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JEKLY HERALD: SATURD\\\ OCTOBER i, 189a.
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TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
AN (7GI.V CANE.
Political Notes Spiced With Gen
eral News Items.
White ITlnu nml n Negro Charged
With Mtenlingn Cow.
A LIVELY FRACAS IN EAST
DOUGHERTY.
Affair, in Cubit —Tnanrnncr AKnlunt
Twlua—The Star Vark llrrnl.l
Cnrreapondcnt In ilia Ham
burg Iloapiml.
B. J. Guerra, treasurer of the Cuban
revolutionary party in New York,
says that men are secretly drilling In
Cubs, and getting ready for a revolt.
They are backed by Cuban clubs In
Brooklyn, New York, Tampa, Jackson
ville, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Atlantn, New Orleans and other towns.
In London there is a society known
as the “Provident Bounty Associa
tion,” whose purpose is stated in the
following Interrogatory : “What worse
calamity oaa hefnll a poor man’s home
than the advent of twins, unless it be
triplets?” The avowed purpose of the
association is to insure against twins.
The advent of triplets is not so great
a risk, but higher bounties are paid 111
this case to the unfortunate parents.
The Republicans in New Yuri; State
are working a new game which is the
same old game which Dudley used to
operate, but Instead of blocks of live
it has been humorously denominated
“blocks of one.” They have written
circulars bended “Confidential” to
many Republicans of no prominence,
asking them to send in the name of
one or more Democrats or their ac
quaintance Who can be urged to vote
the Republican ticket. They urge the
importance of Republican success, and
hint that such Republicans ns conform
to the circular will be rewarded when
the time comes. The Democrats are
making great capital out of tliia,
though the Republicans, of course, are
disolaiming all intention of bribery.
Aubrey Stanhope, the correspondent
of the New York Herald, who entered
the Hamburg hospitals after being in
oeulnted with cholera vims, has com
pleted his experiment within the hos
pital Itself, having subjected himself
to til. danger of contracting tile diseas
from every source. He 1ms finished
his term of service and will g!i into
quarantine at some distance from tho
hospital until it is ascertained whether
the cholera will deveiope on his body
or not. So far he is all right and ex
pects to pull through.
It seems that Rome’s famous Lord
Beresford, alias Astley Laseelles, 1ms
had quite a checkered career. The
Philadelphia Record says of him:
“Astley Lasoelles, alleged bigamist,
forger, swindler, all-around beat and
musician, formerly of Philadelphia,
has again brought himself into prom
inence. It will be remembered that lie
made love to lu^lf the eligible maidens
around Germantown while orgnpist of
swell St. Luke’s oliuroh. He 1ms been
arrested at Albany, N. Y., for attempt
ing to blnckmail a Mrs. Lilienthal, of
Belvair-on-the-IIudson, one of his
many mothers-in-law. He is wanted
in nearly every State in the Union."
RKTIRED I'llOll THK RACK.
From Wednesday’s KvxNimi Ukkai.d.
Late yesterday afternoon, after the
Herald had gone to press, T. J.
MoOlung, the well known butcher in
Sandy Bottom, nnd Reddick Jones, the
well known Negro who lias been in
the employ of Mr. C. M. Shackelford, in
Kast Albany, for n long time, were ar
rested upon warrants chnrglng them
with stealing n cow.
Mr. MoCluug gave bond and was re
leased, but Reddick Jones, being un
able to make a bond, went to jail.
Mr. MeClung and Reddick Jones
killed nod butchered a cow, it seems,
on the 28ril inst., nml afterwards a
Negro who claimed to be the owner of
the cow came to town and identified
Uie hide of the cow at Dnnlavy &
Oonaglian’s. Dnnlavy & Conaglmn,
the lmtoliers on tho corner of Broad
ahd Washington streets, nlso buy green
hides, nnd the hide which the Negro
indeiitlfied as having come from Ills
cow, was bought by them from Me
Clung.
Mr. MeClung was seen by 11 repre
sentative uf the Herald and said that
be lmd bought tlie cow from a Negro
in Bust Daugherty, nnd that lie ex
pected to be able to find tho Negro nnd
clear himself tit the ugly charge that
lmd been brought against him.
A DKDIOCJRAT’N DIITV.
