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\ 11 V'*v - - fern'. ALBAt M JEKLY HERALD: SATURD\\\ OCTOBER i, 189a. m 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, # * * 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