”
What will Henderson think of the
Boston Advertiserf Will he not de
clare that Massachusetts is in rebellion
against the Republic?
J. R. R. writes, to tbe Augusta
Crouicle: “I asked a Democratic
Congressman why the House adjourn- 1
ed so early to-day. He said: ‘Because
we are all at sea, and do not kiiow
what to do. The President is out of
humor with the party and there is no
tonic in the political atmosphere.’”
The tonic was all wasted wheu the
President gave his party away to a
baud of Mugwumps before his inaugu
ration. Brer Cleveland was “too pre
vious” that time. _
The second volume of Blaine’s book
covers the time in which he served in
Congress. The astute politician
makes no allusion to the celebrated de
bate between himself aud Ben Hill.
This is a * compliment to Mr. Hill.
Blaine dislikes Carl Schurz aud Mr.
Bayard, and he attempts to place them
in false a light before ‘he country. He
speaks kindly «rThurman who Is no
longer in politics. Blaine says John
son's impeachment was unjustifiable.
were to remove the tax on Cuban to
bacco, large quantities of it would be
shipped to Florida to be made into ci
gars. Immense factories are now es
tablished at Key West, and others are
now building at Tampa. With this
imj o t tax removed, the United States
would soon make cigars for tbe world.
Moreover, large qoantites of the to
bacco raised by our own people would
also be utilized, aud more than a half
million of our population woiftd find
employment In the many industries
that would be the result of such
movement.”
In addition to this the Constitution
shows that the development ef trade
in these articles would lead to other
commercial benefits. For instance.
Alabama could supply Cuba with its
coal and iron which she now obtains
from European countries and England
Then,too, from Cuba can be found reg
ular lines to the whole South American
coast, to Mexico, Central America and
the Bahamas. Cuba, w ith this tobac
co tax removed, will be the key to an
immense trade. The Southern States
could supply to Cuba all the meat,
wheat, iron, coal and machinery she
needs.
Bnt this grand commercial field Is
cutoff from us by the virtue of the
high protective duties on tobacco.
We are brought face to face with
one prominent instance where a high
tariff injures Southern trade. If iu
this case, why not iu others? Will
not tiie same principle hold good iu
reference to manufactured goods
Doesuot the South need foreign outlet
Can the South build up in manufacto
ries w’heu, for the want of reciprocal
treaties, we are shut up greatly to a
home market? Can expansion lie-
come a rule under the preseut policy
Again, w'esee that “home markets”
for Southern farmers will be built up
by reason of the many industries that
would result from such a movement as
removing tbe tariff on Cuban tobacco.
If so in this case, why not in others
A change of policy cannot hurt the
South.
The principles taught by the Consti
tution on tbe Cuban question are the an
tipodes of those set forth in its Thurs
day’s editorial on “Free Trade Symp
toms.” Iu that editorial it was de
clared: “The farmers of the South
can never enjoy real prosperity until
they have such markets as protection
lias built up in New’ England and other
parts of the North.”
We have beeu shou’n one notable in
stance where great prosperity will
flow’ to the South if protection is re
moved. Time may reveal many others,
Let us take the school money prom
ised in the Blair bill —if we can get it.
It is feared by some to be an infringe
ment of the doctrine of States’ rights.
The “amendments” fixed tbe results
of the war, and State sovereignty is
now a myth. An old Jeffersonian
Democrat hates to admit tills, but it is
true. If there is ever to be any more
fuss raised over State sovereignty, let
the North aud West raise it. Let the
South recognize that this is no louger
a government of “sovereign States,”
but a paternal government, and let the
government help the people. Before
the war it would have been utterly
improper to have passed such a bill as
the Blair bill, but not so now’. The
North fought us to expand their idea
of “the general welfare” clause. They
won; wc lost. Let us contend no
longer. It is to the “general welfare 5
of the South to get all the money she
can. Nor need her people be uneasy.