To-morrow week tho State election
Is to he held.
If you are a Democratic you owe it
to your parly to go to tho polls nnd
cast youn ballot. Nottlint the party is
in danger on account of those who fail
through lack of energy to do so, but
because at the present crisis, when po
litical dissensions arc leading many
to incline their ears to false gods, it is
Important thnt the party should poll
Its full vote nml show its predominat
ing strength, tliereby.nvolding all dis
content and dissension ill the future.
Again, if you lire ncitizen of Georgia,
whether you be Democrat, Republi
can or Third Partyite, it is your duty
to read and consider the proposed
amendments to the Stnte Constitution.
Are yon in favor of having charters
granted by tlie'Seoretnry of State; of
having certain local bills read in the
House and Senate liy title only on the
first and seeond reading; of limiting
the sessions of tho Legislature to fifty
days per year?
Head the amendments, nnd if you
favor them vote for tliein, nnd if not,
vote against then), but at all events
consider them carefully und vote in
telligently;
AiiKND-
lUnrlln, of Terrell, IV. Konger In
thr ljcgUtnlire Knee.
Mr. H. W. Johnson Assaulted by a
Whole Family of Negroes.
Wnrvnntn Arc Nworn Out AgniiMt the
Crowd, nnd The? Arc Jnilcri
(or AManiilt nnd Bntterr*
Mr. II. W. Johnson had a lively
fracas with a family of Negroes nt ills
home in East Dougherty, at about
early dark yesterday evening.
It seems that Mr. Johnson has lmd n
family of Negroes named Bunkfey—old
man Mike and liisfoiirohildren—work
ing on Ills place, nnd yesterday he nnd
old man Mike had a falling out.
Yesterday evening the four olilldren
of old man Mike appeared nt Mr. John
son’s front gate and commenced to use
some very boisterous and obscene lan
guage. The lender of tile gnng wns
Caroline Singleton, n married daugh
ter of old mau Mike, nnd her two
younger sisters, Camilla nml Clary
Ilunkley, and n boy about fourteen
years old, Orlng Bunkley were her ac
complices.
They used such vile nnd insulting
Innge to Mr. Johnson Hint lie ordered
them away from ills gate. They re
fused to go, nnd when lie uppenred nt
the gate they attacked him with stnlks
of sugar cane and sticks. The fracas
wns n right lively ope, and the odds
were so much against Mr. Johnson
Hint he got the worst of It. One of
the women struck Mr. Johnson with a
heavy board, nnd the blow wns a severe
one.
Mr. Johnson got back into the house
nnd would no doubt have returned to
the eonllict with his firearms, but was
restrained by tlie entreaties of bis
wife, who is just up from an illness
nnd was naturally very much dis
tressed and alarmed over the exciting
scene enacted nt tho gate,
Mr. Johnson swore out warrants
against the four Negroes, charging
tlireo of them witli nssault and battery,
and the other with assault with intent
to murder. The warrants were Issued
by Magistrate Pinson, nnd last night
Constable B. P. Massey arrested the
four Negroes, who had gone over to
tlie Mark Smith place, and brodght
them to the city, and they are now in
Jail.,
WIDE OK THK MARK.
TUB RAILROAD IIOMDIMNUN
T11 he. IJp lb. Repot Mnller—The Rntl-
rend. Summoned to Appear.
City Attorney W. E. Wooten hns re
ceived n letter from Chairman Tram
mell, of the Railroad Commission, in
reply to one that was addressed to the
Commission by direction of the Mayor
and Connell with reference to the
delny of the railroads In accepting nnd
occupying the new Union passenger
depot in this city.
Col. Trammell writes Hint notice lias
been served on the railroads to appear
before the Commissioners on October
8th nml show why the depot 1ms not
been occupied.
The request Is nlso made that the
city be represented before tho Com
missioners on Hie day named.
The case is an unusual one, lint tho
promise is made liy Col. Trammell Mint
the Commission will donllin its powpr
to bring nbout a speedy Adjustment of
tlie differences that have arisen be
tween tho roads.
Ex-Qovkunok Ghiy says Indiana is
solid for Grover.
Current Gossip. c ™ 6
TUB
CONMTITUTIONAK
MBIVTIf.
