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AFTER PEER.
DEATH OP KIRN. MARY D.
LIAMS.
Conyers Weekly Says
le Deserted the Army.
An Old nnd Highly Respected Lady
done to Her Reward.
OS-BYE, BOVS, I All GOING ROUE,"
he Voice That Oriel Out “Goed-kye,
Old Parly. Good-Bye.’*
* r«li the Democratic Parly Buried
cucath the BepubUcau Party-
lie Will Get Badly Left.
From the Atlanta Journal.
Last week Col. (?) Peek made a
speech In his home county, In whlah
1:4 delivered himself of a very memo
rable speech, during which he paid his
respects to his home newspaper —
Hale’s Weekly.
K 'Phe last issue of the aforesaid Hale’s
;eekly proceeds to pass the oompli-
ents of the day with the Colonel (?)
.the following unmistakable lan
stile Colonel (?) has seen lit to
>w aside all restraint and turn loose
lottery on ‘ye sorlbes,’ we see lit
icept the situation.
'here were at the court house last
turday between three hundred and
ir hundred people to hear the ilret
bird party ‘pistol.’
'“The gentleman Introduced himself
id started off by giving a short ao-
iunt. of his ‘civil life.’ When he had
ied his autobiography he then
irew himself into the attitude of
lying calf and veiled :
“ ‘Good-bye, old party, good-bye!’
“When he opened his eyes every
thing was still, yet the closest sorutiny
ivealed not one damp cheek; not a
. ar had been shed, and Billie l'eek
left the grand old champion of all that
B good fn politios South, ‘unwept, un
onored and unsung.’”
. “Bight here we will tell a little story:
“Dlu you recognize that cry, ‘Good-
ie, old party, good-bye,’ said one _,J
tidier fn the audience to anotl
fas it not the same voice we heard
ying in the wilderness near Savan
ih? A man, in the stillness ot tne
gilt, slipped past the pickets, and
hen out of dnnger cried, ‘Good-bye.
bys, good-bye; I am going home,’
Dd it was not till next morning that
he'worn out old soldier who lmd been
^ carding the rough couch of Ills brave
comrade knew thnt another Georgian
had proven a traitor to our Southern
cause.”
“Yes,” said his old comrade, “I think
it is the same."
“He paid a high tribute to the
Negro, and said so long as he was
gept all Negro Jie was nil right, but
when he received nuy white blood Into
bis veins be deteriorated, the more
vhite blood the worse the Negro,
Iere we reoognlzed the voice of the
demagogue crying for negro support,
“He said that he did not want ofllee,
and that there were 500 men before
ATTENTION, DEMOCRATSI
CMAIIMIAN ATKINSON ISSUES AN
ADDRESS.
The Opinion of the Public
br the Herald.
From Wednesday’s KVoning Herald.
The people of Albany were surprised
and grieved, this morning, to learn of
the death of Mrs. Mary D. Williams,
an old and well-known resident of the
city. Mrs Williams was in the neigh
borhood of 70 years old, and seemed
in ordinary good health until
last night, when, about 6 o’clock,
she was taken ill with apo
plexy. Drs. HilBman and Davis were
called, and everything possible
was done to alleviate her suffering
and assist Nature to reassert herself.
But the time had come; all efforts
were vain, and Mrs. WilliamB passed
from earth to that better land at a few
minutes after 6 o’olock this morning.
Mrs. Williams was a widow, her hus
band, Mr. B. 8. Williams, having been
dead for several years. She was the
mother of Mrs. W. E. Smith and Mrs.
A. P.’ Davis, and to sister Mrs. Janie
Godwin. Judge Samuel W. Smith is
a grandson of the deceased, and for
many years she has lived at the Smith
residence on Pine street.
The citizens of Albany are always
saddened by the death of one of the
older residents of the city or county
who has known the town in its infanoy
and watched its gradual growth with
pride in the people whose enterprise
has brought about the change. Mrs.
Williams was suoh a oharaoter, and,
too, she possessed womanly and Chris
tian qualities that made her highly re
spected and admired by all who knew
her.