When it comes to appropriations for
the South, such patriotic lovers of the
constitution, stricter in construction
than Calhoun, will arise in such num
bers in the North as not ouly to amaze
the Southern people, but will press
their strict views so far as to withhold
from us tbe money we need for our
general w elfare. _
Eugene Speer writes to the Atlanta
Capitol: “A Georgia gentleman who
had business at tbe White nouse a few
days ago said to me last night that the
President spoke freely of the ‘glorius
old party,’ and predicted the safe elec
tion of a Democratic administration to
succeed tills one.” We just know the
gentleman referred to is our old friend
Bob Oliver, of Americas. Bob has
just been to Washington. While there
he went out riding with Senator
Brown, dined and wined with Con
gressman Crisp, and called on the
President. Bob is Just one of those
Southern boys that can make a Presi
dent feel good, and talk about “tbe
glorious old party/’ Hurrah for Bob:
The Northern journals which cry
out for more pension money say about
the illiteracy of tbe South, that it is
great misfortune, anti if unchecked,
it will become a great d:.nger. Yet,
such a staunch Democratic paper as
the New York Sun say, “tbe South
should be taught to depend on herself
and work out her own salvation.” The
South need never expect favors from
the government.
Mrs. Felton in her paper, the C&r-
tersviUe Courant, does not admire Gov.
McDaniel’s conduct in the Renfroe
matter. She says: “Gov. McDaniel
was known as an opponent to Maj.
Renfroe in the impeachment trial—
voted him guilty every time—and made
great reputation for himself in his first
race for Governor as a prosecutor of
the State Road Lease lobbyists in the
Legislature as well as prosecutor of
Renfroe in the Senate of *70.
It is said a number of the friends of
Gov. McDaniel have called upon him.
to know if he wUl be a candidate for
re-nomination. The Governor
silent. It was a cheeky performance
anyhow. Gov. McDaniel is one of yoor
eleventh hour men. He got in before
by short-hand methods. He isUkely
to trust to the bridge that carried him
over safely in his other trip.
The Indianapolis News truthfully
says: “The corrruption that hurts,
that spreads like gangrene, that pois
ons even where it does not rot, is the
corruption of combinations of officials,
rings” of one kind
It is not certain yet what the com
mittee on elections w’ill report in the
Frank Hurd case. The Republicans
were anxious to defeat Hurd because
of his tariff views. A man by the
name of Elkins was sent to a precinct
of the city of Toledo to ascertain what
would bring about a change from
Hurd to Romeis. Elkins reported to
the Republican eomuettee that
money” coaid do it. Tlie money
was furnished. _ .
The Thom*'.sVille Times does not
seem teTie impressed with- the indig
nation of the Atlanta Constitution over
Garland’s affair. Perhaps the remark
“that Mr. Cleveland could have made
no better appointment than Renfroe”
makes the Times a doubting Thomas.
But the Times must have faith. The
Constitution really is indignant. It is
no Atlanta affair, you know.
The Sparta Iskmaelite censures Mr.
Cleveland for the Renfroe nomination.
Is the President to blame when both
the Senators of the State “stand” for
the nominee and press his claims.
Can the President w ell go behind such
endorsement? If Renfroe is unfit, tbe
Senators are to blame.
The fanners will be glad to learn
that Mr. Edison, the great scientist, has
turned bis attention to the invention
of a cotton-picker. No one ever
ceeded yet. Edison is already cele
brated, bat be wiU be the mast renown
ed of mortals if he invents a practical
cotton-picker.
Mr. J. A. Gaclden, of Pennsylva
nia, the editor ot the Emeiald Yindi-
says there is a demand for a
climate, and that inquiries
le South are numerous. It is
thought that the opportunities in the
tlian has
Artillery.
—At least 400 delegates will attend
the convention of the State Sunday
School Association, which convenes in
Macon on May 10.
—Charles M. Barnwell <fc Co., of
Atlanta, have sued the Georgia Pacific
railroad for $2,500. Breach of con
tract in transporting cotton.