Bun Russell's campaign is on in
earnest. Let the good work go 011.
Gen. Stevenson is now lakii.g in
Tennessee us he did North Carolina.
Hon. Wm. Martin, of Terrell, the
Third Party candidate for the Legis
lature, lias retired from tlie race.
At a Negro rally a few days ago in
Dawson Martin made some statements
that were eonstrued as an indorse
ment of the Negro Rollins, who is tlie
Republican candidate, and this result
ed in his withdrawal at a meeting
called later. He gives this as his rea
son, saying that lie had withdrawn
without consulting his party, but that
he would still be found in tlieir ranks
and ready for work.
Martin will be remembered ns the
member of the District Democratic
Executive Committee who meet with
them in April, but who was afterwards
replaced on account of his too appar
ent Third Party proclivities. He wns
a Third Partyite at the time of the
April meeting.
The Third Partyites of Terrell are
indignant at Martin for thus giving
up the race. They declare that they
are still in it, and in It to win. They
say they will put out another candi
date, “one who is not a coward and
who will stand up for his rights.
Thus ends the tale of candidate Mar
tin.
The Atlanta Constitution hns a mnn
who “looks after” the press of the
State. He is supposed to deal in taffy
alone, and to make mention of the
good qualities of the rural press and
to scrupulously overlook all their
shortcomings. This is all right, and
perhaps does the Constitution no
barm in the long run, but |we want to
suggest to theConstltution’s youngman
that there is such a thing as stooping
too low to conquer. Criticisms
shouldn’t always be repaid with soft
soap and flattery. The Herald can
say this without the fear of being mis
understood, for it has had no occasion
to criticise tbe Constitution lately.
The Third Partyites who were
claiming that they were going tocarry
the earth, are now on tbe lookout for
somebody to carry them home.
We publish in nnother column of the
Herald a fair condensation of the
proposed amendments to the constitu
tion or this State, to be submitted to
the voters nt the election on Wednes
day next.
The Herald doesn’t belong to that
olass which looks upon every proposed
constitutional amendment witli awe
and suspicion. Wherever lameness is
found in the fundamental law we think
it ought to be remedied; yet we think
the people ought to vote intelligently
and advisedly upon every such propo
sition.
There arc four amendments to the
constitution to ho submitted to tlie
voters of Georgia nt the October elec
tion. The questions to be passed upon
by the people are clearly set. forth in
nnother column of tills paper.
Voters can read and form their own
conclusions.
The most dangerous and objectlon-
nole of the proposed amendments is
that which proposes to confer upon
tlie Secretary of State the exclusive
power of granting charters to certain
corporations. Corporation power is
getting to be more and more formida
ble and dangerous to the common in
terests of the common people, and the
power to give exercise to it should not,
in the opinion of tlie Herald, be con
ferred upon any one man. It would
be a dangerous thing to do, and would
be at variance with the policy of the
State in the past.
The excuse for this proposed amend
ment is that so muoh time is con
sumed by tlie Legislature in granting
oharters to various corporations. Tills
may be all very true, but the fault is
with the Legislature and not with
tlie present law. The constitution
never contemplated that so many
oharters should issue from the Legis
lature, but Intended that most of them
should issue from the Superior courts
of the State. The present demand for
thiB proposed amendment, therefore,
grows out of the fact that our Legis
latures do not refer nine out of ten of
tbe applications for corporate powers
that are made to them back to the] Su
perior Courts, where they properly
belong.
Of the other two proposed amend
ments the one providing for the first
and second readings of local bills by
the titles only is a wise one, and its
Adoption would be a saving to the
State without any consequent danger.
Tbe proposed change of the session
of tbe Legislature would not materi
ally effect tbe cost of Legislation, and
there really appears to be no necessity
for it.
As will be seen from a published In.
terview with Maj. Brimberry, the He.
publican postmaster of this oity,
he makes the statement that there
is a Republican innjority of about 1,800
iu tbe second Congressional distriot,
and'one of about 400 in Dougherty
county, which on account of fraudu
lent counts have never been established
and have never availed anything.
Maj. Brimberry lilts wide of tlie
mark. He makes the color line a basis
of political distinction instead of tbe
actual politics of the people of the dis
trict.