The funeral took place from the
house this afternoon at 8 o’clock, and
a large number of friends and rela
tives gathered to pay their last earthly
tribute to her whom they knew and
loved before she was carried to her
final resting place.
The Hkrald tenders its heartfelt
sympathy to those who mourn her
death.
Organisation nnd Work In Every Conn*
ty in the State Urged*
TRIED TO CUT IIER THROAT*
A Negro Man Klnkeo a Mnrrferona At*
■null Upon a Woman*
him who lmd the office Itch worse than
u himself, when only a l’ew weeks since
"She said to us in our offioc thnt he was
going to be Governor and couldn’t be
side-tracked or beaten.”
E* “After telling the old parly ’good-
‘yo’ he turned around and commenced
a heap it with abuse. There was
othing too low, nothing too vile, no
oke too dirty to be applied to Democ-
•aoy and its leaders, but we are proud
;o say that our people, of no olass,
'leered this part of the harrnngue.
lid one honest old farmer:
. “I felt as if some one was lieapinjg
I abuse upon my dear old mother, and it
made my Southern blood boil.”
“He made several references to the
Bible. In this we find no fault, for
the Bible makes several references to
him. Bead where it speaks of the de
scendants of Balaam.”
“He mnde the statement that sweet
little children in his immediate settle
ment went to school barefooted
through the ice and frost of the win
ter, and sought to mnke the impression
that it was the fault of the Democratic
party. We say it is a shame on the
(nan who lives in the neighborhood of
: these children drawing n big salary,
every cent of which is paid by the
fathers of the poor children of the
: land; we sav it’s a shame on him that
' he did not give them shoes, and if he
' possessed the great love he professes,
' e’d have done it.”
From Tuesday’s Evening Herald.
A Negro man named Bobert Epps
created n sensation out on Fine street,
nt about half past 6 o’clock yesterday
evening by nssaulting a woman named
Sarah Burgers, who is employed as a
chambermaid at the Hotel Mayo.
It nppears that Sarah Burgers came
here a short time ago from Live Oak,
Fla., and thnt Bobert Epps followed
her. He wanted her to go bnck to
Florida with him, and she was unwill-
lug to do so. Finnlly he threatened
to kill her if she did not return to him,
and last evening he made an assault
upon her for the evident purpose of
putting his threat into execution.
The woman lias a room, at the house
of old Aunt Sarah Daniels, out on Fine
street, and when she left there last
evening to go to her work Epps was
on the lookout for her and made an at
tack upon her. He seized her with
one hand nnd undertook to draw a
razor from his pocket with the other,
threatening, at the same time, to cut
her throat.
The frightened woman screamed at
the top of her voice and attracted a
crowd so quickly that her assailant
failed in the accomplishment of his
purpose and had to flee for his safety,
The affair attracted quite a crowd
and created n little excitement in the
neighborhood where it occurred.
Officer Mooney found Bobert Epps
in a restaurant in Sandy Bottom
and arrested him last night. He is
now in the guard house, and when the
city gets through with him he will
probably be transferred to the county
jail and held for assault with intent to
m urder.
Chairman Atkinson, of the State
Democratlo>Exeoutlve Committee, has
Issued the following address:
Nkwnan, Ga, April 4.
To the DomocirntBof Cicm’Rin:
lu my address to you a short time
sinoe, issued by order of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, I
urged you to go uotively to work and
perfeot your local organizations. This
work you have already entered upon
and I hope it will progress aB rapidly
as posible.
You must bear in mind that organ
ization is a means, and not the end,
which we would seek, and that the
personnel of your looal officers is of
the greatest importance. You should
select men who are true to the prin
ciples of the party, who have the
ability to do the work assigned them,
and will enter upon it with courage
and enthusiasm. The members of the
National Association of Democratic
dubs whom I appointed some time
since, are requested to co-operate with
tho County Democratic Executive
Committees and render all aid in their
power.
It is of the utmost importance that
the Democratic press join me in urging
that these steps be promptly taken,
and that the Democrats In the various
towns and militia districts organize
Demooratlo clubs and unite their en
ergies with those of the county com
mittees in resisting the efforts of the
Third party leaders to divide the Dem
ocratic forces. Whenever it is thought
desirable by the Democrats of a county
to hold a Demooratlo rally, if they will
communicate with me I will aid them
in securing the attendance of speakers
to address the people.