—A number of prominent citizens of
Athens have asked Gov. McDaniel to
appoint E. R. Hodgson as one of tbe
commissioners of the school of tech-
Tm Atlanta Journal is delighted
oter tbe pose of the President and j
gives vent to its admiration thus:
“The spectiicle of the President, of the j
United SLates, with foot planted
•*The Flowers that Woinn in Hip Sprint/, tra-la !
I In vp something to do with this case,"
FOR OUR STOCK OF LOVELY FLOWER SEED IS NOW RECEIVED.
AND. IN ADDITION, WK ARE OPENING UP OUR NEW SPRING
, , ^ , . . .GOODS. BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE, GOOD BOOKS
upon the rock of the coustitotiou, sure poR LEISURE DAYS, WALL PAPER. WINDOW SHADES, WINDOW
nology.
—The Augusta Chronicle says orders
have been given for the building of
new steamer, to be known as tbe John
P. King, to ply the Savannah river be
tween Cox’s Landing and Augusta.
—Tbe Rome street railway will this
Spring be extended about two miles
to a park to be established by several
enterprising citizens. The street rail
way has thus far been a paying invest
ment.
—A Greensboro special to the Au
gusta Chronicle says that ou Sunday
night Berry Davis shot and killed Jim
Wallace in the country eleven miles
from that place. The two men were
gambling.
—jProf. White says his position to
ward tiie negro on the peasantry quesr
tion is misunderstood. He did not ad
vocate running these people from the
country, for there is laMd enough for
all to work. Let tiie negro remain and
take his chances.
—The Tuesday night passenger train
from Savannah on the Central road
ran into the freight train at station
12*2. The freight as usual had tamed
out on the switch, but the switch had
been left open. The cab of the freight
and two ears of the passenger train
weie destroyed by fire. No lives lost.
—Mining excitement in Murray
county is again at fever heat. The
proprietors of the Legal Tender mines
think they have struck it rich at last.
Mr. Winkley has a piece of silver bu.-
lion worth about seventy-five ceuts
whieh he procured from the three
ounce ore. Some of the late finds have
been seut to competent assayers. Tiie
tunnel is now one hnndred and eighty-
eight feet iu the mountain and work is
still goinj
—The movement to establish an in
dustrial home at Augusta lor refugee
women, assumed tangible shape Mon
day when the committee met to foot up
the proceeds of Dr. Haygood’s lecture.
The proceeds amounted to betweeu
$1,000 and $2,000, aud the gentlemen
having the matter in charge determin
ed to thoroughly push the work begun.
The city will be canvassed during the
week, aud the commencement of the
erectiou of a suitable building begun
as soon as practicable.
—The LaGrauge Light Infantry, an
organization over forty years old, has
notified Adjutant-General Stephens of
its disbandment. The organization
was distinguished in the Confederate
army. Its disbandment is generally
regretted by military men. Gas Bull,
a brilliant young lawyer of LaGrauge,
killed during the war, and W. O. Tug-
wlio died of consumption last
year, at Thotnasville, were members
of this company. No finer company
ever entered the Confederate serviie
than the LaGrange Light Guards.
—Macon special to the Atlanta Con
stitution says: “Librarian- Ilerbst was
informed this morning that Colonel
Whittle’s law library, embracing a
thirty years’ collection of 1,200 vol
umes, is to revert to the library. The
value of the collection is indicated by
tiie insurance which Captain Cranes
has carried for a number of years,
which amounts to $1,800. Murray
Whittle decided not to study law, in
consequence of which decision, as pro
vided for iu the will, the public library
and Historical society became tbe bene
ficiaries of tills uiaguificent bequest.
For many years the Southern Con
gressmen have felt that there was
nothing to be gained by agitating the
old war question Iu Congress. They
saw no good results in a policy of anger
and bate. They saw that our country
needed that strength which comes
from confidence and repose. But every
now and then there pops np in Con
gress some fellow, like Boutelle, who
has a “talent for turbulence.” The
latest effort at this sort of statesman
ship was by Representative Hender
son, of Iowa. f rhe gentleman boiled
over because Tillman, of South Caro
lina, wanted to restrain the pension
expenditures from the proposed in
crease to $12 per mouth to the old
standard amount of $8 per month.