It may be true as Maj. Brimberry
says that the Negroes are in the ma
jority in Dougherty county, and in
the distriot as well, but that is far
from establishing the fact of a Repub
lican majority or a fraudulent count 1
The real faot is that many of the Ne
groes in this distriot have recognized
a true friend in the white people
among whom they live, and have
learned that It is to their advantage to
vote the Democratic ticket with them.
There are Democrats in this district
nnd county to-day who, simply through
their influence and friendship can
control more Negro votes than Maj.
Brimberry ever could. The Negroes
are fast learning who is their true
friend.
No, there has been no fraud. There
is simply a straiglitout Democratic
majority in tlie Second Congressional
district.
Atlanta’s new paper, the Daily
Citizen, will appear for the first time
to-day,
Tom Watson nnd thoNegro vote are
falling out. There isn’t enough boodle
on band.
There’s no use stepping on a fellow’s
corns just because you know where
they are.
Atlanta is getting up a live, home
made Turkish Sultan for its mid-sum
mer carnival.
Massachusetts for Russell and
Grover Cleveland. That’s the verdict
of prominent Bay State politicians.
The steamer City of Albany brought
up a 180 bales of cotton 011 her last
trip, besides a large quantity of cotton
seed nnd other freight.
A cotton spinning mill hns rooently
been introduced into China. By and
by the rat-eaters will be claiming that
the art originated with them.
Central securities are gaining
ground nnd the road Is on the upward
tend. The return of tbe road to the
board of direoturB will establish Its
credit again on a' firm basis.
A bill will be introduced in the
next Legislature to establish a State
reformatory for youthful orlminals.
This is a good move. Georgia has
needed just suoli an institution for
some years paBt.
The conservative Negro element
will not harken to Boss Buck’s udvice.
They have the opportunity to pay
debt of gratitude to Governor Nortben
and the Demooraoy of the State. The
Negroes are not Ingrates.
Cotton merohants say that the staple
will rise to nine cents and above be
fore the season is over, on account of
the great shortage In tlie crop, and yet
the farmers cry that pernicious legis
lation has lowered its price.
It is gating time for us to be “up and
doing” concerning the next assembly
of the Georgia Chautauqua. Albany’s
way of doing things is usunlly by the
shortest route, but in this Chautauqua
enterprise we have to tlx things ahead.
And now tbe Domoorats are contl-
duntly claiming tho State of Collfor-
nia. Prominent Republicans of the
Golden State have declared for Cleve
land, and it really does look like tbe
Democrats are going to get all they
claim. „ ■
Albany continues to enlarge her
territory as a cotton market. Tlie
truth of the business is, the ware.
The Weaverltes are now parading
through the Tar Heel State, They say
they have been guaranteed a respect
ful hearing in that State, hut reports
say that they find their followers there
as scarce as they did here in Georgia.
Tlie Republicans are in a bad way In
North Carolina, being hopuleqply di
vided. A combination of circum
stances will give the Stnte to Cleve
land by a large majority,
AS
Col. W. L. Calhoun 1ms Just returned
to Atlanta from Rioliinopd where lie
lias been attending a meeting of the
Jefferson Davis Monument Associa
tion, 11c announces that about $250,-
000 Is to be raised and of that amount
Georgia will be asked to contribute at
least $80,000,
#
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Chairman llarrity him written a let
ter to Governor Northcn 111 which lie
says wo must hold up ij|(ir end of the
Democratic line.
lie says Georgia must poll a big vote,
and now tlie only question remains,
how big thnt vot^ shnll be.
The recent flight of Weaver demon
strates Hint tho victory Is ours beyond
doubt, and tlie only question tube
considered is how uitiqli majority we
will pile up for Nortben first nnd
Cleveland and Stevenson afterwards.
**#
It looks ns if Vermont was going to
have n prohibition governor. Allen,
the prohibition cnndldnte, received
only twelve or fifteen hundred votes In
the recent election, but it is Bald that
ho was {lie only man eligible, under
the constitution of Hint Stnte. The
Demooratlo nnd Republican nominees
botli held offices of trust, nml tills faot
may be brought beforu tho oourts of
the stnte.