All the assistance in my power will
be oheerfully given whenever it may
be needed, but the Democrats of each
county are responsible for the condi
tion of the party in their own locality
and miiBt rely chiefly on themselves.
1 urgently request each oounty
chairman at once, and not later than
May the first, to write Hon. H. II. Cab-
aniss, Secretary of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee, at At
lanta, giving a dear statement of the
condition of the party in his own
jurisdiction, informing us what work
has been nnd what can be done by the
State committe to aid them.
My.services are at the command of
the party. W. Y. Atkinson,
Chairman State Dein. Ex. Com.
of
“He wanted to see the Democratic
party buried too deep to ever rise, and
the Kepublican party on top of it. If
Billie ever sees this; Democracy buried
beneath Bepublicanism, it will be
through the aid of the Third party,
led by Southern traitors. Here we see
the sentiment of Mrs. Canfield, of Kan
sas: “Black heels on white necks.’ ”
“He said that the man who holds of
fice and says ootton can be raised at
cents should be turned out. We
, Bgree with him; and further, we think
the man who advocated
liter. Liiiiin.
the holding of
cotton for 12 cents, causing the far
mers to lose millions of dollars, should
be treated the same way.”
“We do not believe Billie Peek is
pursuing his present course because
of his unbounded love for his fellow-
man. If so, why is he trying by word,
act and through his ‘tools,’ to array
class against class, friend against
friend and brother against brother?
No; the ColoneI(?) knows that he will
have to start a new party and play
upon the prejudices of those he con
siders more ignorant than himself, to
get office. May he soon sec the
error of his way and return to the fold,
Personally he lias been our friend and
we have always felt proud of him us a
citizen; politically he is our worst
enemy.”
It is the things we anticipate, not
the things that we have, that occupy
most of our thoughts.
Be advised before you give advice.
It is useless to tell a man to black his
boots (who hasn’t any boots.
A Twelve-Ycnr-Old Dime Novel Bender
Turna Hlalawnrmnu.
No Bnnke Story—Thie Wn n Turtle,
The Bainbridge Democrat tells the
following:
One day last week Mr. Bichard
Mock, of Miller county, after milking
a fine milch cow he owns, turned her
out in the woods and she wended her
way down to Aycock’s creek to slake
her thirst sometime during the day,
and while engaged in drinking was
seized by the nose by a loggerhead
turtle and her head pulled under the
water and held there until she drowned.
Failing to return home, that night
Mr. Mock made search for her and
found her lying with her head under
the water, her body on land, quite
dead, the turtle still holding his hold,
Mr. Mock called help and dragging
the cow out drew the turtle out also—
be refusing to let go the cow’s nose.
The turtle was killed and weighed
fifty pounds, his shell being as large as
a large bread tray.
This is no snake story, but a posi
tive fact, and Mr. Mock and his neigh,
bors will verify it.
The new baby had proved itself the
possessor of extraordinary vocal pow
ers and had exercised them, much to
Johnny’s annoyance. One dny he said
to his mother: “Ma, my little brother
came from heaven, didn’t he?” “Yes,
dear.” Johnny was silent for some
time, and then he went on: “Say, ma.”
“What is it, Jobnny?” “I don’t blame
the angels for bouncing him, do ybu?”
—Victoria Home Journal.
HELD UP A BIG H^BGBANT.
From tlio New York Sun.
When “Wild William; or, Seven
Buckets of Blood,” was scattered
broadcast, juvenile New York revelled
in a tale that was saturated with gore,
The latest development in the novel
reading habit occurred yesterday.
Sergeant Walsh, of the Elizabeth
street station, was walking along Ca
nal street near the Bowery, when i
small boy approached him with a pis
tol in hand.
“Gimme er case er out flows yer
blood. Up wid yer hands,” said the
highwayman.
The sergeant thought it a good joke,
and laughed.
“Once more, up wid yer hands, or
shoot. D’yer hear me?”
Walsh took one step toward the boy
and stopped. The hammer of the pis
tol was thrown back nnd the muzzle
pointed straight at the sergeant’s
head.