This led Henderson, a mail, too, of
nusavory record in politics, to rave
over the fact of Southern representa
tion in Congress, and talked about bal
lot box stuffing and shot guns as the
means employed to elect Cleveland.
of the honesty of his purposes, true to j
his conviction.* and with the courage t
to assert them, facing his traducers !
and euetnies ill the United Slates;
Senate, is a sublime one. It commands j
the admiration of gods and men. j
No genuine American, no matter what j
bis party affiliations may be, can help
admiring the grit, the independet man
hood of Mr. Cleveland. He Is the
truest type of Democracy in Its highest
generic sense which our country has
*n for many a day.”
The Macon Telegraph says
President Cleveland has announced liis in-
ntion to swim the Tiber with his
it Cassius this time will sit oa the bank and
atch tie expcrimei
No Cassius won’t. Already he is
rushing into tiie troubled waters trying
to save stubborn oid Caesar from great
disaster. To drop tl»e figure: tbe
Democrats will help Cleveland light
his battle, even if he does not help
tiiem In theirs. They call on Caesar
iu Vain when tiie burden of their cry
Is Republican removals. Noble Presi
dent ! His “stand.” bow dramatic tbe
pose! One foot on the Republican
Senate, aud his strong right hand
maintaining Republicans in office! But
yon know it is “for the better govern
ment of the people.” So, hush!
Edward Everett was fond of con
trasting the peaceful emigrants who
came from Ireland, Germany, and
other Enropeau countries tosettle,wiih
the descent of tbe barbarians ou the Ro
man empire. The barbarians rushed
down to destroy, but the emigrants
came to onr country to build np. One
created, tbe other annihilated. But
our government is now feeling the in
fluences of this broad-gnage policy.
The spirit of nihilism, communism, the
dispasitiou to riots, to strikes, to arson,
to rob and murder result from receiv
ing into this country the debris aud
trash of the crowded cities of the old
world. A healthy immigration is
beneficial. But America receives so
much that is hurtful.
31 ciu Aclucvtiscmcnts.
FOR RENT.
'I'HE new Three-room Houtsx belonging t<
A Capt. Steele, on Jack*on street, nml :i
present occupte-l by tbe umlersigoeti. Pos
session giveu March 1st.
W. W. WILSON.
Albany, Gn. Feb. 27-3t
SHERIFF SALE.
G EOUGI\, Poituhibtv Cocvrr.—I will
sell at the store lately occupied by Baiiey
& Shaffer, on Broad Street. Albany. Dougher
ty county, Ca , commencing'at 11 o'clock a.
in., on Saturday the IStb day of Mnrt-h ISfW. to
tbe highest bidder, the entire stork of goods,
wares and merchandise in said store, consist
ing of dry good-*, notions aud carets, or in
whatever consisting, including the whole
stock aud two show cn~es and another li vtures
in said store. Sold as the property of said
Bailey A Shaffer, under an order or Don. Z.
J. Odtnu, Or iuary of said county to satisfy a
mortgage 11 fa, issued from tiie Su|»erior
court of said connty, S. Waxelbaunt .t Sou,
against the said Bailey A Mi ffer. Levied on
as both said delcmlants property.
F. <i. EDWARDS.
2-da-w-td. Sheriff
SHERIFF’* SALE,
G eorgia—docouekty county—wui i»c
sold, before the Court Ho-'se door, iu
Albany, Dougherty connty, Ga.. a- 11 o’clock
a. m.. on me-dty. thu tffh day of vpril
188ti, SS) bushels of corn, more or ,ess, in the
ear. 2.000 pound* of fodder, more or less, and
200 bushels of cut on set-d, mo. e or les.*. Sold
as the property or David Merritt, unoer a dis
tress warrant m favor of T. It. Willingham
vs David Merritt, and an order granted by
Hon. Z. J. Odom. Ordinary of said connty, to
sell the same on 10 da vs notice.