»*»
Besides receiving every advantage
of education under Demooratlo rule in
Georgia Governor Nortlion says, also,
that tlie Negroes liavo enjoyed mater
ial prosperity under Demooratlo rule,
In 1878 they owned $5,124,878 of prop
erty in tlie State. After thirteen years
of Demooratlo rule the value of tho
possessions of Negroes lmd inorensed
to $14,200,000, a gain of $11,076,122.
It is believed that tho Negroes will
give Governor Northen a large Vote in
Oatober.
•*»
The Chicago I11 ter Ocean Indulges in.
choice bit of saroaBin In Its leading
cartoon In Sunday’s Issue. It repre
sents the grMvnl and departure of Jim
and Mary, the Third Partyites, in the
South. It is entitled “Shattered
Hopes.” Standing on a rocky emi
nence, Weaver Is represented as a lion
tied to Mary’s apron string, while
Mary, standing beside him, publishes
forth to the surrounding States, her
ipsa dixit, “We will carry the earth."
How different Is tlie departure of these
unfortunate hopefuls, Tbe sun is
sinking in the far west behind Geor
gla’s lulls, as Mary, with bended head
and despondent lo'oks, walks down the
hill Bhe had tried -In vain to climb,
still leading by the string the oncellon-
like Jim, who now follows her away
as a meek and gentle lamb. His pride
humbled, hlB hopes shattered, and his
ambition defeated, the lion has changed
Ills skin and goes like a lamb to the
slaughter. Don't oome again, brother
Weaver. You may return In an hum
bler form than that of a lamb.
J. II. 1HCKKTT>N LI
TO CAM. MOURN AN]
■TM ANMtVER.
Picket Wnnh Third Pnrtrllea
Polls—Cnpt. Ilobbt Niijs Tli
n Dinner far the Loitutr II i-
noem 10 Reterniine*
Anil Then Una n Petr Pblnt
■mirks far Ike Third Pnrly
Chnlrmnu.
Another Klectrlc Doctor.
Tlie counties South of here have
been troubled of late, with another
eleotrio doctor.
Dr. Norton, of Colquitt county, was
arrested a few days ago and taken to
Camilla for trial. He was bound over
to the Superior Court by Judge Un
derwood on a charge of practising
medicine without a license.
He is another of the Third Party
quack doctors who are prowling
around the country for prey. He uses
the electric method and was holding a
high hand until his rapid career was
cut suddenly short. The people of this
country want none of the electric
methods.
Chris McGee’s campaign in Ala
bama succeeded In turning many a
wanderer back to the Democratic fold.
Col. COLORED I8HMAEL LONON has
evidently dispaired of ever being
elected to the Legislature again, and
the Republicans have brought in
another and a younger horse, Robert
A. Holman. But Robert will get left,
too.
At no time within its history has the
circulation of the Hkbald increased
more rapidly than during the last
week. The olty people take the Daily
and tbe country people the Weekly.
The people like a paper that is clean,
fair and that prints
.
as a
the business
housemen and cotton bilyers of Alba
ny are “up to snuff,” and the cotton
producers of Southwest Georgia are
finding it out.
Candidate Peek’s campaign in
Georgia was a failure before the ad
vent of Gen. Weaver and Mrs. Lease,
and now—well, it’s de(id. Butjthere is
time yet before tlie October election
for candidate Peek to come back home
and say he is sorry he went astray,
The Third Party is uttering a pro,
longed cry of fraud. They are appeal,
ing to the government for federal elec,
tion supervisors in districts where
there are Third Party candidates in
She Held. Tlie calamity howlers are
in such a bad straight that they are
trying to devise some means of making
two votes out of one.
Judqe A. Pratt Adams, of Bavan
nah, is dead. He died after a short ill
ness on Sunday afternoon. He had
but recently returned from a trip to
New York, whither he went with
President Comer as special attorney
for the Central railroad. Judge
Adams was one of the leading jurists
and most prominent young public
men of Georgia. He was one of the
youngest men who ever attained to
Superior court judgeship in the State,
and was universally admired and re
spected for bis intellect and sterling
traits of character. Georgia has lost
one of her ablest and best young men,
Here’s some interesting reading.
Dr. J. H. Pickett, spokesman for I
People’s Party, Is crying fraud.