“I won’t give you a cent,” he said.
“Bang!” and a twenty-two caliber
bullet whistled uncomfortably close to
his head.
“Dem as foo]s wid Highway Ike
must pay de penalty,” said the boy,
waving the pistol in the air.
Walsh started after him and caught
him at the corner of Elizabeth street.
He took him before Justice Duffy at
the Tombs court, who examined him
in his scholarly way. The boy said he
was Isaac Freeman of 48 Chrystie
street.
Ikey was formerly a Third warder.
Two years ago his parents moved into
the Chrystie street house. Ikey was
then 10 years old. He learned to read
when he was 5. When he attended
Primary School 7 in Chrystie street he
alwavs Btood at the head of his class,
TraiiMicIlona at CMcluuuaug*.
From tlio Rochester Democrat anti Chronicle.
Soon after the battle of Chicka-
mauga a “Johnny” went about the
streets of New Orleans accostlngevery
man who wore the blue • with,
“Didn’t Longstreet give you h—1 at
Chickamauga?” Geu. Butler called the
exultant rebel before him and told him
he either could take the oath of alleg
iance or go to Ship Island for two
years. Johnny deliberated, but finally
agreed to take the oath. When he had
sworn to support the Constitution, he
turned to Gen. Butler and exclaimed
“Now we are both loyal citizens, ain’
we, general?” “Well, I trust so,” Baid
Gen. Butler. “Then/’said Johnny, “I
want to ask you if Longstreet didn’
give us h—1 at Chickamauga?”
Chautauqua is really over.
Dr. Duncan left' Tuesday, and each
departing train carried away one
or more of the many visitors lured to
Albany by the attractions that the
Chautauqua programme presented.
The whirl and rush of the week has
left behind ita pleasant stir that has
not subsided, but in ten days or two
weeks more the last Chautauqua visi
tor will have taken his departure, and
the town will settle down for its cus
tomary summer nap.
All sides of Chautauqua jhnve been
shown to the public and its various is
sues discussed at diuner-table and tea-
table, but we beg leave to speak ot it
onoe more before it is packed away for
year’s rest.
The Assembly of ’92 drew a larger
orowd to Albany than any previous
Assembly. It has been a greater suo-
ccss, financially, spiritually and intel
lectually than any Chautauqua As
sembly yet held.
There was a departure from the
usual routine, to be sure. But it was
such a departure as, after careful con
sideration by the management, was
deemed for the best. The Art and
Commercial departments were done
away with. But in their stead wases-
tabllsbed the Teachers' Institute as a
means of broader educational influ
ence.
There Is no surer way of educating
the public mind than through the
schools.A thoroughly equipped set of
teaohers throughout the County and
State will sooner bring about the de
sired interest in higher education and
all the high-minded, uplifting ambi
tions that go with it, than a few good
schools at various places In the State,
or most- excellent instruction given in
any one branoh for a few weeks each
year. Thus the abolishing of the Art
and Commercial departments and the
formation of the Teaohers’ Institute,
The physical culture clnBses are one
the most important features of
Chautauqua. Everywhere is more
and more attention being given to the
harmonious and graceful development
of all the muscles of the body. The
important part that a welt developed
body plays in the life of one who
makes a Buocess of the abilities God
has given him, is not .to be slighted.
And one who slights his physioal be
ing in the ardent desire for success in
some particular direction will learn, in
later years, the folly of his neglect.
Of the religious, the moral Influence
of Chautauqua, enough cannot be said.
flic Bible class conducted by Dr.
Dunning has been a wonderful Influ
ence for good in arousing greater in
terest in Biblical study and in prepar
ing Sunday-school teachers for better
work in their line. One may know
that the religious feature of Chautau
qua is not neglected when he reflects
that In the rush and hurry of the As
sembly week, at as early an hour as
8:80, from seventy-five to ope hundred
people found it convenient each morn
ing to be present at the prayer meet
ings conducted by Dr. Durston.