ALSO.
At the same lime and place, lots of land Nos
23,.'-8,2»9. 02. <33, and 61 in the second district
of Dougherty connty. Ga- levied on and sold
to satisfy a tax fl fa State of Georgia vs II. L.
Dunn, Agt^ C. J. Janes, Administrator. Ten
ants in possesion notified.
ALSO.
At some time and place, lota of land Nos 420,
422,898,397, 880, 381. 858, and one hair or 859.
in tha first district of Dougherty • onnty. Ga..
levied on and sold to satisfy a tax fl fa state ol
Georgia vs. John A. Walters.
F. G. EDWARDS, Sheriff D. C.
March 5,1886.
DOLES
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DOW LAW
COTTON PLANTERS.
WE ABE SOLE AGENTS AT TniS PLACE FOR THIS ONLY RELIA
BLE PLANTER. DO NOT BE DECEIVED INTO TRYING ANY
OTHER—ALL KAIL. THE DOW LA IV ALWAYS GIVES
SATISFACTION AND WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
IN GREAT VARIETY. BASE BALLS FROM S CENTS TO <1.30.
GOOD PROFESSIONAL DEAD BALL FOR 25 CENTS. A FINE
LEAGUE BALL FOR 33 CENTS; BATS FROM 3 CENTS
UPWARDS. CAPS, BELTS, MASKS, ETC., ETC.
WELCH & AGAR.
E.B.&S.B. LEWIS
— DEALERS IN—:—
I!
"We keep up with tiie demands of an increasing trade, and carry a Large and
Complete Stock of
IES
BACON, FLOUR, SALT, ETC.,ETC.
Wc buy all our heavy Groceries Iu Large Lots for Cash, and can compete In
prices with anybody iu the market. Wc make a Specialty of
-Plantation Supplies,-
^ i such other Goods as are needed by Farmers. We keep
PLOWS, HOES, AXES,
Aud, iu short, a General Stock of Plantation Implement''. Agents for
COLLINS’ WAGONS and BUGGIES
ToThe COUNTRY PEOPLE
WE EXTEND A CORDIAL WELCOME. COME TO SEE US EVERY
TIME YOU COME TO TOWN, WHETHER YOU WANT
ANYTHING OR NOT.
COME AND SEE US.
E. B.
Aioariy, Ga- February 11.18S6.
Ac !S. B. I.KWIS.
GARDEN SEEDS.
DENTAL NOTICE.
&c. t of Dr. T. Osborn, and rented the
apartments formerly occupied by him, un
professional services are offered to his burner
.trons and friends, and to the people of Al-
ny and vicinity.
Id. A. RAILV, D. D. M.
sun&w-ly
STALLION
GUYON,
B 1ULI, brother to Romance, 2:5GJ4; Farce.
2:29^; by Frinceps, sire of Trinxet. 2:14.
and of the great 3-ycar old Gramby, record of
2:40 over the Jacksonville, Fla., track, and
trotted in October at Lexington in 2and
the sire of more horses in the 2210 list than any
horse living or dead of same age.
1st dam Itona, bv Golridust, si
Gobbiusr. 2:1<%; Fleetv G»bhlu*t. 2:20; Kolia
G»»bldu*t. 2 22; Indicator, 2:27: Arthur
2d dam bv Pilot. Jr., sire of the dams of
Maud 2.-03&: Jav Kv- See. 2:10.
3d dnm by Blacksnake; 4tb,Slh and Ctb darns
fast pacers.
Will make the season of ISSGat Mud Creek
Stock Farm, near I bicker’s Station. Dougher
ty connty, Ga., at $25. payable when service is
reudered. Mares not proving to l»e with foal
can be returned next season, free of charge.
Gnyon is a blood bay. foaled June 17th. 1882,
16 hands high, fine bone, and is •< horse of ex
tra fine style, and with very little handling
—- * ** iced, —»— -•
lias shown considerable sjiecd, and taken alto
gether is ono of the grandest young horses ‘
be found iu any breeding establishment.