He writes a letter to Capt.
asking him to aid him in getting :
pie’s Party representatives among tl
malingers nt the polls. Of eourse
matter is in the hands of the oounty
officials, and Cnpt. Hobbs so writi
him. Wo present tlie letters to
public, ns they explain themsulv
Thu following Is Dr. Picke
epistle;
Ty Ty, Ga,, Sept. 24tll, i
Copt. U. Mobli* Chulrmim lieiiioorotlo
tlvo Commit whs second Cougrcwdor
li'ict of Guorgin, Albany, Un.:
Dear Bib—The party which j
have the honor to be nlinirma
which party elnlms purity in
and in nil things thnt goes to
tins country great, and its gover
lasting, and tilts being so, we rc
fully nsk you ns nil honorable
nnd a .fair-dealing gentleman, to
us in suouring an equal division <
'superintendents and clerks in
militin district in the Second Con
slonttl Distriot, of Georgia In Hi
Ing election for Congress. Wo
clinrgu you or your party in seek
nny undue advnntage, nor do
any in asking for n fair tfivls
those who will niansge tlfis elei
Cut Hint nil parties may have
nnd fair vote and nil honest eou
free men. We cannot nsk fn:
thing more, nor submit to any
less.
Thnt where one party has 1
tho superintendents of tli
party shall have a mnjortl
clerks where nil election is I
district,
Tlie above proposition
just to all parties, nnd
party or it* represent
to accept tlie same.
Believing that you
honorable proposltti
we submit it to your 1
ntlon. Wo submit it i
People’s Party, an
nte action in the
I will expect a
Respectfully
>
Chairman Ex
pie’s Party
Distriot.
And here is Ca
Dr. Plokett. It
Read it:
Gov. Thomas G. Jones, of Alabama,
says the Btate will go for Cleveland
nil right enough. Tlie only question
Is'the size of the majority.
A. E. Buok, the Republican boss of
Georgin, has written an open letter to
the Negroes of the State, in which he
advises them to vote the Third Party
tickets straight through, and many of
them have announced their intention
of carrying out the spirit of the letter.
The more conservative element of the
Negro race will reeognlze, however,
what they owe to the Demooratlo
party in Georgia for education and
material advancement, and will cast
their votes for Northen. Many of them
have announced their Intention of so
doing, and will not be hampered by
the advice of a Republican committee
who had not the courage, as tjiey say,
to put out a Btate ticket.
Grover Cleveland’s letter of accept
ance, which has been sent in to the
committee, is a true Democratic plat
form In Itself. It aims at just the
evils of the day which need remedy
ing, and proposes tbe only proper and
effective means’of relief. His disous-
sion of the question of tariff reform
shows just where and how the inlqnl
tous Republican protection system is
a robbery of the people for the benefit
of a few. His views on monetary
questions are olear and concise, and
his paragraph about the civil service
is a timely one. He denounces the
present corrupt pension system, and
stands by his old record. Grover
Cleveland is the true typiosl American,
a man whose views and opinions are
not at the meroy of olasses, a man in
whom there is no favoritism, and who
will best conserve the Interest of
nts the news. He was only about forty years old. d
Mm
party and the people of
He is by ail means the man
dent (
Rici
hard Horn
Albany, (
.1. H. Pickett, Hug- Clu
mttltoe l-eociw. Part
ni«triM,TyTjr,Ou.:
Dear Sir—Your 1
Inst., I And awaltin
homo to-day, and I
at onoe.
It has not been t'
tom, in this section 0
where that I am
nhairman of the I
of tlie district
shall not mnnag
may be held In t
and precincts. The
nnd officers of the p
terested attend to 1
are both coqjpetent i
you must perinit
them.
I am tbe more ind
conduct of your Thii
your recent meetin
all fairness, we trl
of time so that our
tlie statements 1
Weaver would 1
and tracing It to y
was made to Mt. 1 '
not speak here un
with us. This 11
ence was not so, a
ferenee with the u
the meeting won
we guaranteed a *
When I left, for
known to yourselve
was ohanged and
hotel selected. It 1
—your own seleoti
was possible to 1
had supposed Mn
that every word (
half speech had I
find her saying
by a howling
lovely so long
hands with the U
brothers, but 1 ’
bnek and sho
surdity of h
“blao