If there had been no Assembly week,
with all its interesting programme; if
there had been nothing but tbe phys
ical culture department, the Bible
studY and the teachers’ institute,
would not Chautauqua haye been well
worth the time and money spent for
those three things alone? We are apt
to forget that Chautauqua is not a big
show, not a week’s entertainment
alone, but is an institution whose
foundation and principle is to give re
ligious and educational influence to all
who come within its reach, and to
work for a higher education of the
public in the harmonious develop
ment of the physioal, mental and moral
parts of the human being. But As
sembly week is to stir up the people
relieve Chautauqua of the dull tone it
might otherwise take and to refund to
the citizens the money spent in keep
ing up the institution. And it cer
tainly succeeds in both objeots. All
unite in saying that Albany would
stagnate during t these warm spring
months were it not for Chautauqua,
and, from a financial point of view, that
it pays, there is no doubt.
A prominent dry goods merchant
stated Wednesday that their firm had
probably sold $1,000 worth of goods
more than they would have done but
for Chautauqua.
A grocery dealer claims that be is
better off by nearly $2,000, and these
are only two of the many who are fi
nancially benefited.
And yet, in the face of these facts,
there are people in Albany who are
wholly indifferent to the success of its
greatest institution Chautauqua.
People who, from selfishness or lazi
ness, feel that Chautauqua is no in
terest of theirs, hamper its progress
by refusing to do their share of the
work.
There are not many such, but to
them the public cries out, “for shame!
The public good is the individual’s
good, and when next year rolls around
let Us join hands, every one, and work
with a will for the success o(the Geor
gia Chautauqua.
JULY t —Opening of the Season.
JULY 5—Opening of Special Classes, School of Music and
Physical Culture.
JULY 6— Opening of the College, Pedagogical Department and
School of Sacred Literature.
AUGUST a—Nineteenth Assembly Reunion.
AUGUST '17—Recognition Day. Class 1892.
AUGUST 23-26—Meeting of the American Economic Association.
AUGUST 26—Closing Exercises.
American topics will be treated in lecture courses by recognized
authorities, in single addresses by distinguished public men and women,
and in magnificent tableaux, illustrated entertainments and National
concerts. Dr. Edward Eggleston will give a course on "American
Colonial Life.” Mr. H. W. Raymond, of the Navy Department, will
describe, with stereopticon views, "The Navy—Old ana New.” Mr.
W. E. Curtis, of the State Department, will lecture on,"The Existing
Conditions of South American Republics,” etc.
THE SEASON OF 1892.
CALENDAR.
OTHER LECTURES.
There will be the usual variety of lectures and addresses on many
different topics of interest by speakers of National reputation. Among
those already secured may be mentioned Prof. H. H. Boyesen, Dr. F.
W. Gunsaulus, Dr. J. M. Buckley, Mr. Melvill Dewey. Dramatic read
ings by leading Interpreters, and authors’ readings by popular Ameri
can writers, will continue to be features of the programme.
MUSIC.
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
W. A. DUNCAN, Secretary,
Syracuse, N. Y.
Arming Daily.
THE ALBANY
NEW GOODS
To keep Stock Complete in
Every Department.
Everything at rock-bottom Cash
Prices. Our
Common Pressed Brick,
PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT
Repressed Brick for Finishing.
In every essential is the most com
plete in the State, and only first-
class Pharmacists dispense goods.
&
BUYYOUR
Dignify your excellencies;
world will magnify your faults.
the
GROCERIES
MANUFACTURERS OF
-ALSO
m
Rogers' Band and Orchestra will be doubled in size. A Chautau
qua Banjo Club will be organized, a college glee club will be present
in July, and soloists of high rank will be secured to appear in frequent
concerts. Mr. W. II. Sherwood, Dr. H. I. Palmer, Mr. I. V. Flagler
and Mr. L. S. Leason will continue to take an active part In the music.
The management is arranging for special lectures and talks on
helpful subjects to young people; for a model United States Congress,
under the direction of Prof. W. K. Wicks, of Sj racuse, N. V,, Jn which
the boys will be taught parliamentary rules and Congressional methods.
All the other departments will be efficiently equipped, and will
continue to do thorough work. Details will be announced early in 1892.
For circulars, railway rates, cottages, hotel rates, etc., address
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