MOKEHEAD & SALTER.
an2Gil.twtf
The AtlantaConstitutionis wakiug up
on the “pool system.” It says that
nearly everything corporate in this
country is pooled, and scarcely a town
escapes tbe ravages of these combina
tions.” Continuing this line of tbougt
it remarks further that “the railroad
companies have ceased to be merely
common carries, and are becoming reg
ulators of che trade of the country.
Instead of confining their business to
the carrying of freights at fair rates,
they have adopted the policy of pnt-
ing as much on an article as it will
bear; and If their interests call for the
suppression of an article or a branch
of trade altogether, they do not hesi
tate to apply the screw. Kansas City
and Chicago can be trusted to find
remedy for aggressions, and when they
find it the rest ot the country will
know where to look. The two western
cities liave the sympathy and moral
support of the consumers of the conn-
^
The labor question in the Unitid
States threatens as much' trouble as
that of Europe. Yet iu tiie United
States it is the labor engaged iu the
Tbe agricultural labor is
no disturbance. Yet this
labor gets the benefit of no protection.
Protection does not seem to keep down
labor troubles.
The Atlanta Capitol says: “There
is talk that Judge John McRae, qf
Montgomery connty, will run against
Judge Crisp for Congress.” Well,
what’s got tbe matter with all the
judges, anyhow. Congressman Crisp
will probably have no serious oppposi-
t*on. ^ ^
People are restless, it seems, ever. -
where. There is a large immigration
from Kentucky to Dakota. From one
town last week there were 187 persons
emigrated. Another colony of 25
families from the same county left for
Catarrh, mr m.
there la Ural
fee Itehlag Ptl—. n*-
>C Wn. MU. Hud, U
thaWATSOHHALSAX CO. Btinteidg^ 0»
LAMAR, RANKIN & LAMAR,
WHOLESALE dealers,
MACON and ALBANY,. OA.
POTATOES,
ONION SETS.
LARGG STOCK OF PEAS AND BEANS IN BULK; CHOICE SELEC
TION OF FLOWER SEEDS. EVERYTHING KRESII AND TRUE
TO N A M E. NOT A PA PER OF OI.D SEED IN STOCK.
&
II
O. B. WOOTEN,
iTTOliMCY AT LAW,
ALBANY. CEORCIA. .
O FFICE, in VenttJcU’aBuiMing, upstairs,
Washington selftl&wly
PA HILSHAN, M. D.
RESIDENCE: CORNER OF PISE JiSU
JEFFEILSON bTBEETh.
OFFICE—At Welch’s Corner, nitjoining Li
brary Rooms. Telephone «lirect to the Drug
Stores ot Lamar, Rankin A Lamar and Welch
A Agar. ocil-illy
•laineil by authority of the same. That the fol
lowing License or Specific Tax shall he levie«
and collected in the City of Albany, for the
support of the city government for the year
Each retailer of spirituous liquors, to
be licensed by the year only |200 00
Each retailer of malt or fennented li
quors when sold separate from spirit-
Liqi
oas liquors
l uor dealei
rs selling not less tlian 1
100
25 i
25 '
A.1H ORDINANCE.
DE it ordained by the City Council ot Al-
D bau v, aud it is hereby ordained by au
thority of the same. That any persou or per
sons who shall or may be engaged in. or caus
ing cocks to light within the city limits, shall,
on conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of
notl.i* tlian one UtA ar.or more that, fifty
dollars and costs, for each offense, or work on
tbe streets, or confinement in the guard house,
as the Mayor or Mayor and Council, in their
discretion, may direct.
’ussed February 18,1886.
Y. C. BUST, City Clerk.
AN ORDIN uNCE.
Mortgages, Crop Liens,
Land Deeds,
AND ALL STANDARD FORMS OF LEGAL
ELaMa*. FOR SALE AT THE
[Jews and Advertiser Office.
EXEMPTION OF PEBSONJlLTY.
G VOKGIA—DoroHEBTT CorsTT—Major
Nelson has applied for exemption of per
sonalty and setting apart and valuation of
homestead, and I will pass upon the same at
16 o’clock a. m. on tbe 8th day of March. 1886.
B E it ordained by tbe City Council of Al
bany, and it u hereby ordained by au
thority of the same. That all awnings nov
ivering the sidewalks of the streets shall be
..moved, and any person or persons refusing
to remove tbe same on being notified to do so
by the Marshal, shall, on couviction thereof,
be fined in a sum of not less than one dollar or
more than ten dollars and costs for each of
fense. Provided that awnings made of iron
and covered with inclal or cloth, and not
lower than 12 feet, shall be excepted from the
operations of this ordinance.
Passed February 1S» 18^8-
Y. C. RUST, City Clerk.
PLANTATION
FOB, RENT OR LEASE.
O NE of tbe best ’ocated plantations in Geor
gia. It contains about two hundred and
twenty-five acres, four tenant bouses, and six
outhouses, fruit trees and plenty^f good
water. For cotton, corn or vegetable gar
dens it caunot be surpassed. It joins the city
of Albany, and is near three railroads.
Apply to JOHN D. POPE,
w4t Awm, Ga.
atmr office.
Z. J. ODOM, OnPy.
Drs. Strother & Bacon
O FFICE over W. E. Hilsmaa A Co’s Drug
Store. All calls left at the Drug Store win
* “ ration. jan2wly
6. J .WIGHT. V. 1UBXU
WIilVUT & AltNUEIM,
Attorneys at Law,
AZiT* A T3T5T,
(Office over Central Railroad Baak.)
\\T ILL’practice in the Albany Cirrait, and
YY elsewhere in tbe State, and ta Federal
Courts, by special contract. iaal5-dlm-wl
GAM3ATI & FAMBROUGH,
DENTISTS,
'T’EXDER their professional services to the
jini5 t SS?u2. A,bany,Dou ‘
J OFFICE: (n Willingham’s Building,
Street, Albany.Ga.jul
LumMard
T HE UNDERSIGNED desires to Inform his
friends and tbe public that he can be
found hereafter at
LH.Willingham’s LumberYaid
Where be has a large stock of Lumber on
hand and for sals at reasonable figures. He is
also prepared to fin special orders at short no-
tice, and by promptness and dsse attention to
tbe wishes of customers, hopes to deserve and
receive a share ot tbe trade.
Am ready to furnish choice fencing and have
10 00
40 00
quart or more than galloL, ...
Liquor dealers selling 4’^gallons and
upw'ards
Each hotel
Each restaurant
Each lunch bouse not charging over!
cents per meal ...
Each huckster stand on street ’...
or $5 per day.
Each huckster stand on private lots 25 00
or $5 per day.
Each peddler of ground peas, fruits or
other articles, peddling them aruoud
the streets (country produce brought
in by the producer excepted) 10 00
Any person crying their goods, wares or
merchandise on the streets, or at their place
of Imsineis, aload shall be considered an auc
tioneer and subject t * the license tax as such.
Each billiard table kept for pay 15 '
Each bowling or ten -pin alley 15
Each shooting gallery kept for profit... 10
Each skating nnk J5
Each velocipede rink 10
Each two-horse dray 25 00
And shall be allowed to charge 50
cents for each fall load, and 10 cents
per bale for cotton.
Each one-lione dray 15 0C
And shall be allowed to charge 25
cents for each fall load, and 10 cents
per bale for cotton.
Each two-horse vehicle conveying pas
sengers for pay
Each four-horse vehicle conveying pas-
10 00
eSM;;
Each warehouse or firm receiving 5,000
bales cotton or more
Each warehouse receiving 3,000 bales
and less than 5,000
Each warehouse receiving less, than
Each pawnbroker. !! .
Each express company..
Each*-*"—
Each I
Each circus performing or parading in
EidriS£,wi>’ih;
Negro minstrels, transient theatricals,
jugglers and other like exhibitions,
shall pay a license tax to be fixed at
tbe discretion of the Mayor.
Each person dramming or soliciting
trade, except in front of their regular
place of business, and then only to tbe
middle of streetui front of tbe same.
60 00
and shall pay a tax of
Vendue masters, permanent and tran
sient, each
or $5 per day.
And Shall pay 1 per cent on gross
sales on all property owned by resi
dent--, aud two per cento on property
owned by non-residento,
or firm selling fertilizer! or
Each person buying
or other parties
Each sewing mac''
Each insurance agent shall pay for each
sSSHSfess
represent and do business for.
&Kk photographs or dagurrraa ar-
SCOVIL, PLANTER AND HANDLED HOEL. ALL SIZES. A COM
PLETE LINE OF PLANTATION HARDWARE AND
FARMING IMPLEMENT'S.
Sweeps, Sweeps, Sweeps!
SWEDE’S IRON AND STEEL SWEEPS, DIXON PATTERN.
PLOWS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
STEEL
Single ard Double Stocks, Planet Jr., Cul
tivators, Corn Shelters. Wheel
barrows, Etc., Etc.
tr-DOST FAIL TO SEE OUR GOODS AND PRICES BEFORE PUR
CHASING.
I & 1. F. TIFT & CO.
To
CAUTTOXT
Consumers of Guano!
During tiie many years* that the PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY have manu
factured and sold their well-known brand of
SOLUBLE
various parties, being aware of its great popularity, have put Into market arti
cles bearing names as nearly like It as possible for them to do. These attempts
have failed to build up a permanent trade, because of the fact that they relied
upon t lie name rather than the quality ot the goods.
This Company does not manufacture “Georgia Pacific,” or “Southern Paci
fic,” nor “Patent Pacific,” nor “Southern Soluble,” uor any other brand tlian
their Standard SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO. Having been in the field a
quarter of a oentury. We regret that some otiier manufacturers have been
guilty of the discourtesy of trying to imitate our name without exacting in
fringing ujiou it. J. O. MATHEWSON & CO., General Agents,
Augusta, Ga.
POH S5LE BY
S. R. WESTON & SON
A.ZL.ZBAtiJST'Z', <3-A_.
AND DEALERS EVERYWHERE IN THE SOUTH.
February 13,1886.
ESTARUSHED 1867.
Paiiison’s Iron Works!"
MAXUVACTITBEBS OF
IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, SUCH AS
SUGAR MILLS AND KETTLES OF ALL SIZES, GIN AND MILL
GEARING, HOLLOW-WARE, DOG-IRONS, ETC., ETC.
Particular attention is called to our
kmal license Ordinance CiSTandWftOUOHTIBON RULING FOR CEMETERIES,
B E It ordained by the Mayor ami Council of
the City of Albany, and it is hereby nr-
VERANDAS AND AREAS, IRON FRONTS FOR STORES AND
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
VEspecial attention paid to orders for repair of MACH INERY of all kinds.
Orders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed.
Agents for Ames’ Engines, all sizes, the Best in Market
Cook’s Patent Planter!
THE BEST
PLANTER
EVER
^INTRODUCED
sr
It distributes Cotton Seed, Corn and Fertilizers in any quantity desired.
Orders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed.
MANUFACTURED BY
T. Pattison & Sons,
ALBAHY, .... GA.
V.
Stoves, Crockery, Hardware >
AND HOUSEFURftlSHING GOODS
OF Alai. KINDS AT
S. W. GTJXTXTXS OIT’S.
NewGoods! ImmenseStock
LOWEST PRICES
MORRIS MAYER’S
We are now Offkkixg GREAT BARGAIN3 in
In fact our Stock In Every Department of tiie Dry Goods trade is immense,
and our motto tills season will be “Quick Sales and Small Piollts.”
Special Inducement* in Jobbing Lot* to the Trade.
DON’T BUY ELSEWHERE UNTIL YOU HAVE EXAMINED OUR
GOODS AND PRICES.
.ft OR BtiH MAYER.
Albany. Ga.. September 7,1 85.
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